Elders

I Timothy 3
Titus 1
I Peter 5

I feel like a nervous groom waiting to get married. I am filled with excitement about the prospect of getting elders in place at GBF because of the step of obedience it will symbolize. Just as a groom awaits his lovely bride and all the excitement that comes with a wedding, I feel the excitement can just about carry me away.

On the other hand, the very responsibility that I feel to teach, train and preach what the Word of God tells us about eldership is quite overwhelming. I deeply desire that each person at GBF will have a clear understanding of what defines a godly elder. No greater example can be found than Jesus Christ. What a measuring stick! No human being will even come close to the amazing, transforming, uniquely human servant that Jesus was, but our desire should be to strive, study, pray and learn to be that servant...humble...obedient...passionate. Wow! That young nervous groom feeling certainly can be fearfully paralyzing and can stop of us from doing what God wants. However, if we are walking in the truth that exudes from God's Word we can walk with humble boldness! Much like the groom who is meeting his bride at the center isle....claiming the gift that is his and acknowledging the one who is the giver of this beautiful gift.

Thank you for your prayers as we embark on this journey.
Bruce