Ministers are Bound to Feed the Church
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Jeremiah 3:15
And I will give you pastors according to my heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.
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John 21:15-17
So when they had dined, Jesus said to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, love you me more than these? He said to him, Yes, Lord; you know that I love you. He said to him, Feed my lambs.
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Acts 20:28
Take heed therefore to yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost has made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he has purchased with his own blood.
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1 Peter 5:2
Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;
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The Last Interview of Paul with the Elders of Ephesus.
... Peaceable as was the demeanour of his ministers, and benevolent as were their
intentions ... A pastor should feed the flock; an overseer is bound to inspect ...
/.../dick/lectures on the acts of the apostles/lecture xxiv the last interview.htm

Instructions to Converts.
... Text."Feed my lambs."John 21:15. ... There has for a long time been an idea that
ministers are bound to be holy and practice self-denial. ...
/.../finney/lectures on revivals of religion/lecture xx instructions to converts.htm

Paul's Last Journey to Jerusalem
... "And now, behold," Paul continued, "I go bound in the ... Holy Ghost hath made you overseers,
to feed the church ... purchased with His own blood." If ministers of the ...
/.../white/the acts of the apostles/lesson 37 pauls last journey.htm

Exhortation to Workers and Ministers
... to declare the everlasting gospel to eternity-bound souls, you ... a large number of
texts, but ministers make a ... You can not, however, feed others until your own ...
/.../cole/trials and triumphs of faith/chapter xxiii exhortation to workers.htm

Articles of Religion of the Reformed Episcopal Church in America. ...
... only render unto God as much as they are bound to do ... and only by faith and prayer;
and we feed on him ... the Church that inquiry be made of evil ministers, and that ...
/.../articles of religion of the.htm

On Being Filled with the Spirit
... They are bound to see the evidence, and to believe. ... spiritual part of the church
feel that ministers cannot, do ... to be fed, than to undertake to feed the church ...
/.../finney/lectures on revivals of religion/lecture vii on being filled.htm

Of the Primacy of the Romish See.
... so he exhorts all other presbyters to feed the Church ... passage in which Paul declares
that the ministers of the ... and said, that whatever things he bound on earth ...
/.../calvin/the institutes of the christian religion/chapter 6 of the primacy.htm

The Letter of the Church of Rome
... altar, after the high priest and the ministers mentioned have ... These he took and bound,
sealing them with the rings of ... slavery and given the price to feed others ...
/.../richardson/early christian fathers/the letter of the church.htm

Of the State of the Primitive Church, and the Mode of Government ...
... as the first duty of a bishop to feed the people ... Who were entitled to appoint
ministers?"they did not ... before the multitude, who, although not bound by those ...
/.../calvin/the institutes of the christian religion/chapter 4 of the state.htm

This Sermon was Originally Printed
... Ministers are bound to comfort God's people. ... you like, but do give me something to
feed upon." The ... But, my friends, do not support your ministers as an excuse ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 4 1858/this sermon was originally printed.htm

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Ministers are Bound to Endure Hardness

Ministers are Bound to Exhort

Ministers are Bound to Feed the Church

Ministers are Bound to Pray for Their People

Ministers are Bound to Preach the Gospel to All

Ministers are Bound to Rebuke

Ministers are Bound to Strengthen the Faith of Their People

Ministers are Bound to Teach

Ministers are Bound to War a Good Warfare

Ministers are Bound to Warn Affectionately

Ministers are Bound to Watch for Souls

Ministers: Ambassadors for Christ

Ministers: Authority of, is for Edification

Ministers: Called by God

Ministers: Commissioned by Christ

Ministers: Compared to Earthen Vessels

Ministers: Defenders of the Faith

Ministers: Entrusted With the Gospel

Ministers: Excellency of

Ministers: Faithful: Archippus

Ministers: Faithful: Barnabas

Ministers: Faithful: Epaphroditus

Ministers: Faithful: Matthias

Ministers: Faithful: Paul

Ministers: Faithful: Philip

Ministers: Faithful: Simeon

Ministers: Faithful: The Eleven Apostles

Ministers: Faithful: The Seventy

Ministers: Faithful: Timothy

Ministers: Faithful: Titus

Ministers: Faithful: Tychicus

Ministers: Have Authority from God

Ministers: Labours of, Vain, Without God's Blessing

Ministers: Ministers of Christ

Ministers: Necessity For

Ministers: Pray for the Increase of

Ministers: Qualified by God

Ministers: Sent by the Holy Spirit

Ministers: Separated to the Gospel

Ministers: should Avoid Giving Unnecessary Offense

Ministers: should be Affectionate to Their People

Ministers: should be Apt to Teach

Ministers: should be Blameless

Ministers: should be Devoted

Ministers: should be Disinterested

Ministers: should be Ensample to the Flock

Ministers: should be Gentle

Ministers: should be Holy

Ministers: should be Hospitable

Ministers: should be Humble

Ministers: should be Impartial

Ministers: should be Patient

Ministers: should be Prayerful

Ministers: should be Pure

Ministers: should be Self-Denying

Ministers: should be Sober, Just, and Temperate

Ministers: should be Strict in Ruling Their own Families

Ministers: should be Strong in Grace

Ministers: should be Studious and Meditative

Ministers: should be Watchful

Ministers: should be Willing

Ministers: should Make Full Proof of Their Ministry

Ministers: should not Be: Contentious

Ministers: should not Be: Crafty

Ministers: should not Be: Easily Dispirited

Ministers: should not Be: Entangled by Cares

Ministers: should not Be: Given to Wine

Ministers: should not Be: Greedy of Filthy Lucre

Ministers: should not Be: Lords Over God's Heritage

Ministers: should not Be: Men-Pleasers

Ministers: should Preach with Boldness

Ministers: should Preach with Consistency

Ministers: should Preach with Constancy

Ministers: should Preach with Faithfulness

Ministers: should Preach with Good Will and Love

Ministers: should Preach with Heedfulness

Ministers: should Preach with Plainness of Speech

Ministers: should Preach with Zeal

Ministers: should Preach without Charge, If Possible

Ministers: should Preach without Deceitfulness

Ministers: should Preach: According to the Oracles of God

Ministers: should Preach: Christ Crucified

Ministers: should Preach: Everywhere

Ministers: should Preach: Fully, and Without Reserve

Ministers: should Preach: Not Setting Forth Themselves

Ministers: should Preach: Not With Enticing Words of Man's Wisdom

Ministers: should Preach: Repentance and Faith

Ministers: should Seek the Salvation of Their Flock

Ministers: Specially Protected by God

Ministers: Stewards of the Mysteries of God

Ministers: The Servants of Christ's People

Ministers: Their People are Bound, to Attend to Their Instructions

Ministers: Their People are Bound, to Follow Their Holy Example

Ministers: Their People are Bound, to Give Them Joy

Ministers: Their People are Bound, to Help Them

Ministers: Their People are Bound, to Hold Them in Reputation

Ministers: Their People are Bound, to Imitate Their Faith

Ministers: Their People are Bound, to Love Them

Ministers: Their People are Bound, to not to Despise Them

Ministers: Their People are Bound, to Obey Them

Ministers: Their People are Bound, to Pray for Them

Ministers: Their People are Bound, to Regard Them As God's Messengers

Ministers: Their People are Bound, to Support Them

Ministers: when Faithful are Rewarded

Ministers: when Faithful: Approve Themselves As the Ministers of God

Ministers: when Faithful: Commend Themselves to the Consciences of Men

Ministers: when Faithful: Glory in Their People

Ministers: when Faithful: Rejoice in the Faith and Holiness of Their People

Ministers: when Faithful: Thank God for his Gifts to Their People

Ministers: when Unfaithful: Deal Treacherously With Their People

Ministers: when Unfaithful: Delude Men

Ministers: when Unfaithful: Described

Ministers: when Unfaithful: Seek Gain

Ministers: when Unfaithful: Shall be Punished

Ministers: Woe to Those Who do not Preach the Gospel

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