Tag: PCA
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Biographical Theology
Rev. Randy Martin II Timothy 1:1-7 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God according to the promise of the life that is in Christ Jesus, 2 To Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. 3 I thank God whom I serve,…
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The God of the Man of God
Rev. Randy Martin I Timothy 6:13-16 13 I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who in his testimony before Pontius Pilate made the good confession, 14 to keep the commandment unstained and free from reproach until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15…
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The Man of God
Rev. Randy Martin I Timothy 6:11-16; 20-21 11 But as for you, O man of God, flee these things. Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness. 12 Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called and about which you made the good confession in the…
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Godliness and Contentment
Rev. Randy Martin I Timothy 6:1-10, 17, 18, 19 5 and constant friction among people who are depraved in mind and deprived of the truth, imagining that godliness is a means of gain. 6 But godliness with contentment is great gain, 7 for we brought nothing into the world, and we cannot take anything out…
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Detecting Wolfish Deceivers
Rev. Randy Martin I Timothy 6:2b-6 Teach and urge these things. 3 If anyone teaches a different doctrine and does not agree with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and the teaching that accords with godliness, 4 he is puffed up with conceit and understands nothing. He has an unhealthy craving for controversy…
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The Doulos and The Despot – Part 2
Rev. Randy Martin I Timothy 6:1-6 1 Let all who are under a yoke as bondservants regard their own masters as worthy of all honor, so that the name of God and the teaching may not be reviled. 2 Those who have believing masters must not be disrespectful on the ground that they are brothers;…
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The Doulos and The Despot – Part 1
Rev. Randy Martin I Timothy 6:1-6 1 Let all who are under a yoke as bondservants regard their own masters as worthy of all honor, so that the name of God and the teaching may not be reviled. 2 Those who have believing masters must not be disrespectful on the ground that they are brothers;…
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The Elders and Serving Well – Part 2
Rev. Randy Martin I Timothy 5:17-25 17 Let the elders who rule well be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in preaching and teaching. 18 For the Scripture says, “You shall not muzzle an ox when it treads out the grain,” and, “The laborer deserves his wages.” 19 Do not admit a…
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The Elders and Serving Well – Part 1
Rev. Randy Martin I Timothy 5:17-25 17 Let the elders who rule well be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in preaching and teaching. 18 For the Scripture says, “You shall not muzzle an ox when it treads out the grain,” and, “The laborer deserves his wages.” 19 Do not admit a…
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The Family and the Family of God
Rev. Randy Martin I Timothy 5:1-16 Do not rebuke an older man but encourage him as you would a father, younger men as brothers, 2 older women as mothers, younger women as sisters, in all purity. 3 Honor widows who are truly widows. 4 But if a widow has children or grandchildren, let them first…