中文LESSON 4 Qualifications for Church Leaders
OPENING PRAYER
HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT REVIEW
LEADERSHIP IN THE CHURCH • Philippians 1:1 – “Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all the saints in Christ Jesus at Philippi, together with the overseers and deacons…” • 1 Corinthians 12:28 – “And in the church God has appointed first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then workers of miracles, also those having gifts of healing, those able to help others, those with gifts of administration …” • Ephesians 4:11 – [Jesus] “gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers”
OVERSEER/ELDER What is an overseer? • Acts 20:17 & Acts 20:28
What did they do in the first churches? • ___________________________________________________ (1 Timothy 5:17) • ___________________________________________________ (1 Timothy 5:17) • ___________________________________________________ (James 5:14) • ___________________________________________________ (Acts 20:28) • ___________________________________________________ (1 Timothy 4:14)
How are they to be treated? • __________________________________________________ (1 Timothy 5:17) • __________________________________________________ (1 Timothy 5:18) • __________________________________________________ (1 Timothy 5:19) • __________________________________________________ (1 Timothy 5:20)
WHAT ARE THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR OVERSEER?
• Found in 1 Timothy 3:2-7; Titus 1:6-9 and 1 Peter 5:2-4
• __________________________________________________ (1 Timothy 3:2; Titus 1:7)
• __________________________________________________ (1 Tim 3:2; Titus 1:6)
• __________________________________________________ (1 Timothy 3:2)
• __________________________________________________ (1 Timothy 3:2)
• __________________________________________________ (1 Timothy 3:2)
• __________________________________________________ (1 Timothy 3:2; Titus 1:8)
• __________________________________________________ (1 Timothy 3:2; Titus 1:9)
• __________________________________________________ (1 Timothy 3:3; Titus 1:7)
• __________________________________________________ (1 Timothy 3:3; Titus 1:7)
• __________________________________________________ (1 Tim 3:3; Ti 1:7; 1 Pe 5:3)
• __________________________________________________ (1 Tim 3:3; Ti 1:7; 1 Pe 5:2)
• __________________________________________________ (1 Tim. 3:4-5; Titus 1:6)
• ___________________________________________________ (1 Timothy 3:6)
• ___________________________________________________ (1 Timothy 3:7)
• ___________________________________________________ (1 Peter 5:3)
What are the modern day equivalents?
DEACON/MINISTER
What is a deacon?
• Philippians 1:1
What are the duties of deacons?
• ________________________________________________________ (1 Timothy 4:13)
• ____________________________________________________ (Acts 6:1-2; 1 Tim 5:3
• ________________________________________________________ (1 Timothy 4:16)
What are the qualifications for deacons? See 1 Timothy 3:8-12
How are deacons to be treated? ________________________________________________________ (1 Timothy 3:13) ________________________________________________________ (2 Thessalonians 3:1) What are the modern day equivalents?