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Charting the Trail of Leadership Lessons from the Life of Joshua. Jim Jeffery, President Baptist Bible College & Seminary. Discovering the Influence of Leadership Jim Jeffery, President, Baptist Bible College & Seminary. Discovering the Influence of Leadership.
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Charting the Trail of Leadership Lessons from the Life of Joshua Jim Jeffery, President Baptist Bible College & Seminary
Discovering the Influence of Leadership Jim Jeffery, President, Baptist Bible College & Seminary
Discovering the Influence of Leadership
Discovering the Influence of Leadership • Discovering the influence of leadership by • feeling small in your leadership shoes (1:1-2) • Feeling inadequate to replace Moses • Feeling awed by the responsibility • Feeling overwhelmed by the obstacles • Insight: Notice how God understands our weakness, fears, and inadequacy. He speaks appropriately to the needs of our lives.
Discovering the Influence of Leadership • Discovering the influence of leadership by • beginning to walk by faith in your leadership • shoes (1:3-9) • The principal of possessing the land (3-4) • The promise of the presence of God (5:6-9) • The practice of pondering the word (7-8) • Insight: Notice that the Christian life is not passive. Joshua has to do his part and God would bless each step of faith and obedience.
Discovering the Influence of Leadership • Discovering the influence of leadership by • by stepping out in God’s plan for those you • lead (1:10-18) • The captains charged (10-11) • The Reubenites reminded (12-15) • The flock follows (16-18)
Discovering the Influence of Leadership • Give you inferiority to Jesus Christ. He • delights in using inferior things in miraculous • ways. • Begin to possess the land in your Christian life • one step at a time
Discovering the Influence of Leadership • Develop the skill of Scripture meditation by • selecting one verse to “chew on” each day. • Cultivate a dependence on the unseen • presence of God by making Him the center of • your thoughts, and seeking an abiding • relationship with Him. This keeps your mind • off your inadequacy.