1 Peter 5:2
Tend the flock of God which is among you, exercising the oversight, not of constraint, but willingly, according to [the will of] God; nor yet for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;
Treated in 7 passages across the library.
Where it is preached
- Men Who Tended the Flock ·
Scripture Appendix: God’s Word on the Pastoral Calling cites 1 Peter 5:2–4
…de you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which he bought with his own blood.” 1 Peter 5:2–4 — “Be shepherds of God’s flock that is under your care, watching over them — not because …
- Men Who Tended the Flock ·
Introduction: The Weight and the Glory of the Pastoral Calling cites 1 Peter 5:2–4
…e Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away” (1 Peter 5:2–4, NIV). That final promise — the unfading crown from the Chief Shepherd’s own hand — is wh…
- Watchman Nee ·
The Young Preacher and the Little Flock cites 1 Peter 5:2
…xercising the oversight, not of constraint, but willingly, according to the will of God” (1 Peter 5:2, ASV). Notice Peter's warning: “neither as lording it over the charge allotted to you, bu…
- Men Who Tended the Flock ·
Dietrich Bonhoeffer — The Pastor Who Counted the Cost cites 1 Peter 5:2
…g over them — not because you must, but because you are willing, as God wants you to be” (1 Peter 5:2, NIV). He was willing. He was willing to the end. A Prayer Lord Jesus, who laid down Your…
- The Ten Commandments ·
2.6 The Sixth Commandment cites 1 Pet 5: 2
…ison, or infect souls. [1] That starve souls. ‘Feed the flock of God which is among you.’ 1 Pet 5: 2. These feed themselves and starve the flock; either through non-residing, they do not pre…
- Watchman Nee ·
Appendix a: Twenty-Five Core Teachings of Watchman Nee cites 1 Peter 5:2
…y, never absolute ownership. Elders shepherd “the flock of God,” not their private flock (1 Peter 5:2, ASV). This gives Christian authority both dignity and limit. Leaders can teach, correct,…
- Watchman Nee ·
Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites 1 Peter 5:1-4
…nscience. Scriptures to revisit Acts 9:4; Colossians 1:18; Ephesians 4:4-16; Romans 15:7; 1 Peter 5:1-4; Acts 5:29. Reflection 1. What does it mean practically that you are a member “of one ano…