Sermons About Elders
Saints leading saints by serving
We are saints by calling on the way to heaven, by faith in the cross and the power Spirit. We go together, there no such thing as alone in Christianity, alone is foolishness. Together, therefore organization is necessary and there are parts to play so that the organization of the church matches the mission and the message. There are leaders in the church of equals. Real leaders and really equal because we have a common identity and a common mission. Your leaders are saints leading saints by serving.
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You’re In Charge - NOW WHAT? Paul and the Elders at Ephesus
What would you do if all of the sudden, you were in charge of the church? Many of us have complained about what the church is doing or isn’t doing. But what if you were at the helm. What would you do? Today in the Word we come to Acts 20. Near the end of Paul’s third missionary journey, he meets the elders of Ephesus one last time and says that they are in charge. Now what?
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Let Go and Let God (I Peter 5 5-7) 9-20-09
The humility to which Peter calls his overwhelmed readers is a humility motivated by faith that God is mighty, and mighty in His concern for our absolute good.
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Shepherds for the Sojourn
1. To the elders among you, I appeal as a fellow elder, a witness of Christ's sufferings and one who also will share in the glory to be revealed: 2. Be shepherds of God's flock that is under your care, serving as overseers—not because you must, but because you are willing, as God wants you to be; not greedy for money, but eager to serve; 3. not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock. 4. And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away. 5. Young men, in the same way be submissive to those who are older. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, "God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble." 6. Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. 7. Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.
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The Chief Shepherd's Shepherds (I Peter 5 1-4) 9-13-09
What is an elder? Peter's exhortation to the elders in the churches of Asia Minor provides a great opportunity to understand the biblical role of an elder, and how we can support them in light of their tasks and temptations.
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Sacred Life: Titus 1.5-9, 15-16
Purity is not regarded today as a highly sought quality. So it was in the church in Crete. The churches throughout Crete were lacking in the area of purity from its members to even those given the platform to teach. The culture was polluting and contaminating the church. The church was lacking purity of doctrine and purity in living. Such purity is needed from the leaders of the church and throughout the church.
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