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1. Working At Change

   (Sermon Fillers/Attitude)

   Let’s take time to examine our attitudes and behaviors. Observe your own behavior and attitudes toward other believers, the church, and its leadership. If we are prone to be a bearer of gossip, bad ...

2. Determination is Essential

   (Sermon Fillers/Prayer)

   ... from Satan. We ought to exercise the same practicality as Nehemiah, for it was this practicality that made his leadership so powerful. Nehemiah 4:1-23 teaches us four things that we need to keep in mind ...

3. We Don’t Learn by Magic or Osmosis

   (Sermon Fillers/Teaching)

   ... spiritual gifts, leadership, and so forth. Then, the deeper expressions into the faith can be explored, along with accountability, and so forth.   Pastor Jim Kane  ...

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   We cannot depend on this anymore

   (Sermon Fillers/Someone Else)

   ... for many years, and for every one of those years, Someone did far more than the normal person’s share of the work. Whenever leadership was mentioned, this wonderful person was looked to for inspiration ...

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   Translate Vision

   (Quotations/Leadership)

   Leadership is the capacity to translate vision inot reality. Warren G. Bennis      ...

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   Normal Spice of Life

   (Sermon Fillers/Conflict)

   There are conflicts with various views of moral and value stands today that would have been unheard of in years past. The leadership of the church must be prepared to deal with people not having values ...

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   Examine Ourselves

   (Sermon Fillers/Love)

   Let’s take time to examine our attitudes and behaviors. Observe your own behavior and attitudes toward other believers, the church, and its leadership. If we are prone to be a bearer of gossip, bad ...

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   Empty Egg

   (Illustrations/Easter)

   ... his differences, according to an article in Leadership magazine. But because of a creative teacher, they began to care about Philip and accept him as part of the group, though not fully. The Sunday after ...

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   Little Man

   (Anecdotes/Easter)

   In case you don't think we live in times of spiritual ignorance, note this item from Leadership magazine.  A Denver woman told her pastor of a recent experience that she felt was indicative of the times ...

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    John 18:33-37

    (Sermon Starters/Week Of November 16th)

    Theme Jesus is our leader. One-Liners Christianity needs followers…and some leaders too. True leadership is a sacrifice.  All of a sudden being boss isn’t so glamorous. Either lead or follow, but ...

11. Shoveling Dirt

    (Anecdotes/Planning)

    ... the hole, but every day they continued. Other people would also stop and dig for a while, and the hole got deeper and deeper. They did not recognize any kind of leadership. At first they thought they should ...

12. Hilda Of Whitby

    (Illustrations/Leadership)

    ... gifts in administration and leadership that the church needed. During the thirty-plus years she served as abbess, Hilda trained leaders who became five of the most important bishops in the English church, ...

13. Battle Rumors

    (Illustrations/Miracles)

    ... to offer additional evidence when we refuse to believe and act on the reams of proof already given. Jesus would not perform miracles just to convince the leadership of his messianic character. He would ...

14. Spelling Bee

    (Illustrations/Doubt)

    ... that we intentionally acknowledge his leadership in determining our every behavior. The Christian says, "Jesus is my essence!"  ...

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    A Long Search

    (Illustrations/Leadership)

    ... inspire confidence, but the crowd responded, "Why should I trust you?" I postured, and I assumed the look of leadership with a countenance that flowed with confidence and pride. But many passed me by ...

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    Dan Fouts

    (Illustrations/Leadership)

    ... of Fouts' leadership was felt throughout the team. No one questioned his authority. His leadership in the huddle and in executing plays was unassailable. Quarterbacking demands a person like Dan Fouts. ...

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    Three Fathers

    (Illustrations/Leadership)

    ... the dominance of male leadership in the home. Children need fathers who consider familiarity with God superior to handling a bat or fixing a doll house; who freely talk to their children about God and ...

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    Sandhill Cranes

    (Illustrations/Leadership)

    The large birds called Sandhill Cranes fly great distances across continents and have three remarkable qualities. First, they rotate leadership. No one bird stays out in front all the time. Second, they ...

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    Tom Peters On Leadership

    (Illustrations/Leadership)

    Tom Peters, coauthor of  "In Search of Excellence" and "A Passion for Excellence," claims exceptional leaders have many traits in common. Prominent among them are: 1. They ...

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    Highly Motivated

    (Illustrations/Leadership)

    As far as leadership traits are concerned, Nehemiah was not that different from outstanding people whose names are far more familiar to us. Our nations twenty-sixth president, for example, was a hard-charging ...