Servant leadership - come humbly, speak boldly in Christ

S-1 Corinthians 2 NIV 

And so it was with me, brothers and sisters. When I came to you, I did not come with eloquence or human wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God. For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. I came to you in weakness with great fear and trembling. My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power, so that your faith might not rest on human wisdom,…

O-  Paul in his letters to the church’s he planted always seemed to come humbly at first, making sure it was know that he did not come on his own power and wisdom, but rather it was because of Christ, and the testimony about God that he was there.   He delivered the message of Christ, and often in his letters provided course corrections to the church’s because they had wandered in some way from the Gospel. 

A - The application for me is how I am leading my team at work.  They are not perceiving me as a humble servant leaders who came wanting to help, but rather perceive it is all about me.  This wrecks me, as I know that is not my heart or mind.  I feel I have failed Christ in my walk, because I have failed to make sure it is He they see and not me.     But I see I now need to genuinely come like Paul came, “in weakness with great fear and trembling” as I demonstrate God’s love in the message I deliver to them, I came to serve, and not be served.

P -  Dear Heavenly Father, thank you for today’s message, may it be sealed to my heart.   I pray Lord that you would help me to be the leader that you need me to be here at PSNS.   I pray that you walk before me in these circumstances helping me to show them your love and delivering your message.  Forgive me for the times where my pride got in the way of your love.   I pray all this in Jesus Christ name, Amen.