Leadership In The House of God

“And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.” Joshua 24:15 JOSHUA PROFILE OF A LEADER

 He was CONCERNED about Danger JOSHUA PROFILE OF A LEADER

I Peter 5:8 “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour.” A good father is concerned about the spiritual dangers that his family faces

 He was CONCERNED  He had COURAGE to think for himself JOSHUA PROFILE OF A LEADER

Numbers 13:32-33 “And they gave the children of Israel a bad report of the land which they had spied out, saying, "The land through which we have gone as spies is a land that devours its inhabitants, and all the people whom we saw in it are men of great stature. There we saw the giants (the descendants of Anak came from the giants); and we were like grasshoppers in our own sight, and so we were in their sight.”

Numbers 14:6-9 “And Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh…spake unto all the company of the children of Israel, saying, The land, which we passed through to search it, is an exceeding good land. If the LORD delight in us, then he will bring us into this land, and give it us; a land which floweth with milk and honey. Only rebel not ye against the LORD, neither fear ye the people of the land; for they are bread for us: their defence is departed from them, and the LORD is with us: fear them not.”

 He was CONCERNED  He had COURAGE  He had CHARACTER to stand alone JOSHUA PROFILE OF A LEADER

Joshua 24:15 “And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.”

“And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua went unto him, and said unto him, Art thou for us, or for our adversaries? And he said, Nay; but as captain of the host of the LORD am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith my lord unto his servant? And the captain of the LORD'S host said unto Joshua, Loose thy shoe from off thy foot; for the place whereon thou standest is holy. And Joshua did so.” Joshua 5:13-15

 He was CONCERNED  He had COURAGE  He had CHARACTER  He was COMMITTED to influence others JOSHUA PROFILE OF A LEADER

Joshua 24:15 “And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.”

Proverbs 29:15 “The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.”y devour.” A good father is determined to use his influence for good in training his children

Proverbs 22:6 “Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” A good father is determined to use his influence for good in training his children

 He was CONCERNED  He had COURAGE  He had CHARACTER  He was COMMITTED  He had CONFIDENCE to speak for others JOSHUA PROFILE OF A LEADER

Joshua 24:15 “And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.”

Ephesians 6:4 “And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.”

 CONCERN for Danger JOSHUA PROFILE OF A LEADER

Acts 20:28-31 “Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood. For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock. Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them. Therefore watch, and remember…”

Hebrews 13:17 “Obey your leaders, and submit to them; for they keep watch over your souls, as those who will give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with grief, for this would be unprofitable for you.” (NASB)

 CONCERN for Danger  COURAGE to stand for truth JOSHUA PROFILE OF A LEADER

 CONCERN for Danger  COURAGE to stand for truth  CHARACTER to stand alone JOSHUA PROFILE OF A LEADER

I Peter 5:2-4 “Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind; Neither as being lords over God's heritage, but being ensamples to the flock. And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.”

 CONCERN for Danger  COURAGE to stand  CHARACTER to stand alone  COMMITTED to influence others in the church JOSHUA PROFILE OF A LEADER

Ephesians 4:11-16 “And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ…” (NKJV)

Ephesians 4:11-16 “till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ; that we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting, but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head; Christ; from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love.”

 CONCERN for Danger  COURAGE to stand  CHARACTER to stand alone  COMMITTED to influence others in the church  CONFIDENCE in others to do right JOSHUA PROFILE OF A LEADER

 A Heart Right with God QUALITIES OF A LEADER

Ezra 7:10 “For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the LORD, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments.”

 A Heart Right with God  Love for God’s Truth QUALITIES OF A LEADER

Psalms 119:10-11 “With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments. Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.”

 A Heart Right with God  Love for God’s Truth  Sets An Example QUALITIES OF A LEADER

I Timothy 4:12 “Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.”

 A Heart Right with God  Love for God’s Truth  Sets An Example  Can Encourage others QUALITIES OF A LEADER

Acts 11:23-24 “Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord. "For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Ghost and of faith: and much people was added unto the Lord.”

Joshua 10:25 “And Joshua said unto them, Fear not, nor be dismayed, be strong and of good courage: for thus shall the LORD do to all your enemies against whom ye fight.”