![Then when they had eaten breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, Simon, [son] of John, do you love Me more than these? He said to Him, Yes, Lord, You know that I love You. He said to him, Feed My lambs. John 21:15](https://i0.wp.com/agodman.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Then-when-they-had-eaten-breakfast-Jesus-said-to-Simon-Peter-Simon-son-of-John-do-you-love-Me-more-than-these-jpg.webp?fit=300%2C169&ssl=1)
The shepherding that builds up the Body of Christ is mutual shepherding; we need to shepherd one another in mutuality, relying on those whom we shepherd and receiving their portion, both shepherding others and being shepherded by them so that through this mutual shepherding the church as the Body will build itself up in […]
Being Constituted with Christ to Live a Shepherding Life with an Enlarged Heart
November 24, 2023 by 12 Comments
In order for us to shepherd according to God, we need to live a shepherding life, being constituted with Christ so that our heart may be enlarged, we would live an all-fitting life, and we would cherish and nourish the flock of God with the Father’s love and the Son’s seeking spirit. The Lord […]
We need to Live God, Become God, and be One with God to Shepherd according to God
November 23, 2023 by 16 Comments
Those who shepherd the flock of God should shepherd according to God; to shepherd according to God is to become the same as God, to be one with God, and do all things in God and according to God. On one hand, we need to enjoy the Lord’s shepherding ourselves, personally, for He is […]
We Shepherd others by Teaching them in Love the Healthy Teaching of God’s Economy
November 21, 2023 by 12 Comments
Shepherding depends on teaching; for us to shepherd others, we need to be filled with the healthy teaching of God’s economy and teach others in a loving and caring way. In the church life, we are learning from the Lord Jesus, the Chief Shepherd, to shepherd one another. To shepherd is to render all-inclusive, […]
Shepherd the Believers for their Growth in Life unto the Building up of the Body
November 20, 2023 by 15 Comments
The Lord Jesus is our Good Shepherd, and He is the Chief Shepherd; He shepherded us when He was on earth, He is shepherding us in His heavenly ministry, and today we can cooperate with Him to shepherd the believers for them to grow in life unto maturity for the building up of the […]
Abide in God as Love to Live a Life of Love and Bear one another’s Burdens
November 18, 2023 by 11 Comments
Christ as the reality of the burnt offering lived in this world a life of God as love, and He’s now our life that we may do the same; when we activate the law of love, we love one another with God as love, love is perfected in us, and we bear one another […]
Like Christ, we need to be a Man of Prayer who Lives in God’s Presence Constantly
November 17, 2023 by 12 Comments
As believers in Christ, we follow the pattern of the Lord Jesus and take Him as the reality of the burnt offering to have the same kind of living He did while on earth; He was a man of prayer, one with God, living in the presence of God, trusting in God, being satisfied […]
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![Beloved, do not think that the fiery ordeal among you, coming to you for a trial, is strange, as if [it were] a strange thing happening to you. 1 Pet. 4:12](https://i0.wp.com/agodman.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Beloved-do-not-think-that-the-fiery-ordeal-among-you-coming-to-you-for-a-trial-is-strange-as-if-it-were-a-strange-thing-happening-to-you.jpg?fit=178%2C100&ssl=1)
![But according to the Holy One who called you, you yourselves also be holy in all [your] manner of life. 1 Pet. 1:15](https://i0.wp.com/agodman.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/But-according-to-the-Holy-One-who-called-you-you-yourselves-also-be-holy-in-all-your-manner-of-life.jpg?fit=178%2C100&ssl=1)
