Discipleship Training Course

PHASE 3 – SHARE THE JOURNEY
13. Jesus was accountable
Jesus never did anything that didn’t carry His Fathers blessing. In
everything He did, He would consult Father God.
John 5:19 So Jesus explained, “I tell you the truth, the Son can do
nothing by himself. He does only what he sees the Father doing.
Whatever the Father does, the Son also does.
The greatest protection for you and me is to be accountable, firstly
to God and then to our fellow man. Open your heart and life to
someone who has authority and input into your life. Even Jesus
asked that the cup would pass Him by, but took Gods will above
His own.
Well there is certainly many aspects that we can draw from Jesus’
leadership, but I trust that through these few points you will be able
to adjust your life to become more like Jesus in the way that you
deal with people. One of the most powerful components of Jesus’
ministry was his ability to be simple, clear and direct.
Great leaders truly lead from the inside out. Jesus focused on
personal leadership first, matters of character and of the heart. At
the core of these matters of character is integrity. Without integrity,
no one will follow you, and if no one is following you, you are not
leading. Leadership is truly an inside job. Your leadership skills will
only take you as far as your character will allow. Jesus had a pure
heart and unfailing character. The more you work on your heart
and your character, the more others will want to follow you.
Conclusion:
In essence the life and leadership of Jesus is very simple, yet
tremendously effective. And it all is rooted in the heart. Don’t get
caught up by the flow of this world that wants to complicate the
journey of leadership. Keep it simple and pure. And remember
gentleness, transparency, servant hood, and care is not weakness,
in fact it is strength. And we have the master of Leadership to show
for it. As you grow in this journey with Jesus, embrace His character
on a daily basis. Adjust and change all that you can to speak, act,
and walk like Him.
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