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MINISTERIAL ETHICS. CLASS 7 , Section 2 THE STUDY OF ETHICS. ETHICS FROM GOD. MINISTERIAL ETHICS. CLASS NUMBER 7 SECTION ONE THE STUDY OF ETHICS ETHICS OF SERVANTHOOD ETHICS OF LEADERRSHIP ETHICS PASTORS ETHICS OF MINISTRY LEADERS AND BOARD MEMEBERS ETHICS IN THE CHURCH.
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MINISTERIAL ETHICS CLASS 7, Section 2 THE STUDY OF ETHICS ETHICS FROM GOD
MINISTERIAL ETHICS • CLASS NUMBER 7 • SECTION ONE • THE STUDY OF ETHICS • ETHICS OF SERVANTHOOD • ETHICS OF LEADERRSHIP • ETHICS PASTORS • ETHICS OF MINISTRY LEADERS AND BOARD MEMEBERS • ETHICS IN THE CHURCH.
MINISTERIAL ETHICS OPENING STATEMENTSLEADERSHIP IN ANY INDUSTRY OF MAN IS VERY DIFFERENT THAN LEADERSHIP IN ALL THE MINISTRIES OF GODS KINGDOM
MINISTERIAL ETHICS • It is absolutely WRONG to develop ethical leadership standards from the governments or enterprises of man in the Church. OPENING STATEMENTS
MINISTERIAL ETHICS • The enterprises of man develop their leadership ethics from… • Money • Operation within legality of a country. OPENING STATEMENTS
MINISTERIAL ETHICS • The best interests of the coporation, workers union or the common community. • Believers in Jesus Christ are called to be UNCOMMON. OPENING STATEMENTS
MINISTERIAL ETHICS • The believer, business man, labour worker, Civil servant, law enforcement or legal administration is called to develop their living standards from a higher order. OPENING STATEMENTS
MINISTERIAL ETHICS JOHN 13:1-17 Now before the Feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that His hour had come that He should depart from this world to the Father, having loved His own who were in THE ETHICS OFSERVANTHOOD
MINISTERIAL ETHICS JOHN 13:1-17 the world, He loved them to the end. 2And supper being ended, the devil having already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray Him, THE ETHICS OFSERVANTHOOD
MINISTERIAL ETHICS JOHN 13:1-17 3Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into His hands, and that He had come from God and was going to God, 4 rose from supper and laid aside His THE ETHICS OFSERVANTHOOD
MINISTERIAL ETHICS JOHN 13:1-17 garments, took a towel and girded Himself. 5 After that, He poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet, and to wipe them with the towel with which THE ETHICS OFSERVANTHOOD
MINISTERIAL ETHICS JOHN 13:1-17 He was girded. 6 Then He came to Simon Peter. And Peter said to Him, “Lord, are You washing my feet?” 7 Jesus answered and said to him, “What I am doing you do not THE ETHICS OFSERVANTHOOD
MINISTERIAL ETHICS JOHN 13:1-17 understand now, but you will know after this.” 8Peter said to Him, “You shall never wash my feet!” Jesus answered him, “If I do not wash you, you have no part with Me.” THE ETHICS OFSERVANTHOOD
MINISTERIAL ETHICS JOHN 13:1-17 understand now, but you will know after this.” 8Peter said to Him, “You shall never wash my feet!” Jesus answered him, “If I do not wash you, you have no part with Me.” THE ETHICS OFSERVANTHOOD
MINISTERIAL ETHICS JOHN 13:1-17 9Simon Peter said to Him, “Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head!” 10Jesus said to him, “He who is bathed needs only to wash his feet, but is completely THE ETHICS OFSERVANTHOOD
MINISTERIAL ETHICS JOHN 13:1-17 clean; and you are clean, but not all of you.”11 For He knew who would betray Him; therefore He said, “You are not all clean.” 12So when He had washed their feet, taken His THE ETHICS OFSERVANTHOOD
MINISTERIAL ETHICS JOHN 13:1-17 garments, and sat down again, He said to them, “Do you know what I have done to you? 13 You call Me Teacher and Lord, and you say well, for so I am. 14 If I then, your Lord and THE ETHICS OFSERVANTHOOD
MINISTERIAL ETHICS JOHN 13:1-17 Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet.15 For I have given you an example, that you should do as I have done to you. THE ETHICS OFSERVANTHOOD
MINISTERIAL ETHICS JOHN 13:1-17 16 Most assuredly, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his master; nor is he who is sent greater than he who sent him. 17 If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them. THE ETHICS OFSERVANTHOOD
MINISTERIAL ETHICS • The PEOPLE will follow the example of the LEADER. If the leader acts like a prima-donna then so will the people. WE are to be living examples as leaders. ETHICS OF SERVANTHOOD
MINISTERIAL ETHICS • What ever you feed more grows more. • If you feed your lording over you will grow people who lord over each other. ETHICS OF SERVANTHOOD
MINISTERIAL ETHICS • Jesus Christ demads His ambassidors and His leaders to SERVE not to demand service from others. ETHICS OF SERVANTHOOD
MINISTERIAL ETHICS • Will you take Jesus Christ • 1-SERIOUS? • 2-SOBERLY SERVE THE CHRUCH? • CONCERNED to lead the right way? ETHICS OF SERVANTHOOD
MINISTERIAL ETHICS ACTS 5:1-11 But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession. 2 And he kept back part of the proceeds, his wife also being aware of it, ETHICS OF SERVANTHOOD NOT!!!
MINISTERIAL ETHICS ACTS 5:1-11 and brought a certain part and laid it at the apostles’ feet.3 But Peter said, “Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and keep back part of the price of the ETHICS OF SERVANTHOOD NOT!!!
MINISTERIAL ETHICS ACTS 5:1-11 land for yourself?4 While it remained, was it not your own? And after it was sold, was it not in your own control? Why have you conceived this thing in your heart? You have not lied to men but to God.” ETHICS OF SERVANTHOOD NOT!!!
MINISTERIAL ETHICS ACTS 5:1-11 5Then Ananias, hearing these words, fell down and breathed his last. So great fear came upon all those who heard these things. 6 And the young men arose and wrapped him up, ETHICS OF SERVANTHOOD NOT!!!
MINISTERIAL ETHICS ACTS 5:1-11 carriedhim out, and buried him. 7 Now it was about three hours later when his wife came in, not knowing what had happened. 8 And Peter answered her, ETHICS OF SERVANTHOOD NOT!!!
MINISTERIAL ETHICS ACTS 5:1-11 “Tell me whether you sold the land for so much?” She said, “Yes, for so much.” 9Then Peter said to her, “How is it that you have agreed together to test the Spirit of the ETHICS OF SERVANTHOOD NOT!!!
MINISTERIAL ETHICS ACTS 5:1-11 Lord? Look, the feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out.” 10 Then immediately she fell down at his feet and breathed her ETHICS OF SERVANTHOOD NOT!!!
MINISTERIAL ETHICS ACTS 5:1-11 last. And the young men came in and found her dead, and carrying her out, buried herby her husband. 11 So great fear came upon all the church and upon all who heard these things. ETHICS OF SERVANTHOOD NOT!!!
MINISTERIAL ETHICS • 1- Never use a MOVE of the HOLY SPIRIT to make personal prophet in your lfie!!!! • 2- NEVER EVER USE God’s people to pay for your own ambissions or desires!!!!! WARNING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MINISTERIAL ETHICS • 3- NEVER EVER USE your ANOINTING and LEADERSHIP position to take ADVANTABE of God’s people elevating yourself as a man or women!!!!!!!!! WARNING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MINISTERIAL ETHICS 1 Timothy 3:1-7 This is a faithful saying: If a man desires the position of a bishop, he desires a good work. 2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, ETHICS OF SERVANTHOOD
MINISTERIAL ETHICS 1 Timothy 3:1-7 of good behavior, hospitable, able to teach; 3 not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for money, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not covetous; 4 one who rules his own ETHICS OF SERVANTHOOD
MINISTERIAL ETHICS 1 Timothy 3:1-7 house well, having his children in submission with all reverence 5 (for if a man does not know how to rule his own house, how will he take care of the church of God?); ETHICS OF SERVANTHOOD
MINISTERIAL ETHICS 1 Timothy 3:1-7 6not a novice, lest being puffed up with pride he fall into the same condemnation as the devil. 7 Moreover he must have a good testimony among those who ETHICS OF SERVANTHOOD
MINISTERIAL ETHICS 1 Timothy 3:1-7 are outside, lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil. ETHICS OF SERVANTHOOD
MINISTERIAL ETHICS • GOD’S LEADERS are not qualified by their gifting’s or natural abilities or even perceived anointing. They are qualified by their CHARACTER and how it plays out in the HOME. ETHICS of LEADERSHIP
MINISTERIAL ETHICS • GOD’S LEADERS are not to be NOVICES in spiritual things. They are to be well trained in spiritual warfare and the WORD. • When they are trained their lives will show it. ETHICS of LEADERSHIP
MINISTERIAL ETHICS 1 Timothy 3:8-13 Likewise deacons must be reverent, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy for money,9 holding the mystery of the faith with a pure conscience. ETHICS OF SERVANTHOOD
MINISTERIAL ETHICS 1 Timothy 3:8-13 10But let these also first be tested; then let them serve as deacons, being found blameless. 11 Likewise, their wives must be reverent, not slanderers, temperate, ETHICS OF SERVANTHOOD
MINISTERIAL ETHICS 1 Timothy 3:8-13 faithful in all things. 12 Let deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well. 13 For those who have served well as deacons obtain for ETHICS OF SERVANTHOOD
MINISTERIAL ETHICS 1 Timothy 3:8-13 themselves a good standing and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus. ETHICS OF SERVANTHOOD
MINISTERIAL ETHICS • 1- Never ever put someone on your board because they have money!!!! • 2- Never ever put anyone on your board because they have good business sense!!!! ETHICS OF SERVICE
MINISTERIAL ETHICS • 3- Never ever ask someone to serve on your board who is not mature in the WORD and the FAITH. ETHICS OF SERVICE
MINISTERIAL ETHICS • WHAT THE CHURCH SHOULD STRIVE FOR IN THE CONGREGATION. • 1- Fitting character – Eph. 5:1-14 • 2-Wisdom of God – Eph 5:15-21 ETHICS OF SERVICE
MINISTERIAL ETHICS • WHAT THE CHURCH SHOULD STRIVE FOR IN THE CONGREGATION. • 3- Marriage and family in good spiritual health Eph. 5:22-33 ETHICS OF SERVICE
MINISTERIAL ETHICS EPHESIANS 5:1-14 Therefore be imitators of God as dear children. 2 And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma. THE ETHICS OFTHE REAL CHURCH
MINISTERIAL ETHICS EPHESIANS 5:1-14 3But fornication and all uncleanness or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as is fitting for saints; 4 neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor coarse jesting, which are THE ETHICS OFTHE REAL CHURCH