¹² Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity. ¹³ Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to preaching and to teaching. ¹⁴ Do not neglect your gift, which was given you through prophecy when the body of elders laid their hands on you.¹⁵ Be diligent in these matters; give yourself wholly to them, so that everyone may see your progress. ¹⁶ Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers.

 Charge to Alex

• Model an exemplary Christian lifestyle (1 Tim.4:12)
• Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in both (1 Tim.4:16)

Charge to New City Baptist Church: Love your pastor

• Love him for his noble desire to serve both God and you.
• Love his wife, Jessie.
• Love his children
• Love him with your complaints
• Love him when you don’t understand him
• Love him for a long time
• Love him because God loved you.