If you act out of impatience, there is a good possibility that you will make a wrong decision. In their impatience, the children of Israel made a gold calf. The fallout from this decision was huge. Remember, impatience is a terrible motivator.

By the time the children of Israel reached Mt. Sinai, Moses had firmly established himself as the leader. In Egypt, he stood firm against Pharoah. In the wilderness, he led the people through the Red Sea. In battle, he led the children of Israel in their first military victory. Now, at the foot of Mount Sinai Moses' father-in-law, Jethro, questions some of his methods. He even offers Moses some unsolicited advice. As a leader, Moses must chose between his pride and doing the right thing.

When Moses and the children of Israel leave Egyptian bondage, God does not lead them by the quickest route. The path on which He leads them puts them in an impossible situation that only He can solve. In this encounter, the children of Israel would experience a miracle that would forever define them as a people.

What can you do when you are struggling to know God's will? What is it that God wants? In Proverbs 3, Solomon gives fatherly advice to his son on following God's will.

King David was a man of action. As a boy, he killed a bear, a lion and a giant. As a man, he defeated armies and united a nation. However, in his later years, he became an adulterer and a murderer. To complicate matters even more, he fell into a life of passivity. When his family needed him most, he checked out. The results were disasterous!

During His life on Earth, Jesus was the perfect example of how to serve others well. Even though He was Jesus, God's Son, He was still willing to serve.

 

Jesus had a full awareness of His identitiy and purpose. He knew who He was and what He was about. 

 

If you want to be a secure person and able to serve others out of strength, you need to know your identity and purpose. How can you have that security?

 

If you're a believer, your identity is that you are a follower of Christ. Your purpose should be wrapped up in Christ. 

 

Jesus humbled Himself to serve those under Him. If He has done this for us, we should have no problem serving each other. 

 

This sermon is based out of John 13:1-17.

Church leaders are called to a higher standard because of the weight of their responsibilities. First Timothy 1:1-13 lays out the qualifications for leaders in the church.

 

Leaders are called to be blameless. They are called to have good judgement and to not be quick tempered. A leader's first ministry is to be to his family.

 

Although leaders are called to be above reproach, they are not expected to be perfect and to never mess up. 

 

In his latest sermon, Marty walks through this passage and explains its meaning in depth.

In 1 Timothy 5, Paul writes to Timothy and instructs him on how to treat widows and elders. 

 

When communicating with people, we must deal with them as individuals.

 

Paul tells Timothy to not rebuke an older man. Elders are not above reproach, but must be treated with honor and respect. How something is said is just as important as what is said, so when addressing elders, it was important that Timothy didn't add to any problems with poor delivery. 

 

In helping widows, Paul said that the church should help widows who were left alone with no one to take care of them. Widows who had family needed to be taken care of by their family.

 

These were very practical instructions that the church needed to know how to treat elders with respect and how to care for the widows. These instructions are still important today.

 

Are you treating elders with respect? Are you taking care of your aging parents or grandparents?

Men and women are different. God designed it that way and when you resist that, you're going against His design. 

In this sermon, we look at 1 Timothy 2:8-15. Paul addresses men and women in the church and says that men who pray in public should have a lifestyle congruent with his faith and that women's appearances should be reflections of their walks with Christ.Paul also addresses leadership in the church and states that this role is designed for men. In today's world, the topic of differences in men and women is frowned upon. But as followers of Christ, we should embrace these differences. Understand what God expects of you and live out the life He has called you to live.

The Gospel changes lives and something that powerful must be guarded.In 1 Timothy, Paul writes a letter to Timothy encouraging him to be bold in his faith and to stand up against the teachers who are preaching false doctrine. Timothy was timid and needed to be reminded to be bold. These teachers had strayed from their faith and what was right and were leading others astray. Unlike their teaching, correct teaching should produce a good conscious, a pure heart, and a sincere faith.Paul taught the power of the Gospel by sharing his testimony and how the Lord had radically changed his life. When was the last time you stood by the Gospel and shared your testimony?Any effective way to share the power of the Gospel with others is to share what God has done in your life.In today's world, it's going to take courage and boldness to defend your faith. But the Gospel is powerful and worth fighting for.