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I Timothy y 3:8-13 13

 God doesn’t look at qualifications and experience  He looks at character

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 I Timothy 3  (v8,11) man/woman of dignity, worthy of respect  (v8) a man of his word who doesn’t love money  (v11) self-controlled, dependable, doesn’t gossip  (v12) committed to his wife, home-life in order  (v8 MSG) not using

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 Acts 6:1-7 – earliest example of servants

 most Christians are content to let others do the

work in the church because

• 1. exalt the worker because of his gift: (I Cor. 3:1-15)
• 2. divide God’s work into spiritual and non-spiritual:

“I’m not the preacher, so my presence is unimportant”

 the outcome of a bondslave life:

• (I Timothy 3:13) obtain great confidence in the faith

 Romans 6:20-22  many Christians slip back into bondage to sin

and never experience eternal life, because they aren’t bondslaves of Jesus

 Paul’s credentials (II Corinth. 4:5, Romans 1:1)

“The passion of Christianity is that I I deli liber erat atel ely y sig ign away my own rig ights and beco come e a bondsla slave ve of Je Jesus Ch Chri rist. Un Until il I d do that, I d do no not begi gin to b be a sa sain int.” Oswald Chambers

 Luke 17:1-10  It isn’t the quantity of faith that matters,

but the quali lity ty of faith.

 A bondslave has no right to anything - not

payment, not honor, nor anything else.

 Those who serve as bondslaves, will gain much

confidence in their faith in Jesus. (I Tim. 3:13)