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October 6, 1985
The role of elder is critical for the development and success of God’s people. As Alistair Begg shows, all biblical leadership is given shape by Scripture and flows from the lordship of Jesus, who appoints spiritually mature shepherds to oversee and take responsibility for their flocks. Sadly, many are confused or even angered by the idea of submission to the leadership of elders in the church. As Christians, we must understand that God appoints leaders over us for our good.
17Now from Miletus he sent to Ephesus and called ithe elders of the church to come to him. 18And when they came to him, he said to them:
j“You yourselves know khow I lived among you the whole time jfrom the first day that I set foot in Asia, 19lserving the Lord mwith all humility and with ntears and with trials that happened to me through othe plots of the Jews; 20how I pdid not shrink from declaring to you anything that was profitable, and qteaching you in public and from house to house, 21rtestifying both to Jews and to Greeks of srepentance toward God and of tfaith in our Lord Jesus Christ.3 22And now, behold, I am going to Jerusalem, constrained uby4 the Spirit, not knowing what will happen to me there, 23except that vthe Holy Spirit testifies to me in every city that wimprisonment and xafflictions await me. 24But yI do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only zI may finish my course and athe ministry bthat I received from the Lord Jesus, cto testify to dthe gospel of ethe grace of God. 25And now, behold, fI know that none of you among whom I have gone about gproclaiming the kingdom will see my face again. 26Therefore hI testify to you this day that iI am innocent of the blood of all, 27for jI did not shrink from declaring to you kthe whole counsel of God. 28lPay careful attention to yourselves and to all mthe flock, in which nthe Holy Spirit has made you ooverseers, pto care for qthe church of God,5 which he robtained swith his own blood.6 29I rknow that after my departure tfierce wolves will come in among you, unot sparing the flock; 30and vfrom among your own selves will arise men speaking twisted things, to draw away the disciples after them. 31Therefore wbe alert, remembering that xfor three years I did not cease night or day yto admonish every one zwith tears.
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