Losing sight of God's goal for His Church only leads to spiritual wandering and spiritual barrenness.

Christian ministry aims to further the administration of God that is by faith through nourishing an active, real and ever-increasing love for God in the hearts of His people.

Timothy was urged to stay in Ephesus to charge those caught in error back to faithfulness to the Gospel.

Growth in the faith is foundational for faithful life and ministry.

Faithful ministry in God's household requires one to minister as a true child of God. Assurance of being God's child in Christ gives confidence to strive after a faithful ministry in Christ's Name.

The authority underwriting the letter of 1 Timothy gave Timothy the authority he needed to minister in Ephesus. What was true for Timothy remains true for our own lives and ministries.