LIVING HOPE #25: Shepherding

January 3, 2021                                                                      Rev. Thomas M. Cox

                                                                                                LIVING HOPE #25:

                                                                                                   Shepherding

1 Peter 5:1-4

• Shepherding is exercising O________________.

A) Peter’s Practical Guide for Shepherding (vss. 2, 3) 

B) The R___________ of Shepherding (vss. 1, 4)

     1. G______ yet to be R___________ 

     2. The U___________ C______ of glory

1 Peter 5:1-4 (ESV) 

So I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, as well as a partaker in the glory that is going to be revealed: 2shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight, not under compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you; not for shameful gain, but eagerly; 3not domineering over those in your charge, but being examples to the flock. 4And when the chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the unfading crown of glory.