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Randy Amos
- The
Crown of Glory –1 Pet 5:4
- Introduction
i.
Careful with sectarian thinking
1. Careful
with identifying with words as coming closer to Scripture and being right.
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- Chief
Shepherd Gives Crown
i.
When he shows up: the victors crown will be given
1. to
the Elders
2. a
crown of glory
3. athletes
run for corruptible, we for an incorruptible crown
a. will
not tarnish on a shelf
ii.
Not automatic
1. Elders
who rule well
a. Not
by constraint in the position but willingly
b. Not
for money
c. Not
for power
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- A
Tale of Two Kings (2 Sam 5)
i.
One ended up with a crown of glory and one far
different
1. The
gaining of the crown wasn’t automatic
2. David
(2 Sam 5:2)
a. Becoming
a shepherd of the people
b. Amos
7:15 The Lord took me from following the flock
i.
There is a leading aspect which can be misleading
ii.
But here is a person who follows the flock—overseeing
what the flock is doing and making sure everything is all right
1. Too
often elders see themselves as administrators trying to make assemblies grow.
3. Saul
(1 Samuel 31:80)
a. His
head is cut off of his body
ii.
The Pressures of Governing God’s people
1. The
pressure of circumstances
a. Saul
1 Sam 13
i.
(v5) The Enemy, innumerable, poised to attack the
people of God
ii.
(v6) God’s people are afraid
1. The
people are scattered
2. (v7)
Some people cross the sea
3. (v8)The
Few are shaking at his side
iii.
(v9-10) Disobeys the word of God
1. In
pagan thinking, he offers a sacrifice
2. (v11)
Because of the circumstances I disobeyed
a. He
wasn’t being evil for evil’s sake
b. He
felt justified to do things different because of circumstances (v12)
c. Seems
a very small violation
3. (v13-14)
Extremely important to God
4. Good
motives and circumstances does not overrule God’s word
b. David
1 Sam 23
i.
(v1) The Enemy has been attacking
1. (v2)
Might seem logical to smite the enemy but David asks God first
a. A
man who is to lead others must be led first—by God
i.
Make sure its not some idea that’s working here and
you’re appropriating it
ii.
(v3) God’s People are afraid
1. (v5)
Checks with God again
a. He’s
ensured and attacks with success
iii.
(v7) Saul rumored to attack the whole city
1. David
checks with God again (10,11)
a. Will
Saul come? (yes)
b. Will
they deliver me? (yes)
i.
So David left Keilah
c. Keeps
one step ahead of the enemy by taking his directions from God and not
circumstances
c. The
servant doesn’t focus on circumstances to the neglect of the Word of God
iii.
The Pressure of Time
1. Saul
(1 Sam 14)
a. (v15-17)
Noise due to God with Jonathan and servant over there. War time. People afraid.
Bad circumstance
b. (v18)
Saul seeks council from God via the Ark
c. (v19)
Withdraw your hand
i.
Backs off from waiting for an answer
ii.
Putting God on a time table
d. (v24)
Marshalls the
army and comes up with a rule
i.
No man shall eat until Saul is avenged
ii.
He is lording it over his flock
iii.
Loose canons:
1. You
don’t obey my rule there is a penalty
iv.
There were some good results but it wasn’t the great
results (v29-30)
1. The
man made rule restricted them
2. David
(1 Sam 30)
a. (v1,2)
The enemy comes in, takes your wives and children away
i.
You can catch them! You can go now!
b. (v3)
David and people were broken hearted
i.
(v4) People were distressed—extremely bad circumstances
1. Their
families are devastated and the people have lost their confidence
c. (v6)
David encouraged himself
d. (v7-8)
David asks for the ephod and waits for an answer
i.
God tells him to go and overtake them
3. Good
men could make horrible decisions because of the pressures of time then go off
to make man made rules.
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- The
Pressure of People
i.
Saul (1 Sam 15:24)
1. I
sinned because I feared the people and obeyed their voice
a. Your
strength becomes your weakness when you submit to peer pressure.
b. Prov
21:29 The fear of man brings regret
i.
We must care more about offending God than men
ii.
David (1 Sam 26)
1. (v7-8)
Loyal people, looking at the circumstance and giving God credit for it—then
applying pressure
a. You’ll
have the crown if I kill him now
2. (v9)
David stands on a principle
a. God
put him in power, I don’t have authority to take him out of power (v10-11)
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- The
Commentary and the Crown
i.
Summary of Life
1. History
a. Saul
“I have played the fool and have committed serious error” (1 sam 26:21
b. David
crowned with the victor’s crown of Glory
2. The
Day of Christ (Phil 2:16-17)
a. Col 1:27-29 Just being
saved wasn’t good enough but there was a hope of glory to present every man
perfect in Christ Jesus
b. 1
Thes 2:19,20 “Who is our crown of glory?”
i.
The people you are shepherding and when we see them in
they’re completed form we see them and rejoice
c. 2
Thes 1:10, 12 When He shall be glorified in (not by) His saints
i.
The carpenter who makes the finished product is
glorified when people see the work and say “ah, what a great carpenter
d. 2
Thes 2:14 The obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ
i.
So, lets be faithful now—hold his words by the
traditions you were taught by word or mouth
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