Sunday, May 22, 2016
1:26 PM

Then Jesus said to them again, "Most assuredly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep.  All who ever came before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them.  I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture.  The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly. "I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep.  But a hireling, he who is not the shepherd, one who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees; and the wolf catches the sheep and scatters them.  The hireling flees because he is a hireling and does not care about the sheep.  I am the good shepherd; and I know My sheep, and am known by My own.  As the Father knows Me, even so I know the Father; and I lay down My life for the sheep.  And other sheep I have which are not of this fold; them also I must bring, and they will hear My voice; and there will be one flock and one shepherd. "Therefore My Father loves Me, because I lay down My life that I may take it again.  No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down of Myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This command I have received from My Father."
John 10:7‭-‬18 NKJV
http://bible.com/114/jhn.10.7-18.NKJV

Feeder and helper of the sheep
The sheep gate - pastoral
The Fish gate - harvest of soul

Evangelism
Pastor -equipping the saints to do the works of the ministry

- Overcoming the works of the enemy in people's lives

The pastoral work
1. Restores n heals the sheep
2. Cares and carries
3. Feeds - words of God
4. Brings rest
5. Instructs
6. Protects
7. Seeks out the lost

- to determine sonship

The sheep belongs to Jesus
He dedicates authority to us to take care of His sheep
Share ownership over the sheep
God is adopting He us nor hiring

Pastoral ministry will cost you your life

Demand lots of your time
Cause you inconveniences
Require long-suffering - to suffer long with people
Persistent prayer
Fasting
Giving financially
Love people - u cannot take break from loving

-For developing relationships
Through cell group to develop deep relationship

Lord I want to know You
Then invest your time with the Lord

Outer wall
Inner wall - we must hv low inner wall

-For us to grow in authority

Pastoral is voluntary (effectiveness is in the annointing - willingly to lay your life down)
Jesus invites Peter to share in shepherding for His sheep (if you love Me)
John 21
God gived Peter 2nd chance to lay down his life through pastoral ministry

Numbers 1:2 take a censes of the people (counting people)
Hebrew meaning for counting - lift the head up of every INDIVIDUAL recognise by faces

What kind of growth we are having?