Sermons on 1 Timothy
1 Timothy 1:15
OCCASION: Christmas Eve Service A Short Christmas Sermon SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Some of you no doubt snickered when you read the title to my sermon and then saw my name next to it. It seemed like a contradiction, didn’t it, for you know my addiction to expository preaching and to outlines with at least three points. Well, this is going to be an expository sermon and it’s going to have three points, but all three come out of just one verse of Scripture;…
1 Timothy 6:3-19
The Rich and the Wannabees SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Introduction: A wag once said, “What good is happiness? You can’t buy money with it.” You, know, I suspect that describes the attitude of a lot of people today, including not a few who profess the name of Christ. Most would not verbalize such a sentiment, of course, but their lifestyle betrays them. Their priorities, their career decisions, their use of time–all seem to point to the fact that getting rich (or at least richer) is…
1 Corinthians 11:2-16; 14:34, 35; 1 Tim 2:8-15
What is the Role of Women in the Church? The topic of gender roles is a minefield many pastors consider too risky to cross, and I understand their hesitancy. It’s not without good reason that I am starting my study month tomorrow! It should be obvious that we cannot look to society for help in resolving the gender controversy, for the positions staked out there are pretty extreme. On the one side we have the women’s liberation movements like NOW, the National…