1. WHAT TO EXPECT FROM OUR ELDERS

2. What We Should Expect from Our Elders Sound teaching Heb. 13:7; Titus 1:9; Eph. 4:11-16 Wise spiritual counsel 1 Thess. 5:13-14 – Warn the unruly – Comfort the faint-hearted – Support the weak – Be patient with all

3. What We Should Expect from Our Elders Firm leadership in discipline 1 Thess. 5:12-14 Warn the unruly v.14 Discipline impenitent 2 Thess. 3:6-15 – Mark them v.14 – Withdraw from them v.6,14 Authority of the church Matt. 18:15-20; 1 Cor. 5:4-5

4. What We Should Expect from Our Elders Pastoral oversight 1 Pet. 5:2 Appreciation for each soul Heb. 13:17 – Time James 5:14-16 – Presence v.14 – Availability v.14 Rescue any one that leaves Luke 15:4-7 Watch for spiritual danger to any sheep Acts 20:28-31 within or without

5. What We Should Expect from Our Elders A good example 1 Pet. 5:3 Heb. 13:7 whose faith follow Titus 2:7-8 a pattern of good works – Integrity (incorruptibility) – Reverence 1 Tim. 2:2 honesty 1 Tim. 3:4 respect Cannot be condemned Having nothing evil to say of you

6. What We Should Expect from Our Elders 1 Timothy 4:12 how to be an example: in word in conduct in love in spirit in faith in purity