Tag: pastor’s job
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Jesus Didn’t Do His Job
Tonight, we get to begin a new section in Matthew’s Gospel. The previous section described Jesus’s mission work on this earth and His calling on His disciples to partake in that mission work. This passage begins Matthew’s section in which Jesus teaches about the Kingdom of Heaven. Jesus has mentioned the Kingdom of Heaven (3:2;…
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The Church is to Revitalize, Not Overburden
What do you think it means for people to be like sheep without a shepherd? Do you think people today are like sheep without a shepherd? Is our response condescension of or compassion toward people? Matthew 9:35-38 Jesus was going through all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of…
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What Is Pastoral Care and Are There Bad Expectations in the Church?
As a part of this current leadership series, we want to address the idea of pastoral care for our own benefit, self-examination, and so that we can know what the Biblical responsibilities of a pastor are regarding pastoral care. I think the concept of pastoral care is often abused. Pastoral care in the church could…
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Dear Leader, part 5 (Pastors?)
This exercise is a continuation of a series we started at Grace with our leadership while I served as interim there. For those who are not pastors or deacons, but who lead in some capacity in any arena of life, these books are a tremendous resource in Scripture. I encourage all of those who would…
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The Pastor’s Function
Looking back at the last two weeks, it should be inescapably clear to us God desires so much in the relationship that He has with us as we live on this earth. The most basic pursuit of the Christian is the pursuit of holiness. Yet, we look for every excuse not to make this our…