1 & 2 Timothy

I.       A Suggested Outline of Paul’s First Epistle to Timothy

A.     The church and its message (1 Tim 1)

1.       Teaching sound doctrine (1:1-11)

2.       Proclaiming the gospel (1:12-17)

3.       Defending the faith (1:18-20)

B.     The church and its members (1 Tim 2, 3)

1.       Praying men (2:1-8)

2.       Submitting women (2:9-15)

3.       Qualified elders (3:1-7)

4.       Qualified deacons (3:8-13)

5.       Behaving believers (3:14-16)

C.     The church and its minister (1 Tim 4)

1.       A good minister, preaching the word (4:1-6)

2.       A godly minister, practicing the word (4:7-12)

3.       A growing minister, progressing in the word (4:13-16)

D.     The church and its ministry (1 Tim 5, 6)

1.       To older members (5:1, 2)

2.       To older widows (5:3-10)

3.       To younger widows (5:11-16)

4.       To church officers (5:17-25)

5.       To servants (6:1, 2)

6.       To false teachers (6:3-10)

1.       To the ministers (6:11-16, 20, 21)

2.       To the rich (6:17-19)