Galatians 6:7Easy-to-Read Version (ERV) 7 If you think you can fool God, you are only fooling yourselves. You will harvest what you plant.

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Discipline: If Leaders Cant 1
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Vhere is no leadership without self-disciPline ;
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cipline to lead their own lives well, theY also failed
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to lead anyone else well. Leaders must firil lead
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themselves and earn the right to attract followers
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The best leader serves as a model for others ltenor and destruction.
Donald O Clay Jr. Elder Jim Balthrop Elder Milton Raiford
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F od oronounces a dark futtrre for leaders who practice iniustice and abuse their power to tal<e advantage
U ;;;;r;. Cod rebukes pooi leaders arid false prophets for their sins that impacted the entire land' God
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,1.,n*.r rtut these leaders had power and influence, but that they used..it for their own purposes" study the
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I ' 1. They destroyed people instead of developillg thenr (w' 1-3)'
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1.,,' 3. They distorted iustice instead of upholding iustice for the common man (w' 9' 10)'
i:i,. a. fn"y took bribes for themselves instead of taking responsibility for the people (w. 11, 12)"
Character: Leaders Cant Give What They Don't l-tave
Micah 2:1-13
f he wicl<ed leaders of Micahb day led out of convenience and expediency. They did what was right by
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The Greek word for character is often translated "image." lt rneans a notch, indentation, a sharpening,
scratching, or writing on a stone or a coin. Consequently. character historically meant a distinctive marll im-
pressed or formed on the inside of a person by an outside force. To better understand character, take a look
at some common misconceptions about it:
1- Character is not merely how.a person acts; some can masquerade poor character.
2. Character isnt iust what a person will ideally be in the future; that's called hope.
3. Character is not only what others see on the outside; it begins on the inside.
. 4. Character isnt limited to wisdom in evaluating others'behavior; that's iudgment.
5. Character isnt only about discipline; I may be disciplined in one area and not in another.
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