In His Image Ministries

Friday June 16 Bible Reading:      1 Pet. 5   1 - 7 Topic:          Wait For Your Due Season 1 Peter 5: 1 - 7 introduces us to God's sort or own type of Leaders set over His flock. Peter reminds leaders in today's Church as he did to his first audience, that leadership over God's people is not cheap, fixed and for personal gain Whoever is appointed to lead God's Church should remember that s/he has the call to serve not with high handedness, force and what he can gain. It is a service to be done willingly in love with the Good Shepherd the Lord Jesus Christ being the One to be obeyed and honoured by every leader as an under shepherd. A day is coming when the Chief Shepherd will return and reward every under shepherd according to what they have done in taking care of God's flock (v. 4) It is not only the Elders who should serve as good, sacrificial God fe...

Sunday May 7 Bible Reading:      John 10: 7 - 14 Topic:          The Good Shepherd Jesus made two very important declarations in today's reading. I am the Door of the sheep (v. 7) and I am the Good Shepherd (vs. 11, 14) and distinguished Himself from false doors and hirelings who have no genuine regard for the sheep they look after. As the door, He provides protection and security from predators who would try to steal or harm the sheep. As the Good Shepherd, He cares for the sheep, binds their wounds, leads them to good pasture and stays with them through every circumstance. In contrast, hirelings are predators that would harm the sheep and exploit them for their own ends. While Jesus comes to give us life in its abundance, the devil- the thief- comes to steal, to kill and to destroy. Unfortunately, today the Church is full of hirelings in the form of fake Pastors, Prop...