I. Timothy 3:15-16

15 But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.
16 And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.

PREACHING IT      TO SAY THIS
 

Today, I begin with you a verse by verse series of messages preaching through the book of I. Timothy.

The Main Thrust for the series is discovered in I. Timothy 3:15-16  

 15 But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.
16 And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.
 

You'll notice the emphasis is on the Church and more specifically upon the Behavior of the people within the bounds of the Church.

May God help us that we would learn how to rightly behave and conduct buisness within the bounds of the church.

In order to do so we must recognize the purpose of the church.    Why does the church exist.     We know that the church is to be built by Jesus Christ.    It consists of those who have been saved by Jesus Christ.     And it has been commissioned by Christ that the saved within the church seek those outside the church in order that they might bring them to Christ.     Also, that those having been brought into the church would grow and mature and they would then teach others also in the pure word of God.

Most every organization has a manual to issue to it's members.    In this manual a new comer to the organization can learn about the organization and various specifics about that organization.     In that manual one may find

1) The Mission Statement along with the goals of the organization   2) The policies and procedures   3) The Hiearchy   4) Various functions and operations within the organization     5)  Periodic events of the organization and so forth.

The Bible is the Believers Manual for the Church.     A Healthy Church is one that is founded and operates within the dictates of the Bible.     Please understand we live in a day when this manual has been substituted and scrutinized.    Many churches do not use God's manual for operating the church.      They may call it a Bible Church but if it "aint run according to the scriptures it aint Bible.

I. OUTLINES CONCERNING THE BOOK

Chapt 1 - Maintaining Purity in Church Doctrine

Chapt 2 - Manifesting Responsible Worship in the Church

Chapt 3 - Marking Biblical Leaders in the Church

Chapt 4 - Scriptural Mediums to guide the Church

Chapt 5 - Effective Ministry within the bounds of the Church

Chapt 6 - Mannerisms and Duties of Individuals within the Church

II.  IDEAS SURROUNDING THE BOOK

Labeled Pastoral Epistles

Content reveals it was written by Paul

Written to young Timothy who assisted Paul on his journey's

A. A Personal Message -- Concern for Timothy

B. A Public Message - To the Church through Timothy

III.  INTENT OF THE BOOK

In order to understand the Intent of the book one must understand the details of the book.

A. Author

B. Recipient

C. Time and Setting

D. Intention of the Book in light of Author, Recipient, Time and Setting

IV. IMPLICATIONS TO US AS READING THROUGH THE BOOK

Several lessons surface:

**Teach Others

**God is a God of Order

**Set forth truth discounting the lies in the name of God

CLOSING IS THIS:

The Bible Book of  I. Timothy is a guide for establishing order in the Church.

A Well Mannered and in Order Church is a positive testimony to its Community.

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JOYFUL BLESSINGS BY THE SCRIPTURES

PASTOR SCHALK

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