SUNDAY March 9 Leadership Starts Here Christs earthly sojourn was relatively brief. Therefore, the training of disciple makers was imperative. Who should be selected? How many should be chosen? Jesus disciples doubtless numbered in the hundreds.a. Should everyone undergo mass education? Christ understood that leadership was effectively cultivated within small groups, not mass produced through lectureship. Limited numbers would be chosen for Christs initial graduating class. Study Luke 6:12-16. What did Jesus do before He chose His disciples, and why was that so important? ................................................................ ................................................................ ................................................................ Choosing effectively required advanced wisdom. Jesus approached His heavenly Father through prayer to acquire that wisdom. Likewise, prayer should precede the selection of leadership candidates in twentyfirst- century disciple making. Since Christ apparently believed that He needed extensive prayer in order to obtain the wisdom required, how much more should todays Christians petition for divine wisdom which choosing those charged with overseeing the progress of the Great Commission. Having chosen twelve, Jesus designated them apostles-His commissioned representatives invested with spiritual authority. The large group of disciples witnessed this ordaining or commissioning with no apparent jealously or negative feelings. Later, Jesus would commission large groups of seventy-two and, perhaps, others not recorded within Scripture. The twelve apostles, however, retained the most extensive training and commitment. This arrangement clearly implies international organizational structure among the earliest Christians. Christ spiritually invested the leaders within that organization with capabilities and education commensurate to their assigned tasks. Study question Think through the implications of how much time Jesus spent in prayer. What should that tell us about our own prayer lives? What does prayer do for you? ................................................................
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