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Faithful to the Finish
Peter's final call to a young and growing church
Grace and Glory
A short series through the highlights of 1 Peter
Entrusted
Gifts, risk, and the return of the King
Acts 6-7 tell us about Stephen's short ministry and message. God demonstrates lessons in leadership that are still applicable today.
What does history teach us about leadership? What does biblical history teach us about leadership for God’s people? First, Leadership is essential for God’s people. Second, Leadership requires giftedness and God’s wisdom. Third, Leadership is often resisted even by God’s ...read more
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
Commitment is taking that first step forward and then pushing through the obstacles and stretching our limits to make our passion and vision a reality.
COMMITMENT: AN EFFECTIVE TOOL IN LEADERSHIP Study Text: Acts 20: 17 - 24 Introduction: - Paul demonstrates for us that commitment is a key ingredient in successful Christian leadership. He was very sharply focused, was driven by a clear sense of purpose, both in life and ministry, pursued his goal ...read more
Scripture: Acts 20:17-24
Denomination: Pentecostal
3 of ? God began to make His leadership thru Joshua undeniable among His people. *God makes His leadership undeniable among His people. But How? God’s leadership is Undeniable in...
GOD's UNDENIABLE LEADERSHIP-III—Joshua 3:7-17 Attention: In a former church, we were in the beginning stages of discussions surrounding the implement of AWANA. However, there was one big snag. A well-respected(& rightly so), sweet, Christian lady with much influence had issues with allowing ...read more
Scripture: Joshua 3:7-17
Denomination: Baptist
Intro to our Joshua series
Leadership lessons learned by a Legend Every great leader has a back story -here’s some famous leaders back stories... Ever heard of Oprah Winfrey- before she made her media empire and 3B$ fortune, her first job was at a corner grocery store next to her father’s barber shop in Nashville. How ...read more
Scripture: Exodus 17:8-13, Exodus 24:12-18, Exodus 33:7-11, Numbers 27:15-23
2 of 4. Upon Moses’ death, God called Joshua to lead Israel. God always calls capable leaders to lead His people. What surrounds the leadership of God’s people? A Condition for Assuming leadership among God’s people is A Defined/Decisive...
CONDITIONS For ASSUMING LEADERSHIP-II—Joshua 1:1-18 New/Begin/Start/Change Before we assume leadership/take control we better be sure conditions are right. Need: Resentment/Disappointment/Anger/Uneasy/Frightened/ Confused —Accepting/Invigorated/New Life Look to the future ...read more
Scripture: Joshua 1:1-18
3 of 4. Upon Moses’ death, God called Joshua to lead Israel. God always calls capable leaders to lead His people. What surrounds the leadership of God’s people? A Condition for Assuming leadership among God’s people is A Defined/Decisive...
CONDITIONS For ASSUMING LEADERSHIP-III—Joshua 1:1-18 New/Begin/Start/Change Before we assume leadership/take control we better be sure conditions are right. Otherwise you’ll be ‘landing on a short runway’ every ...read more
2 of ? God began to make His leadership thru Joshua undeniable among His people. *God makes His leadership undeniable among His people. But How? God’s leadership is Undeniable in...
GOD's UNDENIABLE LEADERSHIP-II—Joshua 3:7-17 Attention: We are faced with a lack of integrity in the world today. We shouldn’t tolerate it in Christian circles. Need: Exaltation/Magnification God began to magnify Joshua’s ministry among Israel. God magnified Joshua’s ...read more
Paul's farewell speech to the church at Ephesus presents a picture of what Christian leadership should look like.
Walking through a supermarket, a young man noticed an old lady following him around. He ignored her for a while, but when he got to the checkout line, she got in front of him. "Pardon me," she said. "I'm sorry if I've been staring, but you look just like me son who died recently. "I'm sorry for ...read more
Scripture: Acts 20:17-38
4 of 5. God began to make His leadership thru Joshua undeniable among His people. *God makes His leadership undeniable among His people. But How? God’s leadership is Undeniable in...
GOD's UNDENIABLE LEADERSHIP-IV—Joshua 3:7-17 Attention: Who’s leading whom? An elderly woman using a cane, was hesitantly waiting to cross on a busy street corner because of the heavy traffic. She waited & waited. Then finally, an elderly gentleman also with a cane, came up to her & ...read more
Scripture: Joshua 3:17
5 of 5. God began to make His leadership thru Joshua undeniable among His people. *God makes His leadership undeniable among His people. But How? God’s leadership is Undeniable in...
GOD's UNDENIABLE LEADERSHIP-V—Joshua 3:7-17 Attention: Recognize This? A blonde police officer pulls over a blonde woman in a convertible sports car for speeding. He walks up to the car & asks the blonde for her driver's license. The driver searches through her purse in vain. Finally she ...read more
1 of ? God began to make His leadership thru Joshua undeniable among His people. *God makes His leadership undeniable among His people. But How? God’s leadership is Undeniable in...
GOD's UNDENIABLE LEADERSHIP-I—Joshua 3:7-17 Attention: There is a couple from one of the churches where I had served, who have recently had another child...a beautiful little girl! She came out with enough hair to have a ‘permanent’! I recently saw a picture of her on ...read more
A worship leader must be a person of proven character, whose personal life and integrity is above reproach. As a humble servant of God, his/her actions will always call attention to God and never seek to bring glory to themself.
Praise and Worship As It Pertains To Leadership We must follow God's ordained plan and pattern for spiritual leadership in the church if we expect God's anointing to come upon the praise and worship service. PASTOR AND OTHER MINISTERING ELDERS The pastor and the elders of the church ...read more
Scripture: 1 Chronicles 16:4
This sermon explores Nehemiah's example of Godly leadership, emphasizing sacrificial stewardship, servant leadership, and the power of such leadership to strengthen relationships.
Good morning, beloved. It is a joy to be here with you today, and it is my prayer that the words we share in this sacred space will bring us closer to understanding the heart of our Heavenly Father. We are gathered here today to reflect on a profound truth, a truth that is as old as the hills and ...read more
Scripture: Nehemiah 5:14-19
Topics: Loving God, Loving Others
Everything rises and falls upon LEADERSHIP and Psalm 23 is no exception. King David, a great leader himself, writes to us under the leadership of the Holy Spirit and tells us what our Great Shepherd does to guide us through life and death.
HOW DOES THE SHEPHERD LEAD HIS SHEEP?” Psalm 23:1-3 Dr. Larry Petton, Senior Pastor ___________________________________________________________________________________ Everything rises and falls upon LEADERSHIP and Psalm 23 is no exception. King David, a great leader himself, writes to us ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 23:1-6
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Can you think your way to success?
A. CAN YOU THINK YOUR WAY TO SUCCESS? “After the death of Moses the Lord’s servant, the Lord spoke to Joshua son of Nun, Moses’ assistant. He said, ‘Moses my servant is dead. Therefore, the time has come for you to lead these people, the Israelites, across the Jordan River into the land I am ...read more
Scripture: Joshua 1:1-2
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