Discovery Fellowship Church
Acts 20:17-38 NASB2020
2 Corinthians 11:24-29 NASB2020
WDJK
(What Does Jesus Know?)
Self-sacrificing
Servant-shepherds
1. Self-sacrificing Servant-shepherds Serve the Lord with Genuine Humility
Acts 20:18-19 NASB2020
“He that is down needs fear no fall, He that is low, no pride; He that is humble ever shall have God to be his guide.”
-John Bunyan (1628-1688)
tapeinophrosynē
“tapeinophrosynē”
To have a moderated inner perspective or mindset that persists in a sense or opinion of one’s littleness as compared to the Lord rather than comparing ourselves to others.
“Nothing sets a person so much out of the devil's reach as humility.”
-Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758)
2. Self-sacrificing Servant-shepherds Present the Truth with Bold Thoroughness
Acts 20:20-21 NASB2020
Acts 20:26-27 NASB2020
3. Self-sacrificing Servant-shepherds Assess the Realities of Spiritual Danger
Acts 20:28-31 NASB2020
4. Self-sacrificing Servant-shepherds Grow God’s People Towards Eternity
Acts 20:32-35 NASB2020
Applications
1. ASPIRE to be a Servant-shepherd in the Body of Christ
• Because of what it will mean for your spiritual development
1 Timothy 3:1 NASB2020
• Because of what it will mean for your eternal reward
1 Peter 5:2-4 NASB2020
2. SUPPORT the Servant-shepherds in the Body of Christ
Hebrews 13:17 NASB2020
Hebrews 7:13 NASB2020