Complementary New Testament Passage:
1 Timothy 4:6-16
Sermon Outline:
- The Sins of the Leaders’ Omission
- The Fruitlessness of Sin
- Do Not Join in with Sin
- The Sin of the Leaders’ Commission
- The Impairing Effects of Our Sin
Family Discussion Questions:
- How were the priests supposed to help the people?
- Should pastors be happy or sad when people disobey God?
- Why should we learn more about the Bible?
- Should we join people when they sin?
- Why does the Bible call Jesus our priest?
- Why did God not agree that the priests were better than their wives and daughters?
- The priests benefited by the peoples’ sin. How is the exact opposite of Christ’s priesthood?
- Using godly authority is meant to be a blessing. How is the opposite seen here?
- Sin makes us guilty, but it also affects our ability to see sin and find salvation. How does Christ overcome that problem?
- Some people use the excuse that the majority is doing something so they can’t be guilty. How is this corrected in this passage and other scriptures?
- What are common ways to seek healing from the “wound” of sin?
- Where do we see a glimmer of hope in this dark passage? How should this impact our view of salvation?
