LEADING WITH THE MIND OF CHRIST Philippians 2:5-11

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LEADING WITH THE MIND OF CHRISTPhilippians
25-11
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Philippians 25-11 (NIV) 5 Your attitude should
be the same as that of Christ Jesus 6 Who,
being in very nature God, did not consider
equality with God something to be grasped,
7 but made himself nothing, taking the very
nature of a servant, being made in human
likeness.
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8 And being found in appearance as a man, he
humbled himself and became obedient to
deatheven death on a cross! 9 Therefore God
exalted him to the highest place and gave him
the name that is above every name, 10 that
at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,
in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
11 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is
Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
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Mark 1042-45 (NIV) 42 Jesus called them
together and said, "You know that those who are
regarded as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over
them, and their high officials exercise authority
over them. 43 Not so with you. Instead, whoever
wants to become great among you must be your
servant, 44 and whoever wants to be first must be
slave of all. 45 For even 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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Introduction True or false?

• God doesnt care about our
• abilities He only cares about
• our availability.

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CS Lewis- It is easy to acknowledge, but almost
impossible to realize for long, that we are
mirrors whose brightness, if we are bright, is
wholly derived from the sun that shines upon us.
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Leading with the mind of Christ requires that
we live in INCARNATIONAL TENSION.
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THE MIND OF CHRIST ALLOWS ME TO

• DEVELOP my gifts, skills, abilities
• and personality without DEPENDING
• on them.

• Be COURAGEOUS and decrease my
• fear of FAILURE.

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Strengthens me to resist the TEMPTATIONS of
leadership

• Pride

• Discouragement

• Manipulation

• Self-image built on what I accomplish

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Makes genuine HUMILITY possible.

• Humility is not degrading myself, it is
  forgetting myself.

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Helps us live and work within MARGINS.
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DEVELOPING HEALTHY INCARNATIONAL TENSION

• Guard your personal intimacy
• with Jesus.

John 155 (NIV) I am the vine you are the
branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he
will bear much fruit apart from me you can do
nothing.
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• Observe a SABBATH.

Exodus 208-10 (TLB) 8 "Remember to observe the
Sabbath as a holy day. 9 Six days a week are for
your daily duties and your regular work, 10 but
the seventh day is a day of Sabbath rest before
the Lord your God
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• Keep LEARNING and GROWING. If you arent
  learning, you arent LEADING.

1 Chronicles 1232 (NKJV) the sons of Issachar
who had understanding of the times, to know what
Israel ought to do
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• Develop relationships with people who will speak
  truth into your life.

Proverbs 2717 (NIV) As iron sharpens iron, so
one man sharpens another.
Colossians 316 (NIV) Let the word of Christ
dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one
another with all wisdom
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• Cultivate SELF AWARENESS know who you are and
  do what God has called you to do.

Matthew 2514-15 (NIV) 14 Again, it will be
like a man going on a journey, who called his
servants and entrusted his property to them. 15
To one he gave five talents of money, to another
two talents, and to another one talent, each
according to his ability.
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• Take your MINISTRY seriously. Never take
  YOURSELF seriously.

Daniel 425 (NIV) 25 You will be driven away
from people and will live with the wild animals
you will eat grass like cattle and be drenched
with the dew of heaven. Seven times will pass by
for you until you acknowledge that the Most High
is sovereign over the kingdoms of men and gives
them to anyone he wishes.
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Matthew 2818-20 (NIV) 18 Then Jesus came to
them and said, All authority in heaven and on
earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and
make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in
the name of the Father and of the Son and of the
Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey
everything I have commanded you. And surely I am
with you always, to the very end of the age.