4. The Call to Follow Well
A church is made up of:
* Individuals and an
* Integrated body.
5. God Raises Up Leaders
Eph. 4:11-12 His gifts were that
some should be apostles, some
prophets, some evangelists,
some pastors and teachers to
equip God’s people for works
of service.
6. God Raises Up Leaders
Eph. 1:1 Paul an apostle of Christ
... by the will of God.
7. God Raises Up Leaders
Acts 20:28 Keep watch over
yourselves and all the flock to
which the Holy Spirit has made
you overseers.
8. God Guides the Leaders
Acts 16:9 During the night Paul
had a vision of a man of
Macedonia standing and
begging him, “Come over to
Macedonia and help us.”
9. God Guides the Leaders
Acts 16:11 After Paul had seen
the vision, we got ready at once
to leave for Macedonia,
concluding that God had called
us to preach the gospel to
them.
10. God Guides the Leaders
Acts 13:2 While they were
worshipping the Lord and
fasting, the Holy Spirit said,
“Set apart for me Barnabas and
Saul for the work to which I
have called them.”
11. God Guides the Leaders
Acts 6:3 “Brothers, choose seven
men from among you who are
known to be full of the Spirit
and wisdom. We will turn the
responsibility over to them and
will give our attention to prayer
and the ministry of the word.”
12. God Guides the Leaders
Phil. 2:20-21 I have no one else
like him who takes a genuine
interest in your welfare. For
everyone looks out for his own
interest, not those of Jesus
Christ.
13. God Guides the Leaders
James 3:13 Who is wise and
understanding among you? Let
him show it by his good life, by
deeds done in the humility that
comes from wisdom.
14. God Guides the Leaders
Jms. 3:14 But if you harbor bitter
envy and selfish ambition in
your hearts, do not boast about
it or deny the truth.
15. God Guides the Leaders
James 3:15 Such “wisdom” does
not come down from heaven
but is earthly, unspiritual, of the
devil.
16. God Guides the Leaders
James 3:16 For where envy and
selfish ambition exist, there
you will find disorder and every
evil practice.
17. God Guides the Leaders
James 3:17 But the wisdom that
comes from heaven is first
pure, peace-loving, open to
reason, submissive, full of
mercy and good fruits,
impartial and sincere.
18. God Guides the Leaders
James 3:18 Peace-makers who
sow in peace raise a harvest of
righteousness.
19. 3 Privileges
1. Go elsewhere.
3 John 9 I wrote to the church,
but Diotrephes, who loves to be
first, will have nothing to do
with us.
20. 3 Privileges
1. Go elsewhere.
3 John 10 So if I come, I will call
attention to what he is doing,
gossiping maliciously about us.
21. 3 Privileges
1. Go elsewhere.
3 John 12 Demetrius is well
spoken of by everyone—and
even by the truth itself. We also
speak well of him...
22. 3 Privileges
2. Follow Your Conscience in
Gray Areas.
Romans 14:1 Accept him whose
faith is weak without passing
judgment on disputable
matters.
23. 3 Privileges
3. Give Input and Feedback.
Hebrews 13:17 Obey your leaders
and submit to their authority.
They keep watch over you as
men who must give an account.
Obey them so that their work
will be a joy, not a burden, for
that would be of no advantage
to you.
24. 3 Responsibilities
Scripture.
1. Check Scripture
Acts 17:11 Now these Bereans
were more noble than those in
Thessalonica, for they received
the word with great eagerness,
examining the scriptures daily
to see if these things were true.
25. 3 Responsibilities
2. Submit yourself.
.
1 Peter 5:5 Young men, in the
same way be submissive to
those who are older. Clothe
yourselves with humility toward
one another, because “God
opposes the proud but gives
grace to the humble.”
26. 3 Responsibilities
3. Follow with a Good Will .
Phil. 2:14-15 Do all things without
grumbling or complaining that
you may be blameless and
innocent, children of God
without blemish in the midst of
a crooked and perverse
generation in which you shine
as lights.
27. 3 Responsibilities
3. Follow with a Good Will .
Eph. 4:3 Make every effort to
keep the unity of the Spirit
through the bond of peace.
