1. Practical Shepherding Skills
Simon Brading
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2. Your average Sunday…
Distractions
Forgetfulness
Lies
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3. Shepherding in the gospel
Grace vs. Law
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4. Shepherding in the gospel
Grace vs. Law
Awakening power of truth
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5. Shepherding in the gospel
Grace vs. Law
Awakening power of truth
Opening worship times, song lists, shepherding
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6. Opening worship times
1. Expectations…
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7. Opening worship times 1. Expectations…
Eph 2:22 In him you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit.
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8. Opening worship times 2. Do not come near…
Ex 3:5 “Do not come near; take your sandals off your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.”
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9. Opening worship times 2. Do not come near…
Ex 3:5 “Do not come near; take your sandals off your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.”
Heb 4:16 Let us then with confidence
draw near to the throne
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10. Opening worship times 3. Throne of grace
Heb 4:16 Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
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11. Opening worship times 4. Things that are above
Col 3:2 Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.
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12. Opening worship times
5. Revelation…
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13. Opening worship times
6. Last words of Buddha…
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14. Opening worship times 6. Last words of Buddha…
“Word hard to gain your own salvation”
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15. Opening worship times 7. Father is seeking worshipers
John 4:23 True worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship him.
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16. Song lists
Col 3:16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly… singing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs
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17. Song lists Does my song list contain the gospel?
Balance of Old Testament songs?
What am I shepherding people in?
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18. Help! People aren’t worshipping
Lots of factors in the mix
Before you turn to another song, turn to the Bible
The gospel works(!)
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