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Jesus’ Threefold Office III

Nikolas January 20, 2023
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Jesus’
Threefold Office

Part Three

The Regal Task of Kingdom Leadership

What is the regal role of the Christian and pastor?

The Coming King of Zion
Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion!
Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem!
Behold, your king is coming to you;
righteous and having salvation is he,
humble and mounted on a donkey,
on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

In this fifth video, Nikolas concludes our first lesson on the biblical foundations for pastoring in the way of Jesus by modeling the threefold office of Christ the King.

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The King

Christ as our King means we are kings under Him – or stewards. We exercise authority and care for one another. Any one of us in leadership has the calling to be bringers of peace and cultivators of shalom.

God appoints leaders in various roles, to exercise God-given authority which will bring God’s blessing to bear on His world.

Test Yourself

The priestly work of Jesus involves what central act?

Answer

Jesus reconciles us to God through the cross
(2 Cor. 5:17-21)

Looking Back

Consider these questions before you finish this lesson:

  1. Which of these three functions do you feel most drawn towards?  

  2. Why is it important that all three functions are integrated well in the pastor?

  3. What are the potential pitfalls or dangers when there is a priestly, prophetic or regal imbalance in the leadership or the pastor or the culture of the church?

Talk it Through

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  • Jesus’ Threefold Office, Part 3: The King

    Posted by Shenay on January 20, 2023 at 3:00 pm

    Discussion reflection question (150-200 word paragraph for each question, please)  

      • As Pastors, we are called to live out the offices as fully and as integrated as we can.  To do so is to seek to become more Christlike.  Richard Mauw puts it this way:
        • The ability to discern the concerns, desires, fears and hopes: … this is priestly.  The capacity to shape and articulate a vision and goals for a people: this is prophetic.  The ability to effectively facilitate movement from one to the other: this is the ruling (kingly) function.
    Abayomi replied 8 months, 2 weeks ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  • Abayomi

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    July 13, 2023 at 1:11 pm
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    I completely agree, as Pastors we are called to fully balance the 3 offices as much as we can. So help us LORD., amen. Furthermore, we must do these inorder to seek to become Christ like.

    Richard Mauw correctly states this in his teaching.

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