DCLM Higher Everyday 16 October 2024 — Purposeful Team Players – Part 1
DCLM Higher Everyday 16 October 2024 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — Purposeful Team Players – Part 1
Topic: Purposeful Team Players – Part 1
Text: Mark 3:13-19
13And he goeth up into a mountain, and calleth unto him whom he would: and they came unto him.
14And he ordained twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach,
15And to have power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils:
16And Simon he surnamed Peter;
17And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder:
18And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Canaanite,
19And Judas Iscariot, which also betrayed him: and they went into an house.
Key Verse: “And he ordained twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach” (Mark 3:14).
Message
Jesus has been considered the ultimate leader, having demonstrated the salient traits of servant-leadership. He built a formidable team using time-tested strategies of effective leadership. In our text today, we see Jesus applying the principle of purposeful selection. He recruited individuals with different skills and backgrounds to be part of His team. He mentored them through instruction and association. The disciples were to be with Him and learn from Him. He often gave them opportunity to preach and exercise authority over demons. That is the principle of delegation. While the disciples displayed their gifts, He followed them up through supervision.
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Above all, Jesus communicated to them the ultimate objectives or goal of His ministry, the preaching of the gospel of the kingdom. This is the principle of shared vision. These disciples ultimately proved to be an effective team, taking the gates of hell by storm, and turning the world upside down with the gospel. To achieve heaven’s goal today, each believer needs to be a purposeful team player and align with the mission of spreading the gospel of the kingdom.
Quote: He built a formidable team
Challenge: Be a purposeful team player.
Prayer for today: Lord, count me with the servants who would service bring.
1. Admit that you are a sinner. "For all [humans] have sinned, and comes short of the glory of God....[and] the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 3:23)
2. Repent now. "Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out ...[for] if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness " (Acts 3:19, 1 John 1:9)
3. Believe that God loves you and Jesus died for you. "God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet Sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8)
4. Invite Jesus into your life through prayer of faith. Jesus says, "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me" (Revelation 3:20)
