Jesus expressed obedience to His Father and shared the Father’s love for His disciples through His Doing Habits of grace, forgiveness, encouragement, and community.

the shifting sands of personal performance and the ever-changing opinions

leadership improves when there is first a change on the inside: leadership is primarily a heart issue.

“If Satan had a formula for self-worth it would be: Self-worth equals our performance plus the opinion of others.”

if there is a disagreement over goals, the leader wins because he or she represents the organizational goals. When Moses went to the top of the mountain to get the Ten Commandments, he didn’t take a committee with him. Otherwise, he would have come down with three commandments and seven suggestions. Similarly, Jesus didn’t involve His disciples

Every time you apply the Word of God to your life, you grow closer to Him. Every time you fail to apply it, you leave the Word, like scattered seed, beside the road, where Satan can steal it.

two types of leadership: life role leadership and organizational leadership.

Jesus modeled solitude as an integral strategic component of His leadership. Consider the following: • When preparing for the tests of leadership and public ministry, Jesus spent forty days alone in the desert (Matthew 4:1–11). • Before Jesus chose His twelve apostles from among His followers, He spent the entire night alone in the desert hills

Here are some of the enduring questions they have asked one another: Since our last meeting: 1. Have you maintained a daily habit of prayer and time in God’s Word? What did you learn about God . . . and about yourself? 2. Have you maintained a healthy balance between work, family, church, and personal time? 3. What one temptation plagued you in