Leadership Qualities: Focus Part 3 Jesus Not Distracted-Luke 4:18-29 Jesus spoke from Isaiah 61 about His anointing. Even when His audience didn’t like what He had to say, He moved on to the next town to continue His work. He would not let anything drain His anointing or distract Him from His mission. Jesus Resolved-Luke […]
Leadership Qualities: Focus Part 2 Too Many Pursuits-Ecclesiastes 2:1-11 (negative) The old axiom remains true: If you chase two rabbits, both will escape. This was certainly true of Solomon’s futile attempts to reach his varied goals (He pursued eight goals in Ecclesiastes 2 alone!) So, what can we learn from this leader about focus? He […]
Leadership Qualities: Focus Part 1 Distraction-1 Kings 11:1-43 The temptations that enticed Solomon continue to attack every leader. Once we “arrive,” it becomes easy to stop feeling hungry for growth and excellence. How quickly we become satisfied-and how soon we begin to spiral downward. Note how this process of decay looked for Solomon: Distractions: He deviated from his call […]
