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Paul gives some reasons as to why younger widows should not be put on the official support list to be taken care of by their local assembly. The enemy can sneak into a person’s life through just a crack. Don’t give him an inch or he will take a mile.

Have we lost the Gospel message? What did Yeshua teach about the Gospel? Listen to learn about just how important the actual, literal Kingdom of the Almighty is.

I talk about the specific qualifiers a widow must meet in order to be put on a list (formal) by her local fellowship for material support.

We begin a small mini-series about widows here, based on verses 3-16 of chapter 5. I focus on the need for children to take care of older parents, and how you don’t have to say “I deny the faith” in order to deny the faith.

Paul reminds Timothy that the congregation is a household. I take the time to look at the emphasis on honoring and respecting our parents. Towards the end I give three answers to varying situations in parent-to-child relationships.

Paul spent so much time instructing Timothy, because it mattered for his salvation, as well as the salvation of his hearers. You can live a righteous life, if you truly desire to.

When severe persecution broke out against the early followers of Yeshua (in Jerusalem), they scattered throughout the land of Israel, but they never stopped sharing the good news of the King and his Kingdom.

In his first letter to Timothy, Paul encourages meditation. What exactly does that mean? We should delight in the Torah (Law), and meditate upon it day and night.

One of the elementary, fundamental doctrines of Holy Scripture has to do with an elder laying his holy hands on someone else, in order to pass along something of spiritual benefit. Timothy had this done to him, but it had an old history in the Hebrew faith.

Timothy had a supernatural gift, given to him by two means. Listen to learn how there are good spirits and bad spirits, and that it matters who you “hang” with.

Before moving into Acts 8, we need to discuss the figure mentioned in both Acts 7:58 and 8:1, Saul of Tarsus. Who was this man, and why was he so bent on binding and even killing followers of Yeshua?

When a pastor gets behind a pulpit each week, he must give a teaching. His sermon should be centered around a text more than a title. If there is no genuine teaching, there will be no genuine growth. A big part of Yeshua’s ministry was his teaching.

Paul told Timothy to give attention to ‘the reading.’ The reading of what? This sermon reaches back to the book of Exodus to find the answer to that question. Nehemiah 8:8 is capitalized on.

Sometimes children and youth get overlooked, but Paul reminded young Timothy not to be discouraged by this, but to walk in holiness and set a good example for everyone.

Paul encourages Timothy to train, labor, and strive for the life to come. The ascetics focused mainly on the body, Timothy (and us) was to focus more on the spiritual person.