In order for us to shepherd according to God, we need to become the same as God in life and nature but not in the Godhead; today the Lord Jesus continues to shepherd His flock through those who cooperate with His heavenly ministry of shepherding the saints according to God. Only Christ can shepherd others […]
Serving the Lord as a Slave and Shepherding the Saints by Visiting them in their Homes
The apostle Paul was a pattern to the elders in Ephesus – a pattern of what the elders should be to the church to shepherd them, serving the Lord as a slave. When we hear or read about the need to shepherd others according to God, we may think that this is something so high […]
Learning to Shepherd others according to God’s Desire out of Love for the Lord Jesus
This week in our prayerful consideration of propagating Christ we come to the matter of, Shepherding the Flock of God according to God by Being Patterns of the Flock, and today in particular we want to see what it means to shepherd according to God’s desire. The Christ we propagate is not only the incarnated […]
We need to Shepherd People according to the Pattern of the Lord Jesus for the Church
We need to shepherd people according to the pattern of the Lord Jesus in His ministry for the carrying out of God’s eternal economy. The Lord Jesus came to seek and save that which is lost, and He did so by shepherding us. The New Testament shows us the saving love and tender care of […]
Taking the Shepherding Way and Humbling Ourselves to Serve the Saints and Visit them
We all need to learn to take the shepherding way to preach the gospel and revive the church, being willing to be the slaves of the saints by being one with the Lord who is the Shepherd in our spirit. Our Lord Jesus is the great Shepherd. He came as the good Shepherd to lay […]
Shepherd the Flock of God according to God for the Building up of the Body of Christ
The apostle Peter was so impressed with the Lord’s commission that he would shepherd His sheep that he told us we have returned to the Shepherd of our souls, and he charged the elders to shepherd the flock of God among them according to God. In John 21, which is seemingly an appendix to the […]