Above Reproach: Not a Drunkard (1 Timothy 3:3)
We and those we are training to become overseers must be noble in our relationship to wine and other potentially intoxicating drinks.
Above Reproach: Able to Teach (1 Timothy 3:2)
An overseer must be able to grasp scriptural truth and communicate it effectively to the people under his care.
Above Reproach: Hospitable (1 Timothy 3:2)
Therefore an overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable… (1 Timothy 3:2) Because our task is noble, those who aspire to perform it must be irreproachably hospitable. To put it negatively, no one should be able to credibly accuse us of being inhospitable. The Greek word is ‘philoxenon’. […]
Above Reproach: Respectable (1 Timothy 3:2)
We’ve been considering the qualities that must be present in an overseer. This week we’ll add another to the list. Therefore an overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable… (1 Timothy 3:2a) The Greek word is ‘kosmios.’ Literally it means ‘ordered’ or ‘properly organized.’ It comes from the word […]
Above Reproach: Self-controlled (1 Timothy 3:2)
In addition to being above reproach regarding our marriages and mindset, we must be above reproach regarding self-moderation.
Above Reproach: Sober-minded (1 Timothy 3:2)
Take the time to be sober-minded—to be temperate, vigilant, and clear. Doing so is not optional. It’s a “must.”
Above Reproach: Husband of One Wife (1 Timothy 3:2)
Because this task is noble, we must be above reproach regarding our marriages.
A Noble Task (1 Timothy 3:1)
Pastor, the work you will do this week is not only work you must do; it’s work you get to do.