Sermons tagged #Shepherds

We examine one of the purposes of the word is to nourish the sheep. We only can grow strong, vibriant, healthy sound mind of mind with a well-balanced spiritual diet. The whole counsel of God is what Paul and the Apostles preached. Jesus told Peter three times to feed His sheep. That's one of the main purposes of The Word is to create right character in us.

Paul issued several charges to Timothy and Titus in the pastoral epistles. We shall look at both a minister's master and the master's charges to the minister. (part 4 in the series)

God warns the religious leaders (shepherds) about their mistreatment of their followers (sheep). The were profiting personally and not caring for the welfare of the flock. He also warns the sheep who were mistreating each other.

Paul wisely and necessarily sets aside his early practice of personally appointing church leaders and, instead, gives Timothy a guideline for churches to follow.

Midweek Service – July 19, 2023 – Pastor Rhon Roberts Offertory: "Harbored in Jesus Medley" Lyrics and Music by Thomas Hastings (arr. by Monty Budahl); Published by Stockton Music Services Sermon: "The Lord is my Shepherd Scripture : Psalm 23 Hymns used from the following: Great Hymns of the Faith Brentwood Benson Publishing - CCLI License for live streaming Soul Stirring Songs and Hymns - Sword of the Lord Publishers - permission used by publisher From the Media Ministry of Mukwonago Baptist Church: 1610 Honeywell Road Mukwonago, WI 53149 262-363-4197

This sermon was delivered on July 9, 2023 at Antioch Presbyterian Church, a mission work of Calvary Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church in America located in Woodruff, South Carolina. Pastoral Intern Ryan Colvin delivered this sermon entitled "A Healthy Church: Shepherd Leaders" on 1 Thessalonians 5:12, 13. For more information about Antioch Presbyterian Church, please visit antiochpca.com or contact us at [email protected].

We have heard all about the role and qualifications of officers, but what is the role of the congregation to the church leadership? Listen to find out.

"Last week in my sermon I made the statement that it is a hard time to be a woman right now in our culture. Today I want to say that it's also a hard time to be a pastor in our culture. It used to be in America that pastors were generally honored by virtue of the office they held in the church, but that now seems like a long time ago. Today pastors are almost universally looked at with suspicion and often even ridicule. And honestly as pastors we've brought a lot of this on ourselves, but for every scandalous pastor who falls to immorality or greed, there are many more faithful men still preaching the truth and serving their people, and those pastors need all the support they can get from the people they shepherd, while acknowledging that all of us, whether pastor or people, are in continual need of the grace found in the gospel. So the big takeaway from our passage this morning is that the church should care for its pastors in a way that honors God and is obedient to Scripture."

The first part of Jude is very descriptive of false teachers who penetrate the church. These two verses describe the effects upon the church. Six metaphors indicate the futility of false teaching upon the church and the damage it can cause.

How must we respond to the Triune God's redeeming us? Acts 20:28 looks forward to the morning sermon on the coming Lord's Day. In this verse of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that since the Triune God is redeeming us, we must do what He gives us to do, in the way that He says, in dependence upon Him.

The ministry of the Word must include both preaching and teaching, in both the church and the household.

Today we look at the qualification of being an Elder in the Body Proper.

Why our Reformed Denominations are Dying. Hint, when Kevin DeYoung and Tim Keller can work together and call each other, happily center right and center left, you begin to have your answer.

How does Christ bring Christians to glory? 1Peter 5:1–4 follows up upon the morning sermon from this past Lord's Day and helps prepare for the next one. In these four verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that Christ, the Chief Shepherd who suffered and was glorified, is bringing His sheep through suffering into glory, in part by oversight from other sheep who count both the suffering and the glory worthwhile in Christ.