Leadership Principles from God’s Word:
CREDIBILITY Mario Denton Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Credibility
Overall purpose of this series on Leadership Principles To provide concepts and tools for effective leadership and management so that you can: • Be m ore anointed in your workplace. • Use these material to facilitate the work of evangelism. Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Credibility
Objectives • 1. Participants will understand concepts like faith and credibility. • 2. Participants will explore how the early church leaders demonstrate credibility. • 3. Participants will evaluate their lives and make appropriate changes based on some personal credibility questions. Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Credibility
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: Credibility
Caleb. Joshua 14: 6-15 • Caleb possessed great faith and passion.
Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Credibility
God uses leaders regardless of age and ability Caleb teach us us that leadership has less to do with age than it does with attitude. Growing older does not have to mean growing ineffective.
Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Credibility
Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Credibility
With the power of God and the confidence of Caleb, we can overcome even giants. Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Credibility
Credibility • We gain credibility when our life matches our talk and when both add value to others. • Proverbs 17: 2 It is better to be a wise slave than a foolish son.
Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Credibility
Some vital credibility questions for you to answer 1. Consistency. Are you the same person no matter who’s with you?
Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Credibility
Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Credibility
Some vital credibility questions for you to answer 2. Choices. Do you make decisions based on how they benefit you or others?
Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Credibility
Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Credibility
Some vital credibility questions for you to answer 3. Credit. Are you quick to recognise others for their efforts when you succeed?
Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Credibility
Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Credibility
Some vital credibility questions for you to answer 4. Character. Do you work harder at your image or your integrity?
Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Credibility
Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Credibility
Some vital credibility questions for you to answer 5. Credibility. Have you recognized that credibility is a victory, not a gift?
Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Credibility
The early church leaders demonstrates credibility. Acts
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• They faithfully did what they knew to do. • They stopped and sensitively addressed needs. • They had the courage to face problems. • Others anticipated receiving solutions from them. Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Credibility
The early church leaders demonstrates credibility. Acts
3:
1-26
• They realistically admitted their lack of material resources. • They fearlessly used their Godgiven authority. • They generously gave away their spiritual resources. • They solved practical solutions. Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Credibility
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
Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Credibility
Lord you are more precious than silver
1. LORD YOU ARE MORE PRECIOUS THAN SILVER LORD YOU ARE MORE COSTLY THAN GOLD LORD YOU ARE MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN DIAMONDS AND NOTHING I DESIRE COMPARES WITH YOU WE EXALT THEE, WE EXALT THEE WE EXALT THEE, OH LORD WE EXALT THEE, WE EXALT THEE Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Credibility WE EXALT THEE, OH LORD
Learning, application and commitment: James 1: 22-25
• “Do not m erely 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 him self, 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: Credibility
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: Credibility
Jesus said: Take what I have given you and change the world!
Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Credibility
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Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Credibility