FOCUS TEXT: 1 Timothy 3:1-16

BACKGROUND SCRIPTURES: Acts 6:1-8; 2 Timothy 4:1-5; 1 Peter 4:8-11; 5:1-11

DEVOTIONAL READING: 1 Thessalonians 5:12-15

KEY VERSE: And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labor among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you (1 Thessalonians 5:12).

CENTRAL TRUTH: God calls specific people to guide His Church.

OBJECTIVE: By the end of this lesson my students should be able to identify some requirements of godly leaders.

LESSON OUTLINE:
I. The Requirements of a Pastor (1 Timothy 3:1-7)
II. The Requirements of a Deacon (1 Timothy 3:8-13)
III. The Behavior of Believers (1 Timothy 3:14-16)