Servant Leadership: Walking the Life of Faith
Servant Leadership is central to our faith.
It’s for everyone.
It’s faith in action.
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Discerning God’s truth for our lives.
Reading the Bible – and not getting lost.
More than 780,000 words in the Bible (KJV)
Humility
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Gospels, letters, prophets
History, wisdom, eschatology
Law, praise, worship
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What does it mean to be a Christian?
- Believe
- Love
- Serve
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The Great Commandments
Matthew 22:34-40
Also Mark 12:28-34, Luke 10:25-37
Love God, love your neighbor
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Roots in the Torah, the OT Law
Deuteronomy 6:5
Leviticus 19:18
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Who Is My Neighbor?
The Good Samaritan
Luke 10:25-37
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Who are Samaritans today?
Who are the people it is hard for us to love today?
Perhaps refugees, or those from other countries or religions
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Putting God’s love into action in our lives.
John Wesley: Personal holiness and social holiness
“The world is my parish”
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Faith in Action
James 2:14-20
Faith without works is dead
Martin Luther King: “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”
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The Core of Servant Leadership
Being great comes from being in service
The power of servant leadership
Matthew 20:25-28
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So how are we called to live?
It all comes back to Love.
Agape, philia, storge, eros
Agape: I Corinthians 13 – the key to servant leadership
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Agape love as the guide for servant leadership
In the gospels and letters, grounded in OT
Faith and humble service expressed in lived works
The Bible: The Book of Love