The Power and Authority of the Church: Part 2 of 3

Preview: This is the second part of a three-part lesson. 


Scripture Reading: I Timothy 3:1-16. 

Memory Verse: I Timothy 5:17. 

1. How should the Church accept a complaint against an elder? I Timothy 5:19. 
2. Why should the minister take tithes from the brethren? Hebrews 7:5. 
Note: An elder should be respected as a father, advisor, teacher, chairman, and a bishop. He is due honor if he rules well. The Church is injured when members criticize and rebuke him. 
3. By whom is a true minister ordained? John 15:16. 
4. How wide are his boundaries? Matthew 28:19. 
5. What should the members desire from the elders when they are sick? James 5:14. 
6. What has God given His ministers power to do? Mark 6:12-13. 
7. What are the requirements of a bishop in God’s Church? What is his duty? Titus 1:7. 
Note: The word bishop is the same as overseer or elder. God expects the elders to take the oversight of the Church (see Acts 20:28). 
8. Why is counsel and conference expected to be in God’s Church? Proverbs 11:14, Proverbs 15:22. 

To Be Continued… 

Other Lessons* in this series:

The Power and Authority of the Church: Part 1 of 3
The Power and Authority of the Church: Part 2 of 3
The Power and Authority of the Church: Part 3 of 3

*Lessons in a series may not necessarily be in the same category.