A Local Church. . .
God’s design of it
Jesus’ words to it
My place in it
Shepherds and Sheep: A church is Christ’s Flock
You have a Great Shepherd, under-shepherds, and an enemy.
1 Peter 5:1-11
We’ve seen that a local church is the Body of Christ, a unity forged from diversity. The Bible also calls God’s people His flock, an image going back to Israel, David, the Twenty-third Psalm, and the latter prophets (Isaiah 40:11; Ezekiel 34:22-24). Jesus commanded Peter, “feed my sheep” (John 21:15-19), and Peter here is passing that leadership baton to future generations of leaders. But how does this work? How are church leaders supposed to lead, and how should the flock respond? Peter answers those questions in a context of the battle for our souls.