Southside Church of Christ in Fort Myers

Intro: “Lifestyles of the rich and famous” – a show that depicted how a rich and famous person lived (movie stars, entrepreneurs, famous athletes – all had on thing in common – they had a lot of money. But they had another thing in common as well – You could tell they had a lot […]

“Paul’s counsel on how to be rich” Intro: Why was Jesus so hard on Rich people? It is not hard to see. Jesus did not have very many good things to say about material wealth or those who were wealthy. Matt 19:23-24 – Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Assuredly, I say to you that […]

Intro: I often have difficulty with one particular part of my sermon preparation. It is a struggle for me to choose a title for the sermon. What do you put on the top of the page and on the first slide? Sometimes I just leave it blank, or end up with different titles on the […]

Intro: read again from 1 Timothy 6 – 1 Tim 6:11-16 – 11 But as for you, O man of God, flee these things. Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness. 12 Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called and about which you made […]

Intro: 1 Timothy 4:1-3 – Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons, 2 speaking lies in hypocrisy, having their own conscience seared with a hot iron, 3 forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from foods which God […]

Intro: As we preach through the scripture of 1 & 2 Timothy and Titus, it is not possible for us to adequately consider every directive or truth in the text. The apostle has a lot for Timothy, and a lot for us. Our intended theme for June is found in the first words of 1 […]

Intro: As most of you know, we have been studying through the Epistles Paul wrote to Timothy and Titus (1 & 2 Timothy & Titus) under the general heading of godliness. The apostle’s purpose in these letters focuses on the responsibilities and godly character of the evangelist, or preacher. Timothy – Timothy was one of […]

Introduction: What does a spirit-filled person look like? How can you identify a Spirit-filled person? What is the criteria by which we can judge true spirituality? How can we develop spirituality in our lives? This lesson will briefly address these questions. I. What is Spirituality -Spirit used 576 times in the NKJV of the bible […]

Intro: studies sometimes collide. Your focus in one particular part of the scriptures intersects with another study at the same time. For a few weeks we have been studying about godliness, especially as it is discussed in 1 Timothy (training for godliness; the mystery of godliness). But from a practical standpoint, what does godliness look […]