Novation Church
Lead Like Jesus
“Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” – Matt 28:16-20 NIV
COMMISSION:
• a formal written warrant granting the power to perform various acts or duties
• an authorization or command to act in a prescribed manner or to perform prescribed acts
• authority to act for, on behalf of, or in place of another
• a task or matter entrusted to one as an agent for another
Jesus led with his actions, often before ever preaching to people:
- Fed them (Matthew 14:13-21)
- Healed them (Matt 9:1-8)
- Served them (John 2:1-11, John 13:1-17)
- Spent time and broke bread with them (Matthew 9, Mark 2, Luke 5)
- Encouraged them (Matthew 11:28 and John 16:33)
- Defended them (John 8:1-11)
- Prayed for them (John 17:1-26)
“One of them, an expert in the law, tested him with this question: “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?” Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.” – Matt 22:35-40 NIV
- Truth and accountability without a genuine relationship is transactional. It can appear critical and can cause defensiveness.
- Relationship without truth and accountability is superficial and temporal. It lacks real depth and can lead to the degradation of biblical values, having eternal consequences.
“If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal.” – 1 Cor 13:1 NIV
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