Title: Qualified employee.

First of all, we must have a love for the Lord.

Second, there must be the glory of the Lord.

Third, we must have the reality of following the Lord.

Central idea (proposition): The central idea of the Bible-Jesus entrusted Peter with a mission by examining his love for the Lord.

The central idea of preaching-we must love the Lord deeply and follow the footsteps of the Lord before we can serve him.

The purpose of preaching is to make colleagues adjust their mentality and pace, follow the footsteps of the Lord and complete the mission entrusted to us by the Lord. ?

I. Introduction:

Introduction: What kind of co-workers can serve the Lord and meet God's wishes? ?

Two. This theory: Question: What elements and qualities should a qualified co-worker possess?

A, the main point 1 (related scripture) Have love for the Lord? Peter's pastoral ceremony

The Lord checked Peter's love for the Lord three times, which shows that loving the Lord is very important to a servant! ! !

? 1. Love God more than need? About 2 1: 15? Do you love me more than that? ? "These" refer to cakes and fish-the necessities of life.

"live by the gospel" and "live by the gospel"? "Making a living"-means trying to make a living.

2. Love God before work? Keep your eyes on the sheep, not on the needs. ...

The Lord didn't ask Peter first, "Will you feed my sheep?" He asked first, "Do you love me?" . You must love the Lord before you can shepherd him. In other words, if you don't love the Lord, you don't have to work for him. Even if you do, God won't be happy. The Lord values serving him because he loves him, and loves him more than his work. A man who doesn't love the Lord works in the church, which will only spoil the sheep and destroy the vineyard.

First, what you do because of love is the truest, the best, the most beautiful and the most valuable. For example, a mother works hard to serve her children.

Second, it is possible to be willing to sacrifice and pay the price because of love, just as parents are willing to sacrifice themselves for their children because of love, and couples are willing to pay for each other because of love.

Third, because you love the Lord, you will love the Lord's sheep, and you will try your best to feed and shepherd the Lord's sheep. Some docile sheep are cute, but others are perverse and stubborn, which may give you a corner and get you into trouble. If it weren't for loving the Lord, the stick might hit hard, such as: Wang? Heart in the child? -Where the sheep are, the heart is there! ! ? Don't treat believers as offline! ! !

Pay attention to children's growth and needs, not to children's pension! Pay attention to the spiritual needs of children, not the dedication of believers!

B. should point 2 (related scripture) have the honor of the Lord? Section 19

"... how to die and glorify God"-It shows that workers must glorify God in all aspects! ! !

1. Glory to the Lord is more important than life and death.

The Lord Jesus carefully announced to Peter, "Truly, truly, I tell you … how to die and glorify God. ..... You follow me! When Peter was young, he could associate with himself at will, but when he was old, he had to be a martyr and glorify God according to God's will. This is a declaration of the glory of heaven and a warning of terrible death.

Peter denied the Lord Jesus three times because he loved his life, but now Peter has changed. For the sake of God's will and glory, he has decided to put life and death aside. Whenever the Lord Jesus wants him to die, he will die; As long as he can glorify God and fulfill God's will, he will go through fire and water.

A. Esther's Let's Die (Sisi 16),

B. Nehemiah's "Working with one hand and holding weapons with the other" (Ne4:17),

C if you still don't want it by three friends of Daniel (Dan San 18), as usual by Daniel (Dan Liu 10),

D. Paul's "not thinking about life" (Acts 224)

..... and so on, these people all obey God's will, glorify God, give good testimony to the Lord, and are greatly used by God.

Although the Lord Jesus does not necessarily want every preacher to be martyred, God will use a large number of people who can obey God's will with the concept of "glory is more important than life and death".

Life and death are not important, what matters is: whether to glorify God! ! !

2. Pay tribute to God before class

Shepherds have two responsibilities to sheep. One is walking in front of the sheep, and the other is looking for grass and water. Walking in front is an example, and finding water plants is cultivation; Example is the witness of life, and feeding is the teaching of spiritual food. The former is teaching by example, while the latter is teaching by example. Words and deeds should be more important than example. Only in this way can the shepherd win the joy of the winner and his sheep grow up healthily.

The Lord Jesus himself set an example-trained Peter for three and a half years ... so that he could set an example instead of a lesson.

"Teaching the true way of God" is the last command of the messenger of the Lord Jesus, and it is also the Ministry that the preacher must devote himself to all his life.

However, it is more important than a lesson to have a good example. The shepherd walked in front and the sheep followed.

"Come with me" and "Give it to me"

Tell others to love the Lord, not to love the Lord, to pay and not to pay, to obey and not to obey-teach the mage! ! !

C the third point (related scripture) should be true to the Lord

"Follow the Lord" is actually one of the most important messages of the Lord Jesus. From the beginning of his work, the first thing he did was to immediately ask his disciples, "Come with me! (Jn. 1: 43) Perhaps the disciples were not spiritual, so after spending more than a year together, the Lord Jesus called his disciples carefully by the sea of Galilee: "Follow me, and I will make you like fish. (Mt. 4: 19) Next, the Lord Jesus repeatedly reminded his disciples to follow him wholeheartedly: "Don't look back with your hands on the plow", "The Son of Man has no pillow there" and "Let the dead bury their dead" (Luke 9: 57 ~ 62). Jesus also said, "If anyone wants to follow me, he should deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. (Mt. 16: 24) He also promised that "if anyone serves me, he should follow me ... and my father will respect him" (Jn. 12: 26). Finally, when I entrusted Peter with the conclusion of the holy work before I ascended to heaven, I repeatedly stressed: "Follow me! It can be seen that the most important requirement of the Lord Jesus for his servant is to "follow him". "

1. It is more important to follow the Lord than to look at people. 2 1-22 don't follow the Lord well, only look at people! ! !

The biggest problem in Peter's life is to be competitive, to be competitive, to show off, and to compare with his peers. He was the first person to walk on the sea and the first person to answer God's questions. He boasted that he would never fall down. He took the lead in cutting off Malgu's ear ... He always wanted to be more active than others. Now that I have been entrusted by the Lord Jesus to shepherd sheep, I have made another old habit. When he saw John, he couldn't help but want to make a small comparison. He thought to himself, what will happen to this person in the future if I do this? If I die, will this person die? He asked the Lord Jesus to compare them, but he didn't expect the Lord Jesus to answer, "What's it to you?" ! "Do you care about his way? Why compare with him? " I want him to wait until I come. What does it have to do with you? The most important thing for you is: follow me! 」

The Lord Jesus entrusted different tasks to different preachers, took different paths, gave different gifts and had different responsibilities. It is good for colleagues to serve each other, but never compare with each other; Don't be distressed by other people's gifts, and don't feel sorry for others' success.

There is a proverb in China: "People get angry more easily than others", which is very reasonable. Comparing with others will either lead to jealousy or increase depression. Why is Saul jealous of David because of the ratio of "Qian Qian" to "absolute"? Why did Elijah lose heart and beg for death? Because he can't compare with his ancestors (maybe Moses or Samuel). A king is better than a king, a prophet is better than a prophet, and a preacher is also better than a preacher, which also fulfills a proverb of China: "A colleague is an enemy." . A person who sells pork will not be compared with a scholar who writes articles, but it has always been that two scholars despise each other. The most taboo for a preacher is to often look at other preachers. In contrast, the Lord Jesus wants to blame and say, "What's it to you?" ! If you must compare, compare with the Lord Jesus himself: "Follow me!" " The Lord Jesus descended from the sky, being gentle and humble, serving everyone, being diligent and trying his best, obeying to death, giving himself up to save others ... We have to compare ourselves with the Lord Jesus all our lives, just to follow in his footsteps, instead of always watching others be jealous and discouraged. Always remember the principle that it is more important to follow the Lord than to judge people.

2. Follow the Lord first and then raise people (shepherds) not to understand the Lord, but to follow the Lord.

(1) Before herding others, you must be herded by the master. Not to understand the truth of following the Lord, but to follow the facts.

(2) Let others follow the Lord, and then you must follow the Lord yourself.

(3) Before healing (comforting) others, you must be healed by the Lord.

What self-denial means to the Lord is: how does the Lord Jesus follow after he ascended to heaven? The road to the cross, the road to self-sacrifice ... follow in his footsteps.

A man who does not follow the path of the Lord's cross cannot shepherd others! ! ! From a spiritual point of view, everything works together.

Roman numeral 3. Conclusion

To sum up briefly:

B. Summative application: Dear colleagues, it is our honor and sacred work that the Lord entrusts us with the responsibility of preaching and herding. However, do we serve the Lord Jesus, please him and finish his work according to the principles he expects? Please don't forget the important principles: love the Lord, honor the life of the Lord and be loyal to the Lord! ! !