‘Be Ready To Follow A Good Leader.’
Joshua 1:1-11.
a) Joshua 1:1. Joshua the Leader was chosen by God.
b) Joshua 1:2. Joshua the Leader was commissioned by God.
c) Joshua 1:3-4. Joshua the Leader had the Promise of God.
d) Joshua 1:5. Joshua the Leader had the assurance that God was with him:-
1- No one would be able to defeat him all the days of his life.
2- God was with him.
3- God would not leave him.
4- God would not forget him.
e) Joshua 1:6. Joshua the leader had to be strong and brave to take the people to enter their Promised Land.
f) Joshua 1:7. Joshua the Leader would be successful in his task if he was:-
1- Strong.
2- Brave.
3- Obedient.
g) Joshua 1:8. Joshua the Leader had to be a man of the Word of God.
h) Joshua 1:9. God told Joshua the Leader that He would be with him wherever he went. So Joshua needed to be:-
1- Strong.
2- Brave.
3- Fearless.
i) Joshua 1:10. Joshua the Leader delegated authority to the sub leaders. He did not try to do everything alone.
j) Joshua 1:11. Joshua the Leader motivated the people and did not dominate them.
(This QT calls me to Be Ready To Follow A Good Leader)
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‘Aim For It.’
Ephesians 4:13.
a) Unity of the Faith.
b) Knowledge of the Son of God.
c) Spiritual maturity.
d) Christ-likeness.
(This Second one reminds me to Aim For It)
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Chris.
Joshua the Leader delegated Authority. Every wise leader will do the same thing. The Body of Christ is Christ’s property – He is the Head. We are all the members if we are True Believers. If God has `given us a gift of Leadership we need to learn to wisely delegate Authority.
