The Cross
“Be shepherds of God’s flock that is under your care,
First Peter 5:2-4
Intr.:
serving as overseers –
1. not because you must, but because you are willing, as God wants you to be;
2. not greedy for money, but eager to serve;
3. not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples of the flock.
End:
And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away.”
Sheep
Sunflower
“I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish.” – John 10:28
MONDAY, JUNE 15, 2015
ELDER ABUSE DAY
“Abuse continues,” it says in our local paper, The Northland Age, Tuesday, June 16, 2015, and “New research showed that about one in 10 older New Zealanders had suffered some form of abuse or neglect. and suggested that that rate could increase significantly.”
If we don’t come back to God we must not be surprised that the abuse not only continues, but that the abuse is significantly increasing.
Age Concern
Groups working with seniors are Age Concern , the RSA and Grey Power.
Community Patrols New Zealand
“THE EYES OF THE LORD ARE EVERYWHERE, KEEPING WATCH ON THE WICKED AND THE GOOD.” – Proverbs 15:3
“God does not look on a man favourably until he is in Christ.” – D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones
A sheep astray
“For you were like sheep going astray, but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.” – First Peter 2:25
Notes taken from, “Romans, Exposition of Chapter 1, The Gospel of God, page 155, by D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones
ROMANS 1:6-7
A. DESCRIPTION OF CHRISTIAN PEOPLE
B. PAUL EXPRESSES HIS DESIRES AND WISHES WITH RESPECT TO THEM
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A. DESRIPTION
1. He describes them in general – “the called of Jesus Christ”
2. He describes them in particular
a. the “beloved of God”
b. they are “called”
– general call
– particular call (effectual call)
c. they are “saints” – You cannot be a Christian without being a saint.
“It is the Spirit alone who can make the Word effectual.” – D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones