Providence Reformed Church of Bakersfield

Category: I Timothy

  • The Perennial Spiritual Forecast

    Rev. Randy Martin I Timothy 4:1-6 Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons, 2 through the insincerity of liars whose consciences are seared, 3 who forbid marriage and require abstinence from foods that God created to be…

  • The Pillar and Buttress of Truth

    Rev. Randy Martin • I Timothy 3:14-16 • 14 I hope to come to you soon, but I am writing these things to you so that, 15 if I delay, you may know how one ought to behave in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, a pillar and buttress…

  • Diagonal Charity and How It Changed the Values of Western Civilization

    Rev. Randy Martin • I Timothy 3:8-13 • 8 Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, not greedy for dishonest gain. 9 They must hold the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience. 10 And let them also be tested first; then let them serve as deacons if they…

  • Servant Shepherding of the Church

    Rev. Randy Martin • I Timothy 3:1-7 • The saying is trustworthy: If anyone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a noble task. 2 Therefore an overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, 3 not a drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome,…

  • Creation, Fall, and Redemption

    Rev. Randy Martin • I Timothy 2:11-15 • Let a woman learn quietly with all submissiveness. 12 I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; rather, she is to remain quiet. 13 For Adam was formed first, then Eve; 14 and Adam was not deceived, but the woman…

  • Women and Teaching – Part 2

    Rev. Randy Martin • I Timothy 2:11-15 • Let a woman learn quietly with all submissiveness. 12 I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; rather, she is to remain quiet. 13 For Adam was formed first, then Eve; 14 and Adam was not deceived, but the woman…

  • Women and Teaching – Part 1

    Rev. Randy Martin • I Timothy 2:11-15 • Let a woman learn quietly with all submissiveness. 12 I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; rather, she is to remain quiet. 13 For Adam was formed first, then Eve; 14 and Adam was not deceived, but the woman…

  • The Only Mediator

    Rev. Randy Martin • I Timothy 2:1-7 • First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way. This is good, and it is…

  • The Church’s Calling to Prayer

    Rev. Randy Martin • I Timothy 2:1-8 • First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way. This is good, and it is…

  • The Enemies of Truth

    Rev. Randy Martin • 1 Timothy 1:18-20 • This charge I entrust to you, Timothy, my child, in accordance with the prophecies previously made about you, that by them you may wage the good warfare, holding faith and a good conscience. By rejecting this, some have made shipwreck of their faith, among whom are Hymenaeus…