Sermons of Christ the King Church

1 Peter 5:1-4 – Shepherd Your Flock
1The elders who are among you I exhort, I who am a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker
of the glory that will be revealed: 2Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, serving as overseers, not by compulsion
but willingly, not for dishonest gain but eagerly; 3nor as being lords over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the
flock; 4and when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that does not fade away.
I. Introduction – Historical context
II. Peter the Fellow Elder
A. Exhort = To call to one’s side
B. Peter’s qualifications to exhort
1. Fellow Elder
2. Apostle – Lk 6:12-15, Ac 2:21-22
a. Witness of the sufferings of Christ
b. Partaker of the glory to be revealed – Mt 17:1-5, Ac 1:10-11
III. Elders, Shepherds, and Overseers
A. Elder – who these men are
1. Older men
2. Church officers – 1 Ti 3:1-7
B. Shepherd – what these men are to do
1. Shepherd – one who feeds the flock
2. Shepherd – one who rules – Mt 2:6, Re 2:27, 1 Sa 17:32-37
C. Overseer – how these men are to do it
1. Overseer – vs – Observer
2. A busybody – vs – A nobody
IV. Shepherd the Flock
A. Not by compulsion…but willingly – 1 Ti 3:1, Ez 34:5-6
B. Not for dishonest gain…but eagerly (with a forward mind) – Ez 34:1-3,
C. Not as lords over God’s heritage…but by being examples – Mt 20:25, Ez 34:4, Mt 23:1-4, 1 Ti 4:12,
Ph 3:17-19, 1 Co 11:1,
V. Christ the Arch-Shepherd
VI. The Amaranth Glory Wreath – 1 Th 2:17-20

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