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  1. Oct 25

    The Desire to Pastor in the Local Church (1 Timothy 3:1)

    Blake Boylston preached on 1 Timothy 3:1 on the morning of Sunday, October 25, 2026, at Chaffee Crossing Baptist Church in Barling, AR. Chapters (00:00:00) - What it's like to be a pastor(00:01:16) - Why would anyone want to be a pastor?(00:03:42) - How does one become a pastor? Setting up the question(00:04:48) - Recap of First Timothy chapters 1-2(00:08:56) - Introducing chapter 3 and church polity(00:12:51) - Overview of upcoming series: overseers and deacons(00:14:26) - Reading First Timothy 3:1 and sermon outline(00:15:30) - Translations of 1 Timothy 3:1(00:17:25) - Emphasis one: a faithful saying to keep repeating(00:22:43) - Emphasis two: aspire - taking initiative(00:25:01) - Practical steps toward pursuing eldership(00:27:29) - Desire (epithymeo) - the internal longing(00:29:52) - The image of intense desire for pastoring(00:31:59) - Right motives and loving the people, not the platform(00:34:54) - Voices on the necessity of burning desire(00:37:52) - Desire is necessary but not sufficient(00:38:58) - Internal call vs external call(00:41:47) - Danger of impure motives and hasty appointment(00:43:34) - Emphasis three: a glorious way to spend your time(00:45:36) - The weight of accountability - James 3:1(00:46:44) - Historical confessions on the nobility of pastoral work(00:48:45) - Application: pray for more men to aspire to eldership(00:50:50) - Application: appreciate your elders(00:51:36) - Pastor Blake's personal testimony and love for the church(00:54:57) - Application: join the elders in loving the church(00:56:52) - Peter's restoration in John 21(01:00:10) - Do you love me? Feed my sheep(01:01:23) - Where the sheep are found(01:02:37) - Closing: worth it all

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