Sermons on Elders
“Honor Elders” 1 Timothy 5:17-25
An Expositional Sermon 1 Timothy 5:17-25 “Honor Elders” Theme/Big Idea: Christians honor elders who rule well and follow the Bible in correcting and installing them. Aim/Appropriation/Application: Honor the elders that the Lord has given you in your church as an expression of your honor to God. Our hope ultimately isn’t in ourselves, or in men who would serve us as elders. Ultimately our hope is founded in the chief elder and overseer of our souls, Jesus Christ. Pursue to rest your hope in the death…
“Elders – A Brief Overview” 1 Timothy 3:1-7
Theme: God gives biblical local churches the gift of elders.
Aim: Pray that God would give us the gift of qualified elders.
(1) Ministry of the Word and Prayer (Acts 6:1-7)
(2) Plurality (Acts 14:23; 15:4, 6; 16:4; 20:17; Phil. 1:1; Titus 1:5; James 5:14)
(3) Qualified (1 Timothy 3:1-7; Titus 1:5-9)
(4) To an End (Ephesians 4:11-14; Acts 6:7)