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Who are Elders? 1 Peter 5:1

Peter goes from fishing as a life vocation to shepherding.

Elders - men who care for God's flock

  •  Bishop
  •  Pastor
  •  Elder 

Acts 11:30, 14:23; 15:2,4,6,22,23; 16:4; 20:17
1 Tim. 5:17; Titus 1:5; James 5:14

Duties of the Elder Shepherds:

  • Shepherd the flock
  • Exercise oversight
  • Feed, lead, oversee, protect, teach, preach, restore, seek the straying

The Motives of the Ministry of Elder Shepherds:

  • Willing and not forced or constrained
  • Eager and not for shameful gain

The Manner of the Ministry of Elder Shepherds:

  • Not domineering
  • An example to the flock
  • Suffering, stooping, serving, shepherding

The Reward Promised to Elder Shepherds:

Application

Are you helpless, wore out by sin or life, and nothing has given you rest yet?

Jesus is the Shepherd who never fails.

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