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We continue with the topic of Church membership, specifically continuing the benefits of church membership. One of the benefits of church membership that is most often overlooked is the care and discipline of the Church. With that topic comes the question of how the church is to be governed, and what the leadership of the church is supposed to look like. Church discipline was so important to the Reformers during the reformation that they called it one of the defining marks of the church.

“In these days when the disciples were increasing in number, a complaint by the Hellenists arose against the Hebrews because their widows were being neglected in the daily distribution. And the twelve summoned the full number of the disciples and said, ‘It is not right that we should give up preaching…

INTRODUCTION: As we are considering some changes in how we elect and establish the elders of our church, the session has asked me to lay out the scriptural case for the principles we are seeking to honor and observe in this. THE TEXT: And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses sat to judge the people:…

Biblical Eldership, Part 2 – Whom Does God Want Leading His Flock, the Local Church? (Titus 1:5) Before we return to Titus, I want to back up and give us a broader context of the whole counsel of God by starting with the question: Where did this whole idea of leaders called shepherds or elders come from?…

The Gospel of John XIX: A Few Good Shepherds John 10:11-13 November 16, 2008 Prep: · Trinity sermon Jn 12, Phil 11, p. 4 · NAC commentary on 1 Timothy 3:1-7 · My Bylaws · Driscoll sermon · Elder passages and Acts 20:17, Heb. 13:7ff intro: our government As we have announced Peter and Cecil, I’ll first…

Titus 1:1-4. Intro: Titus was from Antioch where he came to the Lord through Paul (Tit 1:4). He was a Gentile who was converted some 14 years after Paul. He was a traveling companion of Paul, going to the East with him after his first imprisonment in Rome. They came to Crete and evangelized several towns.…

Pastor, Elder, Overseer Pastor E. Keith Hassell Pastor/Shepherd 1. POIMAIN [Strong’s # 4166; “shepherd”; translated “pastor” only once in Ephesians 4:11] a. The word is used to refer to occupational keepers of sheep · Matthew 9:36 (NKJV)“But when He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for…

1 Timothy 3:1-13. - In directing Timothy on matters to be dealt with in the running of the Ephesian church, Paul had first instructed about handling false teachers; then the priority for the church was prayer for the salvation of souls (man’s role); then he dealt with woman’s role. Having dealt with…

2 Timothy. Intro: - Suppose you knew you were about to die, family is around, what would be the last thing you would want to say to them? You’d talk of the things that matter (Warwick) - Final words have significance, a weight - we’re going to look at the final words of a great man of God 2 Timothy -…

Titus 1:5-9 Paul launches straight into practical matters regarding the setting up of the church in Crete which was the task he had left Titus’. Paul outlines this task, which is to set things in order, and then goes on to deal with the qualifications of elders which Titus is to appoint as part of this…

Setting the Church in Order. [Titus 2:1-10, 15] Intro: Restructuring, business in a mess, unprofitable, inefficient – manager sent in to sort things out. His job is to set things in order, establish lines of communication and responsibility, appoint sub-managers over departments. Looks at assets and…