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18 And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it. 33 For God is not the author of confusion but of peace, as in all the churches of the saints. What is a Church Overseer? 1 This is a faithful saying: If a man desires…

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…

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…

Introduction We are going to start the next teaching and instruction on those that God has appointed to oversee his church. What we typically call Pastors and Elders. The last couple of weeks we looked at 8 positive qualities or characteristics that he must be in order to perform the task of shepherding…

Introduction Today we conclude the first section of Paul’s instruction to leaders in the church, Elders/Pastors. Timothy has been given the charge to put the church in order. Much was out of alignment with God’s will and he is supposed to correct that. He was given instruction to correct behavior in…

God's plan for the Bride of Christ backs those who lead, blesses those who serv, and bestows worship on the Bidegroom.

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Paul , an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;) And all the brethren which are with me, unto the churches of Galatia: Grace be to you and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ, Who gave himself for our sins, that…

Judges 13:25-14:20 Last week we were introduced to a man, Manoah, and his wife. They were told they were going to have a son, a son that was going to be great! He will begin to deliver Isael out of the hand of the Philistines. Because of the cycle of sin that Israel was stuck on, once the last judge…

Introduction We will be continuing in chapter 3 of Paul’s letter to is son in the faith Timothy. The man that Paul had left to oversee the church in Ephesus. Paul had warned many years earlier that wolves would appear from among the flock. They were to be on guard for these people to arrive. Paul’s letter…

Introduction: The Scriptures give a very clear two-tiered approach to Church Leadership. There are elders and deacons. We see this clearly laid out in Philippians 1:1 : Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the overseers and deacons: There…

If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking. But when you ask him, be sure that your faith is in God alone. Do not waver, for a person with divided loyalty is as unsettled as a wave of the sea that is blown and tossed by the wind. Such people…

Introduction We took a little two week detour from our text in 1st Timothy as we looked at Jesus as the ultimate example of the perfect leader and last week we spent the morning seeing what God’s word says about baptism. We got to celebrate Mrs. Kes getting baptised in obedience and glory to God. Today…

Intro As an experiment, I went to see what churches are looking for in a Pastor. So I found some job listings for evangelical churches, and i had a look at their character qualifications. Listen to what this church is looking for in their next pastor: I want you to take note of what this says, and we’ll…

Not long ago I was watching a video online about how to survive stampeding crowd. Let’s say you’re on the riverfront for thunder over Louisville, and something goes down that causes everyone to run or press in one direction. These can be very dangerous scenarios. if you fall down, you are likely to trampled.…

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…

Introduction Today we are on week three looking at church leadership. Week one we looked at the scriptural basis for how the bible defines a church leader. We found that they were called elders who have been appointed by the Holy Spirit and have been charged to care for the portion of God’s flock that…

Introduction Last week we started to look at Paul’s instruction to Timothy in regards to who is to be leaders in God’s church. Turn with me to 1 Timothy chapter 3 and we will read his instruction again. 1 This saying is trustworthy: “If anyone aspires to be an overseer, he desires a noble work.” 2 An…

Service Order: Opening Song - GG Prayer - GG Welcome and Announcements - AJ Pastoral Prayer - Pastor Cal Song - GG Song - GG Prayer - GG Offering - Pastor Cal and Ushers Prayer - AJ Scripture Reading -Brad McFalls Sermon - Pastor Cal Prayer - Pastor Cal Closing Song - GG Faithful, Not Flashy I Timothy…

To those of us who have our own children, to those who act as fathers to others children, Happy Father’s Day! The origin of Father’s Day is not entirely clear, but there are several possibilities. Babylonian scholars discovered a message carved in clay by a young man roughly 4,000 years ago. In the message,…

The responsibility and Qualifications for the office of Pastor.

CALL AS APOSTLES 12 In these days he went out to the mountain to pray, and all night he continued in prayer to God. 13 And when day came, he called his disciples and chose from them twelve, whom he named apostles: 14 Simon, whom he named Peter, and Andrew his brother, and James and John, and Philip,…

Is there a call to ministry? What is a biblical calling? One thing that is NOT a calling to vocational ministry Spiritual need- the perception of need does not constitute a call. 6 And they went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia.…

1 Timothy 2:9-3:16 Good morning church! Growth groups are beginning again very soon and will run from the first week in May through the last week in June. We will be taking a break then for the summer and resuming our midweek bible study here at the church on Wednesday evenings at 6:30 pm. So we have…

Subtitle: Perfect Preaching Provokes Punishment Big Idea: Jesus, the Perfect Preacher, Provoked some of his listeners to want to kill him Last week, we began to look at this passage, where Jesus is in the synagogue and reads from Isaiah and tells the people that He is the Servant Isaiah prophesied. This…