Assignment 4

10 Kingdom Leadership/ Followership Principles:

Mark 10:35-45

35 Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to him. “Teacher,” they said, “we want you to do for us whatever we ask.”36 “What do you want me to do for you?” he asked.37 They replied, “Let one of us sit at your right and the other at your left in your glory.”38 “You don’t know what you are asking,” Jesus said. “Can you drink the cup I drink or be baptized with the baptism I am baptized with?”39 “We can,” they answered. Jesus said to them, “You will drink the cup I drink and be baptized with the baptism I am baptized with, 40 but to sit at my right or left is not for me to grant. These places belong to those for whom they have been prepared.”

41 When the ten heard about this, they became indignant with James and John. 42 Jesus called them together and said, “You know that those who are regarded as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them. 43 Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, 44 and whoever wants to be first must be slave of all. 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.”

Kingdom Perspectives

1. There is only one King and you are not Him.

· Jesus is far above all heavenly rulers, authorities, powers, and lords; he has a title superior to all titles of authority in this world and in the next. (Eph. 1:21)

· Sovereign means that Jesus is the King of King and Lord of Lords. (Rev. 19:6). Don’t get between Jesus and His subjects.

2. You are not a leader… you are a follower of a leader. You influence people to follow King Jesus through your example, through your words, through your prayers, through your love, through your enthusiasm.

· Therefore anyone can be a discipleader. We are here to connect people to Jesus and once they are connected to Him… He leads them. The only way we “lead” is by helping people connect to Jesus. Discipleship is leadership. I follow Jesus and help others to follow Jesus.

· Followers are born to be made- Mature disciples are influencers for the King. We lead people to Jesus for salvation and we encourage them to get connected and stay connected to Him so that He can lead them.

3. None of “it” is yours (church, offerings, gifts, buildings, people, vision).

· The role of a servant-  So you also, when you have done everything you were told to do, should say, ‘We are unworthy servants; we have only done our duty.’ Luke 17:10- Don’t fool yourself into thinking you have any rights to anything.

· The role of a manager: A person should consider us in this way: as servants of Christ and managers of God’s mysteries. 2 In this regard, it is expected of managers that each one of them be found faithful. We are here to manage His affairs. (1 Cor. 4:1) As a Pastor… the health of His body (Eph. 1:23)

Kingdom Principles

4. To represent King Jesus you must spend time with Him.

· Orders and specific mission plans come from the Supreme Commander

· To connect people to the Head you must be connected to the Head

5. The Church is the Body of Christ!

· All the parts need to be connected to the head

· All the part s need to be connected to all the other parts (locally/ regionally)

· All the parts need to be connected the mission “Be Fruitful and Multiply”

6. God’s word, not “Business Weekly” is our textbook (Make sure the ladder of success is leaning up against the right wall)

· You have heard that it was said, but I say to you…

· The Kingdom of God is not like the kingdom of man (upside down kingdom)

7. The way up the ladder is down (Example of Jesus- Phil. 2)

· Love

· Humility

· Serving/ Equipping

Kingdom Practices

8. Connect people to Jesus (UPWARD- He is the head)- Eph. 1:22/ 5:23/ Col. 1:18

· Preach the Gospel

· Parental concern and connect every believer to daily growth disciplines

9. Connect people to One Another (INWARD- The Body is Formed)- “The One Anothers”

· Connect every believer to a group… spiritual family

· Gifts are discovered/ developed and used (Chores)

10. Connect people to the Mission (OUTWARD- The Body rises up and serves) John 20:21/ Eph. 4:16/ Matt. 28:18-20

· The body connected to the head and all the parts working moves up and out into the world and serves the world

· Miracles occur and the world sees and takes notice.

· The Gospel is shown and shared at the same time.

· God gives the increase.