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help wanted: servants 1 pETER 5:1-10
defining “servant”
ElderWitnessShepherd
defining “servant”
“Elder”: Seasoned servant; bearing the burden of service; foremost member
defining “servant”
“Witness”: Martyr, who suffers as Christ suffered in service to God
defining “servant”
“Shepherd”: Protects, guides and feeds the flock
without shepherds…
“He was moved with compassion for them, because they were weary and scattered, like sheep having no shepherd.”
Matthew 9:36
without shepherds…
“He was moved with compassion for them, because they were weary and scattered, like sheep having no shepherd.”
Matthew 9:36
“A hireling, who is not the shepherd, is one who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and runs…
John 10:12-13
defining “shepherd”
“…and the wolf catches the sheep and scatters them… A hireling does not care about the sheep.”
John 10:12-13
defining “shepherd”
“A hireling…
defining “shepherd”
Does not care about the sheepSees the wolf coming and runs
value peopleTo shepherd people is to…
humility defined“A modest or low view of one’s importance”“living modestly, free from lavish vanity”
humility defined“Submission to God over all else”
“A life perception that values others more than yourself ”
your calling: 1 peter 5:10
God of “all grace…” offers all that is needed to live successfully
You are uniquely selected, commissioned and equipped for service
your calling: 1 peter 5:10
You are called for eternity, and not to this temporary world
You are called to suffer… but only “for a while”
your calling: 1 peter 5:10
Suffering results in perfection, strength and stability
1 pETER 3:8-18help wanted: servants
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