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Use a Little Wine for Your Stomach Ailments: 1 Timothy 5:21–25, Part 2 Mar 04, 2025

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Sometimes, Christians pit doctors and divine healing against one another, as if relying on natural remedies reveals a lack of faith. Does Scripture support that assumption?

The Immeasurable Weight of Choosing Elders: 1 Timothy 5:21–25, Part 1 Mar 01, 2025

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Choosing elders is a serious business. Paul charges us to do so knowing we are in the presence of God, Jesus Christ, and the elect angels.

Find the Truth to Protect Both Elders and Sheep: 1 Timothy 5:19–20 Feb 25, 2025

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When accusations arise, Paul would have churches refuse to let elders be destroyed by liars — and refuse to let lying elders destroy sheep.

Don’t Muzzle Your Grain-Treading Ox-Pastor: 1 Timothy 5:17–18, Part 2 Feb 22, 2025

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Paul sees a connection between hardworking pastors and oxen laboring in the field. Both deserve to be rewarded for their work.

Honor Your Pastors by Paying Them Enough: 1 Timothy 5:17–18, Part 1 Feb 18, 2025

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Pastors deserve to be paid for their labor. They spend themselves to edify the flock, so the flock should spend to provide for them.

Compassion and the Christian Work Ethic: 1 Timothy 5:11–16, Part 2 Feb 15, 2025

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The grace of God is not an excuse for laziness. It gives not only pardon for sin but power for Christ-honoring work.

Why Not Enroll Younger Widows? 1 Timothy 5:11–16, Part 1 Feb 11, 2025

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When Paul instructs Timothy to care for widows in the church, he tells him not to enroll younger widows in the support network. Why?

An Official Order of Seasoned Widows: 1 Timothy 5:9–10 Feb 08, 2025

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Older women who are seasoned in service, devoted to good works, chaste, courageous, and humble deserve special honor in the church.

The ‘Christian’ Who Is Worse Than an Unbeliever: 1 Timothy 5:3–8, Part 4 Feb 04, 2025

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When Paul says that professing believers who do not provide for their relatives deny the faith, what does he mean?

True Widows Are Women of Hope and Prayer: 1 Timothy 5:3–8, Part 3 Feb 01, 2025

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God shows special care for the most destitute among his people, such as widows without living relatives. How might local churches follow his example?

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