
Paul’s Letters to Young Pastors,
1 Timothy
Qualifications for Pastors
1 Timothy 3:1-3
Pastor Gary Kniseley
6/2/24
Introduction / Context:
What were the dominant
Not all men were / are
Paul focused on the
Scripture Reading:
1 Timothy 3:1-3
1 The saying is trustworthy: If anyone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a noble task. 2 Therefore an overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, 3 not a drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money.
Big Idea:
God desires
The call to pastor stems from an
1 Timothy 3:1
1 The saying is trustworthy: If anyone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a noble task.
Upright and moral behavior
1 Timothy 3:2
2 Therefore an overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,
What does it mean to live
He is to be a “
He is to be
He is to be
He is to have a
He is to
There are several things that pastors are
1 Timothy 3:3
3 not a drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money.
1. He is not to be
2. He is not to be a
3. He is not to be a
4. He is not to be a
Living It Out:
1. Please pray for your
2. Embrace a
3.