- Be examples to the flock.
- “Hold fast the faithful word; exhort and convince (refute) the gainsayer.” - Titus 1:9
- They must know it.
- They must love it supremely.
- They must hold it fast.
- They are to use it to encourage some and refute others.
- Shepherd, feed, tend the flock among them - I Peter 5:2
- The food is the word of God. Acts 20:28
- Restore the fallen.
- Protect from wolves.
- Materially relieve the indigent.
- Watch for the souls under their charge. Hebrews 13:17
- Encourage the strong.
- Oversee the flock. Acts 20:28
- Group action requires oversight or leadership.
- Elders are God’s assigned overseers.
- They are to oversee the congregation in all its functions.
- It is interesting and profitable to notice that among the specified functions of elders, decision making is not listed.
- Yet we hear it prayed that elders make good decisions more than anything else.
JJ
April 18, 2010
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