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The call to servanthood
Jesus taught us an important lesson.
“those who serve, lead, and those who lead, serve.
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“The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing”.
It’s vital in life and leadership to maintain perspective.
The main thing as a Christian is a person and your relationship with Him.
Who or what is your main thing?
What’s the foundation of your life?
The relationship you hav
It’s important to recognize this because out of this main thing flows everything else in your life - including leadership.
Holy Spirit
The essential element of leadership that is attained through a relationship with Christ is the indwelling of the Holy Spirit.
When Jesus was training His disciples concerning the Holy Spirit, he said
Your purpose - to become Christ-like.
Romans
And Paul follows up with that purpose immediately
God knew us before we were born; he has predertmined a purpose for us....that purpose is to be Christ-like.
To be conformed to who Jesus is, and to take on His character and attitudes
2 Corinthaisn 5:20
We are ambassadors.
An ambassador is not only a representative, but almost a duplicate of someone else.
If you were to be my ambassador to a metting I couldn’t attend, you would first spend time iwht me, find out what I wanted done at that meeting, how I would act at that meeting, and then take my place there.
As an ambassador, you would represent me to the degree that it would be as if I were there.
An ambassador doesn’t speak on his own authority nor does he act on his own.
He acts and thinks as the one who sent him would.
Success as a servant leader is Christ-likeness, and Christ-likeness is success.
Make a list of the people and things that are most important to you.
Why?
Are you looking for nourishment in areas other than Christ Himself?
Is Christ the center of everything you do?
Why or why not?
Who do you want to be like?
What character qualities would you like to develop in your own life?
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What are some things that need to be strengthened in order to be more Christ-like?
What are some things you need to change to build a solid foundation?
Let’s talk about leadership.
What is leadership?
Oswald Sanders “influence, the ability of one person to influence others”
Army pamphlet “the process of influencing the actions of individuals and organizations in order to obtain desired results.”
Who are some of the greatest leaders of all time?
(George Washington, David, Moses, MLK, Winston Churchill, Paul…Hitler?)
Can Moses and Hitler both be great leaders?
What’s important?
The decision to influence for good or for evil.
Consider the influence others have on you.
Do you act differently depnding on who you’re around?
Leadership is influence; influence is power.
Lead, don’t push.
The world pushes, but a servant leads.
Booker T Washington said it best “there are two ways of exerting one’s strength; one is pushing down, the other is pulling up?
We all have a sphere of influence
Parents
Teachers
Youth Group
Organizations
Environment
Circumstances
Classmates
Co-workers
Siblings
Employers
As leaders, we must be discerning in filtering those influences and exerting our own influence.
What influences will you allow to affect you, and what will be the influences you intend?
Let’s talk about Jesus’ sphere of influence.
Disciples
Occasional followers and listeners
Pharisees
Jesus was tempted often by His sphere to compromise His mission; especially by the Pharisees.
So even the pharisees recognized how Jesus conducted himself as a leader who was not influenced by the wrong elements in His sphere.
Thermostat vs thermomoter
The servant leader influences his sphere as a thermostat affects the environment of a building.
The thermostat in a building sets the temperature and monitors its changes.
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Unfortunately, we are often more like a thermometer.
We fluctuate according to our surroundings, environment, and circumstances.
Is it difficult for you to see yourself as a leader?
Why or why not?
While we have incredible potential to influence others, we are also affected by the influence of those around us.
How easily are you influenced?
How has that influence affected you?
How do you think you influence others?
Do you think that others respect you?
Why or why not?
Make a list of positive and negative influences in your life.
What are some things you can change about this?
Do you know people who need someone to stand up for them.
Are you strengthening them, or are you allowing them to be weakened?
Who needs you encouragement and influence today?
Name 3 people that you believe you can influence.
How can you have a positive effect on their lives?
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