The Master's Plan for the Church
Overview
The Master’s Plan for the Church is a revised and expanded edition of Shepherdology by John F. MacArthur, Jr. Some contemporary church leaders fancy themselves businessmen, media figures, entertainers, psychologists, philosophers, or lawyers. Yet those notions contrast sharply with the symbolism Scripture employs to depict spiritual leaders. In 2 Timothy 2, for example, Paul uses seven different metaphors to describe the rigors of leadership. Each of those images evokes ideas of sacrifice, labor, service, and hardship. They speak eloquently of the complex and varied responsibilities of spiritual leadership. Not one of them makes out leadership to be glamorous. That’s because it is not supposed to be glamorous. Leadership in the church—and I’m speaking of every facet of spiritual leadership, not just the pastor’s role—is not a mantle of status to be conferred on the church’s aristocracy. It isn’t earned by seniority, purchased with money, or inherited through family ties. It doesn’t necessarily fall to those who are successful in business or finance. It isn’t doled out on the basis of intelligence or talent. Its requirements are faultless character, spiritual maturity, and a willingness to serve humbly.
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Top Highlights
“But this text tells us that if we know about a sin, we are to go alone to the one who has committed it. It doesn’t need to get beyond that.” (Page 241)
“ you must take one or two more believers with you.” (Page 241)
“ Confront the person, exposing the sin so that he is aware of it and understands that there is no escaping it.” (Page 240)
“Therefore if you know about sin in a fellow believer’s life, you need to go to that brother or sister and lovingly confront him or her.” (Page 240)
“Who are we to hold a grudge when God has forgiven us so much?” (Page 239)
Product Details
- Title: The Master's Plan for the Church
- Author: John MacArthur
- Publisher: Moody
- Publication Date: 1991
- Pages: 266
John MacArthur (b. 1939) is a Calvinist theologian, author, editor, and teacher. He is a popular conference speaker and the president of both The Master's College and The Master's Seminary. He has also served as pastor-teacher of Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California since 1969. Best known for his expository exegesis of the Bible, Logos has collected more than 3,000 of his sermons in the John MacArthur Sermon Archive and offers the complete MacArthur New Testament Commentary.
MacArthur’s pulpit ministry extends around the globe through his media ministry, Grace to You. In addition to producing daily radio programs for nearly 2,000 English and Spanish radio outlets worldwide, Grace to You distributes books, software, and CDs by John MacArthur. He has written hundreds of books and study guides, including the bestselling John MacArthur Essential Bible Study Library and the MacArthur Study Bible. He is also the author of notable titles like Different by Design and Twelve Ordinary Men.
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