Sermons About Pastors
Relationships in the Church
In 1 Timothy 5 Paul talks to Timothy about how to deal with people in the church. The church is a family, and family members are to be taken care of.
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The Body of the Church Pt 2 (AM)
Adam preaches part 2 of a message on the church body, specifically regarding leadership. Scripture clearly identifies the character leadership must meet and the function they must fulfill.
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Conflict in the Church
This week Jonathan takes a short break from the Series on Matthew and discusses Conflict in the Church, and particularly why he believes TBC has never suffered from it. He draws on 20 years experience to suggest three conditions for unity.
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Leadership in the Local Church
The Bible tells us that there are great treasures to be found in a life of serving. Join us for a look at the role of deacon and the call for all Christians to serve.
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Every Member Ministry
When the roles God has called us to get mixed up, the church is weak. In this sermon we look at Paul's teaching to the Ephesians that church leaders are to equip the saints for the work of ministry.
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The Importance of Sound Doctrine in the Local Church
Just as when Paul wrote his apostolic letter to Timothy, we, too, need to be on guard against false teaching and false doctrine. We cannot grow in love and be effective in furthering the gospel is we do not take God's truth seriously and obey it. With the help of the Holy Spirit, we can discern what is the truth of our Lord.
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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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