Induction of Elders - May 2017 (2 Timothy 2:1-10, 1 Thessalonians 5:12-13)
Malcolm Cunningham, May 7, 2017Part of the _ various topical series, preached at a Sunday Morning service
The Recipe for a Happy Church: Elders giving their B.E.S.T., and a Congregation who Recognise them. A charge to the elders, and a charge to the congregation. Please note that the 2 charges are recorded together - The second charge to the congregation begins at time 23:55:00
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2 Timothy 2:1–10 (Listen)
2:1 You then, my child, be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus, 2 and what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also. 3 Share in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. 4 No soldier gets entangled in civilian pursuits, since his aim is to please the one who enlisted him. 5 An athlete is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules. 6 It is the hard-working farmer who ought to have the first share of the crops. 7 Think over what I say, for the Lord will give you understanding in everything.
8 Remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, the offspring of David, as preached in my gospel, 9 for which I am suffering, bound with chains as a criminal. But the word of God is not bound! 10 Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.
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1 Thessalonians 5:12–13 (Listen)
12 We ask you, brothers, to respect those who labor among you and are over you in the Lord and admonish you, 13 and to esteem them very highly in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves.
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