THE COST OF LEADERSHIP (6 OF 8)
by Jim Perdue
Scripture: Leviticus 21:1-24, Leviticus 22:1-33
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Title: The Cost of Leadership (6 of 8)
Series: You Lost Me at Leviticus
Author: Jim Perdue
Text: Leviticus 21-22
- Leviticus might not be the first book you turn to in your Bible, but it's one of the most foundational. It's all about holiness-God's holiness, our need for holiness, and how a holy God makes a way for sinful people to come into His presence. So far, we've discovered that Leviticus isn't just about ancient rituals and rules-it's about worship, obedience, and living as God's set-apart people.
- The spiritual leaders in the nation of Israel were the priests. The priests had to meet the qualifications God gave for the priesthood, and they had to serve Him according to His directions. There's a price to pay if you want to be a spiritual leader.1 That's what we're talking about this evening, The Cost of Leadership. Jesus makes it clear, there's a cost to being a disciple. And the Bible makes it abundantly clear, there's a cost to be a spiritual leader. These chapters spell out that cost for the priests. READ Leviticus 22:31-33
- *Most are familiar with the expression raising the bar. The expression is derived from athletics, specifically the high jump or pole vault. The athlete must clear the bar with his jump in order to continue in the next round of attempts. At each new round the bar is raised, making the level of difficulty greater and greater. Raising the bar means raising the standard of conduct or achievement to a more demanding expectation. Leviticus 21, 22 effectively does this for Christian ministry. The standard for a Christian leader is higher than for others. The reasons for this are evident since the leader sets a pattern that influences others. Also, a leader can only qualify as a successful leader if he shows he is worthy of the position. This is not strange to us because we hold our leaders in all phases of life to higher standards. In the home, parents and older children perform in a more responsible way. In public life, politi ...
Series: You Lost Me at Leviticus
Author: Jim Perdue
Text: Leviticus 21-22
- Leviticus might not be the first book you turn to in your Bible, but it's one of the most foundational. It's all about holiness-God's holiness, our need for holiness, and how a holy God makes a way for sinful people to come into His presence. So far, we've discovered that Leviticus isn't just about ancient rituals and rules-it's about worship, obedience, and living as God's set-apart people.
- The spiritual leaders in the nation of Israel were the priests. The priests had to meet the qualifications God gave for the priesthood, and they had to serve Him according to His directions. There's a price to pay if you want to be a spiritual leader.1 That's what we're talking about this evening, The Cost of Leadership. Jesus makes it clear, there's a cost to being a disciple. And the Bible makes it abundantly clear, there's a cost to be a spiritual leader. These chapters spell out that cost for the priests. READ Leviticus 22:31-33
- *Most are familiar with the expression raising the bar. The expression is derived from athletics, specifically the high jump or pole vault. The athlete must clear the bar with his jump in order to continue in the next round of attempts. At each new round the bar is raised, making the level of difficulty greater and greater. Raising the bar means raising the standard of conduct or achievement to a more demanding expectation. Leviticus 21, 22 effectively does this for Christian ministry. The standard for a Christian leader is higher than for others. The reasons for this are evident since the leader sets a pattern that influences others. Also, a leader can only qualify as a successful leader if he shows he is worthy of the position. This is not strange to us because we hold our leaders in all phases of life to higher standards. In the home, parents and older children perform in a more responsible way. In public life, politi ...
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