Pastors What does God teach us about Pastors?

Question #1 What kind of a person can serve as a pastor in a congregation? What kind of a person can serve as a pastor in a congregation?

Ephesians 4:11 1 Peter 5:2 1 Timothy 3:2-7 Key Point #1 Acts 20:28 1 Timothy 4:13 1 Corinthians 14:40 Key Point #2 God’s idea qualified man preaching teaching baptizing giving communion Isaiah 40:1-2 1 Corinthians 5:4-5 & 13 2 Corinthians 2:6-8 & 10 1 Timothy 2:12-13 “Shepherd” forgiving penitent not forgiving impenitent welcoming back penitent Called by the Holy Spirit through a congregation

Ephesians 4:11 It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers,

1 Peter 5:2 Be shepherds of God's flock that is under your care, serving as overseers--not because you must, but because you are willing, as God wants you to be; not greedy for money, but eager to serve;

1 Timothy 3:2-7 Now the overseer must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self- controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, not given to drunkenness, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money. He must manage his own family well and see that his children obey him with proper respect. (If anyone does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of God's church?) He must not be a recent convert, or he may become conceited and fall under the same judgment as the devil. He must also have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he will not fall into disgrace and into the devil's trap.

Key Point #1 A man who is _______ and _____ can serve as a congregation’s ________. qualified called shepherd

Question #2 What does God want a pastor to do publicly in a congregation?

Acts 20:28 Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which he bought with his own blood.

1 Timothy 4:13 Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to preaching and to teaching.

1 Corinthians 14:40 But everything should be done in a fitting and orderly way.

Isaiah 40:1-2 Comfort, comfort my people, says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and proclaim to her that her hard service has been completed, that her sin has been paid for, that she has received from the LORD's hand double for all her sins.

1 Corinthians 5:4-5 & 13 When you are assembled in the name of our Lord Jesus and I am with you in spirit, and the power of our Lord Jesus is present, hand this man over to Satan, so that the sinful nature may be destroyed and his spirit saved on the day of the Lord. God will judge those outside. "Expel the wicked man from among you."

2 Corinthians 2:6-8 & 10 The punishment inflicted on him by the majority is sufficient for him. Now instead, you ought to forgive and comfort him, so that he will not be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow. I urge you, therefore, to reaffirm your love for him. If you forgive anyone, I also forgive him. And what I have forgiven--if there was anything to forgive--I have forgiven in the sight of Christ for your sake,

1 Timothy 2:12-13 I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man; she must be silent. For Adam was formed first, then Eve.

Key Point #2 God wants a pastor to ______ and _____ God’s ____ publicly and to administer the _________ and ____. preach teach Word sacramentskeys

What I’ve learned God wants a man to serve a congregation as its pastor by publicly preaching and administering the sacraments and the keys.

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