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Series: Keys of the Kingdom
Steve Jones
Scripture: 1 Peter 5:1-4
Series Summary: This is an expository sermon series through I Peter. Jesus gave to Peter the ‘‘Keys of the Kingdom’’ (Matthew 16:19). ‘‘Keys’’ will be the uniting theme for the series.
Sermon Summary: The ‘‘Elder Key’’ sermon describes the elders who are to carry out their work in the church. 1) Older Men, 2) Pastoral men, 3) Hearty Men, 4) Glory men.
Introduction: One preacher writes: ‘‘As a kid, I watched elders and deacons being ordained in our church. It was our practice for the current leadership to file past the candidates for ordination, lean over, and whisper some significant words to the newest addition. I always assumed that what was being said as each individual man stopped and prayed for the candidate was high holy language until one day, I found myself in the chair being prayed for. While many men prayed wonderful things, I’ll never forget what one whispered into my ear: ‘‘Everyone out there thinks I’m saying some pretty holy things to you right now, but I don’t know anything holy to say. May the force be with you. Godspeed. And Go Gators.’’
At the conclusion of my message today we are going to ordain an elder and a deacon. Hopefully, we can do better than ‘‘May the force be with you’’ and ‘‘Go Gators!’’ Since we are in a sermon series in the book of I Peter, I want to take a moment to look at what Peter says to and about elders
Previously, Peter has already given instructions about three of the authority/submission relationships that exist in the world: citizens and government (2:13-17), slaves and masters (2:18-20), and wives and husbands (3:1-7). I haven’t preached on wives submitting to their husbands yet because I’m still waiting for Tami to approve my manuscript. But it’s coming - and I know you can’t wait.
In today’s passage Peter addresses another such relationship, i.e., the one between the elders and the members of a local congregati ...
Series: Keys of the Kingdom
Steve Jones
Scripture: 1 Peter 5:1-4
Series Summary: This is an expository sermon series through I Peter. Jesus gave to Peter the ‘‘Keys of the Kingdom’’ (Matthew 16:19). ‘‘Keys’’ will be the uniting theme for the series.
Sermon Summary: The ‘‘Elder Key’’ sermon describes the elders who are to carry out their work in the church. 1) Older Men, 2) Pastoral men, 3) Hearty Men, 4) Glory men.
Introduction: One preacher writes: ‘‘As a kid, I watched elders and deacons being ordained in our church. It was our practice for the current leadership to file past the candidates for ordination, lean over, and whisper some significant words to the newest addition. I always assumed that what was being said as each individual man stopped and prayed for the candidate was high holy language until one day, I found myself in the chair being prayed for. While many men prayed wonderful things, I’ll never forget what one whispered into my ear: ‘‘Everyone out there thinks I’m saying some pretty holy things to you right now, but I don’t know anything holy to say. May the force be with you. Godspeed. And Go Gators.’’
At the conclusion of my message today we are going to ordain an elder and a deacon. Hopefully, we can do better than ‘‘May the force be with you’’ and ‘‘Go Gators!’’ Since we are in a sermon series in the book of I Peter, I want to take a moment to look at what Peter says to and about elders
Previously, Peter has already given instructions about three of the authority/submission relationships that exist in the world: citizens and government (2:13-17), slaves and masters (2:18-20), and wives and husbands (3:1-7). I haven’t preached on wives submitting to their husbands yet because I’m still waiting for Tami to approve my manuscript. But it’s coming - and I know you can’t wait.
In today’s passage Peter addresses another such relationship, i.e., the one between the elders and the members of a local congregati ...
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