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Demand Breakdown in Leadership/Followership (v 5a) Envy of pagan nations (v 5b) They have rejected God rather than Samuel Warning conscription (v 11, 12, 13) taxation (v 15, 16) slavery (v 17) oppression (v 18) Insistence conformity (v 19, 20a) relegation (v 20b) God Himself is our King Jesus the promised…

God takes Saul out of his comfort zone in order to find the divine purpose for his life.

And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou? And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ. And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No. Then…

Introduction Good morning and welcome to Dishman Baptist Church. Whether you are joining us online or in person, for the first time or for the thousandth let us say that it is our privilege to be with you this morning as we worship our great God and King together. May the grace and peace of the Lord…

We examine Jesus' call to us to radical followership.

Jesus' claims to Deity by being His own witness. What does followership look like. What does followership mean for us.

the Flip Side of Leadership A coach without a team is just a glorified sports fan. A teacher lacking students is a master of soliloquies. A conductor without an orchestra is just a madman waving his hands in the air. A favorite leadership adage states, “He who thinks he leads, but has no followers, is…

aa last week: leper = new life (through him! the healer, the reconciler, the peacemaker) centurion = access to Jesus is by faith in him… peter’s mother was healed and rose to service. [ 2] Following Jesus. “they” followed him… literally walked with him; dropped their lives and went where he went. “we…

EX: Story about Jimmy Collins and his book: Creative Followership: In the Shadow of Greatness If we were to search through the inspired historical biographies, which we call the gospels, looking for our Lord’s favorite formula of invitation, we would recognize it in the phrases “Come after or Follow…

Lament for Leaders and Life Illustration : When I lead a funeral service, rarely do I expect what is said. Most of what is said is honoring of both the individual and God. But, occasionally, something really uncomfortable is said. For the most part, funerals are extremely encouraging. The testimonies…

Introduction While many of us can probably list more than a few pastors and Christian leaders who have “fallen from grace” through an affair or some other sexual sin, it seems recently we are seeing more Christian leaders being removed from their roles due to In July 2011, C. J. Mahaney, former president…

Intro We’ve looked at the angel Gabriel predicting the birth of John the Baptist and then predicting Jesus’s birth. Elizabeth and Mary get pregnant, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit and John lept while in her womb when in the presence of Jesus. She says, “Your child will be blessed!” Everything…

Movement A – Does the Law Save Me? Text: Rom 2:1-16 Focus Verse: 12 All who have sinned apart from the law will also perish apart from the law, and all who have sinned under the law will be judged by the law. 13 For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous in God’s sight, but the doers of the…

What does the cross mean to you? I wonder if you were to do a count, how many would you find in your house? Is it part of your home decor? Is it part of your jewelry collection? I remember in our first home, Jim and I had a whole wall of crosses in our dining room. It was a lovely display. It does seem…

Shocked by God TEXT: Isaiah 6:1-8 ; Exodus 3:4-8 BIG IDEA: To have a costly form of Christ-followership, you have to first be shocked by God. See the need. Hear the need. Feel the need. Do something about it. Exodus 3:4-8 When the LORD saw that Moses had turned aside to see, God called to Him out of…

Followers? Like many terms in our modern lexicon, the term “follower” means less today than ever. We “follow” each other on social media… We “follow” certain sports teams and/or television shows… We sometimes call ourselves “followers” of certain people… But, when we consider the traditional Christian…

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Former CEO of Chick-Fil-A Jimmy Collins, in his book “Creative Followership” introduced a metaphor to demonstrate two types of organizational contributor…Mules and Mustangs. I have taken this metaphor and developed it further to demonstrate followers (we, first as followers as well as those that we lead)…

CONSISTENCY IS THE EXPECTATION Mrs. Stalh · I wish she was here: her words shaped me · We have the opportunity to do that My PhIlosophy of education Engage the Mind Transform hearts Shape the future Shape the future of our students and the future of DCS and TMA Begins with Shape the future of DCS and…

FULLY RESTORED Warning labels are funny. In this litigation-oriented society, commercial packaging has gone over the edge with bizarre warnings to consumers intended to thwart even the most ridiculous lawsuit. Bill Egvall’s comedy is famous for the tag line – Here’s Your Sign: Do not hold the wrong end…

Preparing For The Harvest: Evangelism I would like to first give honor to your Pastor tonight and thank him for the opportunity to teach here at Freedom Life Church. Additionally, I would like to thank ya’ll for the kindness and hospitality during my 3 weeks here in Utah. While I’m most definitely excited…

4 Periods —1 Theme Old Testament Jonah 3:1–5, 10 Psalm Psalm 62:5–12 New Testament 1 Corinthians 7:29–31 Gospel Mark 1:14–20 Jonah 3:1–5, 10 , For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence, for my hope is from him. He only is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be shaken. On God rests my salvation…

7 Lift up your heads, O ye gates; And be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; And the King of glory shall come in. 8 Who is this King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, The Lord mighty in battle. 9 Lift up your heads, O ye gates; Even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; And the King of glory shall come…