ministerial ethics

MINISTERIAL ETHICS

CLASS 7, Section 2 THE STUDY OF ETHICS

ETHICS FROM GOD

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CLASS NUMBER 7SECTION ONETHE 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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OPENING STATEMENTSLEADERSHIP IN ANY INDUSTRY OF MAN IS VERY DIFFERENT THAN LEADERSHIP IN ALL THE MINISTRIES OF GODS KINGDOM

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STATEMENTS • It is absolutely WRONG to develop ethical leadership standards from the governments or enterprises of man in the Church.


STATEMENTS • The enterprises of man develop their leadership ethics from…•Money•Operation within legality of a country.


STATEMENTS •The best interests of the coporation, workers union or the common community. •Believers in Jesus Christ are called to be UNCOMMON.


STATEMENTS •The believer, business man, labour worker, Civil servant, law enforcement or legal administration is called to develop their living standards from a higher order.

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• THE ETHICS OFSERVANTHOOD

JOHN 13:1-17Now 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

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JOHN 13:1-17the world, He loved them to the

end. 2 And supper being ended, the devil having already put it into the

heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray Him,

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JOHN 13:1-173 Jesus, 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

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JOHN 13:1-17garments, 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

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JOHN 13:1-17He 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

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JOHN 13:1-17understand now, but you will know after this.” 8 Peter said to

Him, “You shall never wash my feet!”

Jesus answered him, “If I do not wash you, you have no part

with Me.”

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JOHN 13:1-17understand now, but you will know after this.” 8 Peter said to Him, “You

shall never wash my feet!”Jesus answered him, “If I do not wash you, you have no part

with Me.”

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JOHN 13:1-179 Simon Peter said to Him, “Lord,

not my feet only, but also my hands and my head!”

10 Jesus said to him, “He who is bathed needs only to wash his feet, but is

completely

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JOHN 13:1-17clean; 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.” 12 So when He had washed their

feet, taken His

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JOHN 13:1-17garments, 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

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JOHN 13:1-17Teacher, 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.

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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.

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•ETHICS OF SERVANTHOOD• 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.

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•ETHICS OF SERVANTHOOD•What ever you feed more grows more. •If you feed your lording over you will grow people who lord over each other.

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•ETHICS OF SERVANTHOOD•Jesus Christ demads His ambassidors and His leaders to SERVE not to demand service from others.

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•ETHICS OF SERVANTHOOD•Will you take Jesus Christ•1-SERIOUS?•2-SOBERLY SERVE THE CHRUCH?•CONCERNED to lead the right way?

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SERVANTHOOD NOT!!!

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,


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ACTS 5:1-11and 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


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ACTS 5:1-11land 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.”


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ACTS 5:1-115 Then 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,


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ACTS 5:1-11carried him 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,


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ACTS 5:1-11“Tell me whether you sold the land for so much?” She said, “Yes, for so

much.” 9 Then Peter said to her, “How is it that you have agreed together to test the Spirit of the


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ACTS 5:1-11Lord? 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


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ACTS 5:1-11last. 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.

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• WARNING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!•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!!!!!

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• WARNING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!•3- NEVER EVER USE your ANOINTING and LEADERSHIP position to take ADVANTABE of God’s people elevating yourself as a man or women!!!!!!!!!

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• ETHICS OF SERVANTHOOD

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,

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1 Timothy 3:1-7of 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

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1 Timothy 3:1-7house 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?);

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1 Timothy 3:1-76 not 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

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1 Timothy 3:1-7are outside, lest he fall into

reproach and the snare of the devil.

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LEADERSHIP • 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.

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LEADERSHIP • 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.

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1 Timothy 3:8-13Likewise 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.

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1 Timothy 3:8-1310 But 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,

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1 Timothy 3:8-13faithful 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

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1 Timothy 3:8-13themselves a good standing and

great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.

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SERVICE • 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!!!!


SERVICE • 3- Never ever ask someone to serve on your board who is not mature in the WORD and the FAITH.


SERVICE •WHAT THE CHURCH SHOULD STRIVE FOR IN THE CONGREGATION.•1- Fitting character – Eph. 5:1-14•2-Wisdom of God – Eph 5:15-21


SERVICE •WHAT THE CHURCH SHOULD STRIVE FOR IN THE CONGREGATION.•3- Marriage and family in good spiritual health Eph. 5:22-33

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• THE ETHICS OFTHE REAL CHURCH

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.

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EPHESIANS 5:1-143 But 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

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EPHESIANS 5:1-14not fitting, but rather giving of

thanks. 5 For this you know, that no fornicator, unclean person, nor

covetous man, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in the kingdom

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EPHESIANS 5:1-14of Christ and God. 6 Let no one

deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath

of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.

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EPHESIANS 5:1-147 Therefore do not be partakers with them. 8 For you were once

darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of

light 9 (for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness,

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EPHESIANS 5:1-14righteousness, and truth), 10 finding

out what is acceptable to the Lord.11 And have no fellowship with

the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them. 12 For it is

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EPHESIANS 5:1-14shameful even to speak of those things which are done by them in secret. 13 But all things that are

exposed are made manifest by the light, for whatever makes manifest

is

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EPHESIANS 5:1-14light.14 Therefore He says:“Awake, you who sleep,

Arise from the dead,And Christ will give you light.”

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CHURCH• We musts strive to grow congregations that are walking in a FITTING WAY for the Kingdom of God before the WORLD!

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EPHESIANS 5:15-2115 See then that you walk

circumspectly, not as fools but as wise,16 redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

17 Therefore do not be unwise,

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EPHESIANS 5:15-21but understand what the will of the Lordis. 18 And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit, 19 speaking to one another in psalms and hymns

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EPHESIANS 5:15-21and spiritual songs, singing and

making melody in your heart to the Lord,20 giving thanks always for all

things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus

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EPHESIANS 5:15-21Christ, 21 submitting to one another

in the fear of God.


CHRUCH • We must strive to grow congregations that are WISE IN the way they walk in a very unwise and dark world.

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EPHESIANS 5:22-33Wives, submit to your own

husbands, as to the Lord. 23 For the husband is head of the wife, as

also Christ is head of the church; and He is the Savior of the body.

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EPHESIANS 5:22-3324 Therefore, just as the church is

subject to Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in everything. 25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the

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EPHESIANS 5:22-33church and gave Himself for

her, 26 that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of

water by the word, 27 that He might present her to Himself a glorious

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EPHESIANS 5:22-33church, not having spot or wrinkle

or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without

blemish. 28 So husbands ought to love their own wives as their own

bodies;

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EPHESIANS 5:22-33he who loves his wife loves

himself.29 For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and

cherishes it, just as the Lord does the church. 30 For we are

members of His

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EPHESIANS 5:22-33body, of His flesh and of His

bones. 31 “For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the

two shall become one flesh.”

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EPHESIANS 5:22-33 32 This is a great mystery, but I speak concerning Christ and the church. 33 Nevertheless let each

one of you in particular so love his own wife as himself,

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EPHESIANS 5:22-33and let the wife see that she

respects her husband.


CHURCH • We must strive to grow congregations in which MARRIAGES and FAMILIES are healing and becoming solid to demonstrate the gospel of Jesus Christ and the Kingdom of God.

CLASS 8, Section 2 Pages 127-135ETHICS IN CHURCH & WORLD VIEW

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