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I Will Pray For My Church Leaders

Jun 08, 2014

Passage:1 Timothy 3:2-5

Preacher: Rick Blackwell

Series: I Am Church Member

Detail:

Introduction: The Busy Pastor

  1. A word picture of a busy pastor’s life
  2. Do you pray for your pastor?

I Timothy 3:2-5

2 Therefore an overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,

3 not a drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money.

4 He must manage his own household well, with all dignity keeping his children submissive,

5 for if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he care for God's church?

Point 1 – Pray for the pastor and other church leaders

  1. All church leaders need prayer
  2. How can a pastor be qualified for ministry without prayer  – 1 Timothy 3:2-4

I Timothy 3:2-4

2 Therefore an overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,

3 not a drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money.

4 He must manage his own household well, with all dignity keeping his children submissive,

Point 2 – Pray for him and his family

  1. The family is the frontline of your pastor’s ministry
  2. How can he manage his household without prayer – 1 Timothy 3:5

I Timothy 3:5

5 for if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he care for God's church?

Point 3 – Pray for his protection

  1. Above reproach: reproach means “to find fault.”
  2. An impossible expectation for any man
  3. Made possible through the power of prayer – 1 Timothy 3:7

1 Timothy 3:7

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

Point 4 – Pray for his physical and mental health

  1. The first thing every pastor will neglect

               i.            Physical health – why is this important?

              ii.   Mental health – why is this important?

  1. God loves both the mind and the body

Conclusion: Take the fourth pledge

“I am a church member. I will pray for my pastor every day. I understand that the pastor’s work is never ending. His days are filled with numerous demands that bring emotional highs and lows. He must deal with critics. He must be a good husband and father. Because my pastor cannot do all things in his own power, I will pray for his strength and wisdom daily.