Description: Today we will look at the objectives for this study, the occasion of this epistle, why we are taking the time to piece together the story of a once great church, and the opening of this epistle.

Key Verse: 1 Timothy 3:14-15; 2 Timothy 2:2; 3:14-16; Acts 20:29-30; Revelation 2:4-5; 1 Timothy 1:1-2