Truth

SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP 1

1. DEFINITION OF LEADERSHIP

• Leadership is seen as influence.
• It is being the person the people will gladly and confidently follow.
• Getting people to work for you when they are not obligated.
• The capacity to influence others through inspiration motivated by a passion, generated by a vision, produced by a conviction, ignited by a purpose- Myles Munroe
• The inspired creation of followers who are willing and capable of achieving a goal

1. LEADERSHIP TRUTHS

• Leadership begins with the heart not with the Head. It flourishes with a meaningful relationship not with more regulations. People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care. John Maxwell
• The blind cannot lead the blind

Luke 6:39 And He spoke a parable to them: “Can the blind lead the blind? Will they not both fall into the ditch?

• Bad leaders have a negative influence on followers

Isa 9:16 For the leaders of this people cause them to err, And those who are led by them are destroyed.

Jer 50:6 “My people have been lost sheep. Their shepherds have led them astray; They have turned them away on the mountains. They have gone from mountain to hill; They have forgotten their resting place.

ROOT OF LEADERSHIP

God as a leader

Ex 13:21 And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of cloud to lead the way, and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, so as to go by day and night.

Ge 24:48

Note that when God refused to lead the Israelites by himself and chose Moses there were so many regulations.

1. Jesus as a leader

Eph 4:8 Therefore He says: “When He ascended on high, He led captivity captive, And gave gifts to men.” (Ps 68:18)

Re 7:17 “for the Lamb who is in the midst of the throne will shepherd them and lead them to living fountains of waters. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”

When Jesus came into the seen as the leader the numerous regulations were reduced to basically two: Love God and your neighbour

1. Holy Spirit as leader

Ro 8:14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.

Ga 5:18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.

Under the leadership of the Holy Spirit it is further reduced to one: As many as are by the spirit or live by the Spirit and you would not fulfil the desires of the flesh. The Major New Testament law or regulation is to be led by the Spirit. Once we are led by the Spirit all others would fall in place (Rm 8.14, Gal 5:8)

Even in heaven there is leadership

To be continued