Biblical Leadership/ Chapters 10-12

Remember that problems are often _________ in disguise.

Opportunities

A problem well handled can be a _________ because it opens the opportunity to trust God for His way of solving it.

Blesssing

Show that you _________ God by doing what He says.

Love

Be more concerned about pleasing _________ rather than pleasing others.

God

List the 3 tactics of enticement

1. The tactic of involvement - we want to be included

2. The tactic of inducement - we are being persuaded by elements that seem very attractive and exciting

3. The tactic of entanglement - we become active participants

The simple fool is someone who acts _________ and thinks _________.

Now; Later

Let God cover the _________.

Sin

Our responsibility to edify one another as believers has 2 aspects:

• Our responsibility to encourage one another

• Our responsibility to help, a brother in sin, see his problem.

By standing for right we are giving others an opportunity to choose _________.

Right

One of the blessings of being in a Bible-believing church and being involved in a good Christian school is __________________.

The positive peer pressure

The principle of fellowship:

The principle that two or three can help

Problems are inevitable, but how we handle them reflects our _________________.

Commitment to God

List the 10 principles for handling situations wisely.

1. Show you love God by doing what He says

2. Just say no!

3. Watch out for red flags

4. Let God cover sin

5. Keep a clear conscience

6. You can’t stay neutral

7. Silence can mean approval

8. Give your friends a choice

9. Discipline is good, not bad

10. Two or three can help

Godly leadership begins in the _________.

Home

The home of the servant leader has in it the goal of __________________.

Being victoriously different from the average

Ephesians 5:22-24 gives the wife the “job” of submitting to her husband, just as she would to the _________.

Lord

Obeying and honoring our parents and the Lord are our way of demonstrating our _________ for God.

Love

The best practice for any servant is the _________.

Home

Being a servant is the privilege of _________________.

Practicing the “mind of Christ”

_________ will be the pacesetter for love in the home.

The man

_________ is the condition in which “one part of your life faces another part of your life, and they both say the same thing.”

Integrity of life

Matthew worked for the _________ government.

Roman

The way you feel about your family will shape a great deal of your _________.

Personality

We are to obey our parents because they are representatives of the _________.

Lord Jesus Christ

One who resists authority resists _________.

God

Impartiality is serving _________, not just some that I like.

All

Love is _________ to meet the needs of another.

Giving of myself

_________ are the most important group of people in our lives, outside of our families.

Our friends

List the 3 levels of friendship and their definitions.

Level 1: Acquaintances - General Associations

Level 2: Casual Friendships - Common Interests

Level 3: Close Friendships - Common/Same Goals

Our responsibility to acquaintances is to __________.

Show Christian Love

Casual friendship is the _________, people with whom we have a _________.

Second level; common interest

Our responsibility to casual friends is to _________.

Develop Christian Love

Close friendships are based on common _________.

Goals

Our responsibility to close friends is to _________.

Strengthen Christian Love

As Christians friends we have what 5 areas of responsibility that we consider?

1. Be a giving friend

2. Be a building friend

3. Be a peace-making friend

4. Be a loyal friend

5. Be a restoring friend

Those who reject Christ must reject _________.

You

Purpose to let God choose your friends on the basis of their _________ and their _________ to your help.

Needs; openness

An overriding principle in John 17 relating to our relationships to non-Christians is the principle of _________.

Mission

What 2 overriding principles need to be considered as we talk about our relationship to the world?

1. Christians are to avoid close relationships with non-Christians (2 Corinthians 6:14-16)

2. Christians are not to avoid necessary relationships with Non-Christians (1 Corinthians 5:9-10)