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the Life of JoshuaJim Jeffery, PresidentBaptist Bible College & Seminary

Discovering the Influence of Leadership

Jim Jeffery, President, Baptist Bible College & Seminary

Discovering the Influence of Leadership

Discovering the Influence of Leadership

Discovering the influence of leadership by feeling small in your leadership shoes (1:1-2)

• Feeling inadequate to replace Moses• Feeling awed by the responsibility• Feeling overwhelmed by the obstacles

Insight: Notice how God understands our weakness, fears, and inadequacy. He speaks appropriately to the needs of our lives.

Discovering the Influence of Leadership

Discovering the influence of leadership by beginning to walk by faith in your leadership shoes (1:3-9)

• The principal of possessing the land (3-4)• The promise of the presence of God (5:6-9)• The practice of pondering the word (7-8)

Insight: Notice that the Christian life is not passive. Joshua has to do his part and God would bless each step of faith and obedience.

Discovering the Influence of Leadership

Discovering the influence of leadership by by stepping out in God’s plan for those you lead (1:10-18)

• The captains charged (10-11)• The Reubenites reminded (12-15)• The flock follows (16-18)

Discovering the Influence of Leadership

• Give you inferiority to Jesus Christ. He delights in using inferior things in miraculous ways.• Begin to possess the land in your Christian life one step at a time

Discovering the Influence of Leadership

• Develop the skill of Scripture meditation by selecting one verse to “chew on” each day.• Cultivate a dependence on the unseen presence of God by making Him the center of your thoughts, and seeking an abiding relationship with Him. This keeps your mind off your inadequacy.