Week 5: Servant-Leadership

Servant-Leadership: Following Joshua’s Example

Joshua 1:1-9

1. Preparation for Servant Leadership

Joshua’s Preparation

-       Exodus 24:12-13

-       Numbers 11:26-30

-       Numbers 14:5-10

Our Preparation

-       2 Corinthians 5:17, Ephesians 2:8-9 (Salvation)

-       2 Timothy 2:20-21, Philippians 2:12-13 (Sanctification)

-       2 Timothy 3:16-17 (Equipping with Scripture)

2. Call to Servant Leadership

Joshua’s Call (v1-3)

-       God does the Calling

-       Continues Moses’s mission

-       God is going to keep his promises

Our Call

-       Philippians 2:3-4 (To Be Servant Leaders)

-       John 13:14-15 (To Be Servant Leaders)

-       Luke 22:24-17 (To Be Servant Leaders)

Our Call (Husbands)

-       1 Corinthians 11:3 (To Lead Our Families)

-       Ephesians 5:25-29 (To Love Our Wives & Guide Them Towards Christ)

Our Call (Parents)

-       Ephesians 6:4 (To Deal Kindly & Instruct Our Children)

2. Method of Servant Leadership

Joshua’s Method (v4-9)

-       Strength & Courage

-       Leading in God’s promise

-       Following the Law

Our Method

-       2 Timothy 1:7 (Leading with Strength)

-       Psalm 119:105 (Following God’s Word)

-       1 Timothy 4:7-8, Philippians 2:12 (Spritual Disciplines)

-       Matthew 28:20 (Dependence on God’s Promise)