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Best Servant Leadership Lesson EVER!

President Obama - Jesus and Leadership

PRINCIPLES TO BEING A SERVANT LEADER

1. Humble Your Heart (Luke 14:7-11)

Principle: Servant leaders humble themselves and wait for God to exalt them.

“In humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others. Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death – even death on a cross! Therefore God exalted him to the highest place…” (Phil. 2:3b-9a)

“Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time.” (1 Peter 5:6)

Pride ruins leaders. It will push you to seek places you think you deserve rather than where God has chosen you to serve. Pride sets you above others and insists that you deserve service from them.

2. First Be a Follower (Mark 10:32-40)

Principle: Servant leaders follow Jesus rather than seek a position.

Jesus taught that suffering for him comes before reigning with him.

Leith Anderson: “The Bible says comparatively little about leadership and a great deal about followership. Jesus did not invite Peter, Andrew, James, and John to become leaders immediately. He said, ‘Follow Me.’”

Following is at the core of being a servant leader. The word ‘disciple’ means ‘learner.’ In Jesus’ day, disciples literally followed their teacher around as they learned from him. To learn from Jesus means to follow Jesus.

3. Find Greatness in Service (Mark 10:45)

“For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

Principle: Servant leaders give up personal rights to find greatness in service to others.

The first test of whether or not you have accepted Jesus’ teaching about greatness is how you react when others treat you like a servant.

We live in a culture where the individual has been moved to the center of the universe. When that takes place, the rights of the individual reign over the needs of others. Until rights are relinquished, service is less likely to happen.

4. Take Up the Towel (John 13:4-11)

Principle: Servant leaders take up Jesus’ towel of servanthood to meet the needs of others.

Our greatest test as a servant leader may be to wash the feet of those who may soon betray you. Leaders will always be tested by those who seek their position or want to push their own agenda.

Jesus said, “I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you.” (John 13:15)

“Now that you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.” (John 13:17)