Honoring THE Shepherd

1 Samuel 16: 11-13 (ESV)

¹¹ Then Samuel said to Jesse, “Are all your sons here?” And he said, “There remains yet the youngest, but behold, he is keeping the sheep.” And Samuel said to Jesse, “Send and get him, for we will not sit down till he comes here.” ¹² And he sent and brought him in. Now he was ruddy and had beautiful eyes and was handsome. And the Lord said, “Arise, anoint him, for this is he.” ¹³ Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers. And the Spirit of the Lord rushed upon David from that day forward. And Samuel rose up and went to Ramah.

Psalm 78: 70-72 (NLT)

⁷⁰ He chose his servant David, calling him from the sheep pens. ⁷¹ He took David from tending the ewes and lambs and made him the shepherd of Jacob’s descendants, God’s own people, Israel. ⁷² He cared for them with a true heart and led them with skillful hands.

Jeremiah 3:15 (KJV)

¹⁵ And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.

Ephesians 4:11-12 (NLT)

¹¹ Now these are the gifts Christ gave to the church: the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, and the pastors and teachers.

¹² Their responsibility is to equip God’s people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ.

1 Thessalonians 5:12-13 (NLT)

¹² Dear brothers and sisters, honor those who are your leaders in the Lord’s work. They work hard among you and give you spiritual guidance.

¹³ Show them great respect and wholehearted love because of their work. And live peacefully with each other.

John 10:11 (NLT)

¹¹ “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd sacrifices his life for the sheep.

Romans 13:7 (ESV)

⁷ Pay to all what is owed to them: taxes to whom taxes are owed, revenue to whom revenue is owed, respect to whom respect is owed, honor to whom honor is owed.

Matthew 5:16

¹⁶ Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

Hebrews 13:20-21 (NLT)

²⁰ Now may the God of peace, who brought up from the dead our Lord Jesus,the great Shepherd of the sheep, and ratified an eternal covenant with his blood

²¹ may he equip you with all you need for doing his will. May he produce in you, through the power of Jesus Christ, every good thing that is pleasing to him. All glory to him forever and ever! Amen.

1) The Shepherd Reflects the Heart of God. 

2) The Shepherd’s Work is Sacred and Worth of Honor.

3) The Shepherd Points Us to the Ultimate Shepherd-Jesus Christ