Acts 20:28 Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.
A good minister of Jesus Christ should:
1. Take heed to their own selves (v. 28)
2. Feed the flock the word of God, and not let them go hungry (v. 28)
3. Know who bought the church, and whose it is (v. 28)
4. Watch for and defend against the wolves that would devour the flock (vs. 29-31)
5. Realize they are entrusted to God and can trust God (v. 21)
6. Labor to support the weak rather than labor to be supported (vs. 33-35)
7. Remember the words of the Lord Jesus (v. 35)
8. Pray (vs. 36)
9. Weep with them that weep (vs. 37-38)
10. Go as far as they can go (v. 38)
From the place where they met with Paul at Miletus, the elders of Ephesus went with him as far as they could go without leaving their own duties behind, “they accompanied him unto the ship.” Good-byes are sad, but for Christians “good-bye” here is not “good-bye” forever.
1 comment:
Very good! Thank you.
E. T. Chapman
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