1 Timothy 3 contains some of the key characteristics and requirements for those who would serve in church leadership. As such, many believers miss the true heart of this passage, in that it identifies some of the qualities and characteristics that are significant and noteworthy in our pursuit of Godliness.

1. The Musts (vs 2) - above reproach, the husband of one wife, sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach

2. The Must-Nots (vs 3) – not a drunkard, not violent/quarrelsome not a lover of money a. Prohibitions b. Control c. Process

3. The Focus (vs. 4-5, 7) a. Family b. Outsiders

SONGS

Who You Say I Am #7102401 by B Fielding & R Morgan 2017 Hillsong Music Publishing

Love So Great #7068428 by J Snell, J Grimmett, & R Morgan 2016 Hillsong Music Publishing

Worthy Of Your Name #7052927 by B Younker & S Curran © sixsteps Music

Build My Life #7070345 by B Younker, K Martin, K Kable, M Redman, & P Barrett © Said And Done Music

Living Hope #7106807 by B Johnson & P Wickham Bethel Music Publishing