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Trained By The Word - 1 Timothy 4:6
How can you guard yourself against false teaching ? How can you be properly equipped to live the life God has for you? God has given us the Bible so that w
Guard The Truth - 1 Timothy 6:20-21
"A story is told of a man who, resisting the cost of oats he fed his mule, decided to gradually substitute sawdust in its diet. Everything went fine for a
Generous Living—Truly Living - 1 Timothy 6:18-19
I'd like to return for a moment to a question I've asked you already in our study of 1 Timothy. Have you ever wondered what you would do if you suddenly be
Put Your Hope In God – 1 Timothy 6:17
Kevin A. Pierpont Higgins Lake Baptist Church 2/29/04 17 Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches
Fight the Good Fight - 1 Timothy 6:12-16
Can there be such a thing as a good fight? Have you ever been in an argument with someone and you walked away saying to yourself, "That was a good fight!"?
Flee And Follow - 1 Timothy 6:11
A country preacher decided to skip services one Sunday and head to the hills to do some bear hunting. As he rounded the corner on a perilous twist in the t
Beware the Desire for Riches - 1 Timothy 6:9-10
Last week we talked about the importance of being content with what we have. Today we're going to continue this thought as we see the danger with a desire
Great Gain in Contentment – 1 Timothy 6:6-8
Higgins Lake Baptist Church Kevin A. Pierpont 1/18/04 A man became envious of his friends because they had larger and more luxurious homes. So he listed hi
Care of Biblical Leadership - 1 Timothy 5:17-25
The past couple of weeks we have examined the proper treatment of widows in the church. This week we will be looking at 1 Timothy 5:17-25 and considering P
Instruction for the Care Of Widows, Part 2 - 1 Timothy 5:11-16
1 Timothy 5:11-16 Last week in our study of 1 Timothy 5:3-10, we examined our responsibilities as families and church members to care for older widows in t
Instruction for the Care of Widows - 1 Timothy 5:3-10
1 Timothy 5:3-10 Last week we considered how we ought to treat one another in the church. We examined how Paul instructed Timothy in the treatment of older
Living in God's Family – 1 Timothy 5:1-2
Higgins Lake Baptist Church Kevin A. Pierpont 11-9-03 In his book, The Purpose Driven Church , Rick Warren makes a very simple yet profound statement. He s
Know, Preach, Teach the Word – 1 Timothy 4:13-16
In our home right now Zachary is discovering that he can repeat just about anything he hears. He’s learning how to speak and form words for himself. He’s t
Be An Example To The Believers - 1 Timothy 4:7-12
How many of us have been watching the World Series this week? It boggles the mind to see what a pitcher can do with a baseball. Plus, to see what some of t
Teach the Truth – 1 Timothy 4:1-6
John MacArthur tells of a "pastor of a very well-known Bible church, one that taught the Word of God. Today he is a denier of the deity of Jesus Christ. He
The Church of the Living God – 1 Timothy 3:13-16
13 For those who have served well as deacons obtain for themselves a good standing and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus. 14 These thing
God’s Design for Deacons – 1 Timothy 3:8-12
Higgins Lake Baptist Church Kevin A. Pierpont 10/5/03 8 Likewise deacons must be reverent, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy for money
God's Design For the Pastor - 1 Timothy 3:1-7
Church leaders were largely to blame for Mark Twain becoming hostile to the Bible and the Christian faith. As he grew up, he knew elders and deacons who ow
Peace in Acceptance - 1 Timothy 2:11-15
This is a poem of Amy Carmichael’s, "He said..'I will forget the dying faces, the empty places. They shall be filled again. Oh, voices moaning deep within
It's the Heart - 1 Timothy 2:9-10
An ad appeared in a newspaper that read: “Farmer wants to marry woman, age 35, with tractor. Send picture of tractor.” We laugh at this but it ought to cau