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I CAN – PART 1

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. – Philippians 4:13   REFERENCE Philippians 4:13   It is possible to succeed in life if nobody believes in you, but it will be difficult to if you don’t think you can. You (working with God) must take your destiny in your hands. Putting Philippians 4:13 in context, Paul was speaking of God’s ability in him to go through times of plenty or lack without any change in his determination for the work of the Kingdom. However, I use the phrase ‘I can’ as today’s topic to reveal God’s ability in...
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LEAD LIKE A PRO: PROBLEM SOLVING

When a dispute arises, they come to me, and I am the one who settles the case between the quarreling parties. I inform the people of God’s decrees and give them His instructions. Exodus 18:16 REFERENCE Exodus 18:13-27 A leader’s primary job is to provide solutions to the many leadership challenges that arise in the course of dispensing his tasks. It is a function of thinking. It is because there are problems to be solved that there is a need for leadership. If a person cannot solve problems, he cannot be a leader. Ultimately, A LEADER IS A PROBLEM SOLVER....
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LEAD LIKE A PRO: DISCIPLINE

A man without self-control is as defenseless as a city with broken-down walls. Proverbs 25:28 (TLB)   REFERENCE Proverbs 25:28 (TLB) If a leader lacks the indispensable quality of ‘discipline’, all other leadership gifts he may have will never fully develop. Before one can conquer the world, he must first conquer ‘himself.’ Jackson Brown, Jr. said, “Talent without discipline is like an octopus on roller skates; there is plenty of movement, but you never know if it’s going to be forward, backwards, or sideways.” To be a successful leader, you must submit yourself to some imposed discipline from without (demands...
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LEAD LIKE A PRO: INTEGRITY

So he shepherded them according to the integrity of his heart, and guided them by the skillfulness of his hands. Psalm 78:72 REFERENCE Psalm 78:70-72 Nothing evokes myriads of emotions from people more than hearing about the moral failure of business, political and even religious leaders. It makes the media go abuzz, it becomes breaking news, newspapers sell extra, and blogs and social media platforms have them as trending. The moral failures of leaders have closed down many organizations and put families in jeopardy. Integrity is defined as the consistency between what a leader says and what the leader does....
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LEAD LIKE A PRO: SERVANTHOOD

And whoever of you desires to be first shall be slave of all. For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many. Mark 10:44-45 REFERENCE Mark 10:35-45 In our 21st century, the world is beginning to realign with the biblical qualifications of who a true leader is. There is an increased awareness that true leadership is ‘servanthood,’ and we now hear terms like servant-leadership. Many today, are like James and John – they like to be preferred. For such ones, the definition of leadership is...
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LEAD LIKE A PRO

To aspire to leadership is an honorable ambition.” I Timothy 3:1 (NEB) REFERENCE I Timothy 3:1 (NEB) Christians are called to be leaders because we are the salt of the earth and the light of the world. John Maxwell said, “Everything rises and falls on leadership.” When the righteous are in authority (leadership) the people rejoice; because in the place where they lead – businesses, families, associations, nations, etc., will be advanced as a result of their wholesome leadership practices. Real leaders are in short supply and constantly people and groups search for them. Throughout the Bible, God searched for...
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WORK WHILE IT IS DAY

I must work the works of Him who sent Me while it is day; the night is coming when no one can work. - John‬ ‭9:4   REFERENCE John 9:4-5   Jesus encourages us to work while it is day, for the night is coming when no man will be able to work. ‘Day’ is when we have our youth and our strength, it is the time of life when we should disengage from every form of idleness and start doing something. The ‘Night’ will come for all of us and we will be too old for employment, or in...
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YOUR RIGHTS IN CHRIST: THE RIGHT TO REIGN

…And have redeemed us to God by Your blood, out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation, and have made us kings and priests to our God; And we shall REIGN on the earth. Revelations 5:9-10   REFERENCE Revelations 5:9-14 To reign means to hold royal office as a dominant or powerful force, or to rule as a king or a queen. It means you can exercise ultimate power or authority over an area and its people. God put us here to reign as kings on earth by exercising our authority; we are to subdue everything here and...
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YOUR RIGHTS IN CHRIST: THE RIGHT TO ABUNDANT LIFE

...I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance (to the full, till it overflows). - John 10:10 (amplified bible)   REFERENCE John 10:7-11   God does not want believers to be harassed out of life before a ripe old age. God has promised them a qualitative and quantitative life, in Christ Jesus. And when God promises, He’s ready to fulfill it! Have you ever seen an obituary in a newspaper and, in a flash, your mind paints a picture of you being the one in that column? God’s children are not supposed to think...
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YOUR RIGHTS IN CHRIST: THE RIGHT TO ASK

Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. Matthew 7:7 REFERENCE Matthew 7:7-8 It is the right of every believer to ask and expect God to answer. Our text says, “Ask and it shall be given to you.” Ask here, (aiteo) means to demand for something due you. It is an open cheque given to all believers, but many are too afraid to ask…so they don’t look vain and ambitious. But God said, “…open your mouth wide and I will fill it.”(Psalm 81:10b). Your due is what...
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