GETTING ∙ GOT IT ∙ GOING …leading in greatness
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Jan Paron, PhD
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“But among you it will be different. Whoever
wants to be a leader among you must be your
servant, and whoever wants to be first among
you must be the slave of everyone else. For
even the Son of Man came not to be served
but to serve others and to give his life as a
ransom for many” (Mark 10:43-45 NLT).
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Opening in Prayer
Prayer & Meditation
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1. Overview
Leading in Spiritual Greatness
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BIG IDEA
Leading as servant reflects praise, passion and practice in spiritual GREATNESS for the called to the Gospel.
Big Idea
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ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
. How does spiritual greatness translate into ministry?
. How does Getting, Got it and Going relate to leading in spiritual greatness?
EssentialQuestions
2. Getting – Got It - Going
3 G’s Definition
3G’s 3P’s⊆
What, What??
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Praise Passion Practice
Infilling of the Holy Ghost
Endued with power
3 G’s =3 P’s
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How do the 3G’s impact your call to leadership? Reflect > 5 minute table share?
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3. Getting: Praising for Knowledge
RIGHT MeaningPraiseful studying of the Word,
seeking right understanding of the Word &receiving revelation from God’s Spirit
about the Word as a servant
Two Methods of Biblical Interpretation
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Think of Mark 10:43-45.What do you think went on behind this passage at the time of Jesus’ ministry and, later, when Mark wrote this Gospel
Think > 2 minutes
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Behind Text
Behind-the-Text(Anthropology, Sociology, Culture and History)
• Audience: Christian community in Rome• Theme: Jesus, the Servant• Purpose: Jesus’ authority as the Son of man• Catalyst: Leadership for the kingdom of God• Cultural Structure: Honor, shame, kinship
relationships• Accounts: cf. Matt 20:25-28; Luke 22:26-27
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.To serve means to wait on others (i.e., table wait).To minister means to help others (i.e., offer assistance)Think: T or F? > 2 minutes
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Within Text
Within-the-Text(Literary)
• Meaning: Looks at the meaning of word• Understanding: Determines understanding in
context of sentence, verse, chapter, book and testaments.
• Grammar/Rhetoric: Analyzes grammar, word order, literary structure, etc.
• Genre: Considers genre
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42 Ye know that (1) they which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and their (2) great ones exercise authority upon them.
43 BUT SO SHALL IT NOT BE AMONG YOU: But (3) whosoever will be great among you, (4) shall be your minister:
44 And (5) whosoever of you will be the chiefest, (6) shall be servant of all.
Mark 10:42-44 KJV
Behind Text“they which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles exercise lordship
over them, and their great ones exercise authority upon them” (10:42b,c)
“But so shall it not be among you:
but whosoever shall be great among you, shall be your minister (10:43)
“And whosever of you will be the chiefest
shall be servant of all (10:44)
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Chief: (prōtos)To be first, authority comes from service
Servant: (doulos) Slave/give up interests in obedience to God. Becomes 1st
Chief: (prōtos)To be first, authority comes from service
Servant: (doulos) Slave/give up interests in obedience to God. Becomes first
Great (megas) Leaders with Kingdom of heaven values, not earthly of power
Minister: (diakonos) Servant, Ambition is unselfish service of God—Water boy
Summarize RIGHT Doctrine
Greatness:. Servant of Christ . Minister of Christ
1 sentence>combine terms
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Write it in the context of how Paul describes himself Rom 1:1 and 1 Cor 4:1-2
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4. Got It! Going! Passion & Practice
RIGHT Attitudepraise-filled, Spirit-revealed knowledge
transfers into Spirit-fedpassionate, pursuit of God’s will
as a servant
RIGHT Practicepassionate attitude manifests itself into Spirit-led leadership practices
as a servant
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Behind Text Meaning & Attitudes
(Matt: 20:25; Mark 10:42)
(Matt: 20:26; Mark 10:43)
(Matt: 20:27; Mark 10:44)
(Matt: 20:25; Mark 10:42)
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Behind Text Attitudes & Practices
20:25; Mark 10:42)
(Matt: 20:25; Mark 10:42)
(Matt: 20:26; Mark 10:43)
(Matt: 20:27; Mark 10:44)
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3. Getting: Praising for Knowledge 5. Leadership Implications?
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Implications
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Implications
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How does Getting, Got it and Going relate to leading in spiritual greatness?
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6. Praise, Passion & Practice--ANLI
We support you in
praise, passion & practice
for leadership as a servant of Christ
in a multicultural church context
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Getting, Got It, Going Today!
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