Biblical Leadership Uyanguren 2

8/19/2019 Biblical Leadership Uyanguren 2

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BIBLICAL LEADERSHIP

THE ELDERS

OF

THE CHURCH

Lesson 2


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IN OUR LAST LESSON, WE

NOTED THREE TERMS:

“Elders” !res"#$eros%

“O&erseers” e!'s(o!os%

“S)e!)erds” !o'*en%

T)e l+$$er 's +lso $r+nsl+$ed

“PASTORS”


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A MORE DETAILED STUD OF

THESE WORDS IS IMPORTANT

WH-

T)e. $ell #s +"o#$ $)e /or( o0$)ese *en

T)ese /ords +lso $ell #s +"o#$$)e ('nd o0 *en 1od /+n$s

Conerned *en, e$3


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THE FIRST WORD, “ presbuteros”

43 I$ 's $r+nsl+$ed “elder” or

$r+nsl'$er+$ed “!res".$er”

NOTE:

T)e /ord “!res".$er.” or

“elders)'!”See I T'*o$). 5:45


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“Do no$ ne6le$ $)e 6'0$ .o# )+&e,

/)') /+s 6'&en .o# ". !ro!)e$'

#$$er+ne /)en $)e o#n'l o0

elders l+'d $)e'r )+nds #!on.o#3”

I T'*o$). 5:45%


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“Ne6le$ no$ $)e 6'0$ $)+$ 's 'n

$)ee, /)') /+s 6'&en $)ee ".!ro!)e., /'$) $)e l+.'n6 on o0 $)e

)+nds o0 $)e !res".$er.3”

I T'*o$). 5:45 AS7%


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NOTE:

A 0or* o0 $)'s /ord 's +lso #sed0or “+n older *+n” or “+n older

/o*+n”

89 ;?@


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ITS USA1E IN THE SCRIPTURE

43 “Elders” o0 Isr+el, )e+ds o00+*'l'es EJ3 5:2K 4:%

23 “Older *en” A$s 2:4%

3 “Fore0+$)ers”

“For ". '$ $)e *en o0 old ree'&ed d'&'ne +!!ro&+l3”

He"re/s 44:2%


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53 Me*"ers o0 $)e Ge/'s)

“o#n'l,” $)e “S+n)edr'n”

“T)e. /en$ $o $)e )'e0 !r'es$s

+nd elders +nd s+'d, We )+&es$r'$l. "o#nd o#rsel&es ". +n

o+$) $o $+s$e no 0ood $'ll /e )+&e

('lled P+#l3”

A$s 2:45%


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3 T)e “Elders” o0 $)e CHURCH

“So $)e d's'!les de$er*'ned,e&er.one +ord'n6 $o )'s +"'l'$.,

$o send rel'e0 $o $)e "ro$)ers l'&'n6

'n G#de+3”

“And $)e. d'd so, send'n6 '$ $o

$)e elders ". $)e )+nd o0B+rn+"+s +nd S+#l3”

A$s 44:2, %


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THE SECOND WORD, “episkopos”

43 Is $r+nsl+$ed “o&erseer,”“"'s)o!,” or “6#+rd'+n”

23 I$ 's 0ro*: “epi ” o&er% +nd“skopeo” $o loo( or /+$)%

3 A rel+$ed /ord 's $r+nsl+$ed:

“7ISITATION”

Con$'n#ed%


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“M+'n$+'n 6ood ond#$ +*on6

$)e 1en$'les, so $)+$ 'n +se $)e.

s!e+( +6+'ns$ .o# +s /ron6doers,

$)e. *+. see .o#r 6ood deeds

+nd 6lor'0. 1od on $)e d+.o0 &'s'$+$'on3”I Pe$er 2:42%

DOES THIS SU11EST AN

ELDERQS WOR-


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53 T)e &er" 0or* *e+ns:

“To &'s'$ /'$) )el!”

1od &'s'$ed #s $o )el! #s

“Fe+r se'ed $)e* +llK +nd $)e.6lor'0'ed 1od, s+.'n6, A 6re+$

!ro!)e$ )+s +r'sen +*on6 #s

+nd 1od )+s &'s'$ed )'s

!eo!le“

L#(e :4%


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“Rel'6'on $)+$ 's !#re +nd

#nde0'led "e0ore 1od, $)e F+$)er,

's $)'s: $o &'s'$ or!)+ns +nd/'do/s 'n $)e'r +00l'$'on,

+nd $o (ee! onesel0 #ns$+'ned0ro* $)e /orld3”

G+*es 4:2%

T)e elder 's + “HELPER” “To

+re 0or, $o loo( #!on 'n order $o

)el!”


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3 T)e /ord “episkopos” /+s

#sed 'n $)e Old Tes$+*en$

“O&erseers” 'n $e*!le re!+'r

II C)ron'les 5:42, 4%

“O&erseers” 'n re"#'ld'n6

Ger#s+le* Ne)e*'+) 44:45%

“O&erseers” o0 $)e Le&'$esNe)e*'+) 44:22%

“O7ERSEERS” /)o “CARE FOR”


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THE THIRD WORD, “ poimen”

43 I$ 's o**onl. $r+nsl+$ed“!+s$or” or “s)e!)erd”

23 A rel+$ed /ord, “ poimnion” 's +

“0lo(” o0 s)ee! A$s 2:2V%

3 T)e &er" 0or* 's $r+nsl+$ed

“0eed,” or “$end,” +nd *e+ns“$o "e s)e!)erds $o”

WHAT DO SHEPHERDS DO-


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SHEPHERDS WILL:

43 Feed +nd !ro&'de !+s$#re

23 1#'de +nd “le+d” $)e s)ee!

3 Pro$e$ $)e s)ee!3 He 's

+re0#l $)+$ “/ol&es” do NOT

COME IN AMON1 SHEEP


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REMEMBER DA7ID-

“B#$ D+&'d s+'d $o S+#l, o#rser&+n$ #sed $o (ee! s)ee! 0or

)'s 0+$)er3 And /)en $)ere +*e +

l'on, or + "e+r, +nd $oo( + l+*"0ro* $)e 0lo(,”

“I /en$ +0$er )'* +nd s$r#( )'*+nd del'&ered '$ o#$ o0 )'s

*o#$)3” I S+*#el 4:5, %


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REMEMBER PAULQS STATEMENT-

“+nd 0ro* +*on6 .o#r o/n sel&esELDERS% /'ll +r'se *en s!e+('n6

$/'s$ed $)'n6s, $o dr+/ +/+. $)e

d's'!les +0$er $)e*3”

“T)ere0ore "e +ler$, re*e*"er'n6

$)+$ 0or $)ree .e+rs I d'd no$ e+sen'6)$ or d+. $o +d*on's) e&er.one

/'$) $e+rs3” A$s 2:, 4%


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WHAT DID PAUL CALL THESE

ELDERS WHO WOULD TEACH“TWISTED” THIN1S-

“I (no/ $)+$ +0$er *. de!+r$#re0'ere /ol&es /'ll o*e 'n

+*on6 .o#, no$ s!+r'n6 $)e

0lo(K”

A$s 2:2%


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SHEPHERDS IN SCRIPTURE

“T)e Lord 's *. SHEPHERD”Ps+l* 2:4%

“Be)old, $)e Lord 1OD o*es /'$)*'6)$3,”

“He /'ll $end )'s 0lo( l'(e +

s)e!)erdK )e /'ll 6+$)er $)e l+*"s'n )'s +r*sK )e /'ll +rr. $)e* 'n

)'s "oso*, +nd 6en$l. le+d3”

Is+'+) 5:4, 44%


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THE WORD “SHEPHERD” WAS

USED IN SCRIPTURE FOR

“PHSICAL” SHEPHERDS

“W)en )e s+/ $)e ro/ds, )e )+d

o*!+ss'on 0or $)e*, "e+#se$)e. /ere )+r+ssed +nd )el!less,

l'(e s)ee! /'$)o#$ +

s)e!)erd3”

M+$$)e/ :%


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GESUS 's $)e 1OOD SHEPHERD

“I +* $)e 6ood s)e!)erd3 I (no/*. o/n +nd *. o/n (no/ *e,”

Go)n 4:45%

“For .o# /ere s$r+.'n6 l'(e s)ee!,

"#$ )+&e no/ re$#rned $o $)e

S)e!)erd +nd O&erseer o0 .o#rso#ls3”

I Pe$er 2:2%


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IN THE OLD TESTAMENT,

ISRAELQS “SHEPHERDS” DID NOT

DO THEIR WOR

Son o0 *+n, !ro!)es. +6+'ns$ $)e

s)e!)erds o0 Isr+elK !ro!)es., +nds+. $o $)e*, e&en $o $)e

s)e!)erds, T)#s s+.s $)e Lord

1OD: A), s)e!)erds o0 Isr+el /)o)+&e "een 0eed'n6 .o#rsel&es

S)o#ld no$ s)e!)erds 0eed $)e

s)ee!-” Ee('el 5:2%


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BAD SHEPHERDS:

43 Fed $)e*sel&es, NOT $)es)ee! Ee('el 5:2%

23 D'd NOT )el! $)e s'( 5:5%

3 S)ee! /ere s+$$ered 5:V%

53 1od /+s +6+'ns$ $)eses)e!)erds 5:, 4%

TRUL 1ODQS 1OOD “ELDERS”


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TRUL, 1ODQS 1OOD “ELDERS”

ARE 1OOD “SHEPHERDS”

“s)e!)erd $)e 0lo( o0 1od $)+$ 's+*on6 .o#, eJer's'n6 o&ers'6)$,

no$ #nder o*!#ls'on, "#$

/'ll'n6l., +s 1od /o#ld )+&e .o#Kno$ 0or s)+*e0#l 6+'n, "#$

e+6erl.K”

“no$ do*'neer'n6 o&er $)ose 'n.o#r )+r6e, "#$ "e'n6 eJ+*!les

$o $)e 0lo(3” I Pe$er :2, %

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