Redeemer Presbyterian Church

How should men and women conduct themselves in public worship? I. Men are to pray, v8. II. Women are to adorn themselves, vv9-10. III Women are to learn, v11. IV. Women are not to preach or rule the church, v12. V. Why? vv13-15

Elders are overseers and shepherds of the church of God which he purchased with his own blood. What are elders to do? I. Love the flock of God intentionally, vv18-19, 36-38. II. Feed the flock without fear or favor, vv20-27. III. Protect the flock from all enemies of the gospel, vv28-32. IV. Lead the flock especially by example, vv33-35.

I. The crisis in mercy ministry, v1. II. The calling of mercy ministry, vv2-3. III. The qualifications for mercy ministry, vv3-6. IV. The consequences of faithful mercy ministry, v7. 

Greatness in the kingdom of God. I. What it isn't. II. What it costs. III. What it is. 

I. The ministry aims of a God-honoring lifestyle. II. The God-honoring lifestyle to which different individuals should aim. III. The grace of God that produces this lifestyle.  

I. Shared Life. II. Shared Work. III. Shared Love

Women in ministry in the early church. I. Paul's commendation of Phoebe, vv1-2. II. Paul's thanksgiving for Priscilla, vv3-4. III. Paul's shout out to the mother of Rufus, v13. 

The apostle Paul's last publicly recorded words before being put to death by the Roman government for following Jesus. I. God's Providence. II. God's People. III. God's Grace. 

I. The opposition of Paul's enemy, vv14-15. II. The desertion of his friends, v16. III. The support of the Lord, vv17-18

The tomb of Jesus was empty. His body was gone. I. The perplexity of the women and the words that convince them, vv1-8. II. The disbelief of the apostles, vv9-10. III. The curiosity of Peter, v12. 

We see a very human apostle at the end of his life. We are frail children of dust, and feeble as frail. I. His loneliness, heartache, and need, vv9-12. II. His tenderheartedness and reconciliation in relationship, v11. III. His practical needs and priorities, v13. 

Paul is about to be put to death for following Jesus. How does he face death without frustration, regret, or fear? I. How to face death with contentment, v6. II. How to face death with a clear conscience, v7. III. How to face death with confidence, v8. 

I. The solemn, serious urgency of preaching God's Word, v1. II. Pastors and people are each to be taught, reproved, rebuked, exhorted and encouraged, v2. III. Why is this so important?, vv3-4. IV. What should a pastor do? 1) Always be sober-minded. 2) Endure suffering. 3) Do the work of an evangelist. 4) Fulfill your ministry. 

Paul charges Timothy to preach the Word. I. Its solemnity. II. Its necessity. III. Its urgency. IV. Its methodology. V. Its delivery. 

Why are the sacred writings able to make us wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus?  I. Because of its origin: Scripture is God breathed, v16. II. Because of its purpose: Scripture is profitable or useful and beneficial, v16. III. Because of its sufficiency: Scripture is sufficient for all we need, v17

I. Continue in what you have learned and firmly believed, v14. II. Why? 1) Because you know who taught you. 2) Because you know the sacred writings that are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ.

I. A faithful pastor must first be a follower, v10 II. A faithful pastor must bear the fruit of the gospel, vv10-11 III. A faithful pastor must remember he’s never alone in his suffering, vv11-12

I. Their method, v6. II. Their audience, vv6-7. III. Their corruption, v8. Their failure, v9.

I. Be savvy about the generation in which you live, v1. II. Be aware how human sinfulness manifests itself in disordered loves, attitudes, relationships, and actions, vv 2-4. III. Don’t be shocked when you see this in the visible church, v5.

What should a pastor be and not be, do and not do? I. Don't be a controversialist, v23. II. Don't be quarrelsome, v24. III. Be kind to everyone, v24. IV. Be able to teach, v24. V.  Patiently endure evil, v24. VI. Correct others gently, v25. VII. Aim and pray and hope that God may grant repentance to our hearers, v25-26. 

I. An observation about vessels of honor and dishonor, v20. II. An implication: The privilege of being a vessel for honorable use, v21. III. An Exhortation: usefulness is related to Christlikeness, v22. 

I. A warning to avoid irreverent babble, v16a. II. The dangers: it's godless and gangrenous, v16b-17. III. Some examples, v17b-18. IV. Encouragement and assurance, v19. 

I. Christian teachers need to be reminded to keep the main thing the main thing, v14a. II. Christian teachers are not to quarrel about words, v14b.  III. And Christian teachers must work hard to rightly handle God’s Word, v15.