1. A Godly Leader Disciplines His Activities Matthew 5:16; John 15:8
Session 3

2. Introduction 1. Why did God make you? 2. Young man 3. Middle age
4. Senior citizen
5. God’s goal – Matthew 5:16; John 15:8; Mark 4:20; 1 Peter 2:12.

3. I. The example of Jesus. The motivation for His daily activities.
1. Pleasing His Father – Jn. 6:38; 8:29.
2. Serving those He created – Mt. 20:25-28.

4. B. The nature of His service.
1. It was humble service - John 13:4,5.
2. It was sacrificial service – Matthew 20:28.
3. It was leadership service – John 10:4; 13:14-16; Lk. 22:27.

5. C. To discipline your activity requires following the example of Jesus.
1. You were created to glorify God not to serve self – Isa. 43:7; Rev. 4:11.
2. You were recreated to become more like Christ – Rom. 8:28,29.

6. 3. Becoming more like Christ means greater service and productivity – Jn. 15:8.
4. The service in this life prepares for the eternal service in heaven – Rev. 22:3.

7. II. A godly leader applies biblical priorities to determine his most productive service.
A. Your motivation for all you do is to please God and become more like Christ - 2 Cor. 5:9; Romans 8:28,29.
B. Serve your wife by being a godly husband - 1 Pet. 3:7; Eph. 5:25.

8. C. Serve your children by being a godly father – Eph. 6:4; 1 Tim
D. Serve your church by being a godly, involved member - 1 Tim. 3:4,5,12; Jn. 13:34,35.
E. Serve at your work by being a godly employee - Eph. 6:5-9; Col. 3:22-25.

9. F. Serve with your personal time as godly man - Mark 1:35; Mark 6:31.
Conclusion
1. God is still looking for godly leaders as He was in Ezekiel 22:30.
2. God is challenging you to make some choices as he did in Deuteronomy 30:19 and Joshua 24:14.