[FS] Hebrews - Our Supreme Messiah #37: Care for our Spiritual Leaders

You should see that life and imitate the faith. That's why verse eight seems like it's thrown in there in the middle of who knows why verse eight is there. Right? It says Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. I think what he is saying is those truths don't change, and you should see them in the lives of your leaders because Jesus isn't changing. That solid truth and rock should not change. [00:40:19] (25 seconds)  #UnchangingChrist

This part blows me away when I take a look at what it says in the responsibility of the leaders. Take a look again in verse 17. He says, here, obey your leaders and submit to them for they are keeping watch over your souls as those who will have to give an account. Cool. That's a big thing, isn't it? That puts some light on what's going on with a pastor and with a teacher and those that are doing says, guess what? They keep watch and are going to have to answer to this [00:48:29] (35 seconds)  #LeadersAccountable

We pray for our leaders, and you need to pray for their walk. That's the first thing. Their he has a clear conscience, he says. And what does he try and do? He desires to act honorably in all things. That's what our leaders should be doing. Let's pray for our leaders to uphold them that they maintain that clear conscience and that they live honorably in their homes and in their family and everything else. [01:03:27] (26 seconds)  #PrayForLeaders

Imagine a people that are praying for the leaders even when their conscience is clear. We usually try and pray afterwards when there's trouble. Pray for your leaders. You wanna be a blessing for your leader? One of the things to be able to do is to be praying for them. [01:01:35] (22 seconds)  #PrayBeforeTrouble

I'm looking at that, and the idea of obey, you know, and submit, it's not something that it's just like do what everybody says and all of these things. It's like the doctor. Doesn't the doctor care for your physical body? Shouldn't they have studied the things that are going on in your physical body and the needs that you you have? And when the doctor gives you an instruction, you should obey and submit to it. Right? [00:42:24] (26 seconds)  #SubmitToGodlyGuidance

How much joy does the does the leader or the pastor, does John as one of the apostles have when he hears people are doing the things that we taught them, that God is teaching them. They're walking in the truth. It's making a difference in their lives. You wanna go ahead and care for your pastor? Yes. You obey them, and you submit to their authority and all that. But you know what we wanna hear? We want the story of how God is working in your life. [00:44:33] (31 seconds)  #TestimoniesMatter

The writer of Hebrews is saying, things are going well for me in my walk with the Lord, but I want you to pray anyway. Be praying even if you don't know the specifics. Have you noticed that there we see it, and sometimes we see it all the more, pastors that fall, leaders that get under some temptation and they fall away. [01:00:58] (23 seconds)  #PrayEvenInPeace

Problems that we've had with churches and leaders in the past, imagine if the congregations were praying. Do you believe in the power of prayer? It can make a difference, and the congregation needs to lift up those who are leaders in this at all levels for whatever it might be. Again, your connect group, your Sunday school teachers, your the ones teaching your kids, and and the ones who are here leading in the church, lift them up in prayer for their spiritual walk. [01:03:54] (33 seconds)  #LiftLeadersInPrayer