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Standing the test of time. There is no greater measure of a man than if he stands the test of time. Real greatness is not measurable until the ravages of time have made their mark, and the glamor of personality has given way to the timelessness of character. Paul was looking for a few good men, and those would have to be men who would still be standing when the storms had passed, and the years had...

Who is the man of God at home? This lesson looks on the man of God as he sits in the “easy chair” at home. The TV is blaring; the video is recording; the kids are complaining; and the bank account is straining. The world is looking on, trying to see if his responses are any different than theirs. It is at home where the man of God is supposed to be what the world and the church thinks he is. There...

Paul now turns from the matter of character to the matter of behavior. Is the man in question a man of self-control? Is his life controlled by his will in response to the Word over the objection of his emotions and desires? This is a mark of the man of God. What are the hindrances to self-control and how can we make our lives a picture of self under control? Men of self-control – that is what the...

God is looking for a few good men. What qualities must these men possess? In this lesson we will look at three more of the qualities that make a man a leader. One of those qualities is gentleness. The gentle man is basically God’s man under unjust attack. The second of the qualities is dignity. It is the kind of quality that doesn’t stoop to the standards of the world. The third quality is not bei...

Do you portray calmness under fire? Jesus did. Discover how Jesus was able to be calm in the face of everything that Satan could throw at Him. The calm, steady persevering man of God will one day rise to the top and become the kind of man God wants to lead His church, because of who he is – a man of the Word and a man of prayer. This is the first test of character of a man of God. Read lesson: 122...

What is God looking for in a Christian leader? In our last lesson we saw that the Christian leader is to be blameless. This lesson has to do with the relationship of a man to his wife. Just what does it mean to be “the husband of one wife”? The meaning goes far deeper than just having one wife. There are three aspects of marriage that this lesson explores. God has designed marriage to be the testi...

What is God looking for in a man? Does he have as his goal becoming God’s kind of man? What does God’s kind of man look like in terms of character and moral excellence. You will find that the list is quite extensive. Let’s begin with the term “blameless”. Is Christ so apparent in you that were a tribunal of judges trying to find something in your life with which to discredit the Gospel, they would...

Roles and responsibilities. Each were given to man and woman for a purpose. It does not mean that one is spiritually inferior to the other. See what roles were given to men and to women in the context of the Church, and what picture they were to display. The roles of men and women were designed by God in eternity past to be so distinctly different that only through the leading of God’s spirit coul...

There are two distinctive qualities that were to be specifically accentuated in women. Can you guess what they are? Yes, it is quietness and submission. See how beautiful these qualities can be in a society that seeks to make men and women equal in every aspect. People with a genuine quiet and submissive spirit do stand out, and the result is a beauty that glorifies God. The world will be constant...

Just what is the Apostle Paul saying about womens’ dress? The issue is that nothing that belongs to God is disorderly, and the way we appear in public says more to the world than we care to think about. The believing woman always dresses in good taste. She’s not calling attention to herself, but she’s trying to glorify her God. She knows that anything she does that makes her stand out in the crowd...

The mission of the Church is evangelism. The message of the Church is the Cross. The mentality of the Church is to have a burden for the lost that is so great that we take on the mind of Christ as reflected by the angels in Heaven. God wants all men to be saved. No one is to be excluded from hearing the message, and no one should be ignored. Read lesson: 1219B

Saved is not a word coined by religious fanatics. It is a word used by God over and over an over in His Word to emphasize both the intensity and the finality of His deliverance from an eternal hell. We know that there is only One Who can save and that is Jesus. It is a one-time act, but involves the act of being kept as well. Discover the four truths of salvation in this lesson and come to know ho...

There is only one God. Not only is there only one God, but there is only one Mediator between God and men and that is Jesus Christ. Jesus is the one way to God. He gave Himself to be a ransom for man’s sins. But there is a choice involved. The choice is whether or not to come to Him through the way God provided. All you need to do to come to God is say “yes” to Jesus. Read lesson: 1218B

What pleases God? It pleases Him when we obey what He commands. One thing He has told us to do is pray. How do we pray? What do we pray for? What is God’s purpose in prayer? These are just some of the questions dealt with in this lesson. Find out why prayer is good and pleases God very much. Read lesson: 1218A

Is prayer your first priority? That is what Paul told Timothy his first priority should be. Who was Timothy to pray for? Everyone. The problem is that we think of prayer in terms of a specified activity at a specified place at a specified time. We call it prayer time. That’s not what Paul meant. He said “pray without ceasing”. We are to pray all the time no matter where we are. We are not just to...

Shipwrecked lives! Paul gives two basic laws that must be followed if our lives are not to be shipwrecked. One involves “holding on to faith”. A gradual drifting from that level of confidence in the finished work of Christ will lead to a shipwrecked life, dulling the sensing unit that quickens your mind and recalls the Scripture when you are about to make a choice. We need to take inventory and co...

Who was this man Paul? What right did he have to teach Timothy? In this lesson we will look at what Paul says about his own life and ministry. First, he takes young Timothy back to the days of the former Paul, before he met the Lord. Paul tells us about the law and how the law was to be a mirror to reflect God and pointed him to the need for God’s grace. It was God’s grace and mercy that brought P...

How does false doctrine find its way into a normally healthy body? What were the characteristics of these false teachers? Most importantly, what was Paul’s antidote for a church that is no longer operating under God’s principles? In  1 Timothy 1:5  we find Paul gives four keys to victory. It should have as its goals the love of God, a purity of heart, a good conscience, and a genuine faith. Learn...

Paul’s message through Timothy to this young church was simple: “Get back to the basics. Stop listening to those who would lead you astray.” The answers aren’t in legalism, liberalism, traditionalism, or fanaticism. The answer is in the person of Jesus Christ. Paul tells Timothy that the church has gotten off course. It is up to Timothy to get them back to the truth. Read lesson: 1215B

This begins a series of studies of the book of Timothy. The apostle Paul is writing to his dear friend who is as a son to him. Our goal in these next few lessons will be to read this letter with Timothy and see what the Holy Spirit through Paul might have been saying to him. There was much going on in the church at that time. Strange doctrines were appearing resulting in heresy. False teachers wer...

What is the balanced Christian life? It is a series of choices to obey God. We choose to obey that which the Scripture teaches. We also choose to acknowledge that only God’s Spirit in us can obey. The call is for us to surrender. The life we now live is not ours, but His. Read lesson: 1237B

Jesus said “I am the way, the truth, and the life, no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” That, in one sentence is the message we are to proclaim. There is only one way to God. There is only One who is the Truth about God, and there is only One who gives life to man. Proclaiming this message is our calling. Read lesson: 1237A

Jesus set the example for us to follow as servants. Just as He led His small band of disciples in servanthood by washing their feet, so He calls us to “wash the feet of one another.” The mark of the Christian was to be His deep love for others. How can they see that love? Not by what we say, but by how unselfishly we serve. Read lesson: 1236B

The call to discipleship was the heart of Jesus’ ministry. His message was simple. Come to the Cross. Die. Let the Living God have His way in your life. The path He leads may, at times, lead to suffering, but it will always lead to His glory and our benefit. Read lesson: 1236A

Christ in us – our only hope of glory. That means that it isn’t up to us to live the Christian life; it’s up to God. The choice, minute by minute is ours. We live in a world filled with frustrated Christians trying to live a life they were never intended to live. The fruits of the Spirit serve as a measuring stick to demonstrate whether it is we, or God in us, living this life. The fruit of the sp...