Saturday, May 14, 2011
Courage: by Francis Chan
Courage: by Francis Chan
This is a sermon from MentoringLeaders.com where Francis Chan talks about the essence of having courage to listen and obey God. The sermon is an amazing message that spoke to the core of my heart. Francis Chan challenges us in asking us do we have courage as leaders to let go of the control and listen to God and His will for our lives?
This message is essential for leaders to hear. It is a message that shoots to the core of one’s heart in their motives and purpose for this life. It challenges you as a leader to ask yourself if you really have the courage to let God has His way with your life. This is essential for leaders because we need to be leaders who have the courage to say yes to God and His will.
I have personally struggled with not having the courage to do what the Lord has put on my heart. I am tired of being afraid. A true leader needs to have the courage to let God have his way and to go after God and His will with all of their hearts. God commands us to have courage in Joshua 1:9, but why is it so hard to lead and live with courage? Do you have the courage to truly lose your life in Christ as a leader in the ministry that you are in and let Him shape you and your ministry into what it is meant to become?
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I agree with Francis Chan that a leader must have the courage to put aside their own agenda and take up God’s agenda. This is the only way that the church will find itself doing the countercultural thing. The countercultural things almost always come from God, who has the bigger picture in mind. If we as leaders are always doing what we feel comfortable with, more often than not, we will not be doing the will of God. This is true because we tend to do things that make us comfortable.
ReplyDeleteWith that said I feel that we can easily miss the point when we say “not my will but Gods will.” This is because doing the will of God is not simply a unilateral relay of information. God does not simply tell us what to do and we must respond in total abandon. Rather, it is a dynamic response that includes a synthetic blend, which gives birth to a genuine God-human initiative. God is not looking for a “Stepford wife” he is looking for a relationship that joins both God and man into a whole new mission. It is this mission that gives way to a hopeful and reimagined future.