Leadership Qualities: Focus Part 4 Letting Go-Philippians 3:5-9 (positive) Paul’s absolute focus gave him an absolute willingness to let go of nice things that didn’t matter. Note some items he discarded: His heritage: a Hebrew of the Hebrews His pure lineage: from the tribe of Benjamin His former legalism: a strict Pharisee His past zeal: a persecutor of the […]
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 […]
