A Leader’s Finest Moment Part 4 – Christian Leadership - Bible Boot Camp ‘13 • Introduction o In The New Testament The Two Most Prominent Leaders Shared A Common Characteristic. Prayer. o Prayer Is A Leader’s Finest Moment. • There Is No Misunderstanding The Model Jesus Set Or That Paul Followed. o Matthew 14:23 (NLT) After sending them home, he went up into the hills by himself to pray. Night fell while he was there alone. o Mark 6:46 (NLT) After telling everyone good-bye, he went up into the hills by himself to pray. o Luke 6:12 (NLT) One day soon afterward Jesus went up on a mountain to pray, and he prayed to God all night. o Matthew 21:13 (NLT) He said to them, “The Scriptures declare, ‘My Temple will be called a house of prayer,’ but you have turned it into a den of thieves!” o Luke 9:28 (NLT) About eight days later Jesus took Peter, John, and James up on a mountain to pray. o Luke 11:1 (NLT) Once Jesus was in a certain place praying. As he finished, one of his disciples came to him and said, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.” o John 17:9 (NLT) My prayer is not for the world, but for those you have given me, because they belong to you. o John 17:20 (NLT) I am praying not only for these disciples but also for all who will ever believe in me through their message. o Matthew 26:36 (NLT) Then Jesus went with them to the olive grove called Gethsemane, and he said, “Sit here while I go over there to pray.” • Paul Understood That If You Lead, You Lead In Prayer. o Philippians 1:4 (NLT) Whenever I pray, I make my requests for all of you with joy o Philippians 1:9 (NLT) I pray that your love will overflow more and more, and that you will keep on growing in knowledge and understanding. o Colossians 1:3 (NLT) We always pray for you, and we give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. o Colossians 1:9 (NLT) So we have not stopped praying for you since we first heard about you. We ask God to give you complete knowledge of his will and to give you spiritual wisdom and understanding. o 2 Thessalonians 1:11 (NLT) So we keep on praying for you, asking our God to enable you to live a life worthy of his call. May he give you the power to accomplish all the good things your faith prompts you to do. • 1. Your Stage Time Can Never Exceed Your Prayer Time. o Prayer Shows What You Love The Most. o Prayer Shows What You Are Concerned About The Most. o Prayer Shows What You Are Committed To The Most. o Prayer Shows What Consumes You The Most. o Prayer Puts Leadership In Perspective. o You Can’t Do It Alone. o God Is In Charge. o Ministry Must Not Be About Us. • 2. Pray Like A Leader. o Pray For Others More Than For Yourself. o Pray For Tomorrow More Than Today. o Pray Things In And Not Just Out. o Pray For Change More Than Comfort. o Pray For Wisdom More Than Wealth. • 3. Pray The Tough Verse, Not Just The Easy Ones. o Presumptuous Sin: Never Let Me Assume It Can’t Happen To Me. o Psalm 19:13 (NLT) Keep your servant from deliberate sins! Don’t let them control me. Then I will be free of guilt and innocent of great sin. o Personal Disconnect: Never Allow Me To Go Through The Motions. o Jeremiah 2:8 (NLT) The priests did not ask, ‘Where is the LORD?’ Those who taught my word ignored me, the rulers turned against me, and the prophets spoke in the name of Baal, wasting their time on worthless idols. o Emotional Baggage: Help Me To Cast (My Cares) Instead Of Complain. o Psalm 77:3 (NLT) I think of God, and I moan, overwhelmed with longing for his help. o Superficial Living: Pretending I Have It All Together. o Psalm 139:23-24 (NLT) 23Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. 24Point out anything in me that offends you, and lead me along the path of everlasting life. o Distorted Reality: Taking God For Granted. o Judges 16:20 (NLT) Then she cried out, “Samson! The Philistines have come to capture you!” When he woke up, he thought, “I will do as before and shake myself free.” But he didn’t realize the LORD had left him. o Put Life In Perspective: Live So Your Life Outlives You. o John 15:16 (NLT) You didn’t choose me. I chose you. I appointed you to go and produce lasting fruit, so that the Father will give you whatever you ask for, using my name. • Conclusion o You Can Lead Without Prayer; However, You Won’t Lead For Very Long.
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