Servant Leadership

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Servant Leadership
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Servant Leadership

• Luke 612-16
• The Twelve Apostles
• 12One of those days Jesus went out to a
  mountainside to pray, and spent the night praying
  to God. 13When morning came, he called his
  disciples to him and chose twelve of them, whom
  he also designated apostles 14Simon (whom he
  named Peter), his brother Andrew, James, John,
  Philip, Bartholomew, 15Matthew, Thomas, James son
  of Alphaeus, Simon who was called the Zealot,
  16Judas son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who
  became a traitor.

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• Matthew 2016
• 16"So the last will be first, and the first will
  be last."

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• I Timothy 31-13
• Overseers and Deacons
•  1Here is a trustworthy saying If anyone sets
  his heart on being an overseer,a he desires a
  noble task. 2Now the overseer must be above
  reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate,
  self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to
  teach, 3not given to drunkenness, not violent but
  gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money.

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• I Timothy 31-13
• 4He must manage his own family well and see that
  his children obey him with proper respect. 5(If
  anyone does not know how to manage his own
  family, how can he take care of God's church?)
  6He must not be a recent convert, or he may
  become conceited and fall under the same judgment
  as the devil. 7He must also have a good
  reputation with outsiders, so that he will not
  fall into disgrace and into the devil's trap.  

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• I Timothy 31-13
• 8Deacons, likewise, are to be men worthy of
  respect, sincere, not indulging in much wine, and
  not pursuing dishonest gain. 9They must keep hold
  of the deep truths of the faith with a clear
  conscience. 10They must first be tested and then
  if there is nothing against them, let them serve
  as deacons.
•  11In the same way, their wivesb are to be
  women worthy of respect, not malicious talkers
  but temperate and trustworthy in everything.

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• I Timothy 31-13
• 12A deacon must be the husband of but one wife
  and must manage his children and his household
  well. 13Those who have served well gain an
  excellent standing and great assurance in their
  faith in Christ Jesus.

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• Acts 1421-23
• The Return to Antioch in Syria
•  21They preached the good news in that city and
  won a large number of disciples. Then they
  returned to Lystra, Iconium and Antioch,
  22strengthening the disciples and encouraging
  them to remain true to the faith. "We must go
  through many hardships to enter the kingdom of
  God," they said. 23Paul and Barnabas appointed
  eldersa for them in each church and, with
  prayer and fasting, committed them to the Lord,
  in whom they had put their trust.

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When God chooses, He looks at the heart, the
attitude, the character, and the motivation of
the person.
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• Matthew 58
•  8Blessed are the pure in heart,       for they
  will see God.

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• I Samuel 161-13
• 1 The LORD said to Samuel, "How long will you
  mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king
  over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and be on
  your way I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem.
  I have chosen one of his sons to be king."  2 But
  Samuel said, "How can I go? Saul will hear about
  it and kill me. The LORD said, "Take a heifer
  with you and say, 'I have come to sacrifice to
  the LORD.' 3 Invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I
  will show you what to do. You are to anoint for
  me the one I indicate."  4 Samuel did what the
  LORD said. When he arrived at Bethlehem, the
  elders of the town trembled when they met him.
  They asked, "Do you come in peace?"

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• I Samuel 161-13
•  5 Samuel replied, "Yes, in peace I have come to
  sacrifice to the LORD. Consecrate yourselves and
  come to the sacrifice with me." Then he
  consecrated Jesse and his sons and invited them
  to the sacrifice.
• 6 When they arrived, Samuel saw Eliab and
  thought, "Surely the LORD's anointed stands here
  before the LORD."
•  7 But the LORD said to Samuel, "Do not consider
  his appearance or his height, for I have rejected
  him. The LORD does not look at the things man
  looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance,
  but the LORD looks at the heart."

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• I Samuel 161-13
•  8 Then Jesse called Abinadab and had him pass in
  front of Samuel. But Samuel said, "The LORD has
  not chosen this one either." 9 Jesse then had
  Shammah pass by, but Samuel said, "Nor has the
  LORD chosen this one." 10 Jesse had seven of his
  sons pass before Samuel, but Samuel said to him,
  "The LORD has not chosen these." 11 So he asked
  Jesse, "Are these all the sons you have?"
        "There is still the youngest," Jesse
  answered, "but he is tending the sheep."
        Samuel said, "Send for him we will not
  sit down a until he arrives."

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• I Samuel 161-13
•  12 So he sent and had him brought in. He was
  ruddy, with a fine appearance and handsome
  features.       Then the LORD said, "Rise and
  anoint him he is the one."
•  13 So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed
  him in the presence of his brothers, and from
  that day on the Spirit of the LORD came upon
  David in power. Samuel then went to Ramah.

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• Acts 1321-22
• Then the people asked for a king, and he gave
  them Saul son of Kish, of the tribe of Benjamin,
  who ruled forty years. 22After removing Saul, he
  made David their king. He testified concerning
  him 'I have found David son of Jesse a man after
  my own heart he will do everything I want him to
  do.'

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• Acts 1336
•  36"For when David had served God's purpose in
  his own generation, he fell asleep he was buried
  with his fathers and his body decayed.

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• Main text Matthew 2020-28
• 20Then the mother of Zebedee's sons came to Jesus
  with her sons and, kneeling down, asked a favor
  of him.  21"What is it you want?" he asked.
        She said, "Grant that one of these two
  sons of mine may sit at your right and the other
  at your left in your kingdom."
•  22"You don't know what you are asking," Jesus
  said to them. "Can you drink the cup I am going
  to drink?"       "We can," they answered.

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• Main text Matthew 2020-28
• 23Jesus said to them, "You will indeed drink from
  my cup, but to sit at my right or left is not for
  me to grant. These places belong to those for
  whom they have been prepared by my Father."
•  24When the ten heard about this, they were
  indignant with the two brothers. 25Jesus called
  them together and said, "You know that the rulers
  of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high
  officials exercise authority over them.

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• Main text Matthew 2020-28
• 26Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to
  become great among you must be your servant,
  27and whoever wants to be first must be your
  slave 28just as the Son of Man did not come to
  be served, but to serve, and to give his life as
  a ransom for many."

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• 1.) Submissive Willingness to be under someone
  not out of compulsion
• Matthew 721-23
• Luke 923
• I Peter 55-7

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• Matthew 721-23
• 21"Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,'
  will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who
  does the will of my Father who is in heaven.
  22Many will say to me on that day, 'Lord, Lord,
  did we not prophesy in your name, and in your
  name drive out demons and perform many miracles?'
  23Then I will tell them plainly, 'I never knew
  you. Away from me, you evildoers!'

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• Luke 923
• 23Then he said to them all "If anyone would come
  after me, he must deny himself and take up his
  cross daily and follow me.

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• I Peter 55-7
•  5Young men, in the same way be submissive to
  those who are older. All of you, clothe
  yourselves with humility toward one another,
  because,    "God opposes the proud       but
  gives grace to the humble."a 6Humble
  yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand,
  that he may lift you up in due time. 7Cast all
  your anxiety on him because he cares for you.

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• Before a person can become a good leader, he must
  first be a good follower

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• 2.) Seeks Gods pleasure Luke 176-10

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• Luke 176-10
•  6He replied, "If you have faith as small as a
  mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree,
  'Be uprooted and planted in the sea,' and it will
  obey you.
•  7"Suppose one of you had a servant plowing or
  looking after the sheep. Would he say to the
  servant when he comes in from the field, 'Come
  along now and sit down to eat'? 8Would he not
  rather say, 'Prepare my supper, get yourself
  ready and wait on me while I eat and drink after
  that you may eat and drink'?

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• Luke 176-10
•  9Would he thank the servant because he did what
  he was told to do? 10So you also, when you have
  done everything you were told to do, should say,
  'We are unworthy servants we have only done our
  duty.' "

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• 3.) Does not seek credit Luke 176-10, Matthew
  61-4

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• Matthew 61-4
•  1"Be careful not to do your 'acts of
  righteousness' before men, to be seen by them. If
  you do, you will have no reward from your Father
  in heaven.  2"So when you give to the needy, do
  not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites
  do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be
  honored by men. I tell you the truth, they have
  received their reward in full. 3But when you give
  to the needy, do not let your left hand know what
  your right hand is doing, 4so that your giving
  may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what
  is done in secret, will reward you.

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• 4.) Not ambitious or position driven Matthew
  2020-28, Philippians 21-4

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• Main text Matthew 2020-28
• 20Then the mother of Zebedee's sons came to Jesus
  with her sons and, kneeling down, asked a favor
  of him.  21"What is it you want?" he asked.
        She said, "Grant that one of these two
  sons of mine may sit at your right and the other
  at your left in your kingdom."
•  22"You don't know what you are asking," Jesus
  said to them. "Can you drink the cup I am going
  to drink?"       "We can," they answered.

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• Main text Matthew 2020-28
• 23Jesus said to them, "You will indeed drink from
  my cup, but to sit at my right or left is not for
  me to grant. These places belong to those for
  whom they have been prepared by my Father."
•  24When the ten heard about this, they were
  indignant with the two brothers. 25Jesus called
  them together and said, "You know that the rulers
  of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high
  officials exercise authority over them.

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• Main text Matthew 2020-28
• 26Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to
  become great among you must be your servant,
  27and whoever wants to be first must be your
  slave 28just as the Son of Man did not come to
  be served, but to serve, and to give his life as
  a ransom for many."

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• Philippians 21-4
• 1If you have any encouragement from being united
  with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any
  fellowship with the Spirit, if any tenderness and
  compassion, 2then make my joy complete by being
  like-minded, having the same love, being one in
  spirit and purpose. 3Do nothing out of selfish
  ambition or vain conceit, but in humility
  consider others better than yourselves. 4Each of
  you should look not only to your own interests,
  but also to the interests of others.

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• 5.) Humble Matthew 181-3, Luke 147-11, Phil
  21-4
• a. Promotes others not self
• b. Concerns himself with the concerns of others

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• Matthew 181-3
•  1At that time the disciples came to Jesus and
  asked, "Who is the greatest in the kingdom of
  heaven?"  2He called a little child and had him
  stand among them. 3And he said "I tell you the
  truth, unless you change and become like little
  children, you will never enter the kingdom of
  heaven.

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• Luke 147-11
•  7When he noticed how the guests picked the
  places of honor at the table, he told them this
  parable 8"When someone invites you to a wedding
  feast, do not take the place of honor, for a
  person more distinguished than you may have been
  invited. 9If so, the host who invited both of you
  will come and say to you, 'Give this man your
  seat.' Then, humiliated, you will have to take
  the least important place.

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• Luke 147-11
•  10But when you are invited, take the lowest
  place, so that when your host comes, he will say
  to you, 'Friend, move up to a better place.' Then
  you will be honored in the presence of all your
  fellow guests. 11For everyone who exalts himself
  will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will
  be exalted."

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• Philippians 21-4
• 1If you have any encouragement from being united
  with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any
  fellowship with the Spirit, if any tenderness and
  compassion, 2then make my joy complete by being
  like-minded, having the same love, being one in
  spirit and purpose. 3Do nothing out of selfish
  ambition or vain conceit, but in humility
  consider others better than yourselves. 4Each of
  you should look not only to your own interests,
  but also to the interests of others.

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• 6.) Peaceful / Uniter
• I Timothy 33
• Ephesians 41-3
• I Peter 31-5

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• 1 Timothy 33
• 3not given to drunkenness, not violent but
  gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money.

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• Ephesians 41-3
•  1As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to
  live a life worthy of the calling you have
  received. 2Be completely humble and gentle be
  patient, bearing with one another in love. 3Make
  every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit
  through the bond of peace.

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• I Peter 31-5
• Wives and Husbands
•  1Wives, in the same way be submissive to your
  husbands so that, if any of them do not believe
  the word, they may be won over without words by
  the behavior of their wives, 2when they see the
  purity and reverence of your lives.

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• I Peter 31-5
• 3Your beauty should not come from outward
  adornment, such as braided hair and the wearing
  of gold jewelry and fine clothes. 4Instead, it
  should be that of your inner self, the unfading
  beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of
  great worth in God's sight. 5For this is the way
  the holy women of the past who put their hope in
  God used to make themselves beautiful. They were
  submissive to their own husbands.

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• 7.) Leads by example I Peter 51-4

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• 1 Peter 51-4
• 1To the elders among you, I appeal as a fellow
  elder, a witness of Christ's sufferings and one
  who also will share in the glory to be revealed
  2Be shepherds of God's flock that is under your
  care, serving as overseersnot because you must,
  but because you are willing, as God wants you to
  be not greedy for money, but eager to serve

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• 1 Peter 51-4
• 3not lording it over those entrusted to you, but
  being examples to the flock. 4And when the Chief
  Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of
  glory that will never fade away.

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