Hebrews 13:17-18
"Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls,
as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for
that is unprofitable for you. Pray for us: for we trust we have a good
conscience, in all things willing to live honestly."
A Church is a democracy not a democracy ran mad. The congregation must give obedience to those whom it has chosen as its guides (leaders). However obedience is not given to gratify the leaders' sense of power or to increase their prestige.
The greatest joy of a leader of any Christian fellowship is to see those whom he leads established in the Christians way. As John wrote: "I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth."(3 John1:4). The greatest sorrow of the leader of any Christian fellowship is to see those whom he leads growing further away from God.
The duty of the congregation is to pray for their leaders. It is our Christian duty to always bear our loved ones to the throne of God's grace and daily to remember all who bear the responsibility of leadership and authority.
Therefore, My Friends, we must give our respect and our obedience to those set in authority over us in the church when they are present with us or when they are absent we must remember them in our prayers.
Amen!
Reading: (Heb. 13:17-21)
Ref: (HG SB, DSB)
The greatest joy of a leader of any Christian fellowship is to see those whom he leads established in the Christians way. As John wrote: "I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth."(3 John1:4). The greatest sorrow of the leader of any Christian fellowship is to see those whom he leads growing further away from God.
The duty of the congregation is to pray for their leaders. It is our Christian duty to always bear our loved ones to the throne of God's grace and daily to remember all who bear the responsibility of leadership and authority.
Therefore, My Friends, we must give our respect and our obedience to those set in authority over us in the church when they are present with us or when they are absent we must remember them in our prayers.
Amen!
Reading: (Heb. 13:17-21)
Ref: (HG SB, DSB)
May God Bless You
And Your Family
Minister Robert A. Lail Sr.
The Cross life Ministry
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