Sermon Tone Analysis

*The Man God Wants Me To Select—I Timothy 3:1-7*

 

/"Therefore, brethren, *select from among you* seven men of good reputation, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may put in charge of this task.

/*Acts 6:3 (NASB)*

 

*God Wants Me To Select the Man With The….*

 

·         *[heart and desire]* To Serve!

 

/Here is a trustworthy saying: If anyone *sets his heart* on being an overseer, he *desires *a noble task./* 1 Timothy 3:1*

 

/2//Be shepherds of God’s flock that is under your care, serving as overseers—not because you must, but *because you are willing*, as God wants you to be; not greedy for money, but *eager to serve*; 3//not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock/.* 1 Peter 5:2-3*

 

 

·         *[Integrity]* That is Above Reproach!

/2//Now the overseer *must be above reproach*, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, 3//not given to drunkenness, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money./* 1 Timothy 3:2-3*

 

 

 

·         *[skill]* To Guide the Immature!

/4//He must *guide his own family well* and see that his children obey him with proper respect.

5//(If anyone does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of God’s church?)/* 1 Timothy 3:4-5*

 

/4//Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.

5//Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.

6//These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts.

7/*/Impress them on your children/*/.

Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up/.*

Dt 6:4-7*

 

 

 

·         *[experiences]* Of Humble Dependence On Him!

 

/6//He *must not be a recent convert*, or he may become conceited and fall under the same judgment as the devil./*

*/7//He must also have a *good reputation with outsiders*, so that he will not fall into disgrace and into the devil’s trap./* 1 Timothy 3:6-7*

 

/5//Young men, in the same way be submissive to those who are older.

All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”

6//Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time.

7//Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.

8//Be self-controlled and alert.

Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.*

*/*1 Peter 5:5-8*

 

*KEY: Desire, Integrity, Skill, Experience, Respect*