Episode Details

We walk through Paul’s emotional farewell to the elders of Ephesus and why real ministry creates bonds that feel like family. We also face Paul’s blunt warning about wolves and Jesus’ prayer that we stay in the world without letting the world get inside us. 
• Paul’s goodbye as a picture of spiritual fatherhood and costly love 
• Why authentic pastoral ministry leaves “fingerprints on the soul” 
• The command to watch ourselves before watching the flock 
• Wolves as a real threat to the Church, including from within 
• False teaching and compromise that keep Christian words but lose Christ 
• Jesus’ prayer for protection from the evil one, not removal from hardship 
• Competing catechesis of the world versus the truth of Christ 
• Consecration in truth as the path to holiness and perseverance 
• The Church built on prayer, sacrifice, tears, and truth 
• A closing examination of what voice is shaping our priorities 

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