Today is the day the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it. Let us be glad this day, for life, for breath and for freedom of worship. Blessed are you, who come in the name of the Lord. We come to offer our gifts of praise and gratitude to the King of Creation.
THE GOSPEL OF LUKE THE LIFE & STORIES OF JESUS
SERMON TEXT: Luke 10:17-24 4
The seventy-two returned with joy, saying, Lord, even the demons are subject to us in your name! And he said to them, I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall hurt you. Nevertheless, do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven. 5
In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to little children; yes, Father, for such was your gracious will. All things have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows who the Son is except the Father, or who the Father is except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him. 6
Then turning to the disciples he said privately, Blessed are the eyes that see what you see! For I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it. Luke 10:17-24 ESV 7
The Leadership of Jesus pt 2
Beloved brethren, we are philosophers not in words but in deeds; we exhibit our wisdom, not by our dress but by truth; We know virtues by their practice rather than through boasting of them; do not speak great things but we live them. Cyprian
The mark of a healthy church is not its SEATING capacity but its SENDING capacity.
Even if 80 percent of the population of a country are Christian believers, they will have almost no cultural influence if the Christians do not live in cultural centers and work in cultureforging fields such as academia, publishing, media, entertainment, and the arts. The assumption that society will improve simply by more Christian believers being present is no longer valid. Tim Keller
What then is our SENDING capacity?
What then is our SENDING capacity? How can we grow as leaders in our city?
Christian Leadership
Christian Leadership - from a place of peace & patience - not from busyness, anxiousness or control - character driven leadership should ferment in us
Leadership fermentation happens when common traits are subjected to the right conditions, over time, in order to produce rare & valuable character-driven leadership.
Common Trait -> Rare Character The arrow indicates the conditions wherein God produces growth and stretching.
Leadership Fermentation (examples) - honesty & integrity > Humility - experience & intellect > Wisdom - appreciation & respect -> Honor
If you want bigger muscles, lift heavier weights. American Proverb
See. Join. Try. Live.
See. Join. Try. Live. (Method for leadership acquiring.)
See. Join. Try. Live. Watching, noticing, gleaning.
See. Join. Try. Live. Shadowing, learning, practicing alongside a practitioner. DNA transfer.
See. Join. Try. Live. Venturing out, attempting, freedom to fail well.
See. Join. Try. Live. Ownership taken, DNA changed, a part of who you are. Others will See and notice.
The transformation of the Christian into a Christian leader is about being brave enough to accept the adventure of following God s call. Going where Jesus leads and living how He lived will continue to put us into the moments of transformation that are required to see deep character growth.
THE GOSPEL OF LUKE THE LIFE & STORIES OF JESUS
There is nothing we have that we have not received; all we have and are belong to God bought with the blood of Jesus. To spend everything on ourselves, and to give without sacrifice is the way of the world that the Father cannot abide.
But generosity is the way of those who call Christ their Lord; who love him with free hearts, and serve him with renewed minds; who withstand the delusion of riches that chokes the word; whose hearts are in heaven, and not on earth.
We are determined to increase in generosity until it can be said that there is no needy person among us. We are determined to be faithful stewards of such a little thing as money that Christ may trust us with true riches.
Above all things, we are determined to be generous because our Father is generous. It is the delight of His daughters and sons to share their Father s traits, and to show what He is like to all the world. Amen.