Text: 1 Timothy 5:3-16
Exegesis (Original)
Theme: Widows in Need
Topic: What Timothy should instruct the church to do for widows
Truth: Those who really need help must be helped while those who need discipline must be taught.
Thrust: Timothy must instruct the church on how to deal with both.
Theology: Since those who really need help must be helped while those who need discipline must be taught, Timothy must instruct the church on how to deal with both.
Exposition (Universal)
Theme: Helping those in need
Topic: How the church should deal with those in need
Truth: The church is not responsible for all types of needs.
Thrust: The church must learn to discern when to meet a need and when to delegate it.
Thesis: Since the church is not responsible for all types of needs, the church must learn to discern when to meet a need and when to delegate it.
Exhortation (Particular)
Preaching Idea: Discern the need before you meet the need. (Tagline)
Controlling question: How to discern the need?
Point Name: Two criteria
Teaching Outline:
Intro
There are so many needs in the world today. How can the church meet all these needs? The Bible gives us a principle: “Discern the need before you meet the need.” This is the need behind the need. So how do we discern the need?
There are two criteria…
- No one else can meet the need (vv.3-8,16).
- The person really deserves to be helped (vv.9-15).
Conclusion
The church must learn to be responsible for legitimate needs among God’s people. But she must also learn to discern if a need is a legitimate need. Remember, discern the need before you meet the need.