1 Timothy 3:14-15 - I am writing these things to you, hoping to come to you before long; but in case I am delayed, I write so that you will know how one ought to conduct himself in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and support of the truth.
I. Identify Men Who Desire Being a Pastor/Elder/Overseer
1 Timothy 3:1 - It is a trustworthy statement: if any man aspires to the office of overseer, it is a fine work he desires to do.
A. Desiring the office of a pastor is “a trustworthy statement”
1 Timothy 3:1 - It is a trustworthy statement…
B. Being a pastor/elder is a noble profession
1 Timothy 3:1 - …if any man aspires to the office of overseer, it is a fine work he desires to do.
II. Ensure the Men Are Biblically Qualified
1 Timothy 3:2-7 - An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, prudent, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, not addicted to wine or pugnacious, but gentle, peaceable, free from the love of money. He must be one who manages his own household well, keeping his children under control with all dignity (but if a man does not know how to manage his own household, how will he take care of the church of God?), and not a new convert, so that he will not become conceited and fall into the condemnation incurred by the devil. And he must have a good reputation with those outside the church, so that he will not fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
A. Faithful to his wife
1 Timothy 3:2-3 - An overseer, then, must be…the husband of one wife…
B. Emotionally controlled
1 Timothy 3:2-3 - An overseer, then, must be…temperate, prudent, respectable…
1. Temperate or sober-minded
2. Prudent or self-controlled
3. Respectable or honorable
C. Willing to share time and resources with others
1 Timothy 3:2-3 - An overseer, then, must be…hospitable…
D. Able to teach
1 Timothy 3:2-3 - An overseer, then, must be…able to teach…
E. Not a drunk
1 Timothy 3:2-3 - An overseer, then, must be…not addicted to wine…
F. Gentle rather than violent or abrasive
1 Timothy 3:2-3 - An overseer, then, must be…not…pugnacious, but gentle, peaceable.
G. Not greedy
1 Timothy 3:2-3 - An overseer, then, must be…free from the love of money.
H. Good manager of his home
1 Timothy 3:4-5 - He must be one who manages his own household well, keeping his children under control with all dignity (but if a man does not know how to manage his own household, how will he take care of the church of God?)…
I. Mature rather than a new convert
1 Timothy 3:6 - …and not a new convert, so that he will not become conceited and fall into the condemnation incurred by the devil.
J. Good reputation from those outside
1 Timothy 3:7 - And he must have a good reputation with those outside the church, so that he will not fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
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