my musings on what God requires of those who would be leaders:
integrity
in galatians 1:11-18 we learn that for 3 yrs the apostle paul was applying himself, learning from God & putting distance between himself & his past - his past would hinder his integrity unless he confronted and repented over it - only then could the process of rebuilding his integrity begin
tithing and giving offerings
what did Jesus teach about these things? in matthew 23:23 He reemphasized the necessity of tithes and offeringsin matthew 17:24-25, when simon peter was asked if Jesus paid the temple tax offering, he didn't have to hesitate to think about it for a moment - peter gave a definitive, "yes"
gifts
Jesus and simon peter needed funds in matthew 17:27 - Jesus could have made a coin appear from heaven as did the manna in exodus - or He could have made one out of mud as He used to heal a blind man - Jesus could have performed any number of miracles - but instead he chose to send peter fishing
fishing - something peter already knew how to do - when God was deciding what gifts and abilities to place inside of you, He looked into your future and determined what gifts would be needed to enable His dream for your life to come to fruition! God is a wise God - He has already hidden in you everything He needs to use in you!
discipleship
in mark 3:14-15 Jesus sent men out to preach and gave them authority! now that’s scary to me, sending someone in your place, especially these guys with all the mistakes and errors on their records - how could He do it?
the word disciple means "follower" which denotes a continual process - Jesus didn't send them out their 1st day with Him - He had spent a lot of time with them, connecting so they could learn all about Him and His teachings
look again at v14 - the first reason given as to why Jesus chose those 12 guys to be His disciples was to be with Him! more important than charisma, funding and everything that we think is priority, we must remember we have been called as leaders, to be His followers - to learn His way and His teachings - to simply be with Him!
integrity
in galatians 1:11-18 we learn that for 3 yrs the apostle paul was applying himself, learning from God & putting distance between himself & his past - his past would hinder his integrity unless he confronted and repented over it - only then could the process of rebuilding his integrity begin
tithing and giving offerings
what did Jesus teach about these things? in matthew 23:23 He reemphasized the necessity of tithes and offeringsin matthew 17:24-25, when simon peter was asked if Jesus paid the temple tax offering, he didn't have to hesitate to think about it for a moment - peter gave a definitive, "yes"
gifts
Jesus and simon peter needed funds in matthew 17:27 - Jesus could have made a coin appear from heaven as did the manna in exodus - or He could have made one out of mud as He used to heal a blind man - Jesus could have performed any number of miracles - but instead he chose to send peter fishing
fishing - something peter already knew how to do - when God was deciding what gifts and abilities to place inside of you, He looked into your future and determined what gifts would be needed to enable His dream for your life to come to fruition! God is a wise God - He has already hidden in you everything He needs to use in you!
discipleship
in mark 3:14-15 Jesus sent men out to preach and gave them authority! now that’s scary to me, sending someone in your place, especially these guys with all the mistakes and errors on their records - how could He do it?
the word disciple means "follower" which denotes a continual process - Jesus didn't send them out their 1st day with Him - He had spent a lot of time with them, connecting so they could learn all about Him and His teachings
look again at v14 - the first reason given as to why Jesus chose those 12 guys to be His disciples was to be with Him! more important than charisma, funding and everything that we think is priority, we must remember we have been called as leaders, to be His followers - to learn His way and His teachings - to simply be with Him!
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