I Timothy y 3:8-13 13 God doesnt look at qualifications and - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

I Timothy y 3:8-13 13

 God doesn’t look at qualifications and experience  He looks at character acter  I Timothy 3  ( v8,11 ) man/woman of dignity, worthy of respect  ( v8 ) a man of his word who doesn’t love money  ( v11 ) self- controlled, dependable, doesn’t gossip  ( v12 ) committed to his wife, home-life in order  (v8 MSG) not using g position on to try to run n things gs  Acts 6:1-7 – earliest example of servants

 most Christians are content to let others do the work in the church because 1. exalt the worker because of his gift: ( I Cor. 3:1-15 ) 2. divide God’s work into spiritual and non -spiritual: “I’m not the preacher, so my presence is unimportant”  the outcome of a bondslave life: ◦ ( I Timothy 3:13 ) obtain great confidence in the faith

 Romans 6:20-22  many Christians slip back into bondage to sin and never experience eternal life, because they aren’t bondslaves of Jesus  Paul’s credentials ( II Corinth. 4:5 , Romans 1:1 ) “The passion of Christianity is that I deli I liber erat atel ely y sig ign away my own rig ights and beco come e a bondsla slave ve of Je Jesus Ch Chri rist. Un Until il I d do that, I d do no not begi gin to b be a sa sain int .” Oswald Chambers

 Luke 17:1-10  It isn’t the quantity of faith that matters, but the quali lity ty of faith.  A bondslave has no right to anything - not payment, not honor, nor anything else.  Those who serve as bondslaves, will gain much confidence in their faith in Jesus. ( I Tim. 3:13 )