Characteristics of Leadership (Part 2)  Proverbs 30:29-31 The first lesson in this series was ended by looking at a king “against whom there is no rising up”. In that lesson we defined this as a king that rules so well and is highly favored so that no one would want...

Characteristics of Leadership (Part 1)  Proverbs 30:29-31 In this lesson we will look at characteristics of leadership. These characteristics will be revealed to us by looking at three animals and one king. One of the things that is missing from our society today is leadership. For many today, leadership is...

Jehoshaphat a Godly Leader 1 Chr. 17:3-20 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Jehoshaphat a Godly Leader.  What Israel needs today is a godly leader like Jehoshaphat.  With the exception of a couple of bad decisions regarding the 10 northern tribes, Jehoshaphat demonstrated some characteristics of the kind of leader that Israel...

Five Things You Need to Grow 2 Peter 3:18 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO There are five things you need to grow in your relationship to Jesus and your relationship to your local church.  These are particularly important for young adults and families today.  These two groups evidently have the greatest difficulty...

Manly Leadership 1 Cor.11:1-3 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Manliness is so downplayed in our society today that we need to preach on manly leadership today to counter the feminization that is taking place among men.  You need to be a man who can be used by the Lord to lead. A...

The Good Shepherd Jn 10:1-15 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The good shepherd is Jesus Christ. And just like a good shepherd, he calls us by name, he leads us out, he gives us abundant life, and he laid down his life for us.  He is the exact opposite of the thief,...

Meekness Ps. 45:4 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Ps 45:4 is a prophecy concerning the Second Coming of Jesus.  He rides prosperously because of his meekness, truth and righteousness.  In Jn 14:6, Jesus says that he is the truth.  In 1 Cor 1:30, he is made unto us righteousness.  But what is...

Joshua Replaces Moses Joshua 1:1-9 What prepares someone to be a leader is a great question. In the passage for this lesson Joshua is chosen to take Moses’s place as the leader of Israel and lead them into the promised land. This choice was not made randomly or just by...

Titus 1 – Expectations of Leadership Titus 2 – Expectations of Membership Titus 3 – Expectations of Relationships All three of these in the local church must be kept in balance for the church to have a balanced ministry.

God Chose Moses Ex 4:4-10 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO God chose Moses, but evidently not for his eloquence.  So, if Moses wasn’t chosen for his eloquence, for what was he chosen [Ex 4:10]?  Moses was God’s choice because of: His humility 3:11 – he fell on his face when he prayed...