Transcript PowerPoint - Faith Bible Church of Vallejo

BLESSED SINGLENESS
I WILL HONOR GOD BY EMBRACING MY
IDENITY IN HIM, AND MAKE USE OF MY
OPPORTUNE TIME BY GIVING MY
UNDIVIDED DEVOTION TO HIM BY
SERVING.
QUALIFICATIONS OF ELDERS
AND DEACONS
1 TIM 3:1-13
QUOTE
Members of a congregation’s board of
elders are not assistant pastors. They
assist their Pastor… Through the senior
pastor, elders establish a caring link with
each person on the professional staff,
whether assistant pastor, Director of
Christian Education, Evangelism… But
even more important, elders facilitate
and strengthen the working relationship
of the church staff.
(Victor Constien, The Caring Elder, p. 10)
ACTS 14:23 (HCSB)
23 When
they had appointed elders in every
church and prayed with fasting, they committed
them to the Lord in whom they had believed.
1 TIMOTHY 1:3 (HCSB)
3 As
I urged you when I went to Macedonia,
remain in Ephesus so that you may instruct
certain people not to teach different doctrine
1 TIMOTHY 3:14-15 (HCSB)
14
I write these things to you, hoping to come to
you soon. 15 But if I should be delayed, I have
written so that you will know how people ought
to act in God’s household, which is the church of
the living God, the pillar and foundation of the
truth.
THE DESIRE TO BE OVERSEERS
1 TIMOTHY 3:1
1 TIMOTHY 3:1 (HCSB)
1This
saying is trustworthy: “If anyone aspires to
be an overseer, he desires a noble work.”
ACTS 20:17, 28 (HCSB)
17 Now
from Miletus, he sent to Ephesus and called
for the elders of the church.
28 Be on guard for yourselves and for all the flock that
the Holy Spirit has appointed you to as overseers, to
shepherd the church of God, which He purchased
with His own blood.
1 TIMOTHY 3:1 (HCSB)
1This
saying is trustworthy: “If anyone aspires to
be an overseer, he desires a noble work.”
1 TIMOTHY 3:1 (HCSB)
1This
saying is trustworthy: “If anyone aspires to
be an overseer, he desires a noble work.”
1 TIMOTHY 3:1 (HCSB)
1This
saying is trustworthy: “If anyone aspires to
be an overseer, he desires a noble work.”
QUOTE
The true spiritual leader is concerned
infinitely more with the service he
can render God and his fellowmen
than with the benefits and pleasures
he can extract from life. He aims to
put more into life than he takes out
of it..
(J. Oswald Chambers, Spiritual
Leadership, p. 20)
THE DESCRIPTION OF LEADERS
1 TIMOTHY 3:2-12
1 TIMOTHY 3:2 (HCSB)
2 An
overseer, therefore, must be above reproach,
1 TIMOTHY 3:2 (HCSB)
2 An
overseer, therefore, must be above reproach,
the husband of one wife,
1 TIMOTHY 3:2 (HCSB)
2 An
overseer, therefore, must be above reproach,
the husband of one wife, self-controlled,
1 TIMOTHY 3:2 (HCSB)
2 An
overseer, therefore, must be above reproach,
the husband of one wife, self-controlled, sensible,
1 TIMOTHY 3:2 (HCSB)
2 An
overseer, therefore, must be above reproach,
the husband of one wife, self-controlled, sensible,
respectable,
1 TIMOTHY 3:2 (HCSB)
2 An
overseer, therefore, must be above reproach,
the husband of one wife, self-controlled, sensible,
respectable, hospitable,
1 TIMOTHY 3:2 (HCSB)
2 An
overseer, therefore, must be above reproach,
the husband of one wife, self-controlled, sensible,
respectable, hospitable, an able teacher,
1 TIMOTHY 3:3 (HCSB)
3 not
addicted to wine,
Proverbs 20:1 (HCSB)
1 Wine
is a mocker, beer is a brawler, and
whoever staggers because of them is not wise.
Romans 14:21 (HCSB)
21 It
is a noble thing not to eat meat, or drink
wine, or do anything that makes your brother
stumble.
1 TIMOTHY 3:3 (HCSB)
3 not
addicted to wine, not a bully
1 TIMOTHY 3:3 (HCSB)
3 not
addicted to wine, not a bully but gentle,
1 TIMOTHY 3:3 (HCSB)
3 not
addicted to wine, not a bully but gentle, not
quarrelsome,
1 TIMOTHY 3:3 (HCSB)
3 not
addicted to wine, not a bully but gentle, not
quarrelsome, not greedy —
1 TIMOTHY 6:9 (HCSB)
9 But
those who want to be rich fall into
temptation, a trap, and many foolish and harmful
desires, which plunge people into ruin and
destruction.
1 TIMOTHY 3:4 (HCSB)
4 one
who manages his own household
competently, having his children under control
with all dignity.
1 TIMOTHY 3:6 (HCSB)
6 He
must not be a new convert,
1 TIMOTHY 3:7 (HCSB)
7 Furthermore,
he must have a good reputation
among outsiders,
1 Timothy 3:12 (HCSB)
12 Deacons
must be husbands of one wife,
managing their children and their own
households competently.
COLOSSIANS 1:28 (HCSB)
28 We
proclaim Him, warning and teaching everyone
with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone
mature in Christ.
PSALM 143:2 (HCSB)
2 Do
not bring Your servant into judgment, for no
one alive is righteous in Your sight.
THE DANGER OF ELDERSHIP
1 TIMOTHY 3:1, 6, 7
1 TIM 3:1 (HCSB)
1This
saying is trustworthy: “If anyone aspires to
be an overseer, he desires a noble work.”
JEREMIAH 45:5a (HCSB)
“But as for you, do you seek great things for
yourself? Stop seeking!”
1 TIMOTHY 3:6 (HCSB)
6 He
must not be a new convert, or he might
become conceited and fall into the condemnation
of the Devil.
1 TIMOTHY 3:7 (HCSB)
7 Furthermore,
he must have a good reputation
among outsiders, so that he does not fall into
disgrace and the Devil’s trap.
THE DIVIDEND OF SERVICE
1 TIMOTHY 3:13
1 TIMOTHY 3:13 (HCSB)
13 For
those who have served well as deacons
acquire a good standing for themselves, and
great boldness in the faith that is in Christ Jesus.
MATTHEW 23:12 (HCSB)
“12 Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and
whoever humbles himself will be exalted.”
1 TIMOTHY 3:13 (HCSB)
13 For
those who have served well as deacons
acquire a good standing for themselves, and
great boldness in the faith that is in Christ Jesus.
THE DESIGNATION OF ELDERS
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QUALIFICATION OF ELDERS
AND DEACONS
THE DESIRE TO BE AN OVERSEER
THE DESCRIPTION OF A LEADER
THE DANGER OF ELDERSHIP
THE DIVIDEND OF SERVICE
The DESIGNATION OF ELDERS
QUALIFICATION OF ELDERS
AND DEACONS
I will submit myself to Christ so that
I may grow spiritually and be of
service to Him and others.