A Few Bible Thoughts For Your Day

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Date: Nov 15 2016 7:53 PM

Hey Everybody,

I hope things are going your way so far this week. We had a great day Sunday with our church family. Feel free to join us for our mid-week study tomorrow night at 7.

I have three copies of a great book I would like to give to anyone who is interested. The first three requests will get one at no charge. I will even cover the shipping. Shoot me an email, and we will get it to you. It is about 25 pages. An image is at the bottom of this post. It is entitled "Receiving the Gift of Salvation".

For today, here are a few thoughts.

Who Are God’s Leaders?

God’s leaders are obvious in the community of faith. If their hearts are right with God, the elders and preachers are some of God’s important leaders, but other men and women of God who serve in God’s ministries are also God’s leaders. To accomplish the mission of Christ, we need many of these people. Consider the biblical characteristics of such leaders.

God’s leaders are people who have "set themselves to minister to the saints." The Stephanas family had determined to serve others in doing the will of Christ. Their attitude of love and service and kindness was obvious to others. Paul told the rest of the church, "... submit to such, and to everyone who works and labors with us" (1Corinthians 16:16). God’s leaders are what the Bible calls "spiritual" people. These are the people whose perspective on life is shaped by the revealed Word of God. They are the kind of people who seek to restore the erring and who help to bear the burdens of others (Galatians 6:1-3). They are not people whose conduct is characterized by envy and strife (1Corinthians 3:1-3).

God’s leaders are encouragers who promote unity. They are not self- serving pseudo leaders like Korah or Diotrophes, or those who led the factions in Corinth. God’s leaders are people like Barnabas, who was called a "Son of Encouragement" by the apostles. Barnabas encouraged the Jerusalem church to accept Saul of Tarsus. He built the church at Antioch by his encouragement and teaching, because the people knew him as "a good man who was full of the Holy Spirit and faith." He believed in John Mark and saw his potential. God’s leaders are this type of person.

We appeal to you to be leaders for God, and to be subject to the kind of leadership that has been described here. God’s leaders are spiritual encouragers who promote unity and have set themselves to minister among the saints. You can be a leader for God.

Have a great week!

Mitch Robison

Enon Church of Christ

1366 Enon Rd.

Webb, AL 36376

[email protected]

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