Jesus spoke out of love, not out of authority.

Let us as leaders, not forget this simple principle and concept.
Let us as a church, remember we are held together not by authority, but by love.
Let us as brothers and sisters in Christ bear this in mind, if you love enough to rebuke in love, do so at the right time.

Dont wait till you are a leader to speak into someone else s life just because you are publicly acknowledged and enabled to do so.
If God has asked you to deliver that word, do so, even if it seems awkward, weird, your reputation at risk, you risk losing a friend, nothing of this sort can beat what Jesus went through for you.

Jesus never came down to earth because He wanted to rebuke the pharisees, He came down because He loved them too much.
Jesus did speak out of authority, but His authority was first and foremost built on love, not on societal acknowledgment.

The focus is not on who is standing on the pulpit preaching, the focus should be on the One who ordained that preacher.
As much as God ordained the preacher, God ordains His people to do His will.
God s work is definitely not limited to the pulpit and the leadership.

The words Jesus spoke has so much weight and value not simply because He is God, but because He is God and died out of love for us.

For a youth ministry which i personally feel is too obsessed with leadership style, keep in mind, Jesus did it all first and foremost out of love, not out of authority.

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Accountability and trust was gained because Jesus was transparent with His disciples.
He shared everything He knew with His disciples.

Jesus always answered His disciples when they asked about the parables He spoke.
Transparent leaders?

Keep in mind, we are first and foremost Christians, Christ ambassadors, not leaders.


The one mentoring session that stood out among the rest, was when my leader threw out all his downfalls during that time.
I will never forget how much he trusted me to keep his darkest secrets.
He made himself vulnerable, and totally transparent.
He assured me, it is fine to tell him how imperfect i am, because he too is imperfect.
He made it clear, we as leaders struggle too, you are not alone.
And it is when we are transparent, we approach the throne of God with confidence.
There is no condemnation in Christ Jesus.

When you are transparent with yourself, you face reality again, i am imperfect, but Jesus is perfect, and that is a very good reason to need Jesus in your life.

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Without love, no authority is established or able to last.