The Overseer, I Timothy 3:1-7
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Local assembly leadership
The Overseer, 1 Timothy 3:1-7
His identity, v. 1
His qualifications, vv. 2-7
o Above reproach
o Husband of one wife
o Temperate
o Prudent
o Respectable
o Hospitable
o Able to teach
o Not addicted to wine
o Not pugnacious
o Gentle
o Uncontentious
o Free from love of money
o Manages household well
o Not new convert
o Good reputation with those outside church
The elders, Titus 1:5-9
Their necessity, v. 5
o Special place of Timothy and Titus
o Appointed position of elders
Their qualifications, vv. 6-9
o General, v. 6a
o Specific, vv. 6-9
• Domestically, v. 6b
• Personally, vv. 7-8
• Doctrinally v. 9