THE SHEPHERDING OF GOD'S FAMILY AND HOUSEHOLD (2 OF 3)
Scripture: Acts 20:17-38
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The Shepherding of God's Family and Household (2 of 3)
Series: What is Church
Patrick Edwards
Acts 20:17-38
Introduction
We're in the third week of a mini-series here as FBC called ''What is Church?'' It's been an opportunity for us to explore what the church is and is not and to see what that means for FBC. It's not been a time for us to flesh out what are the newest trends in church across the U.S. or to compile a list of what the most popular pastors around are doing or for us to rely upon our wisdom and thoughts to chart a new course forward for FBC. This has been a season in which we've wanted to simply return to the Scriptures, trusting they tell us everything we need to know as a church, and then to humble ourselves to the Scriptures saying to God, 'Have Your way among us here!'
Two weeks ago, we outlined the biblical vision of the church as a family. Last week we saw how as a family we are constituted around the Gospel of Jesus Christ. This week we see in the Bible how the family and household of God requires right leadership. We look to Acts 20 this morning, where essentially Paul tells the Ephesian elders, ''these are the most important things for your church.'' Paul is saying to us, ''These are the most important things for your church.''
Thus, while Acts 20 is a charge to myself and to any elder of a church, it is a two-way contract by which the congregation is committing to not only being led in such a way, but laboring together with its leaders to pursue these central components of Jesus' church. Simply put, Acts 20 identifies for us the key essentials of a healthy local church as we are taught that Jesus has purchased the Church with His blood and entrusts her, as the Good Shepherd, to Overseers, that they lead the flock in the proclamation of the Gospel and in the maintenance of sound belief and practice.
What are Elders?
Now there's one thing though, and it's a pretty big thing, that we have to clear up and define before we ...
Series: What is Church
Patrick Edwards
Acts 20:17-38
Introduction
We're in the third week of a mini-series here as FBC called ''What is Church?'' It's been an opportunity for us to explore what the church is and is not and to see what that means for FBC. It's not been a time for us to flesh out what are the newest trends in church across the U.S. or to compile a list of what the most popular pastors around are doing or for us to rely upon our wisdom and thoughts to chart a new course forward for FBC. This has been a season in which we've wanted to simply return to the Scriptures, trusting they tell us everything we need to know as a church, and then to humble ourselves to the Scriptures saying to God, 'Have Your way among us here!'
Two weeks ago, we outlined the biblical vision of the church as a family. Last week we saw how as a family we are constituted around the Gospel of Jesus Christ. This week we see in the Bible how the family and household of God requires right leadership. We look to Acts 20 this morning, where essentially Paul tells the Ephesian elders, ''these are the most important things for your church.'' Paul is saying to us, ''These are the most important things for your church.''
Thus, while Acts 20 is a charge to myself and to any elder of a church, it is a two-way contract by which the congregation is committing to not only being led in such a way, but laboring together with its leaders to pursue these central components of Jesus' church. Simply put, Acts 20 identifies for us the key essentials of a healthy local church as we are taught that Jesus has purchased the Church with His blood and entrusts her, as the Good Shepherd, to Overseers, that they lead the flock in the proclamation of the Gospel and in the maintenance of sound belief and practice.
What are Elders?
Now there's one thing though, and it's a pretty big thing, that we have to clear up and define before we ...
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