sacrifices of the servant of christ
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Sacrifices of the Servant of Christ. His Heart for the Sake of the Churches. His Heart for the Sake of the Churches Loyalty and Faithfulness - Corinth. Paul’s correspondence with the Corinthians. Paul establishes the church ( Fall 50-Spr. 52 ) Paul hears of problems - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Sacrifices of the Servant of Christ
I. His Heart for the Sake of the Churches
I. His Heart for the Sake of the ChurchesA. Loyalty and Faithfulness - Corinth
1. Paul establishes the church (Fall 50-Spr. 52)2. Paul hears of problems3. Paul writes the “corrective” lost epistle (1 Cor.
5:9)4. In Ephesus, he hears of more trouble (1 Cor.
1:11)5. The Corinthians write to Paul (1 Cor. 7:1)6. Paul writes 1 Corinthian epistle from Ephesus
(AD 55), not willing to leave (1 Cor. 16:8-9); sends it with Timothy
7. New threat: false teachers from Jerusalem; wooing their loyalty away from Paul
Paul’s correspondence with the Corinthians
8. Paul leaves Ephesus for a shortened visit to Corinth (“painful visit”; 2 Cor. 2:1)
9. Returned to Ephesus 10. Wrote the “severe” letter (2 Cor. 2:4); sent to
Corinth with Titus11. Leaves Ephesus for Troas (2 Cor. 2:12-13)12. To Macedonia; finds Titus; good news
reported (2 Cor. 7:6-7)13. Writes 2 Corinthian epistle 14. Formal 3 month visit to Corinth (Winter 57)
Paul’s correspondence with the Corinthians
I. His Heart for the Sake of the ChurchesA. Loyalty and Faithfulness - CorinthB. Unity and Mutual Care - Jerusalem
I. His Heart for the Sake of the ChurchesA. Loyalty and Faithfulness - CorinthB. Unity and Mutual Care - Jerusalem
II. His Life for the Sake of the Call
I. His Heart for the Sake of the ChurchesA. Loyalty and Faithfulness - CorinthB. Unity and Mutual Care - Jerusalem
II. His Life for the Sake of the CallIII. His Own Comfort for the Sake of
Communion
1. Sabbath was given for Israel as a sign of the Mosaic Covenant
Sabbath for Christians?* From John MacArthur Acts Commentary
1. Sabbath was given for Israel as a sign of the Mosaic Covenant
2. No command in the New Testament
Sabbath for Christians?
1. Sabbath was given for Israel as a sign of the Mosaic Covenant
2. No command in the New Testament3. During the Mosaic economy, Gentile
nations were not commanded to observe Sabbath; nor were they condemned for failing to do so
Sabbath for Christians?
1. Sabbath was given for Israel as a sign of the Mosaic Covenant
2. No command in the New Testament3. During the Mosaic economy, Gentile
nations were not commanded to observe Sabbath; nor were they condemned for failing to do so
4. The first command to keep Sabbath appears at the time of Moses on Mt. Sinai
Sabbath for Christians?
5. The Jerusalem Council did not impose Sabbath-keeping on Gentile believers
Sabbath for Christians?
5. The Jerusalem Council did not impose Sabbath-keeping on Gentile believers
6. Paul, in warning believers about many sins in his epistles, never warned them about breaking Sabbath
Sabbath for Christians?
5. The Jerusalem Council did not impose Sabbath-keeping on Gentile believers
6. Paul, in warning believers about many sins in his epistles, never warned them about breaking Sabbath
7. Colossians 2:16-17; Sabbath is a shadow of Christ
Sabbath for Christians?
5. The Jerusalem Council did not impose Sabbath-keeping on Gentile believers
6. Paul, in warning believers about many sins in his epistles, never warned them about breaking Sabbath
7. Colossians 2:16-17; Sabbath is a shadow of Christ
8. Galatians 4:10-11; Paul rebukes Galatian Gentile believers for thinking that God expected them to observe special days, such as Sabbath days
Sabbath for Christians?
9. Romans 14:5 declares observing Sabbath as a matter of personal preference among Christian Jews
Sabbath for Christians?
9. Romans 14:5 declares observing Sabbath as a matter of personal preference among Christian Jews
10. Acts and subsequent writings of the early church fathers make it clear that the church from earliest times met for worship on Sunday, not Saturday
Sabbath for Christians?
Epistle of Barnabas (1st Cent.): “Your present Sabbaths are not acceptable to Me, but that is which I have made, [namely this,] when, giving rest to all things, I shall make a beginning of the eighth day, that is, a beginning of another world. Wherefore, also, we keep the eighth day with joyfulness, the day also on which Jesus rose again from the dead.”
Early Church Fathers
Ignatius (2nd Cent.): “Let every friend of Christ keep the Lord’s Day as a festival, the resurrection-day, the queen and chief of all the days.”
Early Church Fathers
Justin Martyr (2nd Cent.): “On the day called Sunday, all who live in cities or in the country gather together to one place, and the memoirs of the apostles or the writings of the prophets are read, as long as time permits…Sunday is the day on which we all hold our common assembly, because…Jesus Christ our Saviour on the same day rose from the dead.”
Early Church Fathers
Tertullian (3rd Cent.): referred to Christians as those “to whom Sabbaths are strange” (On Idolatry, XIV)
Early Church Fathers
I. His Heart for the Sake of the ChurchesA. Loyalty and Faithfulness - CorinthB. Unity and Mutual Care - Jerusalem
II. His Life for the Sake of the CallIII. His Own Comfort for the Sake of
CommunionIV. His Time for the Sake of Concerns
I. His Heart for the Sake of the ChurchesA. Loyalty and Faithfulness - CorinthB. Unity and Mutual Care - Jerusalem
II. His Life for the Sake of the CallIII. His Own Comfort for the Sake of
CommunionIV. His Time for the Sake of ConcernsV. His Freedoms for the Sake of His
Countrymen
Parting Words of a Faithful Pastor
“elders”; presbyterous – spiritual maturity “overseers”; episkopous – function “pastor”; poimen – shepherd, commitment
and responsibility for the care of the flocka. Plurality of elders over the church (sing.)b. They all had equal responsibility for the “flock”
“elders of the church”
I. Motive
Paul’s Personal Testimony (20:18-24)
I. Motive1 Corinthians 4:6-13
Paul’s Personal Testimony (20:18-24)
I. Motive1 Corinthians 4:6-13II. Manner
Paul’s Personal Testimony (20:18-24)
I. Motive1 Corinthians 4:6-13II. Manner
A. Empathy (19b., 31)
Paul’s Personal Testimony (20:18-24)
I. Motive1 Corinthians 4:6-13II. Manner
A. Empathy (19b., 31)B. Endurance (19c.)
Paul’s Personal Testimony (20:18-24)
I. Motive1 Corinthians 4:6-13II. Manner
A. Empathy (19b., 31)B. Endurance (19c.)C. Energy (33-35)
Paul’s Personal Testimony (20:18-24)
I. Motive1 Corinthians 4:6-13II. Manner
A. Empathy (19b., 31)B. Endurance (19c.)C. Energy (33-35)
III. Message
Paul’s Personal Testimony (20:18-24)
I. Motive1 Corinthians 4:6-13II. Manner
A. Empathy (19b., 31)B. Endurance (19c.)C. Energy (33-35)
III. Message1. Publicly (20)
Paul’s Personal Testimony (20:18-24)
I. Motive1 Corinthians 4:6-13II. Manner
A. Empathy (19b., 31)B. Endurance (19c.)C. Energy (33-35)
III. Message1. Publicly (20)2. Privately (20)
Paul’s Personal Testimony (20:18-24)
I. Motive1 Corinthians 4:6-13II. Manner
A. Empathy (19b., 31)B. Endurance (19c.)C. Energy (33-35)
III. Message1. Publicly (20)2. Privately (20)3. Prevalently (21)
Paul’s Personal Testimony (20:18-24)
I. Motive1 Corinthians 4:6-13II. Manner
A. Empathy (19b., 31)B. Endurance (19c.)C. Energy (33-35)
III. Message1. Publicly (20)2. Privately (20)3. Prevalently (21)4. Pointedly (21)
Paul’s Personal Testimony (20:18-24)
I. Motive1 Corinthians 4:6-13II. Manner
A. Empathy (19b., 31)B. Endurance (19c.)C. Energy (33-35)
III. Message1. Publicly (20)2. Privately (20)3. Prevalently (21)4. Pointedly (21)5. Profoundly (25-27)
Paul’s Personal Testimony (20:18-24)
Parting Words of a Faithful Pastor
I. His MotiveII. His MannerIII. His Message
Paul’s Personal Testimony, Part 2
I. His MotiveII. His MannerIII. His MessageIV. His Mottos
Paul’s Personal Testimony, Part 2
Mottos of the servant of God
1. Accountant
Mottos of the servant of God
1. Accountanta. Loving Compulsion
Mottos of the servant of God
1. Accountanta. Loving Compulsionb. Sovereign Confidence
Mottos of the servant of God
1. Accountanta. Loving Compulsionb. Sovereign Confidencec. Eternal Computation
Mottos of the servant of God
1. Accountanta. Loving Compulsionb. Sovereign Confidencec. Eternal Computation
2. Runner
Mottos of the servant of God
1. Accountanta. Loving Compulsionb. Sovereign Confidencec. Eternal Computation
2. Runnera. Uncompromised
Mottos of the servant of God
1. Accountanta. Loving Compulsionb. Sovereign Confidencec. Eternal Computation
2. Runnera. Uncompromisedb. Committed
Mottos of the servant of God
1. Accountanta. Loving Compulsionb. Sovereign Confidencec. Eternal Computation
2. Runnera. Uncompromisedb. Committedc. Endurance
Mottos of the servant of God
1. Accountanta. Loving Compulsionb. Sovereign Confidencec. Eternal Computation
2. Runnera. Uncompromisedb. Committedc. Endurance
3. Steward
Mottos of the servant of God
1. Accountanta. Loving Compulsionb. Sovereign Confidencec. Eternal Computation
2. Runnera. Uncompromisedb. Committedc. Endurance
3. Stewarda. Accountability
Mottos of the servant of God
1. Accountanta. Loving Compulsionb. Sovereign Confidencec. Eternal Computation
2. Runnera. Uncompromisedb. Committedc. Endurance
3. Stewarda. Accountabilityb. Productivity
Mottos of the servant of God
1. Accountanta. Loving Compulsionb. Sovereign Confidencec. Eternal Computation
2. Runnera. Uncompromisedb. Committedc. Endurance
3. Stewarda. Accountabilityb. Productivityc. Responsibility
Mottos of the servant of God
4. Witness
Mottos of the servant of God
4. Witnessa. Life and death
Mottos of the servant of God
4. Witnessa. Life and deathb. Truth
Mottos of the servant of God
4. Witnessa. Life and deathb. Truthc. Light of Christ’s glory
Mottos of the servant of God
4. Witnessa. Life and deathb. Truthc. Light of Christ’s gloryd. Belief
Mottos of the servant of God
4. Witnessa. Life and deathb. Truthc. Light of Christ’s gloryd. Belief
5. Herald
Mottos of the servant of God
4. Witnessa. Life and deathb. Truthc. Light of Christ’s gloryd. Belief
5. Heralda. The King is coming
Mottos of the servant of God
4. Witnessa. Life and deathb. Truthc. Light of Christ’s gloryd. Belief
5. Heralda. The King is comingb. He extends His mercy in the gospel
Mottos of the servant of God
4. Witnessa. Life and deathb. Truthc. Light of Christ’s gloryd. Belief
5. Heralda. The King is comingb. He extends His mercy in the gospelc. He will judge the wicked
Mottos of the servant of God
4. Witnessa. Life and deathb. Truthc. Light of Christ’s gloryd. Belief
5. Heralda. The King is comingb. He extends His mercy in the gospelc. He will judge the wicked
6. Watchman
Mottos of the servant of God
4. Witnessa. Life and deathb. Truthc. Light of Christ’s gloryd. Belief
5. Heralda. The King is comingb. He extends His mercy in the gospelc. He will judge the wicked
6. Watchmana. Duty to warn of coming danger
Mottos of the servant of God
4. Witnessa. Life and deathb. Truthc. Light of Christ’s gloryd. Belief
5. Heralda. The King is comingb. He extends His mercy in the gospelc. He will judge the wicked
6. Watchmana. Duty to warn of coming dangerb. Duty to warn the wicked of the consequences of their sin
Mottos of the servant of God
4. Witnessa. Life and deathb. Truthc. Light of Christ’s gloryd. Belief
5. Heralda. The King is comingb. He extends His mercy in the gospelc. He will judge the wicked
6. Watchmana. Duty to warn of coming dangerb. Duty to warn the wicked of the consequences of their sinc. Duty to speak unpleasant words to the hearer
Mottos of the servant of God
4. Witnessa. Life and deathb. Truthc. Light of Christ’s gloryd. Belief
5. Heralda. The King is comingb. He extends His mercy in the gospelc. He will judge the wicked
6. Watchmana. Duty to warn of coming dangerb. Duty to warn the wicked of the consequences of their sinc. Duty to speak unpleasant words to the hearerd. Duty to impart everything profitable to the believers
Mottos of the servant of God
I. Paul’s Personal TestimonyA. Motive (v. 19)B. Manner (v. 19, 34)C. Message (v. 20-21)D. Motto (v. 22-27)
Shepherding God’s Church
Matthew 20:20-28
Jesus instruction on leadership
Matthew 20:20-28 What it is not…
Jesus’ instruction on leadership
Matthew 20:20-28 What it is not…1. Political power play (v. 20)
Jesus’ instruction on leadership
Matthew 20:20-28 What it is not…1. Political power play (v. 20)2. Self-serving ambition (v. 24)
Jesus’ instruction on leadership
Matthew 20:20-28 What it is not…1. Political power play (v. 20)2. Self-serving ambition (v. 24)3. Dominant dictatorship (v. 25-26)
Jesus’ instruction on leadership
Matthew 20:20-28 What it is not…1. Political power play (v. 20)2. Self-serving ambition (v. 24)3. Dominant dictatorship (v. 25-26)4. Charismatic control (v. 25b.)
Jesus’ instruction on leadership
I. Paul’s Personal TestimonyII. Elder’s Pastoral Task
Shepherding God’s Church
II. Elder’s Pastoral TaskA. Sacredness of the Trust
Shepherding God’s Church
II. Elder’s Pastoral TaskA. Sacredness of the Trust
1. Lead the sheep
Shepherding God’s Church
II. Elder’s Pastoral TaskA. Sacredness of the Trust
1. Lead the sheep2. Feed the sheep
Shepherding God’s Church
II. Elder’s Pastoral TaskA. Sacredness of the Trust
1. Lead the sheep2. Feed the sheep3. Equip the sheep
Shepherding God’s Church
II. Elder’s Pastoral TaskA. Sacredness of the Trust
1. Lead the sheep2. Feed the sheep3. Equip the sheep4. Encourage the sheep
Shepherding God’s Church
II. Elder’s Pastoral TaskA. Sacredness of the Trust
1. Lead the sheep2. Feed the sheep3. Equip the sheep4. Encourage the sheep5. Protect the sheep
Shepherding God’s Church
II. Elder’s Pastoral TaskA. Sacredness of the Trust
1. Lead the sheep2. Feed the sheep3. Equip the sheep4. Encourage the sheep5. Protect the sheep6. Multiply the sheep
Shepherding God’s Church
II. Elder’s Pastoral TaskA. Sacredness of the Trust
1. Lead the sheep2. Feed the sheep3. Equip the sheep4. Encourage the sheep5. Protect the sheep6. Multiply the sheep
B. Seduction of the Flock
Shepherding God’s Church
What are the sheep drawn away from ?
The church and its fellowship of godly people
What are the sheep drawn away from ?
The church and its fellowship of godly people
The proper biblical interpretation
What are the sheep drawn away from ?
The church and its fellowship of godly people
The proper biblical interpretation Jesus shepherding care
What are the sheep drawn away from ?
The church and its fellowship of godly people
The proper biblical interpretation Jesus shepherding care From true spiritual sanctification
What are the sheep drawn away from ?
Vigilant Shepherds
I. Paul’s Personal Testimony (v. 18-27)II. Elder’s Pastoral Task (v. 28-35)
A. The Sacredness of the Trust B. The Seduction of the FlockC. The Sins of the Overseer
Acts 20:17-38
The Sins of the Overseer
1. Carelessness (v. 31)
The Sins of the Overseer
1. Carelessness (v. 31)a. Clearheaded caution
The Sins of the Overseer
1. Carelessness (v. 31)a. Clearheaded cautionb. Corrective care
The Sins of the Overseer
1. Carelessness (v. 31)a. Clearheaded cautionb. Corrective care
2. Shallowness (v.32)
The Sins of the Overseer
1. Carelessness (v. 31)a. Clearheaded cautionb. Corrective care
2. Shallowness (v.32)a. Powerful resources
The Sins of the Overseer
1. Carelessness (v. 31)a. Clearheaded cautionb. Corrective care
2. Shallowness (v.32)a. Powerful resourcesb. Permanent results
The Sins of the Overseer
1. Carelessness (v. 31)a. Clearheaded cautionb. Corrective care
2. Shallowness (v.32)a. Powerful resourcesb. Permanent resultsc. Potential regress
The Sins of the Overseer
1. Carelessness (v. 31)a. Clearheaded cautionb. Corrective care
2. Shallowness (v.32)a. Powerful resourcesb. Permanent resultsc. Potential regress
3. Covetousness (v. 33)
The Sins of the Overseer
1. Carelessness (v. 31)a. Clearheaded cautionb. Corrective care
2. Shallowness (v.32)a. Powerful resourcesb. Permanent resultsc. Potential regress
3. Covetousness (v. 33)a. Pastor’s contentment
The Sins of the Overseer
1. Carelessness (v. 31)a. Clearheaded cautionb. Corrective care
2. Shallowness (v.32)a. Powerful resourcesb. Permanent resultsc. Potential regress
3. Covetousness (v. 33)a. Pastor’s contentmentb. Pastor’s corruption
The Sins of the Overseer
1. Carelessness (v. 31)2. Shallowness (v.32)3. Covetousness (v. 33)4. Laziness (v. 34-35a.)
The Sins of the Overseer
1. Carelessness (v. 31)2. Shallowness (v.32)3. Covetousness (v. 33)4. Laziness (v. 34-35a.)
a. Sacrificing privileges
The Sins of the Overseer
1. Carelessness (v. 31)2. Shallowness (v.32)3. Covetousness (v. 33)4. Laziness (v. 34-35a.)
a. Sacrificing privilegesb. Serving others
The Sins of the Overseer
1. Carelessness (v. 31)2. Shallowness (v.32)3. Covetousness (v. 33)4. Laziness (v. 34-35a.)5. Selfishness (v. 35b.)
The Sins of the Overseer
1. Carelessness (v. 31)2. Shallowness (v.32)3. Covetousness (v. 33)4. Laziness (v. 34-35a.)5. Selfishness (v. 35b.)
a. Example of Christ Jesus
The Sins of the Overseer
1. Carelessness (v. 31)2. Shallowness (v.32)3. Covetousness (v. 33)4. Laziness (v. 34-35a.)5. Selfishness (v. 35b.)
a. Example of Christ Jesusb. Encouragement of Christ Jesus
The Sins of the Overseer
I. Paul’s Personal Testimony (v. 18-27)II. Elder’s Pastoral Task (v. 28-35)
A. The Sacredness of the Trust B. The Seduction of the FlockC. The Sins of the Overseer
III. Apostle’s Prayerful Trust (v. 36-38)
Acts 20:17-38