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Million Leaders MandateNotebook One

• Gods Call for Us to Lead
• (Lesson 1)

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Gods Call for Us to Lead

• Why and How God Calls Us to Lead

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Born To Lead

1. Being made in Gods image means we were created
   to LEAD.
2. God gave humans AUTHORITY over the whole earth.
3. If God told us to rule, we must have the ABILITY
   to do it.

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Divine Permission to Lead

• Excuse One Who am I? (Ex. 311)
• Excuse Two Who are You? (Ex. 313)
• Excuse Three What if they dont listen? (Ex.
  41)
• Excuse Four Ive never been a good speaker.
  (Ex. 410)
• Excuse Five I know you can find someone else.
  (Ex. 413)

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The Global Leadership Crisis
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The Period of the Judges

• Chaos reigned because there was no precedent for
  AUTHORITY or ACCOUNTABILITY.
• 2. Aggressive ENEMIES surrounded them, since the
  Jews first occupied Canaan.
• 3. There were no government FUNDS for national
  defense or to enforce public safety.

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• Other NATIONS influenced Israel with their idols
  and superstitions.
• Heroes like Moses and Joshua were DEAD, and there
  was no EXPECTATION of order.
• 6. Momentum and morale were LOW, so growth was
  not easy.

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The Basics of Effective Leaders

1. THEY PERCEIVE A NEED.

• When Leadership is Pure
• It always starts with a need.
• That need sparks passion within a person.
• That person acts in response to the need.
• This action moves others to cooperate.

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2. THEY POSSESS A GIFT

• When Leadership is Pure
• A person finds a GIFT inside of them.
• They groom and DEVELOP that gift.
• They eventually match that gift with a place of
  SERVICE.
• The gift provides a platform for INFLUENCE.
• They eventually flourish because of their GIFT.

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3. THEY PARADE A PASSION Passion Comes When a
Leader Has Complementary

1. BURDENS Your interests and concerns
2. CONVICTIONS Your values, principles and beliefs
3. GIFTS Your God-given abilities.
4. NEEDS Your desperate circumstances.
5. OPPORTUNITIES Your occasion to get involved.

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4. THEY PERSUADE A PEOPLE

• Proven Practices for Getting Things Done
• What gets talked about gets done.
• What gets trained for gets done.
• What gets measured gets done.
• What gets budgeted gets done.
• What gets confronted gets done.
• What gets rewarded gets done.

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5. THEY PURSUE A PURPOSE

• In Judges, Their Purpose Was
• Personal It fit their gifts and passions.
• Measurable It involved activity that could be
  evaluated.
• Memorable It was specific enough to be
  remembered and embraced.
• Meaningful It surrounded national issues that
  made a difference.
• Mobile It could travel with them wherever they
  found themselves.
• Moral It was right. They felt it not only could
  be done, but should be done.

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Group Questions

• 1. How convinced are you that God created you to
  lead?
• 2. What excuses do you have for not leading and
  what do you believe God would respond to you?
• 3. Which of the five characteristics of leaders
  from Judges are strength or weaknesses for you?