The Starving Baker
The Baker who spends so much time baking bread for others, he forgets to eat and starves himself.  Leaders must feed themselves for personal growth.

Ecclesiastes 10:10: If the ax is dull and he does not sharpen it’s edge, then he must exert more strength.  Wisdom has the advantage of giving success.

Song of Songs 1:6

“Staying sharp” means lots of things. How do you do it? How do you feed and refresh yourself?

The Challenge:

Read a scripture from the bible and reflect/journal on these three points:

·         Their time: In your own words, what was happening when the passage was written?

·         All time: What is an all-time principle that you can learn from the passage.

·                     My time: How can I apply this scripture to my life?

Golden Buddha
Leaders cannot perform well if they fail to see the gold inside of them.  Good leaders take personal inventory on their strengths and gifts.  This shapes their self-image and consequently, their results.

Jeremiah 1:4-10, 1 Corinthians 12:4-7, 12, Romans 12:3-5

Reflect and Respond: Take a personal Inventory

• Qualities(Positive attributes about your personality) ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________
• Abilities( Gifts that “add value” to others; things you can do well) ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________
• Opportunities(Circumstances that present you with a chance to use your potential) ____________________________________ ___________________________________________________
  
  
  

The Fun House Mirror
What is your true identity?

I Samuel 16:7 But the Lord said to Samuel “do not look at his appearance or his stature, because I have rejected him. Man does not see what the Lord sees, for man sees what is visible, but the Lord sees the heart.”

Matthew 23:25, 5:37, Ephesians 2:8-9

• Do you distort your true identity to blend in with the world?

• Is your light dimmed or reflected?

BE YOU!