The Heart of a Pastor – Pastor Jeremy Hartley
The Heart of a Pastor June 9, 2024
I Peter 5:1-4
- A Pastor is a Shepherd (1-2a)
1 Peter 5:1–2a So I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, as well as a partaker in the glory that is going to be revealed: [2] shepherd the flock of God that is among you…
- A Pastor is a Shepherd Who Leads (2b-3)
1 Peter 5:2b–3 exercising oversight, not under compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you; not for shameful gain, but eagerly; [3] not domineering over those in your charge, but being examples to the flock. (ESV)
A shepherd guides (Revelation 7:17)
A shepherd provides (Ephesians 4:11-14)
A shepherd protects (John 10:12-13)
- A Pastor is a Shepherd Who Leads Jesus’ Flock (4)
1 Peter 5:4 And when the chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the unfading crown of glory. (ESV)