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True leadership isn’t about being large and in charge. It’s about modeling character, pointing others to the ultimate destination, and being the first to sacrifice for the good of the whole.

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John the Baptist challenged the religious leaders of his day to produce the fruit of their alleged repentance. They had giftings, and titles, and a booming temple system, but no real fruit.  The Spirit of the Lord is presenting that same challenge to today’s religious leaders.

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The abundant life Christ died to give us (i.e. unspeakable joy, unshakable peace, profound rest..) can only be found “in Him”.  It is not some sort of reward for good behavior, it is the natural result of abiding in the vine.

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Dying to self is a moment by moment proposition (1 Cor. 15:36).  There is no level of sanctification, anointing, or calling that exempts us from the need to surrender our lives, and submit our wills on a daily basis (Luke 14:27).  Without an ongoing commitment to partake of the divine nature (2 Peter 1:4), we are bound to fall to our human nature (Prov. 14:12).

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Bad fruit produces tainted wine, and spoiled wine will not be sweetened by a new wineskin.

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God’s grace is like manna.  Its power is diffused when we try to store it on a shelf for later.  Its true potential is only realized when we pass it along to someone as undeserving as we are.

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We all know 2Chron.7:14 (If my people, who are called by my name…), but without humility, we will not see the need to change our ways or seek His face, thus failing to recognize that we are actually the missing element in our nation’s healing.

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Our boldness “for Christ” is only valuable to the degree it is derived from our boldness “in Christ”.  A vital connection to the Vine is the “only way” to produce genuine fruit.

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We can spend time shaking our fist at the proverbial “them”, but it would probably be more fruitful to take a hard look at the proverbial “us”, and to ask whether we’re living up to our high calling.

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Unless we have God’s heart, we cannot be trusted with His power.

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