As we learned in the previous sermon, the Apostle Paul paints a portrait of the faithful minister of Jesus Christ with four different faces. The first face he paints of a faithful minister is that of a Servant of Christ (serving the Lord Jesus before anyone else). The second face he paints of a faithful minister is that of a Preacher of the whole counsel of God (teaching all that the Lord has revealed in His Word even when it is unpopular).
The third face he paints of a faithful minister is that of a Runner in finishing the race that the Lord Jesus has set before him (looking in faith to Jesus who awaits him at the finish line). The fourth face of a faithful minister is that of a Watchman to the Church (warning the Church of enemies that would seek the Church’s compromise and destruction). In light of this portrait of a faithful minister, Paul calls the elders of the Church of Ephesus to follow him as he has followed Jesus Christ, and he informs these elders (who are his children in the faith) that they will see his face no more. So this is Paul’s farewell speech to them, and he appeals to them and charges them as soldiers to fulfill two important aspects of their ministry if they would be faithful: (1) Take heed to yourselves; and (2) Take heed to all the flock. What happens when a ministers forgets either of these two aspects of his charge? Disaster! Paul appeals with red flashing lights—BEWARE! These have been the downfall of many ministers. This is the two-fold charge that a faithful minister cannot afford to forget without severe consequences.
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