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Jesus said, man cannot live on bread alone, but from every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.

You're listening to Daily Truth.

Shepherd of the flock of God that is among you exercising oversight, not under compulsion,

but willingly as God would have you, not for shameful gain,

taking an appropriate wage and doing appropriate work.

Do it eagerly.

Not domineering over those in your charge.

Not using coercion, but the church, the Orthodox church,

has held now for 2,000 years that the way that ministers,

the way that they guide the sheep, the way that they shepherd the sheep, the way that they move the sheep,

is not through coercion, but through persuasion.

To persuade.

I mean, that's literally what Hebrews, and I've used it multiple times now, but if you remember

about three weeks ago, Hebrews chapter 13, verse 17, obey your leaders and submit to them.

The word obey means to be persuaded by, which means a pastor should be persuasive.

I don't like the way you're binding my conscience.

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