spiritual leadership: section 10 - the leaders pitfalls and problems (part 2)

8/3/2019 Spiritual Leadership: Section 10 - The Leaders Pitfalls and Problems (Part 2)

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Section 10 - The Leaders Pitfalls & Rewards

Group Activity: Create a one-page

visual summary of the leaders pitfalls.

Studychapter 10-11 in Blackaby

Studychapters 20-22 in Sanders


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The Leader Nehemiah

J. Oswald Sanders,Spiritual Leadership,Chapter 22


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Nehemiah is one of the most

inspiring leaders in the Bible.

His vigorous reforms producedrapid effective change - we can

trace this effectiveness back to

the quality of his character.


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Nehemiah was a man ofGreat Character


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1. He was a man of prayer

This was a normal part of life and living

- he heard about jerusalem and prayed -1:4,6, 2:4, 4:4,9, 5:19, 6:14 etc.

2. He was a man of courage6:11But I said, Should a man like me

run away? Or should someone like me

go into the temple to save his life? I willnot go!

Fearlessness is often inspiring for the

people you lead.


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3. He was a man of concern

2:10 - shown in fasting, prayer and

tears 1:4-61:6 shows his identification with his

people,

let your ear be attentive and your eyesopen to hear the prayer your servant is

raying before you day and night for

your servants, the people of Israel. Iconfess the sins we Israelites, including

myself and my fathers family, have

committed against you.


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4. He was a man of foresight

He carefully planned his strategy -

for example he realised oppositionwould arise so he got letters before

he left for Jerusalem 2:8

5. He was a man of cautionHe took 3 days upon his arrival to

assess the situation, even though he

felt the urgency of things - when hestarted work he did not announce it

to everyone, and he set guards from

the early days.


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6. He was a man of

decisiveness

He did not put off makingdecisions.

He had no favourites - rebuking

the workers and officials in thesame way5:7

7. He was a man of empathy

He listened to people - and thentook action depending upon

their grievance - 4:10-12,

5:1-5


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8. He was a man of realism - 4:9

But we prayed to our God andosted a guard day and night to

meet this threat.

He understood the need to know

the world and to rely on God

9. He was a man of

responsibility

He took responsibility - thenfollowed through on all aspects of

it whether easy or hard.


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8. He was aman of realism - 4:9

But we prayed to our God andosteda guard day and night to

meet this threat.

He understood the need to know

the world and to rely on God

9. He was a man of

responsibility

He took responsibility- thenfollowed through on all aspects of

it whether easy or hard.

Realism in the arts was a19th-century

art movementthat originated with a

group of Paris-based artists whoseindependent exhibitionsbrought them

to prominence during the 1870s and

1880s in spite of harsh opposition from

the art community in France. The name

of the style is derived from the title of a

Claude Monet work, Realism, soleil

levant (Realism, Sunrise), whichprovoked the critic Louis Leroy to coin

the term in a satiric review published in

the Parisian newspaper Le Charivari.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satirehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Leroyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Realism,_Sunrise&action=edit&redlink=1http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Monethttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_exhibitionhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_movementhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Realism_(arts)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Charivarihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satirehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Leroyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Realism,_Sunrise&action=edit&redlink=1http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Monethttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_exhibitionhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_movementhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Realism_(arts)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Charivarihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Charivarihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satirehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satirehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Word_coinagehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Word_coinagehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Leroyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Leroyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Realism,_Sunrise&action=edit&redlink=1http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Realism,_Sunrise&action=edit&redlink=1http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Monethttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Monethttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_exhibitionhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_exhibitionhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_movementhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_movementhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Realism_(arts)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Realism_(arts)


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10. He was a man of administration

Calm in a crisis, fearless initiator, decision makerand persevering leader, resolute against threats -

people had confidence in him.


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Nehemiah led throughEffective Methods


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1. He raised morale

He moved peoples focus awayfrom the impossible and onto the

greatness of God

2:20 - The God of heaven will

give us success.

8:10 - This day is holy to ourLord. Do not grieve, for the joy of

the LORD is your strength.


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2. He built a culture of

faith

Faith builds faith -

pessimism destroys faith.

As a leader you have to

build faith in peoples

hearts.


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3. He rekindled hope

The people were downcast whenNehemiah arrived - he told of the

vision and provision of God in his

life - 2:18I also told them about the gracious

hand of my God on me and what

the king had said to me. Theyreplied, Let us start rebuilding.

So they began this good work.


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4. He exercised personal

discipline

Nehemiah lived the life - he didnt

stop and correct the people but

showed them that his conviction

was deeply held and to be acted

upon.

In this he showed that problems

could be overcome by decisive

action - e.g. The events of Neh

4:10-16 and his follow through.


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5. He corrected people

Neh 5:1-15The poor brothers had

been taken advantage of

by their rich brothers -Nehemiah addressed this -

he listened and

sympathised - and thennegotiated a successful

resolution to the problem


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6. He recovered the authority

of the WOGThe standard of Gods word was

vital - 8:1-8. In this he restored

worship and saw truerepentance come into peoples

hearts and minds - 9:3-5,

13:4-9 - tithing, sabbath restand forbidden marriage with

non-Israelites also returned.


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7. He organized well

Before starting he surveyed peopleand resources - it might seem to be

paper pushing and time consuming

but it undoubtedly helpedNehemiah to get the job done well.

He established objectives and gave

them to key men - in all of this heopened up the potential of others

to be used.


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8. Nehemiah demonstrates an all

roundedness to being a man of Godhe faced up to opposition without forcing

violent confrontation, took insults,

innuendo, treachery, he walked throughwith much prayer and head held high.

When possible he simply ignored his

adversaries - he took precautions butnever allowed people to deflect him from

his task. He always kept faith in God.


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Nehemiah 6:15

So the wall was completed onthe twenty-fifth of Elul, in

fifty-two days.


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What do you most admire

about Nehemiah - how can

you use this to try to

emulate him?

What would you like to

leave behind by the timeyour life is done?

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