How is a leader to lead and serve in the local church? Ask ten different Christians, you might get ten different answers. But we want to answer that with Acts twenty in view today on Abounding Grace. Pastor Ed Taylor is going to zoom in on a few things we should watch out for in our spiritual lives. And even if you’re not a leader, or aspiring to be one, there’s something in this for you to take in and apply as well! In Acts 20, verses 31-38 Paul is sharing with the Ephesian elders a series of warnings.

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In chapter 20 Paul is near the end of his third missionary journey, and he gathers together with the elders in the church at Ephesus. He’s got some great wisdom to share with them personally as they go about leading the church, that we can certainly benefit a great deal from! Today pastor Ed will draw attention to some things to watch out for as we set out to serve the Lord!

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As believers we recognize we’re save by grace through faith, and that’s a total work of God. He gets all the glory for that right! But did you realize, your growth and the good in your life, comes from God too? All glory is to go to God, for His work in our lives. Our sufficiency is from the Lord. And that’s the emphasis of today’s Abounding Grace as pastor Ed Taylor dives back into Second Corinthians three.

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In Acts 20 the apostle Paul is sensing his days on earth are few, and so he wants to share a few important things with a group of elders from Ephesus. Pastor Ed Taylor is going to focus on some protective direction from Paul as we highlight verses 25-31! He’ll show us today that a pastor feeds and protects the flock.

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The apostle Paul encouraged the church leaders in Acts 20 and we stand to benefit from it. As we focus on verses 25-31 today we’ll discover that a pastor feeds and protects the flock. The same holds true for parents and even friends. So this has application for everyone!

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Have you been to a conference, or retreat and walked away from it greatly impacted as the Spirit of God was at work in and through the speaker and all that was said and done? As we open Acts 20 you could say the apostle Paul is leading a pastors and church leaders conference, and the Spirit was very much at work! You’ll get to hear this powerful sermon and we’ll receive 6 essentials for serving Jesus!

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Every once in a while it’s not a bad idea to get a refresher in Christian service, what it should be all about, and what our motivation should be as we’re engaged in it! And that’s what we have in Acts chapter 20. Today and tomorrow on Abounding Grace pastor Ed Taylor has a look at six essentials for serving Jesus. We’re learning how to serve in these difficult last days!

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On today’s broadcast we join pastor Ed in Acts chapter twenty. Having discerned it was time to leave Ephesus the apostle Paul and his missionary team are now headed to Macedonia and then on to Greece. You might think of this as a travel log and it’s clear Paul didn’t do anything alone!

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Young or old, new believer or seasoned saint you can be confident the Lord wants to use you! And isn’t that encouraging? But we need to realize our sufficiency comes from God, and not in and of ourselves. This comes to light through a study in Second Corinthians three, where Paul expresses His sufficiency is in the Lord! Today on Abounding Grace we’ll learn more about that.

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Today on Abounding Grace pastor Ed Taylor opens the book of Acts. We meet up with the Apostle Paul in Acts chapter twenty convening a pastor’s conference of sorts. Paul gathers the elders of the Church and encourages them in their calling to keep giving out. Perhaps you need some encouragement to step out and serve?

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