Although the defection and decline of many churches today feels new, the problems were foreseen and their solutions already laid out in the New Testament. This series looks at Paul’s advice to Timothy about how to steer the church through dangerous waters.

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What Your Leaders Need to Lead
What Your Leaders Need to Lead

PAUL SADLER | APRIL 28, 2024

Quality leaders are vital to the health of any church, but it’s the members of the church that provide the environment in which healthy leaders can develop and thrive. This message looks at the support, accountability, and preparation needed to ensure strong leadership.

1 Timothy 5:17-25

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Compassion Guided by Discernment
Compassion Guided by Discernment

PAUL SADLER | APRIL 21, 2024

The church relates to one another as family and bears the burdens of those who are most vulnerable. But compassion needs to be informed by discernment. This message looks at when helping hurts and how to know when to help and how.

1 Timothy 5:1-16

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A Manageable Plan For Spiritual Growth
A Manageable Plan For Spiritual Growth

PAUL SADLER | APRIL 14, 2024

Timothy is a young guy in an old man’s world. It’s easy for him to feel overwhelmed by the challenges, and people are spreading lies and causing division. What can he do? And what difference will it make? This message looks at the help God gives and the direction He points us in when life feels like too much.

1 Timothy 4:6-16

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Rules That Kill Christian Freedom
Rules That Kill Christian Freedom

PAUL SADLER | APRIL 7, 2024

After declaring that the mystery of godliness is Christ, Paul points to the demonic character of those who try to add rules to revelation and turn the path of Christian growth into a list of good things to avoid.

1 Timothy 3:14-4:5

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Character Over Accomplishment
Character Over Accomplishment

PAUL SADLER | MARCH 17, 2024

In laying out the requirements of church deacons, Paul makes it clear that the character of the one serving matters far more than their skills, connections, or accomplishments. This message looks at the people who serve to build the church and the blessing they experience for doing so.

1 Timothy 3:8-13

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What Christian Maturity Looks Like
What Christian Maturity Looks Like

PAUL SADLER | MARCH 10, 2024

Paul lays out the qualities that should characterize the church overseer (=elder/pastor) and in so doing gives a picture of Christian maturity and the character that all Christians should aim for.

1 Timothy 3:1-7

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A Sit-Down With the Inventor of Gender
A Sit-Down With the Inventor of Gender

PAUL SADLER | MARCH 3, 2024

Today, gender is something that we argue about and feel confusion toward. People struggle with their own gender and the implications of it. Does God have any answers? Could the Inventor of gender help us to see how His design is actually good? This message looks at Paul’s teaching on gender in the church.

1 Timothy 2:8-15

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What We Lose When the Gospel Takes a Back Seat
What We Lose When the Gospel Takes a Back Seat

PAUL SADLER | FEBRUARY 11, 2024

When we lose sight of the gospel, doubts and insecurities can keep us from living the life we were called to. This message looks at how Paul coached Timothy in the gospel and gave him courage to face his challenges.

1 Timothy 1:12-20

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Give Me Truth Not Speculation
Give Me Truth Not Speculation

PAUL SADLER | FEBRUARY 4, 2024

We grow in the life of faith by trusting and responding to what God has said. When churches talk more about what people say than what God has said, Christians drift into error. This message looks at how to hold onto truth when the world turns away from it.

1 Timothy 1:1-11

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Paul Sadler, Lead Pastor