Tuesday, January 7, 2014

The Shepherd Pastor's Reward!


‘The Shepherd Pastor’s Reward.’
1 Peter 5:2-4.
(I can see the difference here between a “shepherding” Pastor and a Teaching Pastor)
a)    1 Peter 5:2. The Shepherd Pastor needs to Shepherd the flock that they are amongst.
b)    1 Peter 5:2. The Shepherd Pastor should exercise oversight in the Church:-
1-    Not by compulsion.
2-    Willingly.
3-    In accordance with God.
4-    Not greedily.
5-    Eagerly.
c)     1 Peter 5:3. The Shepherd Pastor should not ‘lord it’ over those people under their care.
d)    1 Peter 5:3. They should be examples to the flock.
e)     1 Peter 5:4. Then when the Chief Shepherd is revealed the Shepherd Pastor will receive the unfading crown of Glory.
(This QT shows me The Shepherd Pastor’s Reward)
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‘Keep The Light Burning.’
Exodus 27:21.
a)    This Light was to be in the tent of meeting outside the veil.
b)    The Light was to be kept in order from evening to morning before the Lord by Aaron and his sons.
c)     This was a lasting statute for the Children of Israel throughout their generations.
(This Second one encourages me to Keep The Light Burning)
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Chris.
Whatever Ministry we know that the Lord has called us to we should do eagerly. To be serving the Lord and yet complaining about what He wants us to do is really wrong. When we complain about what we know what God wants us to do we make ourselves dry spiritually. We also discourage other people from serving the Lord. Let us serve eagerly.



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