Servant Leader-Masters Edition
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Introduction
Introduction
Ms. Cathy Kyle-Head of School
Ms. Laura Glen, Coach Fruitt
Ms. Christenberry and Mr. Tony Rudzena
To all faculty and students; I am grateful to God for this opportunity to be with you this morning.
The City marvels at how well PDS quickly and strategically created a safe environment for the students of this great school to meet during the Covid -19 crisis were are in; so I salute you for the prayers and planning you participated in to keeping everyone safe.
So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy, complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.
We just witness the greatest golf tournament last weekend: The Masters. If you are like my boys and I; you were glued to the TV watching some amazing Golf. The storylines were amazing: Covid-19, the weather started off stormy. Will Tiger get another Green Jacket and the list goes on and on.
We love to see greatness and the 2020 winner Dustin Justin made history shooting -20 par. Last year everyone’s favorite, Tiger Woods makes a comeback of a lifetime in 2019; lastly Patrick Reed took the jacket in 2018. These guys are Masters champions and we know them; we see them front and center. They get the sport center highlights, their faces on the front of newspapers. . . .
But in all of their greatness; there is someone else in the mix to help them reach the grand prize. If you watch closely there’s a person who walks with the golfer every step of the way; and that person is called the Caddy.
The Caddy has a very important role; they are not just there to clean the golf balls and give them water. They carry the golfer’s clubs; taking the load and weight off the one playing. The give advise on which iron to hit based on the distance away from the pin on the greens. The Caddie studies the course and has a keen awareness of how fast or slow the greens are.
They have a very important task. Many times, The Caddy is a great golfer himself and could actually compete professionally. Although being a great golfer is not a prerequisite, many are and instead of playing to win for themselves; they take the backseat to push others to greatness.
Instead of being the champion, being known as the greatest they take the behind the scene role.
This year it was Austin Johnson; in 2019 Tiger had Joe LaCava who had to remind Tiger who he was to help push him to the green jacket. When tiger was at his lowest point, the Caddie encouraged him.
These Caddies show us a model of servant leadership, as they put others interests before his own. . but this is just a a game. Its for us to see and enjoy as a game; However there is a greater servant leader. . one who came into the world, died for our sins so we could have a better life an abundant life. His name is Jesus and philippians 2 gives us a wonderful look into what a servant leader does. Servant leaders are not selfish and the put the needs of others above their own. Let’s look at how we can put the needs of others before our own.
Its helping our friends who may be struggling in class, its seeing a friend being mistreated and stepping in to defend them. Its having the courage to tell your friends when they are doing something wrong. It’s placing yourself between the tensions or problems that happen on a daily basis.
The servant leader is strong; there is nothing weak about caring for the needs of others. Servant leaders are confident and smart; and are powerful. Servant leaders have a great sense of control. They are like thermostats rather than thermometers. Thermostats- control the temperature in the room.
We need more servant leaders in our cities and in our world. Servant leaders have the ability to calm chaotic situations. How do I know this? Going back to the ultimate model of Jesus. The Bible says: He who knew no sin became so that we might become His righteousness.
What doe that mean? Looking back at the remainder of Phil 2
Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Jesus is God; he saw we were having an awful day on the course. Humanity on its own could not hit a birdee, we could not shoot for par. . . the best we could do in our own strength was a Double Boogie. Jesus came into this world and served as the Ultimate caddie. Helped us in our time of need. Healed the sick, raised the dead, gave sight to those who were blind.
and on the cross of calvary, He gives us the hole in one of Salvation. This salvation washed all of our sins away and allow us to follow His example of humility. . . His example of a servant leader.
Ilustration of Dylan and his love for sea Turtles
doesn’t use plastic straws
he pleaded with us
he saw a need, stood in the gap, Provided a solution