Eddie Rhodes http://eddierhodes.org Ministries Mon, 21 Mar 2011 12:32:42 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 Appreciation http://eddierhodes.org/appreciation/ http://eddierhodes.org/appreciation/#comments Mon, 21 Mar 2011 12:32:42 +0000 eddie http://eddierhodes.org/?p=71 I would like to say a big thank you for all the feedback I have received on my earlier two blogs. I have been very encouraged by your comments.

For any of those interested, I preached yesterday at Dug Gap Baptist Church in Dalton, GA and will continue to preach there for the next 4 weeks. After completing that interim time, I will be preaching a Sunday – Wednesday revivial i Catula, GA.

Thanks again for the comments. More to come…..

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This Christmas there are 7 characteristics found in the Christmas story that I pray we all allow God to manifest in our lives.

  1. I want to be obeying God like Joseph – Matthew 1:18-25
  2. I want to be trusting God like Mary – Luke 1:37-38
  3. I want to be praising God like the Angels – Luke 2:13-14
  4. I want to be seeking God like the Shepherds – Luke 2:8-12 and 15-18
  5. I want to be following God like the Wise Men – Matthew 2:1-2
  6. I want to be worshipping God like the Wise Men – Matthew 2:11
  7. I want to be giving like God – John 3:16

If you will take the time to read through the Gospels, you will find that these are characteristics that we don’t have to “wish for.”  A born-again child of God actually already possesses all of these and more, yet they will only be manifested as we yield our lives to Jesus Christ and allow Him to be LORD. Merry Christmas!

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What is leadership? Well, Webster’s defines it as “guidance, the capacity to guide or command.” Another definition might be, “influencing the attitudes and behavior of people toward the accomplishment of a goal.”

Have you ever heard of servant leadership? It seems like trying to mix oil and water, “serving” and “leadership.” Jesus actually gives us the perfect example of how these two can be combined. So, a definition of servant leadership might be, “influencing the attitudes and behavior of people toward the accomplishment of a goal while meeting the needs of people.” A servant leader leads from who he is…it is character-based leadership.

Several years ago, Gary Harbin published an article entitled, How to Determine Your Servant Leadership Quotient. In it he states 8 marks of a servant leader. I have found them helpful and taught them over the years. They simply state that servant leaders:

1. Love the people they lead (see John 15:13)

2. Are submissive

3. Possess a Christ-like attitude (see John 21)

4. Are humble

5. Do not fight for their rights

6. View leadership as a relationship

7. Are not power hungry

8. Are gentle but tough

Sound like any leaders you know? Sound like the type of leader you would like to be? Being a servant leader simply means leading from who you are. I think the plan is simple: Love God, love others and serve Jesus.

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