1 Timothy

This week we had the great opportunity to hear from Jason Dees on the book of 1 Timothy. This book was written by Paul to his young disciple Timothy around 63-66 encouraging him to stay at Ephesus and warn against the false teachers. There was so much to be taken away from what was taught this week for me because I had never really studied the book of 1 Timothy before so everything in it was a new discovery. Probably the biggest thing for me was learning the qualifications of an overseer and an elder. Before, I knew what these were but I didn't know how you got to be one or what it ment to be one. Seeing the qualifications and desiring to be one someday made me really take a look at my life and check the things I'm doing right now to make sure that they line up so that in the future I would not be disqualified. Another huge takeaway for me was that Paul talks about bodily discipline being of little profit but godliness being profitable for all things. This passage made me reprioritize some of the things in my life and fix my eyes and heart on pursuing godliness above all else.