The NXR Podcast - October 03, 2022


DAILY TRUTH - All Christians Need a Shepherd

Topics
shepherding accountability
Hosted by
Joel Webbon Harrison Smith Antonio Griffith Dale Partridge Wewsley Todd Calvin Robinson
Mentioned
Joel Webin Jamie White Joseph Boot Gary DeMar
QUESTIONS - Is Shunning Biblical？ THEOLOGY APPLIED - Recovering A Faithful Christian Witness

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Length

8 minutes

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Word count

1,355

Sentence count

90

Harmful content

Toxicity

5

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4

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Pastor Joel Webin talks about the role of pastors and deacons in shepherding the flock and how they can keep a careful watch over every single member of the flock of Christ. Pastor Joel also discusses the importance of having a team of elders to oversee, watch, and shepherd the flock.

Transcript

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00:00:00 Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. Hold it. Big announcement, a scary announcement, a threat,
00:00:06 but also a promise. The price of our conference, the post-millennial and theonomy conference,
00:00:11 it's going up. It's going up right after Reformation Day. We are going to hold the
00:00:16 price at $100, which is super cheap for a three-day conference with Dr. James White, Dr. Joseph Boot,
00:00:21 Dr. Gary DeMar, and the guy who's not a doctor, so we'll say Pastor Joel Webin. We've got a great
00:00:27 conference, May 5th, 6th, and 7th in Georgetown, Texas, just north of Austin for a hundred bucks,
00:00:33 super cheap, but we can't hold that price forever. So if you want to get into that price,
00:00:38 you got to get in now, right after Reformation Day, not Halloween, Reformation Day, October 31st.
00:00:44 That's the last day that you can get in this conference, register at the price of a hundred
00:00:49 bucks. After that, starting November 1st, it's going to be 130. So go to rightresponseconference.com,
00:00:56 writeresponseconference.com and register today. Thanks.
00:01:02 Jesus said, man cannot live on bread alone, but from every word that proceeds from the mouth of
00:01:07 God. You're listening to Daily Truth. Acts chapter 20, verse 28, 1 Peter 5 also works.
00:01:16 Pay careful attention. This is pastors and deacons now. Primarily in this context,
00:01:20 it's the Ephesian elders, it's pastors. Pay careful attention to yourselves. So pastors,
00:01:24 watch your own lives. Be godly. And to all the flock, whoa, if we stop there, I just, I wouldn't
00:01:33 even be able to get out of bed in the morning. I'm a pastor. This is a commandment from scripture to
00:01:39 me. Pastors, watch yourselves. It's like, that's already a full-time job, okay? Try my best by God's
00:01:46 grace to do that and the flock our flock here is universal global flock of god
00:01:54 how do you practically obey that command how do you do that how does a pastor keep care and it
00:02:04 says careful careful watch over every single member of the flock of christ universally
00:02:11 it can't be what he's talking about we know it's not what he's talking about and here it is
00:02:19 explicitly it's very helpful which thought the one in which the holy spirit has made you
00:02:23 overseers oh okay all right well that's still going to be a tall task but by god's grace that's
00:02:30 something that me and the other pastors of this church we can do watch your own lives watch each
00:02:35 other hold each other accountable to godliness and repentance to write doctrine and write lives
00:02:41 and together as a team of pastors,
00:02:43 that's why our church affirms a plurality of elders,
00:02:46 meaning more than just one pastor,
00:02:48 because we want to carefully oversee, watch the flock.
00:02:54 And we can more carefully watch the flock
00:02:56 if there are more of us watching.
00:02:57 And so we have five elders, five pastors at this church
00:03:00 who are going to be watching each other
00:03:02 and watching the flock carefully.
00:03:05 And the reason we can do it
00:03:06 is because we have five pastors, not just one,
00:03:09 and because we have one flock,
00:03:11 that is visible and definable through church membership
00:03:14 and not an ethereal, theoretical, invisible church
00:03:19 where there's no way of knowing who's a part of it.
00:03:22 So again, submission, you can say,
00:03:24 my attendance is enough for me to see that you're my leader
00:03:26 and I need to submit to you.
00:03:29 Here's the counter with shepherding.
00:03:31 Your attendance is not enough for me and the elders to see you
00:03:34 and know that we're going to be held accountable
00:03:36 for keeping careful watch.
00:03:38 See, so by attending, you're able to pinpoint us as your leader.
00:03:42 But by your attending, we are not able to pinpoint you as a part of this flock.
00:03:47 Look, there are people who have attended this church dozens of times.
00:03:52 But I don't even know your name.
00:03:55 You show up late, you leave early.
00:03:59 Probably intentionally.
00:04:01 I say probably because we can't discern motives.
00:04:03 It would be hypocritical if I said definitely.
00:04:05 I already addressed that, right?
00:04:06 So, I don't know, maybe that's not your motive.
00:04:08 Maybe every single week, you know, there's a reason.
00:04:12 But how can I legitimately, in any way that would be faithful
00:04:17 to obeying this command, Acts chapter 20, verse 28, shepherd you?
00:04:22 I don't know anything about you.
00:04:25 So how do you get on my radar?
00:04:27 See, that's the very thing, I think, in our hearts,
00:04:29 especially in the American church today that's so lackadaisical.
00:04:33 And it's not just apathy, it's also fear.
00:04:35 You're afraid.
00:04:35 I get it.
00:04:36 You're afraid. We are afraid of making ourself accountable to someone else because it's giving
00:04:43 someone power. I mean, doesn't it feel so much safer to just keep the power for yourself?
00:04:49 I'm not going to trust somebody else and give them that position, that authority
00:04:53 to discipline me. So your whole sermon today, really, Joel, you thought this sermon was going
00:04:59 to be compelling? You thought it was going to be persuasive? Because your whole sermon is,
00:05:03 you're saying that I should voluntarily bind myself to this flock
00:05:09 so that I could be potentially kicked out?
00:05:12 And publicly, everybody would be a part of it?
00:05:16 Why would anyone do that?
00:05:19 There's so much safety in accountability.
00:05:25 Could those leaders, could those people in positions of authority,
00:05:28 positions of accountability, abuse it?
00:05:31 Yes.
00:05:32 And here's the reality.
00:05:33 There is no way to definitively ensure that that won't happen.
00:05:40 I cannot promise you.
00:05:42 I want to.
00:05:43 Everything in me wants to, but I would be lying.
00:05:46 I would not be being forthright with you.
00:05:48 I want to promise you that if you're a member of this church,
00:05:50 the elders and the deacons and the other members will never, ever abuse you.
00:05:57 I can't make that promise.
00:05:59 I am a sinner.
00:06:01 I'm going to do my best.
00:06:03 you might be abused.
00:06:10 But here are your options.
00:06:12 You could submit yourself to the people of God
00:06:15 who are at least striving to be biblical,
00:06:17 who preach expositionally, text by text,
00:06:20 every single week,
00:06:22 who have a 23-page constitution
00:06:24 that most of it is scripture
00:06:25 to try to ensure that we do things justly and rightly,
00:06:29 that yes, you may still be abused,
00:06:31 but it's earnestly striving not to,
00:06:32 and at least you have accountability
00:06:34 and safety and authority and blessing
00:06:37 or you can trust yourself
00:06:39 and only yourself. 0.96
00:06:45 And you can be the rogue Christian 1.00
00:06:46 who shows up at this church 1.00
00:06:48 and then shows up at that
00:06:49 and maybe even consistently attends one church
00:06:52 but you never raise your hand
00:06:54 and say, here I am, pastor me.
00:06:58 By your attendance, you've put us on your radar
00:07:01 but by your refusal to become a member in the church,
00:07:04 you've never put yourself on our radar.
00:07:07 And when your marriage starts going south,
00:07:10 you have intentionally designed your commitment
00:07:13 to be just obscure enough to where no one will call
00:07:15 because you don't want them to.
00:07:19 And when greed is an idol in your heart
00:07:22 and you're actually not being generous
00:07:24 in giving to the household of faith,
00:07:26 no one will know.
00:07:27 and no one will be able to correct you on it and it's by design you did it intentionally 0.99
00:07:37 you spurned correction the proverb says that the man who spurns correction is a fool don't be a fool 0.99
00:07:48 yeah you might be abused but but you know how i i can promise you that you will be abused 0.99
00:07:57 if you only give power to yourself.
00:08:01 If you become a member of this church
00:08:02 and give power to others, authority to others,
00:08:05 allow others to hold you accountable,
00:08:07 you might be abused.
00:08:09 But if you only ever give authority and power to yourself,
00:08:12 you will be abused.
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