Church Health Essentials: Godly Pastors

Church Health Essentials: Godly Pastors
1 Timothy 3:1-7

Introduction, 1
-The pastor must be a man.
1 Timothy 2:12
-The man must want to be a pastor.
-The pastorate is a work of oversight.
-The pastorate is a good work.

Qualifications:

1. Above Reproach, 2
2. The Husband of One Wife, 2
   Mark 10:8-9
3. Temperate, 2
4. Prudent, 2
   2 Thessalonians 2:1-3
   1 Samuel 15:22
5. Respectable, 2
6. Hospitable, 2
7. Able to Teach, 2
   2 Timothy 2:24
   2 Timothy 2:15
   1 Timothy 1:3
   Titus 1:9
8. Not Addicted to Wine, 3
9. Not Pugnacious, 3
10. Gentle, 3
11. Peaceable, 3
12. Free from the Love of Money, 3
    1 Timothy 6:6-10
13. One Who Manages His Own Household Well, 4-5
    Titus 1:6
    Ephesians 6:4
14. Not a New Convert, 6
    Isaiah 14:14
15. Have a Good Reputation, 7