Good church leadership (shepherding) is godly, flock-focused, and selfless. In this sermon outline, I examine the bad shepherds in Ezekiel 34:1-16 and God's instructions to lead like he leads. I compare this with Peter's teaching to elders in 1 Peter 5:1-5.

1. The Baaaaad Shepherds
Ezekiel 34:1-16 / 1 Peter 5:1-5
Horton Road Church of Christ
March 28, 2010

2. Bad shepherds
serve
themselves
at their
flock's expense

3. Bad shepherds use leadership
to benefit themselves
“Woe to you shepherds of Israel who only
take care of yourselves! ... You do not take
care of the flock.”
(Ezekiel 34:2-3)

4. Bad shepherds neglect the
health and safety of the flock
“You have not strengthened the weak or healed
the sick or bound up the injured. You have not
brought back the strays or searched for the lost.
You have ruled them harshly and brutally.”
(Ezekiel 34:4)

5. Bad shepherds oversee the
scattering of the sheep
“So they were scattered because there was no
shepherd.... They were scattered over the whole
earth, and no one searched or looked for them.”
(Ezekiel 34:5-6)

6. God is the good and true shepherd

7. God is against and will remove
bad shepherds
“I am against the shepherds and will hold them
accountable for my flock. I will remove them
from tending the flock....”
(Ezekiel 34:10)

8. God will shepherd his people
“I will rescue my flock.... I myself will search
for my sheep and look after them.”
(Ezekiel 34:10-11)

9. God will feed his flock justice
“I will bind up the injured and strengthen the
weak, but the sleek and the strong I will destroy.
I will shepherd the flock with justice.”
(Ezekiel 34:16)

10. Good shepherds
feed the flock
just like
God does

11. Good shepherds (Ezekiel 34)
●
Search and find sheep (11-12, 16)
●
Feed sheep (13-15)
●
Take care of the sick and weak (16)
●
Feed justice to the flock (16)

12. What good shepherds do
(1 Peter 5:1-5)
Care for the flock (2)
Watch over the flock (2)
Lead by example (3)
Work to please Jesus (4)

13. We are all
shepherds

14. Who are you shepherding...
and how?

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