A SERVANT HEART

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A SERVANT HEART FOR MISSION IN CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS
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Our mission is to

• Spread the gospel
• Pass the baton of leadership on to the next
  generation
• Be encouraged that despite anything to the
  contrary we have the promise of His presence with
  us.

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Matthew 1413-34

• When Jesus heard what had happened, he withdrew
  by boat privately to a solitary place. Hearing of
  this, the crowds followed him on foot from the
  towns. When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd,
  he had compassion on them and healed their sick.
• As evening approached, the disciples
  came to him and said, "This is a remote place,
  and it's already getting late. Send the crowds
  away, so they can go to the villages and buy
  themselves some food.
• Jesus replied, "They do not need to go away.
  You give them something to eat.
• "We have here only five loaves of bread and two
  fish," they answered.
• "Bring them here to me," he said. And he
  directed the people to sit down on the grass.
  Taking the five loaves and the two fish and
  looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke
  the loaves. Then he gave them to the disciples,
  and the disciples gave them to the people. They
  all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples
  picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that
  were left over. The number of those who ate was
  about five thousand men, besides women and
  children.

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Matthew 1413-34

• Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into
  the boat and go on ahead of him to the other
  side, while he dismissed the crowd. After he had
  dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by
  himself to pray. When evening came, he was there
  alone, but the boat was already a considerable
  distance from land, buffeted by the waves because
  the wind was against it.
• During the fourth watch of the night Jesus
  went out to them, walking on the lake. When the
  disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were
  terrified. "It's a ghost," they said, and cried
  out in fear.
• But Jesus immediately said to them
  "Take courage! It is I. Don't be afraid.
• "Lord, if it's you," Peter replied,
  "tell me to come to you on the water. "Come," he
  said. Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked
  on the water and came toward Jesus. But when he
  saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to
  sink, cried out, "Lord, save me!
• Immediately Jesus reached out his
  hand and caught him. "You of little faith," he
  said, "why did you doubt?
• And when they climbed into the boat,
  the wind died down. Then those who were in the
  boat worshiped him, saying, "Truly you are the
  Son of God.
• When they had crossed over, they landed
  at Gennesaret.And when the men of that place
  recognized Jesus, they sent word to all the
  surrounding country. People brought all their
  sick to him and begged him to let the sick just
  touch the edge of his cloak, and all who touched
  him were healed.

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• Jesus Christ left us an example for our daily
  conduct and from it there can be no appeal.
• A.W Tozer

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Jesus three attitudes

• His heart of compassion for the lost. (Go make
  disciples...)
• His commitment to developing servant leadership
  in His disciples. (Teaching them to obey
  everything I have commanded)
• His longing for his children to have a strong
  robust Faith and. (I am with you always)

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• He saw, he felt, he acted. The movement was
  from the eye to the heart, and from the heart to
  the hand. His compassion was always aroused by
  the sight of need, and it always led to
  constructive action.
• John Stott

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The Mutingwende family
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Orphans enrolled by Gateway
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Jesus three attitudes

• His heart of compassion for the lost. (Go make
  disciples...)
• His commitment to developing servant leadership
  in His disciples. (Teaching them to obey
  everything I have commanded)
• His longing for his children to have a strong
  robust Faith and. (I am with you always)

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A commitment to developing servant leadership in
his disciples

• Who is serving whom in our schools?
• Whom do we depend on to get the job done?
• Are we modelling the way?
• What does our prayer life look like?

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• The servant at the bottom of the totem pole was
  expected to be the one on his knees with the
  towel and basin. In this case the one with the
  towel and basin is the king of the universe.
  Hands that shaped stars now wash away filth.
  Fingers that formed mountains now massage toes.
  And the one before whom all nations will one day
  kneel now kneels before his disciples.
• Max Lucado

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Jesus three attitudes

• His heart of compassion for the lost. (Go make
  disciples...)
• His commitment to developing servant leadership
  in His disciples. (Teaching them to obey
  everything I have commanded)
• His longing for his children to have a strong
  robust Faith and. (I am with you always)

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Developing a strong and robust faith in his
disciples

• He makes them do things that will stretch them
• He encourages them to operate by faith and not
  sight
• He encourages them to encourage others
• He entices them out of their comfort zone
• He causes them to go the extra mile (literally at
  times!).

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• People and rubber bands have one thing in
  common they must be stretched to be effective.
• John Maxwell

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• You intended to harm me, but God intended it for
  good to accomplish what is now being done, the
  saving of many lives.
• Genesis 5020

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• We were under great pressure, far beyond our
  ability to endure, so that we despaired even of
  life. Indeed, in our hearts we felt the sentence
  of death. But this happened that we might not
  rely on ourselves but on God, who raises the
  dead. He has delivered us from such a deadly
  peril, and he will deliver us. On him we have
  set our hope that he will continue to deliver
  us.
• 2 Corinthians 19-10

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• What is your boat? Your boat is whatever you
  are tempted to put your trust in, especially when
  life gets a little stormy. Your boat is whatever
  keeps you so comfortable that you dont want to
  give it up even if its keeping you from joining
  Jesus on the waves. Your boat is whatever pulls
  you away from the high adventure of extreme
  discipleship.
• John Ortberg

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Attentive faces
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Bible quiz
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Preparing lunch
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Lunch break
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Exchange program
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Smiling faces
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Conclusion

• Jesus never tires of
• Showing compassion for the lost.
• Developing a heart of servant leadership in His
  followers and
• Encouraging a strong and robust faith in His
  leaders

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