“The Gift of Leadership and Administration” Hebrews 13:7-17 Acts 6:1-7 Serving Gifts • • • • • • • • Leadership Administration Discernment Faith Service/Helps Mercy Giving Hospitality “The Gift of Leadership and Administration” Hebrews 13:7-17 Acts 6:1-7 I. The Gift of Leadership The Gift of Leadership is the supernatural ability to communicate God-given goals to others so they can voluntarily and harmoniously accomplish these goals for the glory of God. “The Gift of Leadership and Administration” Hebrews 13:7-17 Acts 6:1-7 I. The Gift of Leadership Hebrews 13:7-17 (reference) “The Gift of Leadership and Administration” Hebrews 13:7-17 Acts 6:1-7 I. The Gift of Leadership Luke 9:62 Jesus replied, “No-one who puts his hand to the plough and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God.” “The Gift of Leadership and Administration” Hebrews 13:7-17 Acts 6:1-7 I. The Gift of Leadership II Corinthians 3:6 He has made us competent as ministers of a new covenant — not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life. “The Gift of Leadership and Administration” Hebrews 13:7-17 Acts 6:1-7 I. The Gift of Leadership Deuteronomy 30:15-16 15) See, I set before you today life and prosperity, death and destruction. 16) For I command you today to love the LORD your God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commands, decrees and laws; then you will live and increase, and the LORD your God will bless you in the land you are entering to possess. “The Gift of Leadership and Administration” Hebrews 13:7-17 Acts 6:1-7 I. The Gift of Leadership Joshua 24:15 But if serving the LORD seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your forefathers served beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the LORD.” “The Gift of Leadership and Administration” Hebrews 13:7-17 Acts 6:1-7 I. The Gift of Leadership I Kings 18:21 Elijah went before the people and said, “How long will you waver between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow him; but if Baal is God, follow him.” But the people said nothing. “The Gift of Leadership and Administration” Hebrews 13:7-17 Acts 6:1-7 I. The Gift of Leadership Jeremiah 21:8 “Furthermore, tell the people, ‘This is what the LORD says: See, I am setting before you the way of life and the way of death. “The Gift of Leadership and Administration” Hebrews 13:7-17 Acts 6:1-7 I. The Gift of Leadership Matthew 7:13-14 13) “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. 14) But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it. “The Gift of Leadership and Administration” Hebrews 13:7-17 Acts 6:1-7 II. The Gift of Administration The Gift of Administration is the supernatural ability to understand clearly the immediate and long-range goals of the Church body and to devise and execute plans to accomplish these goals. “The Gift of Leadership and Administration” Hebrews 13:7-17 Acts 6:1-7 II. The Gift of Administration The Gift of Administration is the supernatural ability to understand clearly the immediate and long-range goals of the Church body and to devise and execute plans to accomplish these goals. The Gift of Leadership is the supernatural ability to communicate God-given goals to others so they can voluntarily and harmoniously accomplish these goals for the glory of God. “The Gift of Leadership and Administration” Hebrews 13:7-17 Acts 6:1-7 II. The Gift of Administration Acts 6:1-7 (reference) “The Gift of Leadership and Administration” Hebrews 13:7-17 Acts 6:1-7 II. The Gift of Administration John 8:12 When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”