Unlike those who will turn away from the true gospel, we must protect ourselves by these four actions.

This week, we looked at Paul's list of qualifications for the deacons and then asked the question "How should the elders, the deacons and the rest of the church work together?"

What is an overseer? Today's message shows the qualifications of being a pastor and also has four applications for the congregation.

What is a godly man and what is a godly woman? That is just two of the questions that we tackled this morning. If we want God to bless our church or bless our homes, we have to be the godly men and women that He has made us to be.

After Junior Sidebottom read today's text, we dove right in these three main thoughts.

1. We should be praying for all people to repent and be saved.
2. God is sovereign which means He answers to no one, He depends on no one and no one can stop Him from accomplishing whatever He chooses to do.
3. We must let the context of the Bible interpret the meaning of the Bible.

We answer many questions today so I encourage you to listen to this and evaluate this message according to God's Word.

Today's passage showed the contrast between the false teachers and the apostle Paul. We need to focus on God's Word so we will recognize what is truth and what is not.

Paul told Timothy to stay in Ephesus and protect the church from false teaching. He wanted to make sure that the church was hearing sound doctrine on a regular basis. We should also be very protective of our churches and not allow false doctrines to come into the church.

Today, we saw the importance of trusting God and moving forward with Him. Too often, we are tempted to look back at the way things were and not see what God is doing now. Let us trust Him. It's time to be strong, to work and to not fear.

Today's message will test your current walk with God. You may discover that you have lost your focus and now you are going through a time of stress and disappointment. If you live according to God's Word, you can be "stirred" and He will be pleased.

The death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ accomplished that which would be impossible for man to accomplish. Our salvation. Jesus played the role of a mediator between God and man. Listen to today's message and see how this process worked.