Titus

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Titus

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Not Made of Sugar Candy
Or Appointing Godly Leaders
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Leadership Quotes

• Challenging times call forth great leaders.
• Abigail Adams
• We havent journeyed this far because were made
  of sugar candy.
• Winston Churchill

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Titus Task appoint elders v. 6

• Acts 1423 Paul and Barnabas appointed elders
  for them in each church and, with prayer and
  fasting, committed them to the Lord, in whom they
  had put their trust.
• Acts 164 As they traveled from town to town,
  they delivered the decisions reached by the
  apostles and elders in Jerusalem for the people
  to obey.
• Acts 11 29-30 Acts 1522 Acts 2017

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4 Key Words

• Elder. presbuteros, from which we get
  Presbyterian. (Acts 2017 1 Timothy 517 1
  Peter 51)
• Overseer. episkopos, from which we get Episcopal.
  (Acts 2028 1 Timothy 31 Titus 17 1 Peter
  52)
• Pastor. poimen means, to shepherd, (Acts 2028
  Ephesians 413 1 Peter 52)
• Deacon. Diakonos - literally means "servant."
  (Acts 61-7). I Timothy 3 8-13 distinguishes
  this from elder.

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What Does an Elder Do?

• Model Christian maturity - 1 Peter 53 Not
  lording it over those entrusted to you, but being
  examples to the flock.
• Shepherd the sheep. 1 Peter 52 Be shepherds of
  Gods flock that is under your care
• Feed the flock. 1 Timothy 517 The Elders who
  direct the affairs of the church well are worthy
  of double honor, especially those whose work is
  preaching and teaching.
• Refute the rebellious. Titus 19 Encourage
  others by sound doctrine and refute those who
  oppose it.
• Manage church matters. 1 Timothy 35 If anyone
  does not know how to manage his own family, how
  can he take care of the church of God?
• Intercede for the ill. James 514 Is any one of
  you sick? He should call the elders of the church
  to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the
  name of the Lord.

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Family Qualifications
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• Blameless - This word is also translated as
  above reproach. The Greek word means without
  blame and has to do with unquestioned
  integrity.
• Husband of but one wife - a one-woman man.
• A man whose children believe -An elder must be
  above reproach in marriage and in his parenting.

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Family of God Qualifications

• Entrusted with Gods work - entrusted with the
  spiritual nourishment and growth of the family of
  God.
• Not overbearing - Must not be bossy.
• Not quick-tempered - Proverbs 2922 1429
• Not given to drunkenness

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Qualifications (cont).

• Not violent - not be a striker or a fighter
• Not pursuing dishonest gain - must not be
  involved in dishonest practices for selfish
  purposes
• Hospitable - literally means, stranger-loving
  Romans 1213
• A lover of good - love those things that are
  worthy

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Qualifications (cont.)

• Self-controlled - not live in bondage to the
  desires, passions and appetites of the flesh
• Upright - The idea here is that an overseer is to
  be fair and just
• Holy - progressively growing in holiness
• Disciplined - one who is able to say no to that
  which is wrong
• Committed to the message -cleaving or adhering to
  something as if glued to it

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Summary

• Eldersneeds two voices, one for gathering the
  sheep and the other for driving away wolves and
  thieves
• John Calvin
• Elders must love the Word, must cling to the
  Word, must know the Word. No wavering, no
  doubting, no compromising.

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