Christian Integrity

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(20) Christian Integrity

• Integrity of heart
• We need to be committed to character more than
  accomplishments in ministry
• Accept trials as method that God uses to build
  character in us
• Be convinced that Integrity is a matter of the
  inner life and not just how we behave on the
  outside

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(19) Christian Integrity

• Warren Wiersbe Apart from Character, Christian
  ministry is only religious activity or even
  worse, religious business
• We are either bridges or hindrances for the
  gospel. There is no third possibility
• Leadership, integrity, evangelism are strongly
  inter linked
• The dictionary meaning of integrity is
  completeness or wholeness

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(18) Christian Integrity

• A genuine leader is a person of integrity of
  heart (Psa 78.72) And David shepherded them with
  integrity of heart with skilful hands he led them
• How does God build His leader? By desiring that
  His children should move to completeness (Eph 4.
  12-13) To prepare Gods people for works of
  service, so that the body of Christ may be built
  up, until we all reach unity in the faith and in
  the knowledge of the Son of God and become
  mature attaining to the whole measure of fullness
  of Christ

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(17) Christian Integrity

• The challenge of personal maturity with God
• (Robert Clinton) When Christ calls leaders to
  Christian Ministry, He intends to develop them to
  their full potential, Each of us in leadership is
  responsible to continue developing in accordance
  with Gods processing all the time
• God processes a leader in order to bring forth
  completeness through the method of trials or
  integrity checks

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(16) Christian Integrity

• Attitude to meet a crisis
• (Andrew Murray) He brought me here, Its by His
  will I am in this difficult place. In that place
  I will rest. He will keep me here in His love and
  give me grace to behave as His child. Then He
  will make the trial a blessing, teaching me the
  lessons He intends me to learn. In His good time
  He will bring me out again how and when He
  knows. So let me say, I am here by Gods
  appointment, in His keeping, under His training,
  for His time

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(15) Christian Integrity

• (Robert Clinton) Integrity checks are Gods vital
  processing items in a leaders development and
  growth
• Checks are allowed by God in to our lives to
  mature us and not to destroy us
• Abraham passing an integrity check (Gen 22. 1-2)
  Some time later, God tested Abraham, He said to
  him, Abraham! Here I am he replied. Then God
  said, take your son, your only son Isaac, whom
  you love and go to the mountain of Moriah.
  Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering

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(14) Christian Integrity

• The Israelites falling integrity check the
  spiritual stagnation fall out (Ex 17. 1-2) The
  whole Israelite community set out from desert of
  Sin, traveling from place to place as the Lord
  commanded. They camped at Rephidim but there was
  no water for the people to drink. So they
  quarreled with Moses and said, Give us water to
  drink Moses replied, why do you quarrel with
  me? Why do you put the Lord to test?

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(13) Christian Integrity

• (1 Cor 10.9) We should not test the Lord, as
  some of them did and were killed by snakes
• Ministry effectiveness An effective ministry
  flows out of Character (being right with God) and
  not out of external activity alone
• Why is heart integrity so vital? Leadership
  before God is based on the Godly desires of the
  inner life and not on external qualities (1 Sa
  16.7) The Lord said unto Samuel, Do not consider
  his appearance of 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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(12) Christian Integrity

• God is searching our thoughts and motives ( Chr
  28.9) And you, my son Solomon, acknowledge the
  God of your father, and serve him with
  wholehearted devotion and with a willing mind,
  for the Lord searches every heart and understands
  every motive behind the thoughts. If you seem
  him, he will be found by you but if you forsake
  him, he will reject you forever

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(11) Christian Integrity

• Are you involved in Christian activity or you
  involved in ministry?
• Are you focusing on maturity with God? Are you
  conscious that God is watching you inner life and
  are you surrendering to him at that level?
• Integrity of the heart
• Realize the dangers of the ego trap
• Find way to victory over the ego trap
• Experience the joy of living for others

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(10) Christian Integrity

• The ego trap has destroyed individuals, families,
  organizations and Churches
• The self or the ego has a powerful control over
  our personality
• If the ego is not being dealt with then there can
  be no discipleship
• We make our choices to let our ego to take the
  better of us and we are not victims of our ego

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(9) Christian Integrity

• Every relationship stimulus is an integrity check
  (1 Pet 3.9) Do not repay evil with evil or insult
  with insult but with blessing because to this you
  are called so that you may inherit a blessing
• Application of values gives rise to good behavior
  (Mat 7.24) Therefore every one, who hears these
  words of mine and puts them in practice is like a
  wise man who built his house on the rock
• (Psa 119. 105) Your word is a lamp un to my feet
  and a light for my path

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(8) Christian Integrity

• The only solution to deal with the ego (Gal 2.20)
  I have been crucified with Christ. And I no
  longer live, but Christ lives in me, the life I
  live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of
  God, who loved me and gave Himself for me
• (John 12.24) I tell you the truth, unless a
  kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it
  produces many seeds
• (Luke 9.23) He said to them all, if any one
  would come after me, he must deny himself and
  take up his cross daily and follow me

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(7) Christian Integrity

• The crucifying of the ego is an ongoing
  experience
• The ego has a property to resurrect
• A leader intending to mature before god rejects
  ruthlessly the desire to want any form of
  recognition for himself or for his ministry but
  is focused on fulfilling Gods purposes for
  himself and for the ministry that is entrusted to
  him

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(6) Christian Integrity

• Examples from our daily lives of how the or
  ego demands recognition and how the I reacts
  when not recognized
• (2 Cor 4.10,11) We always carry around our body
  the death of Jesus, so that life of Jesus may
  also be revealed in our body. For we who are
  alive are always being given over to death for
  Jesus sake, so that his life may be revealed in
  our mortal body

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(5) Christian Integrity

• Only when I have learnt to correctly handle the
  I will I have a genuine concern for others
• Are you willing to look at each ego trap as an
  integrity check?
• Are you prepared to take the ego to the cross
  every time the ego wants imporantance?

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(4) Christian Integrity

• Integrity of the heart choice
• Recognize the subtle but vicious trap of
  materialism
• Make the right choices in your life
• Choices that we make in life indicate the intent
  of the heart
• Looking after ourselves could be the secret
  agenda of the heart whereas outwardly we may be
  claiming to be involved in Christian Ministry and
  the Lord is not impressed

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(3) Christian Integrity

• We have to give account to God for the intent of
  the heart (Heb 4.12, 13) For the word of god is
  living and active, sharper than ay double edged
  sword it penetrates even to diving soul and
  spirit, joints and marrow it judges the thoughts
  and attitudes of the heart.
• Nothing in all creation is hidden from Gods
  sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare
  before the eyes of him to whom we must give
  account

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(2) Christian Integrity

• Choices in the life of the leader must emerge out
  of a desire to fulfill Gods purposes and not out
  of a desire to satisfy personal need or personal
  advantages
• What was the temptation that the Lord faced in
  Mat 4. 1-4)
• It was the trap to live for Bread and not for the
  Word
• There are two options that will confront us in
  all the choices that we make in life

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(1) Christian Integrity

• Bread Option
• Word Option
• A leader desiring to mature before God will
  deliberately choose the Word option
• The Lord is concerned about our bread needs but
  He expects us to be concerned to seek first the
  kingdom of God (Mat 6.32, 33) For the pagans run
  after all these things, and your heavenly father
  knows that you need them, But seek first his
  kingdom and his righteousness, and all these
  things will be given to you as well

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(0) Christian Integrity

• A leader who consistently makes bread choices
  will soon reach a stage when bread will make
  choices for him
• Are you willing to check your motives for the
  choices that you make in life?
• Will you now make choices for the Word and not
  for the bread?
• Integrity in the area of sexual relationships.