Sermon on Acts 20:17-35 for the 4th Sunday of Easter, about Paul’s farewell speech and commission to the elders (pastors) of the churches of Ephesus. A reflection on the pastor’s duties toward the congregation.

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1. What instructions does Acts 20:17-35 contain for pastors? What worthy example did St. Paul set in his own conduct of his ministry among the Ephesians? The New Testament uses a variety of descriptive terms for the one preaching office, without any sense of hierarchy or rank in power: Presbyters (elders); shepherds [...]