God’s love, which is stronger than death, is causing me to continue walking the path of the mission the Lord has given me (John 6:1–15). “At that very time some Pharisees came and said to Him, ‘Leave this place and go somewhere else. Herod wants to kill You.’ He replied, ‘Go tell that fox, “I will keep driving out demons and healing people today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will reach My goal.” In any case, I must press on today and tomorrow and the next day—for surely no prophet can die outside Jerusalem! Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were not willing. Look, your house is left to you desolate. I tell you, you will not see Me again until you say, “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord” (Luke 13:31–35). ...
The evaluation of pastors' ministry
will be known on the Day
of Judgment.
The
evaluation of pastors' ministry will be revealed on the Day of Judgment.
Each
one's work will be tested with fire, and if what they have built survives,
they
will receive a reward.
But
if it is burned up, they will suffer loss;
they
themselves will be saved,
but
only as one escaping through the flames
(Ref.:
1 Corinthians 3:10-15).
Who is a pastor and who
is an elder?
Who
is a pastor and who is an elder?
They
are simply servants who made you believe as the Lord told them to do.
The
pastor planted the word of God and the gospel of Jesus Christ,
and
the elder provided the caring water.
But
it is God who made you grow.
Therefore,
the pastor who plants and the elder who waters are nothing,
but
God who causes growth is the most important
(Ref.: 1 Corinthians 3:5-7; 1 Timothy 3:5).
Pastors should teach and
testify to believers …
Pastors
should teach and testify to believers,
both
publicly and from house to house, without hesitation,
whatever
is profitable for them.
They
should urge everyone to repent and turn to God,
and
to have faith in our Lord Jesus, without holding back
(Acts 20:20-21).
Listening to the
pastor's sermon ...
While
some people listen to and believe in the pastor's sermons,
others,
who do not believe, incite other congregants
to
harbor ill feelings towards the pastor
(Ref.:
Acts 14:1-2).
As a pastor, I ...
As a servant of Jesus Christ,
I have been called as a pastor and set apart for the gospel of God,
and I serve God with my heart in the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God
(Romans 1:1, 9).
Pastors should hate
bribes.
The
pastor must refrain from frequently calling the believers
to
talk with the intention of receiving bribes (Acts 24:26).
The
reason is that bribery blinds the eyes of the wise
and
perverts the words of the righteous (Deuteronomy 16:19),
making
everything unjustly handled (Proverbs 17:23).
In
short, the reason is that bribery corrupts the heart of man (Ecclesiastes 7:7).
The
pastor must abhor bribery (Proverbs 15:27).
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