God's Exemplary Working in Ministers and Resultant Working in Their Congregations [Family Worship lesson in 1Timothy 4:12–16]

How is ministerial authority maintained? 1Timothy 4:12–16 looks forward to the second reading in morning public worship on the coming Lord’s Day. In these five verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that ministerial authority is maintained by taking heed to oneself first, and then with a diligence already demonstrated in one’s own progress, to direct others in theirs.(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)