1. Men NOT Needed In The Church!
2/7/2010 pm
Men NOT Needed In The Church!

2. Men NOT Needed In The Church
Men who misrepresent the truth like Ananias!
Acts 5:1-10; cf. Prov. 6:16;
Eph. 4:25; Col. 3:9
Men who are betrayers like Judas Iscariot!
Matt. 26:14-25, 47-49; 27:1-10; Acts 7:52
Matt. 21:35-46
Men who love to have the preeminence in the Church like Diotrephes!
3 John 9-11; Col. 1:18; Acts 20:30
2 Tim. 3:1-5

3. Men NOT Needed In The Church
Men who love the world like Demas!
2 Tim. 4:10; James 4:4; 1 John 2:15-17
Men who are hypocrites like Peter!
Gal. 2:11-13; Matt. 6:1-5, 16; 15:7
Matt. 23:13-29 (“hypocrites”)
Men who are compromisers like king Saul!
1 Sam. 15:1-26
Must fear God, not man – Matt. 10:28
PS. 33:18; Eccl. 8:12; 12:13; 1 Pet. 2:17

4. Men NOT Needed In The Church
Men like Ahab who pouted because he did not get what he coveted!
1 Kings 21; 1 Tim. 6:6-8; Heb. 13:5
Ex. 20:1; Micah 2:1-2; Rom. 13:8-10
1 Cor. 12:31

5. Men NEEDED In The Church!

6. Men NEEDED In The Church
Men who are godly examples to their own children and others!
Titus 2:1-2, 6
Men who are interested in teaching others, like Aquila!
Acts 18:24-28
Men who are willing to suffer for God, like Christ and the apostles!
1 Peter 2:21-24; 3:18; 4:1
2 Cor. 11:22-30

7. Men NEEDED In The Church
Men who have known scriptures from an early age, like Timothy!
2 Tim. 1:5-12; 2 Tim. 3:16-18
Men who love their wives as Christ loved the church!
Eph. 5:25-32; Col. 3:19; 1 Peter 3:7
Men who desire the office of an elder and are scripturally qualified!
1Tim 3:1-7; Titus 1:5-9

8. Divine Qualifications - Bishop/Elder/Shepherd
1 Timothy 3:1-7
Titus 1:5-9
Desire the office
Blameless
Husband of one wife
Vigilant, sober
Of good behavior
Hospitable
Able to teach
Not given to wine
Not a striker (violent)
Not greedy for money
Patient
Not a brawler or covetous
Ruleth his own house well
Children in subjection
Not a novice (young covert)
Of good report of those without
Must be appointed
Blameless
Husband of one wife
Have faithful children
Not riotous or unruly
Not self-willed
Not soon angry
Not given to wine
No Striker
Not given to filthy lucre
Lover of hospitality
Lover of good men
Sober, just, holy, temperate
Holding fast the faithful word
Able to exhort and convince
Divine Qualifications - Bishop/Elder/Shepherd

9. Men NEEDED In The Church
Men who can pass the trails and tests of God, like Abraham!
Gen. 12:1-4; cf. Heb. 11:8-10
Gen. 22:1-18; cf. Heb. 11:17-19
Men will who flee fornication like Joseph!
Gen. 39:1-12: 1 Cor. 6:15-20