Sunday, July 10, 2011

Attributes of a leader

July 17, 2006

Persistent
Encourage
Generosity
Humility

  1. God himself demonstrated humility by dividing himself into 3 as a team
  2. Deu 8.1 God gives & increases. If you are humble, God can increase your scope to do more
  3. God's response to you is how you respond to him
  4. Command  (God humbles you) -> Principal (You humble yourself) -> Strategy
  5. God led slaves for 40 years to humble them, promoted them to servant, then gave them land with milk and honey
  6. God tests you to see where in your hear you take his commandment
  7. God brings wealth in natural form - sky, earth, inside the earth. When you exchange those with money there is a spirit attached to it. It can also be good spirit if your heart has the right focus to give  back to God.
  8. You humble yourself by giving God's purpose FIRST in your life
  9. It is easy to humble before God, but what about people?
  10. Have a purpose in your heart & stay focus
  11. Strategy  (Matt 20:26, 1 Peter 5-7)
    • Jesus humble himself so we can be His family.
    • Jesus washed Peter's feet so that Peter can do the same to others
    • Jesus didn't want Peter to "take care" of his going for cruxification 'cos it is about Kingdom, not Peter
  12. What is not humble?
    • Draw attention to yourself
    • Criticism
    • You think you are victim
    • Yearning for praise
    • Love for title
    • Rejoicing in others' failures
    • Compulsively defending yourself against criticism

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