Daily Devotion: The Bad Leader

Bible Reading: I Kings 12:1-19

Key Verse: Verses 11 & 13 – "And now whereas my father did lade you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke: my father hath chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions." (vs 11) "And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men's counsel that they gave him;" (vs 13)

Key Words: I will add to your yoke (vs 11) And the king answered the people roughly (vs 13)

Daily Devotion: Basic Rules of Leadership

Bible Reading: Romans 16:1-16

Key Verse: Verse 1 – "I commend unto you Phebe our sister, which is a servant of the church which is at Cenchrea:"

Key Words: I commend unto you Phebe

Daily Devotion: Replacing Leaders

Bible Reading: Acts 5:33-42

Key Verse: Verse 38 – "And now I say unto you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nought:"

Key Words: if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nought

Daily Devotion: Leadership and Delegation

Bible Reading: Exodus 18:13-26

Key Verse: Verse 18 – "Thou wilt surely wear away, both thou, and this people that is with thee: for this thing is too heavy for thee; thou art not able to perform it thyself alone."

Key Words: Thou wilt surely wear away

Daily Devotion: The Wrong Example

Bible Reading: Jude 1-9

Key Verse: Verse 7 – "Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire."

Key Words: are set forth for an example

Daily Devotion: Failure

Bible Reading: Genesis 12

Key Verse: Verse 13 – "Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister: that it may be well with me for thy sake; and my soul shall live because of thee."

Key Words: Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister

Daily Devotion: Merry Christmas

Bible Reading: II Chronicles 7

Verse: Verse 14 – " If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land."

Key Words: If my people

Daily Devotion: Self-Sacrifice

Bible Reading: Galatians 6

Key Verse: Verse 17 – "From henceforth let no man trouble me: for I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus."

Key Words: for I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus.

Daily Devotion: The Leader and Jealousy

Bible Reading: Numbers 12

Key Verse: Verse 1 – "And Miriam and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married: for he had married an Ethiopian woman."

Key Words: Miriam and Aaron spake against Moses

Daily Devotion: Improving Leadership

Bible Reading: Romans 12:1-8

Key Verse: Verse 8 – "Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness."

Key Words: he that ruleth, with diligence

Daily Devotion: The Leader as a Reader

Bible Reading: II Timothy 4:1-13

Key Verse: Verse 13 - "The cloke that I left at Troas with Carpus, when thou comest, bring with thee, and the books, but especially the parchments."

Key Words: and the books

Daily Devotion: The Leader and Time

Bible Reading: Psalm 39

Key Verse: Verse 5 – "Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah."

Key Words: Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth

Daily Devotion: The Cost of Discipleship

Bible Reading: Matthew 10:24-42

Key Verse: Verse 38 – "And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me."

Key Words: worthy of me

Daily Devotion: The Spiritual Leader and Prayer

Bible Reading: Luke 5:1-16

Key Verse: Verse 16 – "And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed."

Key Words: and prayed

Daily Devotion: Spiritual Leadership

Bible Reading: Acts 6

Key Verse: Verse 3 - "Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business."

Key Words: full of the Holy Ghost

Daily Devotion: The Ability to Inspire

Bible Reading: Nehemiah 6

Key Verse: Verse 15 – "So the wall was finished in the twenty and fifth day of the month Elul, in fifty and two days."

Key Words: So the wall was finished

Daily Devotion: Leadership and Decisions

Bible Reading: I Corinthians 6:1-12

Key Verse: Verse 12 – "All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any."

Key Words: I will not be brought under the power of any

Daily Devotion: The Ultimate Leader

Bible Reading: John 16:1-16

Key Verse: Verse 13 – "Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come."

Key Words: he will guide you into all truth

Daily Devotion: Leadership and Battles

Bible Reading: Joshua 7:1-15

Key Verse: Verse 3 – "And they returned to Joshua, and said unto him, Let not all the people go up; but let about two or three thousand men go up and smite Ai; and make not all the people to labour thither; for they are but few."

Key Words: And they returned to Joshua, and said unto him, Let not all the people go up;

Daily Devotion: Humor and Leadership

Bible Reading: Proverbs 17

Key Verse: Verse 22 – "A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones."

Key Words: A merry heart doeth good like a medicine

Daily Devotion: Steel and Velvet

Bible Reading: Romans 7:16-25

Key Verse: Verse 24 - "O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death?"

Key Words: O wretched man that I am!

Daily Devotion: A Great Task

Bible Reading: Mark 9:14-29

Key Verse: Verse 28– "And when he was come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, Why could not we cast him out?"

Key Words: Why could not we cast him out?

Daily Devotion: Spiritual Leaders

Bible Reading: I Peter 5:1-7

Key Verse: Verse 1 – “The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed:"

Key Words: The elders which are among you

Daily Devotion: Maturity and Leadership

Bible Reading: I Timothy 3:1-7

Key Verse: 6– "Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil."

Key Words: Not a novice

Daily Devotion: Some Thoughts About Leadership

Bible Reading: Acts 6

Key Verse: Verse 3- "Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business."

Key Words: full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom

Daily Devotion: Leading By Example

Bible Reading: Philippians 3

Key Verse: Verse 17 - "Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample."

Key Words: be followers together of me

Daily Devotion: Leading Through Mentoring

Bible Reading: Matthew 28

Key Verse: Verse 20 – "Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen."

Key Words: Teaching them

Daily Devotion: Qualities of a Leader

Bible Reading: John 1:43-51

Key Verse: Verse 43 – "The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me."

Key Words: Follow me

Daily Devotion: Demus

Bible Reading: Philemon 1

Key Verse: Verse 24 - "Marcus, Aristarchus, Demas, Lucas, my fellowlabourers."

Key Words: Demas

Daily Devotion: Leadership and Respect

Bible Reading: Genesis 4:1–15

Key Verse: Verse 5 – "But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell."

Key Words: But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect

Daily Devotion: Searching for Leaders

Bible Reading: I Samuel 13:1-16

Key Verse: Verse 14- "But now thy kingdom shall not continue: the LORD hath sought him a man after his own heart, and the LORD hath commanded him to be captain over his people, because thou hast not that which the LORD commanded thee."

Key Words: the LORD hath sought him a after his own heart

December 2018: Emphasis on Leadership

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Daily Devotion: The Man & His Dilemma

Bible Reading: Psalm 25:14-22

Key Verse: Verse 15 – “Mine eyes are ever toward the LORD; for he shall pluck my feet out of the net."

Key Words: for he shall pluck my feet out of the net

Daily Devotion: The Kind Man

Bible Reading: Ephesians 4:26-32

Key Verse: Verse 32 - "And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.”

Key Words: And be ye kind one to another

Daily Devotion: The Righteous Man

Bible Reading: Matthew 5:13-20

Key Verse: Verse 20 - "For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven."

Key Words: except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees

Daily Devotion: The Assured Man

Bible Reading: John 14:1-14

Key Verse: Verse 2 - “In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you."

Key Words: I go to prepare a place for you

Daily Devotion: The Successful Man

Bible Reading: Joshua 1:1-8

Key Verse: Verse 8 – "This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success."

Key Words: thou shalt have good success

Daily Devotion: The Cleaving Man

Bible Reading: Psalm 119:25-32

Key Verse: Verse 25 – "DALETH. My soul cleaveth unto the dust: quicken thou me according to thy word."

Key Words: My soul cleaveth unto the dust

Daily Devotion: Man and Giving

Bible Reading: Acts 20:28-38

Key Verse: Verse 35 – "I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive."

Key Words: It is more blessed to give than to receive

Daily Devotion: Man and Spiritual Maturity

Bible Reading: II Peter 3:11-18

Key Verse: Verse 18 – "But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen."

Key Words: But grow in grace

Daily Devotion: Man and Change

Bible Reading: Mark 16

Key Verse: Verse 15 – "And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature."

Key Words: Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature

Daily Devotion: The Committed Man

Bible Reading: Psalm 37:1-10

Key Verse: Verse 5 – "Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.”

Key Words: Commit thy ways unto the Lord

Daily Devotion: The Humble Man

Bible Reading: Joshua 1:1-8

Key Verse: Verse 8 – "This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success."

Key Words: then thou shalt have good success

Daily Devotion: The Worrying Man

Bible Reading: Matthew 6:25-34

Key Verse: Verse 34 – "Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof."

Key Words: Take therefore no thought for the morrow

Daily Devotion: The Politically Correct Man

Bible Reading: Matthew 23:13-30

Key Verse: Verse 13 – "But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in."

Key Words: woe unto you

Daily Devotion: The Carnal Man

Bible Reading: Genesis 19:1-11, 30-38

Key Verse: Verse 8 – "Behold now, I have two daughters which have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes: only unto these men do nothing; for therefore came they under the shadow of my roof."

Key Words: I have two daughters

Daily Devotion: The Determined Man

Bible Reading: Joshua 14:6-15

Key Verse: Verse 12 – "Now therefore give me this mountain, whereof the LORD spake in that day; for thou heardest in that day how the Anakims were there, and that the cities were great and fenced: if so be the LORD will be with me, then I shall be able to drive them out, as the LORD said."

Key Words: give me this mountain

Daily Devotion: The Strengthened Man

Bible Reading: Psalm 11

Key Verse: Verse 5 – "The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth."

Key Words: The Lord trieth the righteous

Daily Devotion: The Respected Man

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Bible Reading: Genesis 4:1-8

Key Verse: Verse 5 – "But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell."

Key Words: he had not respect