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What People Think Deacons Do Some people say: They care for the facilities, making sure that the grounds are presentable to the public. They are the governing board, nothing happens in a church without going through the deacons. Deacons lead the church’s ministry teams, whether that’s audio visual or…

This is circling back to the opening statement, above reproach. Not only are we above reproach by the examination of the church…but what is the opinion of the person in the eyes of the community? When people outside of the church come into contact with an individual, what are they like? Is someone kind…

The qualification states that, and elder “must not be a recent convert.” The Greek word for this paints a word picture if you will. For the word is the picture of a plant, not a developed plant, but one who has just been germinated; and you develop in your mind this small green speck, just sprouting…

As we continue in our journey through 1 Timothy 3 , we come to the statement that an elder must not be a lover of money. What is meant by a lover of money? Is it wrong to have wealth? Are we using our money properly? Are we greedy, or are we giving? Belief about money Since the Great Depression this…

We must understand, the household is the trying ground for the church. The question isn’t “whether men should be leading.” (For God is the one who created gender, and in that he has designed men to lead.) But which ones will be leading, and how are they leading? Before someone is allowed to be a leader…

1 Timothy 3:3 . Not Violent Play-k-tase, It means someone who is a striker, or who lashes out quickly to those who would cross him. This is placed directly after the command to no be addicted to wine for a reason. People who are addicted to wine can have this type of reaction to people who do anything…

The meaning of respectable The Greek word for respectable is kosmios. To better understand this, we are going to first look at the root of kosmios, kosmos. When you hear kosmos we think of space, the universe…which is correct, that is what the word means. It means, the universe, the world, sometimes…

We looked last week at being sober-minded. Not being drunk on the things of this world and being blind to the directives of God. We spoke about how our passions can take the drivers seat in our lives. They can guide us, and govern us, when we care more about the opinions of man, than the opinion of God.…

We looked at the job of elders, now in v.2 we are looking at the qualification of elders. Though this list looks very daunting, it isn’t as restrictive as some people would believe. It doesn’t mean you can’t make a single mistake, and if you do, you aren’t fit. What it does mean, is that the standards…