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“The DON’Ts and DOs of Our Pursuits – Part 1” (1 Timothy 6:3-10)
Many of you know that there are certain DON’Ts and DOs when it comes to certain activities. For example, when you play golf, you DON’T drive your cart on the green. When you go fishing, you DO hold your rod tip up when reeling in a fish. When you handle a firearm, you DON’T point at anything that you’re not willing to shoot. When you’re singing, you DO breathe from your diaphragm. When you’re teaching a room of children, you DON’T allow the children to take control. When you go to Sam’s Club, you DO get the free samples. You get what I’m saying, right?
Well, there are some things we should do and some things we shouldn’t do when it comes to what we pursue as followers of Jesus.
Today’s sermon is entitled, “The DON’Ts and DOs of Our Pursuits – Part 1.” Obviously, there will be a part 2 to this series next time.
Before we go any further, let’s go to the Lord in prayer and ask Him to speak to us.
(prayer)
Well, we’re heading toward the finish line for 1 Timothy. Paul now starts to set the minds of Timothy and the believers in Ephesus on what they should and should not do as they pursue Jesus and pursue their life as followers of Jesus.
So, let’s look at the passage together. Look at 1 Timothy 6:3-10:
3 If anyone teaches false doctrine and does not agree with the sound teaching of our Lord Jesus Christ and with the teaching that promotes godliness, 4 he is conceited and understands nothing, but has an unhealthy interest in disputes and arguments over words. From these come envy, quarreling, slander, evil suspicions, 5 and constant disagreement among people whose minds are depraved and deprived of the truth, who imagine that godliness is a way to material gain. 6 But godliness with contentment is great gain. 7 For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out. 8 If we have food and clothing, we will be content with these. 9 But those who want to be rich fall into temptation, a trap, and many foolish and harmful desires, which plunge people into ruin and destruction. 10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, and by craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.
Ok, we’ll walk through this passage in two sermons. In part 1, we’re going discover two DON’Ts. Next time, we’ll discover two DOs.
So, let’s look at these DON’Ts. First, Paul instructs that we . . .
I. Don’t pursue false teaching
Paul begins this section of his letter by speaking in a very condemning way about false teachers.
Of course, Paul has already condemned false teachers elsewhere.
But, in this passage, Paul goes on to describe some of the evil reasons for false teaching and some of the evil consequences of false teaching.
First of all, let’s look at the evil reasons behind false teaching.
Paul says in verse 4 that these false teachers are conceited and understand nothing.
In other words, they are arrogant and ignorant. That’s a bad combination, isn’t it?
These false teachers think they know everything, but they really understand nothing.
Paul also says that this person has an unhealthy interest in disputes. This person just likes to argue.
I can tell you, as a pastor, I’ve met some people who just like to argue. I can confirm that usually, they are arrogant and ignorant.
These kinds of people are not healthy for themselves or for the church of the Lord Jesus Christ. We must not be like these people, and we must be cautious of these types of people.
Next, Paul goes on to describe some of the evil consequences of their false teaching.
Look at verses 4 and 5. Paul says from these people come “ . . . envy, quarreling, slander, evil suspicions, and constant disagreement . . .”
He then says that they are “dep
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Many of you know that there are certain DON’Ts and DOs when it comes to certain activities. For example, when you play golf, you DON’T drive your cart on the green. When you go fishing, you DO hold your rod tip up when reeling in a fish. When you handle a firearm, you DON’T point at anything that you’re not willing to shoot. When you’re singing, you DO breathe from your diaphragm. When you’re teaching a room of children, you DON’T allow the children to take control. When you go to Sam’s Club, you DO get the free samples. You get what I’m saying, right?
Well, there are some things we should do and some things we shouldn’t do when it comes to what we pursue as followers of Jesus.
Today’s sermon is entitled, “The DON’Ts and DOs of Our Pursuits – Part 1.” Obviously, there will be a part 2 to this series next time.
Before we go any further, let’s go to the Lord in prayer and ask Him to speak to us.
(prayer)
Well, we’re heading toward the finish line for 1 Timothy. Paul now starts to set the minds of Timothy and the believers in Ephesus on what they should and should not do as they pursue Jesus and pursue their life as followers of Jesus.
So, let’s look at the passage together. Look at 1 Timothy 6:3-10:
3 If anyone teaches false doctrine and does not agree with the sound teaching of our Lord Jesus Christ and with the teaching that promotes godliness, 4 he is conceited and understands nothing, but has an unhealthy interest in disputes and arguments over words. From these come envy, quarreling, slander, evil suspicions, 5 and constant disagreement among people whose minds are depraved and deprived of the truth, who imagine that godliness is a way to material gain. 6 But godliness with contentment is great gain. 7 For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out. 8 If we have food and clothing, we will be content with these. 9 But those who want to be rich fall into temptation, a trap, and many foolish and harmful desires, which plunge people into ruin and destruction. 10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, and by craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.
Ok, we’ll walk through this passage in two sermons. In part 1, we’re going discover two DON’Ts. Next time, we’ll discover two DOs.
So, let’s look at these DON’Ts. First, Paul instructs that we . . .
I. Don’t pursue false teaching
Paul begins this section of his letter by speaking in a very condemning way about false teachers.
Of course, Paul has already condemned false teachers elsewhere.
But, in this passage, Paul goes on to describe some of the evil reasons for false teaching and some of the evil consequences of false teaching.
First of all, let’s look at the evil reasons behind false teaching.
Paul says in verse 4 that these false teachers are conceited and understand nothing.
In other words, they are arrogant and ignorant. That’s a bad combination, isn’t it?
These false teachers think they know everything, but they really understand nothing.
Paul also says that this person has an unhealthy interest in disputes. This person just likes to argue.
I can tell you, as a pastor, I’ve met some people who just like to argue. I can confirm that usually, they are arrogant and ignorant.
These kinds of people are not healthy for themselves or for the church of the Lord Jesus Christ. We must not be like these people, and we must be cautious of these types of people.
Next, Paul goes on to describe some of the evil consequences of their false teaching.
Look at verses 4 and 5. Paul says from these people come “ . . . envy, quarreling, slander, evil suspicions, and constant disagreement . . .”
He then says that they are “dep