The Need for Godly Men, Pt. 6
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Pastor Brent Small
The Need for Godly Men, Pt. 6Titus 1:7
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How do we identify these men?How does God reveal these men?
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Answer:1) God calls these men through the Holy Spirit.2) These men are tested and examined based
on God’s qualifications for the office of an elder.
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Godliness Defined:Godliness consists of exact harmony between
holy principles and practices.
Thomas Watson
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Why is this important?
God calls godly men to lead the church.
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Sermon Goal
-Identify 5 “fleshly desires” that do not/must not rule a man’s life who seeks to serve the Lord as an elder in the local church.
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Observations
1) Five descriptive terms that describe “overseer”2) Point = Must be controlled by the Holy Spirit
*C.f. Galatians 5:16-25
3) Man will be tempted exponentially in these areas4) Each descriptive term applied to the Cretans, i.e.
*Very things that controlled the Cretan men.
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First Fleshly Desire: (free of) Not self-willed.
1) Arrogant, proud, stubborn.2) Self-centered. Pleased with oneself.3) Assert their own will with no regard for how
their actions will affect others. (MacArthur)4) “Bull in the china shop”
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Second Fleshly Desire: (free of) Not quick-tempered.
1) Inclined to anger, hot temper, angry2) Man with a “short fuse”3) c.f. Proverbs 22:24; 29:224) Quality unfit for a king.
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Third Fleshly Desire: (free of) Not addicted to wine.
1) Coupled with the word “pugnacious”2) Not under control; no lapse in judgment3) From tipsy to drunk4) Requirement for elders?
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Third Fleshly Desire: (free of) Not addicted to wine.
4) Requirement for elders?*Do not require. No law. Why?
5) Spirit + Word of God enables control6) Expectation: A man, called to eldership,
would already demonstrate maturity in this area.
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Fourth Fleshly Desire: (free of) Not pugnacious.
1) Bully, quarrelsome, fighter2) Cretans = upsetting families c.f. 1:113) 2 Tim. 2:24 describes the contrasting
description for the man of God.
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Fifth Fleshly Desire: (free of) Not fond of sordid gain..
1) Broad range of meaning:*Heart controlled by greed*Dishonest quest for gain*Extreme; shameful nature
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Fifth Fleshly Desire: (free of) Not fond of sordid gain..
1) Importance for ministry?*c.f. 1 Peter 5:2-3
2) Cannot be a motive for ministry3) Cretan false teachers marked by this.4) Greed = setting one’s own snare
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Conclusion:-Identify 5 “fleshly desires” that do not control a man’s life.
1) Not self-willed2) Not quick-tempered3) Not addicted to wine4) Not pugnacious5) Not fond of sordid gain
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