Monthly Archives: January 2011

Wanting to Be Teachers

Posted on January 29, 2011 by Rick Reynolds

2An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, prudent, respectable, hospitable, able to teach…1 Timothy 3:2 I can’t recall Jesus arguing to get his point across like I might tend to do. With the exception … Continue reading →

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Time to Throw a Party

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Rick Reynolds

2An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, prudent, respectable, hospitable, able to teach…1 Timothy 3:2 It’s easy to be hospitable to someone you like, to someone who looks like you and talks like you, … Continue reading →

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An Orderly Man

Posted on January 22, 2011 by Rick Reynolds

2An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, prudent, respectable, hospitable, able to teach…1 Timothy 3:2 What does it mean to be respectable? Do men these days want to be respected? Do they care? Does … Continue reading →

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One-Woman Man

Posted on January 20, 2011 by Rick Reynolds

2An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, prudent, respectable, hospitable, able to teach…1 Timothy 3:2 A potential leader should not be a ladies’ man. He should be one lady’s man, though, and that’s it. … Continue reading →

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Sensibility and Sense

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Rick Reynolds

2An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, prudent, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, 3not addicted to wine or pugnacious, but gentle, peaceable, free from the love of money. 1 Timothy 3:2 It’s easy to … Continue reading →

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Now a Word from Titus

Posted on January 15, 2011 by Rick Reynolds

For this reason I left you in Crete, that you might set in order what remains, and appoint elders in every city as I directed you. Titus 1:3 There was some unfinished business in Crete, some untidiness. No lines of … Continue reading →

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Squeaky Clean

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Rick Reynolds

Paul says, fine then, you covet the role of leadership in the church; that’s a good thing. Let’s see if you qualify. It’s very much like wanting a new house or car, and you ask for the price and your … Continue reading →

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Initial Thoughts on Church Leadership–1 Timothy 3:1-13

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Rick Reynolds

 1It is a trustworthy statement: if any man aspires to the office of overseer, it is a fine work he desires to do. 2An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, prudent, respectable, hospitable, able … Continue reading →

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You are so beautiful to me!

Posted on January 5, 2011 by Rick Reynolds

To follow-up on 1 Timothy 2:9-15 before embarking on a study of qualifications necessary to lead and serve in the church (Chapter 3), I wanted to say my model for a godly woman resides in my own house. Everything that … Continue reading →

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A Woman’s Place–Caution, You Are About to Enter a No Spin Zone

Posted on January 4, 2011 by Rick Reynolds

 9Likewise, I want women to adorn themselves with proper clothing, modestly and discreetly, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly garments, 10but rather by means of good works, as is proper for women making a claim to … Continue reading →

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