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P R A C T I C I N G C H R I S T I A N L E A D E R S H I P

Effective Church Discipline: Exhorting, Rebuking, and Restoring

Segment 1: Exhorting as a Principle of Biblical Discipline

Rev. Dr. Don L. Davis

The Christian leader is one who challenges the people of God to remain faithful in their discipleship in Jesus Christ by exhorting them for the purpose of edification. Such exhortation should be done with humility, a deep desire for healing and restoration, building on the wisdom of the Spirit, and backed up with personal example. Our objective for this segment, Effective Church Discipline: Exhorting as a Principle of Biblical Discipline , is to enable you to see that: • The practicing Christian leader is one who challenges the people of God to remain faithful in their discipleship in Jesus Christ by exhorting them for the purpose of edification. • Godly exhortation is backed up by personal example, given with grace, built on the foundation of Christ and Scripture, and is informed by the wisdom of the Holy Spirit. • While our position before the Lord (our standing) is secure due to our faith in Christ, our daily walk with him and others (our state) is subject to change with our obedience to God; we must be willing to be taught so our state may line up in our conduct with our high standing in Christ.

Summary of Segment 1

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• We must avoid the problems associated with poor exhortation, the problems of pride, micro-management, and legalism.

I. Exhorting Believers for Christian Maturity

Video Segment 1 Outline

A. Definition: the practicing Christian leader is one who challenges the people of God to remain faithful in their discipleship in Jesus Christ by exhorting them for the purpose of edification .