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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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…to emerge within the church. We expect to be able to play. You know, I mean, it's interesting. First, you want to look at how eldership starts,1 Timothy chapter 3. This is how Paul says, okay, right out of the gate, I want to share with you how to identify elders. If anyone aspires to the office of overseer,…
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…you talk about. You've got something that has made you without fault, without blame, without censure in this world. That's what God is looking for.1 Timothy chapter 3. This also shows up in Titus 1. These are the qualifications for leadership in God's church. 1 Timothy 3 1, this is a true saying, if a man desire…
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…the lust of the flesh, the pride of life. Um turn over to 1 Timothy real quick. I want to offer a couple from here just as sort of an example. So1 Timothy chapter 3, Paul is talking about the characteristics of overseers in the church, spiritual leaders. Okay, and he says in verse 2, an overseer must be above…
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…Ephesians. First Timothy. First Timothy. It'll make sense in a moment, I promise. It'll make sense in a moment. 1 Timothy, chapter 3, verses 14.1 Timothy, chapter 3. You there? Good. 1 Timothy. It's up there. Oh, perfect. Good. I didn't mess this up. All right, 1 Timothy chapter 3, verse 14 says this. I hope to…
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…pastors? Did you know that hospitality is one of the things that they is like there's these couple of extensive lists in the New Testament, like1 Timothy chapter 3and Titus chapter 1, where Paul uh is saying everything that church leaders, elders, pastors have gotta be. And he says specifically that they are…
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…the congregation. And in chapter three, he says, okay, here's what healthy, good, godly leadership ought to look like. And that's what we find in1 Timothy chapter 3. And he gives Timothy 16 qualifications for an overseer. Different churches use that word in different ways. Some say elder, some say pastor, some…
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…And so we're going to be opening up your word together today as a church family. And I just ask you to speak to us clearly and powerfully through1 Timothy chapter 3. I pray that you just really grab our attention and our hearts. Help us to focus, pay attention, to concentrate, to take your word seriously. Help…
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…know where they're found? And do you know what it says? Well, if you don't. And you're kind of. Now that I picked your curiosity and write it down.First Timothy, chapter 3 verses 1 to 11, first Timothy, chapter 3, verse, verses 1 to 11, first Timothy 3, 1, 11, and Titus 1:5 to 9, Titus 1:5 to 9. Now, don't leave that up to the…
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…Whether people want to change it or not, you can't change the qualifications that God has given us in Scripture. If you have your Bible, open up to1 Timothy chapter 3. We're going to read this. We've been reading it each week as we walk through these qualifications. Today we're talking about two more. And these…
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…watching last night, there was this lady, she was a pastor. There's a problem right there. If it's a woman and she's a pastor, that's not biblical.1 Timothy chapter 3, Titus chapter number 1. Uh, I'm telling you right now, a pastor, a bishop is supposed to be uh the husband of one wife. And so when you look at…
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…today, what we've been doing the last few weeks, if you've not been around, we've been looking at the qualifications for a pastor. They're found in1 Timothy chapter 3. There are 16 of these qualifications. And we're slowing down a little bit and we're just taking our time as we move through these because so many…
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…To learn more about Celebration Baptist Church in Tallahassee, Florida, visit iCelebration.org and let's get started. Alright, so we're gonna be in1 Timothy chapter 3today. Go ahead and open your Bibles there. If you've got a paper Bible, that's great. Open First Timothy chapter 3. If you're on your device, also…
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…determine where you're going to live, what you're going to do, and how you're going to spend the rest of your life. And so today we come here to1 Timothy chapter 3, and let me just tell you, we're going to face these questions. Let me just kind of catch you up. If you haven't found it yet, 1 Timothy chapter 3,…
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…Now, follow with me a little bit further. Look, if you would, two scriptures. Pick up 1 Corinthians 4. You're doing great. 1 Corinthians 4 and1 Timothy chapter 3. Remember, we're ambassadors. If we're Christians, we're ambassadors. We're down here to transact business, if you would, to trade with God's word…
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…at scripture. First of all, some churches won't allow someone who's been divorced to serve as a pastor, elder, or deacon. This usually comes from1 Timothy chapter 3, where there's a list of qualifications for an overseer, and one of the things is that they should be husband of one wife. The Greek phrase here is…
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…for nominating deacons or spiritual leaders that are here at our church at Maranatha. We have sought to kind of blend two principles. One from1 Timothy chapter 3that talks about spiritual leaders. And that those who pursue spiritual leaders are those who desire this position. God has worked in their life.…
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Acts chapter 2. And also, would you look with me and pick up uh1 Timothy chapter 3? Acts chapter 2 and 1 Timothy Chapter 3. I want to give you some things that when you read these with me at the start, you may say they're basic,…
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…I want to give you a scripture this morning that uh I think very fondly of, but I think it has a powerful message in that one verse. It's found in1 Timothy chapter 3and verse 15. 1 Timothy chapter 3 and verse 15. Paul writes this to Timothy, and he says in 1 Timothy 3 15, but if I tarry long, that thou mayest…
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…not just the only element of being a pastor. That is one element of being a pastor. The second is the pastor's character. We get a lot of that from1 Timothy chapter 3. So if you have your Bibles, I'm gonna go ahead and tell you to turn there. It'll be on the screen if you'd rather just watch or read it there, but…
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…look at this. Pastor Dale Tunnell: This is talking about the leadership of the church. Pastor Dale Tunnell: The leadership. Pastor Dale Tunnell:First Timothy chapter 3. Pastor Dale Tunnell: Boy, I put that on the little font there. Pastor Dale Tunnell: I can't read that myself, so I'm gonna have to Pastor Dale…
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