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BE SHEPHERDS – NOT GREEDY FOR MONEY … NOT LORDING IT OVER / 1 PETER 5:2

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(KJV) 1 Peter 5:2

Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;

BE SHEPHERDS – NOT GREEDY FOR MONEY … NOT LORDING IT OVER / 1 PETER 5:2

BE SHEPHERDS

Elders (overseers or pastors) have the responsibility of leading and caring for those in the church. This includes discipling them (training them in the practical disciplines of following Christ and consistently learning from His Word), feeding them with God’s Word and protecting them.

NOT GREEDY FOR MONEY … NOT LORDING IT OVER

Church leaders must beware of two dangerous sins:

  1. The desire for money (1 Timothy 3:3, 8; Titus 1:7). The New Testament standard for those who oversee God’s work is to receive adequate support from the church (Luke 10:7; 1 Corinthians 9:14; 1 Timothy 5:17) and to be content with basic and necessary provisions for themselves and their families. No minister ought to make himself or herself rich from God’s work. Those who fall victim to this temptation open themselves up to sins of greed, compromise and theft. For the sake of money, they compromise the standards and teaching of God’s Word and the principles of His kingdom. 
  2. The desire for power. Those greedy for power are likely to dominate those whom they are to serve by excessively using their authority. Instead, the pastor must lead the church by being an example of devotion to Christ, humble service, integrity, faithfulness to truth, commitment to prayer and love for God’s Word.

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Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. THE UNGODLY AND THE SINNER / 1 PETER 4:18
  2. JUDGMENT TO BEGIN WITH THE FAMILY OF GOD / 1 PETER 4:17
  3. THE SPIRIT OF GLORY AND OF GOD / 1 PETER 4:14
  4. REJOICE THAT YOU PARTICIPATE IN / 1 PETER 4:13
  5. THE PAINFUL TRIAL / 1 PETER 4:12
  6. EACH ONE SHOULD USE WHATEVER GIFT HE HAS RECEIVED / 1 PETER 4:10
  7. LOVE COVERS A MULTITUDE OF SINS / 1 PETER 4:8
  8. END OF ALL THINGS IS NEAR / 1 PETER 4:7
  9. THOSE WHO ARE NOW DEAD / 1 PETER 4:6
  10. THEY THINK IT STRANGE / 1 PETER 4:4
  11. HE WHO HAS SUFFERED / 1 PETER 4:1
  12. PREACHED TO THE SPIRITS / 1 PETER 3:19-20
  13. BAPTISM THAT NOW SAVES YOU ALSO / 1 PETER 3:20-22
  14. PREACHED TO THE SPIRITS / 1 PETER 3:19-20
  15. CHRIST DIED … ONCE FOR ALL / 1 PETER 3:18
  16. IN YOUR HEARTS SET APART CHRIST AS LORD – ALWAYS BE PREPARED TO GIVE AN ANSWER / 1 PETER 3:15
  17. LOVE LIFE AND SEE GOOD DAYS / 1 PETER 3:10
  18. HUSBANDS – SO THAT NOTHING WILL HINDER YOUR PRAYERS / 1 PETER 3:7
  19. BEAUTY … OF YOUR INNER SELF / 1 PETER 3:3-4
  20. HUSBANDS … MAYBE WON OVER / 1 PETER 3:1
  21. BORE OUR SINS / 1 PETER 2:24
  22. CHRIST SUFFERED … FOLLOW IN HIS STEPS / 1 PETER 2:21
  23. LIVE SUCH GOOD LIVES AMONG THE PAGANS / 1 PETER 2:12
  24. ALIENS AND STRANGERS / 1 PETER 2:11
  25. A HOLY NATION / 1 PETER 2:9
  26. A ROCK THAT MAKES THEM FALL / 1 PETER 2:8
  27. A HOLY PRIESTHOOD / 1 PETER 2:5
  28. THE LIVING STONE – REJECTED BY MEN / 1 PETER 2:4
  29. CRAVE PURE SPIRITUAL MILK / 1 PETER 2:2
  30. THE WORD OF THE LORD STANDS FOREVER / 1 PETER 1:24-25
  31. CHOSEN BEFORE THE CREATION OF THE WORLD / 1 PETER 1:20
  32. THE PRECIOUS BLOOD OF CHRIST / 1 PETER 1:19
  33. REDEEMED / 1 PETER 1:18
  34. BE HOLY / 1 PETER 1:16
  35. PREPARE YOUR MINDS FOR ACTION / 1 PETER 1:13
  36. PREACHED … BY THE HOLY SPIRIT – EVEN ANGELS LONG TO LOOK / 1 PETER 1:12
  37. SPIRIT OF CHRIST IN THEM / 1 PETER 1:11
  38. HAVE NOT SEEN HIM YOU LOVE / 1 PETER 1:8
  39. YOUR FAITH … PROVED GENUINE / 1 PETER 1:7
  40. THROUGH FAITH ARE SHIELDED BY GOD’S POWER / 1 PETER 1:5
  41. THE FOREKNOWLEDGE OF GOD – GOD THE FATHER … THE SPIRIT … JESUS CHRIIST / 1 PETER 1:2
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