As far as the apostle Paul was concerned, he was keen to do anything where the gospel was not hindered. He didn’t want to hinder, and categorically, I don’t want to hinder what God wants to do going forwards.
Colossians 1:19-23
He was a minister of the gospel. I didn’t want to let anything be known to you, people of Colossus, but Jesus Christ and him crucified. Jesus Christ is where it's at and the work of the Holy Spirit is reaching out to Jew or Gentile, whoever it is, reaching out with the gospel of Christ.
Colossians 1:24-29
That’s what made him tick. He was the apostle, Paul. As far as I’m concerned, what makes me tick is for God’s name to be glorified here and his word to be preached here openly; and for you to be able to bring people here to hear, so that people who are in great need of a change, a solution to their life, can come and have their hearts and minds changed by the power of Jesus Christ and the work of his Holy Spirit.
I just want to outline the role of the members of this team.
Acts 6:4
So this person needs to be fully acquainted with the word of God. There is a responsibility involved in being a member of this time in giving themselves to prayer and preaching the word. It doesn’t have to be to a large group, it can just be to one person or a small group.
So prayer and ministry of the word.
1 Timothy 5:17
Now that implies that in that time there are those who preach and doctrine but others who don’t; so it’s a team which is responsible before God for the spiritual direction of the church. They want to be completely sensitive to God, what He wants them to do.
1 Timothy 3:4-5
So it matters to a member of this team, how you all are. We’re all one in Christ but it so happens that various people want to care for you in such a way so that you fulfil what God wants to do in your life. I don’t want to be a hindrance if God wants you to do something.
There is care.
Hebrews 13:17
“for they watch for your souls”. So I and the future members will do this; not in a forbearing way but in a caring way.
Hebrews 13:7
So there is a case of living an exemplary life because you want to care for the flock of God so that they in turn will pick up something, not from me, but of God within me.
Acts 20:28
“to feed the church of God”. I want to get before God because I want to do it right and not communicate something that I’m not meant to; so that God can communicate what he wants.
1 Timothy 5:1
James 5:13-14
Well once we’ve got a team, that will be the team that one will call for. There’s a sense in which, knowing the Bible and his word, the leadership also work as a protection and pastoring of the flock and keeping them safe from someone who might come in a spread wrong things from a biblical point of view.
Acts 15:6
Acts 15:22
We’re talking about a spiritual sense and direction of the church.
It will be the leadership that I’m talking about who will be the ones who set the direction of the church.
1 Peter 5:1-4
Feed the flock of God, willingly, not to make money out of it, not in any other way but being willing and a servant of all. And it’s the servant hood, Jesus’ example; that’s the heart we want. We all want to be someone who puts others first, but particularly the ones who are going to be the pastors, it is those at heart who are prepared to lay down their lives for everyone.
We want the right people to become part of the leadership team.
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