1 Corinthians 12:4-31 Leaders aren’t supposed to do all the work of the church, but are to effectively broker the talent on their team. Good teams use every gift and enjoy both unity and diversity. Consider Paul’s philosophy of team building: 1. The team possesses a variety of gifts or positions, but pursues the same goal and God (vv.4-6) 1. …
How To Shape Our Destiny
How to shape our destiny ‘The Bible Teacher’ Have a goal. We must have a goal or a dream of what we would like our future to be like. Five or ten years from now, what would we like to see happening in our lives? Consider the following questions: A. What can we do today, this month, this year that …
Character: God’s call must be taken seriously
Character: God’s call must be taken seriously 1. We are given gifts, but we must develop our character. 2. Our character earns the trust of others. 3. Only good character gives lasting success with people. 4. Sound character communicates credibility and consistency. 5. Our gifts can take us further than our character can sustain us. 6. Our character colors our …
Shaping My Destiny
Shaping My Destiny ‘The Bible Teacher’ As Christians, we need to make decisions that will change our entire life. These decisions are three fold: When we decide to give our lives totally to Christ. When we decide to be all we can be in life. When we refuse never to settle for less than we can be. When we decide …
Reward vs. Inheritance
What can I expect from my labor? 2 Corinthians 5:10 Every one of us needs to remember that we will all face the judgment seat of Christ. This event is not the Great White Throne Judgment mentioned in the Book of Revelation, for that judgment concerns sin and every Christian has passed through that judgment based on Jesus’ work on …
The Power of The Tongue
Leadership Training Seminar Prov. 16:23; James 3:1-18 Mouth Washing (excerpted from “The Daily Bread”) The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips. Proverbs 16:23 Tongue cleaning is an ancient Asian custom that is being introduced into our western culture. Studies done at an American university show that the use of a plastic tongue cleaner …
Relationships: How to Cope with Difficult People
2 Samuel 2:1-14 Every Leader faces difficult people and draining circumstances. The following difficult personality types commonly accost leaders today: Type 1. The Sherman Tank: rides over people 2. The Space Cadet: lives in another world 3. The Volcano: explosive, unpredictable 4. The Thumb Sucker: self-pity, pouts 5. The Wet Blanket: always down 6. The Garbage Collector: attracts the worst …
How Do You Feel About Your Body?
I Corinthians 1:10 How do you feel about the your church body? What is prevalent health or disease? If there is a Dis “ease” what would you do? I. What does the Bible say about how the church should be? Let us discover from scripture what it says about the church. What purpose do these scriptures portray? 1.Mathew 5:13-16 2.Mathew …
Called to Minister
Ephesians 4:12 “You are a minister” It is the responsibility of the Five Fold Ministry to unleash the church body and prepare them for Service The Five Fold Ministry have been raised up by God to lead with “BOLDNESS” and not “TIMIDITY” In Ephesians 1:3-12, Paul always led with “PURPOSE” Paul asks the Question: Why did God leave us on …
How Jesus Attracted Crowds
Matthew 4:25; Mark 12:37 One of the impressive characteristics of Jesus’ ministry was that it attracted crowds, Large crowds, Enormous crowds. King James version calls them ‘Multitudes’ What attracted Large crowds to Jesus’ Ministry? Jesus attracted crowds by loving unbelievers Luke 7:34 Loving unbelievers like Jesus did I John 4:8 Creating an atmosphere of acceptance (Long before the pastor preaches, …