Tend The Flock!

Peter wrote as an elder to fellow elders.

1 Peter 5:1–4 ESV

So I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, as well as a partaker in the glory that is going to be revealed: shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight, not under compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you; not for shameful gain, but eagerly; not domineering over those in your charge, but being examples to the flock. And when the chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the unfading crown of glory.

John 10:11 ESV

I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.

A lay shepherd is someone who maintains his secular job and yet is active in the ministry of the Lord Jesus.

For all who serve God’s flock:

1. Shepherds Must Tend the Flock!

For the right reason

For the right motive

In the right manner

With an outlook of hope

2. Saints Likewise, Must Tend To Each Other!

Have the proper attitude toward Shepherding

Take the personal approach to Shepherding

Know the sheep.

Love the sheep.

Serve the sheep.

Protect the sheep.

Feed the sheep.

Doctor the sheep.

Enjoy the sheep.

Enjoy the plentiful reward of Shepherding