PPT-… Elders As Shepherds

Acts 2028 Therefore take heed to yourselves and to all the flock among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers to shepherd the church of God which He purchased with His own blood 29 For I know this that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you not sparing the flock. Do not entertain an accusation against an elder unless it is brought by two or three witnesses. Those who sin are to be rebuked publicly, so that the others may take warning. I charge you, in the sight of God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels, to keep these instructions without partiality, and to do nothing out of favoritism.. Session 1: Do We Really Need Elders?. Without Leadership The People Are Confused!!. Terms/Definitions. Elders, Pastors, Bishops = same function. Presbyter. = elder. Poimenas. = shepherd, pastor. Episkopos. 1 Peter 5:1-4. 1 Peter 5:1-4 . Therefore, I exhort the elders among you, as . your. fellow elder and witness of the sufferings of Christ, and a partaker also of the glory that is to be revealed,.  . “pastor” [. poimen. ] and “feed” [. poimaino. ]: shepherds tending to sheep.. Lord’s spiritual . shepherds/pastors. = . elders. and . overseers/bishops. (Acts 20:17, 28; 1 Peter 5:1-2).. L. iving. . Creatures. Christian . Hjortland. The 24 Elders. Revelation 4. White raiment – John 20:11, 12, Acts 1:10). Job 38:4-7. . Stars (Rev 12:3-5, 9). Job 1:6-7, 2:1. “The Scriptures declare that upon one occasion, when . Part . 3.  . ”. I . am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. .”. John 10:11. The Good Shepherd. Acts 20. v. .. 28 “Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to care for the church of God. Sun Dec 4, 2011. The second Sunday of Advent. Luke 2:1-21. Introduction. Dan – a Bah humbugger. No . Santa. Hate shopping. Defender of “true” Christmas. Saintly Fellow. Actually curmudgeon. Introduction. 5:1-4. 1 Peter . 5:1-4. So I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, as well as a partaker in the glory that is going to be revealed: shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight, not under compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you. “pastor” [. poimen. ] and “feed” [. poimaino. ]: shepherds tending to sheep.. Lord’s spiritual . shepherds/pastors. = . elders. and . overseers/bishops. (Acts 20:17, 28; 1 Peter 5:1-2).. And Their Qualifications. 1.. How is a congregation to know if a man desires the office of an elder?. Talk to him!. Talk to him!. Ask him!. Talk to him!. Ask him!. Encourage him!. 2.. Can a Christian introduce his own considerations in the selection and if so, how can we know they are appropriate?. . of Elders in the URC. Aim of the Elder’s Meeting. “......... shall exercise oversight of the spiritual life of the church. .”. The Role of the Elders Meeting in the URC. Foster concern in the congregation for witness, service, evangelism, education, ecumenical action. Paul in Crete. Jews from Crete were in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost – Ac 2:11. They could have taken the gospel back to Crete.. In the persecution of the church, the gospel could have gone to Crete, as an extension of “Samaria”– Ac 8:1. “pastor” [. poimen. ] and “feed” [. poimaino. ]: shepherds tending to sheep.. Lord’s spiritual . shepherds/pastors. = . elders. and . overseers/bishops. (Acts 20:17, 28; 1 Peter 5:1-2).. All things are to be done by the authority of Christ (Col. 3:17).. All things are to be done without . partiality. . (. 1 Tim. 5:21). . All things must be done to the . glory of God. . (. 1 Cor. 10:31). .