1 Peter 5:3
Do not rule harshly over the people given into your charge; set an example for the flock instead.
Treated in 13 passages across the library.
Where it is preached
- Men Who Tended the Flock ·
Gregory the Great — The Servant of Servants cites 1 Peter 5:3
…“Not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock” (1 Peter 5:3, NIV). He was the example — in service, in humility, in competence, and in the…
- Men Who Tended the Flock ·
Scripture Appendix: God’s Word on the Pastoral Calling cites 1 Peter 5:3
…Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers.” 1 Peter 5:3 — “Not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock.” Chapter…
- Amy Carmichael (For Teens) ·
Lording It cites 1 Peter 5:3
…it over the charge allotted to you, but making yourselves ensamples to the flock.” — 1 Peter 5:3 (ASV) In March 1916 Amy gathered a small group of the Indian women who worked with her…
- Portraits of Courage – Watchman Nee ·
The Young Preacher and the Little Flock cites 1 Peter 5:3
…it over the charge allotted to you, but making yourselves ensamples to the flock” (1 Peter 5:3, ASV). Authority in the church is real, but it is cruciform. Leaders do not possess…
- Portraits of Courage – Watchman Nee ·
The Breaking of the Outer Man cites 1 Peter 5:3
…it over the charge allotted to you, but making yourselves ensamples to the flock” (1 Peter 5:3, ASV). God's discipline is His prerogative. Human leaders teach, correct, protect, and…
- Portraits of Courage – Amy Carmichael ·
Appendix a: Lessons from the Life of Amy Carmichael cites 1 Peter 5:3
…it over the charge allotted to you, but making yourselves ensamples to the flock” (1 Peter 5:3, ASV). 20. In Christ There Is No Caste At Dohnavur children of every community ate, slept…
- The Key Teachings of Watchman Nee ·
Authority and Submission cites 1 Peter 5:3
…shepherds of God’s flock are explicitly forbidden to lord it over those in their charge (1 Peter 5:3). And the entire prophetic literature of the Old Testament consists of men sent by God to…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 4, Chapter 4 — Of the State of the Primitive Church, and the Mode of Government in Use Before the Papacy cites 1 Pet. 5:3
…church is by Peter denominated κληρος (clerus), that is, the inheritance of the Lord (1 Pet. 5:3). It was in itself, however, a most sacred and salutary institution, that those who…
- Portraits of Courage – C. T. Studd ·
Appendix A: Lessons from the Life of C. T. Studd cites 1 Peter 5:2-3
…it over the charge allotted to you, but making yourselves ensamples to the flock” (1 Peter 5:2-3, ASV). 16. Disagreement Is Not Disloyalty He dismissed Alfred Buxton for trying to make…
- Portraits of Courage – Samuel Ajayi Crowther ·
“I Am Not Worthy” cites 1 Peter 5:2-3
…it over the charge allotted to you, but making yourselves ensamples to the flock” (1 Peter 5:2-3, ASV). Two colonial bishops were meant to present Crowther to the Archbishop, but the…
- Portraits of Courage – Samuel Ajayi Crowther ·
Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites 1 Peter 5:2-3
…consecration was both a triumph and a sign of limits. Scriptures to revisit 1 Samuel 2:8; 1 Peter 5:2-3. Reflection 1. Why did Crowther refuse at first? 2. What do the newspaper reactions…
- Portraits of Courage – Watchman Nee ·
Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites 1 Peter 5:1-4
…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…
- Portraits of Courage – Amy Carmichael ·
Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites 1 Peter 5:1-5
…hospital, and the painful parting with Stephen Neill. Scriptures to revisit Acts 4:32-35; 1 Peter 5:1-5. Reflection 1. How can a strong community hear those who disagree? 2. Is unity the same…