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I build onto my sermon of 1 Timothy 5:17-18 with this, bringing some balance. It’s important that ministers call to mind why they do what they do. Are we willing to freely give, or do we require someone give to us first?

Phillip goes down to Samaria to share the gospel with them. The Samaritans are addressed in this sermon, along with a link to an earlier portion in the book of Acts. Great joy is had when the gospel is proclaimed!

Some pastors have abused congregants in regards to money and finances, but does that mean good pastors shouldn’t be given to? I begin a mini-series here about paid ministers.

If we do not focus on making our marriage the best it can be, growth will be stifled in our service to the Creator. Prioritize your wife (husband), and serve your husband (wife).

Paul gives some reasons as to why younger widows should not be put on the official support list to be taken care of by their local assembly. The enemy can sneak into a person’s life through just a crack. Don’t give him an inch or he will take a mile.

Have we lost the Gospel message? What did Yeshua teach about the Gospel? Listen to learn about just how important the actual, literal Kingdom of the Almighty is.

I talk about the specific qualifiers a widow must meet in order to be put on a list (formal) by her local fellowship for material support.

We begin a small mini-series about widows here, based on verses 3-16 of chapter 5. I focus on the need for children to take care of older parents, and how you don’t have to say “I deny the faith” in order to deny the faith.

Paul reminds Timothy that the congregation is a household. I take the time to look at the emphasis on honoring and respecting our parents. Towards the end I give three answers to varying situations in parent-to-child relationships.

Paul spent so much time instructing Timothy, because it mattered for his salvation, as well as the salvation of his hearers. You can live a righteous life, if you truly desire to.

When severe persecution broke out against the early followers of Yeshua (in Jerusalem), they scattered throughout the land of Israel, but they never stopped sharing the good news of the King and his Kingdom.

In his first letter to Timothy, Paul encourages meditation. What exactly does that mean? We should delight in the Torah (Law), and meditate upon it day and night.

One of the elementary, fundamental doctrines of Holy Scripture has to do with an elder laying his holy hands on someone else, in order to pass along something of spiritual benefit. Timothy had this done to him, but it had an old history in the Hebrew faith.

Timothy had a supernatural gift, given to him by two means. Listen to learn how there are good spirits and bad spirits, and that it matters who you “hang” with.

Before moving into Acts 8, we need to discuss the figure mentioned in both Acts 7:58 and 8:1, Saul of Tarsus. Who was this man, and why was he so bent on binding and even killing followers of Yeshua?

When a pastor gets behind a pulpit each week, he must give a teaching. His sermon should be centered around a text more than a title. If there is no genuine teaching, there will be no genuine growth. A big part of Yeshua’s ministry was his teaching.

Paul told Timothy to give attention to ‘the reading.’ The reading of what? This sermon reaches back to the book of Exodus to find the answer to that question. Nehemiah 8:8 is capitalized on.

Sometimes children and youth get overlooked, but Paul reminded young Timothy not to be discouraged by this, but to walk in holiness and set a good example for everyone.

Paul encourages Timothy to train, labor, and strive for the life to come. The ascetics focused mainly on the body, Timothy (and us) was to focus more on the spiritual person.

Next to Acts 10, 1 Timothy 4 is the most popular Bible verse used in attempt to nullify the dietary law in Leviticus and Deuteronomy. Do modern preachers interpret it correctly though?

In spite of a brilliant defense, Stephen suffers the death penalty (unjustly). The human tendency is to get fighting mad at those who threw their stones, but wait to see how Stephen reacted.

I talk about a seared conscience and the need to repent TODAY, then I begin looking at the historical reason some false teachers forbade marriage. But is it always wrong to forbid marriage?

After writing about a common confession (everyone in the assembly agrees upon) Paul reminds Timothy not to fret about those leaving the assembly; the Spirit of Yahweh promised this would happen. We must learn to guard our heart and mind from deceitful spirits.

Here I answer the fourth reason on the CSBible website as to why they discontinued any use of the name Yahweh in their updated translation. Manuscript detail, Older Testament primacy, prophecy, and Yeshua’s ministry are all covered in this lesson.

I’ve used the HCSB from 2004 to early 2026, but I’ve recently made a change in my primary Bible to the Legacy Standard Bible. Why? I begin to look at the CSBible website, answering their reasons for abandoning their 656 uses of the name Yahweh in the Old Testament.