 Check out Luke 14:7-11  Key verse: Luke 14:11 –  “For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”

If the idea of “exalting oneself” were a plant or a tree, what are the roots?

 Check out 1 Corinthians 4:1-5  What are the character traits that Paul is wanting the people at the church in Corinth to demonstrate and by which they should be known?

 “True greatness, true leadership, is achieved not by reducing men to one’s service but in giving oneself in selfless service to them.” -J. Oswald Chambers

 Principle 1: Servant leaders humble themselves and wait for God to exalt them.

 Principle 2: Servant leaders follow Jesus rather than seek a position.  “The yielded leader is always an incarnation of Christ, the real Leader of His church.”  -Calvin Miller

 Principle 3: Servant leaders give up personal rights to find greatness in service to others. “ The whole of Jesus’ life and ministry was (and is) for the sake of others.” -Noel Due

 Principle 4: Servant leaders can risk serving others because they trust that God is in control of their lives.

 Principle 5: Servant leaders take up Jesus’ towel of servanthood to meet the needs of others.  Jesus re-defined what leaders do: leaders meet needs.

 Principle 6: Servant leaders share their responsibility and authority with others to meet a greater need.

 Principle 7: Servant leaders multiply their leadership by empowering others to lead