Sermon Notes July 3, 2016
“Defining and Responding to Leadership”
(Philippians 2:19-30)
I. _______________ godly leadership.
A. Godly leadership has a genuine ____________ for those who are led.
Good leadership is measured by the _______ that is provided to those being led. (28" class="scriptRef">Matthew 20:25-28; Philippians 2:20; Matthew 6:25&28)
B. A godly leader honestly puts ____________ above himself. (Philippians 2:21; 1 Peter 5:2)
The ____________ concern of a godly leader is for Jesus Christ … for His will … for His Kingdom.
C. A good leader has already shown himself ____________. (Philippians 2:22; 1 Timothy 3:6&10)
Good leadership is leadership that has been ____________ and proven faithful.
D. A godly leader is ____________ to those God places over him. (Philippians 2:22)
Every leader in God’s Kingdom on earth operates under the ____________ of someone else.
E. A godly leader is willing to ____________ for his work. (Philippians 2:30)
II. Three principles for _______________ to godly leadership.
A. ____________ godly leadership. (Philippians 2:29)
B. ____________ godly leadership. (Philippians 2:29; 1 Thessalonians 5:12-13; Ephesians 3:20)
C. ____________ godly leadership. (Hebrews 13:17)
Response Questions …
How would you compare the characteristics of godly leadership in the biblical passages referenced in this message to the kind of leadership you see displayed in the political and corporate world?
Do you think the kind of godly leadership encouraged in the New Testament would be effective in politics or business? Why … or why not?
Which of the characteristics of godly leadership do you need the Lord to work to develop more in your own life?

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