Biblical Leadership 101

12 April 2011

Brent Brading

As a leadership body, we have to deal with the Religious Spirit Warfare to see it broken. Religious Spirit is about what it does for me. It robs us of JOY. Real religion is about serving the King. It’s not about the price but the priveledge. We have an inheritance which comes in laying down our lives. We don’t do what we do out of obligation but out of Love in His Joy.
• Do things when you don’t receive - Serve
• Sacrifice = Gain = Joy ( to live as Christ and to die is gain)

BIBLICAL LEADERSHIP 101
We need the vision to see more people released into the calling on their lives. Jesus makes the leaders and we neeed to trust God to do the work and to light the fire in peoples lives. Leadership is important to get the job done.

1. CALLING
every call requires a response – at once, prepare to leave something – make your calling an election sure and not about the price tag. How do people get called? Through His word, led by the Holy Spirit, a deep sense of knowing and desire to function in a certain area. Ask God the question what am I called to do? When you function in your calling you should see God’s hand of grace. An unquenchable desire to lead.

In terms of calling you must be as Paul who could say:

Romans 1 vs 1 – Paul a servant of God, called to be an apostle
1Cor 1 vs 1 – Paul, called to be an apostle
1Peter 1vs2 – Who have been chosen
2Peter 1 vs 10 – make your calling an election sure
Matth 4 vs 18; 19 – “come, follow me.”
Acts 9 vs 3-6 – “Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”

2. ANNOINTED
You need to be anointed by the Holy Spirit. John 3 vs 6 Flesh gives birth to flesh but the Spirit gives birth to spirit. There is a huge difference between flesh leadership and spiritual leaders, anointed leaders are spiritual leaders and not flesh leaders.
Leaders need to be bold, have an opinion and willing to stand up and be counted.
Romans 12 vs 6 We all have different gifts, according to the grace given us – If we desire leadership then we need to pray for the gift of leadership.

3. CHARACTER
1Tim 3 – places great emphasis on character.
Flowing in the fruits of the spirit it starts with the heart.
A. There needs to be a heart desire for leadership.
A God desire not selfish ambition
B. Above reproach, means being uncatchable.
C. One wife – to be satisfied in one partner – singular devotion
D. Temperate – even keeled, not emotionally ruled
E. Self controlled – not given to addictions
F. Respectable – someone you can look up to
G. Hospitable – open house open heart

To be continued.