{"id":33868,"date":"2021-04-02T13:46:54","date_gmt":"2021-04-02T18:46:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/?p=33868"},"modified":"2021-04-09T20:57:48","modified_gmt":"2021-04-10T01:57:48","slug":"portraits-of-gods-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/portraits-of-gods-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"Portraits of God’s Leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t\n

A series of lessons presented by Ross Ward<\/strong> of Des Moines, Iowa, April 4-9, 2021<\/p>\n

King Saul – An ‘I’ Problem<\/a><\/h2>\n

Saul relies on his own will and ability, ultimately refused to accept responsibility for his actions (I Samuel 8-16)<\/p>\n

Jesus – Humble Servant King<\/a><\/h2>\n

Jesus is King but not according to the world’s standards (Mark 11:1-11)<\/p>\n

The Mind of a Servant – The Nature of a Godly Leader<\/a><\/h2>\n

We have one Lord, Jesus, he had the nature of a servant and instructs his leaders to be servants (Luke 22:24-27)<\/p>\n

Barnabas – The Encourager<\/a><\/h2>\n

Barnabas, a servant of our Savior who had a great influence on young Christians and the young church (Acts 4; 9; 11; 15)<\/p>\n

Ruth – A Woman of Virtue<\/a><\/h2>\n

Ruth, a woman of might, a servant in her time (Ruth 1-4)<\/p>\n

David – A Child’s Faith<\/a><\/h2>\n

David, faith in God as a youth (I Samuel 17)<\/p>\n

David – A Man After God’s Own Heart<\/a><\/h2>\n

David, a man of many failures, but overcame because he trusted in God (II Samuel 11-12; Psalms)<\/p>\n

Jonah – Wrath of Man \/ Mercy of God<\/a><\/h2>\n

God’s Mercy shown to Jonah and Nineveh (Jonah 1-4)<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A series of lessons presented by Ross Ward of Des Moines, Iowa, April 4-9, 2021 King Saul – An ‘I’ Problem Saul relies on his own will and ability, ultimately refused to accept responsibility for his actions (I Samuel 8-16) Jesus – Humble Servant King Jesus is King but not according to the world’s standards…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[119],"tags":[329,111,73,404,1122,245,461,458],"class_list":["post-33868","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-audio","tag-barnabas","tag-david","tag-jesus","tag-jonah","tag-leadership","tag-ruth","tag-saul","tag-servants"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":33919,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/barnabas-the-encourager\/","url_meta":{"origin":33868,"position":0},"title":"Barnabas – The Encourager","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"April 5, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"by Ross Ward Text: Acts 4:31-37 Barnabas' work in Acts Acts 4:31-37 - gave of himself Acts 9:26-30 - advocated for Saul in Jerusalem Acts 11:19-24 - qualities as a servant Acts 11:25-26 - advocates for Saul Acts 15:35-41 - advocates for John Mark Being a Barnabas Barnabas sacrificed himself\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Audio"","block_context":{"text":"Audio","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/audio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":8568,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/did-ham-have-sex-with-his-mother\/","url_meta":{"origin":33868,"position":1},"title":"Did Ham have sex with his mother?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"August 29, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: I just read your answer to the question about whether boys should see one another naked as in locker rooms, etc. In the Bible, when Ham \"saw his father's nakedness,\" that does not mean he literally saw his father without clothing on. 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