8 Concepts that define leadership –

From the Life and Ministry of Jesus - Part 2

Review:

1.  Distortion - “You have heard it said – but I say to you”

2.  Drama – Mark 6:31

3.  Disruption – Matthew 22:15-21

Today we continue with:

4. Disagreements - Matthew 16:21-22

21 From that time on Jesus began to explain to his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, chief priests and teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.  22 Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. "Never, Lord!" he said. "This shall never happen to you!"

Leadership means make decisions not everyone agrees with.

Conflict is a part of leadership.

1.  Doubts – Luke 7:17-20

17 This news about Jesus spread throughout Judea and the surrounding country.  18 John's disciples told him about all these things. Calling two of them,  19 he sent them to the Lord to ask, "Are you the one who was to come, or should we expect someone else?"  20 When the men came to Jesus, they said, "John the Baptist sent us to you to ask, 'Are you the one who was to come, or should we expect someone else?' "

As a leader you will have doubt.

Leadership is making the best decision possible with what you have, know, and believe.

Leadership is not the absence of doubt – it is the abvility to deciside with the information you have.

1.   Discouragement - John 14:9

9 Jesus answered: "Don't you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, 'Show us the Father'?

As a leader your position and title don’t cause discouragement to evaporate increased responsibility ensures your skill of dealing with discouragement will be call upon more frequently.

regarding the recovery from discouragement is found in I Kings 19.  The problems of chapter 18 are familiar to you all – Elijah calls fire from heaven.  He is threatened by Jezebel, he runs and in chapter 19:3-5 we see the manifestation of discouragement.

1 Kings 19:3-5

 3 Elijah was afraid and ran for his life. When he came to Beersheba in Judah, he left his servant there, 4 while he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness. He came to a broom bush, sat down under it and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, Lord,” he said. “Take my life; I am no better than my ancestors.” 5 Then he lay down under the bush and fell asleep.

In verses 5-8 show the remedy: Rest. Eat. Get Back At It.

All at once an angel touched him and said, “Get up and eat.” 6 He looked around, and there by his head was some bread baked over hot coals, and a jar of water. He ate and drank and then lay down again.

7 The angel of the Lord came back a second time and touched him and said, “Get up and eat, for the journey is too much for you.” 8 So he got up and ate and drank. Strengthened by that food, he traveled forty days and forty nights until he reached Horeb, the mountain of God.