Sermons on Pastoral Care:

The Purpose Of The Pastor

Contributed by Larry Bergeron on Aug 31, 2001

The Purpose of the Pastor is to do two things: 1) Love His Lord, and 2) Feed His Lord’s Sheep

THE PURPOSE OF THE PASTOR John 21:14-17 By Dr. Larry A. Bergeron Red Bay Church of God / September 24, 2000 / AM Turn In Your Bibles To The Gospel Of John, Chapter 21, Verses 14 Following. We Will Be Reading From This Passage In A Moment. INTRODUCTION Last Week we looked at the topic of ...read more

Scripture: John 21:14-17, John 10:14-18

Denomination: Church Of God

A Pastor Is A Servant

Contributed by Sunday Adelaja on Jan 16, 2008

The idea of serving God arouses in some people not only a wrong understanding but also an unwillingness to put this into practice.

The idea of serving God arouses in some people not only a wrong understanding but also an unwillingness to put this into practice. The reason for this is because these people are motivated by an egocentric spirit. In fact, the whole world is motivated by this spirit – an egocentric spirit. The ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:5-9

Denomination: Church Of God

The Pastoral Letters Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Jun 2, 2022

The pastoral epistles are a group of three books of the acknowledged New Testament: the First Epistle to Timothy (1 Timothy), the Second Epistle to Timothy (2 Timothy), and the Epistle to Titus. They are presented as letters from Paul the Apostle to Timothy and to Titus.

The Pastoral Letters The pastoral epistles are a group of three books of the acknowledged New Testament: the First Epistle to Timothy (1 Timothy), the Second Epistle to Timothy (2 Timothy), and the Epistle to Titus. They are presented as letters from Paul the Apostle to Timothy and to Titus. They ...read more

Scripture: Titus 1:12

Denomination: Baptist

Hey Pastor, What Kind Of Sheep Do You Have?

Contributed by Dove Inspirations on Jun 14, 2022

We and the people in our ministries are not our property. we are children of GOD, the sheep of HIS pasture.

Hey Pastor, What kind of sheep do you have? Ezekiel 34 Pastor, The people who come to your church or ministry do not belong to you. They belong to The MOST HIGH and HE has strict requirements of how you are to care for them. They are not pew fillers, cash machines, wedding material, numbers in a ...read more

Funeral Of A Pastor

Contributed by Larry Weaver on Oct 18, 2000

1. His Conversion- Salvation experience 2.

1. His Conversion- Salvation experience 2. His Call- into ministry 3. His College- School and graduation 4. His Churches- List where he has faithfully served 5. His Christian wife- Tell of there marriage 6. His Children- Those who still remain here 7. His Coranation- When he went home to be with ...read more

Scripture: John 11:1-44

Judging The Pastor

Contributed by John Kapteyn on Oct 18, 2000

Introduction (Have pictures of former pastors at front of church) 1.

Introduction (Have pictures of former pastors at front of church) 1. 1999 - the year of jubilee. This year we celebrate our jubilee anniversary as a church. And so the challenge I place before you this morning is to really make this a year of jubilee. In the Old Testament, every 50 years, all ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 4:1

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Where Are The Pastors?

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Mar 22, 2001

So you think you want to be a pastor. or So you think you know how to call a pastor.

Where Are All The Pastors? 1 Tim 3:1 This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. (KJV) In a Dallas/Fort Worth Heritage article, Ron Rose asks, "Where are all the pastors? That is exactly the question I heard in 1977 when I surrendered to preach. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 3:1

Denomination: Baptist

A Pastor's Responsibility

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on May 27, 2005

Introduction to Colossians with respect to a pastor’s calling

Wycliffe Hall 2001 Do little things as if they were great, because of the majesty of the Lord Jesus Christ (Blaise Pascal) Background to the Book of Colossians: Colossae is a town in modern-day Turkey on the banks of the river Lycus, not all that far from Ephesus. In ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:1-16, Acts 20:28

Denomination: Anglican

Pastoral Advice

Contributed by Darrell Jones on Jun 2, 2005

As a pastor I believe with all my heart our church deserves my best effort I can give to my calling. I also know God requires my best.

A pastor once told me that he didn’t bother with preparing a message from the Lord for his church. He simply just opened up the Bible and preached wherever the pages were opened to. I thought, didn’t his church deserve better than that, and doesn’t God require more than that. Jethro in our text ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 18:19-20

Denomination: Assembly Of God

A Pastor's Heart Series

Contributed by Joseph Rodgers on Jun 14, 2004

The 6th message of 13 in an expository series on the book of Colossians.

A Pastor’s Heart Colossians 2:1-7 1I want you to know how much I am struggling for you and for those at Laodicea, and for all who have not met me personally. 2My purpose is that they may be encouraged in heart and united in love, so that they may have the full riches of complete understanding, in ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 2:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

Exhortation To Pastors

Contributed by Billy Kryger on Jun 22, 2004

A message for Pastors.

INTRODUCTION (Verse 1): 1. “…who am also an elder…” a. Not: Pope, Denominational Head, President of Convention, etc. b. “I know what you’re going through; I’ve been there!” 2. “…and a witness of the sufferings of Christ…” a. Peter spent 3 ½ years with Christ. b. One of the three “favorites”. 3. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 5:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

Pastoral Prayer Series

Contributed by Keith Andrews on Oct 6, 2008

Paul prays for the Ephesians and that they will receive five things: 1. That the Holy Spirit will give then strength. 2. That Christ will be at home in their heart. 3. That they will have deep roots. 4. They will have Power to understand. 5. That t

The Pastoral Prayer (OIF 08-09) Ephesians 3:14-21 All Scripture Marker ESV: The Holy Bible : English standard version. 2001. Wheaton: Standard Bible Society. Paul, The Transformed persecutor of Christians Paul, The Preacher for Christ throughout the Roman Empire Paul, The letter writer to young ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 3:14-21

Denomination: Baptist

Complaints To The Pastor?

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Nov 28, 2008

A pastor wrote:HOW DO I HANDLE COMPLAINTS ADDRESS TO ME... I respond.

I WAS ASKED: I’ve heard it said that there’s no such thing as a stupid question. I hope this will not be considered as a stupid question, but it’s really meant as a sincere question: If a leader in your church came to you saying they want longer services and longer and more altar calls, what would ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:10

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Profiling The Pastor

Contributed by Ronald E Flemmings Jr on May 30, 2011

Encouragement

PROFILING THE PASTOR In the Old Testament, Israel was a predominantly pastoral people; its religious concepts were therefore colored by the vocabulary and vocational habits familiar to a pastoral community. So we find the image of sheep and the shepherd used again and again. The figure of the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 5:2-4

Denomination: Baptist

A Pastoral Heart

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jun 10, 2020

The gentleness, love and self-sacrifice of a mother.

A PASTORAL HEART. 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8. Having favourably described the Thessalonians’ reception of the gospel message (1 Thessalonians 1:5-7), Paul now speaks of that first encounter from the point of view of the messengers. 1 Thessalonians 2:1. “For you yourselves know, brethren, that ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational