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The apostle Paul, as a pattern to all the believers, lived Christ for His magnification as His continuation; he was a disciple of Christ, a chosen vessel who lived in his mingled spirit, was filled with the Spirit, rejoiced in the Lord, was allied with God and assisted by God, and cherished and nourished the […]
Shepherd others by Giving them a Proper Pattern: Feed them with our Living of Christ
The best way for us to shepherd people, to cherish and nourish them, is to give them a proper pattern or to point them to a proper pattern in the Bible; we need to feed the ones we are caring for with our own living of Christ, setting a pattern before them to foster […]
Being Patterns by Living in Spirit, being Filled in Spirit, and Speaking God’s Economy
It is so encouraging to see the pattern of the apostle Paul in shepherding the saints, in particular to see that he was living in spirit and by the Spirit, he was filled with the Spirit and clothed with the Spirit, he exercised to have a good conscience, he rejoiced in the Lord and he […]
The Patterns of the Flock are Vessels of Christ and Men of Prayer Serving the Saints
We need to shepherd the flock of God by being patterns of the flock, that is, by following the pattern of those who are before us and by being a pattern to others in our living. The apostle Paul, as a pattern to all the believers the members of the Body of Christ, lived Christ […]
The Best way to Shepherd People is to give them a Proper Pattern of Living Christ
The best way to shepherd people – as see in the New Testament – is to give them a proper pattern of living Christ and magnifying Him; Paul fed his spiritual children not only with the word of God but with his own living of Christ (see 1 Thes 2, 2 Cor. 1-2). Nowadays many […]