Elders and Deacons
The Qualifications of Deacons
1 Timothy 3:8-13 Having looked at the functions and qualifications for elders, we now turn to examine those for Deacons in the church. We see that in many ways they are similar, since Deacons are to relieve Elders of some of their duties so they can give themselves to pra
The Qualifications of Elders, Part 4
1 Timothy 3:1-7; Titus 1:5-9 We conclude our series on elders in the church by considering the need for an elder to be mature, and then reflecting again on how serious an issue it is for a man to seek the office of elder and for a church to recognize that calling in a man. The openi
The Qualifications of Elders, Part 3
1 Timothy 3:1-7; Titus 1:5-9 We look again at these passages to discover the qualifications of an elder. Having looked in earlier sermons at the moral qualifications, we look here at the managerial, gifting and reputation aspects that must accompany a man who is called to this office
The Qualifications of Elders, Part 2
1 Timothy 3:1-7; Titus 1:5-9 We continue to look at the moral qualifications God has given us in His Word for those who would be elders in the church. In every case, we see that men possessing these qualifications are Christ-like and though men who possess them in good measure are ra
The Qualifications of Elders
1 Timothy 3:1-7; Titus 1:5-9 Paul, in his letters to Timothy and Titus, has given us a list of the qualifications necessary to someone who would be an elder in the church. We begin a two-part survey of these qualifications today, dealing with one in particular (husband of one wife) w
What is a Faithful Shepherd? Part 2
Acts 20:17-38 We continue to look at Paul as an example of an elder in the church. We see the importance of elders guarding themselves and also the flock of which the Holy Spirit had made them overseers. So many churches go astray at this point and even a small diversi
What is a Faithful Shepherd? Part 1
Acts 20:17-38 Paul speaks to the elders at Ephesus and in doing so he reveals his own approach to eldership in the church, which he wants them to follow. We are searched and challenged by Paul’s humility, care, boldness to declare the Truth in any and every circumstanc
They Keep Watch Over Your Souls
Hebrews 13:17 Continuing our series on elders and deacons in the church, we look at elders as shepherds of Christ’s flock. We see their goals, and the tools they have been given to achieve them, together with the motivation they have to do the work well. We also see th
The Need For Godly Examples
Hebrews 13:7 We begin a short series reviewing the need for, the function of and the qualifications of elders and deacons in the church. In this first sermon, we look at the need for elders as an example to the flock and we consider what kind of example they should s