4.

  Jesus gave away

Authority
When you give away authority
do you think you lose
authority?
Teams with no authority
don’t grow— the leader is a
bottleneck.
At best work is very slow.
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Jesus gave authority to
others:
Luke 9, he gave the 12
power and authority over
demons as well as to cure
diseases.
Luke 10:19, authority to the
70.
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Both small and large tasks
involve giving authority.
Do you trust people?

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Mark 13:34, the
master has given
authority to his
servants.
Mistakes will be made
when authority is
delegated.
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Mark 13:34, the
master has given
authority to his
servants.
Mistakes will be made
when authority is
delegated.
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Mistakes are a good
way for teams (and
individuals) to grow.
 But only if spoken
about and corrected
in a loving way.
5. Jesus’ Team was
Taught to Serve
5. Jesus’ Team was
Taught to Serve
 ‘I belong to Jesus. He
must have the right to use
me without consulting
me’
Mother Theresa
What Biblical references
can you think of that
teach servant
leadership?

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Jn 13:1-17
1 Peter 5:3
Matt 20:20-28
2 Cor 1:24
Acts 6:1-7
2 Cor 4:5
Php 2:1-13
Matt 23:10
Lk 22:24-30
Hebrews 13:17
Ezek 34:1-10
etc.
1 Kings 12:7
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Roman ideas dominated the
culture of Jesus’ day—be
served.
Jesus taught his followers
that true greatness was
based on service and a
willingness to sacrifice. 
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Anyone who wants to
become great must first be
a servant—very different and
challenging, Mark 9:33-37.

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The call of Christ
Following Christisfor
difficult
for many people.
undivided loyalty is a
The rich young man found
challenge—
obedience hard to accept
radically different to the
so he walked
world’s view. away.

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6. Jesus gave his
Team a Vision
 A survey of young
leaders, “Why do you
follow the man who
heads up the mission in
your area?”
Availability of the
Leader
Commitment of the
Leader
 Vision of the Leader
he communicated a plan
by which their lives
became significant.
Vision is an informed
bridge from the present
to the future.
Vision is an informed
bridge from the present
to the future.
 “Vision for ministry is a clear
mental image of a preferable future
imparted by God to His chosen
servants and is based upon an
accurate understanding of God, self
and circumstances.”
George Barna
Mark 1:15, a simple vision:
…Jesus went into Galilee,
where he preached God’s Good
News. 15 “The time promised
by God has come at last!” he
announced. “The Kingdom of
God is near! Repent of your sins
and believe the Good News!”
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Jesus’ vision was
powerful—it was
simple, clear and
direct
Bill Hull says that Jesus had
four phases in his ministry
through which he led the
disciples.
1. The “come and see” stage;
2. The “come and follow me”
stage;
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3. The “come and be with
me” stage:
4. The “you will remain in
me” stage.
Each stage involves them
seeing the vision, and
buying into it more.
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In the Great Commission
Jesus gave a vision and
practical instructions to his
followers.
The team had a vision to
spread the gospel.

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 “Having a vision is
the Alpha and Omega
of everything we do”
Ulf Ekman
 7. Jesus gave
Feedback to his
Team 
Jesus looked at what his team
did—and then gave them
feedback, positive and
negative. 
The 70 returned and were
excited that even demons
had been subject to them in
Jesus’ name.
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Jesus made sure that their
focus was in the right place—
rejoice not about the
demons, but that your name
is written in heaven.

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Jesus made sure that their
focus was in the right place—
rejoice not about the
demons, but that your name
is written in heaven.

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Peter declared that Jesus
was the Christ, the Son
of the Living God—Jesus
commended him. Matt
16:17ff
A few verses later…

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21 From then on
Jesus began to tell his
disciples plainly that it
was necessary for him to
go to Jerusalem… would
be killed…

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22 Peter took him aside
and began to reprimand
him for saying such
things. “Heaven forbid,
Lord,” he said. “This will
never happen to you!”

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23 Jesus turned to Peter
and said, “Get away from
me, Satan! You are a
dangerous trap to me.
You are seeing things
merely from a human
point of view, not from
God’s.”
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 Feedback
keeps the team
on track, both
spiritually and
missionally.
Some examples of why feedback is
important and helpful:
Giving feedback shows appreciation
and understanding.
…helps motivate people (thanks and
encouragement)
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…helps develop better
performance (you could
have done this…)
…helps people keep
learning
…the reason for what
the person does.
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…what success looks like.
…how you are
monitoring their
performance.
…the best use of their
time.
…the best ways to help
others.
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It is suggested that a
good team player…
1) Understands what they
need to do—their role.
2) Works well with others.
Good communication is a
key for 1) and 2)—good
leaders communicate well.

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3) Are accountable—and
respect authority.
4) Are committed to the
team—supporting one
another.

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5) Are flexible.
6) Are optimistic and look to
the future.
7) Act—get the job done, and
do it well.
8) Are problem solvers.

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