Time after Pentecost · Thanksgiving Day (USA) · Year B
1 Timothy 2:1-4
Instructions on Worship
November 25, 2027
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“For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.” (1 Timothy 2:5)
Proper Objects of Prayer Following the charge to Timothy in chapter 1, which points to the presence of false teachers as the occasion of the letter, Paul now moves on to give a series of specific instructions (2:1–7 on the proper objects of prayer; 2:8–15 on the proper demeanor for prayer; 3:1–13 on qualifications for church leadership). All of this leads directly to 3:14–15, where Paul repeats his purpose for writing in terms of the believers’ knowing how to conduct themselves in God’s household.
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Epistle: 1 Timothy 2:1-15 (Pentecost 15: Series C) 1517.org
A Lutheran reflection on prayer for all people, the theme of this Thanksgiving Day epistle.
Epistle: I Timothy 2:1-15 (Pentecost 15: Series C) 1517.org
A second Lutheran reflection, by a different author, on the same prayer-for-all-people text.
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What does Paul urge about prayer?
Paul urges prayers for all people, including kings, for God our Savior desires all to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth, through the one mediator who gave himself a ransom for all.
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