How to Relate to Your Pastor

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How to Relate to Your Pastor The Ministry of
the Armor BearerThe Way of The Shepherd 2

• Ephesians 47-13
• The Pastor is a gift of Christs resurrection.
  Through the Pastor Christ is saying to His
  church, I am with you even though I am not
  physically present
• What did we learn in our last class about
  relating to your pastor?
• How can you make your pastor joyful? (Heb. 1317)
• Proverbs 101 3 John 4
• How does a female relate to a male pastor?

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Submitting Protecting

• 6) Submit to Him (1 Thes. 512-13)
• Submission is more than obedience - it is a heart
  attitude
• Hupotaso It is a Greek military term meaning to
  arrange(troop divisions) in a military fashion
  under the command of a leader. In nonmilitary
  usage, it was a voluntary attitude of giving in,
  cooperating, assuming responsibility, and
  carrying a burden
• Submission honors
• Submission inquires - it asks what do you want?
• It is diligent to find the commands
• Submission listens
• Submission carries out orders and wishes
• Submission to leaders does not mean blind
  obedience and being controlled
• 7) Protect Him (1 Chron 1110)
• Surround him and his family as you would a King,
  pray for him
• Honor his spouse and children
• Fight against all gossip and slander
• Forgive him

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Giving Helping

• 8) Give to him (1 Tim. 517-18 1 Cor. 97-12
  Phil. 410-20)
• Give to him personally and not just through
  tithes and offerings
• 9) Communicate with him (Gal. 66)
• Encouragement - letters, emails, cards, etc.
• Revelation
• Do not just burden him with problems -
  communicate how God is moving
• 10) Help and serve him practically
• Look for areas of need
• Be on call
• Go the extra mile
• Do not divorce your pastor. Do not forsake him.
  (2 Tim. 49-10)
• 11 ) Be Sensitive to Your Pastor
• He cannot focus on you alone
• He cannot be God to you
• He cannot be there every time you need them
• He is a man - subject to weakness, temptation and
  tiredness

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The Ministry of an Armor Bearer

• This ministry is one of the greatest privileges
  one can receive. An armor bearer is one who is
  chosen to assist a mighty warrior in battle and
  in preparation for battle. They are chosen
  because of bravery and loyalty. They not only
  bear armor but stand by them in times of danger.
  An armor bearer rarely leaves a leaders side.
• He has the privilege of learning how to be a
  champion in close proximity to one. But it will
  also mean greater judgment.
• An armor bearer carries a warriors armor
  weapons into battle so that the warrior can be
  strong when he fights
• A preacher does battle when he ministers
• 1 Samuel 146-7 - They are one in spirit with
  their leader. The armor bearer shares the same
  vision as his leader. He is with him heart and
  soul
• The armor bearer ministers personally to the
  leader. (1 Sam. 1618-23)
• The armor bearer ministers the armor of God to
  the warrior. Eph 610-18. In what way can he do
  this?
• A shield bearer (1 Samuel 1741)
• A leader may have many armor bearers depending on
  the extent of his ministry (2 Sam 1815)
• The ministry of the armor bearer calls for 100
  countability and reliability. He must always be
  present and serving

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The Ministry of an Armor Bearer II

• There job is to serve, protect and guard in
  season and out of season, in good times and in
  bad. (1 Chron. 105). It is not just carrying
  around a leaders bag. It is intense prayer and
  ministering prophetic revelation fighting with
  the leader bearing the burdens of Gods armor
  and the people.