Kevin Taylor's Bible Study
Title: Leaders " Leading or bleeding"
by Kevin Taylor
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• Name:
Kevin Taylor
• Residence:
Leicestershire,
England
• Favorite Verse:
Romans 1 v 16
• Favorite Quote:
"Things are lookin good!"
• Hobbies:
walking, dining
out, family life,
Christian fellowship
• Date of Salvation:
Oct 1991
• Latest News:
This site and the privilage of sharing the word on the net
is a major blessing to me especially when you consider that only a year
ago I had never used a pc. But I have been obedient to the Lord, and been
taught, and now have this blessing bestowed upon me . Thank you Lord.
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God bless all of you. The body of Christ needs good strong, anointed leaders,
Amen? I believe the Lord has been speaking to me on this subject so I would
like us to take a look at leadership from a biblical point of view. This
article is especially aimed at people in leadership, or anyone who believes
there is a calling on their lives for this type of ministry. It is also
an in-depth subject so I will only be bringing out what the Lord has laid
upon my heart. I have spent some time in leadership myself and I wouldn’t
be surprised if the Lord leads me in that direction again. The thing the
Lord emphasized to me was the love he has for the congregation and the following
scripture rarely brings this home:
Jeremiah 3 v 15 " I will give you pastors
according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding".
Did you see that? He said "pastors according to mine heart" and that means
exactly what it says, so if a pastor is of the hard taskmaster you will
obey, "if you don’t like it lump it type" then they have moved away from
the Lords heart and their calling, that is if they were called to pastor
in the first place with that type of attitude. Can you remember what Jesus
said to Peter just before he was taken up to Heaven? Well let’s look:
John 21 v 17 " the third time he (Jesus) said to him Simon peter son of
john do you love me? Peter was hurt because Jesus had asked him this three
times, and peter replied Lord you know all things, you know that I love
you. Jesus said FEED MY SHEEP.
Wow this verse blows me right out of the
water. Think about it, all that Jesus could have said the thing that was
on his mind was the well being of his flock. Peter went through a lot of
difficulties but this was a type of training for what laid ahead, and it’s
the same for us today. Count it all joy all you would be leaders. There
is one leader (pastor) in the bible that really touches my heart because
of the love he has for his flock. It’s Moses. This man interceded to God
on behalf of his flock when they clearly didn’t deserve it. Lets have a
look.
Exodus 32 v 9-14 I have seen these people, the Lord said to Moses,
" they are a stiff-necked people. Now leave me alone so that my anger may
burn against them and that I may destroy them." Then I will make you into
a great nation. But Moses sought the favour of the Lord his God and said
" O Lord, why should your anger burn against your people, whom you brought
out of Egypt with great power and a mighty hand? Why should the Egyptians
say, It was with evil intent that He brought them out to them in the mountains
and to wipe them off the face of the earth? Turn from your anger; relent
and do not bring disaster on your people. Remember your servants Abraham,
Isaac and Israel to whom you swore by your own self: "I will make your descendants
as numerous as the stars in the sky and will give your descendants all this
land I promised them, and it will be their inheritance for ever." Then the
Lord relented and didn’t bring the disaster on his people that he said he
would.
Those people clearly owe their lives to Moses. Would you intercede
if you came back from a conference to find your flock had turned to gross
perversities including you second in command? Pause for thought ay! Can
you see Moses heart for his people and his God. Moses saw an Egyptian beating
a Hebrew brother so he struck the Egyptian and killed him and eventually
had to flee for his own life because of it. Have you got a pastors heart?
Have you got the "right stuff" as we say over here in England? Still want
to be a leader? Well if you do, bless you.
1 Timothy 3 v 1; Here is a
trustworthy saying; If anyone sets his heart on being a Leader he desires
a noble task.
I will finish for today with two beautiful pieces of scripture.
1 Peter 5 v 1-4; To the elders among you, I appeal as a fellow-elder, a
witness of Christ’s sufferings and one who also will share in the glory
to be revealed. Be shepherds of God’s flock that is under your care, serving
as overseers, not because you must, but because you are willing, as God
wants you to be; not greedy for money but eager to serve; not lording it
over those entrusted to you but being examples to the flock. And when the
chief Shepard appears, you will receive a crown of glory that will never
fade away.
Well what do you think to that then? I can’t improve on what
the word of God says, and those verses say it all.
The final scripture
is Hebrews 13 v 7; Obey your leaders and submit to their authority. They
keep watch over you as men who must give an account. Obey them so their
work will be a joy, and not a burden, for that would be of no advantage
to you. It’s a sobering thought to think that leaders will have to give
an account to God himself of the way they have tended the flock. If you
are a leader or will be I pray for you right now in the name of Jesus that
you be an outstanding leader, teaching, rebuking, building up and every
other good work pertaining to a pastors call.
Love in Jesus name, kev
p.s. Please feel free to email me either to add something, or to make comment
or just to say hello. If you like I am happy to pray for a scripture for
you and return it via the email. God bless you.
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E-MAIL KEVIN AT: kev@faithmania.com
Hello! My name is Kevin Taylor. I am 42 years old, married
with two teen age daughters. I have been a Christian for ten years and I
worship at a small church called Bardon Park Chapel near to where I live
in Leicestershire, England. I work as a machine setter in the engineering trade. My
out look on life is simple. It is this. Jesus is the answer, now whats the
question. Jesus is Lord. He is Lord.
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