Going Deeper–For Growth Groups:
- Make a list of the “compassion” and “love” terms Paul uses in this passage and Acts 20:17-38 to describe his passion. Where does this intensity originate and how is it maintained?
- Good shepherds care for people without manipulating them. What are the differences between loving and enabling, care vs. obsession?
- What does it mean for people to be our joy and crown? How do we know when a shepherd (servant-leader) cares for us?