18/09/2025
Bible Study Topic
Blessing Your Pastor Elders Teachers and Leaders
1 Timothy 5:17 - Honor
The elders who lead the church in a good way should receive double honor—in particular, those who do the work of counseling and teaching.
Hebrews 13:17 - Obey
Obey your leaders. Be willing to do what they say. They are responsible for your spiritual welfare, so they are always watching to protect you. Obey them so that their work will give them joy, not grief. It won’t help you to make it hard for them.
Galatians 6:6 - Share
Whoever is being taught God’s word should share the good things they have with the one who is teaching them.
1 Thessalonians 5:12-13 - Respect
Now brothers and sisters, we ask you to recognize the value of those who work hard among you—those who, as followers of the Lord, care for you and tell you how to live. 13 Show them the highest respect and love because of the work they do.
Live in peace with each other.
1 Corinthians 9:11- Give
We planted spiritual seed among you, so we should be able to harvest from you some things for this life. Surely that is not asking too much.
2 Kings 4:8-10 - Giver
8 One day Elisha went to Shunem, where an important woman lived. She asked Elisha to stop and eat at her house. So every time Elisha went through that place, he stopped there to eat.
9 The woman said to her husband, “Look, I can see that Elisha is a holy man of God. He passes by our house all the time. 10 Please, let’s make a little room on the roof[a] for him. Let’s put a bed in this room and a table, a chair, and a lampstand. Then when he comes to our house, he can have this room for himself.”
1 Corinthians 9:14 - Benefit
It is the same with those who have the work of telling the Good News. The Lord has commanded that those who tell the Good News should get their living from this work.
Hebrews 13:7 - Imitate
Remember your leaders. They taught God’s message to you. Remember how they lived and died, and copy their faith.
Esther 4:14 - If you ignore
If you keep quiet now, help and freedom for the Jews will come from another place. But you and your father’s family will all die. And who knows, maybe you have been chosen to be the queen for such a time as this.”
In return
Philippians 4:19 - Provision
My God will use his glorious riches to give you everything you need. He will do this through Christ Jesus.
Galatians 6:9 - Harvest
We must not get tired of doing good. We will receive our harvest of eternal life at the right time. We must not give up.
Jeremiah 3:15 - Godly shepherd
Then I will give you new rulers who will be faithful to me. They will lead you with knowledge and understanding.
Numbers 6:24-26 - God will bless you
‘May the Lord bless you
and keep you.
25 May the Lord smile down on you
and show you his kindness.
26 May the Lord answer your prayers
and give you peace.’
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