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Paul today lays out for us the qualification for “bishops.”  We talk today about how that word is translated and how that word is where we get a lot of the concepts we use for church leaders, preachers, bishops, and other forms.   What do these words mean for us as we look for spiritual leadership? And for those of us who are preachers, what words can we take from them? We should have high spiritual expectations for leaders (and for ourselves as preachers). But we should also pray for and encourage our leaders. 

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Today, in 1 Timothy 2: 8-15, we see some of Paul’s words that may be the hardest to understand and make sense of, and that’s saying something talking about Paul. Even Peter agrees that Paul can be hard to understand at times (2 Peter 3: 15-16).  Paul talks to women about the importance of modesty and then goes into concepts of submission and learning. What could he mean by this? And what does this mean for us? 

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In our Traditional sermon from February 3, we look at John 4: 39-42.  As we continue looking at our theology method as United Methodists, we look today at the role that Experience places, both in our understanding of Scripture and how we understand God.

Today’s passage gives us some great instruction on prayer.  Pray for all our leaders.  Paul tells us to pray, and to seek to be good citizens. These aren’t just idle words; Paul will soon be put to death by these very leaders. But Paul believes that Jesus died for all the world and that God wants all to be saved. So, Paul tells Timothy and us that we should be praying for all. Those we love and those we may struggle to love. For God desires all to know Him. And we should have that same desire.

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Paul calls himself the chief of all sinners. Why? Why does he say that?  For Paul, that has a very specific meaning.  Paul had great knowledge of the Law, of the teachings and traditions of his people. There was much that Paul knew. But he tells us that he did not have belief.  He acted out of unbelief.  He blasphemed and was violent. Yet God showed him, the chief of all sinners, mercy. Because he didn’t believe.  Today, our faith is not about knowledge. But it is about the surrender of the will to Jesus Christ.

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We begin 1 Timothy today, looking at 1:1-11. Paul warns against false teaching today, those who are using the Law wrong, not even aware of what the law is or what its purpose is. The Law was given in many ways to show us that we cannot keep it but that we need a savior. The Law shows us our inadequacies. Paul tells us today the purpose of divine instruction - love, coming from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and a sincere faith. That’s what we are aiming for.

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We end Proverbs with where we started it. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of all wisdom.  Proverbs 31 is the famous passage of a wise and Godly woman.  What do we see as the foundation of her wisdom?  Why is she to be praised?  Verse 30 says that charm is deceitful and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.  Proverbs ends where it begins. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of all wisdom. Wisdom begins here - understanding that we are not God and learning to live for Him, not for ourselves. That is where all wisdom starts. 

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Today, as read from Proverbs 30, we see the sayings of Agur. These are interesting and follow some interesting patterns. One of the things we see frequently in this passage is Agur looking to the created order and seeing wisdom there. He sees so much that he learns about God just by looking all around him. This is a good word for us today. There is so much wisdom, so much goodness, so much of God’s glory all around us every day. It’s there for us. We just have to look around. 

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Today’s Rooted was for me. I needed to hear these words - the fear of others lays a snare. How often have we known what God was calling us to do but were afraid of what others would think?  Today, we are told to be careful of that trap. Don’t worry about them; trust in the Lord. We will be secure.  Courage is being afraid and still doing the right thing.  Today, do not be afraid of anything or anything. Be secure in your call from God, and live that out faithfully. 

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Even though I was out on Sunday, we discussed Tradition in our series about theological reflection called "Balance," I wanted to share this message with you. I look at 2 Thessalonians 2: 13-15, where Paul speaks to us about the Tradition handed down. What does it mean to say to us as United Methodists that we use Tradition to better understand Scripture?

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