Leadership Matters
March 2, 2014 Speaker: Kevin Deyette Series: Fight Club
Topic: Default Passage: 1 Timothy 3:1–3:16
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The Church is:
1. God's Household
2. The place where the Living God dwells
3. Guardian of God's Word
Jesus is Godliness revealed (vs. 16)
Because of what the church is-Leadeship matters
Jesus is head of the church.
Elders-Servant Leaders
Qualifications in relation with God:
-Above reproach (vs. 2)
-Not a new convert (vs. 6)
-Able to teach (vs. 2)
Qualifications in relation with family:
-One woman man (vs. 2)
-Leads family/household well (vs. 4)
-Respected by children (vs. 4)
Qualifications in relation to self:
-Self-controlled (vs. 2)
-Sober minded (vs. 2)
-Not given to drunkenness (vs. 3)
-Not greedy (vs. 3)
Qualifications in relation with others:
-Not violent but gentle (vs. 3)
-Not quarrelsome (vs. 3)
-Well thought of by outsiders (vs. 7)
-Hospitable (vs. 2)
-Respectable (vs. 2)
Deacons-Leading Servants
General Deacon qualifications:
-Dignified (vs. 8)
-Not double-tongued (vs. 8)
-Not addicted to much wine (vs. 8)
-Not greedy (vs. 8)
-Faith and clear conscience (vs. 9)
-Tested (vs. 10)
Qualifications for Female Deacons:
-Dignified (vs. 11)
-Not slanderers (vs. 11)
-Sober minded (vs. 11)
-Faithful in all things (vs. 11)
Qualifications for Male Deacons:
-Husband of one wife (vs. 12)
-Managing children and households well (vs. 12)
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