Relevant Verses: Ezra, Nehemiah, Matthew 20:25-28

Leading question: After we put Jesus at the head of our list of good leaders described in the Bible, which ones would you rank as the three next best leaders?

Leadership: Jesus as the ideal. Evaluating various leaders in the Bible for their strengths and weaknesses is an intriguing exercise. But we should always start with Jesus as the ideal model of the servant leader. Jesus’ response to James and John when they asked for “leadership” positions sets the ideal for us:

25 “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and ...