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Leadership Retreat 2019 : Session 1
Text: Philippians 2
23 August 2019
LEADERSHIP RETREAT
23-24 August 2019
Theme: “Counted Faithful to be put in the Ministry” 1 Timothy 1:12
Friday, 23 August 2019
Session #1
INTRODUCTION
INSIGHTS OF SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP
1. Old Testament
a) Moses
b) David
2. New Testament
a) The Lord Jesus Christ
b) The apostle Paul
FOCUS OF THIS SPIRITUAL RETREAT
1. Leadership Principles of the apostle Paul
2. Understanding of these Principles
a) Discovered in personal experience
i) It has to be experienced
ii) It has to be fathomed
iii) It has to be put into principles so that others can learn/ benefit
b) Developed over time
i) Church at Antioch (Acts 11, 13)
ii) In the Mission field
iii) It would take many years to cultivate leadership principles/ skills
c) Defined as a spiritual gift (Romans 12:8)
i) Leadership is called “proistemi” (προιστημι)
ii) Literally- “to stand before”
iii) Nuance: To lead; to manage
iv) Being a gift, it has to be given by the Lord
GOALS OF THIS SPIRITUAL RETREAT
1. To share lessons of Spiritual Leadership
a) From the Scriptures
b) As seen and practised in Bethany and the IPC Family overseas
2. Relevance:
a) To the Young
b) To the more mature
3. Future of Bethany and the IPC Family at stake:
a) Australia
b) India
c) Myanmar
d) Singapore
A SPECIAL PRINCIPLE: “SONSHIP”
1. In the language of the world
a) The Mentor
b) The Mentored
2. In Biblical language
a) Sonship
b) A special relationship is established
c) It is developed
d) It is maintained
3. The Doctrine of Sonship
a) The relationship between the Lord Jesus and His Disciples
b) The list includes:
i) Teacher (John 13:13a)
ii) Lord (John 13:13b)
c) The Disciples were addressed as “children” (John 21:5)
4. References to Timothy in the New Testament
a) At least 25 times
b) In at least 4 church contexts
i) Philippi (Acts 16)
ii) Thessalonica (Acts 17)
iii) Corinth (Acts 18)
iv) Ephesus (Acts 19)
c) He travelled with Paul and Silas as their assistant
5. The word “Son”
a) Reference to Timothy who began as a disciple (1 Timothy 1:2)
i) A true son (teknon τεκνον)
ii) In the faith
b) Reference to Titus (Titus 1:4)
i) A true son (teknon τεκνον)
ii) In the common faith
c) Reference to Onesimus (Philemon 10)
i) My son (teknon τεκνον)
i) Begotten (to beget, to father γενναω)
ii) While in chains
COMMENDATION OF TIMOTHY
Philippians 2:19-24
1. A true son
a) As if there is a biological relationship (gennao γενναω)
b) Nuances of the word “true”
i) Genuine
ii) Proven
iii) Evident
2. An important spiritual journey
a) Discipleship (Acts 16)
i) Teaching
ii) Learning
b) Fellowship
i) Ministry
ii) Development of relationship
c) Sonship
i) Evidenced
ii) Acknowledged
3. Sonship of Timothy
a) Special relationship: “Sent”
I trust in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you shortly (Philippians 2:19a)
i) Timothy in Ephesus (1 Timothy 1:3)
ii) Timothy to be sent to Philippi (Philippians 2:19)
iii) Timothy was willing to be “Sent” wherever Paul would send him
b) Like-mindedness
I have no one like-minded (Philippians 2:20a)
i) No one…
ii) Like-minded: Sharing oneness of soul/ mind
c) Quality of care
Who will sincerely care for your state (Philippians 2:20b)
i) Sincerely: genuinely
ii) Care: “worry” (good sense of the word)
iii) Your state: “everything about you”
d) A comparison
For all seek their own, not the things which are of Christ Jesus
(Philippians 2:21)
i) A reference to other “leaders”
ii) Personal agenda
iii) Own interest
iv) Not the things of Christ
e) Proven
But you know his proven character (Philippians 2:22a)
i) Proven (character)
ii) Tried and tested
iii) Known to all
f) Sonship in the ministry
That as a son with his father he served with me in the gospel
(Philippians 2:22b)
a) As a son with his father
i) Similar characteristics
ii) The son had picked up the ways of his honoured father
b) He served with me in the gospel
i) The verb “serve” (doulos δουλοω)
ii) To serve as a bond-servant
SIGNIFICANCE OF SONSHIP IN SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP
1. Clear characteristics
2. Certainty of quality
3. Call to learn and practise sonship
a) In faith
b) In life
c) In ministry
d) In leadership
SONSHIP