Tag: pastors
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Shameful Gain
1 Peter 5:2 “Shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight . . . not for shameful gain, but eagerly” As Peter comes to the close of his first epistle, he speaks to pastors. He tells them about some critical considerations regarding their ministry, and in particular, he addresses the issue of motives. …
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Humble Hearers
1 Peter 5:5 “Likewise, you who are younger, be subject to the elders.” One of the great dangers as we hear biblical instruction is to think it’s for someone other than us. Have you ever done this? As you’ve listened to a sermon, has the thought ever entered your mind, “Boy, so and so really…
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Godly Leadership
1 Peter 5:2-3 “Shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight . . . not domineering over those in your charge, but being examples to the flock.” The directive Peter gives in the passage above, while meant for pastors, can be applied to anyone who is in a position of leading people, whether that…
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A Word Regarding Pastors
1 Thessalonians 5:12 “We ask you, brothers, to respect those who labor among you and are over you in the Lord and admonish you, and to esteem them very highly in love because of their work.” One of the things that seems to be a consistent thread throughout the great Apostle Paul’s writings was how he had to…
