"The Pastor’s Personal Life"

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Sermon Notes
Sermon Series:  Titus
​Sermon Scripture:  Titus 1:6

​The Elder’s Public Reputation: He Must be Faithful to Others

• He must be __________________, not perfect.
  • A pastor must not be sinless…
  • but he must be obviously sanctified.

The Elder’s Public Reputation: He Must be Faithful to Others ​continued

• He must set an _________________ for the congregation.
  • The Big Question: What would happen if I ________________ this man’s life? (Phil. 3:17)
  • Pastors are called by God to help others become like ________________. (1 Cor. 11:1)
  • Pastors are called to be selfless servants, not self-serving _________________. (1 Cor. 4:1)
  • Pastors are called because of their moral character, not their _______________. (1 Peter 4:2-3)
  • Pastors serve for God’s approval, not man’s applause.
• Why is this so important?
  • Godly pastors protect the reputation of the _______________.
  • Godly pastors avoid distractions from ministry.
  • Godly pastors fulfill the biblical standard.
  • Godly pastors build trust within the ____________________.
  • Godly pastors equip others for holiness.
  • Godly pastors reflect God’s _________________.

The Elder’s Purity in Marriage: He Must Be Faithful to His Wife

• “Husband of one wife” literally means he must be a “________-woman man.”
• What did Paul mean by this phrase?
  • Must an elder be ______________?
  • Must an elder not have ___________ wives?
  • Must an elder only marry once?
  • The likely answer: Elders must be maritally and sexually ________________________.
• The Big Question: What happens if men in the church love their wives like this man is loving his wife?

The Elder’s Parenting at Home: He Must Be Faithful to His Children

• What does it mean that the pastor’s children are “believers?”
  • This does not mean his children must be __________________.
  • It means his children must be _______________.
    • The point is not whether or not the child _______________.
    • The emphasis is on how the child ______________.
• This qualification is about family _________________. (1 Timothy 3:4-5)
  • If he does not discipline his children, he cannot ________________ the church.
  • If he cannot control his children, it will lead to _____________ in the church.
• The Big Question: If he has children, do they _____________ him?
  • Are your children well-behaved or out of control?
  • Are you instructing your children at home about God’s Word and the ______________?
  • Are your children exasperated by either your excessive harshness or deficient engagement?
  • Is the atmosphere at your home predominantly nurturing and orderly or toxic and chaotic?

A Ministry Built on Grace, Not Luck

• The same grace that saves us is the grace that _____________ us.
• The same gospel that redeems the church is the gospel that raises up its leaders.