The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective S.e.r.v.a.n.t Leader

The last habit is THRIVES in prayer. We see here a person who regularly devotes time to prayer in personal and group settings. James 5:16 commands us, “Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed.” When our Lord Jesus cleansed the Temple, He said, “My house shall be called a house of prayer”.[6] Yes, we have so many activities going on in our church. But, I just wonder, if the Lord visits us, will He see us as a house of prayer?

We invite you to plug in. We have a prayer meeting here in the church building every Tuesday night at 6PM and every Sunday morning at 930AM after the worship service and before our Sunday school. We also hold special prayer events. I pray that most, if not all, of us will be involved in the prayer life of our church. Again, our corporate prayer is a reflection of our private prayer. Do you see prayer as a burden or a blessing? A task rather than a thrill? An obligation rather than a passion? So, how do we rate ourselves?

Now, look at the seven habits. Which is your weakest habit? Let us ask ourselves, “What can we do to strengthen this weak habit? What can we do in the next 30 days to work on this area?” In the next months, we will look at a habit per month. Every message will be geared towards a particular habit. It is our prayer that all of us will become a highly effective servant leader. Let us pray…

[1]Mark 10:42-43. All Bible verses are from the New International Version, unless otherwise noted.

[2]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mentor

[3]Thanks to Andy Stanley for this evangelistic strategy. For more info, read “Can We Do That?” a book he co-authored with Ed Young.

[4]Psalm 122:1

[5]Exodus 20:8-10.

[6]Matthew 22:13