HOW TO EVALUATE YOUR PASTOR (1 OF 10)
by Bob Ingle
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 4:1-5
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How To Evaluate Your Pastor (1 of 10)
Series: God's Wisdom to the Jacked Up
Bob Ingle
1 Corinthians 4:1-5
Did you bring your bible? Hold'em up and keep'em up. Jesus prayed for His disciples in John 17:17: 'Father sanctify them with the truth...Your Word is truth.'' 'Sanctify' means to 'set apart'. Before the truth sets you free, it sets you apart. It demands that you see differently, think differently, believe differently, and live differently than the rest of the world. The way that the truth sets you free is that it sets you apart. You cannot be set apart and will you will not be set free without this Word.
So, we gather consistently as a church, not to have a pep rally to tell each how great we are and feel good about ourselves, but to hear the truth of God preached so that we'll learn not depend on our own understanding, or our own opinions, or own views on to live our life. We want to hear from God so that we can honor God. We want His Word to set us apart so that we can be set free. Amen?
So, open your bible to 1 Cor. 4. Today we're going to talk about something I find extremely important and extremely relevant. ''How To Evaluate Your Pastor''. You may not find that all that interesting, but I sure do. Now, if it was up to me, I'd give you all kinds of ways of how I would want you to evaluate me and the job I'm doing. But it's not up to me. Aren't you glad of that? God tells us how to evaluate our pastors.
You might be thinking to yourself, ''Why do we need to talk about this? What is this important?'' Well, the truth is if you love Jesus Christ you are a part of His church. And as you participate in His church you are going to have a pastor, or in our case, pastors. And it's normal, natural, and perfectly ok to have thoughts, feelings, and opinions about your pastor. You can't help that. It's human. I've had some people from our church confess they cried the day they heard Dr. McAlpin was leaving. I've had others tell me they cried the day ...
Series: God's Wisdom to the Jacked Up
Bob Ingle
1 Corinthians 4:1-5
Did you bring your bible? Hold'em up and keep'em up. Jesus prayed for His disciples in John 17:17: 'Father sanctify them with the truth...Your Word is truth.'' 'Sanctify' means to 'set apart'. Before the truth sets you free, it sets you apart. It demands that you see differently, think differently, believe differently, and live differently than the rest of the world. The way that the truth sets you free is that it sets you apart. You cannot be set apart and will you will not be set free without this Word.
So, we gather consistently as a church, not to have a pep rally to tell each how great we are and feel good about ourselves, but to hear the truth of God preached so that we'll learn not depend on our own understanding, or our own opinions, or own views on to live our life. We want to hear from God so that we can honor God. We want His Word to set us apart so that we can be set free. Amen?
So, open your bible to 1 Cor. 4. Today we're going to talk about something I find extremely important and extremely relevant. ''How To Evaluate Your Pastor''. You may not find that all that interesting, but I sure do. Now, if it was up to me, I'd give you all kinds of ways of how I would want you to evaluate me and the job I'm doing. But it's not up to me. Aren't you glad of that? God tells us how to evaluate our pastors.
You might be thinking to yourself, ''Why do we need to talk about this? What is this important?'' Well, the truth is if you love Jesus Christ you are a part of His church. And as you participate in His church you are going to have a pastor, or in our case, pastors. And it's normal, natural, and perfectly ok to have thoughts, feelings, and opinions about your pastor. You can't help that. It's human. I've had some people from our church confess they cried the day they heard Dr. McAlpin was leaving. I've had others tell me they cried the day ...
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