Sermon Outlines for
the book of I Timothy
Rev.
David P. Horrocks, Th.M.,
I Timothy 1:1-7 (2/3/02)
I Timothy 1:8-11 (2/10/02)
I Timothy 1:12-17 (2/17/02)
I Timothy 1:18-20 (2/24/02)
I Timothy 2:1-7 (3/10/02)
I Timothy 2:8-15 (3/17/02)
I Timothy 3:1-7 (3/24/02)
I Timothy 3:8-13 (4/14/02)
I Timothy 3:14-16 (4/21/02)
I Timothy 4:1-5 (4/28/02)
I Timothy 4:6-10 (5/5/02)
I Timothy 4:11-16 (5/12/02)
I Timothy 5:1-2 (5/19/02)
I Timothy 5:3-16 (5/26/02)
I Timothy 5:17-25 (6/2/02)
I Timothy 6:1-2 (6/9/02)
I Timothy 6:3-10 (6/16/02)
I Timothy 6:11-16 (6/23/02)
I Timothy 6:17-21 (7/14/02)
I Timothy-The Gospel (7/28/02)
Introduction: "A time to talk - a time to act"
The salutation (1:1-2)
Paul's divine authority
Timothy's derived authority
Heaven's desired action
The situation (1:3-7)
Context - the faith
Paul's stewardship of the gospel came from heaven
(1:11)
Timothy's stewardship of the gospel came from Paul (1:18)
The Christian's stewardship of the gospel is from God (II Timothy 2:2)
Our present stewardship of the gospel is from God
Content - the fight
Judaizers had arrived in
Church leaders had failed to protect the church (Acts 20:28-30)
Timothy is sent to the rescue (I Timothy 1:3a, 5-7)
The church is not an open forum of opinions
The church is a home-school of faith in Christ
The church is a training center of love for others
The church is not a school of senseless babble
MESSAGE:
"THE CHURCH MUST DEFEND OUR
SALVATION
BY FAITH IN CHRIST ALONE
AND OUR SANCTIFICATION SEEN IN OUR LOVE."
Introduction: "Disaster drill"
The goal of ministry: Righteous living by the redeemed
Continual faith in the Lord
Pure, good, and sincere expressions of love in service
The means to that goal
The use of the law to identify sin
The law speaks to sinners of their sin
Lawless and rebellious (1,2)
Ungodly and sinners (3)
Unholy and profane (4)
Strikers of fathers and mothers (5)
Murderers (6)
Immoral and homosexuals (7)
Kidnappers (8)
Liars and perjurers (9)
Things opposed to healthy living (10)
The law reveals God's righteousness
The misuse of the law
The law can not save a soul
The law can make no one holy
The gospel is the measure of God's glory
Jesus Christ died for our sins
Jesus Christ was raised with our salvation
Jesus Christ ascended for our sanctification
Jesus Christ will return with our reward
MESSAGE:
"THIS IS THE GREATNESS OF OUR
GOD:
WHAT THE RULES OF RELIGION WILL NEVER DO FOR US,
HE WILL DO IN US AS WE WALK BY FAITH
AND WE SERVE IN LOVE."
Introduction: "Aren't you glad you are not Thomas Zehetmair?"
Paul gives his thanks to the Lord for his salvation (1:12-14)
The Lord saved Paul for Himself (12-13a)
He was saved to a life of great service
He was saved from a life of great sin
The Lord saved Paul by His abundant grace (13b-14)
The Lord looked at Paul for his potential
The Lord did not hold Paul's sin against him
The Lord drew Paul to a life of faith and love
The Lord empowered Paul for Christian living
Paul calls all Christians to worship the Lord for our salvation (1:15-17)
Jesus is inseparable from our salvation (15a)
His incarnation was for our salvation
His death on the cross was for our salvation
Faith in Jesus is our salvation
Jesus is willing to save all who will believe in Him (15b-16)
Jesus is patiently waiting
The Holy Spirit is (systematically/randomly) seeking
The church is actively witnessing
Individuals are personally believing
The Lord is worthy of our worship (17)
Praise of honor for what He has done
Praise of glory for all that He is
MESSAGE:
"GIVE THANKS AND WORSHIP TO
THE LORD;
FOR ONLY BY HIS DEATH, BY HIS MERCY,
BY HIS GRACE, AND BY HIS POWER
ARE WE SAVED."
Introduction: "Keeping the rules of Christian living"
The rules for the challenge of Christian living
The rule of believing (Faith)
The rule of behaving (Love)
The violators of the rules of Christian living
The teacher who teaches what is false (Doctrine)
The leader who does what is wrong (Morality)
The Christians who follow the rules of Christian living
Their credentials
Commended by other Christians
Confirmed by the Lord
Their conduct
They learn and teach sound doctrine
They proclaim the gospel of God's grace
They defend the church from attacks
They even seek to salvage the wolves
MESSAGE:
"DEFENDING THE RULE OF FAITH
AND LOVE
IS THE WILL OF GOD
AND THE WORK OF THE CHURCH."
Introduction: "Can the sins of the world get any darker?"
The will of the Father
A world of civil people
A world of pious people
The work of the Son
Jesus came into the world to mediate salvation
Jesus died a substitutionary death as a ransom for us all
The life of their great apostle
The world must be evangelized
People must believe the gospel
Believers must obey the gospel
The call to the Church
Prayer extends the will of the Father
Prayer extends the work of the Son
Prayer extends the life of their great apostle
MESSAGE:
"AS WE PRAY FOR THE SALVATION
OF OTHERS,
WE EXTEND THE WILL OF THE FATHER,
THE WORK OF THE SON,
AND THE LIFE OF THEIR GREAT APOSTLE."
Introduction: "From weeds to flowers"
Context: Faith and love with a vision (1:1-2:7)
Chapter 1 - The fundamentals of faith and love
Chapter 2:1-2 - Praying for the salvation of the people of the world
Content: Looking within the Church (2:8-15)
Disruptive men (2:8)
Am I praying:?
Am I walking in fellowship with the Lord?
Am I relating well with other people?
Disruptive women (2:9-15)
How should I look? (9-10)
Principle: Dress modestly
Application: Stress good works above good looks
Reorientation: Dress according to godliness
How should I fit? (11-15)
Be a good student of your faith.
Defer to men the teaching and leading of the Church
The Church is a return to the ordering of creation
Remember what disorder brought
Return to God's order was the correction then and it is now
MESSAGE:
"OUR KEEPING THE CHURCH IN
GOD'S ORDER
IS ESSENTIAL TO OUR BRINGING THE WORLD
BACK TO GOD'S ORDER."
Introduction: "Qualified to hold office"
A view of the past
Bishop, elder, and deacons (Three tier)
Bishop-elder, and deacons (Two tier)
The qualifications for being bishop-elder
The duty of the office is to oversee
The dignity of the office is Christ
The demands for the office are many
Blameless, not sinless, in the church
Moral/behavioral qualifications
Husband of one wife - a one woman man
Temperate - he keeps his head at all times
Prudent - self-controlled
Respectable - orderly approach to life
Hospitable - love for strangers
Able to teach - exhort and correct
Not addicted to wine - not with wine
Not pugnacious - not a Paloka
Gentile - he yields to the way of grace
Peaceable - without quarrels
Free from the love of money - not in love with gold
Experiential qualifications
A good manager of his own family
Ready to care for others
Not be a new believer
Blameless, not sinless, in society
The world is watching to discredit
Satan is seeking to destroy
MESSAGE:
"THE EARTHLY LEADERSHIP IN
THE CHURCH
SHOULD BE A REFLECTION OF THE
HEAVENLY LEADER OF THE CHURCH."
Introduction: "An amazing box"
Context
The church and its message (1:1-20)
The church and its mission (2:1-15)
The church and its members (3:1-13)
Elders leading (3:1-7)
Workers serving (3:8-13)
Content
The characteristics of a good servant (3:8-12)
He is of high moral character (3:8)
He is faithful to the Christian faith (3:9)
He is blameless, not sinless, in his conduct (3:10)
His goodness is seen in all of his relationships (3:11-12)
Teamed with a kindred spirit
Shows the appropriate use of authority
The consequences of good service (3:13)
Great influence on the body of Christ (3:13b)
High marks at the judgment seat of Christ (3:13a)
MESSAGE:
GOOD SERVANTS WHO PROVIDE GOOD SERVICE TO THE CHURCH
ARE A FORCE FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS IN THE WORLD
AND ARE DESTINED FOR REWARDS IN HEAVEN."
Introduction: "I did not know as much as I thought I knew"
The origin of the church
Matthew 16:18 - The church is yet future
Acts 1:5 - The baptism by the Holy Spirit is yet future
Acts 2 with Acts 11:15-17 - The record of this baptistm
I Corinthians 12:13 - The result of this baptism is a body
Ephesians 1:22-23 - That body is the church
The nature of the church
The life of the church
The church is God's family
The church is God's temple
The light of the church
The church is God's witness
The church is God's university
The great testimony of the church
The work of Christ for the church
Incarnation (John 1:14)
Resurrection (Romans 1:4)
Ascension (Acts 1:10-11)
The work of the church for Christ
Proclamation (Matthew 28:19)
Reconciliation (II Corinthians 5:20)
Glorification (John 17:5)
MESSAGE
"WE
ARE A FAMILY OF GOD,
WE ARE A COMMUNITY OF TRUTH,
AND WE ARE A WITNESS FOR CHRIST
IN THE WORLD."
Introduction: "I forgot the ingredients"
The context
The church and its message (The gospel)
The church and its mission (Universal)
The church and its members (Godliness)
The church and its motive (Jesus)
The content: The recipe for false holiness
The mystery of false holiness
From Satan and his forces
Through hardened sinners who seek a following
Upon believers who disregard the way of God
The method of false holiness
Celibacy was a commendation
Fasting was a human merit
The mistake of false holiness
The world God created was good
God created the holy world for people
God created a holy world for holy people
The holy person is a believer
The holy person lives to do the will of God
The holy person gives thanks to the Lord for all of His benefits
MESSAGE:
"HOLINESS IS KNOWING THE
LORD,
LIVING FOR HIS PLEASURE,
AND THANKING HIM FOR ALL OF HIS BLESSINGS."
Introduction: "How do you find a good worker?"
The context
The church and its message (The gospel)
The church and its mission (World)
The church and its members (Godliness)
The church and its motive (Jesus)
The church and its measure (Holiness)
Trust
Obedience
Thanksgiving
The content: Who is the good servant of the Lord? (4:6-10)
He (she) is a witness to faith (6)
A believe in Jesus Christ
A student of Christian living
A voice for personal godliness
He (she) is a work of faith in progress (7-8)
Deliberately separating the useless from the
useful
Purposely choosing the eternal over the temporal
Physical fitness does a little good for a time
Spiritual fitness does a great good for time and eternity
He (she) is a worker for faith in the lives of others (9-10)
Only the Lord is God
Only the Lord can save all people
Only believers are saved
Only those who hear the gospel can be saved by the gospel
MESSAGE:
"THE LORD'S GOOD SERVANT IS A
WITNESS TO FAITH,
AN ON-GOING WORK OF FAITH,
AND A WORKER FOR FAITH IN THE LIVES OF OTHERS."
Introduction: "It is growing season again"
The design of the church (1:1 - 4:10)
The church and its message (Gospel) I Timothy 1:15
The church and its mission (World) I Timothy 2:4
The church and its members (Godliness) I Timothy 3:1-13
The church and its motive (Jesus) I Timothy 3:16
The church and its measure (Holiness) I Timothy 4:4
The church and its means (Faith) I Timothy 4:6
The building of the church (4:11-16)
Continually review the essentials (11)
Let youth and age find their common ground in holiness (12)
Understand that there is no alternative to following the Bible (13)
Use God's gifts for building His church (14)
Invest in faith and you will reap the dividend of holiness (15)
Be preparing yourself and others for life and eternity (16)
MESSAGE
"THE LORD IS BUILDING HIS
CHURCH
ACCORDING TO HIS DESIGN THROUGH
THE EFFORTS OF FAITHFUL PEOPLE."
Introduction: "Monitoring the condition of the church"
God's work for the church (1:1-4:16)
God's way in the church (5:1-2)
Why the church needs change
We are over matched
We are called sheep
We easily forget God's grace
We forget the other side of salvation
We are prone to selfishness
We confuse what is a free gift with what is worthless
We place the world's order over God's order
We forget that God has a purpose for the godly
We are progressively sanctified
We lose sight of eternity
We are one body
We are one witness
How Christians should be changing one another
Negative: Do not beat the sheep
Positive: Be encouragers together in faith
Speak with the respect of a child speaking to a
parent
Speak with the concern of a brother speaking to a sibling
Speak with the propriety of a man speaking to a woman
Speak with the help of a friend speaking to a friend
Speak with the wisdom of a teacher speaking to a student
Speak with the care of a shepherd speaking to a sheep
Speak with the gentleness of a physician speaking to a patient
MESSAGE:
"WE ARE TO BE ENCOURAGERS
TOGETHER BY FAITH
BECAUSE WE CAN ALL BE CHANGED
BY SUCH ENCOURAGMENT."
Introduction: "Have you ever thought of yourself as a savior?"
Context: What the church is supposed to be (1:1 - 4:16)
Content: What the church is supposed to do (5:1-16)
Changed by mutual encouragement (5:1-2)
Meeting the needs of the needy widows (5:3-16)
The church should support for life an eligible Christian widow
A widow who is all alone in life (3-5a)
A widow who is in a truly helpless situation (5b-7)
A widow at least 60 years old (9a)
A widow with only one family's source of support (9b)
A widow who is commendable in her Christian conduct (10)
The church should not support for life an ineligible Christian widow
A widow who is not all alone (4,8)
A widow with self-inflicted poverty (6)
A widow less than 60 years old (11-13, 15)
Still seeking personal fulfillment
Not fully devoted to serving Christ
Idle in good works, active in evil deeds
Who should support the ineligible Christian widow?
A second husband (14a)
The widow herself (14b)
A resourceful Christian woman friend (16)
MESSAGE:
"WE WHO HAVE RECEIVED
CHRIST'S GRACE
AND ARE ENJOYING GOD'S BLESSINGS
SHOULD BE SHOWING THAT GRACE
BY BEING A BLESSING TO OTHERS."
Introduction: "The great divide between God and man is our sin and His grace.
Context: What the church is supposed to be (1:1 - 4:16)
Content: What the church is supposed to do (5:1-25)
Changed by mutual encouragement (5:1-2)
Meeting the needs of the needy widows (5:3-16)
Shaped by the life of the leaders (5:17-25)
Honor the leaders who teach you to walk with the Lord (17-18)
The double honor of obedience and support
The double duty of study and instruction
The double quote of Old Testament and New Testament
Rebuke the leaders who walk away from the Lord (19-21)
Leadership has responsibilities
Leadership has liabilities
Leadership has accountability
Select as leaders those who are walking with the Lord (22(23)24-25)
Select cautiously
Select responsibly
Select insightfully
MESSAGE:
"UNLESS THE CHURCH HAS
LEADERS
WHO WALK WITH THE LORD,
THE CHURCH WILL WALK AWAY FROM THE LORD."
Introduction: "What can we learn from a slave?"
Context: What the church is supposed to be (1:1 - 4:16)
Content: What the church is supposed to do (5:1 - 6:2)
Honor one another (5:1-2)
Honor widows (5:3-16)
Honor leaders (elders) (5:17-25)
Honor masters (6:1-2)
To Christian slaves with pagan masters (6:1)
Choose to always treat your master with honor
Chose to always be a good witness for your faith
Our God is greater than the life around us
Our eternal reward is greater than the burdens upon us
To Christian slaves with Christian masters (6:2)
Show them honor
Be more diligent to serve
Do acts of kindness to the household of faith
"TO BE A WITNESS FOR THE LORD
AND FOR THE GOSPEL,
CHOOSE TO SHOW HONOR, CHOOSE TO GIVE SERVICE,
AND CHOOSE TO DO GOOD TO OTHERS ALL OF THE TIME."
Wisdom for living from slaves:
We are all slaves to someone or something
We build or break our lives by the choices we make
In the darkness of sin we can shine as a light for righteousness
We reflect Jesus when we are serving others
We reflect Jesus when we bring blessings to others at our own cost
We reflect Jesus when we respond to injustice in faith
Our conduct reflects our conviction about the greatness of our God
Our conduct reflects our value of eternal rewards
Disunity in the world can become unity in Christ
If slaves can glorify God, how much more should we glorify God
Our personal peace and comfort must not be our highest goal
It is not our station in life but our relationship with the Lord that counts
most
Introduction: "Why can't the leaders of the Church understand?"
Context: What the church is supposed to be (1:1 - 4:16)
Content: What the church is supposed to do (5:1 - 6:10)
Honor one another (5:1-2)
Honor widows (5:3-16)
Honor leaders (5:17-25)
Honor masters (6:1-2)
Honor what is true (6:3-10)
Teach the Bible as it is (3-5)
The standard of Bible teaching (3)
The subject is Jesus Christ
The object is godly living
The distortion of Bible teaching (4a)
Personal pride of the teacher
Biblical ignorance of the teacher
Spiritual instability of the teacher
The danger of distorted Bible teaching (4b-5)
Competition instead of cooperation
Disunity instead of unity
Ignorance and lies instead of understanding and truth
Greed instead of godliness
Promote godliness as it was meant to be (6-10)
Learn to be contented with godliness
The products of greed end with death
Godliness is for now and forever
Greed has present hazards, future problems, and final failure
Greed and godliness walk different paths
Greed and godliness have different experiences
Greed and godliness arrive at different goals
MESSAGE:
"THE CHURCH IS TO TEACH THE
BIBLE AS IT IS
AND PROMOTE GODLINESS AS IT WAS MEANT TO BE."
Introduction: "Self-evident principles of life"
How we can have a consistent and persistent Christian life
Keep on fleeing from sin
Keep on pursuing Christian virtues
Keep on striving on the path of faith
Learn to make our temporal decisions by eternal values
Be a faithful witness to the gospel until the end
Why we should have a consistent and persistent Christian life
It is characteristic of God's servants
We were called by the Holy Spirit for that purpose
It is proof that our confession of Christian faith was true
The God who gave us life is watching us
The Savior who persevered for our salvation is watching us
Our Christian life becomes a chorus of praise to our Lord
MESSAGE:
"A CONSISTENT AND PERSISTENT
CHRISTIAN LIFE
IS A WITNESS TO OUR WORLD,
A TESTIMONY TO OUR FAITH,
AND A CHORUS OF PRAISE TO OUR LORD."
Introduction: "The death of life"
Paul's description of God's will for the church (1:1-6:16)
What the church is supposed to be (1:1 - 4:16)
What the church is supposed to do (5:1 - 6:16)
Paul's parting instruction for Christians (6:17-21)
Hope in God (17) Hope
Hope in yourself is hopeless
Hope in your possessions is foolish
Hope in the Lord is fulfilling
Live for eternity (18-19) Faith
Serve people and use things
Do works on the earth that will have consequences in heaven
Let eternity rule in your soul
Proclaim the Gospel (20-21) Love
Know the Gospel
Protect the Gospel
Spread the Gospel
MESSAGE:
"TO BE REALLY FULL OF LIFE,
WE MUST HOPE IN GOD, LIVE FOR ETERNITY,
AND PROCLAIM THE GOSPEL."
Introduction: "A race against time for the lives of men"
The gospel Paul preached is that Jesus Christ died for our sins
and arose from the dead, and if we believe in Him we will be saved.
Jesus' purpose for living on the earth was to save
sinners
Jesus through His death established peace between God and man
The condition for salvation is always faith in Jesus
The Bible is the pathway to learning of this salvation
The gospel is best understood in the context of an invisible spiritual war.
This war began in heaven and is being decided on
the earth
This war is fought throughout time with consequences in eternity
Christians are called to win temporal battles to receive eternal rewards
The gospel is a divine message carried in a fragile human package.
It is a trust given to the church
It must compete with man's pride
It must compete with Satan's lies
The gospel gives us insight into the nature of God.
God is a righteous and loving person desiring peace
with all people
God is merciful to some
God is the most special person above all
The gospel is more than rescuing people from judgment for their sins.
Forgiveness then godliness is the completion of the
gospel
The gospel should bring out the best in us
The gospel should promote Jesus Christ in the world through us
MESSAGE:
"THE BETTER WE UNDERSTAND THE
GOSPEL,
THE BETTER WE WILL LIVE FOR THE LORD IN THE WORLD."
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