WORD POWER: Serve (abad)- to do labor as a act of worship.
But whoever would be great among you must be your servant, and whoever would be first among you must be your slave. Matt 20:26-27

Spiritual Leadership- Moving people towards God’s agenda for their lives.
ANALYSIS: Great Leaders SERVE God, by SERVING Others (Servant Leadership)

1. Service is Motivated by Love.

The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah.It came to pass in the month of Chislev, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushanthe citadel, 2 that Hanani one of my brethren came with men from Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews who had escaped, who had survived the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem. 3 And they said to me, “The survivors (remnant) who are left from the captivity in the province are there in great distress and reproach. The wall of Jerusalem is also broken down, and its gates are burned with fire.”4 So it was, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned for many days; Vs 1-4

the Son of man did not come to be Served but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.” Matthew 20:28

2. Service is Cultivated by Prayer.

I was fasting and praying before the God of heaven.5 And I said: “I pray, Lord God of heaven, O great and awesome God, You who keep Your covenant and mercy with those who love You and observe Your commandments, 6 please let Your ear be attentive and Your eyes open, that You may hear the prayer of Your servant which I pray before You now, day and night, for the children of Israel Your servants, and confess the sins of the children of Israel which we have sinned against You. Both my father’s house and I have sinned. 7 We have acted very corruptly against You, and have not kept the commandments, the statutes, nor the ordinances which You commanded Your servant Moses. 8 Remember, I pray, the word that You commanded Your servant Moses, saying, ‘If you are unfaithful, I will scatter you among the nations; 9 but if you return to Me, and keep My commandments and do them, though some of you were cast out to the farthest part of the heavens, yet I will gather them from there, and bring them to the place which I have chosen as a dwelling for My name. Vs 4-9

3. Service is Activated by Power!

Now these are Your servants and Your people, whom You have redeemed by Your great power, and by Your strong hand. 11 O Lord, I pray, please let Your ear be attentive to the prayer of Your servant, and to the prayer of Your servants who desire to fear Your name; and let Your servant prosper this day, I pray, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man.”For I was the king’s cupbearer. Vs 10-11

For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek. 17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, “The just shall live by faith.”Romans 1:16-17

APPLICATION: To GROW in “Servant Leadership” ask 5 Questions:

Spiritual Giftedness Question: What gifting do I have that allows me to serve people best?

Everyday Question: What do people need from me daily, that they may not want to ask for.

Respect Question: How can I gain value while adding value to others by serving..

Value Question: What can I do to help them succeed?

Evaluation Question: How will I know I’m serving people well?