Outline—1 Timothy 5:2–16

1. General rules for behavior (vv. 1–2)
2. Heart of the church (v. 3)
3. Heart of the family (v. 4)
4. What it really means to be a widow (vv. 5–7)
5. Family responsibility (v. 8)
6. More about the widow’s work (vv. 9–16)

Related Scripture

• Titus 2

Take Home Points

• Think ahead—start planning now regardless of your age, for the needs of you family—parents, grandparents, uncles, aunts…

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Outline—1 Timothy 4:12–16

1. Priority of example (v. 12)
2. Priority of public worship (v. 13)
3. Priority of call (v. 14)
4. Priority of advancement (v. 15)
5. Priority of stewardship (v. 16)

Related Scripture

• 2 Timothy 1:5–7
• 1 Corinthians 12:1–11

Take Home Points

• There are two parts to a pastor: example and gift. A pastor offers an example of godly living and teaches doctrine.
• If you are a Christian, you are a saint, so live accordingly.
• We (Christians) should all live as examples of believers in a way that is evident to everyone.
• Stir up you heart to use what God has given to you.

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Outline—Ephesians 4:31–32

1. How we treat ourselves (v. 31)
   1. The particulars
      1. Bitterness (Colossians 3:19)
      2. Wrath
      3. Anger (v. 26)
      4. Clamor
      5. Evil Speaking (blaspheming others)
      6. Malice
   2. The directive (put off—these are alien and antithetical to the Christian life)
2. How we treat one another (v. 32)
   1. Rule of thumb—be ye kind (Luke 6:35)
   2. Rule of generosity—tenderhearted (1 Peter 3:8)
   3. Rule of rights—forgiving one another (Colossians 3:18)
   4. Rule of grace—even as God for Christ’s sake has forgiven you (Matthew 18:23–35)

Take Home Points

• Are you sure you are forgiven?
• What rules are you living by today?

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Outline—Ephesians 4:30–32

1. Did you know that God can be grieved? (Isaiah 63:10, James 4:5)
2. Do you remember what He does for you?
3. Do you know what grievance is?
4. Do you know how we grieve Him?
   1. Disposition, deeds, declaration (vv. 30-32)
   2. Failure to realize His presence
   3. Failure to respond to His compelling, leading, and prompting (Philippians 2:12-13)
   4. Forgetting the end of salvation

Take Home Points

• What is the work the Holy Spirit has been about in your life recently?
• Can you identify an area where you have been grieving the Holy Spirit?

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Outline—Ephesians 4:28–29

1. A word about work (v. 28)
   1. Negative—steal no more
   2. Positive—work with his hands
   3. Principle—that he may have to give
2. A word about conversation (v. 29)
   1. Negative—let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth
   2. Positive—speak words of edification
   3. Principle—that he may impart blessing

Take Home Points

• There is a Christian dignity in work.
• The believer is to pursue blessing others throughout his life.

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Outline—Ephesians 4:25–27

1. A word about truth (v. 25)
   1. The negative—put away lying
   2. The positive—speak truth with your neighbor
   3. The principle—we are members of one another
2. A word about anger (vv. 26–27)
   1. The negative—be angry and sin not
   2. The positive—do not let the sun go down upon your wrath
   3. The principle—do not give place to the devil

Take Home Points

• The Christian principle of truth telling is greater than simply being amoralist, the principle stems from the very character of God and Hiscommission for each saint.
• There is such a thing as righteous indignation based upon the characterof God, but it is never an anger which is unfettered and out of control.

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