Matt Morton
“Christ-Like Leadership”
1 Peter 5:1-7
Leaders in the body of Christ are called to be examples of the character of Christ in humility as they lead the flock under their care.
I. Lead Like Jesus (1-4).
So when they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love Me more than these?” He said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I love You.” He said to him, “Tend My lambs.” He said to him again a second time, “Simon, son of John, do you love Me?” He said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I love You.” He said to him, “Shepherd My sheep.”
He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love Me?” Peter was grieved because He said to him the third time, “Do you love Me?” And he said to Him, “Lord, You know all things; You know that I love You.” Jesus said to him, “Tend My sheep.”
—John 21:15-17
A. Lead Willingly (1-2a).
B. Lead Unselfishly (2b).
C. Lead Gently (3).
Be imitators of me, just as I also am of Christ.
—1 Corinthians 11:1
II. Follow Like Jesus (5a).
III. Cultivate Humility (5b-7).
“Today’s under-35 young people are the real Me Generation, or as I call them, Generation Me. Born after self-focus entered the cultural mainstream, this generation has never known a world that put duty before self….Jessica was born in 1985. When Jessica was a toddler, Whitney Houston’s No. 1 hit song declared that ‘The Greatest Love of All’ was loving yourself. Jessica’s elementary school teachers believed that their most important job was helping Jessica feel good about herself.
“Jessica scribbled in a coloring book called ‘We Are All Special’, got a sticker on her worksheet just for filling it out, and did a sixth-grade project called ‘All About Me.’ When she wondered how to act on her first date, her mother told her, ‘Just be yourself.’ Eventually, Jessica got her lower lip pierced and obtained a large tattoo on her lower back, because, she said, she wanted to express herself.
“She dreams of being a model or a singer. She does not expect to marry until she is in her late twenties…’You have to love yourself before you can love someone else,’ she says. This is a generation unapologetically focused on the individual.”
—Jean Twenge
▪ Will you accept the challenge of Christ-like leadership?