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  • Alan Perkins avatar

    The Heart Of A Shepherd Series

    Contributed by Alan Perkins on Nov 19, 2025
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     | 206 views

    Peter gives us a description of how elders should carry out their work. They are shepherds, not administrators.

    As most of you know, my personal biography includes many years as a manager in a large organization, and part of my job was to interview and hire people. Over the years, as the jobs that I was responsible to fill got higher up in the organization, the job descriptions expanded. The years of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    3 John

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Aug 31, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,661 views

    How to Take Care of Pastors

    Series: One Chapter Books in the New Testament Dr. Elmer Towns Lesson: 3 John June 24, 2012 A. INTRODUCTION 1. This letter centers around four men: John: the writer and protector of God’s work Gaius: looked after ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ed Vasicek avatar

    Paul On The Defense: 2 Corinthians Intro Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 6, 2011
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,254 views

    Christians have a long-standing tradition of being confused about church leadership and the identity of the Christian lay person. The Corinthian church experienced this problem even in the middle of the first century! Who are we?

    [Note: this sermon was so long -- or my preaching of it -- that I was only to cover my first point in 1/2 hour] Paul on the Defense: 2 Corinthians Intro (2 Corinthians 1:1-2, textual) 1. Paul plants the church in Corinth (about 51 A.D.) 2. Paul writes I Corinthians (about 54 A.D.) 3. Timothy and ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Why We All (Especially The Elders) Need Deacons Series

    Contributed by Glenn Durham on Mar 19, 2008
    based on 14 ratings
     | 7,596 views

    God loves us by equipping and calling deacons to serve us.

    Scripture Introduction A guy dies, arrives at the Pearly Gates, and (as always in stories like this), St. Peter is there and asks him to relate a good deed he had done. He thinks for a moment then says, “Well, there was the time I was driving down a road when I saw a group of hoodlums harassing a ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Eldership Installation: Where Quality Matters

    Contributed by Chad Martens on Apr 29, 2002
    based on 100 ratings
     | 16,509 views

    Sermon on elder installation. Covers the requirements to be an elder, some of the duties of an elder, and the congregations responsibility TO the elders.

    Eldership: Where Quality Matters Elder Installation 1 Timothy 3:2-7 A sermon by: Chad Martens, Senior Minister Town and Country Christian Church Cameron, MO INTRODUCTION: Today we have the privilege to be able to set aside 2 of our men and ordain them as elders of Christ’s Church. In preparing ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    What Are You Doing? Series

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Jan 31, 2012
    based on 2 ratings
     | 6,472 views

    In selecting elders we need to see their calling and purpose; the need for delegating authority; and key actions involved in the process.

    A photographer from a well-known national magazine was assigned to cover the fires at Yellowstone National Park. The magazine wanted to show some of the heroic work of the fire fighters as they battled the blaze. When the photographer arrived, he realized that the smoke was so thick that it would ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Hold The Ball Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Sep 7, 2008
    based on 65 ratings
     | 39,058 views

    There are many "self-help" books about how we can have a successful church, but Titus is one of the few divinely inspired books telling us how to do this. What are three of the basic principles a church needs to observe to be successful in God’s eyes?

    OPEN: Several years back, John Brodie, a former quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, was used by his team to hold the ball for field goals and extra points after the touchdown. A reporter once asked why a million-dollar player like him would have to do such a menial task. "Well," said ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Qualifications For Deacons Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Mar 24, 2022
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,171 views

    1 Timothy 3:8-13 shows us the qualifications for deacons.

    Scripture Paul wrote his First Letter to Timothy to give him directions about how Christians were “to behave in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, a pillar and buttress of the truth” (1 Timothy 3:15). In chapter 3, Paul set down the qualifications for church officers. He ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Shepherding God's Flock Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Aug 11, 2018
    based on 2 ratings
     | 7,978 views

    This is a brief summary of the biblical foundations for an effective shepherding ministry.

    Introduction This past spring the elders and deacons of this church held a one-day Officers’ Retreat. For several months prior to that retreat the elders and deacons had been reading and discussing a book by Timothy Z. Witmer titled, The Shepherd Leader. The subtitle of that book really describes ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Is He Worthy PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Mar 4, 2024
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,519 views

    This sermon emphasizes the importance of honoring, valuing, and heeding the service and stewardship of our spiritual leaders in the church community.

    Good morning, beloved family in Christ. It is truly a blessing to gather together in the house of the Lord, to draw near to Him and to each other. As we gather in His name, let us remember that we are not just attendees, but active participants in the living, breathing body of Christ. Each one of ...read more

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  • Chuck Brooks avatar

    Down And Out - The Pastor Who Falls

    Contributed by Chuck Brooks on Nov 23, 2020
     | 2,250 views

    Too many churches have placed men and women into positions of leadership in the church because they were successful in the marketplace or even because they were good communicators. They are looking at performance...

    The media has been on a feeding frenzy concerning the Catholic Church scandal that has captured the attention of our nation and even the world. Leaders of the Catholic Church aren’t the only ones that have been hit with allegations concerning sexual misconduct—leaders of the protestant church have ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Roles Of The Pastor-Teacher & Local Church

    Contributed by Frank Gallagher on Jan 26, 2001
    based on 101 ratings
     | 7,870 views

    This lesson looks at the Biblical role of the pastor-teacher and the local church.

    Roles Of The Pastor-Teacher And Local Church (1 Cor. 4:1) (HTML formatted version of this sermon is located at http://members.aol.com/abidingitw/pastorchurch.html] PRAYER PREPARATION: Jesus Himself tells us in John 8:31-32: 31 "... If you abide in My word, then you are truly disciples of ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Johnny Creasong avatar

    31 Ways To Favor Your Pastor

    Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Sep 26, 2009
    based on 10 ratings
     | 30,293 views

    October is Clergy Appreciation Month. Here’s some ideas to get your creative juices flowing...

    31 FAVORS FOR YOUR PASTOR October is Clergy Appreciation Month! After doing some research with other pastors on how their congregations had shown them their appreciation in the past, I thought I would write down some ideas to get your creative appreciation juices running. Since October had 31 ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Jerry Shirley avatar

    I Only Work On Sundays! Series

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on May 13, 2009
    based on 154 ratings
     | 24,152 views

    I have learned that everyone knows what the pastor should be doing except me. That is exactly what Paul was saying to this church in Corinth--and things haven’t changed much after all of these years. Link inc. to formatted text, audio, PowerPoint.

    I Only Work Sundays 1 Corinthians 4:1-21 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/OnlyWorkSundays.html I speak tonite about my favorite person in the world...myself! Go ahead, admit it, you are your own favorite person. You take care of yourself better than anyone else, and spend more time in your ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Lifting The Man Of God

    Contributed by Ricky Nelms on Jul 23, 2010
    based on 39 ratings
     | 85,608 views

    The message is a good message for Pastor Appreciation. It talks Ebedmelech - the little known person in the Bible who lifted the prophet Jeremiah out of the muck and mire of the dungeon. There are 4 reasons why pastors can find themselves in a pit, and

    LIFTING THE MAN OF GOD Jeremiah 38:6-13 (KJV) "Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that was in the court of the prison: and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire: so Jeremiah sunk in the mire. (7) ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal