God Loving Contentment (1 Timothy 6:1-10). The natural state of human relations is envy, disrespect and tension. The lust of money substitutes worshipping God and plunges people into rubbish. Contentment comes in a God-seeking life.

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Wage Deserving Laborers (1 Timothy 5:17-25). Those who labor in God’s Word are due double honor. For here is a sinner giving God’s promise to other sinners. Not everyone is called to this task. Do we treat them respect or gather gossip against them?

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Real Widows of Valor (1 Timothy 5:1-16). The Church is exhorted to recognize the spiritual leadership of selfless, devoted older women. We pray unserious women or men grow in faith to go from reproach to respect. We want to thwart the enemy from worming his way into people’s lives.

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Good Teaching Feeding (1 Timothy 4:1-16). Pastors are called to lead their people into the Word. Not speculation. Not human fairy tales. We consecrate every aspect of our lives when we immerse it in the Word and prayer.

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More Caught Than Taught (1 Timothy 3:1-16). Servant leaders are called by the Word to demonstrate authentic faith. They are called to model the faith because they show the truth of the faith in their lives. This is not about perfection, but about reliance on Christ.

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Avoiding Wrecked Faith (1 Timothy 1:18-2:8). Pray for all people, even the corrupt. See what pleases God. God wants all people to come to knowing Christ who gave himself to free us from sin. May you live quiet, peace filled lives of being with God and genuine integrity!

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God Works Faith (1 Timothy 1:1-17) Rather than promoting pointless speculations, we are to advance God’s working faith in us. We get a pure heart and good conscience by growing in the WORD. The Law applies to sinners and is useless for the endowed righteous.

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Supporting Weary Evangelists (2 Timothy 4:9-22) Are you helping or harming the proclamation of the message? Do you stand with your apostolic leader? Are you learning to be leader yourself? Who is going forth to carry out the ministry? Still the LORD delivers.

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Undesired Kingdom Evangelists (2 Timothy 4:1-8). Because of faulty human wisdom people will not accept the Truth and attack the Gospel. Pastors, God’s servants, are charged with preaching the Law and the Gospel. Although we may be unwanted we are to preach the Kingdom.

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Narcissistic Scoundrel Teachers (2 Timothy 3:1-17). Rather than unholy and ingratitude, Our faith filled, loving purpose way of life demonstrates the genuineness of our faith. The absolute source for the authority to do true gospel ministry and essential tool for God’s servant is the Word.

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