Caring for the Church of God

Acts 20:28- 35

28 Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to care for the church of God, which he obtained with his own blood. 29 I know that after my...

Shepherding With a Clear Conscience

Acts 20:25-32

25 And now, behold, I know that none of you among whom I have gone about proclaiming the kingdom will see my face again. 26 Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of...

East Cooper Baptist Church

September 13, 2015

The Call to Significance

Acts 20:22-24

22 And now, behold, I am going to Jerusalem, constrained by the Spirit, not knowing what will happen to me there, 23 except that the Holy Spirit testifies to me...

Paul is a model of shepherding the people of God. In this passage, Paul says that he shepherded the church at Ephesus with:

1. Humility

2. Tears

3. The bold proclamation of biblical truth