Leadership in Context

The first thing Paul does in chapter 1 of the book of Ephesians is talk about who we are in Christ, what our inheritance is, what He gave us. Paul gives us the prize first. Then in chapter 2, he challenges us to live worthy of that prize. Notice the description that Paul uses starting out chapter 2. This is God’s description of what He saved you from. God saves you from something and God saves you to something. Show notes (posted every Tuesday) can be found HERE.

I struggle with reading the Bible. I find it much more enjoyable to study the Bible. When I just sit and try to read the Bible like I read another book, my mind wanders. You have to dig in. I cover less pages in my Bible study time because I take the time to study it, to really dive in. Once I understood one book of the Bible (for me, that was Galatians), really grasping what it was about, it seemed like the rest of the Bible opened up to me. I had a “velcro” that I could stick things to. I’m going to walk you through a little bit of the book of Ephesians. Show notes (posted every Tuesday) can be found HERE. 

God has made us to rule over His creation, to subdue the earth, and to fill the earth. (Genesis 1:27-28) The earth is still vastly empty. We are only using 2% of the world’s land to feed the whole world. People are not the problem. The radical environmentalist's bottom line is population control. There is a war going on with hundreds of thousands of innocent people being slaughtered in Ukraine, and we are feeding that war machine. We are buying oil from Russia because we won’t drill our own oil for fear that we might contaminate the earth in some way. Show notes (posted every Tuesday) can be found HERE. 

To have a proper biblical worldview, one of the things you must understand is that man was not made for the earth; the earth was made for man. The earth is here to serve the purpose of God in subduing the earth and taming it. There is a great clash in worldviews when people suggest that the earth is greater than humanity, that the earth is a personality—i.e., Mother Earth. Today we are in a crisis regarding “Mother Earth.” There is a war going on in Europe because many of the nations of the world are dependent on Russia’s oil. They won’t drill for their own oil because they don’t want to contaminate the earth. Show notes (posted every Tuesday) can be found HERE. 

Today we are pulling an episode out of the archives on working with strong personalities. Do you have strong people in your life that you would like to have better relationships with? Compliance is not the goal of leadership. FRUIT is the goal of leadership. We don’t want people who will just comply, but people that we can release, channel, and  hold onto without dragging them down. Show notes (posted every Tuesday) can be found HERE. 

Today we are pulling an episode out of the archives. Servant leadership is first and foremost about serving God, not about serving people. I am submitted to God and a servant of God. I’m inviting people, not just to serve me, but inviting them to serve the Lord WITH me. I am a servant of God TO the people, not a servant of the people. I am a servant of God to the people; therefore, I serve the people. Because I’m a servant of God, I serve people because that is what God does through us. We are serving everyone so they can multiply, learn to serve, and go to the next level. Show notes (posted every Tuesday) can be found HERE. 

Today we are pulling an episode out of the archives on the essence of leadership. Servant leadership is first and foremost about serving God, not about serving people. I am submitted to God and a servant of God. I’m inviting people, not just to serve me, but inviting them to serve the Lord WITH me. I am a servant of God TO the people, not a servant of the people. I am a servant of God to the people; therefore, I serve the people. Because I’m a servant of God, I serve people because that is what God does through us. We are serving everyone so they can multiply, learn to serve, and go to the next level. Show notes (posted every Tuesday) can be found HERE. 

If something is dead or dying, there probably have been no corrections or adjustments made. If you see a church that is dying, there is a good chance they haven’t made needed corrections.If there is no correction, there is no growth. Correction is part of growing. Show notes (posted every Tuesday) can be found HERE. 

There are many people out there who have a desire to do something for God, but they don’t want to put themselves in the line of fire for the criticism and the judgment they have seen other people suffer. I think there are some things we can do about that. Show notes (posted every Tuesday) can be found HERE. 

The core of leaders is that they are burden bearers. It isn’t complicated. It just isn’t easy. Ultimately, when a leader encounters a problem, in their heart and attitude they take the posture of being the most responsible person in the room. Not the person with the title. Not the person with the tools or gifting or the most prepared. They see themselves as a Christ-bearer who takes on that responsibility. Show notes (posted every Tuesday) can be found HERE.