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August 23, 2015

The Proper Exercise of Authority (Part 4)

Speaker: Pastor Joe Ricchuiti
Series: 1 Peter, The Proper Exercise of Authority
Passage: 1 Peter 5:1-4
  1. In a series of three contrasting statements, Peter lays out the nature of New Testament leadership:

 

1) not because you must but because you are willing;

2) not greedy for money but eager to serve; and

3) not lording it over those entrusted to you but being examples to the flock.

 

  1. Leaders must serve voluntarily, willingly, not under compulsion. Leaders at times serve for the wrong reason as seen in a statement such as, “If I don’t do it who will?” Sometimes believers are unwilling to serve: out of a false sense of unworthiness; out of reluctance for responsibility; out of a complacency which is content with doing just enough to get by in the spiritual life; or by a sense of being comfortable.

 

  1. Peter’s second caution is that Elders should not serve out of greed, a wrong view of money. This is an important point for three reasons:

1) some Elders/Pastors/Overseers were paid. While that was not wrong according to scripture such as 1 Tim. 5:17,18 and 1 Cor. 9:3-14, it must not be the sole reason for service;

2) Elders handled money as part of their oversight and must therefore be trustworthy; and

3) Spiritual position can be misused to manipulate people especially about money.

 

  1. Peter calls leaders to be eager to serve, out of a zeal for God and His work.

 

  1. In his book Celebration of Discipline, Richard Foster lists nine forms of service in chapter nine. The service of:

-hiddenness, “service that remains generally unknown”

-small things

-guarding the reputations of others

-being served, accepting service from others without feeling we must pay it back

-common courtesy, such as saying “please,” and “thank you.”

-hospitality

-listening, which requires compassion and patience

-bearing each other’s burdens, Gal. 6:2; James 2:8

-sharing the Word of Life with one-another.

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Topics: Authority, The Proper Exercise of Authority
« The Proper Exercise of Authority (Part 3) Authority and Humility (Part 1) »

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Joe Ricchuiti Senior Pastor & Elder Pastor Joe Ricchuiti graduated in 1982 from Dallas Theological Seminary. He holds a Master's Degree in Theology. He's been pastor of Del Rio Bible Church since its inception. Joe and … Learn More »

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