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Lessons from Nabal

Posted by ProliferatingTruth on September 16, 2011

1 Samuel 25; Matthew 7:12 – "Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets."

1. PEOPLE ARE FICKLE - furthermore, they tend to be selfish and unappreciative. 

2. DON’T BANK ON THE APPRECIATION OR RECIPROCATION OF OTHERS - even when you’ve done your very best to give them every reason to be both reciprocal AND appreciative. 

3. SHARE YOUR BLESSINGS AND RESOURCES – exercise the Golden Rule, that you might be blessed with friends, and not enemies, in life. 

4. DON’T BE CHURLISH – this inspires opposition in others; and, furthermore, it EXASPERATES them. 

5. MAKE UP FOR ANOTHER’S CHURLISHNESS IF POSSIBLE – IF possible, that is. 

6. DON’T FLIP OUT WHEN THINGS DON’T GO AS YOU’D PLANNED OR PRESUMED THEY WOULD GO – don’t overreact, as David did. And don’t blow your stack, as Nabal did. Both reactions have a tendancy to lead to premature death. 

7. KEEP GOD INVOLVED – and align your responses with His merciful character and compassion. BE THE BIGGER MAN – and God will handle your Nabal FOR you.

Posted in Bitterness, Communication, Discouragement, Faithfulness, Forgiveness, Human Nature, Integrity, Leadership, Offense, Persistance, Reconciliation, Relationships, Restoration, Tests | Comments Off

Lessons from Laban

Posted by ProliferatingTruth on September 16, 2011

Genesis 29; Ecclesiastes 5:1-7 – "Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil. 2  Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few. 3 For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool’s voice is known by multitude of words. 4  When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed. 5  Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay. 6  Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin; neither say thou before the angel, that it was an error: wherefore should God be angry at thy voice, and destroy the work of thine hands? 7  For in the multitude of dreams and many words there are also divers vanities: but fear thou God." 

1.  DTA (Don’t Trust Anybody)- not even your future father-in-law. 

2. ALWAYS get the details clear – and, where possible, ALWAYS get them in writing. 

3. INSIST UPON INTEGRITY – even if your Laban HAS none, but insists he’s ACTING WITH integrity. And ALWAYS ACT WITH INTEGRITY YOURSELF. 

4. DO RIGHT – regardless of Laban’s UTTER INABILITY to do right.  And …

5. GET, and KEEP, God involved.

Posted in Boundaries, Communication, Discouragement, Forgiveness, Human Nature, Integrity, Justice, Leadership, Reconciliation, Rejection, Relationships, Resilience, Suffering, Tests, Trust | Comments Off

Thoughts on Communication, Teaching, and Leadership

Posted by ProliferatingTruth on April 22, 2010

  1. Effective teaching relates truth to life.

  2. Effective teaching can occur in any place, at any time.

  3. Teaching truth to the next generation is the responsibility of every Christian.

  4. Teaching has not been fully effective until obedience has begun.

  5. The quality of the teacher often determines the quality of the teaching.

  6. Three Things You Should Never Depend Upon In Your Teaching:

    1. Your Power

    2. Your Position

    3. Your Personality

  7. The results of good Christian teaching will be eternal.

  8. A key to successful communication is clarity.

  9. From listening comes wisdom; but from speaking comes repentance.

  10. A dynamic and growing mind is better able to create fresh insights than a lazy mind.

  11. A key to successful communication is the presence of the Holy Spirit in your life.

  12. You cannot truly serve people whom you do not truly love.

  13. People perform better when they know their leader believes in them.

  14. Communicators must grow and accept who they are.

  15. Five Legitimate Sources That Will Back Your Influence In Your Communication:

    1. Endorsement or Approval from God

    2. True Encounters With God

    3. Your Integrity and Character

    4. A Successful Track Record

    5. Preparation

  16. Preparation will bring a profound confidence to you as a speaker.

  17. Insecure people never reach their full potential because they worry too much about what other people are thinking about them.

  18. People who are secure in their identity are not enslaved by the opinions or affirmations of others.

  19. In teaching, don’t try to give people what they want – give them what God wants them to have.

  20. Teachers are obligated to nurture positive attitudes.

  21. In teaching, you take a truth that has personal application to your life, then you give it away.

  22. If a leader can’t manage their own attitude, they can’t be entrusted with the morals of other people.

  23. Five Elements of Spiritual Leadership:

    1. To Move People From Where They Are to Where God Wants Them To Be

    2. A Spiritual Leader Will Depend Upon the Holy Spirit

    3. He Is Accountable to God

    4. You Can Influence All People, Not Just God’s People

    5. He Always Works from God’s Agenda

  24. When spiritual leaders or good communicators do their job, the people around them have encountered God and obeyed His will.

  25. You cannot change someone, but you can help them grow.

  26. The teacher has not taught until someone has learned.

  27. Leaders don’t blame their followers when they do not do what they should do.

  28. Leaders don’t make excuses – they assume their responsibility to move people to do God’s will.

  29. Leader-development is synonymous with personal development.

  30. As you grow personally as a leader or teacher, your capacity to lead and grow will increase right along with it.

  31. A Good Leader or Teacher Has:

    1. Clarity and Persuasiveness In Their Ideas

    2. A Depth to Their Commitment

    3. A Willingness to Learn

  32. Failure is a powerful force in the making of a good leader or communicator.

  33. Failure will not destroy a true leader or teacher, but will instead further develop their character.

  34. Failure and personal crisis do not disqualify people from being leaders.

  35. Without the Holy Spirit’s presence, you can be a leader, but not a spiritual leader.

  36. God matures leaders over a lifetime.

  37. As a follower, consistency will draw your leaders to you.

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“He Who Knows Not …”

Posted by ProliferatingTruth on October 24, 2009

He who knows not, and knows not that he knows not,

Is a fool – ignore him.

 

He who knows not, and knows that he knows not,

Is a child – teach him.

 

He who knows, and knows not that he knows,

Is asleep – awake him.

 

He who knows, and knows that he knows,

Is a leader – follow him.

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The Contribution of Women in the Church

Posted by ProliferatingTruth on October 2, 2009

The subject of the contribution of women in the church is often a tender subject. It’s one that isn’t often the subject of general conversation, due to the hard feelings it can cause in some, and the difficulty with which we tend to accept the conclusion of the Scriptures on the subject. Yet this subject, along with several other touchy subjects, cannot be allowed to remain unaddressed. I hope to address this subject with some care and understanding as I present this examination of what the Bible has to say about the role and contribution of women in the church.

We begin with an examination of one key passage on the subject of the role of women in the church, 1 Timothy 2:8-15, and in the future may expand our study to include related passages, especially in the New Testament, though that examination would not be limited exclusively to the New Testament.

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