1. What the members of the church owe the eldership. Richard McGough

2. SOME OF OUR RESPONSIBILITIES TO OUR ELDERSHIP
The congregation must honor and esteem the elders
1 Thes 5: But we request of you, brethren, that you appreciate those who diligently labor among you, and have charge over you in the Lord and give you instruction, 13 and that you esteem them very highly in love because of their work. Live in peace with one another.
1 Timothy 5:17 (NASB) The elders who rule well are to be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching.

3. The congregation must imitate their elders
Hebrews 13:7 (NASB)  Remember those who led you, who spoke the word of God to you; and considering the result of their conduct, imitate their faith.

4. The congregation must obey/submit to their elders
Hebrews 13:17 (NASB)  Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they keep watch over your souls as those who will give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with grief, for this would be unprofitable for you.

5. The congregation must honor and esteem the elders
1 Timothy 5:17 - Let the elders who rule well be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in preaching and teaching.
1 Thessalonians 5:12-13 states this very strongly:
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.

6. “are over you in the Lord, and admonish you.”
“Respect them,”
“Esteem them very highly. ”
The Greek word translated “very highly” is much stronger than the English phrase. One lexicon says this is the “highest form of comparison imaginable.” So we might render this “esteem them infinitely highly.”

7. “Esteem them infinitely highly IN LOVE.”
“Be at peace among yourselves.”