Charge to Church
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The reality of leaders
The reality of leaders
We see the Apostles in
We see that leaders were appointed in the churches as the gospel spread from city to city
for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”
This is why I left you in Crete, so that you might put what remained into order, and appoint elders in every town as I directed you—
And when they had appointed elders for them in every church, with prayer and fasting they committed them to the Lord in whom they had believed.
We see the establishment of these leaders in the church
we see the gathering of the apostles and the elders
The gift of leaders
The gift of leaders
These men are gifts to the church
Think about
Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to care for the church of God, which he obtained with his own blood. I know that after my departure fierce wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock; and from among your own selves will arise men speaking twisted things, to draw away the disciples after them.
Acts 20.
(In saying, “He ascended,” what does it mean but that he had also descended into the lower regions, the earth? He who descended is the one who also ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.) And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ, so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes. Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ, from whom the whole body, joined and held together by every joint with which it is equipped, when each part is working properly, makes the body grow so that it builds itself up in love.
Ephesians 4.
When you have gifted and godly leaders who give themselves in ministry to a church this is what happens over time.
The Responsibility of leaders
The Responsibility of leaders
The Responsibility of the church
The Responsibility of the church
Look to their example
Look to their example
not domineering over those in your charge, but being examples to the flock.
Submit
Submit
Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you.
Hebrews 13.17
Pray for
Pray for
praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end, keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints, and also for me, that words may be given to me in opening my mouth boldly to proclaim the mystery of the gospel, for which I am an ambassador in chains, that I may declare it boldly, as I ought to speak.
Pray for
Pray for
ephesians