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9:00am and 10:45am
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10:15am-10:45am
Instruction
Time
9:00am and 10:45am
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Ephesians
4:11-13
It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets,
some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers,
to prepare God's people for works of service, so that the
body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity
in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and
become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness
of Christ.
Exodus 18:13-24
The next day Moses took his seat to serve as judge for the
people, and they stood around him from morning till evening.
When his father-in-law saw all that Moses was doing for
the people, he said, "What is this you are doing for
the people? Why do you alone sit as judge, while all these
people stand around you from morning till evening?"
Moses answered him, "Because the people come to me
to seek God's will. Whenever they have a dispute, it is
brought to me, and I decide between the parties and inform
them of God's decrees and laws."
Moses' father-in-law replied, "What you are doing is
not good. You and these people who come to you will only
wear yourselves out. The work is too heavy for you; you
cannot handle it alone.
Listen now to me and I will give you some advice, and may
God be with you. You must be the people's representative
before God and bring their disputes to him. Teach them the
decrees and laws, and show them the way to live and the
duties they are to perform. But select capable men from
all the people--men who fear God, trustworthy men who hate
dishonest gain--and appoint them as officials over thousands,
hundreds, fifties and tens.
Have them serve as judges for the people at all times, but
have them bring every difficult case to you; the simple
cases they can decide themselves. That will make your load
lighter, because they will share it with you. If you do
this and God so commands, you will be able to stand the
strain, and all these people will go home satisfied."
Moses listened to his father-in-law and did everything he
said.
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