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1 Timothy 3:1 · BSB
3:1 This is a trustworthy saying: If anyone aspires to be an overseer, he desires a noble task.
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…that the words that David penned were not David's words at all. They were the words of the Holy Spirit of God. You might recognize the the verse in1 Timothy 3:116. All scripture is given by inspiration of God. You might see instead of inspiration, God breathed because that's exactly what it literally…
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…an overseer. It's not used anywhere near as often as elder, but it is used very directly in the passages that qualify these men. So you see them,1 Timothy 3:1and 2. It is a trustworthy saying, if any man aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a good work. An overseer then must be above reproach.…
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…know about the role of the elder is that _elder is an office_. It is an official office. We saw Paul say that the elders were _made_ overseers. In1 Timothy 3:1, Paul says, **"The saying is trustworthy: If anyone aspires to the office of overseer…"** It is an official office. To be even more specific, it is…
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…for good godly leadership, not evil leadership, good godly leadership that you should be seeking in the church. Let me read it to you.1 Timothy chapter 3, verse 1. This saying is trustworthy. If anyone aspires to be an overseer or pastor, elder, that's where that goes, he desires a noble work. It's a good…
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…through you, I would submit these questions of ministry readiness are absolutely essential for you. So Paul picks up on that first question here in1 Timothy chapter 3, verse 1. Look at it. It says, This saying is trustworthy. If anyone aspires to be an overseer, he desires a noble work. So Paul begins with a discussion…
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…but they won't be on the screen. I'm gonna talk us through kind of a synopsis and then give a few of my thoughts toward the end. Let's start with1 Timothy chapter 3, verses 1 through 7. And there's a parallel, very similar verse in Titus 1, 5 through 9. We're not gonna cover that one. That one's in your app in the app, but today…
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…in the congregations. There's qualifications that must be met for a man to be qualified to serve in the office of an elder. Those are found in1 Timothy chapter 3 verses 1 to 7. Those qualifications are also found in Titus chapter 1. And one of the important parts of the work of an elder, as we'll talk more about this…
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…there are points I want to make, but today I'm gonna really focus on the screens on the passages, okay? The first passage we're going to look at is1 Timothy chapter 3, verses 1 through 7. Now, if you look in the uh UVersion Bible app, you'll also see Titus 1, 5 through 9. They overlap a lot. So I'm just gonna stick with 1 Peter 3, 1…
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…here in 1st Timothy chapter 2 verse 9, our text. The second one is in the next chapter, immediately Paul still used the same word. modest. In1 Timothy chapter 3 verse 1, well let me read the place exactly, verse 2. Look at verse 2. A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober -minded,…
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…speaking to his son in the ministry, Timothy, he said, The Lord's born servant must not be quarrelsome, but be kind to all. Look at what it says.1 Timothy chapter 3, verse 1 to 2. This is a faithful saying. If a man desires the position of a bishop, he desires a good thing, he desires a good work. A bishop, when they say…
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…he goes through the qualifications, he does not use the word elder, he uses the word overseer, for an overseer must be above reproach. So that's in1 Timothy 3:1. In Acts chapter 20. This is uh verse 17. Remember when Paul is selling to Jerusalem, he gathers the elders from Ephesus, and then in verse 28 of…
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…set of programs might be for children at any given stage in the life of a church. There's decisions that need to be thought about and made.1 Timothy chapter 3 verses 1 through 5qualifications here. Paul gives to Timothy the saying is trustworthy. If anyone aspires to the office of overseer he desires a noble task.…
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…to mind. There are a number of reasons for that, but let me just give you one textually. Look at how Paul begins this section of his letter in1 Timothy 3 verse 1. If [snorts] anyone aspires to the office of overseer. If anyone aspires. In other words, Paul has a particular orientation, a particular audience…
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…Paul's first letter to Timothy, Paul gives really specific instructions to the church as to who is qualified for this kind of task. Listen again to1 Timothy 3, verses 1and 2. He says it's a trustworthy statement if any man aspires to the office. Of overseer. It is a fine work he desires to do. An overseer then…
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…Bible and other places for all Christians. So be careful, you don't go, oh, qualifications for an elder. That don't apply to me. Uh he says this in1 Timothy chapter 3, verse 1. The saying is trustworthy. If anyone aspires to the office of an overseer or elder, he desires a noble task. Therefore, an overseer must be a…
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…are there other people around you, maybe other ministers, other people who affirm the ministry that you're doing? And this is all based on1 Timothy 3:1, which says, whoever aspires to be a pastor, which is the word elder, aspires a good thing. Pastors are called to shepherd, preach, pray, and…
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…Nicholas, a proselyte of Antioch. These they said before the apostles, and they prayed and laid their hands on them. And then the second passage is1 Timothy 3, verses 1 to 10, which talks about the qualifications for elders and deacons. The saying is trustworthy. If anyone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a…
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…do? And so to that first question, I want to point you to the Scriptures. The Apostle Paul gives us the gold standard when he writes to Timothy in1 Timothy 3, verse 1. He says, If anyone does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of God's church? He must not be a recent convert or he may…
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…handout, but it might also be worth going there because we are going to look at a couple of verses in 1 Timothy. So 1 Timothy is on page 1192. In1 Timothy chapter 3, verse 1, you have the outlining of the qualifications for eldership. Let me pick it up in verse 1. Here is a trustworthy saying, whoever aspires to be an…
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…to say about this, but let's open up the text here. Effective leaders lead themselves first. Let's learn what that looks like in this first text.First Timothy chapter 3 verses 1and 2 in Titus 5, 1 through 7, Titus 1, 5 through 7. Let's take a look first at Timothy, and let's first define our terms. I think this is…
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