Aim: To be faith-filled churchmen who possess both courage and compassion.
Doctrine: Tough leadership can yield very good results (for the church). As it takes a bold stand for the truth, it graciously, yet concretely, corrects errors.
Exegesis: The loving heart of tough leadership: it defends the weak of the flock (vv. 6-8a); it upholds the honor of God (in the world) (vv. 8b-10); it provides practical solutions (to real problems) (v. 11).
Further application: Why tough leadership is effective: because when the church is led by those who deeply care for Christ's glory, wrongs do get righted, for the good of all.
Key verse: v. 7 ''After serious thought, I rebuked the nobles and rulers, and said to them, 'Each of you is exacting usury from his brother.' So I called a great assembly against them.''
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Rev. Mark Henninger received his Masters of Divinity from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois, and he has been Pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Peoria, Illinois for more than 30 years.