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1 Timothy 3:1-13 - Dangerous Leaders

Series: Dangerous Church - 1 Timothy

Preacher: Simon Lawrenson

Sunday Morning

Date: 5th October 2025

Passage: 1 Timothy 3:1-13

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When the gospel is distorted, leadership in the church becomes dangerous in all the wrong ways—about power, status, and control. But when the gospel is guarded, leadership becomes dangerous in all the right ways—threatening sin, darkness, and despair with the hope of Jesus.

In this message from 1 Timothy 3, we see why God gives leaders to His church and what kind of leaders we are called to follow. Leadership is not about charisma or prestige—it’s about gospel-shaped character, sacrificial service, and stewarding God’s mission.

🔑 Key points:

The gospel purpose for leadership
The qualifications of gospel-shaped leaders
The dangers of competing priorities, ambitions, and spiritual opposition
The pattern of leadership modelled in Christ Himself

This sermon is part of our series “Dangerous Church”—walking verse by verse through the book of 1 Timothy.

📖 Scripture: 1 Timothy 3:1–16

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