If the church is to be rightly ordered, the faith valiantly preserved, and souls saved and sanctified, the Church needs leaders who can communicate God's truth, feed God's people, and rightly apply His word to all of life's situations.

There are no shortage of opinions now days on what we should look for in a pastor. But scripture begins not with gifts, but with Godliness.

Guest Preacher Kurt Smith on A Better Covenant With Better Promises.

How did Jesus faithfully navigate the sorrows and troubles and temptations in life, even knowing His certain resurrection to come- Here in Psalm 16, we see Jesus as both our substitute and example as we live in light of our own resurrection to come.

The church is here depicted as a household, consisting of various members who all play a part in the flourishing of the household. And where he begins to 'put the household into order' is with the necessity of Godly leaders, and the necessity that they first demonstrate faithfulness in their own homes.