The Faithful Church: 1st & 2nd Timothy – August 9, 2026
Read the passage: 1 Timothy 1:3-7
We start a new series in 1st Timothy. It’s a personal letter from Paul to Timothy, who is one of Paul’s most trusted partners in ministry; Paul basically calls him his son. In Paul’s letter to the Philippians, Paul wrote, “I have no one else like him.” That’s pretty high praise for a young leader.
The church in question is the church in Ephesus that Paul planted and pastored for a few years. Ephesus is a big pagan city, but now that church is going through some very big problems. And this is where we begin our passage.