Patiently Progressing (1 Timothy 4:11-16)

Timothy is facing a challenging time in the Ephesian church.  People are bringing in teaching that is not pure or teaching that is not correct.  So, what is the solution to this?  What is Timothy to do in this whole process?  How is Timothy to right this ship?

Grace and Peace through Leadership (Philippians 1:1-2)

I bet that if you were to survey the average person on the street they would tell you to question leadership and authority.  I would suspect that this answer would be consistent among conservatives as well as liberals.  We would probably not be that surprised by this considering that we have witnessed leaders deceive and abuse their authority. So, why would we as Christians want to trust leaders in the church?  We know leaders in the church have fallen into sin so why trust leadership?  How does the apostle Paul set the tone for Christian leadership?  How does setting such a tone for leadership reorient someone’s idea or notion of service?