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Hebrews 13:17 “Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they keep watch over your souls as those who will give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with grief, for this would be unprofitable for you.”

Peithesthe tois hēgoumenois hymōn kai hypeikete, autoi gar agrypnousin hyper tōn psychōn hymōn hōs logon apodōsontes, hina meta charas touto poiōsin kai mē stenazontes; alysiteles gar hymin touto.   Barbara Aland et al., eds., The Greek New Testament, Fifth Revised Edition. (Stuttgart, Germany: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 2014), Heb 13:17.

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I. Obedience

Peitho - Obey - Peithesthe - Imperative

The writer, however, defines the obligatory conduct of his audience with the verb πείθεσθαι, “to be persuaded,” “to obey.” This verb certainly demands obedience. But the specific quality of the obedience for which πείθεσθαι asks is not primarily derived from a respect for constituted structures of authority. It is rather the obedience that is won through persuasive conversation and that follows from it (so Laub SNTU 6–7 [1981–82] 179–80, who points out that πείθεσθαι in the sense of obey is used in connection with persons of authority comparatively rarely: 4 Macc 6:4; 8:17, 26; 10:13; 12:4–5; 15:10; cf. Jas 3:3).

SNTU Studien zum Neuen Testament und seiner Umwelt

William L. Lane, Hebrews 9–13, vol. 47B, Word Biblical Commentary (Dallas: Word, Incorporated, 1991), 554.

Hypeiko - Submit - hēgoumenois- Imperative

Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 47B: Hebrews 9–13 Comment

The writer carries his injunction a step further with the second verb ὑπείκειν, “to submit to someone’s authority.” Although the verb occurs only here in the NT, it is used frequently in secular Greek in the sense of submission to a person of authority (cf. 4 Macc 6:35; Philo, On the Special Laws 2.232; Moses 1.156; On the Sacrifices of Abel and Cain 105). A cognate term ἑκτικῶς, which denotes a “habitual readiness” to comply, is used in describing military subordination in 1 Clem; 37:2 (cited by Thurén, Lobopfer, 205). The community is summoned to respect the authority with which the leadership has been invested by God.

Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 47B: Hebrews 9–13 Comment

The unequivocal demand for obedience is relative to the importance of the issue at stake and the peril of apostasy to which members of the community were exposed (see Comment on 2:1–4; 3:7–12; 5:11–6:12; 10:23–29; 12:12–13, 14–17, 25–29; cf. Riggenbach, 438).

Jesus was obedient till death.

Agrypneo - Agrypnousin - Look After

Those - Apodidmoi - Apodōsontes -

Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 47B: Hebrews 9–13 Comment

God has entrusted to their care the other members of the community. The distinctiveness and importance of their task are underlined by the verb ἀγρυπνεῖν, “to watch,” “to be vigilant.” Spicq (2:431) has emphasized the appropriateness of this verb to the shepherd metaphor (cf. Acts 20:28–31, where the synonym γρηγορεῖν is used), but the translation “watch for” conveys the intention better than “watch over.” Neither in secular Greek nor in the LXX does the verb express an official activity. In the NT the term always connotes eschatological vigilance (cf. Mark 13:33; Luke 21:36; Eph 6:8 in the context of 6:13–17). The leaders function as watchmen for the community, knowing that in the eschatological judgment they intend to give an accounting to God.

Went to Dubai for Work - Stayed among the laborer

Jesus is the perfect example of Obedience

II. Honor

Strong Relationship.

Let them DO

Be their Joy

Charas -

Be the star of the eye. Win the heart

Spent time with leaders.

Not to flatter them but with true heart.

Groan -

Stenazontes - Stenazo

The tendency to be better than parents makes us anti-parents or leaders.

Satan divides and destroys the families so they can’t grow, likewise the Leaders are like parents and emerging leaders / youth is like children.

The moment there is lack of communication, lack of trust and lack of appreciation. Families breakdown as well as Churches.

Story of Pastor’s daughter - I’m standing in my heart.

III. Patience

Joseph’s Life

Never Complain.

Politics

Critisim

Injustice

Favortism

No Problem - No Progress

Never Stuck.

Equip.

Growing Leaders have the growing Ministry.

Howard Hendricks, “The day you stop learning is the day you stop teaching.”

Mentorship.

Be willingly to voluntarily do anythings for God.

Go under the discipleship / mentorship

Spent Time with Leaders

Communication is lubricant.

Doer - Even small things.

Story of Balloon Guy - I can’t just sit there.

God move with the movers, but don’t sit with the sitters.

Ministry is not a sole act - one man show

If your vision is fulfilled by yourselves your vision is too small.

New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update Chapter 1

2 aConsider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter bvarious 1trials,

3 knowing that athe testing of your bfaith produces 1cendurance.

4 And let 1aendurance have its perfect 2result, so that you may be 3bperfect and complete, lacking in nothing.

God will use your past hurtful and tough experiences to enhance the Kingdom of God. - God recently brought me to Dubai for to train Evangelists.

Your actions determines your decisions, your decisions determines your destiny.

Restoration is Important

Generational Partneship is Important.

Greece, Rome, Turkey and Jerusalem

Give a example: My Father - Me - My Son.