the spotlight: pastors 1: what are elders? 2
THE SPOTLIGHT: PASTORS
THE SPOTLIGHT: PASTORS 1: WHAT ARE ELDERS?
THE SPOTLIGHT: PASTORS 1: WHAT ARE ELDERS? Elders are the group of rescued, qualified, and competent men who God has charged to shepherd the local church.
THE SPOTLIGHT: PASTORS 1: WHAT ARE ELDERS? Elders are the group of rescued, qualified, and competent men who God has charged to shepherd the local church. a: They are shepherds.
On some high moor, across which at night hyenas howl, when you meet him sleepless, far-‐sighted, weather-‐beaten, armed, leaning on his staff, looking out over his scaAered sheep, every one on his heart, you understand why the shepherd of Judea sprang to the front of his people’s history, why they gave his name to their king, and made him the symbol of Providence; why Christ took him as the type, the model of self-‐sacrifice. Timothy Laniak, quoIng G.A. Smith
THE SPOTLIGHT: PASTORS 1: WHAT ARE ELDERS? Elders are the group of rescued, qualified, and competent men who God has charged to shepherd the local church. a: They are shepherds. b: They are in a plurality.
Acts 14:23, And when they had appointed elders for them in every church, with prayer and fasIng they commiAed them to the Lord in whom they had believed. Acts 20:17, Now from Miletus he sent to Ephesus and called the elders of the church to come to him. 1 Tim 5:17, Let the elders who rule well be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in preaching and teaching.
James 5:14, Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anoinIng him with oil in the name of the Lord. Philippians 1:1, Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the overseers and deacons:
THE SPOTLIGHT: PASTORS 1: WHAT ARE ELDERS? Elders are the group of rescued, qualified, and competent men who God has charged to shepherd the local church. a: They are shepherds. b: They are in a plurality. c: They are qualified.
1 Timothy 3:1-‐7, The saying is trustworthy: If anyone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a noble task. 2 Therefore an overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, sober-‐minded, self-‐ controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, 3 not a drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money. 4 He must manage his own household well, with all dignity keeping his children submissive, 5 for if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he care
1 Timothy 3:1-‐7 (conInued) for God’s church? 6 He must not be a recent convert, or he may become puffed up with conceit and fall into the condemnaIon of the devil. 7 Moreover, he must be well thought of by outsiders, so that he may not fall into disgrace, into a snare of the devil.
THE SPOTLIGHT: PASTORS 1: WHAT ARE ELDERS? 2: WHAT DO ELDERS DO?
THE SPOTLIGHT: PASTORS 1: WHAT ARE ELDERS? 2: WHAT DO ELDERS DO? a: Shepherds lead the sheep.
THE SPOTLIGHT: PASTORS 1: WHAT ARE ELDERS? 2: WHAT DO ELDERS DO? a: Shepherds lead the sheep. b: Shepherds feed the sheep.
THE SPOTLIGHT: PASTORS 1: WHAT ARE ELDERS? 2: WHAT DO ELDERS DO? a: Shepherds lead the sheep. b: Shepherds feed the sheep. c: Shepherds care for and protect the sheep.
Out of love, true elders suffer and bear the brunt of difficult people and problems so that lambs are not bruised. They bear the misunderstanding and sins of others so that the assembly may live in peace. They lose sleep so that others may rest. They make great personal sacrifices of Ime and energy for the welfare of others. They see themselves as men under authority. They depend on God for wisdom and help, not on their own power and cleverness. They face the false teachers’ fierce
aAacks. They guard the community’s liberty and freedom in Christ so that the saints are encouraged to develop their gi[s, to mature, and to serve one another.
Alexander Strauch
THE SPOTLIGHT: PASTORS 1: WHAT ARE ELDERS? 2: WHAT DO ELDERS DO? 3: HOW DO ELDERS DO IT?
THE SPOTLIGHT: PASTORS 1: WHAT ARE ELDERS? 2: WHAT DO ELDERS DO? 3: HOW DO ELDERS DO IT? a: Not under compulsion, but willingly.
THE SPOTLIGHT: PASTORS 1: WHAT ARE ELDERS? 2: WHAT DO ELDERS DO? 3: HOW DO ELDERS DO IT? a: Not under compulsion, but willingly. b: Not for shameful gain, but eagerly.
THE SPOTLIGHT: PASTORS 1: WHAT ARE ELDERS? 2: WHAT DO ELDERS DO? 3: HOW DO ELDERS DO IT? a: Not under compulsion, but willingly. b: Not for shameful gain, but eagerly. c: Not domineering, but being examples.
THE SPOTLIGHT: PASTORS 1: WHAT ARE ELDERS? 2: WHAT DO ELDERS DO? 3: HOW DO ELDERS DO IT? 4: WHY DO THEY DO IT?
THE SPOTLIGHT: THE PEOPLE
THE SPOTLIGHT: THE PEOPLE SUBJECT YOURSELVES TO YOUR PASTORS.
THE SPOTLIGHT: THE PEOPLE SUBJECT YOURSELVES TO YOUR PASTORS. 1: The command clarified.
THE SPOTLIGHT: THE PEOPLE SUBJECT YOURSELVES TO YOUR PASTORS. 1: The command clarified. It’s the joyful willingness to follow the one that God has placed in authority over you.
THE SPOTLIGHT: THE PEOPLE SUBJECT YOURSELVES TO YOUR PASTORS. 1: The command clarified. 2: The command illustrated.
THE SPOTLIGHT: THE PEOPLE SUBJECT YOURSELVES TO YOUR PASTORS. 1: The command clarified. 2: The command illustrated. :You heed your leaders Biblical instrucIon.
THE SPOTLIGHT: THE PEOPLE SUBJECT YOURSELVES TO YOUR PASTORS. 1: The command clarified. 2: The command illustrated. :You heed your leaders Biblical instrucIon. :You’re plugged into the various equipping pathways.
THE SPOTLIGHT: THE PEOPLE SUBJECT YOURSELVES TO YOUR PASTORS. 1: The command clarified. 2: The command illustrated. :You heed your leaders Biblical instrucIon. :You’re plugged into the various equipping pathways. :You recognize your need for spiritual authority.
THE SPOTLIGHT: THE PEOPLE SUBJECT YOURSELVES TO YOUR PASTORS. 1: The command clarified. 2: The command illustrated. 3: The command & covenant membership.
THE SPOTLIGHT: THE PEOPLE SUBJECT YOURSELVES TO YOUR PASTORS. 1: The command clarified. 2: The command illustrated. 3: The command & covenant membership.
Hebrews 13:17, Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to give an account.
THE SPOTLIGHT: PASTORS & THE PEOPLE CLOTHE YOURSELVES WITH HUMILITY.
THE SPOTLIGHT: PASTORS 1: WHAT ARE ELDERS?
THE SPOTLIGHT: PASTORS 1: WHAT ARE ELDERS? Elders are the group of rescued, qualified, and competent men who God has charged to shepherd the local church.
THE SPOTLIGHT: PASTORS 1: WHAT ARE ELDERS? Elders are the group of rescued, qualified, and competent men who God has charged to shepherd the local church. a: They are shepherds.
On some high moor, across which at night hyenas howl, when you meet him sleepless, far-‐sighted, weather-‐beaten, armed, leaning on his staff, looking out over his scaAered sheep, every one on his heart, you understand why the shepherd of Judea sprang to the front of his people’s history, why they gave his name to their king, and made him the symbol of Providence; why Christ took him as the type, the model of self-‐sacrifice. Timothy Laniak, quoIng G.A. Smith
THE SPOTLIGHT: PASTORS 1: WHAT ARE ELDERS? Elders are the group of rescued, qualified, and competent men who God has charged to shepherd the local church. a: They are shepherds. b: They are in a plurality.
Acts 14:23, And when they had appointed elders for them in every church, with prayer and fasIng they commiAed them to the Lord in whom they had believed. Acts 20:17, Now from Miletus he sent to Ephesus and called the elders of the church to come to him. 1 Tim 5:17, Let the elders who rule well be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in preaching and teaching.
James 5:14, Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anoinIng him with oil in the name of the Lord. Philippians 1:1, Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the overseers and deacons:
THE SPOTLIGHT: PASTORS 1: WHAT ARE ELDERS? Elders are the group of rescued, qualified, and competent men who God has charged to shepherd the local church. a: They are shepherds. b: They are in a plurality. c: They are qualified.
1 Timothy 3:1-‐7, The saying is trustworthy: If anyone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a noble task. 2 Therefore an overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, sober-‐minded, self-‐ controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, 3 not a drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money. 4 He must manage his own household well, with all dignity keeping his children submissive, 5 for if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he care
1 Timothy 3:1-‐7 (conInued) for God’s church? 6 He must not be a recent convert, or he may become puffed up with conceit and fall into the condemnaIon of the devil. 7 Moreover, he must be well thought of by outsiders, so that he may not fall into disgrace, into a snare of the devil.
THE SPOTLIGHT: PASTORS 1: WHAT ARE ELDERS? 2: WHAT DO ELDERS DO?
THE SPOTLIGHT: PASTORS 1: WHAT ARE ELDERS? 2: WHAT DO ELDERS DO? a: Shepherds lead the sheep.
THE SPOTLIGHT: PASTORS 1: WHAT ARE ELDERS? 2: WHAT DO ELDERS DO? a: Shepherds lead the sheep. b: Shepherds feed the sheep.
THE SPOTLIGHT: PASTORS 1: WHAT ARE ELDERS? 2: WHAT DO ELDERS DO? a: Shepherds lead the sheep. b: Shepherds feed the sheep. c: Shepherds care for and protect the sheep.
Out of love, true elders suffer and bear the brunt of difficult people and problems so that lambs are not bruised. They bear the misunderstanding and sins of others so that the assembly may live in peace. They lose sleep so that others may rest. They make great personal sacrifices of Ime and energy for the welfare of others. They see themselves as men under authority. They depend on God for wisdom and help, not on their own power and cleverness. They face the false teachers’ fierce
aAacks. They guard the community’s liberty and freedom in Christ so that the saints are encouraged to develop their gi[s, to mature, and to serve one another.
Alexander Strauch
THE SPOTLIGHT: PASTORS 1: WHAT ARE ELDERS? 2: WHAT DO ELDERS DO? 3: HOW DO ELDERS DO IT?
THE SPOTLIGHT: PASTORS 1: WHAT ARE ELDERS? 2: WHAT DO ELDERS DO? 3: HOW DO ELDERS DO IT? a: Not under compulsion, but willingly.
THE SPOTLIGHT: PASTORS 1: WHAT ARE ELDERS? 2: WHAT DO ELDERS DO? 3: HOW DO ELDERS DO IT? a: Not under compulsion, but willingly. b: Not for shameful gain, but eagerly.
THE SPOTLIGHT: PASTORS 1: WHAT ARE ELDERS? 2: WHAT DO ELDERS DO? 3: HOW DO ELDERS DO IT? a: Not under compulsion, but willingly. b: Not for shameful gain, but eagerly. c: Not domineering, but being examples.
THE SPOTLIGHT: PASTORS 1: WHAT ARE ELDERS? 2: WHAT DO ELDERS DO? 3: HOW DO ELDERS DO IT? 4: WHY DO THEY DO IT?
THE SPOTLIGHT: THE PEOPLE
THE SPOTLIGHT: THE PEOPLE SUBJECT YOURSELVES TO YOUR PASTORS.
THE SPOTLIGHT: THE PEOPLE SUBJECT YOURSELVES TO YOUR PASTORS. 1: The command clarified.
THE SPOTLIGHT: THE PEOPLE SUBJECT YOURSELVES TO YOUR PASTORS. 1: The command clarified. It’s the joyful willingness to follow the one that God has placed in authority over you.
THE SPOTLIGHT: THE PEOPLE SUBJECT YOURSELVES TO YOUR PASTORS. 1: The command clarified. 2: The command illustrated.
THE SPOTLIGHT: THE PEOPLE SUBJECT YOURSELVES TO YOUR PASTORS. 1: The command clarified. 2: The command illustrated. :You heed your leaders Biblical instrucIon.
THE SPOTLIGHT: THE PEOPLE SUBJECT YOURSELVES TO YOUR PASTORS. 1: The command clarified. 2: The command illustrated. :You heed your leaders Biblical instrucIon. :You’re plugged into the various equipping pathways.
THE SPOTLIGHT: THE PEOPLE SUBJECT YOURSELVES TO YOUR PASTORS. 1: The command clarified. 2: The command illustrated. :You heed your leaders Biblical instrucIon. :You’re plugged into the various equipping pathways. :You recognize your need for spiritual authority.
THE SPOTLIGHT: THE PEOPLE SUBJECT YOURSELVES TO YOUR PASTORS. 1: The command clarified. 2: The command illustrated. 3: The command & covenant membership.
THE SPOTLIGHT: THE PEOPLE SUBJECT YOURSELVES TO YOUR PASTORS. 1: The command clarified. 2: The command illustrated. 3: The command & covenant membership.
Hebrews 13:17, Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to give an account.
THE SPOTLIGHT: PASTORS & THE PEOPLE CLOTHE YOURSELVES WITH HUMILITY.
