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John 15:11John 15:11

Having the Joy of Having the Joy of Jesus Christ!Jesus Christ!

Heb 13:17,Heb 13:17,“Let them do this with “Let them do this with

Joy”, (CHARA)Joy”, (CHARA)

PrinciplesPrinciples::a. Pastors do not rule over a. Pastors do not rule over you in the sense of telling you in the sense of telling

you what to do, but in you what to do, but in teaching you what God teaching you what God

expects from you and how to expects from you and how to execute His Plan.execute His Plan.

b. You submit to the b. You submit to the Pastor’s authority in Pastor’s authority in

listening to their listening to their communication of Bible communication of Bible

doctrine.doctrine.

c. Your duty to your P/T; is c. Your duty to your P/T; is to obey and submit to them, to obey and submit to them,

so far as what they are so far as what they are teaching is agreeable to the teaching is agreeable to the mind and will of God, as mind and will of God, as

made known in His Word. made known in His Word.

d. The Pastor’s authority is d. The Pastor’s authority is established on the basis of established on the basis of

the teaching of Bible the teaching of Bible doctrine. The issue is not the doctrine. The issue is not the

man’s personality but the man’s personality but the message. message.

The P/T does have The P/T does have responsibility to be a responsibility to be a

righteous man with a good righteous man with a good reputation within and outside reputation within and outside

the Church. the Church. 1 Tim 3:1-7; Heb 13:7, 18 1 Tim 3:1-7; Heb 13:7, 18

e. Since the Pastor’s e. Since the Pastor’s authority is Bible teaching, authority is Bible teaching, his ministry does not violate his ministry does not violate

the privacy of your the privacy of your priesthood and fulfills his priesthood and fulfills his responsibilities of: 1 Tim responsibilities of: 1 Tim

4:10; 2 Tim 4:2; 1 Peter 5:2 4:10; 2 Tim 4:2; 1 Peter 5:2

2 Tim 4:2,2 Tim 4:2,“Preach the Word. Be “Preach the Word. Be

ready in season and out of ready in season and out of season. Reprove, rebuke, season. Reprove, rebuke,

exhort, and do this with all exhort, and do this with all patience and teaching.”patience and teaching.”

1 Tim 4:10, 1 Tim 4:10, “It is for this we labor and “It is for this we labor and

strive, because we have fixed strive, because we have fixed our hope on the living God, our hope on the living God, who is the Savior of all men, who is the Savior of all men,

especially of believers.”especially of believers.”

f. The believer should f. The believer should never think he is too wise, never think he is too wise, too good, or too great, to too good, or too great, to learn Bible doctrine from learn Bible doctrine from

their Pastor.their Pastor.

g. It is in the interest of the g. It is in the interest of the hearers, that the account hearers, that the account

their Pastor gives of them their Pastor gives of them may be with joy, and not may be with joy, and not

with grief. with grief.

Phil 4:1, Phil 4:1, “Therefore, my beloved “Therefore, my beloved brethren whom I long brethren whom I long to to

seesee, my joy and crown, in , my joy and crown, in this way stand firm in the this way stand firm in the

Lord, my beloved.”Lord, my beloved.”

1 Thes 2:19-20, 1 Thes 2:19-20, “For who is our hope or joy “For who is our hope or joy or crown of exultation? Is it or crown of exultation? Is it

not even you, in the presence not even you, in the presence of our Lord Jesus at His of our Lord Jesus at His

coming? coming? 2020For you are our For you are our glory and joy.”glory and joy.”

h. Faithful Pastors will h. Faithful Pastors will deliver their souls, but the deliver their souls, but the

ruin of a fruitless and ruin of a fruitless and faithless people will be faithless people will be

upon their own heads, they upon their own heads, they can only blame themselves.can only blame themselves.

i. The more earnestly the i. The more earnestly the congregation prays for congregation prays for their Pastor, the more their Pastor, the more

benefit they may expect benefit they may expect from their ministry.from their ministry.

j. A good conscience has j. A good conscience has respect for all of God’s respect for all of God’s commands and all our commands and all our

duty, including this one, duty, including this one, (Heb 13:17).(Heb 13:17).

k. The equipping of the k. The equipping of the saints in every good work, is saints in every good work, is the great thing desired by the the great thing desired by the positive P/T, as well as being positive P/T, as well as being

fitted for the employment fitted for the employment and happiness of heaven.and happiness of heaven.

l. There is no good thing in l. There is no good thing in us except that which is us except that which is

made by the work of God. made by the work of God.

m. God’s good in the m. God’s good in the positive believer is what positive believer is what

brings joy to the brings joy to the Pastor/Teacher.Pastor/Teacher.

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Having the Joy of Jesus Christ, Part 9Having the Joy of Jesus Christ, Part 9Upper Room Discourse, Part 384Upper Room Discourse, Part 384

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