Series: Stick to the Truth
Text: 1 Timothy 3:14-16

This short paragraph gives us the theme for the series: stick to the truth.

Three Reasons Why We Should Stick to the Truth

1. Stick to the truth because the truth reveals God's will for our behavior -
2. Stick to the truth because the truth reveals God's mission for his church
   • "The household of God" reminds us that the church is the family of God
   • "The church of the living God" reminds us that God dwells among us
   • "A pillar and buttress of the truth" reminds us that the church stands for the truth
3. Stick to the truth because the truth reveals God's purpose in the gospel

Three Conclusions

1. Know and believe what God has said
2. Love the family of God and unite around truth
3. Marvel at the victory of the gospel

He was manifested in the flesh, vindicated by the Spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among the nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory.

"Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of godliness" ~ 1 Timothy 3:16

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Text: 1 Timothy 3:8-13

A biblical church must have a biblical view of deacons

To rightly define a biblical deacon, we must...

1. Know the idea of the word: Servant
2. Know the development of the role
3. Know the title of the office
4. Know the qualifications of the man
5. Know the rewards of the job

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The incarnation is for salvation
Text: Luke 2:21-27

Text: Luke 2:25

The lessons we learn from the story of Christmas

• Lesson 1. The certainty of the promise
• Lesson 2. The piercing of the darkness
• Lesson 3. The revelation of the king
• Lesson 4. The unfolding of the mission
• Lesson 5. The joy of the faithful
• Lesson 6. The instruction of the shadows

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Series: Stick to the Truth
Text: 1 Timothy 3:1-7

Introductory comments about this list

1. This list is designed to be a starting place
2. This list is designed to guard the office of pastor/elder/bishop
3. This list is designed for the present

Brief definitions

1. Above reproach
   • Blameless
2. The husband of one wife
   • A one woman man
3. Sober-minded
   • Vigilant
   • Cautious
4. Self-controlled
   • Thinking is governed by truth
5. Respectable
   • Dignity
   • Well mannered
6. Hospitable
   • Shows love to outsiders
   • Welcoming
7. Able to teach
   • Can they use truth to offer guidance, and can they correct error?
8. Not a drunkard
   • Not controlled by pleasure or felt need
9. Not violent but gentle
   • Not volatile
   • Peaceful
10. Not quarrelsome
    • Not belligerent or debating
    • Not resentful
11. Not a lover of money
    • Understands stewardship
    • Must be faithful
12. Manage his own household well, with all dignity keeping his children submissive
    • Supervision
    • Nurture
13. Not a recent convert
    • Spiritually mature
14. Well thought of by outsiders

Conclusion

1. These qualities are in some way for every christian to demonstrate
2. These qualities represent areas of growth that we continually strive for
3. The qualities are windows into the perfections of Christ

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Series: Stick to the Truth
Text: 1 Timothy 3

How can we know what the bible says about pastors?

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Text: Psalm 50:14 - Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving

Five reasons:

1. By sacrifice you acknowledge God's worth
2. By sacrifice you acknowledge God's authority
3. By sacrifice you acknowledge God's goodness
4. By sacrifice you acknowledge God's faithfulness
5. By sacrifice you acknowledge God's sufficiency

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Series: Stick to the Truth
Text: 1 Timothy 2:8-15

To the Men:

• Humble yourself in a spirit of unity

To the Women:

• Present yourselft in a spirit of godliness
• Learn to govern yourself om a spirit of submisson
• Learn to encourage yourself in a spirit of purpose

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Series: Stick to the Truth
Text: 1 Timothy 2:1-7

The truth is for all categories of people...

1. ...as seen in our prayer for all
2. ...as seen in God's desire for all
3. ...as seen in Christ's ransom for all
4. ...as seen in Paul's message for all

The truth is for all kinds of people because we can see how it ends.
Revelation 5:9; 7:9

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The Battle For Truth

Series: Stick to the Truth
Text: 1 Timothy 1:18-20

We must fight for the truth.

1. The church has always had to fight for the truth.
   • Old Testament
     • Israel
     • Elijah
     • All the prophets
   • New Testament
     • Jesus refuting the Pharisees
     • Early church coming up against Judaism and Rome
   • Early Centuries
     • The Trinity: Council of Nicaea, 325
     • God's Sovereignty: Council of Ephesus, 431
     • Deity of Christ: Council of Constantinople, Council of Ephesus, Council of Chalcedon
   • Middle ages
     • The Reformers standing up to the Roman Catholic Church
   • Puritans
     • Queen Mary against those who held to the reformation
   • Missionary Church
     • Modern Missionary Movement
     • Sunday School Movement in Orphan outreach
     • Abolitionist Movement
   • Fundamentalism
     • Opposing liberalism and modernism
     • Princeton Seminary
     • Battle for Biblical inerrancy

2. How do I fight for the truth?
   • Remember your commission
   • Believe God's words
   • Imitate God's character
   • Oppose false teaching

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Series: Stick to the Truth
Text: 1 Timothy 1:17 To the King of the ages, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.

An outburst of praise from Paul in one of his many doxological exclamations in his letters.

One: God is beyond us in His divine nature...
Two: However, God is near to us in His saving love...
Three: So that we might worship Him.

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Series: 1 Timothy
Text: 1 Timothy 1:12-16

Paul's Story
Chapter 1: The unbelief of sinners
Chapter 2: The mercy of God
Chapter 3: The gifts of grace
Chapter 4: The person of Jesus
Chapter 5: The example of change
Chapter 6: The commission of service

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Series: Stick to the Truth
Text: 1 Timothy 1:1-11

Stick to the truth...

• because God has revealed the truth to us
• because the sensational can crowd out the essential
• because love is not always an easy choice to make
• because our pride craves knowledge
• because legalism comes easy to us
• because of the Gospel of the Glory of God

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Proverbs 3:11-12 My son, do not despise the Lord's discipline or be weary of his reproof, for the Lord reproves him who he loves, as a father the son in whom he delights.

For the Parents: Don't ignore the folly.

1. Give truth
2. In love
3. Use the rod to demonstrate both

For the Parented: Don't ignore the truth.

1. Hear truth
2. In wisdom
3. Use obedience to demonstrate both

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1. Sexual sin ignores the instruction of wisdom
2. Sexual sin believes the lie of temptation's promise
3. Sexual sin squanders the joy of God's Design
4. Sexual sin fails to look beyond the immediate
5. Sexual sin surrenders your honor

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1. God created good things for our pleasure
2. As Creator, God defines the boundaries of pleasure
3. With self-control we war against the idolatry of pleasure
4. Earthly pleasures remind us of the perfect, eternal, undiminished pleasure of being with God in heaven

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Listen as we learn what self-control is, what sanctification is, and who is responsible for self-control in sanctification.

We seek to avoid the pitfalls on either extreme, instead we look to the Bible as it lays out our role in the process.

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