1Timothy 3:8-13
JOHN-119-230806 - length: 61:12 - taught on Aug, 6 2023
Class Outline:
We WILL have service on Sunday, August 27th
We will not have Bible study this Thursday
August 10th
Lee Zimmerman
Josh Ward
Deacons are similar to elders because they serve as leaders for the congregation.
The word deacon comes from a Greek word that means to render service.
This passage does not describe the duties of the deacon.
It describes character and observable behavior.
A man of dignity is a man who is worthy of respect.
He is honorable, noble in character, and serious about his duties.
The Greek word “double-tongued” means speaking in two directions.
It refers to people who say one thing and mean another.
“addicted to much wine” - someone who regularly drinks to excess.
“fond of sordid gain”. This is another form of slavery.
It’s what Jesus meant when He said that you cannot serve God and money.
Sordid gain means
ill-gotten gain,
secured by illegal or immoral acts.
In context, this refers specifically to the embezzlement of church finances.
A mystery is formerly hidden knowledge that has now been revealed.
You can’t hold to the mystery of the faith if you haven’t learned what it’s all about!
A clear conscience is one that has been cleansed from worldly norms and standards.
It means that your values and priorities now conform to God’s thinking.
To be beyond reproach is to be free of any valid charge of impropriety.
The Greek word means to be tested through trial and pressure.
It means to regard something as genuine or worthy on the basis of that testing.
The expression “husband of only one wife” literally means a one-woman man.
The phrase refers to being devoted exclusively to one’s current wife.
Family life is the best proving ground for leadership in the church.
His confidence comes from learning the word of God and submitting to it.
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