KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE:
So much of our temporal deliverance is tied to our perspective of the future.
You are blessed when you submit to the authorities in your life.
While a pastor is responsible for delivering the Truth, he is not responsible FOR it.
“shepherd” – from poimaino – means to shepherd, to care for (protect) the flock; is distinct from “feeding”; focuses on “tending” (“shepherding”), which includes guarding, guiding, and folding the flock and is only provided (ultimately) by Jesus Christ – the Shepherd, who calls under-shepherds (such as elder-overseers) to guard and guide His people by His direction; usually occurs as a figurative sense of “shepherding (tending) God’s flock.” This provides Spirit-directed guidance (care) conjunction with feeding His people (teaching them Scripture).