(Note: For remote participants and BFG leaders, these questions are meant to be used in conjunction with the pastor’s sermon. Attempting to use these questions absent the sermon’s teaching could lead to unbiblical or unhelpful conclusions.)

For Kids: 
It’s important, even at your age, to begin knowing how to tell a faithful pastor from a false teacher. One way is to ask the question, “Is what that person just said true?” Your parents can help you look to the Bible for the answer.  

• Why is it important for you to pay attention during the sermon? 
• Why do we go to the Bible to see if something is true? 
• What is one way that you can pray for your pastors? 

For Discussion: 

• What happens to a church if the pastor has not been trained well?  
• Why do you think some pastors are tempted to skip over the “hard parts” of Scripture?  
• What kind of “silly myths” was Paul talking about in 1 Timothy 4:7 (see 1:4–6; Col. 2:8)? What kinds of “silly myths” might a pastor be tempted to give his time to these days?  
• What does it look like for a pastor to pursue godliness? Does his pursuit look different than that of other Christians? If so, how?  
• What makes Christian hope the only true hope (see 1 Tim. 4:10)?  
• How ought we understand the phrase, “God is the Savior of all people,” without slipping into universalism (the idea that all people will be saved)?  
• In what ways ought the pastor be a good example to the church? What does this look like in practical, day-to-day life?  
• In 1 Timothy 4:16, Paul makes a very stark claim about the pastor’s preaching/teaching. How are we to rightly understand that claim, and how does it affect what we do as Christians?  
   

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