God has spiritual overseers—pastors, elders, and deacons—within the Church so that the Body of Christ may function in an orderly and edifying way. In today’s passage, the Apostle Paul exhorted believers to recognize and respect those who labored among them and led them in the Lord. Yet honoring leadership does not mean blind loyalty—like the Bereans, we are called to prove all things by the Word of God. Please open your Bible to First Thessalonians chapter five and join Pastor Ray Viola as he begins his study of verses twelve through twenty-eight.
