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By Pastor Jason Lim
Someone said that the job of a university professor is to talk in other people's sleep! Well then, what is the job of a pastor?
Paul in 1Co 4:1-5 lays down plainly the job description:
1. The Role.
The Pastor is not a celebrity or superstar- he is a servant. The word means galley-rower. It refers to a Roman slave pulling the oars in the lower decks of a ship. Pastors must not be filled with a sense of inordinate self-importance. He is satisfied when no one applauds him, as long as everyone applauds Jesus. He does not want to photobomb Jesus!
2. The Responsibility.
The Pastor is likened to a steward who manages the household for his master. He dutifully dispenses what is needed to the workers so that they can do the work. A Pastor dispenses the mysteries of God in the gospel of Jesus Christ. ...