A Faithful Shepherds priorities...

Foundation

Guard the Truth...

— 13 Hold fast the pattern of sound words which you have heard from me, in faith and love which are in Christ Jesus. 14 That good thing which was committed to you, keep by the Holy Spirit who dwells in us.

Guard the gospel...

Guard the Truth in ministry

Defend the Authority of All Scripture

Pursue Cultural Awareness

Watch over the Flock

Preach the Word...

— 1 I charge you therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who will judge the living and the dead at His appearing and His kingdom: 2 Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching.

A Biblical Command: Preach

Preach me own material (to stay fresh)

Preach with my own people in mind.

Preach with myself in mind ()

Pray for the Flock...

— 18 praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints—

The Need for an Intercessor

Moses on behalf of Israel (Ex. 32:7-14)

King David the Intercessor (Psa. 28:7-9)

Jesus our Intercessor (, 15-19)

The Apostles-Intercessors for the Church (Eph. 6:18-20)

Pastors- Intercessors for their people (, )

Praying for my Flock

Pray Deliberately (Praying for them by calendar)

Pray with Others (Schedule time with other men to God to pray for our churches)

Pray Publically (For the pressing and real needs of Church Members)

Focus

Set an Example...

— Let no one despise your youth, but be an example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity.

Pastors, Set an Example (1 Tim. 3:1-7)

Model a godly example (1 Tim. 4:12)

Be a humble example (1 Pet. 5:2-3)

Remember good examples (Heb. 13:7)

You are now the Example! (Heb. 13:7)

Honor Your ministry Heroes (Those who’ve impacted me)

Spend Time with Your People (Discipleship/Visitation)

Stop Making Excuses (1 Tim. 4:12)

Acknowledge Your Weakness

Encourage Your People to imitate you (Heb. 13:7)

Visit the Sick...

— I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me.’

The Biblical Call to the Sick

God is sovereign over sickness.

God call His people to care for the needy and afflicted.

What do I do in visiting the sick

Ask Questions

Read Scripture

Pray the Gospel

Leave a Note

Touch with Discernment

Look a Person in the Eye

Prepare Your Heart

Comfort the Grieving...

— Therefore comfort one another with these words.

Comfort with Biblical and Spiritual Realities

Comfort through the Funeral

Care for Widows...

— Honor widows who are really widows.

Caring for Widows is a biblical call

God’s Desire (; Deut. 24:17-21)

The Church’s Calling (Acts 6:1-7)

Pastoral Tools to Care for Widows

Minister the Word (passages of comfort, God’s intentional care for widows, God’s purpose for sufferings)

Listen and Learn

Provide a Gift (A need, edible, sentimental??)

Involve Your Wife and Family

Adopt during Holidays

Faithfulness

Confront Sin...

— 15 “Moreover if your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault between you and him alone. If he hears you, you have gained your brother. 16 But if he will not hear, take with you one or two more, that ‘by the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.’ 17 And if he refuses to hear them, tell it to the church. But if he refuses even to hear the church, let him be to you like a heathen and a tax collector.

Biblical Areas for Pastoral Intervention

Unrepentant Sin(Matt. 18:15-17)

A lack of discipline (2 Thess. 3:6-15)

Divisiveness (Titus 3:9-11)

Public and Scandalous Sin (1 Cor. 5:1-13)

Pastoral Motivators to Confront Sin

Confront sin to Be Faithful to Scripture (In Obedience to God’s Word no matter the response)

Confront sin for the church’s Purity (The leaven’ing effect of sin)

Confront sin for the sake of Christ’s name (1 Cor. 5:7)

Confront sin for the sake of one’s soul (1 Cor. 5:5)

Encourage the Weaker Sheep...

— 14 Now we exhort you, brethren, warn those who are unruly, comfort the fainthearted, uphold the weak, be patient with all.

The Heart of God towards the Weak

God’s care for the weak in Israel (Psa. 82:1-4)

Jesus’ Compassion (Matt. 5:1-10)

The Apostles’ Call (1 Thess. 5:14-15)

Finding Balance

Encourage with Patience

Encourage with Hope

Encourage with Help from Others (It’s a corporate effort)

Encourage with Compassion

Identify and Train Leaders...

— 1 You therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. 2 And the things that you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.

Identify Biblically Qualified Leaders

1 One who is transformed by the gospel

2. One who earnestly desires the Word

3. One who possesses biblical character

A. One of is Able to teach

B. One who has a blameless reputation

C. One who faithfully manages his family

D. One who has godly character

E. One who possesses spiritual maturity

Training and Identifying Leaders

Test

Train

Affirm

Send