The Household of God - Part 1

Eagle's Landing Sermons

“I hope to come to you soon, but I am writing these things to you so that, if I delay, you may know how one ought to behave in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, a pillar and buttress of the truth.” — 1 Timothy 3:14-15 Healthy churches must have healthy pastors. “Let a woman learn quietly with all submissiveness. I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; rather, she is to remain quiet. For Adam was formed first, then Eve; and Adam was not deceived, but the woman was deceived and became a transgressor. Yet she will be saved through childbearing—if they continue in faith and love and holiness, with self-control.” — 1 Timothy 2:11–15 1. Healthy pastors must have a healthy personal life. “The saying is trustworthy: If anyone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a noble task.” — 1 Timothy 3:1 We can’t let the demons of hell be more passionate about the souls of men than we are. “Therefore an overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, not a drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money.” — 1 Timothy 3:2-3 2. Healthy pastors must have a healthy home life. “He must manage his own household well, with all dignity keeping his children submissive, for if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he care for God’s church?” — 1 Timothy 3:4-5 Healthy pastors must live out the gospel at home. 3. Healthy pastors must have a healthy spiritual life. “He must not be a recent convert, or he may become puffed up with conceit and fall into the condemnation of the devil.” — 1 Timothy 3:6 4. Healthy pastors must have a healthy public life. “Moreover, he must be well thought of by outsiders, so that he may not fall into disgrace, into a snare of the devil.” — 1 Timothy 3:7 Pray for the personal life, home life, spiritual life, and public life of our pastors.