For them

Living for others

Friday, June 06, 2008

HARTFORD, Conn. —  A 78-year-old man is tossed like a rag doll by a hit-and-run driver and lies motionless on a busy city street as car after car goes by. Pedestrians gawk but appear to do nothing. One driver stops briefly but then pulls back into traffic. A man on a scooter slowly circles the victim before zipping away.

The chilling scene — captured on video by a streetlight surveillance camera — has touched off a round of soul-searching in Hartford, with the capital city's biggest newspaper blaring "SO INHUMANE" on the front page and the police chief lamenting: "We no longer have a moral compass."

"We have no regard for each other," said Chief Daryl Roberts, who on Wednesday released the video in hopes of making an arrest in the accident that left Angel Arce Torres in critical condition.

I.       From one who knows

(NKJV) 1 Peter 5 1 The elders who are among you I exhort, I who am a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that will be revealed:

A.     To leaders / influencers

B.     From One like us

Speak from the heart

C.     From One who understands the importance

D.    From One who knows what’s ahead

II.    Care for people

2 Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, serving as overseers,

A.     Shepherd

1.      Guide

2.      Feed / care for

3.      Protect

B.     God’s people

1.      All around you

2.      Represent God

III. For the right reasons

2 … not by compulsion but willingly, not for dishonest gain but eagerly; 3 nor as being lords over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock;

A.     Not

1.      Forced / Pressured

2.      For self gain

3.      For status / power

B.     But

1.      By your own choice

2.      Excited to serve

3.      As an example

IV. Reap rewards

 4 and when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that does not fade away.

A.     When Jesus returns

B.     Who is the real shepherd

C.     Then receive honor

D.    That lasts forever

NKJV 1 Peter 1 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,  4 to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you,