Preacher: Jeremy Herbert

Text: Acts 20:17-24

Theme: 5 Ways A Leader Can Love the Church Well: The Leader’s Motives

Notes:

Four Choices That Motivate Good Leaders

* Ultimate, eternal joy over temporal happiness

* Faithfulness over human success

* “Ministry is not measured in months, it is measured in decades.”

* Psalm 1

* Faithful Christian service is a marathon, not a sprint

* Christ and His people over selfish ambition

* 2 Corinthians 8:9, “…though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor…”

* We often think of God as a part of our story

* We sacrifice the most for what we consider as the most valuable

* We don’t just give of ourselves to Christ–we give ourselves to Christ

* Embrace ignorance: serve Christ and His people–

* not knowing that things are going to be OK

* not knowing that what I do is appreciated

* not knowing what the rewards will be

* Are you willing to serve God and His people

* knowing your sacrifice may not be seen

* knowing your motives may be misjudged

* knowing you may be falsely accused

* Faithful ministry includes times of pressure and discomfort

* Yet those not in leadership may be a blessing to their leaders:

* Romans 1:11-12, “…that you and I may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith.”

* Hebrews 13:17, “…Let them do so with joy and not with grief,…”

 

Live It Out!

* Don’t just give of yourself–give yourself

* 2 Corinthians 8:1-5

* Let the hard parts of life push you toward Christ and His people

* Be part of the team