Followers of Jesus should be the BEST LEADERS on the planet.

Jesus is the GREATEST LEADERSHIP MODEL of all time.

Leadership is INFLUENCE

If leadership is influence, then no one has influenced our world more than

JESUS.

The HEART of a LEADER.

Proverbs 4:23 Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from

it.

WHAT

HOW

WHY

1. RESPONSIBILITY Based leadership-you feel responsible to SERVE

and CARE for the people you lead.

2. REWARDS based leadership-you want to be rewarded by the PERKS

and POWER of leading.

When you BEND down to SERVE, God will LIFT you up to LEAD.

Matthew 20:20-27 Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons came to Jesus with her sons

and, kneeling down, asked a favor of him. “What is it you want?” he asked. She

said, “Grant that one of these two sons of mine may sit at your right and the other

at your left in your kingdom.”   “You don’t know what you are asking,” Jesus said

to them. “Can you drink the cup I am going to drink?” “We can,” they answered.

Jesus said to them, “You will indeed drink from my cup, but to sit at my right or

left is not for me to grant. These places belong to those for whom they have been

prepared by my Father.” When the ten heard about this, they were indignant with

the two brothers.   Jesus called them together and said, “You know that the rulers of

the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over

them. Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must

be your servant,   and whoever wants to be first must be your slave—

SERVANT-focused on doing things for others rather than for oneself.

SLAVE-someone bound to obey their master’s commands and teaching.

If you lead for ANY reason other than to SERVE OTHERS, you will never be

a GREAT LEADER.

It is impossible to LEAD like Jesus if you won’t SERVE like Jesus.

Matthew 20:28 just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and

to give his life as a ransom for many.”

Servant Leader vs Reward Centered Leader

1. Servant leaders are always trying to make OTHER PEOPLE look good.

Reward centered leaders don’t want OTHERS to look good, only

THEMSELVES.

2. Servant Leaders find their approval in one place: GOD.

Reward centered leaders believe:

My PERFORMANCE + the APPROVAL of others = SELF-WORTH

3. Servant leaders LOVE hard or negative feedback because it allows them to

IMPROVE for the benefit of others.

Reward centered leaders DESPISE hard or negative feedback because it is all

ABOUT THEM.

So what keeps us from being a servant leader?

- PRIDE

- FEAR

Proverbs 29:25 Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in

the Lord is kept safe.

When you BEND DOWN to serve, God can LIFT YOU UP to LEAD.