Pastor Tim examines the charges to elders found in 1 Peter 5:1-5. The LHC elder team was invited to share what it means for them to shepherd the flock.
Shepherd the Flock
1 Peter 5:1-5 (ESV)
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,[a] not under compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you;[b] not for shameful gain, but eagerly; 3 not domineering over those in your charge, but being examples to the flock. 4 And when the chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the unfading crown of glory. 5 Likewise, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”
- Tim Dance – Opening
- Greg Chambers – Exercising oversight, not under compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you
- Craig Whiteford – not for shameful gain, but eagerly
- Matt Kozma – not domineering over those in your charge, but being examples to the flock
- Tim Dance – Closing