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Orchard Church | Pastor Jim Jackson

Oct 31, 2021

Earlier in his letter, Paul described the men who should be teaching and the men and women who should be serving (1 Tim. 3:1-13). The reason these qualifications exist, is that the church is the household of God and the foundation of truth in the world as the word is preached (1 Tim. 3:15). The truth of God...



Oct 17, 2021

Despite having the disciples of Jesus as pastors and the Holy Spirit doing miracles, the first church still had interpersonal issues. But instead of leaving the church or creating division, the people chose seven godly men to help, and fixed the issue (Acts 6:1-7). The presence of problems in a church is never the...


Oct 10, 2021

After describing an orderly worship environment and prohibiting women from teaching men in an assembled gathering, Paul tells Timothy who should have that role. Like marriage—where a man takes the responsibility of leading, loving, and providing for a wife and children—a man must desire the responsibility not...


Oct 3, 2021

After instructing Timothy to focus on the supremacy of the Gospel and prayer—rather than social or political issues at church—he specifies how that should happen. Christian men should lead by praying and lifting holy (Gr. hosios, ‘undefiled, pure’) hands to God. Throughout scripture, lifting hands was a form of...