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 If you have your Bible with you, you can open it up to 1 Timothy 3.

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 Last Sunday we heard from God's Word a little bit about how the church should be led.

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 And we heard from Christ in chapter 2, verse 11-15 of this letter to Timothy,

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 that the women are not to teach the men or to have authority over the men in the church.

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 Instead, they are to submit to the leading men of the church by following their leadership

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 and by learning from their teaching with a quiet spirit.

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 Now, if that sounds crazy to you or if you're just joining us this morning and weren't here last Sunday,

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 I would encourage you to listen to last Sunday's sermon on our church website.

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 It's at davidsonscbc.org.

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 You can find the address on the bulletin.

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 Some things in the Bible are hard to hear, especially in light of our current cultural context.

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 But getting that wider biblical perspective often helps us see what's going on here.

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 And how, yes, even the instruction that God has given concerning roles in the church is good.

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 And now Paul is going to write more fully on this issue of leadership in the church

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 and give specific instructions about this.

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 We're in chapter 3 here.

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 Let me just read it for us.

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 1 Timothy chapter 3.

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 Here is a trustworthy saying.

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 Whoever aspires to be an overseer desires a noble task.

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 Now the overseer is to be above reproach, faithful to his wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable,

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 able to teach, not given to drunkenness, not violent, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money.

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 He must manage his own family well and see that his children obey him.

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 And he must do so in a manner worthy of full respect.

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 If anyone does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of God's church?

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 He must not be a recent convert or he may become conceited and fall under the same judgment as the devil.

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 He must also have a good reputation with outsiders so that he will not fall into disgrace and into the devil's trap.

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 So Paul begins with another trustworthy saying here in verse 1.

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 Here is a trustworthy saying.

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 Whoever aspires to be an overseer desires a noble task.

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 It's commendable for a man to desire the role of overseer in the church because the work of overseeing the church is good.

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 It's a service that's needed.

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 It's a noble thing.

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 And therefore, says Paul in verse 2,

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 we don't let just anybody jump into the leadership of the church.

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 And what follows is a list of requirements for overseers.

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 The overseer is to be and then he lists out the requirements from verse 2 to verse 7.

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 Depending on how you count these things, there are about 15-ish things listed.

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 Let's start by making some general observations about some of these things.

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 At least two-thirds of these requirements are character qualities.

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 Two of the requirements have to do with the man's relationships in his family,

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 to his wife and to his children specifically.

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 A couple of these things have to do with his competence or his ability.

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 He must be able to teach.

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 He must manage his own family well.

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 Several of these have to do with his reputation.

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 He is to be above reproach.

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 He is to have a good reputation with outsiders.

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 He is to be respectable.

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 And then we notice that mixed into this list are a few explanations as to why.

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 Why does he need to be a man who manages his family well?

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 Why can't he be a recent convert?

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 Why a good reputation with others, with outsiders?

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 What's so important about that?

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 And reasons are given.

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 Now we're going to work through this list soon.

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 But before we do that, let's just take a step back and understand the larger context here.

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 Otherwise, it's hard to know what a list like this is for.

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 What's its relevance?

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 What's an overseer, first of all?

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 Let's start with that.

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 In our church today, we don't really call anybody overseer.

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 But the word here refers to a person who watches over something.

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 Someone who's responsible to protect, to guard, to see that things go as they should.

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 And this word often refers to an official position or office.

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 And Paul gives us a good clue as to what the role of an overseer should be in the church

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 in verses 4 and 5.

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 There he spells out the requirement that a man must manage his own family well.

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 And then he gives this reason.

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 If anyone does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of God's church?

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 So that's the role of an overseer in the church.

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 His role is to take care of God's church.

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 Now, we use the term elder more in our church.

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 And many of you have heard that used or referred to.

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 What's the relationship between the overseer and the elder?

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 Well, actually, in the New Testament, overseers and elders,

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 those terms are really used interchangeably.

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 Both refer to the same leadership position in the church.

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 And Paul makes this really clear in his meeting with the elders from Ephesus in the book of Acts, chapter 20.

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 There we read that Paul sent to Ephesus for the elders of the church.

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 And then a few verses down in verse 28, this is what he said to the elders.

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 He said, keep watch over yourselves and all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers.

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 Be shepherds of the church of God, which he bought with his own blood.

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 So Paul makes it crystal clear for us.

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 The elders in the church are the overseers.

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 Their role, their job, is to keep watch over the flock.

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 Paul uses the metaphor of shepherding.

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 Like a shepherd looks after his sheep, so you are to keep watch.

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 You are to care for, tend the flock, the church, those people in Ephesus that have been bought with God's own blood.

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 Paul then goes on to give them a warning about how false teachers will arise.

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 And he continues the metaphor.

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 He refers to them as wolves.

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 And he tells the elders to be on guard.

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 So that's another responsibility of elders or overseers.

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 Not just to care for the flock, but also to protect the flock.

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 From wolves, from false teachers, from divisive people.

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 Then we look to Peter's letter to the churches.

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 1 Peter, chapter 5.

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 And he helps deepen our understanding of what an elder is and should do.

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 1 Peter, chapter 5.

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 Peter writes,

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 To the elders among you, I appeal as a fellow elder and a witness of Christ's sufferings,

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 who also will share in the glory to be revealed.

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 Be shepherds of God's flock that is under your care,

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 watching over them.

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 Not because you must, but because you are willing, as God wants you to be.

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 Not pursuing dishonest gain, but eager to serve.

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 Not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock.

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 So here Peter directly addresses the elders among the churches in these various provinces.

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 And his charge is very similar to Paul's.

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 What is an elder to do?

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 He is to shepherd God's flock.

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 He is to watch over the people in the church.

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 He is to do so willingly.

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 He is to do so as a servant.

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 Not lording it over the people in the church.

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 Hey, I am in charge.

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 You need to listen to me.

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 But instead being an example.

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 And again, we see that shepherding is at the heart

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 of being an elder or an overseer.

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 Next, we look to what Paul wrote to the church in Ephesus itself.

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 Ephesians chapter 4 verse 11.

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 Here Paul writes,

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 This is the only place in the Bible where pastors are mentioned.

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 And guess what?

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 The word literally is the word shepherds.

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 So we might wonder, why has it been translated pastors?

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 Well, that's actually the Latin word for shepherd.

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 And it came to be used as a proper title for those who had this position in church history.

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 And this is where we can start to get some clarity about how the church should be led.

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 Shepherds or pastors, elders, overseers,

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 all of these are really referring to the same position of leadership.

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 Our modern Christian church culture today sometimes gets this mixed up.

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 We think of the pastor as the full-time professional leader of the church.

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 But then, what are the elders?

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 Are they board members?

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 Are they advisors to the pastor?

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 Or is it the other way around?

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 Does the pastor report to the elders?

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 A careful look at these passages reveals that the elders are the shepherds of the church.

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 The shepherds of the church are the elders, the overseers.

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 There's no hierarchy between them.

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 They all have the same role in the church, which is to shepherd the flock

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 and to give oversight and leadership to the church.

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 Now, according to Paul in 1 Timothy,

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 it does happen that some of the elders in the church end up shepherding full-time.

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 And in such cases, Paul says they should be compensated for that.

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 They should be able to get their living from the work that they are doing.

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 1 Timothy 5, verse 17.

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 The elders who direct the affairs of the church well are worthy of double honor,

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 especially those whose work is preaching and teaching.

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 For Scripture says,

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 Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.

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 And the worker deserves his wages.

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 So the paid pastor or elder really is God's idea.

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 It's a way that those who excel in leadership, preaching, or teaching

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 can give more of their time to doing that for the benefit of the church.

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 This passage here in 1 Timothy 5 also implies some other important things about being an elder.

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 What are the elders responsible for?

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 It says,

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 The elders who direct the affairs of the church well are worthy of double honor,

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 especially those whose work is preaching and teaching.

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 Not all of the elders will have it as their primary work to preach or to teach.

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 But all of them are together engaged in directing the affairs of the church.

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 Now this action of the elders has been translated in various ways.

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 Some Bibles will say the elders who rule well or who govern well, who lead well,

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 are worthy of double honor.

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 Now some of those terms have baggage in our culture today.

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 But the overall implication of this word is that it is the elders who are to give leadership to the church.

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 They're to direct the affairs of the church.

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 And this word really implies not just doing that kind of work,

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 but also having some measure of real authority over the people in the church.

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 This is where last week's instructions concerning men and women begin to make sense.

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 As we heard last Sunday, women are not permitted to have authority over men in the church.

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 Well, how could they do that unless there is a position of real authority in the church to be held by some of the men?

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 Well, the elders, the overseers, are that position.

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 Now we might wonder, are there other places that confirm this,

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 that there is this authority structure going on in the church,

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 that elders are to have authoritative leadership in the church?

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 There are some other scriptures.

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 We can go back to 1 Peter.

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 After he charges the elders to shepherd the flock,

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 he goes on in verse 5 to say,

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 in the same way,

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 you who are younger,

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 submit yourselves to your elders.

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 That word submit implies authority.

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 Probably the clearest statement about this is Hebrews chapter 13, verse 17,

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 which says this,

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 Have confidence in your leaders and submit to their authority,

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 because they keep watch over you as those who must give an account.

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 Do this so that their work will be a joy,

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 not a burden,

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 for that would be of no benefit to you.

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 So the elders or overseers,

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 shepherds, leaders,

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 they are the group of people in the church

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 who have been given the task

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 of caring for the people of the church,

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 watching over them,

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 protecting the flock,

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 leading the flock,

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 directing the affairs of the church.

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 And this role,

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 this position,

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 is an authoritative position.

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 There is to be an authority structure in the church,

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 just like there is in the home.

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 In the family,

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 the husband is the head of the household.

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 We saw that last Sunday,

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 Ephesians chapter 5, verse 23.

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 He is the one who must manage his household well,

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 as we just heard,

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 1 Timothy 3, verses 4 and 5.

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 And in the church,

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 it's the elders or overseers

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 who have been given that authoritative role

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 for the local church family.

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 And this authority

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 has been instituted by God

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 for the benefit of his people.

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 What happens

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 when there are sheep

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 but no shepherd?

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 The flock goes nowhere

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 or the flock scatters.

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 What happens to the sheep

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 when they have a bad shepherd?

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 This is why 1 Timothy 3, verses 1-7

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 is so important.

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 These requirements for an elder

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 not only protect the position of elder,

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 but they protect the whole local flock

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 from all kinds of bad things

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 that can happen

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 when men who are unfit to lead

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 seek after authority

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 and leadership in the church.

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 These requirements are here

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 so that the people in the church

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 who are not leaders

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 can affirm those who should be

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 and know clearly,

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 yep, that guy,

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 he is an example worth following.

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 And they are here

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 so that the people in the church

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 who are not leaders

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 can put out of leadership

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 men who are disqualified

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 and should not be in leadership.

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 Many Christians over the years

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 have made this puzzling statement.

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 They have said,

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 the Bible is virtually silent

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 about how the church should be led.

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 It doesn't say anything

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 about what kind of governance model

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 we should have.

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 But as we've just seen

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 looking through these passages,

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 it's far from the truth.

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 There's a whole model

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 given to us by Christ

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 through his apostles.

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 And what we see here

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 in the scriptures

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 is not board governance

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 like we see

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 in secular organizations today.

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 Instead, we see a plurality

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 of elders

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 in each local church

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 who have authority.

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 A church that is elder-led.

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 Now, we might wonder

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 at this point

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 if there's a case to be made

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 for congregationalism.

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 Congregational decision-making.

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 And I'm not going to get into this

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 too much this morning

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 except to say

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 that in the New Testament

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 there are several moments,

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 important moments

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 in the life of the church

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 where the whole church

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 was involved.

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 Church discipline

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 was one of them.

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 Sending out missionaries

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 was another.

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 Rebuking an elder

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 who had been sinning

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 is a third.

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 Now, these things are debated

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 and they're speculated on.

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 Did the church actually vote

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 in these instances?

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 Was the church

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 the final court of authority

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 in these moments

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 as some suggest?

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 Or was the church present

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 simply to help everyone

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 come to a consensus

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 guided by the elders?

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 Was the presence

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 of the congregation

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 meant to add

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 the full weight

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 and resolve of the church

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 to the course of action

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 that was being led

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 by the elders?

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 It seems clear

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 in the Bible

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 that the congregation

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 plays a role

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 in the most important moments

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 of the local church.

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 But whether that role

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 is authoritative decision-making

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 by voting

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 is not stated.

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 What is stated

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 is that the church

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 should be elder-led

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 and that the leaders

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 or overseers

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 are the ones

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 who have authority

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 in the church.

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 And so we should

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 probably go with

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 what's stated

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 in the Bible

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 rather than what's not.

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 The picture that we're given

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 in this letter

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 of 1 Timothy

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 is that the church

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 is to operate

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 like a household

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 or a family.

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 And there are times

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 when the whole family

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 must be gathered.

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 I don't know if you guys

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 do this in your house

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 but in mine

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 we call it family meeting

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 and we bring everybody together

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 all the kids

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 together

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 and that's needed

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 sometimes

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 because sometimes

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 decisions affect everyone.

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 Sometimes urgent feedback

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 is needed.

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 We need to have

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 a conversation

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 right now

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 together as a family

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 to know what

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 the best course of action is.

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 Whether it will suit

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 the needs of everyone

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 in the family.

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 And so I would say

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 yeah,

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 congregational meetings

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 are warranted

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 at times.

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 but a fully democratic

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 style of governance

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 where the board

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 comes to the congregation

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 for approval

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 seems to be

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 a little bit backwards.

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 Let's go now

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 to the qualifications

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 for an overseer

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 here in 1 Timothy

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 chapter 3.

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 Let's look through

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 these things.

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 Paul says

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 the overseer

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 is to be above reproach.

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 Very simply

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 this means

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 that they must have

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 an excellent reputation.

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 To be above reproach

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 means that slander

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 doesn't stick.

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 It means that

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 if anyone was to try

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 to drag your name

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 down into the mud

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 people wouldn't believe them

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 because you're

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 so well known

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 to be the opposite.

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 The example

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 I've got written down here

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 might hit a little

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 close to home

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 for someone

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 visiting with us

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 this morning

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 but if someone

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 began vandalizing

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 all the flower pots

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 in Davidson

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 and then someone else

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 said I know

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 who's been

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 sneaking around

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 and pouring gasoline

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 into the flower pots

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 in the middle

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 of the night

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 it's Lana Schmitke

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 I saw her

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 with my own eyes

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 would anybody

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 believe that?

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 No

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 because we all know

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 Lana

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 and her love

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 for flowers

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 she's on

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 Communities in Bloom

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 she helps get

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 these pots ready

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 she takes such joy

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 in beautifying

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 her yard

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 and her flowers

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 when it comes

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 to flowers

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 and growing things

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 Lana is above reproach

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 the community knows

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 that it's just a matter

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 of time

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 before the true culprit

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 will be identified

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 in the same way

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 an elder must have

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 this kind of

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 well known

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 consistent

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 steadfast character

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 when it comes

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 to his conduct

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 his actions

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 his words

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 Paul says

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 he must be faithful

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 to his wife

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 literally

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 of

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 a man

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 who is

00:22:05.820 --> 00:22:06.760
 of one woman

00:22:06.760 --> 00:22:07.780
 the husband

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 and so sexual

00:22:09.820 --> 00:22:10.860
 purity

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 and faithfulness

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 is a must

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 he must be temperate

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 a temperate person

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 does things

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 in moderation

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 they're not given

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 to rash

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 or obsessive

00:22:24.520 --> 00:22:25.460
 behavior

00:22:25.460 --> 00:22:27.019
 an elder

00:22:27.019 --> 00:22:28.180
 must be self-controlled

00:22:28.180 --> 00:22:30.380
 very similar meaning

00:22:30.380 --> 00:22:31.039
 to temperate

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 he's not a man

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 who seems like

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 he's out of control

00:22:34.519 --> 00:22:36.240
 or a slave

00:22:36.240 --> 00:22:36.880
 to passions

00:22:36.880 --> 00:22:37.660
 or desires

00:22:37.660 --> 00:22:38.340
 or pleasures

00:22:38.340 --> 00:22:40.180
 but he's a man

00:22:40.180 --> 00:22:41.380
 who governs himself

00:22:41.380 --> 00:22:44.059
 an elder

00:22:44.059 --> 00:22:45.039
 must be respectable

00:22:45.039 --> 00:22:46.860
 or honorable

00:22:46.860 --> 00:22:48.259
 a man

00:22:48.259 --> 00:22:48.799
 who gathers

00:22:48.799 --> 00:22:49.480
 the respect

00:22:49.480 --> 00:22:50.039
 of others

00:22:50.039 --> 00:22:50.759
 by the way

00:22:50.759 --> 00:22:51.420
 that he lives

00:22:51.420 --> 00:22:53.680
 an elder

00:22:53.680 --> 00:22:54.680
 must be hospitable

00:22:54.680 --> 00:22:56.799
 we generally

00:22:56.799 --> 00:22:57.840
 think of hospitality

00:22:57.840 --> 00:22:58.580
 as

00:22:58.580 --> 00:23:00.000
 being welcoming

00:23:00.000 --> 00:23:00.720
 to strangers

00:23:00.720 --> 00:23:01.580
 or guests

00:23:01.580 --> 00:23:03.960
 or as entertaining

00:23:03.960 --> 00:23:04.920
 guests

00:23:04.920 --> 00:23:05.600
 in the home

00:23:05.600 --> 00:23:06.960
 but I think

00:23:06.960 --> 00:23:07.820
 probably the meaning

00:23:07.820 --> 00:23:08.720
 is a little bit broader

00:23:08.720 --> 00:23:09.920
 than just having people

00:23:09.920 --> 00:23:10.600
 over for dinner

00:23:10.600 --> 00:23:11.200
 regularly

00:23:11.200 --> 00:23:13.060
 it's about

00:23:13.060 --> 00:23:14.560
 really caring for

00:23:14.560 --> 00:23:16.720
 and providing for

00:23:16.720 --> 00:23:17.700
 the needs

00:23:17.700 --> 00:23:18.400
 of other people

00:23:18.400 --> 00:23:20.140
 and being a really

00:23:20.140 --> 00:23:21.400
 welcoming person

00:23:21.400 --> 00:23:23.500
 means that I'm on the

00:23:23.500 --> 00:23:24.160
 lookout for the

00:23:24.160 --> 00:23:24.640
 newcomer

00:23:24.640 --> 00:23:25.960
 the stranger

00:23:25.960 --> 00:23:27.440
 the outcast

00:23:27.440 --> 00:23:29.580
 and Jesus

00:23:29.580 --> 00:23:30.700
 is the very best

00:23:30.700 --> 00:23:31.259
 example

00:23:31.259 --> 00:23:32.800
 of what it means

00:23:32.800 --> 00:23:33.600
 to be hospitable

00:23:33.600 --> 00:23:34.340
 in the Bible

00:23:34.340 --> 00:23:36.100
 I think also

00:23:36.100 --> 00:23:36.680
 of the parable

00:23:36.680 --> 00:23:37.580
 of the good Samaritan

00:23:37.580 --> 00:23:38.519
 that Jesus told

00:23:38.519 --> 00:23:40.980
 it paints a picture

00:23:40.980 --> 00:23:41.680
 of a truly

00:23:41.680 --> 00:23:42.800
 hospitable person

00:23:42.800 --> 00:23:45.080
 this character

00:23:45.080 --> 00:23:46.080
 quality has to do

00:23:46.080 --> 00:23:46.460
 with being

00:23:46.460 --> 00:23:47.460
 others focused

00:23:47.460 --> 00:23:50.519
 it has to do

00:23:50.519 --> 00:23:50.940
 with going

00:23:50.940 --> 00:23:51.800
 out of our way

00:23:51.800 --> 00:23:52.700
 to welcome

00:23:52.700 --> 00:23:53.559
 and to meet

00:23:53.559 --> 00:23:54.000
 the needs

00:23:54.000 --> 00:23:54.500
 of others

00:23:54.500 --> 00:23:55.759
 and it's

00:23:55.759 --> 00:23:56.519
 at the heart

00:23:56.519 --> 00:23:57.319
 of it is love

00:23:57.319 --> 00:23:58.360
 a character

00:23:58.360 --> 00:23:59.019
 of love

00:23:59.019 --> 00:24:02.900
 Paul says

00:24:02.900 --> 00:24:03.720
 an elder

00:24:03.720 --> 00:24:04.580
 must be able

00:24:04.580 --> 00:24:05.200
 to teach

00:24:05.200 --> 00:24:07.400
 this is one

00:24:07.400 --> 00:24:08.019
 of the skills

00:24:08.019 --> 00:24:09.319
 that an elder

00:24:09.319 --> 00:24:10.160
 must have

00:24:10.160 --> 00:24:11.620
 now as we said

00:24:11.620 --> 00:24:11.920
 earlier

00:24:11.920 --> 00:24:12.960
 not every elder

00:24:12.960 --> 00:24:14.299
 will end up

00:24:14.299 --> 00:24:15.039
 doing the work

00:24:15.039 --> 00:24:15.580
 of teaching

00:24:15.579 --> 00:24:17.879
 but every elder

00:24:17.879 --> 00:24:18.659
 must be able

00:24:18.659 --> 00:24:19.659
 to teach

00:24:19.659 --> 00:24:21.679
 and this requirement

00:24:21.679 --> 00:24:22.539
 helps us to see

00:24:22.539 --> 00:24:23.199
 that it's the

00:24:23.199 --> 00:24:23.759
 responsibility

00:24:23.759 --> 00:24:24.639
 of the elders

00:24:24.639 --> 00:24:25.339
 as a group

00:24:25.339 --> 00:24:26.439
 to do

00:24:26.439 --> 00:24:27.220
 the teaching

00:24:27.220 --> 00:24:28.179
 in the church

00:24:28.179 --> 00:24:30.179
 it's a big part

00:24:30.179 --> 00:24:30.799
 of shepherding

00:24:30.799 --> 00:24:32.240
 the elders are

00:24:32.240 --> 00:24:32.720
 responsible

00:24:32.720 --> 00:24:34.059
 to put God's word

00:24:34.059 --> 00:24:35.000
 before the people

00:24:35.000 --> 00:24:36.819
 and to call them

00:24:36.819 --> 00:24:37.559
 to respond

00:24:37.559 --> 00:24:39.679
 to explain

00:24:39.679 --> 00:24:41.159
 what God's word

00:24:41.159 --> 00:24:41.539
 means

00:24:41.539 --> 00:24:42.659
 and help apply

00:24:42.659 --> 00:24:43.279
 God's word

00:24:43.279 --> 00:24:44.000
 to our lives

00:24:44.000 --> 00:24:44.519
 as a church

00:24:44.519 --> 00:24:45.319
 and lead us

00:24:45.319 --> 00:24:46.940
 in that

00:24:46.940 --> 00:24:47.720
 in obedience

00:24:47.720 --> 00:24:48.339
 to that

00:24:48.339 --> 00:24:50.079
 this requirement

00:24:50.079 --> 00:24:50.839
 is also why

00:24:50.839 --> 00:24:51.440
 women cannot

00:24:51.440 --> 00:24:52.380
 be elders

00:24:52.380 --> 00:24:53.740
 because as we

00:24:53.740 --> 00:24:54.420
 heard last Sunday

00:24:54.420 --> 00:24:55.019
 women are not

00:24:55.019 --> 00:24:56.079
 permitted to teach

00:24:56.079 --> 00:24:57.460
 men in the church

00:24:57.460 --> 00:24:58.759
 and teaching

00:24:58.759 --> 00:24:59.400
 of the church

00:24:59.400 --> 00:25:00.380
 is a primary

00:25:00.380 --> 00:25:01.339
 responsibility

00:25:01.339 --> 00:25:02.140
 of an elder

00:25:02.140 --> 00:25:05.319
 an elder

00:25:05.319 --> 00:25:06.160
 must not be given

00:25:06.160 --> 00:25:07.140
 to drunkenness

00:25:07.140 --> 00:25:09.220
 addiction

00:25:09.220 --> 00:25:10.039
 to substances

00:25:10.039 --> 00:25:11.500
 is a no-go

00:25:11.500 --> 00:25:12.740
 for a person

00:25:12.740 --> 00:25:13.519
 aspiring to be

00:25:13.519 --> 00:25:13.920
 an elder

00:25:13.920 --> 00:25:15.100
 substances

00:25:15.100 --> 00:25:15.800
 often have

00:25:15.800 --> 00:25:16.500
 ill effects

00:25:16.500 --> 00:25:17.680
 and impair

00:25:17.680 --> 00:25:18.200
 judgment

00:25:18.200 --> 00:25:20.440
 and addictions

00:25:20.440 --> 00:25:21.220
 wreak havoc

00:25:21.220 --> 00:25:22.380
 in many other

00:25:22.380 --> 00:25:23.320
 areas of life

00:25:23.320 --> 00:25:23.860
 as well

00:25:23.860 --> 00:25:26.340
 an elder

00:25:26.340 --> 00:25:27.039
 must not be

00:25:27.039 --> 00:25:27.640
 violent

00:25:27.640 --> 00:25:28.980
 says Paul

00:25:28.980 --> 00:25:30.940
 the Greek word

00:25:30.940 --> 00:25:31.460
 here means

00:25:31.460 --> 00:25:32.440
 given to fighting

00:25:32.440 --> 00:25:35.380
 I've never seen

00:25:35.380 --> 00:25:36.080
 anybody really

00:25:36.080 --> 00:25:36.740
 throw a punch

00:25:36.740 --> 00:25:37.380
 in the church

00:25:37.380 --> 00:25:38.500
 but

00:25:38.500 --> 00:25:40.100
 think of the

00:25:40.100 --> 00:25:40.720
 demeanor

00:25:40.720 --> 00:25:41.560
 or the attitude

00:25:41.560 --> 00:25:42.200
 of a bully

00:25:42.200 --> 00:25:43.940
 an elder

00:25:43.940 --> 00:25:44.380
 must not

00:25:44.380 --> 00:25:44.920
 be a bully

00:25:44.920 --> 00:25:46.259
 we're not

00:25:46.259 --> 00:25:46.860
 to put people

00:25:46.860 --> 00:25:47.420
 in leadership

00:25:47.420 --> 00:25:48.140
 in the church

00:25:48.140 --> 00:25:48.600
 who are

00:25:48.600 --> 00:25:49.600
 going to be

00:25:49.600 --> 00:25:50.220
 combative

00:25:50.220 --> 00:25:51.900
 or manipulative

00:25:51.900 --> 00:25:53.940
 or who are

00:25:53.940 --> 00:25:54.519
 known for

00:25:54.519 --> 00:25:56.259
 really

00:25:56.259 --> 00:25:58.580
 emotionally

00:25:58.580 --> 00:25:59.299
 or verbally

00:25:59.299 --> 00:26:00.620
 bullying others

00:26:00.620 --> 00:26:01.440
 to get their way

00:26:01.440 --> 00:26:02.140
 or to get others

00:26:02.140 --> 00:26:02.759
 to do what they

00:26:02.759 --> 00:26:03.640
 want them to do

00:26:03.640 --> 00:26:05.980
 some men

00:26:05.980 --> 00:26:07.280
 can be like a

00:26:07.280 --> 00:26:07.900
 bull in a china

00:26:07.900 --> 00:26:08.300
 shop

00:26:08.300 --> 00:26:09.960
 don't put those

00:26:09.960 --> 00:26:10.580
 men in leadership

00:26:10.580 --> 00:26:11.300
 in the church

00:26:11.300 --> 00:26:12.220
 says Paul

00:26:12.220 --> 00:26:14.740
 an elder must not

00:26:14.740 --> 00:26:15.300
 be violent

00:26:15.300 --> 00:26:16.640
 but must be

00:26:16.640 --> 00:26:17.360
 gentle

00:26:17.359 --> 00:26:19.079
 again

00:26:19.079 --> 00:26:20.219
 Jesus is the

00:26:20.219 --> 00:26:20.879
 ultimate role

00:26:20.879 --> 00:26:21.559
 model here

00:26:21.559 --> 00:26:23.459
 gentle

00:26:23.459 --> 00:26:24.099
 does not

00:26:24.099 --> 00:26:24.519
 mean

00:26:24.519 --> 00:26:25.519
 compromising

00:26:25.519 --> 00:26:27.439
 Jesus

00:26:27.439 --> 00:26:28.019
 spoke the

00:26:28.019 --> 00:26:28.379
 truth

00:26:28.379 --> 00:26:30.079
 he rebuked

00:26:30.079 --> 00:26:31.559
 the hypocrites

00:26:31.559 --> 00:26:32.539
 the Pharisees

00:26:32.539 --> 00:26:33.839
 he told that

00:26:33.839 --> 00:26:34.399
 one man

00:26:34.399 --> 00:26:34.939
 that he healed

00:26:34.939 --> 00:26:35.699
 on one occasion

00:26:35.699 --> 00:26:37.019
 stop sinning

00:26:37.019 --> 00:26:38.240
 or something

00:26:38.240 --> 00:26:38.819
 worse may

00:26:38.819 --> 00:26:39.559
 happen to you

00:26:39.559 --> 00:26:41.000
 but he was

00:26:41.000 --> 00:26:41.459
 gentle

00:26:41.459 --> 00:26:42.159
 through and

00:26:42.159 --> 00:26:42.419
 through

00:26:42.419 --> 00:26:44.099
 a bruised

00:26:44.099 --> 00:26:44.459
 reed

00:26:44.459 --> 00:26:45.679
 he did not

00:26:45.679 --> 00:26:46.059
 break

00:26:46.059 --> 00:26:47.799
 a smoldering

00:26:47.799 --> 00:26:48.099
 wick

00:26:48.099 --> 00:26:48.720
 he did not

00:26:48.720 --> 00:26:49.519
 snuff out

00:26:49.519 --> 00:26:51.659
 where some of

00:26:51.659 --> 00:26:52.240
 us might have

00:26:52.240 --> 00:26:53.839
 wanted to give

00:26:53.839 --> 00:26:54.940
 someone a swift

00:26:54.940 --> 00:26:55.500
 kick in the

00:26:55.500 --> 00:26:55.839
 pants

00:26:55.839 --> 00:26:56.539
 Jesus was

00:26:56.539 --> 00:26:56.980
 gentle

00:26:56.980 --> 00:26:58.539
 think of how

00:26:58.539 --> 00:26:59.019
 he bore

00:26:59.019 --> 00:26:59.480
 with those

00:26:59.480 --> 00:26:59.980
 disciples

00:26:59.980 --> 00:27:01.619
 they were

00:27:01.619 --> 00:27:02.139
 always

00:27:02.139 --> 00:27:03.039
 arguing

00:27:03.039 --> 00:27:03.679
 and fighting

00:27:03.679 --> 00:27:04.119
 with each

00:27:04.119 --> 00:27:04.319
 other

00:27:04.319 --> 00:27:04.659
 they were

00:27:04.659 --> 00:27:05.200
 jockeying

00:27:05.200 --> 00:27:05.899
 for position

00:27:05.899 --> 00:27:08.279
 he could have

00:27:08.279 --> 00:27:08.960
 just smacked

00:27:08.960 --> 00:27:09.579
 them all across

00:27:09.579 --> 00:27:10.039
 the head

00:27:10.039 --> 00:27:11.799
 many times

00:27:11.799 --> 00:27:12.319
 and yet he

00:27:12.319 --> 00:27:13.179
 patiently sat

00:27:13.179 --> 00:27:13.679
 down with

00:27:13.679 --> 00:27:14.159
 them again

00:27:14.159 --> 00:27:14.639
 and again

00:27:14.639 --> 00:27:15.539
 and he taught

00:27:15.539 --> 00:27:15.779
 them

00:27:15.779 --> 00:27:16.480
 not this

00:27:16.480 --> 00:27:16.779
 way

00:27:16.779 --> 00:27:17.879
 but this

00:27:17.879 --> 00:27:18.160
 way

00:27:18.160 --> 00:27:21.319
 an elder

00:27:21.319 --> 00:27:22.059
 must not

00:27:22.059 --> 00:27:23.099
 be quarrelsome

00:27:23.099 --> 00:27:24.619
 some translations

00:27:24.619 --> 00:27:25.279
 render this

00:27:25.279 --> 00:27:25.799
 positively

00:27:25.799 --> 00:27:26.480
 an elder must

00:27:26.480 --> 00:27:27.099
 be peaceable

00:27:27.099 --> 00:27:29.019
 so not

00:27:29.019 --> 00:27:30.079
 argumentative

00:27:30.079 --> 00:27:31.460
 not bent on

00:27:31.460 --> 00:27:32.240
 getting everybody

00:27:32.240 --> 00:27:32.960
 else to agree

00:27:32.960 --> 00:27:33.519
 with their own

00:27:33.519 --> 00:27:34.639
 ideas or opinions

00:27:34.639 --> 00:27:37.480
 and then going

00:27:37.480 --> 00:27:38.339
 into fight

00:27:38.339 --> 00:27:39.000
 mode when

00:27:39.000 --> 00:27:39.759
 that person

00:27:39.759 --> 00:27:40.559
 doesn't comply

00:27:40.559 --> 00:27:41.180
 or agree

00:27:41.180 --> 00:27:44.299
 an elder must

00:27:44.299 --> 00:27:44.759
 not be a

00:27:44.759 --> 00:27:45.379
 lover of money

00:27:45.380 --> 00:27:47.340
 this has to

00:27:47.340 --> 00:27:47.640
 do with

00:27:47.640 --> 00:27:48.100
 greed

00:27:48.100 --> 00:27:49.240
 and we

00:27:49.240 --> 00:27:49.460
 could do

00:27:49.460 --> 00:27:49.700
 a whole

00:27:49.700 --> 00:27:49.940
 sermon

00:27:49.940 --> 00:27:50.400
 on that

00:27:50.400 --> 00:27:50.980
 but maybe

00:27:50.980 --> 00:27:51.700
 another time

00:27:51.700 --> 00:27:53.460
 an elder

00:27:53.460 --> 00:27:54.060
 must manage

00:27:54.060 --> 00:27:54.480
 his own

00:27:54.480 --> 00:27:55.280
 family well

00:27:55.280 --> 00:27:56.640
 and see

00:27:56.640 --> 00:27:56.940
 that his

00:27:56.940 --> 00:27:57.520
 children obey

00:27:57.520 --> 00:27:57.900
 him and

00:27:57.900 --> 00:27:58.240
 he must

00:27:58.240 --> 00:27:58.900
 do so

00:27:58.900 --> 00:28:00.120
 in a manner

00:28:00.120 --> 00:28:00.840
 worthy of

00:28:00.840 --> 00:28:01.500
 full respect

00:28:01.500 --> 00:28:03.480
 and then

00:28:03.480 --> 00:28:04.039
 the reason

00:28:04.039 --> 00:28:04.480
 is given

00:28:04.480 --> 00:28:04.920
 which we

00:28:04.920 --> 00:28:05.440
 mentioned

00:28:05.440 --> 00:28:05.920
 earlier

00:28:05.920 --> 00:28:08.500
 if anyone

00:28:08.500 --> 00:28:08.980
 does not

00:28:08.980 --> 00:28:09.539
 know how

00:28:09.539 --> 00:28:10.000
 to manage

00:28:10.000 --> 00:28:10.359
 his own

00:28:10.359 --> 00:28:10.740
 family

00:28:10.740 --> 00:28:11.140
 how can

00:28:11.140 --> 00:28:11.480
 he take

00:28:11.480 --> 00:28:11.819
 care of

00:28:11.819 --> 00:28:12.160
 God's

00:28:12.160 --> 00:28:12.519
 church

00:28:12.519 --> 00:28:15.619
 so the

00:28:15.619 --> 00:28:16.819
 family at

00:28:16.819 --> 00:28:17.200
 home

00:28:17.200 --> 00:28:18.339
 is the

00:28:18.339 --> 00:28:18.660
 proving

00:28:18.660 --> 00:28:19.140
 ground

00:28:19.140 --> 00:28:21.559
 for whether

00:28:21.559 --> 00:28:22.119
 someone should

00:28:22.119 --> 00:28:22.559
 be an elder

00:28:22.559 --> 00:28:22.859
 in the

00:28:22.859 --> 00:28:23.220
 church

00:28:23.220 --> 00:28:25.519
 the church

00:28:25.519 --> 00:28:25.860
 is the

00:28:25.860 --> 00:28:26.299
 household

00:28:26.299 --> 00:28:26.960
 of God

00:28:26.960 --> 00:28:28.700
 we are a

00:28:28.700 --> 00:28:29.059
 family

00:28:29.059 --> 00:28:29.900
 but we are

00:28:29.900 --> 00:28:30.500
 a bigger

00:28:30.500 --> 00:28:30.860
 one

00:28:30.860 --> 00:28:32.259
 and so a

00:28:32.259 --> 00:28:32.680
 man must

00:28:32.680 --> 00:28:33.380
 prove himself

00:28:33.380 --> 00:28:34.279
 with his own

00:28:34.279 --> 00:28:34.839
 family at

00:28:34.839 --> 00:28:35.140
 home

00:28:35.140 --> 00:28:37.059
 before he

00:28:37.059 --> 00:28:38.680
 is qualified

00:28:38.680 --> 00:28:39.740
 to serve in

00:28:39.740 --> 00:28:40.140
 leadership

00:28:40.140 --> 00:28:42.240
 in the larger

00:28:42.240 --> 00:28:43.019
 church family

00:28:43.019 --> 00:28:44.900
 and notice the

00:28:44.900 --> 00:28:45.420
 way that he

00:28:45.420 --> 00:28:45.980
 must manage

00:28:45.980 --> 00:28:46.559
 his family

00:28:46.559 --> 00:28:48.579
 that's mentioned

00:28:48.579 --> 00:28:48.960
 here

00:28:48.960 --> 00:28:50.180
 he must do

00:28:50.180 --> 00:28:50.799
 so in a

00:28:50.799 --> 00:28:51.700
 manner worthy

00:28:51.700 --> 00:28:52.840
 of full

00:28:52.840 --> 00:28:53.500
 respect

00:28:53.500 --> 00:28:55.100
 so he must

00:28:55.100 --> 00:28:55.600
 not be a

00:28:55.600 --> 00:28:56.019
 man who

00:28:56.019 --> 00:28:57.019
 verbally abuses

00:28:57.019 --> 00:28:57.799
 his children

00:28:57.799 --> 00:28:59.420
 to get them

00:28:59.420 --> 00:29:00.019
 to submit

00:29:00.019 --> 00:29:00.799
 or a cruel

00:29:00.799 --> 00:29:01.279
 man

00:29:01.279 --> 00:29:04.600
 it's not

00:29:04.600 --> 00:29:05.120
 just about

00:29:05.120 --> 00:29:06.279
 good behavior

00:29:06.279 --> 00:29:07.740
 it's about

00:29:07.740 --> 00:29:08.340
 how the man

00:29:08.340 --> 00:29:09.039
 treats his

00:29:09.039 --> 00:29:09.480
 children

00:29:09.480 --> 00:29:10.799
 and family

00:29:10.799 --> 00:29:12.640
 respectably

00:29:12.640 --> 00:29:14.120
 with dignity

00:29:14.120 --> 00:29:16.160
 abusive

00:29:16.160 --> 00:29:17.360
 men are

00:29:17.360 --> 00:29:17.980
 disqualified

00:29:17.980 --> 00:29:20.400
 we should

00:29:20.400 --> 00:29:20.839
 also note

00:29:20.839 --> 00:29:21.120
 here that

00:29:21.120 --> 00:29:21.500
 the word

00:29:21.500 --> 00:29:22.039
 used for

00:29:22.039 --> 00:29:22.420
 family

00:29:22.420 --> 00:29:22.900
 it's the

00:29:22.900 --> 00:29:23.480
 same word

00:29:23.480 --> 00:29:23.860
 used

00:29:23.860 --> 00:29:24.299
 elsewhere

00:29:24.299 --> 00:29:24.779
 through the

00:29:24.779 --> 00:29:24.980
 letter

00:29:24.980 --> 00:29:25.740
 for household

00:29:25.740 --> 00:29:28.339
 and managing

00:29:28.339 --> 00:29:28.900
 a household

00:29:28.900 --> 00:29:29.339
 well

00:29:29.339 --> 00:29:30.220
 is more

00:29:30.220 --> 00:29:30.640
 than just

00:29:30.640 --> 00:29:31.200
 the people

00:29:31.200 --> 00:29:33.900
 it means

00:29:33.900 --> 00:29:34.480
 overseeing

00:29:34.480 --> 00:29:34.940
 and taking

00:29:34.940 --> 00:29:35.579
 responsibility

00:29:35.579 --> 00:29:36.079
 for the

00:29:36.079 --> 00:29:36.599
 whole thing

00:29:36.599 --> 00:29:38.200
 all the

00:29:38.200 --> 00:29:38.700
 affairs of

00:29:38.700 --> 00:29:39.240
 the household

00:29:39.240 --> 00:29:40.279
 and this

00:29:40.279 --> 00:29:40.759
 is a place

00:29:40.759 --> 00:29:41.120
 where many

00:29:41.120 --> 00:29:41.519
 men have

00:29:41.519 --> 00:29:41.860
 just been

00:29:41.860 --> 00:29:42.480
 content to

00:29:42.480 --> 00:29:43.620
 just dump

00:29:43.620 --> 00:29:44.660
 on their

00:29:44.660 --> 00:29:45.579
 wives a

00:29:45.579 --> 00:29:46.099
 burden that

00:29:46.099 --> 00:29:46.380
 they were

00:29:46.380 --> 00:29:46.819
 never meant

00:29:46.819 --> 00:29:47.200
 to bear

00:29:47.200 --> 00:29:48.920
 like I'll

00:29:48.920 --> 00:29:49.380
 provide the

00:29:49.380 --> 00:29:49.880
 finances

00:29:49.880 --> 00:29:50.400
 I'll go

00:29:50.400 --> 00:29:50.819
 to work

00:29:50.819 --> 00:29:52.140
 but you

00:29:52.140 --> 00:29:52.580
 look after

00:29:52.580 --> 00:29:53.100
 the rest

00:29:53.100 --> 00:29:54.840
 when I

00:29:54.840 --> 00:29:55.299
 come home

00:29:55.299 --> 00:29:55.779
 I expect

00:29:55.779 --> 00:29:56.220
 there to be

00:29:56.220 --> 00:29:56.640
 a meal

00:29:56.640 --> 00:29:57.360
 hot and

00:29:57.360 --> 00:29:57.600
 ready

00:29:57.600 --> 00:29:58.120
 waiting for

00:29:58.120 --> 00:29:58.360
 me on

00:29:58.360 --> 00:29:58.779
 the table

00:29:58.779 --> 00:29:59.080
 and then

00:29:59.080 --> 00:29:59.340
 I'm going

00:29:59.340 --> 00:29:59.720
 to go out

00:29:59.720 --> 00:30:00.299
 most evenings

00:30:00.299 --> 00:30:00.640
 and I'm

00:30:00.640 --> 00:30:00.900
 going to

00:30:00.900 --> 00:30:01.860
 play hockey

00:30:01.860 --> 00:30:02.840
 and you

00:30:02.840 --> 00:30:03.039
 know

00:30:03.039 --> 00:30:03.539
 hang out

00:30:03.539 --> 00:30:03.880
 with my

00:30:03.880 --> 00:30:04.319
 friends

00:30:04.319 --> 00:30:05.240
 no

00:30:05.240 --> 00:30:06.940
 that's

00:30:06.940 --> 00:30:07.559
 abdicating

00:30:07.559 --> 00:30:08.420
 responsibility

00:30:08.420 --> 00:30:08.920
 men are

00:30:08.920 --> 00:30:09.420
 to provide

00:30:09.420 --> 00:30:09.980
 more than

00:30:09.980 --> 00:30:10.799
 just finances

00:30:10.799 --> 00:30:12.039
 to the

00:30:12.039 --> 00:30:12.380
 family

00:30:12.380 --> 00:30:12.759
 they're to

00:30:12.759 --> 00:30:13.140
 provide

00:30:13.140 --> 00:30:13.700
 leadership

00:30:13.700 --> 00:30:15.080
 and care

00:30:15.079 --> 00:30:16.939
 they're to

00:30:16.939 --> 00:30:17.439
 direct the

00:30:17.439 --> 00:30:17.960
 affairs of

00:30:17.960 --> 00:30:18.639
 the household

00:30:18.639 --> 00:30:20.740
 in a manner

00:30:20.740 --> 00:30:21.720
 worthy of

00:30:21.720 --> 00:30:22.220
 respect

00:30:22.220 --> 00:30:25.740
 verse 6

00:30:25.740 --> 00:30:26.519
 he must not

00:30:26.519 --> 00:30:27.419
 be a recent

00:30:27.419 --> 00:30:27.919
 convert

00:30:27.919 --> 00:30:29.659
 so no new

00:30:29.659 --> 00:30:30.079
 believers

00:30:30.079 --> 00:30:30.980
 in leadership

00:30:30.980 --> 00:30:32.859
 in the church

00:30:32.859 --> 00:30:34.059
 verse 7

00:30:34.059 --> 00:30:34.819
 he must also

00:30:34.819 --> 00:30:35.299
 have a good

00:30:35.299 --> 00:30:35.879
 reputation

00:30:35.879 --> 00:30:36.799
 with outsiders

00:30:36.799 --> 00:30:39.679
 so a good

00:30:39.679 --> 00:30:40.419
 reputation with

00:30:40.419 --> 00:30:41.079
 unbelievers

00:30:41.079 --> 00:30:41.639
 or people

00:30:41.639 --> 00:30:42.299
 outside the

00:30:42.299 --> 00:30:42.639
 church

00:30:42.640 --> 00:30:45.380
 people may

00:30:45.380 --> 00:30:45.860
 not agree

00:30:45.860 --> 00:30:46.460
 with us

00:30:46.460 --> 00:30:48.200
 they may

00:30:48.200 --> 00:30:48.800
 even find

00:30:48.800 --> 00:30:49.180
 some of

00:30:49.180 --> 00:30:49.660
 our beliefs

00:30:49.660 --> 00:30:50.240
 offensive

00:30:50.240 --> 00:30:51.500
 or repulsive

00:30:51.500 --> 00:30:53.259
 but they

00:30:53.259 --> 00:30:53.560
 ought to

00:30:53.560 --> 00:30:53.900
 know us

00:30:53.900 --> 00:30:54.280
 as men

00:30:54.280 --> 00:30:54.560
 of our

00:30:54.560 --> 00:30:54.900
 word

00:30:54.900 --> 00:30:56.740
 who genuinely

00:30:56.740 --> 00:30:57.640
 care for

00:30:57.640 --> 00:30:58.100
 others

00:30:58.100 --> 00:30:59.420
 love others

00:30:59.420 --> 00:31:01.420
 are kind

00:31:01.420 --> 00:31:02.880
 are eager

00:31:02.880 --> 00:31:03.520
 to serve

00:31:03.520 --> 00:31:04.460
 are eager

00:31:04.460 --> 00:31:04.860
 to meet

00:31:04.860 --> 00:31:05.420
 needs

00:31:05.420 --> 00:31:07.640
 there are

00:31:07.640 --> 00:31:07.900
 enough

00:31:07.900 --> 00:31:08.320
 Christian

00:31:08.320 --> 00:31:08.980
 qualities

00:31:08.980 --> 00:31:10.200
 enough

00:31:10.200 --> 00:31:10.660
 Christian

00:31:10.660 --> 00:31:11.220
 deeds

00:31:11.220 --> 00:31:12.400
 that are

00:31:12.400 --> 00:31:12.740
 not

00:31:12.740 --> 00:31:13.200
 offensive

00:31:13.200 --> 00:31:14.700
 to win

00:31:14.700 --> 00:31:15.240
 the respect

00:31:15.240 --> 00:31:15.700
 of

00:31:15.700 --> 00:31:16.339
 outsiders

00:31:16.339 --> 00:31:16.940
 of

00:31:16.940 --> 00:31:17.579
 unbelievers

00:31:17.579 --> 00:31:19.180
 even if

00:31:19.180 --> 00:31:19.500
 some of

00:31:19.500 --> 00:31:19.779
 what we

00:31:19.779 --> 00:31:20.120
 believe

00:31:20.120 --> 00:31:20.500
 is

00:31:20.500 --> 00:31:20.900
 offensive

00:31:20.900 --> 00:31:21.220
 to

00:31:21.220 --> 00:31:21.480
 them

00:31:21.480 --> 00:31:24.759
 now

00:31:24.759 --> 00:31:25.319
 this is

00:31:25.319 --> 00:31:25.700
 quite the

00:31:25.700 --> 00:31:26.039
 list of

00:31:26.039 --> 00:31:26.519
 requirements

00:31:26.519 --> 00:31:28.600
 but there's

00:31:28.600 --> 00:31:29.140
 just a couple

00:31:29.140 --> 00:31:29.740
 things we need

00:31:29.740 --> 00:31:30.319
 to know about

00:31:30.319 --> 00:31:31.319
 this list

00:31:31.319 --> 00:31:31.900
 first of all

00:31:31.900 --> 00:31:32.460
 no man is

00:31:32.460 --> 00:31:32.900
 perfect

00:31:32.900 --> 00:31:33.860
 I mean we

00:31:33.860 --> 00:31:34.279
 can look at

00:31:34.279 --> 00:31:34.579
 this and

00:31:34.579 --> 00:31:35.200
 think man

00:31:35.200 --> 00:31:36.079
 who could

00:31:36.079 --> 00:31:36.519
 possibly

00:31:36.519 --> 00:31:37.000
 qualify

00:31:37.000 --> 00:31:38.759
 we all

00:31:38.759 --> 00:31:39.319
 have moments

00:31:39.319 --> 00:31:39.660
 where we

00:31:39.660 --> 00:31:40.480
 fail to be

00:31:40.480 --> 00:31:41.000
 temperate

00:31:41.000 --> 00:31:42.500
 or self

00:31:42.500 --> 00:31:43.039
 controlled

00:31:43.039 --> 00:31:44.680
 or gentle

00:31:44.680 --> 00:31:45.900
 lose a

00:31:45.900 --> 00:31:46.180
 temper

00:31:46.180 --> 00:31:48.660
 but do

00:31:48.660 --> 00:31:49.279
 these things

00:31:49.279 --> 00:31:50.140
 describe our

00:31:50.140 --> 00:31:50.839
 general

00:31:50.839 --> 00:31:51.700
 overall

00:31:51.700 --> 00:31:52.279
 character

00:31:52.279 --> 00:31:53.759
 and behavior

00:31:53.759 --> 00:31:54.880
 is that how

00:31:54.880 --> 00:31:55.480
 others would

00:31:55.480 --> 00:31:56.039
 see us

00:31:56.039 --> 00:31:57.920
 again no man

00:31:57.920 --> 00:31:58.420
 is perfect

00:31:58.420 --> 00:31:58.859
 we're all

00:31:58.859 --> 00:31:59.480
 still sinners

00:31:59.480 --> 00:32:01.339
 but what

00:32:01.339 --> 00:32:01.980
 happens when

00:32:01.980 --> 00:32:02.380
 we blow

00:32:02.380 --> 00:32:02.599
 it

00:32:02.599 --> 00:32:04.480
 do we

00:32:04.480 --> 00:32:05.200
 make excuses

00:32:05.200 --> 00:32:06.579
 do we

00:32:06.579 --> 00:32:07.099
 blame

00:32:07.099 --> 00:32:07.880
 someone else

00:32:07.880 --> 00:32:09.380
 do we

00:32:09.380 --> 00:32:10.460
 sin persistently

00:32:10.460 --> 00:32:11.020
 and keep

00:32:11.020 --> 00:32:11.440
 doing it

00:32:11.440 --> 00:32:11.840
 again and

00:32:11.840 --> 00:32:12.140
 again

00:32:12.140 --> 00:32:13.680
 or do we

00:32:13.680 --> 00:32:13.940
 humble

00:32:13.940 --> 00:32:14.380
 ourselves

00:32:14.380 --> 00:32:15.180
 before God

00:32:15.180 --> 00:32:16.360
 and others

00:32:16.360 --> 00:32:17.960
 confess our

00:32:17.960 --> 00:32:18.500
 sins and

00:32:18.500 --> 00:32:18.920
 turn away

00:32:18.920 --> 00:32:19.340
 from them

00:32:19.340 --> 00:32:20.520
 with God's

00:32:20.520 --> 00:32:20.780
 help

00:32:20.780 --> 00:32:23.460
 second

00:32:23.460 --> 00:32:24.120
 the question

00:32:24.120 --> 00:32:24.460
 has been

00:32:24.460 --> 00:32:24.840
 asked

00:32:24.840 --> 00:32:25.820
 is this

00:32:25.820 --> 00:32:26.180
 a bare

00:32:26.180 --> 00:32:26.520
 minimum

00:32:26.520 --> 00:32:27.000
 list

00:32:27.000 --> 00:32:28.680
 or is

00:32:28.680 --> 00:32:29.420
 this a

00:32:29.420 --> 00:32:29.940
 lofty

00:32:29.940 --> 00:32:30.600
 really hard

00:32:30.600 --> 00:32:31.220
 to achieve

00:32:31.220 --> 00:32:31.680
 kind of

00:32:31.680 --> 00:32:32.020
 list

00:32:32.019 --> 00:32:34.359
 it's

00:32:34.359 --> 00:32:34.660
 important

00:32:34.660 --> 00:32:35.240
 to recognize

00:32:35.240 --> 00:32:36.259
 that a

00:32:36.259 --> 00:32:36.779
 number of

00:32:36.779 --> 00:32:37.700
 the qualities

00:32:37.700 --> 00:32:38.379
 in this

00:32:38.379 --> 00:32:38.799
 list

00:32:38.799 --> 00:32:39.980
 are things

00:32:39.980 --> 00:32:40.519
 that we're

00:32:40.519 --> 00:32:41.119
 commanded to

00:32:41.119 --> 00:32:41.940
 be just as

00:32:41.940 --> 00:32:42.660
 as Christians

00:32:42.660 --> 00:32:43.240
 in other

00:32:43.240 --> 00:32:43.879
 letters in the

00:32:43.879 --> 00:32:44.460
 New Testament

00:32:44.460 --> 00:32:46.079
 things like

00:32:46.079 --> 00:32:46.500
 gentle

00:32:46.500 --> 00:32:48.480
 self-controlled

00:32:48.480 --> 00:32:50.279
 not given to

00:32:50.279 --> 00:32:51.000
 drunkenness

00:32:51.000 --> 00:32:53.619
 so in that

00:32:53.619 --> 00:32:54.339
 sense this is

00:32:54.339 --> 00:32:54.779
 kind of a

00:32:54.779 --> 00:32:55.279
 bare minimum

00:32:55.279 --> 00:32:55.680
 list

00:32:55.680 --> 00:32:56.059
 many of

00:32:56.059 --> 00:32:56.579
 these things

00:32:56.579 --> 00:32:57.740
 reflect what

00:32:57.740 --> 00:32:58.259
 a mature

00:32:58.259 --> 00:32:59.000
 follower of

00:32:59.000 --> 00:32:59.799
 Jesus is

00:32:59.799 --> 00:33:00.420
 to be like

00:33:00.420 --> 00:33:02.420
 on the

00:33:02.420 --> 00:33:02.860
 flip side

00:33:02.860 --> 00:33:03.200
 there are

00:33:03.200 --> 00:33:03.680
 some things

00:33:03.680 --> 00:33:04.060
 here that

00:33:04.060 --> 00:33:04.539
 just don't

00:33:04.539 --> 00:33:05.600
 come easily

00:33:05.600 --> 00:33:07.180
 we must

00:33:07.180 --> 00:33:07.620
 pray

00:33:07.620 --> 00:33:08.880
 we must

00:33:08.880 --> 00:33:09.380
 wrestle

00:33:09.380 --> 00:33:09.900
 with the

00:33:09.900 --> 00:33:10.259
 flesh

00:33:10.259 --> 00:33:11.000
 because

00:33:11.000 --> 00:33:11.560
 gentleness

00:33:11.560 --> 00:33:12.000
 doesn't

00:33:12.000 --> 00:33:12.640
 come easily

00:33:12.640 --> 00:33:13.980
 emotions

00:33:13.980 --> 00:33:14.779
 are powerful

00:33:14.779 --> 00:33:16.460
 self-control

00:33:16.460 --> 00:33:16.960
 is not

00:33:16.960 --> 00:33:17.420
 easy

00:33:17.420 --> 00:33:19.920
 managing a

00:33:19.920 --> 00:33:20.300
 household

00:33:20.300 --> 00:33:20.600
 and a

00:33:20.600 --> 00:33:21.240
 family well

00:33:21.240 --> 00:33:22.120
 is not

00:33:22.120 --> 00:33:22.500
 easy

00:33:22.500 --> 00:33:24.340
 earning this

00:33:24.340 --> 00:33:24.779
 kind of a

00:33:24.779 --> 00:33:25.279
 reputation

00:33:25.279 --> 00:33:25.980
 with people

00:33:25.980 --> 00:33:27.100
 is not

00:33:27.100 --> 00:33:27.480
 easy

00:33:27.480 --> 00:33:28.460
 and it

00:33:28.460 --> 00:33:29.140
 takes time

00:33:29.140 --> 00:33:31.200
 maybe this

00:33:31.200 --> 00:33:31.540
 is why

00:33:31.540 --> 00:33:32.100
 overseers

00:33:32.100 --> 00:33:32.560
 are called

00:33:32.560 --> 00:33:33.100
 elders

00:33:33.100 --> 00:33:34.200
 quite literally

00:33:34.200 --> 00:33:35.180
 older ones

00:33:35.180 --> 00:33:36.860
 if younger

00:33:36.860 --> 00:33:37.500
 men attain to

00:33:37.500 --> 00:33:38.140
 these requirements

00:33:38.140 --> 00:33:38.820
 it's probably

00:33:38.820 --> 00:33:39.560
 the exception

00:33:39.560 --> 00:33:40.759
 rather than

00:33:40.759 --> 00:33:41.180
 the norm

00:33:41.180 --> 00:33:42.620
 because these

00:33:42.620 --> 00:33:43.100
 things take

00:33:43.100 --> 00:33:43.680
 time to

00:33:43.680 --> 00:33:44.360
 develop and

00:33:44.360 --> 00:33:45.460
 grow in the

00:33:45.460 --> 00:33:45.960
 life of a

00:33:45.960 --> 00:33:46.640
 believing man

00:33:46.640 --> 00:33:47.720
 they're the

00:33:47.720 --> 00:33:48.440
 fruit of an

00:33:48.440 --> 00:33:48.920
 abiding

00:33:48.920 --> 00:33:49.620
 relationship

00:33:49.620 --> 00:33:50.680
 with Jesus

00:33:50.680 --> 00:33:51.220
 that's been

00:33:51.220 --> 00:33:51.840
 going on

00:33:51.840 --> 00:33:52.640
 for some

00:33:52.640 --> 00:33:53.020
 time

00:33:53.020 --> 00:33:54.460
 but this

00:33:54.460 --> 00:33:54.900
 is good

00:33:54.900 --> 00:33:56.200
 because if

00:33:56.200 --> 00:33:56.440
 we're going

00:33:56.440 --> 00:33:57.120
 to install

00:33:57.119 --> 00:33:57.759
 men

00:33:57.759 --> 00:33:59.099
 in our

00:33:59.099 --> 00:33:59.459
 church

00:33:59.459 --> 00:34:00.279
 into a

00:34:00.279 --> 00:34:00.619
 leadership

00:34:00.619 --> 00:34:01.139
 role

00:34:01.139 --> 00:34:02.039
 where they

00:34:02.039 --> 00:34:02.679
 have real

00:34:02.679 --> 00:34:03.159
 authority

00:34:03.159 --> 00:34:03.799
 over us

00:34:03.799 --> 00:34:04.079
 and we

00:34:04.079 --> 00:34:04.339
 are going

00:34:04.339 --> 00:34:04.739
 to submit

00:34:04.739 --> 00:34:05.299
 to them

00:34:05.299 --> 00:34:07.039
 we need

00:34:07.039 --> 00:34:07.639
 them to

00:34:07.639 --> 00:34:08.079
 be these

00:34:08.079 --> 00:34:08.460
 kind of

00:34:08.460 --> 00:34:08.699
 men

00:34:08.699 --> 00:34:10.960
 not

00:34:10.960 --> 00:34:11.579
 domineering

00:34:11.579 --> 00:34:13.000
 or abusive

00:34:13.000 --> 00:34:13.960
 or manipulative

00:34:13.960 --> 00:34:15.339
 or power

00:34:15.339 --> 00:34:15.759
 hungry

00:34:15.759 --> 00:34:17.219
 not passive

00:34:17.219 --> 00:34:18.639
 or abdicating

00:34:18.639 --> 00:34:19.339
 careless

00:34:19.339 --> 00:34:20.279
 uninterested

00:34:20.279 --> 00:34:20.839
 or self

00:34:20.839 --> 00:34:21.299
 absorbed

00:34:21.299 --> 00:34:22.719
 we need

00:34:22.719 --> 00:34:23.159
 them to be

00:34:23.159 --> 00:34:23.480
 men

00:34:23.480 --> 00:34:24.420
 of Christ

00:34:24.420 --> 00:34:25.159
 like character

00:34:25.159 --> 00:34:27.359
 so finally

00:34:27.359 --> 00:34:27.679
 we come

00:34:27.679 --> 00:34:27.920
 to how

00:34:27.920 --> 00:34:28.440
 this applies

00:34:28.440 --> 00:34:29.440
 to us

00:34:29.440 --> 00:34:29.759
 here in

00:34:29.759 --> 00:34:30.159
 our church

00:34:30.159 --> 00:34:30.559
 today

00:34:30.559 --> 00:34:31.960
 and I

00:34:31.960 --> 00:34:32.539
 have five

00:34:32.539 --> 00:34:33.019
 things

00:34:33.019 --> 00:34:35.679
 the first

00:34:35.679 --> 00:34:35.940
 one

00:34:35.940 --> 00:34:36.399
 we need

00:34:36.399 --> 00:34:36.879
 to continue

00:34:36.879 --> 00:34:37.299
 to shift

00:34:37.299 --> 00:34:37.859
 away from

00:34:37.859 --> 00:34:38.819
 a secular

00:34:38.819 --> 00:34:39.239
 board

00:34:39.239 --> 00:34:39.879
 governance

00:34:39.879 --> 00:34:41.379
 style of

00:34:41.379 --> 00:34:41.759
 leadership

00:34:41.759 --> 00:34:42.500
 towards the

00:34:42.500 --> 00:34:43.079
 kind of

00:34:43.079 --> 00:34:44.000
 shepherding

00:34:44.000 --> 00:34:44.480
 elder

00:34:44.480 --> 00:34:45.960
 model of

00:34:45.960 --> 00:34:46.319
 leadership

00:34:46.319 --> 00:34:46.779
 that the

00:34:46.779 --> 00:34:47.079
 scriptures

00:34:47.079 --> 00:34:48.059
 point us

00:34:48.059 --> 00:34:48.279
 to

00:34:48.279 --> 00:34:48.659
 and we

00:34:48.659 --> 00:34:49.000
 have been

00:34:49.000 --> 00:34:49.500
 making this

00:34:49.500 --> 00:34:49.920
 shift over

00:34:49.920 --> 00:34:50.460
 the past

00:34:50.460 --> 00:34:51.559
 number of

00:34:51.559 --> 00:34:51.859
 years

00:34:51.859 --> 00:34:52.579
 at some

00:34:52.579 --> 00:34:52.799
 point

00:34:52.799 --> 00:34:53.279
 we need

00:34:53.279 --> 00:34:53.659
 to update

00:34:53.659 --> 00:34:53.839
 our

00:34:53.839 --> 00:34:54.399
 constitution

00:34:54.400 --> 00:34:55.340
 to reflect

00:34:55.340 --> 00:34:55.680
 that

00:34:55.680 --> 00:34:57.960
 eventually

00:34:57.960 --> 00:34:59.099
 our current

00:34:59.099 --> 00:34:59.539
 elders

00:34:59.539 --> 00:35:00.760
 will be

00:35:00.760 --> 00:35:01.059
 quite

00:35:01.059 --> 00:35:01.820
 elderly

00:35:01.820 --> 00:35:04.000
 where will

00:35:04.000 --> 00:35:04.460
 our next

00:35:04.460 --> 00:35:04.760
 elders

00:35:04.760 --> 00:35:05.460
 come from

00:35:05.460 --> 00:35:07.820
 men

00:35:07.820 --> 00:35:09.680
 it's important

00:35:09.680 --> 00:35:10.139
 that every

00:35:10.139 --> 00:35:10.680
 one of you

00:35:10.680 --> 00:35:11.599
 aspires to

00:35:11.599 --> 00:35:12.639
 be these

00:35:12.639 --> 00:35:13.200
 things

00:35:13.200 --> 00:35:13.720
 at the

00:35:13.720 --> 00:35:13.960
 least

00:35:13.960 --> 00:35:14.280
 that you

00:35:14.280 --> 00:35:14.880
 strive to

00:35:14.880 --> 00:35:15.220
 be men

00:35:15.220 --> 00:35:15.840
 of character

00:35:15.840 --> 00:35:17.019
 and live

00:35:17.019 --> 00:35:17.639
 an example

00:35:17.639 --> 00:35:18.260
 worth

00:35:18.260 --> 00:35:18.760
 following

00:35:18.760 --> 00:35:21.559
 where will

00:35:21.559 --> 00:35:22.000
 the future

00:35:22.000 --> 00:35:22.320
 elders

00:35:22.320 --> 00:35:23.019
 of the

00:35:23.019 --> 00:35:23.340
 church

00:35:23.340 --> 00:35:24.079
 come from

00:35:24.079 --> 00:35:25.440
 well they

00:35:25.440 --> 00:35:26.039
 must come

00:35:26.039 --> 00:35:26.779
 from among

00:35:26.779 --> 00:35:27.360
 us men

00:35:27.360 --> 00:35:28.539
 here in

00:35:28.539 --> 00:35:29.019
 the church

00:35:29.019 --> 00:35:30.679
 now not

00:35:30.679 --> 00:35:31.119
 all of us

00:35:31.119 --> 00:35:31.440
 men will

00:35:31.440 --> 00:35:31.719
 become

00:35:31.719 --> 00:35:32.059
 elders

00:35:32.059 --> 00:35:32.659
 not all

00:35:32.659 --> 00:35:32.900
 of us

00:35:32.900 --> 00:35:33.420
 are wired

00:35:33.420 --> 00:35:34.420
 to teach

00:35:34.420 --> 00:35:35.860
 but at

00:35:35.860 --> 00:35:36.259
 the least

00:35:36.259 --> 00:35:36.840
 all of us

00:35:36.840 --> 00:35:37.279
 can set

00:35:37.279 --> 00:35:38.000
 that example

00:35:38.000 --> 00:35:39.019
 for others

00:35:39.019 --> 00:35:39.319
 in the

00:35:39.319 --> 00:35:39.579
 church

00:35:39.579 --> 00:35:40.119
 that's worth

00:35:40.119 --> 00:35:40.579
 following

00:35:40.579 --> 00:35:43.659
 as we

00:35:43.659 --> 00:35:43.960
 men have

00:35:43.960 --> 00:35:44.400
 been hearing

00:35:44.400 --> 00:35:45.019
 at lead

00:35:45.019 --> 00:35:45.500
 we need

00:35:45.500 --> 00:35:46.059
 to reject

00:35:46.059 --> 00:35:46.840
 passivity

00:35:46.840 --> 00:35:47.980
 we need

00:35:47.980 --> 00:35:48.599
 to accept

00:35:48.599 --> 00:35:49.500
 responsibility

00:35:49.500 --> 00:35:50.920
 we need

00:35:50.920 --> 00:35:51.340
 to lead

00:35:51.340 --> 00:35:52.139
 courageously

00:35:52.139 --> 00:35:53.340
 and we

00:35:53.340 --> 00:35:53.639
 need to

00:35:53.639 --> 00:35:54.159
 invest

00:35:54.159 --> 00:35:55.159
 eternally

00:35:55.159 --> 00:35:55.980
 following the

00:35:55.980 --> 00:35:56.980
 example of

00:35:56.980 --> 00:35:58.019
 Jesus Christ

00:35:58.019 --> 00:35:58.699
 the second

00:35:58.699 --> 00:35:58.980
 Adam

00:35:58.980 --> 00:36:00.019
 and not

00:36:00.019 --> 00:36:00.599
 living in

00:36:00.599 --> 00:36:01.079
 the shadow

00:36:01.079 --> 00:36:02.480
 of the

00:36:02.480 --> 00:36:03.099
 first Adam

00:36:03.099 --> 00:36:05.920
 those of you

00:36:05.920 --> 00:36:06.360
 who are

00:36:06.360 --> 00:36:06.860
 elders

00:36:06.860 --> 00:36:08.199
 there's only

00:36:08.199 --> 00:36:08.679
 three of you

00:36:08.679 --> 00:36:09.199
 in the room

00:36:09.199 --> 00:36:11.119
 today's not

00:36:11.119 --> 00:36:11.659
 the day to

00:36:11.659 --> 00:36:12.159
 pat yourself

00:36:12.159 --> 00:36:12.860
 on the back

00:36:12.860 --> 00:36:14.679
 today's the

00:36:14.679 --> 00:36:15.079
 day to

00:36:15.079 --> 00:36:16.019
 soberly reflect

00:36:16.019 --> 00:36:17.019
 over the

00:36:17.019 --> 00:36:17.440
 things in

00:36:17.440 --> 00:36:17.980
 this list

00:36:17.980 --> 00:36:18.579
 and I

00:36:18.579 --> 00:36:18.800
 want to

00:36:18.800 --> 00:36:19.159
 encourage

00:36:19.159 --> 00:36:20.059
 you to

00:36:20.059 --> 00:36:20.719
 ask yourself

00:36:20.719 --> 00:36:21.159
 which of

00:36:21.159 --> 00:36:21.699
 these things

00:36:21.699 --> 00:36:22.219
 do I need

00:36:22.219 --> 00:36:22.579
 to grow

00:36:22.579 --> 00:36:23.119
 in most

00:36:23.119 --> 00:36:26.780
 the church

00:36:26.780 --> 00:36:27.199
 is looking

00:36:27.199 --> 00:36:28.039
 to you

00:36:28.039 --> 00:36:29.219
 to set

00:36:29.219 --> 00:36:29.860
 the example

00:36:29.860 --> 00:36:31.599
 in speech

00:36:31.599 --> 00:36:33.280
 in faith

00:36:33.280 --> 00:36:35.000
 in love

00:36:35.000 --> 00:36:36.639
 in purity

00:36:36.639 --> 00:36:38.480
 in conduct

00:36:38.480 --> 00:36:44.599
 those of you

00:36:44.599 --> 00:36:44.900
 who are

00:36:44.900 --> 00:36:45.280
 members

00:36:45.280 --> 00:36:45.960
 when the

00:36:45.960 --> 00:36:46.740
 time comes

00:36:46.740 --> 00:36:47.200
 to serve

00:36:47.200 --> 00:36:47.460
 on the

00:36:47.460 --> 00:36:47.880
 nominating

00:36:47.880 --> 00:36:48.300
 committee

00:36:48.300 --> 00:36:49.300
 or to

00:36:49.300 --> 00:36:49.720
 affirm a

00:36:49.720 --> 00:36:50.160
 new man

00:36:50.160 --> 00:36:50.500
 for the

00:36:50.500 --> 00:36:50.860
 position

00:36:50.860 --> 00:36:51.320
 of elder

00:36:51.320 --> 00:36:53.880
 this is

00:36:53.880 --> 00:36:54.460
 number four

00:36:54.460 --> 00:36:55.860
 let's not

00:36:55.860 --> 00:36:56.380
 just put

00:36:56.380 --> 00:36:56.880
 someone into

00:36:56.880 --> 00:36:57.580
 those positions

00:36:57.580 --> 00:36:58.240
 because they're

00:36:58.240 --> 00:36:58.680
 willing to

00:36:58.680 --> 00:36:59.100
 do it

00:36:59.100 --> 00:36:59.980
 or because

00:36:59.980 --> 00:37:00.400
 we don't

00:37:00.400 --> 00:37:00.680
 want to

00:37:00.680 --> 00:37:01.120
 do it

00:37:01.120 --> 00:37:01.980
 or because

00:37:01.980 --> 00:37:03.100
 that person

00:37:03.100 --> 00:37:03.940
 has experience

00:37:03.940 --> 00:37:05.760
 in business

00:37:05.760 --> 00:37:07.220
 or finance

00:37:07.220 --> 00:37:07.780
 or on

00:37:07.780 --> 00:37:08.280
 boards

00:37:08.280 --> 00:37:09.480
 we don't

00:37:09.480 --> 00:37:09.660
 want to

00:37:09.660 --> 00:37:10.040
 just ask

00:37:10.040 --> 00:37:10.440
 someone to

00:37:10.440 --> 00:37:10.760
 serve as

00:37:10.760 --> 00:37:11.019
 an elder

00:37:11.019 --> 00:37:11.440
 because

00:37:11.440 --> 00:37:11.880
 well they

00:37:11.880 --> 00:37:12.120
 haven't

00:37:12.120 --> 00:37:12.519
 really been

00:37:12.519 --> 00:37:12.980
 asked yet

00:37:12.980 --> 00:37:13.360
 or how to

00:37:13.360 --> 00:37:13.640
 turn

00:37:13.640 --> 00:37:13.960
 and we

00:37:13.960 --> 00:37:14.280
 don't want

00:37:14.280 --> 00:37:15.300
 to hurt

00:37:15.300 --> 00:37:15.940
 their feelings

00:37:15.940 --> 00:37:16.800
 they must

00:37:16.800 --> 00:37:17.580
 meet these

00:37:17.580 --> 00:37:18.120
 requirements

00:37:18.120 --> 00:37:19.680
 this is why

00:37:19.680 --> 00:37:20.019
 we've been

00:37:20.019 --> 00:37:20.540
 given them

00:37:20.540 --> 00:37:23.100
 and lastly

00:37:23.100 --> 00:37:23.880
 number five

00:37:23.880 --> 00:37:25.920
 the scriptures

00:37:25.920 --> 00:37:27.040
 clearly present

00:37:27.040 --> 00:37:27.480
 the elders

00:37:27.480 --> 00:37:27.980
 as having

00:37:27.980 --> 00:37:28.420
 authority

00:37:28.420 --> 00:37:28.960
 within the

00:37:28.960 --> 00:37:29.300
 church

00:37:29.300 --> 00:37:30.860
 authority

00:37:30.860 --> 00:37:31.540
 to teach

00:37:31.540 --> 00:37:32.600
 and to

00:37:32.600 --> 00:37:32.920
 lead

00:37:32.920 --> 00:37:33.800
 and to

00:37:33.800 --> 00:37:34.100
 call the

00:37:34.100 --> 00:37:34.480
 rest of

00:37:34.480 --> 00:37:34.840
 us to

00:37:34.840 --> 00:37:35.160
 believe

00:37:35.160 --> 00:37:35.840
 and obey

00:37:35.840 --> 00:37:36.220
 the word

00:37:36.220 --> 00:37:36.660
 of God

00:37:36.660 --> 00:37:38.240
 and the

00:37:38.240 --> 00:37:38.580
 rest of

00:37:38.580 --> 00:37:38.860
 us are

00:37:38.860 --> 00:37:39.260
 called to

00:37:39.260 --> 00:37:39.800
 submit to

00:37:39.800 --> 00:37:40.080
 their

00:37:40.080 --> 00:37:40.780
 authority

00:37:40.780 --> 00:37:40.880
 authority

00:37:40.880 --> 00:37:42.220
 now we

00:37:42.220 --> 00:37:42.519
 may not

00:37:42.519 --> 00:37:43.160
 like this

00:37:43.160 --> 00:37:44.600
 but the

00:37:44.600 --> 00:37:45.080
 Lord Jesus

00:37:45.080 --> 00:37:45.500
 is the

00:37:45.500 --> 00:37:45.860
 one who

00:37:45.860 --> 00:37:46.260
 has set

00:37:46.260 --> 00:37:46.519
 it up

00:37:46.519 --> 00:37:47.000
 this way

00:37:47.000 --> 00:37:48.420
 he's the

00:37:48.420 --> 00:37:48.880
 one asking

00:37:48.880 --> 00:37:49.280
 this of

00:37:49.280 --> 00:37:49.560
 us

00:37:49.560 --> 00:37:50.519
 and many

00:37:50.519 --> 00:37:50.880
 in our

00:37:50.880 --> 00:37:51.280
 North

00:37:51.280 --> 00:37:51.620
 American

00:37:51.620 --> 00:37:52.100
 churches

00:37:52.100 --> 00:37:53.620
 have just

00:37:53.620 --> 00:37:54.120
 lost sight

00:37:54.120 --> 00:37:54.600
 of this

00:37:54.600 --> 00:37:55.620
 authority

00:37:55.620 --> 00:37:56.140
 structure

00:37:56.140 --> 00:37:56.880
 in the

00:37:56.880 --> 00:37:57.160
 church

00:37:57.160 --> 00:37:57.400
 we've

00:37:57.400 --> 00:37:57.680
 come to

00:37:57.680 --> 00:37:58.000
 see the

00:37:58.000 --> 00:37:58.300
 elders

00:37:58.300 --> 00:37:58.660
 as the

00:37:58.660 --> 00:37:58.880
 ones

00:37:58.880 --> 00:37:59.340
 that we

00:37:59.340 --> 00:37:59.820
 choose

00:37:59.820 --> 00:38:00.440
 to serve

00:38:00.440 --> 00:38:00.780
 us

00:38:00.780 --> 00:38:01.460
 the ones

00:38:01.460 --> 00:38:01.920
 that we

00:38:01.920 --> 00:38:02.160
 have

00:38:02.160 --> 00:38:03.720
 voted

00:38:03.720 --> 00:38:04.760
 to look

00:38:04.760 --> 00:38:05.300
 after the

00:38:05.300 --> 00:38:05.740
 affairs of

00:38:05.740 --> 00:38:06.100
 the church

00:38:06.100 --> 00:38:06.800
 so that we

00:38:06.800 --> 00:38:07.440
 can do

00:38:07.440 --> 00:38:07.920
 whatever we

00:38:07.920 --> 00:38:08.240
 want to

00:38:08.240 --> 00:38:08.460
 do

00:38:08.460 --> 00:38:10.659
 we've

00:38:10.659 --> 00:38:10.920
 come to

00:38:10.920 --> 00:38:11.079
 see

00:38:11.079 --> 00:38:11.519
 ourselves

00:38:11.519 --> 00:38:12.079
 as the

00:38:12.079 --> 00:38:12.360
 final

00:38:12.360 --> 00:38:12.800
 authority

00:38:12.800 --> 00:38:13.139
 under

00:38:13.139 --> 00:38:13.539
 Christ

00:38:13.539 --> 00:38:14.079
 in the

00:38:14.079 --> 00:38:14.380
 church

00:38:14.380 --> 00:38:15.079
 with more

00:38:15.079 --> 00:38:15.380
 of that

00:38:15.380 --> 00:38:16.639
 congregationalist

00:38:16.639 --> 00:38:17.059
 mindset

00:38:17.059 --> 00:38:19.360
 and then if

00:38:19.360 --> 00:38:19.679
 one of the

00:38:19.679 --> 00:38:20.199
 elders says

00:38:20.199 --> 00:38:20.760
 something or

00:38:20.760 --> 00:38:21.280
 asks something

00:38:21.280 --> 00:38:21.619
 I don't

00:38:21.619 --> 00:38:21.900
 like

00:38:21.900 --> 00:38:22.440
 I'll just

00:38:22.440 --> 00:38:22.900
 do as I

00:38:22.900 --> 00:38:23.320
 please

00:38:23.320 --> 00:38:24.380
 or I'll

00:38:24.380 --> 00:38:24.860
 go somewhere

00:38:24.860 --> 00:38:25.220
 else

00:38:25.220 --> 00:38:25.860
 I'll find a

00:38:25.860 --> 00:38:26.360
 new church

00:38:26.360 --> 00:38:28.840
 now obviously

00:38:28.840 --> 00:38:29.480
 if the elders

00:38:29.480 --> 00:38:30.699
 ask something

00:38:30.699 --> 00:38:31.179
 or teach

00:38:31.179 --> 00:38:31.800
 something that

00:38:31.800 --> 00:38:34.019
 is contrary

00:38:34.019 --> 00:38:34.599
 to the word

00:38:34.599 --> 00:38:35.019
 of God

00:38:35.019 --> 00:38:35.800
 you stand

00:38:35.800 --> 00:38:36.280
 on the word

00:38:36.280 --> 00:38:36.780
 of God

00:38:36.780 --> 00:38:38.580
 and take

00:38:38.580 --> 00:38:38.920
 a brother

00:38:38.920 --> 00:38:39.340
 or sister

00:38:39.340 --> 00:38:39.780
 with you

00:38:39.780 --> 00:38:40.160
 and talk

00:38:40.160 --> 00:38:40.500
 to that

00:38:40.500 --> 00:38:40.780
 elder

00:38:40.780 --> 00:38:41.460
 with love

00:38:41.460 --> 00:38:42.120
 and respect

00:38:42.120 --> 00:38:43.580
 and if

00:38:43.580 --> 00:38:43.980
 we've done

00:38:43.980 --> 00:38:44.500
 according to

00:38:44.500 --> 00:38:45.080
 this passage

00:38:45.080 --> 00:38:45.440
 and put

00:38:45.440 --> 00:38:45.920
 the right

00:38:45.920 --> 00:38:46.340
 men

00:38:46.340 --> 00:38:47.400
 humble

00:38:47.400 --> 00:38:47.780
 men

00:38:47.780 --> 00:38:48.480
 into those

00:38:48.480 --> 00:38:49.040
 positions

00:38:49.040 --> 00:38:50.900
 then by

00:38:50.900 --> 00:38:51.300
 the grace

00:38:51.300 --> 00:38:51.780
 of God

00:38:51.780 --> 00:38:52.740
 they will

00:38:52.740 --> 00:38:53.280
 respond

00:38:53.280 --> 00:38:54.700
 they will

00:38:54.700 --> 00:38:55.160
 acknowledge

00:38:55.160 --> 00:38:55.940
 their mistakes

00:38:55.940 --> 00:38:57.740
 they will

00:38:57.740 --> 00:38:58.240
 confess

00:38:58.240 --> 00:38:58.660
 they will

00:38:58.660 --> 00:38:59.100
 repent

00:38:59.099 --> 00:39:06.799
 finally

00:39:06.799 --> 00:39:07.460
 here in

00:39:07.460 --> 00:39:07.739
 Hebrews

00:39:07.739 --> 00:39:08.539
 chapter 13

00:39:08.539 --> 00:39:09.179
 verse 17

00:39:09.179 --> 00:39:10.179
 we're urged

00:39:10.179 --> 00:39:11.319
 to submit

00:39:11.319 --> 00:39:11.679
 to the

00:39:11.679 --> 00:39:12.039
 authority

00:39:12.039 --> 00:39:12.400
 of the

00:39:12.400 --> 00:39:12.659
 leaders

00:39:12.659 --> 00:39:12.980
 in the

00:39:12.980 --> 00:39:13.319
 church

00:39:13.319 --> 00:39:15.119
 because

00:39:15.119 --> 00:39:15.579
 they keep

00:39:15.579 --> 00:39:15.980
 watch

00:39:15.980 --> 00:39:18.779
 over you

00:39:18.779 --> 00:39:19.380
 as those

00:39:19.380 --> 00:39:19.699
 who must

00:39:19.699 --> 00:39:20.000
 give an

00:39:20.000 --> 00:39:20.380
 account

00:39:20.380 --> 00:39:21.599
 do this

00:39:21.599 --> 00:39:21.920
 so that

00:39:21.920 --> 00:39:22.319
 their work

00:39:22.319 --> 00:39:22.579
 will be

00:39:22.579 --> 00:39:23.059
 a joy

00:39:23.059 --> 00:39:24.579
 not a

00:39:24.579 --> 00:39:24.839
 burden

00:39:24.839 --> 00:39:25.980
 for that

00:39:25.980 --> 00:39:26.299
 would be

00:39:26.299 --> 00:39:26.619
 of no

00:39:26.619 --> 00:39:26.980
 benefit

00:39:26.980 --> 00:39:27.579
 to you

00:39:27.579 --> 00:39:28.679
 we're told

00:39:28.679 --> 00:39:28.980
 that the

00:39:28.980 --> 00:39:29.360
 work of

00:39:29.360 --> 00:39:29.799
 the leaders

00:39:29.799 --> 00:39:30.159
 in the

00:39:30.159 --> 00:39:30.420
 church

00:39:30.420 --> 00:39:30.779
 can be

00:39:30.779 --> 00:39:31.179
 a joy

00:39:31.179 --> 00:39:32.480
 or

00:39:32.480 --> 00:39:33.239
 it can

00:39:33.239 --> 00:39:33.539
 be a

00:39:33.539 --> 00:39:33.799
 burden

00:39:33.799 --> 00:39:35.619
 and if

00:39:35.619 --> 00:39:36.000
 we make

00:39:36.000 --> 00:39:36.279
 it a

00:39:36.279 --> 00:39:36.500
 burden

00:39:36.500 --> 00:39:36.920
 to our

00:39:36.920 --> 00:39:37.239
 leaders

00:39:37.239 --> 00:39:38.559
 it's of

00:39:38.559 --> 00:39:39.079
 no benefit

00:39:39.079 --> 00:39:39.679
 to us

00:39:39.679 --> 00:39:41.980
 so have

00:39:41.980 --> 00:39:42.500
 confidence

00:39:42.500 --> 00:39:42.980
 in your

00:39:42.980 --> 00:39:43.360
 leaders

00:39:43.360 --> 00:39:45.259
 and submit

00:39:45.259 --> 00:39:45.619
 to their

00:39:45.619 --> 00:39:46.039
 authority

00:39:46.039 --> 00:39:47.679
 so that

00:39:47.679 --> 00:39:48.059
 it can be

00:39:48.059 --> 00:39:48.360
 a joy

00:39:48.360 --> 00:39:48.840
 for them

00:39:48.840 --> 00:39:50.739
 that will

00:39:50.739 --> 00:39:51.360
 bring benefit

00:39:51.360 --> 00:39:51.880
 to all of

00:39:51.880 --> 00:39:52.360
 us as a

00:39:52.360 --> 00:39:53.000
 church family

00:39:53.000 --> 00:39:54.340
 as the

00:39:54.340 --> 00:39:54.860
 Lord leads

00:39:54.860 --> 00:39:55.159
 us

00:39:55.159 --> 00:39:56.799
 there's lots

00:39:56.799 --> 00:39:57.139
 more that

00:39:57.139 --> 00:39:57.400
 we could

00:39:57.400 --> 00:39:57.699
 say on

00:39:57.699 --> 00:39:57.879
 this

00:39:57.879 --> 00:39:58.139
 issue

00:39:58.139 --> 00:39:58.400
 if you

00:39:58.400 --> 00:39:58.519
 have

00:39:58.519 --> 00:39:58.679
 other

00:39:58.679 --> 00:39:59.019
 thoughts

00:39:59.019 --> 00:39:59.199
 or

00:39:59.199 --> 00:39:59.599
 questions

00:39:59.599 --> 00:40:00.039
 you'd like

00:40:00.039 --> 00:40:00.400
 to talk

00:40:00.400 --> 00:40:00.659
 about

00:40:00.659 --> 00:40:01.019
 this

00:40:01.019 --> 00:40:02.099
 I mean

00:40:02.099 --> 00:40:02.299
 there's

00:40:02.299 --> 00:40:02.779
 so much

00:40:02.779 --> 00:40:03.940
 we chopped

00:40:03.940 --> 00:40:04.400
 out of the

00:40:04.400 --> 00:40:05.059
 message here

00:40:05.059 --> 00:40:06.179
 there's

00:40:06.179 --> 00:40:06.579
 books

00:40:06.579 --> 00:40:07.199
 whole books

00:40:07.199 --> 00:40:07.659
 written on

00:40:07.659 --> 00:40:08.319
 this subject

00:40:08.319 --> 00:40:09.039
 it's an

00:40:09.039 --> 00:40:09.420
 important

00:40:09.420 --> 00:40:09.819
 one

00:40:09.819 --> 00:40:11.460
 but we'll

00:40:11.460 --> 00:40:11.819
 leave it at

00:40:11.819 --> 00:40:12.159
 that for

00:40:12.159 --> 00:40:12.679
 this morning

00:40:12.679 --> 00:40:13.339
 let's pray

00:40:13.339 --> 00:40:17.900
 Father in

00:40:17.900 --> 00:40:18.099
 heaven

00:40:18.099 --> 00:40:18.839
 we pray

00:40:18.839 --> 00:40:19.179
 and ask

00:40:19.179 --> 00:40:19.440
 that you

00:40:19.440 --> 00:40:19.739
 would give

00:40:19.739 --> 00:40:20.219
 us each

00:40:20.219 --> 00:40:20.819
 the grace

00:40:20.819 --> 00:40:21.139
 that we

00:40:21.139 --> 00:40:21.539
 need to

00:40:21.539 --> 00:40:22.079
 follow these

00:40:22.079 --> 00:40:22.659
 instructions

00:40:22.659 --> 00:40:26.440
 those of

00:40:26.440 --> 00:40:26.819
 us who

00:40:26.819 --> 00:40:27.739
 are currently

00:40:27.739 --> 00:40:28.359
 in leadership

00:40:28.359 --> 00:40:28.899
 that we

00:40:28.899 --> 00:40:29.579
 would be

00:40:29.579 --> 00:40:31.899
 the way

00:40:31.899 --> 00:40:32.239
 that you

00:40:32.239 --> 00:40:32.619
 want us

00:40:32.619 --> 00:40:32.980
 to be

00:40:32.980 --> 00:40:33.500
 in our

00:40:33.500 --> 00:40:33.920
 lives

00:40:33.920 --> 00:40:34.659
 in our

00:40:34.659 --> 00:40:35.059
 character

00:40:35.059 --> 00:40:35.659
 those of

00:40:35.659 --> 00:40:35.940
 us who

00:40:35.940 --> 00:40:36.319
 are not

00:40:36.319 --> 00:40:36.679
 that we

00:40:36.679 --> 00:40:37.199
 would submit

00:40:37.199 --> 00:40:37.859
 and follow

00:40:37.859 --> 00:40:38.779
 the leadership

00:40:38.779 --> 00:40:39.279
 that you

00:40:39.279 --> 00:40:39.980
 have raised

00:40:39.980 --> 00:40:40.379
 up and

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 appointed

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 and I

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 pray that

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 we would

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 more and

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 more learn

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 to function

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 like this

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 as a

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 church

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 that we

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 would operate

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 the way

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 that is

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 pleasing

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 to you

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 and that

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 declares

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 your goodness

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 and your

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 grace

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 to the

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 world around

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 us

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 we ask

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 this in

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 Christ's

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 name

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 amen