Leadership Principles from God’s Word:
CONVICTION Mario Denton Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Conviction
Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Conviction
Overall purpose of this series on Leadership Principles To provide concepts and tools for effective leadership and management so that you can: • Be more anointed in your workplace. • Use these material to facilitate the work of evangelism. Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Conviction
Objectives • 1. Participants will explore the meaning of conviction. • 2. Participants will become aware of opportunities to turn defeats into dividends. • 3. Participants will be introduced to the power of deep convictions. Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Conviction
Passage to memorize Psalm 86: 9-12 Teach me your way O Lord, and I will walk in your truth; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name. I will praise you o Lord my God with all my heart; I will glorify your name forever.
Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Conviction
Convictions: Joshua 7: 1-8: 29
• Leaders don’t allow compromise to dilute the cause.
Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Conviction
Convictions: Joshua 7: 1-8: 29
• Joshua discovered that sin had caused the debacle in his camp. • Joshua dealt decisively with Achan. • Joshua would not and could not allow compromise to derail the destiny of his people.
Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Conviction
Due to Joshua's courage and convictions, the next time Israel launched an attack on Ai, the tiny city with the short name, presented little problem.
Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Conviction
Convictions God plus one equals a majority. 1 Kings 17: 1
Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Conviction
Daring courage comes from deep conviction Isaiah 63: 11-14 • Moses’ relationship with God came first. • Next came a foundation of convictions. • Finally the courage to lead others without compromise.
Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Conviction
Daring courage comes from deep conviction Isaiah 63: 11-14 Popularity with God controlled Moses’ life, not popularity with people.
Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Conviction
Turning defeat into dividends: Jeremiah 20:1-18 On your bad days, are you going to give up or get up and how are you going to get up.
Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Conviction
Convictions: Turning defeat into Dividends 1. Rise above self-pity Failure is an attitude, not just an outcome.
Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Conviction
Convictions: Turning defeat into Dividends 2. Think positively Success comes by going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm.
Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Conviction
Learn from your experience
Convictions: Turning defeat into Dividends 3. Learn from your experiences Failure isn’t failure unless you learn nothing from it.
Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Conviction
Convictions: Turning defeat into Dividends 4. Seek alternatives All successful leaders vary their approaches.
Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Conviction
Convictions: Turning defeat into Dividends 5. Develop a sense of humour Laughter is the shortest distance between two people and the fastest way to get perspective.
Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Conviction
Convictions: Turning defeat into Dividends 6. Be realistic The first job of a leader is to define reality.
Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Conviction
Convictions: Turning defeat into Dividends 7. Establish new goals Failure is an opportunity to begin again, but more intelligently. Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Conviction
Convictions: Turning defeat into Dividends 8. Develop a passion Your own resolution to succeed counts for more than anything else.
Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Conviction
Convictions: Turning defeat into Dividends 9. Broaden your base of support No single venture should support your entire emotional life.
Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Conviction
Convictions: Turning defeat into Dividends 10. Separate your self-worth from your performance. A positive self-image prepares you for success.
Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Conviction
Through Christ who strengthens ..
Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Conviction
Leaders love everyone, but don’t drop their convictions. Hosea 14:9
Leaders are to…. • Act from their principles • Empower others even when it is difficult • Live off of character
• Followers often… • React from their feelings • Withdraw in difficult times • Live off of emotions
Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Conviction
Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Conviction
Prayer Focus • Father, In the name of Jesus, I surrender myself to walk in the Word. Your word living in me produces the Life in this world. • The word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. It makes my way plain before me. • I boldly and confidently say that my heart is fixed and established on the solid foundation – the Living Word of God! Amen Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Conviction
Let Your glory fill this house
Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Conviction
Let Your glory fill this house
LET YOUR GLORY FILL THIS HOUSE LET YOUR PRAISES FILL OUR MOUTHS LET EACH VESSEL OFFER UNTO YOU A SACRIFICE OF PRAISE YOU ALONE ARE HOLY, YOU ALONE ARE WORTHY YOU DESERVE THE GLORY, JESUS YOU ALONE Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Conviction
Learning, application and commitment: James 1: 22-25 • “Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. • Do what it says. • Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like a man who looks at his face in the mirror and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. • But the man who looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues to do this, not forgetting what he has heard, but doing it - he will be blessed in what he does.” (NIV) Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Conviction
Learning, application and commitment • One of the Biblical truths (principles) that I have learned from this lesson was … • I intend to apply this truth (principle) in my business/Ministry by: ….. • With the help of the Holy Spirit, I will begin applying this truth immediately. I ask and expect my group to hold me accountable for this and to check with me periodically to determine if I am doing so. Please ask me ….. Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Conviction
Jesus said: Take what I have given you and change the world!
Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Conviction
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Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Conviction