Love for Widows
1 Timothy 5:3-16 | From cover to cover in the Bible, this is very clear: God has a huge heart for the care of widows. In this week's passage, we get clear instructions from God's Word on how the widows of our household are to be cared for. If this is such a big deal to God, it must be a big deal for God's household. Let's understand what all this passage says so our hearts match God's heart in the care of our widows.
1 Timothy 5:3-16 | From cover to cover in the Bible, this is very clear: God has a huge heart for the care of widows. In this week's passage, we get clear instructions from God's Word on how the widows of our household are to be cared for. If this is such a big deal to God, it must be a big deal for God's household. Let's understand what all this passage says so our hearts match God's heart in the care of our widows.
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Loving Like Family
1 Timothy 5:1-2 | One of the most beautiful and often taken for granted times is when the many generations of a family gather together. The joy of a loving family interacting cross-generationally often turns out to be some of our riches memories in life. If we are a family as God’s household, we must know how the gospel shapes us to interact cross-generationally. This week’s passage guides each generation of the family to love one another like family.
1 Timothy 5:1-2 | One of the most beautiful and often taken for granted times is when the many generations of a family gather together. The joy of a loving family interacting cross-generationally often turns out to be some of our riches memories in life. If we are a family as God’s household, we must know how the gospel shapes us to interact cross-generationally. This week’s passage guides each generation of the family to love one another like family.
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A High Call to Christ’s Servants
1 Timothy 4:6-16 | We all desire to be good servants of Christ, but do we know the costliness to which a good servant of Christ is called? Are we prepared for the life of diligence and discipline Jesus calls his servants to? Do we know what we must train in to steward the call to follow Jesus? Empowered by His grace, we look at the High Call To Christ’s Servants
1 Timothy 4:6-16 | We all desire to be good servants of Christ, but do we know the costliness to which a good servant of Christ is called? Are we prepared for the life of diligence and discipline Jesus calls his servants to? Do we know what we must train in to steward the call to follow Jesus? Empowered by His grace, we look at the High Call To Christ’s Servants.
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Truth & Lies
1 Timothy 3:14-4:5 | Paul warns that in later times some will depart from the faith and be led astray by gospel undermining lies. This later time he talked about is our time now. What are the means of grace God has given us to cling to truth in the whirlwind of lies? This passage will guide us into the pillars of truth in the whirlwind of gospel undermining lies.
1 Timothy 3:14-4:5 | Paul warns that in later times some will depart from the faith and be led astray by gospel undermining lies. This later time he talked about is our time now. What are the means of grace God has given us to cling to truth in the whirlwind of lies? This passage will guide us into the pillars of truth in the whirlwind of gospel undermining lies.
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Deacons in the Household of God
1 Timothy 3:8-13 | What comes to mind when you hear the word deacon varies widely based on your past church experience: from never having heard the term, to viewing deacons as those that care for the facility and provide food, to experiencing the deacons as the governing body of a church. Paul wrote this letter to Timothy so that “you may know how one ought to behave in the household of God, which is the church of the living God.” (1 Timothy 3:15) So regardless of our past experiences, or even church tradition, we want to ensure we are following God’s model for the role of deacon in the household of God. And what we will find when studying the text of 1 Timothy 3:8-13, and also looking at a story in Acts 6:1-7, is that when deacons serve well in the household of God, needs are met, the Word is proclaimed, and the body is unified.
1 Timothy 3:8-13 | What comes to mind when you hear the word deacon varies widely based on your past church experience: from never having heard the term, to viewing deacons as those that care for the facility and provide food, to experiencing the deacons as the governing body of a church. Paul wrote this letter to Timothy so that “you may know how one ought to behave in the household of God, which is the church of the living God.” (1 Timothy 3:15) So regardless of our past experiences, or even church tradition, we want to ensure we are following God’s model for the role of deacon in the household of God. And what we will find when studying the text of 1 Timothy 3:8-13, and also looking at a story in Acts 6:1-7, is that when deacons serve well in the household of God, needs are met, the Word is proclaimed, and the body is unified.
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A Resurrection and A Response
Acts 2:14-41 | Our entire faith hinges on the fact that Jesus has risen from the dead. More than that, though, our entire life hangs on this fact. If Jesus has not risen, there is no hope. Thanks be to God for a Risen Savior! It is this resurrection of the Savior that demands a proper response from us. Let’s respond and celebrate together this Easter the hope provided by our Resurrected King.
Acts 2:14-41 | Our entire faith hinges on the fact that Jesus has risen from the dead. More than that, though, our entire life hangs on this fact. If Jesus has not risen, there is no hope. Thanks be to God for a Risen Savior! It is this resurrection of the Savior that demands a proper response from us. Let’s respond and celebrate together this Easter the hope provided by our Resurrected King.
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The Elders of the Household
1 Timothy 3:1-7 | Healthy households have healthy leadership. The household of God must be led by leaders God calls and qualifies for the task. So who are the overseers of the house to be? And how do we know who is qualified for the task? These seven verses from 1 Timothy provide the answers for us.
1 Timothy 3:1-7 | Healthy households have healthy leadership. The household of God must be led by leaders God calls and qualifies for the task. So who are the overseers of the house to be? And how do we know who is qualified for the task? These seven verses from 1 Timothy provide the answers for us.
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To the Women of the Household
1 Timothy 2:9-15 | The women in the household of God get a special opportunity to shine the light on the gospel in a deeply counter-cultural way. As we come to this section of the letter, we dive directly into one of the most controversial parts of scripture. Can women wear braids? What does Paul mean that he doesn't permit a woman to teach or exercise authority over men? What is cultural for the church in that day and what is true for our church today? We want to behave the way God calls his household to behave, and so Sunday we journey through this passage together.
1 Timothy 2:9-15 | The women in the household of God get a special opportunity to shine the light on the gospel in a deeply counter-cultural way. As we come to this section of the letter, we dive directly into one of the most controversial parts of scripture. Can women wear braids? What does Paul mean that he doesn't permit a woman to teach or exercise authority over men? What is cultural for the church in that day and what is true for our church today? We want to behave the way God calls his household to behave, and so Sunday we journey through this passage together.
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Men Who Pray
1 Timothy 2:8 | In the church of Ephesus there was a charge for men and women to pray. In verse 8 Paul turns from men and women and specifically targets the men to step up and pray everywhere in the church. The men were lacking in this area because they were not praying when needed. There were issues taking place in the church where the men would look to argue instead of Pray. As we key in on this one verse we see Paul address the Men of Ephesus to turn from quarreling and lift holy hands in prayer, challenging all men to be praying men.
1 Timothy 2:8 | In the church of Ephesus there was a charge for men and women to pray. In verse 8 Paul turns from men and women and specifically targets the men to step up and pray everywhere in the church. The men were lacking in this area because they were not praying when needed. There were issues taking place in the church where the men would look to argue instead of Pray. As we key in on this one verse we see Paul address the Men of Ephesus to turn from quarreling and lift holy hands in prayer, challenging all men to be praying men.
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Creating a Life of Gospel Magnetism
1 Timothy 2:1-7 | Have you ever been at a restaurant when the server walks by with a fresh tray of fajitas? The steam rising off of the platter. The scent of deliciously marinated meats and peppers wafting past. The crackling sizzle of the hot plate. I swear they walk through the whole place just so everyone else wants fajitas too. Seeing that food when you’re this hungry, makes you want to choose it.
This is the call for every Christ-follower. We are called to pray and live in such a way that others are drawn to the gospel of Jesus Christ. Believers are charged to live with gospel magnetism. Open up to 1 Timothy 2 as we see 3 factors that will help equip us and motivate us to live a life of gospel magnetism.
1 Timothy 2:1-7 | Have you ever been at a restaurant when the server walks by with a fresh tray of fajitas? The steam rising off of the platter. The scent of deliciously marinated meats and peppers wafting past. The crackling sizzle of the hot plate. I swear they walk through the whole place just so everyone else wants fajitas too. Seeing that food when you’re this hungry, makes you want to choose it.
This is the call for every Christ-follower. We are called to pray and live in such a way that others are drawn to the gospel of Jesus Christ. Believers are charged to live with gospel magnetism. Open up to 1 Timothy 2 as we see 3 factors that will help equip us and motivate us to live a life of gospel magnetism.
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The Law, the Gospel, and Good News for Sinners
1 Timothy 1:8-20 | With a succinct and simple power, John Newton, the writer of the famous hymn Amazing Grace said, “Although my memory’s fading, I remember two things very clearly: I am a great sinner and Christ is a great Savior.”
This week we will see, in the course of three back-to-back, beautiful paragraphs in the book of 1 Timothy that this is in fact true: We are great sinners. Christ is a great Savior.
This simple gospel truth can never depart from the center of the household of God, and so once again we set it as the centerpiece and let it lead us to worship our God.
1 Timothy 1:8-20 | With a succinct and simple power, John Newton, the writer of the famous hymn Amazing Grace said, “Although my memory’s fading, I remember two things very clearly: I am a great sinner and Christ is a great Savior.”
This week we will see, in the course of three back-to-back, beautiful paragraphs in the book of 1 Timothy that this is in fact true: We are great sinners. Christ is a great Savior.
This simple gospel truth can never depart from the center of the household of God, and so once again we set it as the centerpiece and let it lead us to worship our God.
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Good Doctrine + Gospel Devotion
1 Timothy 1:1-7 | Every household has some expectations that the head of the household lays out. These expectations are to guide and promote what that household will look like when it is operating at its best. As the head of the household of faith, God lays out for us he desires his household of faith to function. In 1 Timothy we take a deep dive together in seeking to understand what it looks like to "behave in the household of faith." Nothing is more important than your life with Jesus, and one of the most important realities to your life with Jesus is you being part of a healthy household of faith. We begin the journey together to seek to hear God's heart for what this looks like in deeply practical ways.
1 Timothy 1:1-7 | Every household has some expectations that the head of the household lays out. These expectations are to guide and promote what that household will look like when it is operating at its best. As the head of the household of faith, God lays out for us he desires his household of faith to function. In 1 Timothy we take a deep dive together in seeking to understand what it looks like to "behave in the household of faith." Nothing is more important than your life with Jesus, and one of the most important realities to your life with Jesus is you being part of a healthy household of faith. We begin the journey together to seek to hear God's heart for what this looks like in deeply practical ways.
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Comfortably Lukewarm
Revelation 3:14-22 | Imagine if all you ever had was lukewarm water. Never a cold cup of water to drink. Never a hot shower to be refreshed. Just lukewarm all the time. In this last letter, Jesus addresses a church lukewarm in state. What exactly does it mean for this church to be lukewarm? How did they get there? What does Jesus say about it? And how in his grace does he seek to call them out of it? What a letter for us to hear and heed at the close of this series together.
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Revelation 3:14-22 | Imagine if all you ever had was lukewarm water. Never a cold cup of water to drink. Never a hot shower to be refreshed. Just lukewarm all the time. In this last letter, Jesus addresses a church lukewarm in state. What exactly does it mean for this church to be lukewarm? How did they get there? What does Jesus say about it? And how in his grace does he seek to call them out of it? What a letter for us to hear and heed at the close of this series together.
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The Jesus-Pleasing, Persevering Church
Revelation 3:7-13 | This is the most important question we can ask: "Jesus, what pleases you?"
The answer to that is everything. There is nothing more important for us personally and for us as a church than to continually ask that question.
As Jesus records a letter to the church at Philadelphia, he declares how pleased he is with this church. There is nothing in the letter in which he calls them out, just pure commendation from the Lord. So the question is, "What pleased Jesus in Philadelphia?" And then just as important, "How do we follow their lead to be a church pleasing in the sight of Jesus as well?"
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Revelation 3:7-13 | This is the most important question we can ask: "Jesus, what pleases you?"
The answer to that is everything. There is nothing more important for us personally and for us as a church than to continually ask that question.
As Jesus records a letter to the church at Philadelphia, he declares how pleased he is with this church. There is nothing in the letter in which he calls them out, just pure commendation from the Lord. So the question is, "What pleased Jesus in Philadelphia?" And then just as important, "How do we follow their lead to be a church pleasing in the sight of Jesus as well?"
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The Church on Life Support
Revelation 3:1-6 | Some churches look alive. They...look...alive.
And yet Jesus would look down with an autopsy and say, "You are dead."
In the letter to Sardis, it is a sobering reality to hear that a church can have the reputation of being alive and yet be dead. Now, here is the hope: in this letter, Jesus gives a spiritual CPR plan for a church on life-support and ends the letter with this beautiful picture and promise of life for his conquerors. Only Jesus can start a letter to a dead congregation and end it in such triumphal language of life.
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Revelation 3:1-6 | Some churches look alive. They...look...alive.
And yet Jesus would look down with an autopsy and say, "You are dead."
In the letter to Sardis, it is a sobering reality to hear that a church can have the reputation of being alive and yet be dead. Now, here is the hope: in this letter, Jesus gives a spiritual CPR plan for a church on life-support and ends the letter with this beautiful picture and promise of life for his conquerors. Only Jesus can start a letter to a dead congregation and end it in such triumphal language of life.
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Good Works and a Bad Wolf
Where there is a great work of God happening among the people of God we must watch out for wolves seeking to attack that work. The church at Thyatira was thriving in good works to God's glory, but there was one problem, and it was a big problem. There was a wolf in their midst teaching and seducing the church into things that grieved the Lord. How did Jesus call them to handle this? How did Jesus himself say he would handle it? Let's look together at this letter and seek to grow in keeping good works while not tolerating bad wolves.
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Revelation 2:18-29 | Where there is a great work of God happening among the people of God we must watch out for wolves seeking to attack that work. The church at Thyatira was thriving in good works to God's glory, but there was one problem, and it was a big problem. There was a wolf in their midst teaching and seducing the church into things that grieved the Lord. How did Jesus call them to handle this? How did Jesus himself say he would handle it? Let's look together at this letter and seek to grow in keeping good works while not tolerating bad wolves.
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Courage Without Compromise
Revelation 2:12-17 | It takes Spirit-given courage to hold fast to Christ in a cultural current that is often flowing strongly against the will and ways of Christ. And yet, even in the midst of that courage, it is easy for us to compromise. How do we hold courageously to Christ without compromising what we believe or how we behave? Jesus has some heavy and hope-filled words for the church at Pergamum we need to hear as well.
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Revelation 2:12-17 | It takes Spirit-given courage to hold fast to Christ in a cultural current that is often flowing strongly against the will and ways of Christ. And yet, even in the midst of that courage, it is easy for us to compromise. How do we hold courageously to Christ without compromising what we believe or how we behave? Jesus has some heavy and hope-filled words for the church at Pergamum we need to hear as well.
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No Matter the Cost
Revelation 2:8-11 | Has following Christ proved to be costly in your life? Or to ask it another way: Are you prepared for following Christ to one day prove to be costly? In the Letter to the Church at Smyrna, the Lord encourages them in their costly faithfulness. Their allegiance to Christ has cost them much, and Christ warns will cost them even more in the days ahead. In this letter, we are called and equipped for the costly faithfulness following Christ demands, and we are reminded why that costly faithfulness is eternally worth it.
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Revelation 2:8-11 | Has following Christ proved to be costly in your life? Or to ask it another way: Are you prepared for following Christ to one day prove to be costly? In the Letter to the Church at Smyrna, the Lord encourages them in their costly faithfulness. Their allegiance to Christ has cost them much, and Christ warns will cost them even more in the days ahead. In this letter, we are called and equipped for the costly faithfulness following Christ demands, and we are reminded why that costly faithfulness is eternally worth it.
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The Love We Had At First
Revelation 2:1-7 | It is a scary reality that we can be zealous for defending what is good, pure, and right and yet have left the love we had at first. The church at Ephesus is commended for their protection of purity and patient endurance, yet they are called out by Christ for their abandonment of love. This is such a big deal Jesus threatens to remove their lampstand. What does this mean? What must we learn? How do we heed what Jesus has to say to his churches through this letter? And where might we need to remember the love we had at first, repent where we have left it, and return to the things we were doing before?
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Revelation 2:1-7 | It is a scary reality that we can be zealous for defending what is good, pure, and right and yet have left the love we had at first. The church at Ephesus is commended for their protection of purity and patient endurance, yet they are called out by Christ for their abandonment of love. This is such a big deal Jesus threatens to remove their lampstand. What does this mean? What must we learn? How do we heed what Jesus has to say to his churches through this letter? And where might we need to remember the love we had at first, repent where we have left it, and return to the things we were doing before?
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Jesus Is Speaking, May We Hear
Revelation 1:1-20 | If Jesus walked into our service on Sunday, climbed the stairs, and took the microphone how would we listen to what he has to say? I pray that after picking our faces off the floor in worship, we would lean forward and cling to every word he had to say. The fact is, Jesus is in our midst as Lord and he is speaking to his churches. This week we will see him for the Lord he truly is and prepare our hearts for what he has to say to his churches in the seven letters that begin the book of Revelation.
P.S. Each week of this series we will put out a study resource written by a different voice in our church. This weekly resource will include 5 days worth of study material in the passage of Revelation from the week before. Download this week's resource here!
Revelation 1:1-20 | If Jesus walked into our service on Sunday, climbed the stairs, and took the microphone how would we listen to what he has to say? I pray that after picking our faces off the floor in worship, we would lean forward and cling to every word he had to say. The fact is, Jesus is in our midst as Lord and he is speaking to his churches. This week we will see him for the Lord he truly is and prepare our hearts for what he has to say to his churches in the seven letters that begin the book of Revelation.
P.S. Each week of this series we will put out a study resource written by a different voice in our church. This weekly resource will include 5 days worth of study material in the passage of Revelation from the week before. Download this week's resource here!
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