1 TIMOTHY: HOW TO ACT IN CHURCH (17 OF 29)
by Roger Thomas
Scripture: I TIMOTHY 3:14-16
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1 Timothy: How to Act in Church (17 of 29)
Series: Through the New Testament
Roger Thomas
1 Timothy 3:14-16
Introduction: Don't act that way in church! Ever said that? Been told that? I'll bet you have. Especially some of our kids. Take your hat off. Stop running. Don't talk like that. You're in church! What kind of conduct is appropriate in church? What kind isn't? More importantly, why should our conduct at church be any different than anywhere else?
Obviously, I think we ought to act in an appropriate way in the church building. The same goes for any public building. Especially in gatherings of worship and learning, our actions ought to reflect our attitudes toward God. We behave in an appropriately serious manner because we believe that what we are doing is serious business. But sometimes our preoccupation with how we act in the church building causes us to overlook the bigger issue of how we act as the church where ever we are. That's the issue of 1 Timothy--the next book in our journey through the New Testament.
Before I read from 1 Timothy, let me set the stage a bit. 1 Timothy is the first of three books we call the "pastoral epistles." 1 and 2 Timothy and Titus were each written to men who had been delegated the task of helping a struggling church weather some choppy waters. Paul had just been released from prison. He was in a hurry to get to as many of his churches as possible. He visits Ephesus, a very large, influential and immoral city. Unable to stay as long as he wished, he asks one of his young sidekicks to stay behind to help the church. A few months later, Paul sends this letter back to young Timothy with instructions and encouragement. Timothy's task--help the church survive and thrive in that difficult situation. 1 Timothy was the instruction manual. The short book contains six chapters, 113 verses and 2,243 words (in the KJV).
Our text is the key passage in the book--1 Timothy 3:14-16. Three terms sur ...
Series: Through the New Testament
Roger Thomas
1 Timothy 3:14-16
Introduction: Don't act that way in church! Ever said that? Been told that? I'll bet you have. Especially some of our kids. Take your hat off. Stop running. Don't talk like that. You're in church! What kind of conduct is appropriate in church? What kind isn't? More importantly, why should our conduct at church be any different than anywhere else?
Obviously, I think we ought to act in an appropriate way in the church building. The same goes for any public building. Especially in gatherings of worship and learning, our actions ought to reflect our attitudes toward God. We behave in an appropriately serious manner because we believe that what we are doing is serious business. But sometimes our preoccupation with how we act in the church building causes us to overlook the bigger issue of how we act as the church where ever we are. That's the issue of 1 Timothy--the next book in our journey through the New Testament.
Before I read from 1 Timothy, let me set the stage a bit. 1 Timothy is the first of three books we call the "pastoral epistles." 1 and 2 Timothy and Titus were each written to men who had been delegated the task of helping a struggling church weather some choppy waters. Paul had just been released from prison. He was in a hurry to get to as many of his churches as possible. He visits Ephesus, a very large, influential and immoral city. Unable to stay as long as he wished, he asks one of his young sidekicks to stay behind to help the church. A few months later, Paul sends this letter back to young Timothy with instructions and encouragement. Timothy's task--help the church survive and thrive in that difficult situation. 1 Timothy was the instruction manual. The short book contains six chapters, 113 verses and 2,243 words (in the KJV).
Our text is the key passage in the book--1 Timothy 3:14-16. Three terms sur ...
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