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"GODLY ETHICS FOR CHRISTIAN PASTORS"

Text: I Peter 5:2-3

I. THEY ARE TO SHEPHERD THE FLOCK  (2a-2b)
                  
  A. It Is The Lord's Flock (2a) "Feed the flock of
      God..."
  B. It Is A Local Flock (2b) "...which is among you,..."

II. THEY ARE TO SUPERVISE THE FLOCK (2c-3)

A. With The Right Motive (2c-2e)
      1. Reveals The Pastor's Position In The Church (2c)
          "...taking the oversight thereof,..."
      2. RevealsThe Pastor's Priority In The Church  (2d)
          "...not by constraint, but willingly;..."
      3. Reveals The Pastor's Propriety In The Church (2e)
          "... not for filthy lucre,..."
B. With A Ready Mind (2f) "...but of a ready mind."
C. With The Right Model (3)
      1. Pastors Must Shun Worldly Leadership Styles
          That Legislates By Edict (3a)
          "Neither as being lords over God's heritage,..."
      2. Pastors Must Show Wise Leadership Styles
          In Leading By Example (3b)
          "...but being ensamples to the flock."

Sermon Outline By Larry Wood

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