The Search for a New Teaching Elder

Everton Park - 10th May 2015 am

KS420 - The Search for a New Teaching Elder

Acts 1:1-26
John 14:1-18

1. God's assets for His church
   a) A hope for the future
   b) A promise for the present

2. Our present assets

• A word from Christ
• Each other
• Unity
• Opportunity to meet together
• Opportunity to pray together

3. Our future plans

• They were this type of church.
• They faced this together
• They faced this situation realistically
• They looked at what scripture had to tell them
• They assessed the actual criteria they were looking for
• They got it down to a shortlist (of two)
• They pray about it
• They made a choice