Kingdom Leaders Give Meaning - a podcast by Shaun Smit

Episode 1

 Acts 1 Amplified Bible (AMP)

1 The first [a]account I made, Theophilus, was [a continuous report] about all the things that Jesus began to do and to [b]teach 2 until the day when He ascended to heaven, after He had by the Holy Spirit given instruction to the apostles (special messengers) whom He had chosen. 3 To these [men] He also showed Himself alive after His suffering [in Gethsemane and on the cross], by [a series of] many infallible proofs and unquestionable demonstrations, appearing to them over a period of forty days and talking to them about the things concerning the kingdom of God.

Jesus over the period of forty days, appears to the men He mentored and talks to them constantly about the kingdom of God.

Jesus gave them greater meaning than what they were experiencing at that moment in time.

that's what true leaders do - they give meaning, purpose, mission to the next generation of leaders.

The kingdom of God is so much bigger than our 'thing'. It's the bigger picture. It transcends the norma, the program, the institution. It gives meaning to the commission, to the do. It is the reminder we are here representing more than a local church.

As kingdom leaders, this is our responsibility.

The children of God, our employees, our team members, are called to impact nations and bring transformation. We need to be talking to them about the kingdom of God constantly.

We need to be showing them the kingdom of God. We must live it, and represent it to them.

We are to show them the heart of the Father.

If we don't, they will find meaning and purpose in something else, they will adopt other values and another culture that will be enslaving, bring bondage and cause them to stumble. We will lose the nations as we lose this generation, simply because we stay 'blind leaders leading the blind'.

ENGAGE, EQUIP, EMPOWER!

Be leaders who see the bigger picture. Who can see the Fathers mission and mandate, who can see the gifts, callings, mandates, and potential in this generation, leaders who are prepared to raise and release this generation to represent the kingdom of God, not just our church.

They will stay immature while we hold them back, doubt their ability, keep them small, accuse them of rebellion and disloyalty when they want to GO and make disciples.

Give them meaning. Give them the Kingdom of God.

When it comes to business, well they will just leave, won't they? You cannot manipulate them to stay, so they'll leave.

so, Mentor them. Give their role meaning. Give them a cause with meaning. It doesn't matter how small your business is - give them purpose. But you, as the leader, need to 'see' it first.

Don't be a blind leader. Lead with clarity. Lead with vision.

This generation, our nations, are crying out for meaning, and they are finding it in the wrong places, in the wrong culture, with the wrong values, leading this world into devasting consequences.

We need kingdom leaders to inject the culture of God's kingdom, God's kingdom values, God's kingdom principles into this natural earth, into this world system, into this generation.

Luke 16.16

CEV Until the time of John the Baptist, people had to obey the Law of Moses and the Books of the Prophets. But since God’s kingdom has been preached, everyone is trying hard to get in.

I want to remind you that I use the Kingdom of God as a reference not as a new theory, or something different from everyone else, or a new 'move', or as another religious idea.

I reference the Kingdom as Jesus spoke of it as the representation of what is in heaven would be earth. We are the ones to represent the Kingdom here on earth. I view it as a mindset, a way of thinking and doing that is so different from what many times has been represented to us. Jesus clearly taught the Kingdom and continued to talk about the Kingdom even up until the time He ascended to H

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