Strangers in a Strange Land:
                                 “Leadership Vacuum”
                                            1 Pet 5:1-4

• The people of the world are lost: Isaiah 53:6
• If sheep stray into unfamiliar territory, they become disoriented and become lost: Luke 15:3-7
• Sheep cannot clean themselves; thus Jesus likened the crowds to disoriented, confused, unclean and spiritually lost flocks of sheep without shepherds: Mt. 9:36
• The Apostle Peter needs guidance as well: Gal 2:11-13
• The sheep belong to God: John 21:16
• This is a serious matter: Acts 20:28-29

Four Facts about the Call to Shepherd:

1.            Shepherding is a Calling not a Career

• Leadership is difficult at best, but it should be desired: 1 Tim 3:1
• Hey, sheep give your leaders a break:Heb 13:17

 

2.            Shepherding is a Calling not an Enterprise

• Money can be a trap: 1 Tim 6:9-10
• Here is the secret to successful ministry: Phil 4:12-13
•  There is a place for proper compensation: 1Tim 5:17-18

 

3.             Shepherding is a Calling not a Power-trip

•  The Lord’s shepherds are to be servants, not bosses; ministers, not executives: Mt. 20:25-28
• The shepherd did not drive the sheep but walk in front of them, calling on them to follow:  1 Cor. 11:1

 

4.            Shepherding is a Calling that results in Eternal Reward

•  Peter promises no earthly reward but directs the elders to look beyond this present world: 1 Cor 9:25

 

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