Who Can Find A Faithful Man?

Proverbs 20:6 KJV 1900

6 Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: But a faithful man who can find?

Psalm 12:1 KJV 1900

1 Help, Lord; for the godly man ceaseth; For the faithful fail from among the children of men.

In these end days

Well done thou good and faithful

What impact does faithfulness have on other people

What impact does someone have when they say I’m done with church

Isaiah 55:4–6 KJV 1900

4 Behold, I have given him for a witness to the people, A leader and commander to the people. 5 Behold, thou shalt call a nation that thou knowest not, And nations that knew not thee shall run unto thee Because of the Lord thy God, And for the Holy One of Israel; for he hath glorified thee. 6 Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, Call ye upon him while he is near:

David was given as a leader and a commander

The Son of David the Lord Jesus Christ

Leadership principles today

Leader and commander of the people

Leading nations

You have no idea how many people you are going to lead

Everyone is leading

Whether large or small - how do

Faithful of little

I have no aspiration to lead more than what God wants

Right place

right values

right morals

Faithful men who are spiritual leaders

If you cant lead you, you cant lead anyone else

A faithful man know how to lead one - himself

leading yourself is the most important

It’s a daily struggle to lead myself

I have to lead myself

to get up early

to spend time with the Lord

You have to lead yourself

Saved 1994

Going to college

serving in the bus route

read bible - prayed but it was always in a rush

As long as i was bringing people to church

As long as i had more on my bus route than someone else

We can perform and work and it’s amazing what we can do in our own power

But God revealed to me it doesn't matter if we do all these things and we dont have a inner strength of spiritual power - it catches up with us

Burnt out

Moral failure

Doing these in the outer man but not growing in the inner man

I remember working for a church

Feeling that I was entitled to certain position

Identity is not found in position

God had to strip me of all of me so that he could bring me here.

Rather than being concerned about competition, we should focus on leading ourselves. If we lose, the reason is most likely because we disqualified ourself by lack of faithfulness or leading ourself.

Are you leading yourself - if you are, where are you leading

Your family

Your brother and sister in christ

Learn to judge yourself

People seldom judge themselves

If you don’t judge yourself you won’t be able to lead others properly

Ask God to examine yourself and show you who you are

We usually compare ourself with someone less than us.

If a crowd means someone is spiritual then the superbowl wins

Psalm 26:2 KJV 1900

2 Examine me, O Lord, and prove me; Try my reins and my heart.

Your kidneys remove your waste from your body

Please make sure the waste is being filtered out of me

Examine my mind, dont let me fool myself

2. Ask others to examine you

Ask someone that knows you to tell you

James 5:16 KJV 1900

16 Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

Cant seem to handle examination

blood tests

other tests

Men don’t like to be told they have some blindspots

what you don’t know wont hurt you but it actually kills you!

Husbands sitting down with their wife

what do you think about me - dont get upset

wives asking husbands

Take it to heart

Husbands asking their children - what do you think about me

If you ask for examinaion dont get mad

1 Corinthians 11:28 KJV 1900

28 But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup.

3. Be honest and examine yourself

leader, faithful, man

Let another man tell you what they think of you

Leading Yourself

Learn How To Follow

“Civilization is in danger when those who have never learned to obey are given the right to command”

If you cant follow a pastor you cant lead in the church

parents that want to be obeyed but dont want to obey

Positions dont cause us to not do meanial tasks

there is a lot to be said about a person who will empty a trash can, sweeping a floor

The best way to connect with someone, if you want to lead, is to teach as you do the job yourself - modeling, not just commanding.

Men, learning to help their wife.

Men, learning to help another Christian.

I dont ask people to clean when I dont clean

I dont ask people to sweep a floor if i wont sweep a floor

One of the greatest ways to learn how to be a leader is to align yourself under authority and follow leadership.

Men who have never submitted to authority tend to be:

Proud, unrealistic, impatient, rigid, angry, controlling, demanding

home, work, church will be destroyed by this type of leadership

As we learn to submit to oneanother in the Lord, we are demonstrating true leadership

Wives submit

Children obey

Servants obey

Then...

Ephesians 5:21 (KJV 1900)

21 Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.

Job, Ministry

Become humble - Less of yourself means more effective in helping others

God is looking for faithful men to lead, but faithful men must learn to follow

God helped me learn lessons in following

The next step of obedience you take maybe a step that leads you to greater leadership and influence.

1 Samuel 17:17–18 KJV 1900

17 And Jesse said unto David his son, Take now for thy brethren an ephah of this parched corn, and these ten loaves, and run to the camp to thy brethren; 18 And carry these ten cheeses unto the captain of their thousand, and look how thy brethren fare, and take their pledge.

A son listening to his dad - no idea what God would do in his life

Took some food to his brothers - then he slew a giant

you may not like it

David took care of sheep

Ran errands

One simple obedient task - without complaining, operating in obedience

Will you examine yourself

Will you let God examine you

Will you let people examine you

God put you in the body of Christ

God is looking for faithful men

Proverbs 16:6 KJV 1900

6 By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: And by the fear of the Lord men depart from evil.

1Sa 12:24 Only fear the LORD, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things he hath done for you.