AI OVERVIEW: Elders are charged to watch over themselves and to shepherd the flock of God, feeding and guarding the church purchased with Christ’s blood, a reminder that the church is God’s own, not a human project. The message emphasizes that this leadership operates in a plural, communal way and that genuine shepherding depends on members being actively connected to a local congregation. Membership matters because the local church is the provision for discovering gifts, testing calls, and growing in grace as believers participate together, avoid internal distortions, and receive steady instruction and accountability under God’s word.
YOUTUBE DESCRIPTION: --- Elders are responsible for the spiritual leadership of God’s people. But how can they fulfill their duties if the church has no members? Teaching from Acts 20, Alistair Begg explains why the local church is vitally important and why membership matters. We must be careful not...
