Weakness Made Strong. LeadershipPt.2

Qualities Essential Leadership

Great Communicater-Integrity- Empathy-Visionary-Administration-Confident-Resilient-Courageous-Humble-Strategic-Team Builder-Self Motivated-Relational

Confidence- people will be more likely to follow a confident leader or an unconfident leader?

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Confidence- having a feeling or belief that you can do something well or succeed at something . a person's belief that a chosen course of action is the right choice and that they can properly perform that action

Unconfident- lack confidence, unsure of ones ability to perform a task or job.

Underconfident, Self Confident, Over Confident

Over Confident- thinks my abilities are better than what they really are. Delusional about accomplishments. Prideful. Puts people at risk - Blind Spot

Self Confident- knows they have talents that can achieve. Achieves natural level accomplishments. Self Reliant v Team Reliant. We can become self confident when we get really good at using our talents. Not God reliant

Positive- Has learnt skills when submited to God can achieve

Un-Confident- thinks my abilities are not good enough. Low self esteem, self doubt, Dis beleive what God can do through them. Positive- Weakness causes them to cry out to God for help

Weakness To Strength- Being God Confident

2 Corinthians 12:7–10 (NKJV) 7 And lest I should be exalted above measure by the abundance of the revelations, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I be exalted above measure. 8 Concerning this thing I pleaded with the Lord three times that it might depart from me.

9 And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

10 Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

Weakness- incapacity, limitation, sickness,

Grace- Gift and favour and abilities given freely

Exalted- be overly proud, raise in pride, exalt self

The Key Always Be -Reliant On God-

Psalm 20:7 (NIV) 7 Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.

Human/Natural Confidence- reliance on self rather than God. There is a danger when we become more confident that we rest on our human abilities.

Proverbs 3:26 (NKJV) 26 For the Lord will be your confidence, And will keep your foot from being caught.

Trust-reliance on and confidence in a person

Leadership Faith- doing things that are beyound your abilities

Strength- dunamis

Strong- able, capable, powerful, made possible

Playing It Safe- if you only do things you are confident in you are not really walking in faith. Real faith is to belive for things that are beyond your own abilities

A Messenger of Satan- God uses the devil to guide us to greater reliance on Him.

2 Corinthians 12:7 (The Message) 7–10 Because of the extravagance of those revelations, and so I wouldn’t get a big head, I was given the gift of a handicap to keep me in constant touch with my limitations. Satan’s angel did his best to get me down; what he in fact did was push me to my knees. No danger then of walking around high and mighty!

Apostle Paul

1 Corinthians 2:2–5 (NKJV) 2 For I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified. 3 I was with you in weakness, in fear, and in much trembling. 4 And my speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, 5 that your faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.

Well Educated- Greek Scholar, Taught by Gamaliel

Philippians 3:4–6 (NIV) 4 though I myself have reasons for such confidence. If someone else thinks they have reasons to put confidence in the flesh, I have more: 5 circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; in regard to the law, a Pharisee; 6 as for zeal, persecuting the church; as for righteousness based on the law, faultless.

Not Wrong To Feel Weakness- Wrong to be controlled by it