Practicing Christian Leadership, Mentor's Guide, MG11

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5. We are to endure with them, to feel with them, to be willing to suffer alongside them and bear affliction for their sake.

a. 2 Tim. 2.10-13

b. Eph. 3.13

c. Col. 1.24

D. Shepherds respond sensitively to each situation: the importance of being Spirit-controlled .

1. Do not resist the ministry of the Holy Spirit in your pastoral care; be open to the Spirit’s leading and prompting as you share the truth, Eph. 5.18; Acts 7.51.

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2. Being controlled by the Spirit will allow us to approach issues with those who need care in a loving and sympathetic manner, Gal. 5.22-24.

3. The Spirit may provide you with prophetic utterance or a new word as you care for and counsel others; be ready to speak what the Spirit gives you in that hour.

a. 1 Tim. 4.14

b. 2 Tim. 1.6

c. 1 Thess. 5.19-21