Hi! good day steemians from afar. One week without attending church service makes one's weak. Lets dig deep the bible together and making Jesus leadership lifestyle a case-study
The leaders of the people in search of A Messiah WERE THE ACTUAL ONES WHO POSED THE WORST ENEMY AND HOSTILITY AGAINST THE MESSIAH, because they did not know Him. The more we should pray and intercede for the enemies of the gospel everywhere.
Despite their hostility and refusal to accept His Messiahship, Jesus was always calm and tolerant of this people .Instead of shunning them Jesus would rather cleverly answer them with questions they cannot answer.
WISDOM IS THE BEST WEAPON AGAINST FOOLS(Matt.16:1-4)
Thus, Jesus having proved to the authority that he was both loyal and peaceful, declared to them that their actions/lifestyle i not worth following as thy do not practice what they teach.
JESUS SUPPORTS leaders but does not agree with hypocritical leaders (Jn 8:1-9). What is God's assessment of our leadership commitments?
JESUS LEADERSHIP LIFESTYLE WAS EXEMPLARY(JN 13:1-17)
FOR i HAVE GIVEN YOU AN EXAMPLE, that YOU SHOULD DO AS i HAVE DONE TO YOU(V15).
Jesus lived a curios leadership lifestyle during His years on earth, but He still managed to set a new standard at the Last supper.
We reach what is essentiallly the booked of Jesus'ministry, just before His betrayal and cruifixion. The one who formed manfom the dust came down to wash the dust from man's feet, then He instructed them to do the same(v.14-16)
Jesus reminds us that power and influence should bring us lower and closer to others(v3.)
You cant have more authority and influence than that yet Jesus choose t exercise it by crouching on the ground and wiping the fee tof those who call Him Lord even the feet of those who were about to turn on Him or deny him DURING Execution). would u still be a christian at such a time like Jesus experienced
Te same shepherd' spirit led Him to kneel down and wash His disciple's feet (Jn 13). In doing so, he taught us that the attitude o the leader(humility)leads to the posture of the leader(bottom-up rather than top-down). in A VERY Physical way Jesus modeled what influential ,shepherd like leadership looks like.