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Our Theme is “Rebuilding the House of God”
Is your spirit stirred?
Are you strong but flexible?
Are you under authority?
So what do you do when you now?
Today we are setting the roof.
The roof provides covering.
But first, we must be under covering ourselves.
It is from the position of submission to Christ and to one another that we can safely lead God’s people.
In the Bible, leaders of God’s people are called shepherds because they guide and care for people like a shepherd cares for his sheep.
I grew up on a farm.
We had mostly cows - milk cows.
And we raised chickens.
One time we tried raising a few sheep.
I remember that one of the sheep died very soon after we got them.
We suspected that the sheep ate something that was poison.
So we walked through the pasture looking for plants that could be poisonous to sheep.
Sheep are sensitive animals and do not tolerate food that is not good for them.
I also had a neighbor who raised sheep.
He would sleep in the barn with his sheep during lambing season.
because is one of his sheep struggled to give birth she might die before morning.
So he had to be there to help them.
He said it is true what the Bible says about sheep that they know their masters voice.
He would simply walk out into the pasture and call and they would run to him.
Most of them.
There were also those curious sheep who would wander away and he would have to go looking for them.
They might be caught in some brush and unable to come to him.
It is not hard to see how leading a church is like leading sheep.
It is hard work and time consuming, but there are also rewards.
A labor of love
Do you remember Jesus’ disciple Peter who denied him three times?
When Jesus restored him, do you remember what he said?
The question Jesus asks is, “do you love me?”
Peter responds, “yes, he does.”
Jesus gives him a command, and action by which he can prove his response.
“Take care of my sheep.”
There is more that can be said about the language of the exchange between Jesus and Peter.
Jesus asks him three times and the first two times Peter’s response is not convincing.
Love requires action.
If you say that you love but do not do what you say then you love is nothing more that a whim or manipulation.
If you love, then your action must be consistent with what you say.
You say you are a pastor or a leader of the church?
Do you love Jesus?
How do you know?
Do you love the things that Jesus loves?
When we sing songs in worship.
We say things like God, I want to know you.
I want to know your heart.
I want to be close to you.
When you love a woman, you find out what things she likes and you begin to show an interest in those things because you want her to like you.
Hopefully, you really are interested in the same things.
Like when you are raising a family together you share a common concern for the children.
If you are in ministry together you share a common burden for the church.
But back to my point, if you love God then you should love the things that God loves.
I have found that God loves people.
He loves the world.
His heart is for the lost, the broken and the outcast.
He loves most the ones that we find most difficult to love.
So next time you are telling God how much you love him, remember to love the ones that God loves.
Your ministry should flow out of your love for Jesus.
What has Jesus done for you?
Has he forgiven you?
Has he saved you?
Has he healed you?
Has he restored you?
Has he prospered you?
Now what is your response to him?
Take care of my sheep.
My sheep who so are so easily poisoned by the things of the world.
My sheep who so easily wander off and are caught in sin.
My sheep who wake you up in the middle of the night.
Remember, your love for them is your expression of love for Jesus.
How does Jesus love his sheep?
The good shepherd.
Why does Jesus call himself the “good” shepherd?
Aren’t all shepherds good?
Aren’t all pastor and leaders good people who have the best interest in their people?
Apparently not!
The prophet Ezekiel prophecies to the shepherds of Israel and it is not good:
Do you know any leaders like this?
We have famous preachers who have fallen into sin and temptation.
Their people think, “how is it possible, because they have done so much good?”
But what happens when you are tired and weary and there is no one to care for you?
Do you ever think to yourself, “I am not getting the respect that I deserve?”
Do are you ever tempted to look to the flesh or to other people to satisfy your needs?
Add to that, everyone believes that you are super-human.
You are not allowed to be weak or to have problems.
Or something happens to make you angry and you become bitter.
Very slowly, you can be deceived into thinking that the sheep are there to meet your needs.
You begin to push your sheep instead of leading them.
You begin to beat your sheep instead of comforting them.
You begin to eat your sheep instead of feeding them.
But what does Jesus say, “I lay down my life for the sheep.”
the only way that you can lay down your life for the sheep is to remember Jesus who laid down his life for you.
Where does authority come from?
Where does power come from?
Where does the strength to do the work of ministry come from?
It flows down from the head who is Jesus, through you and to the people.
It is so easy to get it turned around and to think that you can only serve Jesus by making everyone else serve you.
Here is where you will need to balance stewardship and sacrifice.
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