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Evening 15 October 23

Elders/Presbyter - age and wisdom. This indicates the dignity or rank of the office. Pastor - job of shepherding. Spiritually taking care of God people. Feeding them with the Scriptures and mending those who are injured, seeking those who are wayward. Overseer/Bishop - job of administration of the church.…

Serving as Pastor Is a calling, privilege, opportunity, blessing and block of history that I have had opportunity to work out in several locations. Rainier, Oregon, my home congregation: Where I was brought up since age 9 through Sunday School and Youth Class, taught by Clyde Wemmer, Orville Harrison,…

The Bottom Line If you boil down the priorities of a business, the reason for its existence, the measure of its success, and it’s primary driving factor is profit. Even if that business has at it’s root a desire and commitment to philanthropic work, it is still measured by whether or not it is profitable.…

1 We've come a long way from the first-century church. Technology and culture have drastically defined the modern-day American church. People communicate via email, video calls, messenger, Facebook, or Instagram. Some people like to only connect in this way. They don't want personal interaction with…

Intro As an experiment, I went to see what churches are looking for in a Pastor. So I found some job listings for evangelical churches, and i had a look at their character qualifications. Listen to what this church is looking for in their next pastor: I want you to take note of what this says, and we’ll…

What does discipline mean to you? On one hand it is the loving act of someone trying to instruct you. I said the “F” word. On the other hand it is you trying to force yourself to do what you should. My alarm went off and i hit the snooze button . . . how many times? Today’s message brings up the importance…

Growing up is hard As families grow tensions grow between siblings E.g. Jeremy & I fighting & throwing stuff out of rooms Teenagers dealing with changes & finding place in family & life can be tense Growing older brings its own challenges Every stage of life has difficulties If we’re not growing, something…

A fundamental misunderstanding Adelynn playing catch What is a church? A word study ekklesia- Direct translation - “A calling out” In use LXX - Used to translate Hebrew Qahal - “Congregation, Assembly” (Particularly of God’s people) ^^This usage is reflected in the NT Secular - “A group that meets together…

Who are elders and what do they do? In this message, Pastor Steve examines the leaders of the church.

As the Jerusalem church continues to grow it begins to encounter new problems - growing pains. What can we learn for church life today from how that first church responded?

NOTE: This is a manuscript, and not a transcript of this message. The actual presentation of the message differed from the manuscript through the leading of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, it is possible, and even likely that there is material in this manuscript that was not included in the live presentation…

The Historical Beliefs of Baptist Churches

1 The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. It came to pass in the month of Chislev, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the citadel, 2 that Hanani one of my brethren came with men from Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews who had escaped, who had survived the captivity, and concerning…

Nehemiah 1:1–11 (ESV) 1 The words of Nehemiah the son of Hacaliah. Now it happened in the month of Chislev, in the twentieth year, as I was in Susa the citadel, 2 that Hanani, one of my brothers, came with certain men from Judah. And I asked them concerning the Jews who escaped, who had survived the…

Intro What is the one activity that you know if you did superbly well and consistently would have significant positive results in your personal life? What is the one activity that you know if you did superbly well and consistently would have significant positive results in your work life? “If you know…

1 Now when Sanballat and Tobiah and Geshem the Arab and the rest of our enemies heard that I had built the wall and that there was no breach left in it (although up to that time I had not set up the doors in the gates), 2 Sanballat and Geshem sent to me, saying, “Come and let us meet together at Hakkephirim…

Introduction: Can I be honest? I don’t like the governmental side of church. Making decisions in community is stressful and frustrating. I know that it is necessary but knowing it is necessary doesn’t remove the stress. We have all seen when the church was divided over a simple decision. We have all…

so far we have said that we need to use the Bible as sa search light and we need to model the life of humility that we see in Jesus Why? before we get to what it takes to cultivate humility first I think we need to understand why we would want to peruse humility in the first place we could spend hours…

Re-Cap Who does overseer refer to? Elder, shepherd, pastor, overseer The number of pastors/elders Though their isn’t a set number in scripture, whenever elders are mentioned, there are multiple. What do the elders do? They rule over the flock Seeing to the affairs of the church and overseeing the activities…

I’ve only ever been pulled over a handful of times in my driving career. And immediately, while he was still speaking, Judas came, one of the twelve, and with him a crowd with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders. Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, “The…

if you were with us last week - we continued making our way thru this book of 1 Kings... And we came across - the DIVINE Division of the Kingdom. We saw how Rehoboam - Solomon’s son - AS sitting King... Decided to set aside the counsel of the Older Men... Who said that he should respond to the people’s…

Life as the church The purpose of the book (1Tim3:15) is for the conduct of the church. As you have seen already in this series it is chock-full of instructions for life as the church. 15 but in case I am delayed, I write so that you will know how one ought to conduct himself in the household of God,…

7 For if that first covenant had been faultless, there would have been no occasion to look for a second. 8 For he finds fault with them when he says: “Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will establish a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah, 9 not like…

Remain focussed on the essential elements of the Christian life and you will be ready for the end when it comes. Scene 1/ Many Christians fall into the trap of focussing on distractions. Satan is overjoyed when this happens because the person takes their eyes of what is really important. It might be…