1 Timothy: Doing Church God's Way
Message #3

July 22-23, 2006
Dr Larry Osborne

THE PROBLEM:

Not every passage in the Bible is crystal clear.

Too often, we argue over the unclear and
     ignore the crystal clear.

We don’t know how to agree to disagree.

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THE PASSAGE:
FIRST THE EASY STUFF:

 How A Good Start Goes Awry.
      _{^{1 Timothy 1:18-20    Hebrews 11:6  &  Hebrews 10:25-26
        1 John 1:9  &  Jeremiah 18:1-10}}

> We stop trusting God and stop obeying God.

 What To Pray For And Why It’s Important.
     _{^{1 Timothy 2:1-7    Proverbs 21:1    John 14:6  &  Acts 4:12    Ezekiel 33:11}}

> Everyone and everything.

> Peace and quiet.

> So that it’s easier to become a Christian.

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 What’s A Man to Do?
     _{^{1 Timothy 2:8    Mark 11:25    Romans 12:8}}

> God wants holiness and harmony.

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NOW FOR THE HARD STUFF:

 What’s A Woman to Do?
     _{^{1 Timothy 2:9-15    1 Peter 3:3-4    Proverbs 31:10  &  22    Proverbs 11:22
       Galatians 3:28}}

> Is this about a woman or a wife?

> Is this for then or for now?

> How I see it.

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WHAT TO DO WHEN THE
OTHER SIDE DOESN’T GET IT

1) If it’s black & white and crystal clear – divide over it.
      _{^{Galatians 1:8-9    1 Timothy 4:7    2 Timothy 3:5  &  Titus 3:10
        1 Corinthians 5:9-13}}


2) If it’s not, unity is more important than uniformity.
      _{^{1 Corinthians 13:2    1 Corinthians 3:1-4  &  11:17-19    Romans 14:1-13
        John 13:35  &  Ephesians 4:2-3    1 Timothy 1:5  &  1 Peter 3:8  &  4:8  &
        1 John 4:20-21}}