Wisdom and Widows

1 Timothy 5:3-16 · 2025-10-12 · Jason Wolin · 1 Timothy | God’s Blueprint for a Strong Church

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Wisdom and Widows Slideshow for this message PDF Message Download Introduction Well today we are back in 1 Timothy chapter 5 and in chapter 5, Timothy is addressing various groups in the church. One of the challenges in doing this is that by addressing one group, you unintentionally make people who are not part of that group feel like outsiders. When we talk about the young, well the old are going to feel left out. When we talk to the old, the young will feel like it doesn’t apply. When we talk to the men, the women will feel left out. When we talk to the women, the men will feel left out. There needs to be a balance and an awareness of how that can make people feel. And I want to begin by confessing that last week I was not very balanced. So I want to add some balance. Last week Paul addressed four groups, the young men, young women, older men and older women. When I referenced the young women in the room my goal was to really elevate the role of being a wife and mother. Our culture has really devalued that role. I’m tuned into this generation because that’s where all my kids are at. Many think that being a wife and mother is kind of settling for something lesser. I really just want to elevate that role. God wants us to honor mothers and so that was my goal. But I didn’t add the balance. Because I know I made some who have to work to make ends meet feel like that was some sort of judgment on them. Or maybe that in the back of my mind I really thought that moms who work outside the home are somehow dishonoring the Lord. I just want you to know that I don’t think that. Clearly, the Proverbs 31 woman had a business. My mom who I held up as a prime example sold real estate. The goal was not to shame working moms. The goal was and is to direct the goal. It’s was to inspire that any lifestyle sacrifice you have to make to make your family a priority is a good sacrifice. That was the goal in that portion of the communication but I didn’t balance it. It also could have made some who are not married and want to be married feel excluded because it could make them feel that this role of honor is something they want but they are not in that state. And so it could cause some to feel: Am I somehow less valuable? How I am supposed to control this? I can’t just order up a husband. Do I now have no meaningful purpose because I am single? I understand how you could hear it that way but let me just say to any in this group, this is not true. Paul himself was single. And by the way so was Jesus. I’m not hearing to much shade being cast on these two spiritual giants, are you? Being married is not a goal. It’s a gift. And Paul says that given the urgency of the kingdom work at hand, that gift can even be a distraction. Not all gifts should be received if there is a highe…

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