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True Widows Are Women of Hope and Prayer: 1 Timothy 5:3–8, Part 3
God shows special care for the most destitute among his people, such as widows without living relatives. How might local churches follow his example?
Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago
Learning to Care for Your Widowed Mom: 1 Timothy 5:3–8, Part 2
Paul had no notion of godliness without fruit. Real godliness shows itself in the overflow of good works, especially to the neediest.
Published on 10 months, 4 weeks ago
Honor Your Widowed Mother with Financial Help: 1 Timothy 5:3–8, Part 1
God gives children as a reward to parents. In both the joy they bring and the long-term provision they give, godly children bless their father and mother.
Published on 11 months ago
How a Pastor Corrects Men and Women, Old and Young: 1 Timothy 5:1–2, Part 2
Men and women, old and young are not the same — nor do they call for the same kind of pastoral care. Mature pastors exhort each one appropriately.
Published on 11 months ago
Why Should We Honor the Aged? 1 Timothy 5:1–2, Part 1
We ought to honor the elderly; the Bible makes that clear. But why? Do we honor the aged because they are often wiser, or does the reason go deeper?
Published on 11 months, 1 week ago
How to Save Yourself and Your Hearers: 1 Timothy 4:11–16
Why is it so important for elders to attend to their own souls? Because as the elders go, so goes the church.
Published on 11 months, 1 week ago
Why Strive for Godliness If Salvation Is a Gift? 1 Timothy 4:6–10, Part 4
If salvation is a gift, why does Paul place such emphasis on pursuing godliness? Because godliness confirms that faith is real.
Published on 11 months, 2 weeks ago
How Is Godliness Good for This Life and the Next? 1 Timothy 4:6–10, Part 3
Keeping your body fit provides some benefits. But training yourself to be godly is immeasurably better — better now and better in the life to come.
Published on 11 months, 2 weeks ago
What Is Godliness? 1 Timothy 4:6–10, Part 2
Many of us say that we want to be more godly. But what is godliness in the first place?
Published on 11 months, 3 weeks ago
How Shall the Servant of Christ Be Trained? 1 Timothy 4:6–10, Part 1
Healthy pastors not only communicate the word of God — they love it. They both serve the meal and eat it. They are coworkers in joy.
Published on 11 months, 3 weeks ago