March 2010
3 posts
Calling #3 Shepherd: Influence vs. Control
1 Peter 5:1-3 So I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, as well as a partaker in the glory that is going to be revealed: 2 shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight, not under compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you; not for shameful gain, but eagerly; 3 not domineering over those in...
Calling #2 Shepherd, not for shameful gain...
5:1 So I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, as well as a partaker in the glory that is going to be revealed: 2 shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight, not under compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you; not for shameful gain, but eagerly;
Are you willing to be second, or last, so...
Calling #1 Shepherd the flock not just the...
What is Jesus calling me to?
As I was thinking about this question I recalled the passage I read this morning ,1 Peter 5. My calling and your calling is located there. You may be thinking, “I am not a Pastor, so how can that be?” By verse 5 we all get lumped in together.
I am going to hit what I see as 16 callings on my life as they appear in this passage.
1 Peter...