SL2 - Men of Activity
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Make leaders out of men of activity
Make leaders out of men of activity
Pharaoh is talking to Joseph
The land of Egypt is before thee; in the best of the land make thy father and brethren to dwell; in the land of Goshen let them dwell: and if thou knowest any men of activity among them, then make them rulers over my cattle.
Leaders need to be active for God
Involved - to an end
Acheiving
Accomplishing
And the man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valour: and Solomon seeing the young man that he was industrious, he made him ruler over all the charge of the house of Joseph.
And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here.
Jereboam was industrious
A man of activity
A busy, working man
I slept and dreamed that life is beauty. I woke and found that life is duty.
We need vision, but also more!
We need vision, but also more!
Where there is no vision, the people perish:
But he that keepeth the law, happy is he.
We need vision that is founded on God’s Word
We need dreamers
But it should not stop there
Joseph was a dreamer, but also a man of activity
And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.
And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph’s hand all the prisoners that were in the prison; and whatsoever they did there, he was the doer of it.
But Joseph was also a doer
A man of activity
Being sold into slavery did not kill his dream or activity
Don’t let difficulty stop you
And it came to pass about this time, that Joseph went into the house to do his business; and there was none of the men of the house there within.
And it came to pass about this time, that Joseph went into the house to do his business; and there was none of the men of the house there within.
Potiphar’s wife gave Joseph trouble while he was trying to do his business
He was a man of activity
A boaster is not the same as a dreamer
But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
The boaster never finishes what he dreams and promises
They talk, but are idle
Much talk and Idleness go together
Pharaoh knew this
And the tale of the bricks, which they did make heretofore, ye shall lay upon them; ye shall not diminish ought thereof: for they be idle; therefore they cry, saying, Let us go and sacrifice to our God.
If they were busy working, they wouldn’t be talking and complaining
Nehemiah communicated his vision to the people
They all worked together to accomplish the dream
They built a wall around Jerusalem in 52 days!
There were “nobles” that didn’t work and just caused trouble
Joshua was told to get up and go
And the Lord said unto Joshua, Get thee up; wherefore liest thou thus upon thy face?
After we go to the Lord in prayer
After we seek his will
After we get his direction
Go and do the work!
The Reubenites came together to argue instead of fight the enemy
And the princes of Issachar were with Deborah;
Even Issachar, and also Barak:
He was sent on foot into the valley.
For the divisions of Reuben there were great thoughts of heart.
Why abodest thou among the sheepfolds,
To hear the bleatings of the flocks?
For the divisions of Reuben there were great searchings of heart.
Victory is the result of orders obeyed, not orders discussed.
Do what God tells us!
His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it.
For the 2 and a half tribes who received their inheritance
Their inaction was sin
But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the Lord: and be sure your sin will find you out.
Festus and Agrippa saw
Paul’s innocence, but did nothing, resulting in continued imprisonment
And when they were gone aside, they talked between themselves, saying, This man doeth nothing worthy of death or of bonds.
Too often Christians discuss things and agree on
Truth
What is right
What needs to be done
Little boy heard his daddy pray:
Help the widow and the orphan with their needs.
Little boy said, “Daddy, if I had your money, I would answer your prayer.”
Take action!
Two sons were called to work
One said, “I go”, but didn’t
The other said, “I go not”, but did
But what think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard. He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went. And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not. Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.
Talk alone is not enough
Go and do!
Even a child is known by his doings,
Whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.
Paul said this about giving:
Now therefore perform the doing of it; that as there was a readiness to will, so there may be a performance also out of that which ye have. For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not.
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Give what you say you will give.
Act on your commitment and the Lord will bless
Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.
Let God bless, but there needs to be performance first(vs. 12)
Let God bless, but there needs to be performance first:
Just do it!
Just do it!
Just do it!
My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.
Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.
If ye love me, keep my commandments.
For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.
All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not.
Jesus rebuked the Pharisees because they don’t act!
But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.
When we know better, but don’t do better, we are sinning!
His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it.
God called:
David while he was watching sheep
He fought Goliath while everyone else just stood and watched
Elisha while he was plowing
Peter, James, and John while they were mending nets
Matthew while he was collecting taxes
Saul of Tarsus while he was persecuting churches
They were busy
But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
If God put something in your heart,
Do it!
Don’t wait
Don’t just talk
Act
Dream
Communicate
Act