"Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” --Jesus the Christ
God calls us out of our comfort zone, calls us to lead.
We first become followers of Christ, we learn to feed on His Word, then He calls us to come alongside others.
The scripture is Matthew 28:18-20 in which Christ commissions his followers to become leaders, to preach the gospel throughout the world. Jesus has been given all authority and He transfers the authority to teach His saving gospel when he says "Go!" This is accompanied by His promise to "Be with you unto the end of the age."
We share with others what Jesus has done for us; the Holy Spirit takes your testimony and works in the hearers' hearts.
"Being a shepherd is messy; it's hard work."
How to move from being a sheep to being a shepherd.
1. Seek: pray that God would reveal those faces and names who need to hear.
2. Be willing to speak truth into lives when given the opportunity.
3. Shepherd: be willing to walk alongside a new believer.
Jesus wants us to step out and pour into others.
Pastor Amanda Blair
Sunday morning
2 comments:
Who are the shepherds ; who the under-shepherds; and of whom does the flock consist? Just curious. (My sentence does pass the Ginger test, though I'm not really sure I agree.)
Vee, yes it does; and I passed the personal ginger test at 60%. So to the question: since you put it that way, now what was the question?
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