On Slaves, Teachers, and Money                              

  A Model Church - I Timothy 6:1-16

November 5, 2006

 

 

 

A. Slaves – 1-2

 

“The name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles

because of you.” - Romans 2:24

 
ð principle applied to:

 

     1 –

 

     2 –

 

B. False Teachers… – 3-5

 

     …conceited

 

     …lacks understanding

 

     …morbid interest in controversial issues

 

     …evil in speech and attitudes

 

 

ð these attitudes/actions go against God’s character!

 

C. Money… – 6-10

 

  - key: contentment!

         (inner peace regardless of outside circumstances)

 

 

      …worry / greed is the antithesis of contentment!

 

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      …worry / greed is the antithesis of contentment!

 

- Mathew 6:25-32 - Job 1:21 –

“If godliness is not your goal, you will never be content.”

 

  - progression: wanting to get rich:

 

   1. temptation/snare

 

 

   2. foolish/harmful desires

 

 

   3. ruin/destruction

 

 

 

Our God owns the cattle on a thousand hills…

He also owns the hills!!

 

 

D. True Teachers_… – 11-16

 

  - “you, man of God” –

  - “flee” –

 

 

 

  - on the positive side:

 

   1. pursue… 11

 

     - righteousness                    - love

 

     - godliness                           - perseverance

 

     - faith                                 - gentleness

 

   2. “keep on fighting…”… 12     

 

 

“I have fought a good fight.” - II Timothy 4:7

 

 

   3. take hold… … 12, 14

 

 

 

 

 

What difference, really, do these three areas make?

 

 

Praise! – 15-16

  - doxology… 1:17 and 3:16

“If godliness is not your goal, you will never be content.”