Who’s in need?

Who are really in need, v3
Who is really in need, v5
Who are really in need, v16
Do you get the picture?
1 Timothy 5
Paul gives guidelines on who to give to.
1. Don’t give if others especially family members can but who don’t, v4.
2. Give to those who are asking God and whose trust for the answer is in Him not those who are simply asking for help, v5.
3. Don’t give to those who have, v6.
4. Only give within an agreed policy, v9 onwards.
5. Give within the context of your culture, v9 onwards, living in Ephesus in the first century was not like today, we need to understand our culture.
6. Don’t let giving become a burden too heavy to bear, v16
7. Don’t give because the person is your favourite, v21