Continuing from last week, Pastor Charles continues to unpack the exhortations to the elders in 1 Peter 5:1-5.
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 Today's message looks at the New Testament pattern of a plurality of elders in the early churches and then begins to unpack Peter's exhortation to elders found in 1 Peter 5:1-5. Video of Message  Church polity - the way a church organizes and governs itself under the Lordship of Christ, is not the most important thing in life… but just because something is not the most important thing in life doesn't mean it's not important. Any issue that affects the Church, the blood bought Bride and Body of Christ, is important. As we continue a new series on Church Polity, based upon 1 Timothy 3, we turn our attention to the matter of church government and styles of leadership. Of the three most popular styles of church leadership today, having a plurality of elders seems to best match the NT pattern. Video of Message As we return to our study of 1 Timothy, we find Paul targeting issues related to church government. Talking about church government is a lot like talking about car engines and gas furnaces. Unless you are an auto mechanic or work with HVAC systems, the intricacies of a car engine or gas furnace are not things you lay awake at night thinking about. We have all heard some of the terms, words like piston and camshaft, blower motor and pilot light and we know they are important, but it's not stuff we discuss each day - unless, of course, the engine won't start or the furnace won't work -and THEN it's really important. Similarly, issues related to church government may not be a common topic of discussion among Christians but it is a very important part of church life. We pick up our study in 1 Timothy 3. Video of Message  Whether you are the kind of person who celebrates the new year with a special tradition or not, we all tend to “mark” the passing of one year and beginning of another. That "mark" might include something formal or informal, public or private. As we say goodbye to 2016 and hello to 2017, it would be good for us to mark the coming of a new church year with a Scripture passage especially relevant for our congregation. In Matthew's account of Jesus feeding the 5000, we are provided a trustworthy template for overcoming the challenges 2017 will bring. Sooner or later, every follower of Jesus experiences a crisis of faith. What we do in that crisis determines whether we become bitter or better. Our story begins in Matthew 14:13. Video of Message |
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