1 Timothy Outline

I. The Exclusiveness of Biblical Christianity (Chapter 1)
     A. Hope (vs 1)
     B. Faith (vs 2)
     C. The Truth (vs 3-10)
     D. The Gospel (vs 11-16)
     E. God (vs 17-20)

II. The Exhortation Concerning Authority (Chapter 2)
     A. Kings (vs 1-2)
     B. God (vs 3-4)
     C. Christ (vs 5-6)
     D. Apostles (vs 7)
     E. Man (vs 8-15)

III. The Example of Church Leadership (Chapter 3)
     A. Pastors (vs 1-7)
     B. Deacons (vs 8-13)
     C. Apostles (vs 14-15)
     D. Christ (vs 16)

IV. The Exercising unto Godliness (Chapter 4)
     A. Departure from the faith (vs 1-3)
          1. Listening (vs 1)
          2. Speaking (vs 2-3)
     B. Determination unto Godliness (vs 4-16)
          1. Receive what God gives (vs 4-5)
          2. Remember (vs 6)
          3. Refuse (vs 7)
          4. Resort to Godliness (vs 8-16)
               a. labour (vs 10)
               b. suffer (vs 10)
               c. command (vs 11)
               d. teach (vs 11)
               e. exemplify (vs 12)
               f. attendance (vs 13)
               g. exercise your gift (vs14)
               h. meditate (vs 15)
               i. give yourself wholly (vs 15)
               j. take heed (vs 16)

V. Examination of People (Chapter 5)
     A. Older Men (vs 1)
     B. Young Men (vs 1)
     C. Older women (vs 2)
     D. Younger women (vs 2)
     E. Widows (vs 3-16)
     F. Pastors (vs 17-20)
     G. Instruction (vs 21-25)

VI. Exchanging the temporal for the eternal (Chapter 6)
     A. Personal Rights (vs 1-5)
     B. Personal Property (vs 6-10) & (vs 17-19)
          1. The value of contentment (vs 6)
          2. The logic of contentment (vs 7)
          3. The parameters of contentment (vs 8)
          4. The importance of contentment (vs 9-10)
     C. Personal Responsibility (vs 11-16) & (vs 20-21)
          1. Flee irresponsibility (vs 11)
          2. Follow after godliness (vs 11)
          3. Fight the good fight(vs 12)
          4. Focus on Christ (vs 13-16)
          5. Faith (vs 20-21)