“Whoever desires to be first among you, let him be your slave.” Matthew 20:27. Christ-like leadership means considering the needs of our neighbors before our own.  Servant leaders employ gentle persuasion and reason rather than barking orders and ultimatums.  They recognize that before God they themselves are but servants who are only doing their duty.  […]

“It shall be, if He calls you, that you must say, “speak, Lord, for Your servant hears.” I Samuel 3:9 Like Samuel, we long to hear God speaking to us but often fail to discern His voice.  God spoke audibly to Samuel.  Today He speaks to us by His Spirit through the Scriptures, other people, […]

“The manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all.” I Corinthians 12:7 The Bible records a story about an independent person who balked at the help offered him.  Naaman, a great warrior of Syria, suffered from leprosy.  He sought out the prophet Elisha for healing but had preconceived ideas […]

“Unless you are converted and become as little children, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 18:3 When some followers of Jesus were jockeying for position in His kingdom the Lord “called a little child to Him, set him in the midst of them, and said, …unless you are converted and […]

“Judge not, that you be not judged.” Matthew 7:1 No one knows another’s motives. God alone can bring to light what is hidden in darkness; He alone can expose the intentions of the heart. Jesus knows the latent forces that motivate others. Moreover, He is working in every submissive heart to bring it to maturity. […]