Latest / Daily Bible Refresh / What If the Best Leaders Are the Ones Who Never Boss You Around? (1 Peter 5:1-5)
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- 0:03Hello,
- 0:03my
- 0:04friend
- 0:04Dr.
- 0:04Brad
- 0:05Miller
- 0:05here
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- 0:06Daily
- 0:06Bible
- 0:07Refresh.
- 0:07This
- 0:08is
- 0:08your
- 0:08daily
- 0:09reading
- 0:09of
- 0:09the
- 0:09Bible
- 0:10from
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- 0:10progressive
- 0:11point
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- 0:12bit
- 0:12I
- 0:12will
- 0:12read
- 0:12the
- 0:13New
- 0:13Testament
- 0:13lessons
- 0:14selected
- 0:14from
- 0:14the
- 0:15Revised
- 0:15Common
- 0:16Lectionary
- 0:17for
- 0:17this
- 0:18very
- 0:18day.
- 0:18The
- 0:19reading
- 0:19is
- 0:19understandable.
- 0:20I
- 0:20use
- 0:20the
- 0:20message
- 0:21version
- 0:21Relatable.
- 0:22Please
- 0:23listen
- 0:23to
- 0:23the
- 0:23points
- 0:23to
- 0:24ponder
- 0:24and
- 0:24applicable
- 0:25with
- 0:25action
- 0:26steps
- 0:26you
- 0:27can
- 0:27take.
- 0:27We
- 0:28pray
- 0:28and
- 0:28are
- 0:28done
- 0:29in
- 0:29less
- 0:29than
- 0:2910
- 0:29minutes.
- 0:30It's
- 0:30all
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- 0:31to
- 0:31you
- 0:31by
- 0:31voiceofgoddaily.com
- 0:33which
- 0:33is
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- 0:34of
- 0:34your
- 0:34free
- 0:35personal
- 0:36Bible
- 0:36Study
- 0:36Guide,
- 0:37the
- 0:37ABC1,
- 0:3923
- 0:40Bible
- 0:41Study
- 0:41Method.
- 0:42Please
- 0:42join
- 0:42me
- 0:43in
- 0:43my
- 0:43mission
- 0:43of
- 0:44getting
- 0:44the
- 0:44audible
- 0:44word
- 0:45of
- 0:45God
- 0:45into
- 0:46two
- 0:46millionaires
- 0:47a
- 0:47million
- 0:47people
- 0:48by
- 0:482028.
- 0:49You
- 0:49can
- 0:49help
- 0:50by
- 0:50saving
- 0:50and
- 0:51subscribing
- 0:51to
- 0:51the
- 0:52podcast
- 0:52and
- 0:52tagging
- 0:53your
- 0:53friends.
- 0:54Here's
- 0:54today's
- 0:55reading.
- 0:57Reading
- 0:57today
- 0:57from
- 0:571
- 0:58Peter
- 0:585:1:5
- 1:01from
- 1:01the
- 1:01message
- 1:02he'll
- 1:02promote
- 1:03you
- 1:03at
- 1:03the
- 1:03right
- 1:03time
- 1:04I
- 1:05have
- 1:05a
- 1:05special
- 1:05concern
- 1:06for
- 1:06you
- 1:06church
- 1:06leaders.
- 1:07I
- 1:07know
- 1:07what
- 1:07it's
- 1:07like
- 1:07to
- 1:08be
- 1:08a
- 1:08leader
- 1:09in
- 1:09on
- 1:09Christ's
- 1:09sufferings
- 1:10as
- 1:10well
- 1:10as
- 1:10the
- 1:10coming
- 1:11glory.
- 1:12Here's
- 1:12my
- 1:12concern
- 1:13that
- 1:13you
- 1:14care
- 1:14for
- 1:14God's
- 1:14flock
- 1:15with
- 1:15all
- 1:15the
- 1:15diligence
- 1:16of
- 1:16a
- 1:16shepherd.
- 1:17Not
- 1:17because
- 1:18you
- 1:18have
- 1:18to,
- 1:18but
- 1:18because
- 1:19you
- 1:19want
- 1:19to
- 1:19please
- 1:19God.
- 1:21Not
- 1:21calculating
- 1:21what
- 1:22you
- 1:22can
- 1:22get
- 1:22out
- 1:22of
- 1:22it,
- 1:23but
- 1:23acting
- 1:23spontaneously,
- 1:25not
- 1:26bossily
- 1:26telling
- 1:27others
- 1:27what
- 1:27to
- 1:27do,
- 1:28but
- 1:28tenderly
- 1:29showing
- 1:29them
- 1:29the
- 1:30way.
- 1:31When
- 1:31God,
- 1:32who
- 1:32is
- 1:32the
- 1:32best
- 1:32shepherd
- 1:33of
- 1:33all,
- 1:33comes
- 1:33out
- 1:34in
- 1:34the
- 1:34open
- 1:34with
- 1:34his
- 1:34rule,
- 1:35he'll
- 1:36see
- 1:36that
- 1:36you've
- 1:37done
- 1:37it
- 1:37right
- 1:38and
- 1:38commend
- 1:38you
- 1:38lavishly.
- 1:40And
- 1:40you
- 1:40who
- 1:40are
- 1:41younger
- 1:41must
- 1:41follow
- 1:41your
- 1:42leaders.
- 1:43But
- 1:43all
- 1:43of
- 1:43you,
- 1:43leaders
- 1:44and
- 1:44followers
- 1:44alike,
- 1:44are
- 1:45to
- 1:45be
- 1:45down
- 1:45to
- 1:46earth
- 1:46with
- 1:46each
- 1:46other.
- 1:48For
- 1:48God
- 1:49has
- 1:49had
- 1:49it
- 1:49with
- 1:50the
- 1:50proud,
- 1:51but
- 1:51takes
- 1:52delight
- 1:53in
- 1:53just
- 1:53plain
- 1:55people.
- 1:56Well,
- 1:57that
- 1:57ends
- 1:57the
- 1:57reading.
- 1:57I
- 1:57love
- 1:58this
- 1:58one.
- 1:58And
- 2:00let's
- 2:00just
- 2:00get
- 2:00into
- 2:01it.
- 2:01Let's
- 2:01get
- 2:01into
- 2:01a
- 2:01couple
- 2:02points
- 2:02to
- 2:02ponder
- 2:02about
- 2:03this
- 2:03passage.
- 2:04What
- 2:04I
- 2:04think
- 2:04is
- 2:05really
- 2:05profound.
- 2:06So
- 2:07two
- 2:07things
- 2:07to
- 2:07ponder.
- 2:09Point
- 2:09number
- 2:09one
- 2:10Real
- 2:10spiritual
- 2:10leadership
- 2:11looks
- 2:11like
- 2:11tenderness,
- 2:13not
- 2:13authority.
- 2:15Peter
- 2:16gives
- 2:16us
- 2:16three
- 2:16contrasts
- 2:17here,
- 2:17and
- 2:17every
- 2:18single
- 2:18one
- 2:18of
- 2:18them
- 2:19dismantles
- 2:20the
- 2:20way
- 2:20power
- 2:21usually
- 2:21works.
- 2:23Not
- 2:24because
- 2:24you
- 2:24have
- 2:24to,
- 2:24but
- 2:25because
- 2:25you
- 2:25want
- 2:25to.
- 2:27Not
- 2:27calculating
- 2:28what
- 2:28you
- 2:28can
- 2:28get
- 2:28by
- 2:28acting
- 2:29spontaneous,
- 2:30but
- 2:30acting
- 2:30spontaneously.
- 2:33Not
- 2:33bossily
- 2:34telling
- 2:34others
- 2:34what
- 2:35to
- 2:35do,
- 2:35but
- 2:36tenderly
- 2:37showing
- 2:37them
- 2:38the
- 2:38way.
- 2:40Did
- 2:40you
- 2:40catch
- 2:40that
- 2:40word?
- 2:42Tenderly?
- 2:44That's
- 2:45Peter's
- 2:45leadership
- 2:46model.
- 2:47Tenderness.
- 2:49Progressive
- 2:50faith
- 2:51takes
- 2:51that
- 2:51seriously
- 2:52because
- 2:53we've
- 2:53seen
- 2:53what
- 2:54happens
- 2:55when
- 2:55the
- 2:55church
- 2:56gets
- 2:56this
- 2:57wrong.
- 2:58When
- 2:58leadership
- 2:59becomes
- 2:59about
- 2:59control,
- 3:00about
- 3:00platforms,
- 3:01about
- 3:01who
- 3:02has
- 3:02the
- 3:02microphone
- 3:02and
- 3:03who
- 3:03has
- 3:03to
- 3:03sit
- 3:03down
- 3:03and
- 3:04listen.
- 3:05People
- 3:05get
- 3:05hurt.
- 3:07Whole
- 3:07communities
- 3:07get
- 3:08damaged.
- 3:08Peter
- 3:09isn't
- 3:09describing
- 3:10a
- 3:10CEO
- 3:10model
- 3:11or
- 3:11a
- 3:11military
- 3:12chain
- 3:12of
- 3:12command.
- 3:13He's
- 3:14describing
- 3:14a
- 3:14shepherd
- 3:15who
- 3:15walks
- 3:15ahead
- 3:15of
- 3:15the
- 3:16flock,
- 3:17not
- 3:17behind
- 3:17them
- 3:17with
- 3:17a
- 3:17stick.
- 3:18And
- 3:19the
- 3:19motivation
- 3:19matters
- 3:20just
- 3:20as
- 3:20much
- 3:20as
- 3:20the
- 3:20method.
- 3:22Not
- 3:22obligation,
- 3:24not
- 3:24profit,
- 3:25not
- 3:26ego.
- 3:27Just
- 3:28genuine
- 3:28spontaneous
- 3:29care.
- 3:31My
- 3:31wife
- 3:31and
- 3:31I
- 3:31have
- 3:31been
- 3:31married
- 3:31for
- 3:3234
- 3:32years,
- 3:32and
- 3:32I'll
- 3:33tell
- 3:33you
- 3:33the
- 3:33moments
- 3:33in
- 3:33our
- 3:33marriage
- 3:34when
- 3:34I've.
- 3:34When
- 3:35I've
- 3:35led
- 3:35well
- 3:35or
- 3:36she's
- 3:36led
- 3:36me
- 3:36well
- 3:37as
- 3:37a
- 3:38husband
- 3:38or
- 3:38a
- 3:38dad.
- 3:38There
- 3:39were
- 3:39never
- 3:39the
- 3:39moments
- 3:40when
- 3:40I
- 3:41was
- 3:41kind
- 3:41of
- 3:41like,
- 3:41taking
- 3:42charge
- 3:42and,
- 3:42you
- 3:43know,
- 3:43being
- 3:43macho.
- 3:45They're
- 3:45the
- 3:45moments
- 3:46when
- 3:46I
- 3:46was
- 3:46tender
- 3:47or
- 3:47she
- 3:47was
- 3:48tender,
- 3:49when
- 3:49I
- 3:49showed
- 3:50up
- 3:50with
- 3:50presents
- 3:50instead
- 3:51of
- 3:51pronouncements,
- 3:53when
- 3:53I
- 3:53walked
- 3:53alongside
- 3:54instead
- 3:54of
- 3:54barking
- 3:55instructions
- 3:57from
- 3:57the
- 3:57couch.
- 3:59My
- 4:00three
- 4:00kids
- 4:00are
- 4:00adults
- 4:01now,
- 4:01living
- 4:01their
- 4:01own
- 4:01amazing
- 4:02lives.
- 4:02And
- 4:03the
- 4:03things
- 4:04that
- 4:04I
- 4:05think
- 4:05they
- 4:05remember.
- 4:05The
- 4:05tender
- 4:06moments
- 4:07aren't
- 4:07the
- 4:07times
- 4:07when
- 4:08I
- 4:08had
- 4:08all
- 4:08the
- 4:08answers,
- 4:09when
- 4:09I
- 4:10just
- 4:10had
- 4:10presence,
- 4:11when
- 4:12I
- 4:12sat
- 4:12with
- 4:12them
- 4:13in
- 4:14the
- 4:14questions.
- 4:16Point
- 4:16number
- 4:17two,
- 4:19down
- 4:19to
- 4:19earth
- 4:20with
- 4:20each
- 4:20other
- 4:20is
- 4:20the
- 4:20whole
- 4:21sermon.
- 4:22Love
- 4:22that
- 4:22line.
- 4:24It's
- 4:25my
- 4:25favorite
- 4:25line
- 4:25in
- 4:26this
- 4:26passage,
- 4:27says,
- 4:27all
- 4:28of
- 4:28you,
- 4:28leaders
- 4:28and
- 4:28followers
- 4:29alike,
- 4:29are
- 4:29to
- 4:29be
- 4:30down
- 4:30to
- 4:30earth
- 4:31with
- 4:31each
- 4:31other.
- 4:33Peter
- 4:34flattens
- 4:34the
- 4:34hierarchy.
- 4:36He
- 4:37spends
- 4:37four
- 4:37verses
- 4:37talking
- 4:38about
- 4:38leaders
- 4:38and
- 4:38followers,
- 4:39and
- 4:39then
- 4:39he
- 4:39says,
- 4:40but
- 4:40actually,
- 4:41everybody's
- 4:42on
- 4:42the
- 4:42same
- 4:42level.
- 4:43Be
- 4:43down
- 4:44to
- 4:44earth.
- 4:44Be
- 4:45just
- 4:45plain
- 4:45people.
- 4:47God
- 4:47takes
- 4:47delight
- 4:48in
- 4:48just
- 4:48plain
- 4:49people.
- 4:50Not
- 4:50impressive
- 4:51people,
- 4:51not
- 4:51powerful
- 4:52people,
- 4:52not
- 4:53people
- 4:53with
- 4:53the
- 4:53biggest
- 4:53platform
- 4:54or
- 4:54the
- 4:54loudest
- 4:54voice.
- 4:56Just
- 4:56plain
- 4:56people
- 4:56who
- 4:56are
- 4:57honest
- 4:57about
- 4:57who
- 4:57they
- 4:57are
- 5:01and
- 5:01present
- 5:01to
- 5:01each
- 5:02other
- 5:02without
- 5:02pretense.
- 5:04I
- 5:04see
- 5:04this
- 5:05on
- 5:05my
- 5:05cancer
- 5:05podcast.
- 5:06When
- 5:06someone
- 5:06is
- 5:07sitting
- 5:08in
- 5:08a
- 5:08hospital
- 5:08room
- 5:09with
- 5:09a
- 5:09loved
- 5:09one,
- 5:09nobody
- 5:10cares
- 5:10about
- 5:10your
- 5:11title,
- 5:11your
- 5:12resume,
- 5:12that
- 5:13kind
- 5:13of
- 5:13thing.
- 5:13All
- 5:13the
- 5:14pretense
- 5:14gets
- 5:15stripped
- 5:15away.
- 5:17What
- 5:17matters
- 5:17is,
- 5:18are
- 5:18you
- 5:18here?
- 5:20Are
- 5:20you
- 5:21real?
- 5:22Are
- 5:23you
- 5:23down
- 5:23to
- 5:23earth
- 5:23enough
- 5:24just
- 5:24to
- 5:24sit
- 5:24here?
- 5:26That's
- 5:26the
- 5:27kind
- 5:27of
- 5:27community
- 5:27Peter
- 5:28envisions.
- 5:29And
- 5:29honestly,
- 5:30I
- 5:30think
- 5:30it's
- 5:30the
- 5:31kind
- 5:31of
- 5:31community
- 5:31most
- 5:31of
- 5:32us
- 5:32are
- 5:32starving
- 5:33for.
- 5:34Some
- 5:35of
- 5:35those
- 5:35down
- 5:35to
- 5:35earth
- 5:36people
- 5:36I
- 5:36know
- 5:36are
- 5:36my
- 5:36granddaughters.
- 5:37You
- 5:38know,
- 5:39when
- 5:39I'm
- 5:40playing
- 5:40with
- 5:40them
- 5:40or
- 5:40they
- 5:40tell
- 5:40or
- 5:41I
- 5:41tell
- 5:41them
- 5:41a
- 5:41dumb
- 5:41joke,
- 5:43they
- 5:43don't
- 5:43perform
- 5:43politeness.
- 5:44They
- 5:44either
- 5:44laugh
- 5:45for
- 5:45real
- 5:45or
- 5:45they
- 5:46give
- 5:46me
- 5:46a
- 5:46look
- 5:46like
- 5:47grandpa,
- 5:47that
- 5:48one
- 5:48stinks.
- 5:48That
- 5:48was
- 5:49awful.
- 5:49No
- 5:49pretense,
- 5:50no
- 5:50hierarchy,
- 5:52just
- 5:52plain
- 5:52people
- 5:53being
- 5:53real
- 5:53with
- 5:53each
- 5:54other.
- 5:55I
- 5:55think
- 5:55God
- 5:56delights
- 5:57in
- 5:58that
- 5:58more
- 5:58than
- 5:58we
- 5:58know.
- 6:00Here's
- 6:00your
- 6:00actions
- 6:01tip
- 6:02this
- 6:02week.
- 6:02Whether
- 6:02you're
- 6:02in
- 6:02a
- 6:03position
- 6:03of
- 6:03leadership
- 6:03or
- 6:04not,
- 6:04practice
- 6:05being
- 6:05down
- 6:05to
- 6:06earth
- 6:06with
- 6:07one
- 6:07person
- 6:09dropping
- 6:09any
- 6:09performance
- 6:10and
- 6:10dropping
- 6:11the
- 6:11need
- 6:11to
- 6:11be
- 6:11impressive
- 6:12or
- 6:12in
- 6:12control.
- 6:13Just
- 6:13be
- 6:14plain,
- 6:14be
- 6:14present.
- 6:15If
- 6:15you're
- 6:15in
- 6:15a
- 6:16leadership
- 6:16position
- 6:17at
- 6:17work
- 6:17or
- 6:17church
- 6:18family,
- 6:19try
- 6:19tenderness
- 6:20instead
- 6:20of
- 6:20authority
- 6:21in
- 6:21one
- 6:21thing
- 6:22you
- 6:22do
- 6:22this
- 6:22week,
- 6:23one
- 6:24interaction.
- 6:25Show
- 6:26the
- 6:26way
- 6:26instead
- 6:26of
- 6:26telling
- 6:27the
- 6:27way.
- 6:28You
- 6:28might
- 6:28be
- 6:28surprised
- 6:29how
- 6:29much
- 6:29people
- 6:29trust
- 6:29you
- 6:30when
- 6:30you
- 6:30stop
- 6:30trying
- 6:31to
- 6:31be
- 6:31above
- 6:31them
- 6:32and
- 6:32just
- 6:32walk
- 6:33beside
- 6:33them.
- 6:35We're
- 6:35gonna
- 6:35come
- 6:35back
- 6:35and
- 6:36pray
- 6:36here
- 6:36in
- 6:36just
- 6:36a
- 6:36second.
- 6:36Just
- 6:37a
- 6:37quick
- 6:37word
- 6:37that
- 6:37we
- 6:37have
- 6:38a
- 6:39resource
- 6:39for
- 6:39you
- 6:39called
- 6:39the
- 6:40ABC
- 6:40123
- 6:41Bible
- 6:41study
- 6:41method.
- 6:42It's
- 6:42to
- 6:43help
- 6:43you
- 6:43with
- 6:43your
- 6:43home
- 6:43Bible
- 6:43study.
- 6:44Pick
- 6:44it
- 6:44up
- 6:45at
- 6:45our
- 6:45website
- 6:45voiceofgoddaily.com
- 6:48let's
- 6:49pray
- 6:50God
- 6:51you
- 6:51delight
- 6:51in
- 6:52just
- 6:52plain
- 6:52people.
- 6:53Teach
- 6:53us
- 6:54to
- 6:54lead
- 6:54with
- 6:54tenderness,
- 6:55walk
- 6:56in
- 6:56humility
- 6:56and
- 6:57stay
- 6:57down
- 6:57to
- 6:57earth
- 6:57with
- 6:58each
- 6:58other.
- 6:59Amen.
- 7:00My
- 7:00friend,
- 7:01I
- 7:01am
- 7:01delighted
- 7:02you
- 7:02chose
- 7:03to
- 7:03join
- 7:03me
- 7:03for
- 7:04today's
- 7:04reading.
- 7:05The
- 7:05Daily
- 7:06Bible
- 7:06Refresh
- 7:07is
- 7:07completely
- 7:09listener
- 7:09supported.
- 7:10Your
- 7:11gift
- 7:11goes
- 7:12a
- 7:12long
- 7:12way
- 7:12to
- 7:12getting
- 7:13the
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