(expanded from 2010)
SCRIPTURE: 1Corinthians (NIV) 11:1 Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ.
OBSERVATION: Paul here offers his life as an example for his readers. Yet his offer to be their example is based on his following Christ. He could have said it in a negative way: Do not follow me if I am not following Christ.
Every good leader is also a good follower. Good leadership comes from good follower-ship.
APPLICATION: So the first question I must ask myself—who am I following? Who is my example, or examples?
A second important question for me to ask—who are my leaders following? Who was their example?
And a third question that logically follows—who is following me? What are they learning from my example? Are those following me learning to be a good follower of Christ? Are they learning to love God’s Word? Are they learning to apply the scriptures to their daily lives?
PRAYER: Lord, I want to follow you closely. May my life be a good example of following You. Lord, thank you for my parents who not only gave me a good example of how to live, but also of how to grow old gracefully. Lord, thank you for assigning me to write SOAPs. I pray that others will follow my example and experience you speaking to them through Your Word. Amen.
Pastor Leon
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