Lessons in Leadership

Lessons in Leadership

Upon entry into Jerusalem, the crowd hailed Jesus shouting Hosanna.

John 12:13 People take palm branches and shout "Hosanna! Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel".

Seven days later they cried, "CRUCIFY HIM"

John 19:10   But they cried out, Away with him, away with him, crucify him.

At the mock tribunal, all of the disciples abandoned the Lord.

Mark 14:50 50  And they all forsook him, and fled.

Peter, who was to be the next in authority denied Him.

Jesus told told Peter about his denial in Matthew 36:34

Mat 26:34 Jesus said unto him, Verily I say to you, That this night, before the cock crow, you shall deny me thrice.

Peter believed he would never do such a thing.

Matthew 26::35 Peter said unto him, Though I should die with thee, yet will I not deny thee. Likewise also said all the disciples

His speech and declaration even moved others to declare the same thing.

Yet, when the pressure hit, they could not stand.

 The test strikes hard at them all.

Peter caves in under pressure when He is questioned in verses 71-74

Matthew 26:74  Then began he to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the man. And immediately the cock crew.

Mat 26:75 And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, which said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And he went out, and wept bitterly

People will shift if they do not get what they want from leaders. This was Judas issue, as He wanted a political Messiah to set on the physical throne of Israel.

These kind of shiftings are carnally and demonically inspired..

People will leave if they fear it will cost them something. In this case, their lives.

None the less, Messiah had to stay the course regardless of anyone believing on Him, following Him, or obeying Him.

He had to find Himself obedient to His Heavenly Father although almost everyone left His side.

Individual relationship and obedience to the Father is not predicated upon the praise or the approval of man.

It is determined by the will of God. We must embrace it.

In seasons of great testing it requires great faith and determination to not loose heart.

It is in these kind of moments that the Vision, Word and Voice of the Father must remain alive.in us to encourage us to press on.

Christ fulfilled His call so that we could become who we were created to be.

Had He decided to quit because of the unbelief of people, accusation, mockery and their disobedience, where would we be today?

Jesus prayed for Peter knowing what He would go through was only going to be temporary.

Judas heart was set.

Peter's heart was momentarily influenced.

Christ knew Peter would return and the brethren would need him.

Luke 22:31  The Lord said, “Simon, Simon, behold, Satan asked to have all of you, that he might sift you as wheat,

 32  but I prayed for you, that your faith wouldn’t fail. You, when once you have turned again, establish your brothers.”

Someone will reap from our obedience and persistence.

Scripture tells us Galatians 6:9

And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

Even when we feel like quitting ... DON'T!!!

Find out what to do and do it WELL!!!

WE SHALL REAP WHAT WE SOWED IN TIME.

In His Love,

Jesse Griffin 

Kingdom Reign International Ministries.

Character Before Charisma

Office

Gifting

Anointing

Skill

Talent

Revelation

Charisma

Should never be allowed to replace

Scripture

Obedience

Serving

Righteousness

Fruit

Holiness

Character

The Scripture says 

1 Timothy 5:22  Lay hands suddenly on no one. Don’t be a participant in other people’s sins. Keep yourself pure.

Any time leadership commissions a person into a work and they are in sin, it falls on their hands.

Leaders will be charged for prematurely releasing a person into ministry.

They are charged for the damage it does to the Body of Christ.

In a desire for inspiration, revelation and the demonstration of the things of the Spirit, many have given passes to people who should have been sat down.

The Word tells us in 

Ephesians 5

1  Be therefore imitators of God, as beloved children.

2  Walk in love, even as Christ also loved us and gave himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling fragrance.

3  But sexual immorality, and all uncleanness or covetousness, let it not even be mentioned among you, as becomes saints;

In 1 Corinthians 5, the Apostle Paul had no problem with putting a young man out of the Church for sleeping with his father's wife, his step mother.

Now, with this said, many will be charged for bringing in perverts, adulterers, fornicators, gay, lesbian into their congregations to minister.

They might be anointed, so was the devil.

They might be called, so was Judas.

Yet are they delivered, healed, Baptized in the Holy Spirit, full of the Word, walking in the Fruit of the Spirit, Pure, Holy, and Righteous?

Are these people hiding scandal after scandal while preaching?

Many do not know they are celebrating people with unclean spirits.

Many do not discern they are supporting people with familiar spirits.

Every time they are allowed to lay hands, it opens people up to be influenced by something other than the Holy Spirit.

We will be charged before the Lord for allowing this.

Oh, they can sing ..... so.

Can they demonstrate a consistent lifestyle that Glorifies the Lord?

Every year they fornicate.

They have besetting sins and stumbling blocks of iniquity always before them.

We must stop letting them bring that mess into the House of the Lord just because they can preach.

Here is a hard admonishment and command from the Apostle Paul.

1 Corinthians 5:11 

But now I have written to you not to keep company with anyone named a brother, who is sexually immoral, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or an extortioner—not even to eat with such a person.

Stop giving validation to people whose lifestyle has disqualified them from inheriting the Kingdom.

Allowing perversion and rebellion a platform only spreads spiritual leprosy in the House of God.

When we see lust and rebellion running rampant in a place, it must be stopped.

Division, separation, divorce, and adultery in marriages could be a curse.

Sickness, disease and premature death could be due to unrepented sins.

In Revelation 2:18-29 we see the Word to the Church of Thyatira concerning Jezebel.

Early manuscripts called her the wife of the Pastor.

Aramaic Bible says

Revelation 2:20

“I have much against you, because you are tolerating your wife Jezebel who says about herself that she is a Prophetess, and teaches and seduces my Servants to commit fornication and to eat the sacrifices of idols.”

Most modern translations say, you allow or suffer that woman, Jezebel.

Here is the problem. No one used their authority to stop her. She was allowed to operate unrestrained. This allowed for her to do several things within the Body of Christ.

Self Exaltation- false prophetess 

False authority - usurped order

False teachings- depths of Satan.

Seduction - produces fornicators

Idolatry - eat sacrificed things serving otherr gods

The Word says she was given time to repent of her sexual immorality but refused to repent.

Now, watch this! The Lord does not play when it comes to His people and His Body.

Because she refused to repent, the Lord will deal with her and everyone that was infected by her.

  Rev 2:22 Behold, I will throw her and those who commit adultery with her into a bed of great oppression (sickness), unless they repent of her works.

When people start getting sick due to spiritual poisoning, you cannot cast it out or heal it.

It must be REPENTED OVER and Jezebels works must be renounced.

These seducing spirits prey on the unsuspecting and snares them in destruction.

As if that was not enough, the Lord then says

 I will kill her children with Death, and all the assemblies will know that I am he who searches the minds and hearts. I will give to each one of you according to your deeds.

You messed with My children, now I will show you the Fear of the Lord.

We must stop giving the right hand of fellowship to those the Word and the Lord says clearly sit on His left hand.

In His Service,

Jesse Griffin 

#KingdomReign