Sermons About Elders
Finding God In Times Of Emotional Trauma & Confusion
Pastor gives us a guide to staying on the right track amidst some of the difficulties of life.
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1 Corinthians 3:1-14 Crowns, Casting, Rewards...Can We Please Make Some Sense of this Issue?
Do Christians receive visible rewards for works or behavior on Earth? Will we have crowns placed upon our heads just to cast at the feet of Jesus? Who are the 24 Elders in Revelation 4? Can they be human since the lamb (Christ) does not appear until Rev 5?
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Stewarding the Gospel
Week 5 in the Mind Your Own Business series. Preached by Lead Pastor Paul Vroom on May 18, 2008 at Missio Dei Church in Mokena, Illinois (www.mdchurch.us). Scripture from Titus 1:5 - 9.
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Will Your Faith Stand The Integrity Test?
Dick Dungan of Rejoice Ministries brings a Word concerning our relationship with Our Beloved Pastor George and he also shares a sermon on Will Your Faith Stand The Integrity Test? Podcast Legend: 00:00 – 38:15 – Worship 38:16 – 43:20 – Pastor George prays 43:21 – 44:48 – Cookie brings a Word 44:49 – 50:55 – Pastor George’s radio preview 50:56 – 52:47 – Various announcements 52:48 – 1:08:15 – Betty speaks then Cindi & Pastor pray with her 1:08:16 – 1:31:02 - Dick Dungan brings a Word concerning Our Beloved pastor George 1:30:03 – 1:53:30 – Dick Dungan of Rejoice Ministries shares on “Will Your Faith Stand The Integrity Test?” 1:53:31 – 2:03:42 – Closing Worship & Benediction
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Something About George
We all miss Our Beloved Pastor George, each of us in our own way. Steve brings a unique message, dealing with a few of his qualities and how we each have, or can have those same qualities in our own life. Remember, you must move on and live your life in God's will.
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Elders and Deacons
Who leads the church? What does this have to do with an "average" Christian?
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God Is Faithful! The Drought Is Over!
We had a time of sharing this week. It's always great to hear what God is doing in our midst and in our community.
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Disciples and Priests
Similar to Paul’s analogy of the church being a body with many members and Christ being the head, Peter describes the church as a spiritual house made of living stones with Christ as the foundation-cornerstone. More specifically, he refers to believers as a holy and royal priesthood. Christ’s death on the cross eliminates the distinction between priests and laypersons. This teaching, often referred to as the priesthood of all believers, does away with the dichotomy of clergy and laity. Ministry is shared among many members—not monopolized by a few paid professionals. A believer is a follower or a disciple who is now welcomed into priesthood!
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Parable of the House that was Left Desolate
Continuing in his parables as Jesus addresses the religious scholars and theologians in the Church of God centered at the Temple in Jerusalem. Would Jesus speak in the same manner to the religious scholars and theologians in God's Church today?
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Lions, Crocodiles, & Buffaloes
What do lions, crocodiles, and buffaloes have do with 1 Peter 5? Join us as we take on a modern parable to explain the truth of how Satan attacks our lives.
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Parable Of The First & Last Entering Into The Kingdom Of God = The Salvation Of All Part 1
Continuing study of Gods orderly arrangement of those entering into the kingdom, the first will be last and the last will be first. Never before have the mysteries of the kingdom been revealed that you will hear in this sermon. Does this teaching prove God's mercy and salvation on all of his creation which confirms Pauls teaching that at the end of the ages God will be all in all? Answer is YES! A must hear sermon. Make sure and listen to both parts! The ending will shake your heavens!
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Parable Of The First & Last Entering Into The Kingdom Of God = The Salvation Of All Part 2
Continuing study of Gods orderly arrangement of those entering into the kingdom, the first will be last and the last will be first. Never before have the mysteries of the kingdom been revealed that you will hear in this sermon. Does this teaching prove God's mercy and salvation on all of his creation which confirms Pauls teaching that at the end of the ages God will be all in all? Answer is YES! A must hear sermon. Make sure and listen to both parts! The ending will shake your heavens!
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God-Called Leadership
A gospel-transformed community cannot be prepared for their mission to the world unless it has God-called leadership to teach and equip them.
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The Roots of Our Church
HOW the church grows is just as important THAT the church grows. Luke gives us four indispensable elements of a biblical church.
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Honoring Elders (PM)
Those elders “who rule well” are to “be considered worthy of double honor”. Those who “persist in sin” are to be disciplined fairly and publicly. Due to the awesome responsibility placed on them, elders are to be chosen carefully and without haste.
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Countercultural Submission
The gospel calls for Christians to both lead and follow in countercultural ways. Leaders are to lead out of a sincere desire to serve others without any motivation to serve themselves. As they do so they are to be examples to the flock of what it means to follow Jesus in the city of man. They are not to do this for any earthly reward of any sort. They are to do it because they will one day stand before the Chief Shepherd who will give them an eternal reward. Likewise, God calls Christians to submit to the leaders of the church. Peter specifically mentions young people, since they are most likely to resist submission, but his command is applicable to everyone. Both leaders and followers are to be clothed in humility before God and each other. This is easy to say but impossible to do. Leaders often lead from the wrong motivations because they feel that above all they need to protect themselves and look out for themselves. Those under their care often resist submission because they also feel they need to protect themselves and look out for themselves. But Peter tells us how we can become the people he describes. Instead of looking out for ourselves we are to "cast all our anxiety on him because he cares" for us. When we truly believe that Jesus is our Chief Shepherd we can cast all of our cares on him and obey his commands to lead in humility and submit in humility.
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9Marks - Session 6 - How to Enjoy Life Together: Leadership
9Marks - Session 6 - How to Enjoy Life Together: Leadership http://northbrookconference.info
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Soul Prosperity
We need to live in God’s righteousness, peace and joy on the inside all the time, not just cry out to God for it when we are in a crisis. Our soul is prospering when we are walking in step with Holy Spirit.
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The Church (Part 3)
Adam preaches the 3rd message in a foundational series studying God's plan to begin, grow, and establish the Church. In this message, he proclaims God's plan for leadership in the church.
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Leadership Structure
We believe that the Senior Pastor of the local church is to be the Lord Jesus Christ - see 1 Peter 5:4. We also believe that Jesus entrusted the earthly leadership of each local church to a team of Pastor - Elders. This message unpacks the biblical teaching on this topic and the application of this for Soma Church Community.
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James 5:10-20
10 For examples of patience in suffering, dear brothers and sisters, look at the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. 11 We give great honor to those who endure under suffering. For instance, you know about Job, a man of great endurance. You can see how the Lord was kind to him at the end, for the Lord is full of tenderness and mercy. 12 But most of all, my brothers and sisters, never take an oath, by heaven or earth or anything else. Just say a simple yes or no, so that you will not sin and be condemned. The Power of Prayer 13 Are any of you suffering hardships? You should pray. Are any of you happy? You should sing praises. 14 Are any of you sick? You should call for the elders of the church to come and pray over you, anointing you with oil in the name of the Lord. 15 Such a prayer offered in faith will heal the sick, and the Lord will make you well. And if you have committed any sins, you will be forgiven. 16 Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results. 17 Elijah was as human as we are, and yet when he prayed earnestly that no rain would fall, none fell for three and a half years! 18 Then, when he prayed again, the sky sent down rain and the earth began to yield its crops. Restore Wandering Believers 19 My dear brothers and sisters, if someone among you wanders away from the truth and is brought back, 20 you can be sure that whoever brings the sinner back will save that person from death and bring about the forgiveness of many sins.
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The Measure of a Man
Using the backdrop of Fathers' Day, this sermon utilizes the call of an overseer found in 1 Timothy 3:1-7 to explore not only the measure of a leader...but the measure of all men.
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God's Protection Plan
There are four commands in this text for faithful church membership. Peter lays out God's plan for protecting the flock from the enemy by these four boundaries of protection.
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How to Shepherd the Lord's Sheep
Peter gives four directives for the proper shepherding of the flock of God.
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Men Under Authority
The men who serve as church elders must understand that they are men under authority. But where do they get that authority?
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The Local Church: Led by Elders, Served by Deacons (Part I)
The word “elder” is used over 20 times to refer to an office in the local church. In this sense, we could define elders as follows: The elders are a group of men, called by God and conformed to the Gospel in sound living and sound doctrine, who are set apart by the congregation to oversee and pastor the local church by teaching, ruling, caring for and equipping the saints, as loving and humble examples of Jesus Christ.
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The Local Church: Congregationalism - Defending & Displaying the Glory of God in the Gospel of Jesus Christ
It is that way with a church? If a gaggle is nothing more than a group of geese, is a church really nothing more than a gathering of Christians? It doesn’t matter how they organize themselves. If you get enough Christians together in one place, isn’t that a church? Or, could it be that God has said something in his word about how Christians are to organize themselves as a local church?
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alt.church.leadership
Paul gave Titus the directive to "appoint elders in each town." This New Testament concept of a team of elders leading a church was well known to the early church. However, 2000 years of history, language barriers, and cultural dynamics have distorted this concept for many Christians. This message wraps up the series on Titus by focusing on the concept of "appointing elders."
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