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                    The most classic example of a modern servant leader was Sam Walton.  He despised corporate fat cats.  He could, and would, handle the cash register as well as stock the shelves in any of his Wal-Mart stores.  He drove an old, rusty, dented pickup not to prove a point but because it still had plenty
                    
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                    Contributed by Jim Blevins on May 2, 2009
                
                
                
                    SERVANTS AND SONS
Imagine at Mt. Sinai with all the lightning, thunder, smoke and the threat of death to any person or animal that even came close to the mountain, and how the people shuddered with fear as God was soon to speak His commandments. How would it have been if, after God had spoken
                    
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                    Contributed by Davon Huss on Sep 12, 2011
                
                
                
                    THE SERVANT AND THE CHILD
Think about the differences between a servant and a child:
The servant is accepted and appreciated on the basis of what he does, the child on the basis of who he is. 
The servant starts the day anxious and worried, wondering if his work will really please his master. 
                    
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                    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    Attributes of a Servant…
1. Humility
In the summer of 1986, two ships collided in the Black Sea off the coast of Russia. Hundreds of passengers died as they were hurled into the icy waters below. News of the disaster was further darkened when an investigation revealed the cause of the accident. It
                    
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                    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    Illustration- Servant’s Heart
A minister shared how in his church they were in desperate need of a person to teach a junior high boys class. 
• Those willing to do it came down to a list with one name on it. 
• When the minister heard the name he said, ‘You have got to be kidding’.
He says now
                    
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                    Contributed by John Shearhart on Apr 29, 2008
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    VOLUNTEERS AND SERVANTS
“Volunteers raise their hand to be called on.
Servants are called by the Hand of God.
Volunteers do work for God.
Servants do work with God.
Volunteers get tired of the work,
Servants are tired in the work.
Volunteers pray their work will succeed.
Servants succeed as
                    
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                    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    THE BAMBOO SERVANT
Once upon a time, in the heart of an ancient Kingdom, there was a beautiful garden. And there, in the cool of the day, the Master of the garden would walk. Of all the plants of the garden, the most beautiful and beloved was a gracious and noble bamboo. 
Year after year, Bamboo
                    
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                    There was once a servant of God, who had gotten very depressed and tired and went to sleep.  He had a vision of an ugly, unlikable frog coming towards him.  In the beginning, he didn’t like it.  However, the frog followed him, and, whenever he turned around, it was behind him. Finally, when man of
                    
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                    Contributed by Donnie  Martin on Jun 1, 2010
                
                
                
                    A Leader Is…
Peter Drucker, perhaps the most noted authority on leadership in the 20th century, says:
A leader is one who has followers. An effective leader is not someone who is loved or admired. He is someone whose followers do the right thing. Popularity is not leadership, results are. Leaders
                    
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                    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    The Christian Leader Profile™ categorizes leaders into one of four types: Directing, Strategic, Team-Building or Operational. Directing leaders, tend to be the “big picture,” motivational leaders focus people’s attention on vision for the future, are most likely to exhibit biblical values. However,
                    
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                    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 22, 2010
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    MOODY'S SERVANT'S HEART
A large group of European pastors came to one of D. L. Moody’s Northfield Bible Conferences in Massachusetts in the late 1800s. Following the European custom of the time, each guest put his shoes outside his room to be cleaned by the hall servants overnight. But of course
                    
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                    As we journey towards Christmas and into the New Year, let us all follow in the steps of our Servant-King Jesus, not just for a Season but for a lifetime.  By His Spirit may we truly be humble, servant leaders.  It is recorded that Mother Teresa once said:  “I belong to Jesus.  He must have the
                    
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                    Contributed by Darren Ethier on May 7, 2002
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    LEADERS AND FOLLOWERS
S. I. McMillen, in his book "None of These Diseases," tells a story of a young woman who wanted to go to college, but her heart sank when she read the question on the application blank that asked, "Are you a leader?" Being both honest and conscientious, she wrote, "No," and
                    
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                    Contributed by Donnie  Martin on Sep 1, 2004
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    A Leader Is…
Peter Drucker, perhaps the most noted authority on leadership in the 20th century, says:
A leader is one who has followers. An effective leader is not someone who is loved or admired. He is someone whose followers do the right thing. Popularity is not leadership, results are. Leaders
                    
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