PPT-Respect Your Elders

Sinapi Seed Church Family Message 07252010 1 Ti 512 NLT 1 Never speak harshly to an older man but appeal to him respectfully as you would to your own father Talk to younger men as you would to your own brothers . . (Acts 20:28) . "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.. self', . above all bearing in mind his life and the means necessary for living it with dignity”.. CCC 1931. The duty of making oneself . a neighbour to others and actively serving them becomes even more urgent when it involves the disadvantaged, in whatever area this may be. "As you did it to one of the least of these my brethren,. 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. Session 3: Shepherding in a Post Christian World. Issues Facing Elders Today. Father Wounds. Evangelism. Church Growth. Dysfunctional . Marriages. Social Justice. Abuse. Addictions. Faith Development. Acts 20:28 "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.. SESSION ONE: Pastoral leadership. What is a “pastor”?. Ephesians 4.11 – they are one of the offices God has given to the CHURCH to equip saints to do the works of ministry and to build the body of Christ. August . 24, . 2015. . Copyright National Indian Council on Aging, Inc.. Our call is to…. To provide American Indian and Alaska Native Elders . comprehensive information on critical health and social service resources within and beyond Indian Country . 1Thessalonians 5:12. WHAT ARE ELDERS?. God’s design for leadership in the local church. --not a one-person government or a democracy. --governance by a plurality (group) of leaders. Elders = Overseers = Shepherds. 1 Timothy . 3:1 . “. This . is. a faithful saying: If a man desires the position of a bishop, he desires a good . work.”. The Work Of Elders. 1 Timothy . 3:1 . “. This . is. a faithful saying: If a man desires the position of a bishop, he desires a . Elders. Responsibilities to the. Elders’. Congregation. They must take heed to themselves. They must be guided in their work by God’s word. They must show themselves to be examples to the flock. They must willingly take the oversight of the congregation. 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. 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). . Objectives. Students will define “respect”. Students . will identify people whom they respect and the reasons they respect them.. Students . will analyze the concept of self-respect. . Think. • .