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Craig A. Brittingham, Pastor
Hillside Baptist Church
November 16, 2025

“Pay Attention!” (1 Timothy 4:16)

1A. The faithful pastor must pay close attention to himself.
1b. Paul exhorted Timothy to watch his life, that is, to be careful how he conducted himself.
2b. The pastor is to be an example to the church (4:12).
3b. There is the old adage, “Practice what you preach.” Transition: So, the pastor must practice what he preaches, but he must also take care that what he teaches and preaches is the doctrine of God.

2A. The faithful pastor must pay close attention to doctrine.
1b. The word translated here, “doctrine” (NKJV, NIV) can be translated “teaching” (ESV, NAS)
1c. It can indicate the act of teaching and what is taught.
2c. How a pastor teaches and what he teaches are both important.
2b. Timothy is a good example to follow for he paid careful attention to both his doctrine and conduct (2 Tim. 3:10).

3A. The faithful pastor must continue in these disciplines.
1b. “…in doing this you will save both yourself and those who hear you.”
2b. The pastor cannot save himself or anyone else; it is God who saves.
1c. But if the pastor and his hearers are to be saved, he must believe (and so must they), and teach sound doctrine.
2c. Regarding salvation, there are two very important doctrines – the gospel of Christ (Gal. 1:6-7) and the Christ of the gospel (John 8:24).

Questions…
1. Why is 1 Timothy along with 2 Timothy and Titus categorized as Pastoral Epistles?
2. To whom does the title, “man of God” refer? (See 1 Tim. 6:11, 2 Tim. 3:17) Looking up this phrase in the Old Testament may help you answer the question.
3. What does it mean to pay attention to yourself?
4. What does it mean to pay attention to doctrine?
5. Why is it important for a pastor to do these two things?
6. What did Paul mean that Timothy, by doing these things, would save himself and those who heard him?
7. Who is Christ? Why is it important to believe who He is?
8. What is the gospel of Christ? Why is it important to believe it?