And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away.When the chief Shepherd is revealed, you will receive the crown of glory that doesn’t fade away.And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.And when the chief Shepherd shall be manifested, ye shall receive the crown of glory that fadeth not away.
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… 1 Peter 5, 4. When the chief shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that does not fade away. Okay, listen. The chief shepherd has these sheepdogs. That's me. And that's every pastor that works here at this church. And that's every small group leader leading a fresh life small group. And that's every impact team leader who's shepherding under the chief shepherd. The job of a shepherd is lead, right? The job of a shepherd is to keep things decently and in order in the worship experience. The job of the shepherd is to know what God's doing and to call people out and to keep people in line and to keep people on mission and to keep people pursuing the vision. The job of the shepherd is to instruct well and to lead well and not just impart the gospel, but impart our very lives. And any shepherd serving under the chief shepherd who rules well has to look forward to the chief shepherd giving the crown of glory to them. …
… but being examples to the flock. And when the chief shepherd appears, you will receive the unfading crown of glory. Likewise, you who are younger, be subject to the elders, Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble. The temptation, I think, in coming to the end of a book like this, and it's probably a temptation coming to the end of many of these New Testament letters, is to think that when we come to the end, what we have here is just a nice little disjointed lesson, rather than seeing this chapter as being connected with everything that has come before it. we're apt to think that what Peter is communicating is well dear saints before I wrap things up and let you go I did want to change gears a little bit and just give you a few words about eldership and everyone if they're having the letter read to them oh really Peter we're almost done and we have a lesson on eldership before you finish your letter. …
… And then the Lord Jesus is called the chief shepherd. 1 Peter 5, verse 4, And when the chief shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away. The good shepherd died for me. The chief shepherd is coming for me. But then also the Lord Jesus is called the great shepherd, and that's the one who now lives for me. Hebrews 13, verses 20 and 21, Now the God of peace that brought again from the dead that great shepherd of the sheep. You see, he's the one who rose from the dead. He's the one who has conquered the valley of the shadow of death. The good shepherd, he died for me. The chief shepherd, he's coming for me. The great shepherd, he lives for me in the valley of the shadow of death. He was raised from the dead. And so what I'm trying to tell you, my dear friend, if you want to learn how to smile at death, understand number one, there can be no valley without mountains. …
… He's also called the chief shepherd. Now, in 1 Peter chapter 5 and verse 4, the Bible says, And when the chief shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away. And there you have the ministry of our dear Lord. As the good shepherd, He had to be good to do it. He died for our sins. As the great shepherd, he had to be great to do it. He rose to take care not only of the penalty of our sin, but the power of our sin. And then as the chief shepherd, one day he's coming to take us from the presence of sin. One day he's coming to take us out, folks. And I tell you, the more I read the papers, the more I listen, the more I look around, the more I believe it must be soon. I believe our Lord is at the door, and I believe that the chief shepherd is about to appear. I believe he's about to call his sheep upward. …
… He is also called the Chief Shepherd. Now in 1 Peter chapter 5 and verse 4 the Bible says, And when the Chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away. And there you have the ministry of our dear Lord. As the good shepherd He had to be good to do it. He died for our sins. As the great shepherd He had to be great to do it. He rose to take care not only of the penalty of our sin, but the power of our sin. And then as the chief shepherd, one day He's coming to take us from the presence of sin. One day He's coming to take us out, folks. And I tell you, the more I read the papers, the more I listen, the more I look around, the more I believe it must be soon. I believe our Lord is at the door, and I believe that the chief shepherd is about to appear. I believe He's about to call His sheep upward. …