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All right, welcome back. This week, we are doing a deep dive into the qualifications for

overseers as described by the Apostle Paul and 1st Timothy 3 versus 1 through 7. I'll read it again

here. The saying is trustworthy. If anyone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a noble

task. 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. 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 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?

He must not be a recent convert, or he may become puffed up with conceit and fall into the condemnation of the devil.

Moreover, he must be well thought of by outsiders so that he may not fall into disgrace into the snare of the devil.

Now, today we're going to focus on verse two, but before we get to that, let me remind you the

question that you should be considering all week. Do I have what it takes to be an overseer?

So back to verse two here. Therefore, an overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife,

sober-minded, self-controlled,

respectable, hospitable, able to teach. So let's break it down. Paul says an overseer should be above

reproach. So I actually like how the King James Version translates this as blameless. And another

translation is irreproachable. So he's not saying that this man is really,

really good at hiding his bad qualities and, you know, just painting over his sins. It's saying

that this man lives with high levels of integrity at all times, regardless of if people are watching

or not. His character is solid. You know, it doesn't mean that he's sinless, of course,

but his life doesn't invite scandals and he has no, you know, glaring't mean that he's sinless, of course, but his life doesn't invite

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