April 25, 2021 ~ Pastors/Overseers (The Biblical Role of the Pastor)

2 Timothy 3:16-17

Condemnation of corrupt shepherds in the Old Testament:

Ezekiel 34:1-10: 1 Chronicles 10:13-14

Words used in the New Testament for the position of Pastor:

•presbuteros = elder

•episkopé = overseer

•poimén = shepherd

•didaskalos = instructor

Distinction between pastors as shepherds and Jesus: archipoimén = chief/head shepherd (1 Peter 5:4)

Qualifications: 1 Timothy 3:1-7 Titus 1:5-9a James 3:1

Responsibilities: Acts 6:4; Acts 20:28; Titus 1:9b; 2 Timothy 4:2; Ephesians 4:11-12; 1 Peter 5:1-4

To the congregation: Hebrews 13:17; Jeremiah 3:15

Qualifications ( 1 Timothy 3:1-7; Titus 1:5-9a) ~ A pastor “must be

above ____________ (both)

• ___________ of one ______ (both) (literally, “_____ ________ _____”)

• sober-minded (1 Timothy 3)

• self-_______________ (both)

• _________________(1 Timothy)

• _______________ (both)

• able to ________ (1 Timothy)

• not a ____________ (both)

• not ___________ but _________ (both)

• not _________________ (1 Timothy)

• not a lover of ________ (not _________ for ______) (both)

• manage his own _______________ well (1 Timothy)

• with all dignity keeping his ____________ _______________ (both)

• not be a recent ___________ (1 Timothy)

• well thought of by ______________ (1 Timothy)

• not be ____________ (Titus)

• not quick-____________ (Titus)

• a lover of ______ (Titus)

• ___________ (Titus)

• ______ (Titus)

• ________________ (Titus)

• hold firm to the trustworthy word as _________ (Titus)

Not on the list:

• P_________

• P_______ everyone

• P_________ all the______

Responsibilities

• _________

• The ministry of the ______

• Care for the ekklesia (__________________/____________)

• Give instruction in sound ____________ (____________)

• _________ those who _______________ sound doctrine

The following four “with complete patience and teaching”:

- ________ the word (ready at ____ ________) (to be a _________, ____________) –

Reprove (____________) (expose, convict, reprove) –

Rebuke (to mete out due measure, to ___________) –

Exhort (to call to or for, to exhort, to ______________)

• Equip the _________ for the ______ of ministry, for building up the ______ of Christ

• ____________ the flock

• exercising ______________

• ____________

• ___________

• Not _________________

Being an _______________

My Next Steps:

Today I am surrendering my life and will to the care and control of Jesus Christ and want to be baptized.

This week, I will prayerfully reread and review the scriptures regarding the qualifications and responsibilities for pastors and will pray for our pastor.