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Service To A Worldwide Community From Clay
Road Baptist Church Mark Redd – Pastor A Servant’s
Heart
Quick - answer this question. What is the most essential quality for an effect leader to have? Leadership skills? Communication skills? Personality? Vision? Wisdom? All of these are great qualities to have, and a good leader would strive to attain each one; however, I believe the most essential quality an effective leader will have is the heart of a servant. Jesus said in Matthew 20:26, “Anyone
wanting to be a leader among you must be your servant.
And if you want to be right at the top, you must have the heart of a
servant.” Jesus said the exact opposite of what the world has to
say about what a real leader is. In
the world, you build a pyramid, and you climb to the top. Win by intimidation. Look
out for Number One. Step on
everybody else as you’re climbing to the top.
Jesus said, “No, he who serves best leads best.”
Are you a servant leader? Do
you have the heart of a servant? Five Qualities of a Servants Heart The
Heart of a Servant Is Humble – What is humility? Humility is
not denying your strengths. Humility
is being honest about your weaknesses.
Humility is when you’re so
focused on serving other people you don’t even think about yourself.
“All of you must put on the apron of humility
to serve one another. For God
resists the proud but gives grace to the humble.”
1 Peter 5:5 The
Heart of a Servant Is Compassionate and Loving –
“Sympathy is when you say, ‘I’m sorry you are hurt.’
Empathy is when you say, ‘I hurt with you.’
But compassion is when you say ‘I’ll do anything I can to stop your
hurt.’” The Bible says that Jesus, “
was filled with compassion.” Matthew 9:36
The
Heart of a Servant Is Obedient
– A servant obeys God, not
out of convenience, but conviction. A
lot of people want to serve the Lord if it’s convenient, but a real servant
will serve the Lord from conviction.
“The one thing required of a servant is that he be faithful to
his master.” 1 Corinthians
4:2 The
Heart of a Servant Is Not Selfish
– A servant will put others before himself.
He will relinquish his rights in order to serve others.
It was once said that the true way to joy in our lives was Jesus
first, Others second, You (ourselves) last.
“Jesus gave up everything and became a
slave when He became like one of us.” Philippians 2:7 The
Heart of a Servant Encourages Others
- A true leader will build
up those around him. A true leader
makes those around him better people with his words, actions and reactions.
“Encourage
and help each other, just as you are already doing.”
1 Thessalonians 5:11 Serving others is important, but
remember, it starts at home. Clay
Road Baptist Church 9151
Clay Road @ Pinemont NW Houston 77080 (713) 462-3401
Fax (713) 462-3480
Home Page: http://www.gocrbc.org |
