MINDFUL MINISTRATION (6 OF 7)
Scripture: 1 Timothy 5:1-25
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Title: "Mindful Ministration"
Theme: "The churches care for its members & its ministers"
Text: "First Timothy 5: 1 - 25"
Sermon 6
First Timothy Series "Sustainable Standards for Today's Church"
I - The Church & Her Membership "Our Ministering" (1 - 16)
II - The Church & Her Leadership "Our Ministers" (17 - 25)
THE GOLD STANDARD
Leland was able to standardize Cadillac parts to precision standards. The development of these standards had such a profound impact that a member of the British Parliament, a wealthy lord named Sir Thomas Dewar, gave the company an award for standardization of parts. Having completely interchangeable parts revolutionized the industry. You could depend on Cadillac more than any other automobile of its time.
This is where Cadillac gained its trademark, the Standard of the World.
When I was a child, currency was based on a precious metal standard. It was no longer a gold standard, where each piece of currency was backed by gold.
The so-called gold standard had gone the way of William Jennings Bryan's famous "Cross of Gold" speech and the yellow brick road of Oz (in the book, Dorothy's slippers were SILVER, not ruby, and that's because they represented a move to a silver standard).
So, when I was a child, we still had Silver Certificates--money backed by silver. Today, we have Federal Reserve Notes--money backed by the mere promises of the U.S. Government--promises that many U.S. politicians claim don't mean anything when it comes to Social Security.
Today, Cadillac's standards of excellence have been superseded by manufacturers in other nations, and the U.S. would spiral into an impossible depression if we returned to the gold standard. But we still speak of standards of excellence with regard to education and job performance.
The church was set up by God, its blueprint is perfect, its standards are perfect, and it is to be scripturally and structurally sound. The problem with the church has nothing to ...
Theme: "The churches care for its members & its ministers"
Text: "First Timothy 5: 1 - 25"
Sermon 6
First Timothy Series "Sustainable Standards for Today's Church"
I - The Church & Her Membership "Our Ministering" (1 - 16)
II - The Church & Her Leadership "Our Ministers" (17 - 25)
THE GOLD STANDARD
Leland was able to standardize Cadillac parts to precision standards. The development of these standards had such a profound impact that a member of the British Parliament, a wealthy lord named Sir Thomas Dewar, gave the company an award for standardization of parts. Having completely interchangeable parts revolutionized the industry. You could depend on Cadillac more than any other automobile of its time.
This is where Cadillac gained its trademark, the Standard of the World.
When I was a child, currency was based on a precious metal standard. It was no longer a gold standard, where each piece of currency was backed by gold.
The so-called gold standard had gone the way of William Jennings Bryan's famous "Cross of Gold" speech and the yellow brick road of Oz (in the book, Dorothy's slippers were SILVER, not ruby, and that's because they represented a move to a silver standard).
So, when I was a child, we still had Silver Certificates--money backed by silver. Today, we have Federal Reserve Notes--money backed by the mere promises of the U.S. Government--promises that many U.S. politicians claim don't mean anything when it comes to Social Security.
Today, Cadillac's standards of excellence have been superseded by manufacturers in other nations, and the U.S. would spiral into an impossible depression if we returned to the gold standard. But we still speak of standards of excellence with regard to education and job performance.
The church was set up by God, its blueprint is perfect, its standards are perfect, and it is to be scripturally and structurally sound. The problem with the church has nothing to ...
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