Watchfulness of leaders
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· 8 viewsLeaders must be alert to the needs of those they serve and also to the dangers that surround believers in the world. The OT teaching on watchmen provides an indication of the importance of watchfulness and the responsibility of those called to be watchful.
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Leaders are required to be watchful
Leaders are required to be watchful
“Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel; therefore hear a word from My mouth, and give them warning from Me:
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They are accountable to God
They are accountable to God
When I say to the wicked, ‘You shall surely die,’ and you give him no warning, nor speak to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life, that same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood I will require at your hand.
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They must warn against false teachers
They must warn against false teachers
Elders are called overseers in Acts 20:28; 1Ti 3:2; Tit 1:7; 1Pe 5:2.
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Examples of leaders’ warnings to churches
Examples of leaders’ warnings to churches
I do not write these things to shame you, but as my beloved children I warn you.
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Leaders’ watchfulness in prayer
Leaders’ watchfulness in prayer
I have set watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem;
They shall never hold their peace day or night.
You who make mention of the Lord, do not keep silent,
And give Him no rest till He establishes
And till He makes Jerusalem a praise in the earth.
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Leaders need to watch over their own lives
Leaders need to watch over their own lives
Therefore take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which He purchased with His own blood.
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Watchmen sometimes fail to be watchful
Watchmen sometimes fail to be watchful
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