CONTENDERS or PRETENDERS

Godliness Inside and Out

Today we continue a multi-week series on one of the most hotly contested passages in the Bible: 1 Timothy 2:8-15. We will tackle the following questions: What are the unique temptations for men and women that Paul addressed? What cultural influences was Paul trying to account for in setting expectations within the household of God? How would you answer these objections to a plain reading of scripture? It was only for that time and place. It was only Pauls opinion. Paul was not a legitimate Apostle. Book recommendation: Women in the Church: An Interpretation and Application of 1 Timothy 2:9-15, Third Edition, By Kstenberger Schreiner See previous related sermons here: https://www.newsong.family/series/gender-roles

There Are Two Genders, Not One

Today we begin a multi-week series on one of the most hotly contested passages in the Bible: 1 Timothy 2:8-15. We will tackle the following questions: Why did God create two genders if we are one in Christ? Why is this truth necessary now? Why do some view this as a difficult passage? How do we approach difficult passages? What was Pauls intent? How are men and women the same? And different? Two views: Complementarian https://cbmw.org Egalitarian - https://www.cbeinternational.org Summary Statement: Men and women have equal value before God, and God has given them unique natures, roles, and responsibilities within the home and church. Leadership roles are reserved for men, as demonstrated in both OT NT patterns and teaching. All believing women and men are charged with a wide range of good works outlined in scripture and suited to Gods design for gender strengths. This structure is prescribed for the household of God. While these gender role differences are anecdotally observed in secular contexts, scriptural gender roles are not enforced there. Scripture opposes any view that undermines the dignity of either men or women. Book recommendation: Women in the Church: An Interpretation and Application of 1 Timothy 2:9-15, Third Edition, By Kstenberger Schreiner See previous related sermons here: https://www.newsong.family/series/gender-roles

1 Timothy 4:11-16

A thoughtful approach to life as written in 1 Timothy 4:11-16 and how it is tied to the fall of Constantinople.

God is a Builder

Young kids are builders and love to create. Tom Short challenges us with the question: What should I be building?

Why Godliness is Worth It

Pastor Jack Stockdale makes an amazing claim: "You'll never hear a more profitable sermon than what you're going to hear today." He bases that on today's passage from the Book of 1 Timothy where Paul speaks of godliness as being "profitable for all things, since it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come."