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LIFE PRINCIPLESBiblical wisdom for the growing leader
THIS IS A PORTABLE BIBLE STUDY BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE ROCKET HOUSE
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WHAT KIND
OF LIFEARE YOU
BUILDING?
Let’s begin with these questions…
ARE YOU A LEADER
IF YOU DESIRE TO BUILD A LIFE THAT LASTS AND WANT TO BE A LEADER WORTH FOLLOWING, CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING BIBLICAL PRINCIPLES. THERE ARE FOUR.
ARE YOU READY?
THE ISOLATION PRINCIPLE
“An independent attitude willdestroy God’s plan for your life.People that make themselves intoan island will never grow abovetheir own potential.”
Number One
THE ISOLATION PRINCIPLE
SCRIPTURES TO READ AND DISCUSS
Proverbs 1:27—33, Proverbs 20:18, Proverbs 11:14, Proverbs 24:6, and Ecclesiastes 4:9—12.
Number One
PROVERBS 1:27—33 SHOWS US THE DANGER OF HATING KNOWLEDGE, IGNORING COUNSEL, AND DESPISING REPROOF.
DESOLATION, DESTRUCTION, DISTRESS, AND ANGUISH ARE ALL THE RESULT OF TURNING AWAY FROM GOD AND DOING OUR OWN THING.
HOW TO BUILD A LIFE THAT LASTS
Listen
Heed wise counsel
Pray
Live the Bible
to God
THE LONGEVITY PRINCIPLE
“It takes a long time to build the right foundation.”
Number two
THE LONGEVITY PRINCIPLE
SCRIPTURES TO READ AND DISCUSS
Matthew 7:24—29, Ephesians 2:19—22, 1Peter 2:6, Isaiah 28:16.
Number two
THE LONGEVITY PRINCIPLE
“When the winds and rain come, short-term thinkers end up being supported by those who took the time to build the right foundation.”
Number two
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THE FULLNESS PRINCIPLE
“The effective leader always leadsfrom a full heart. You cannotcommunicate out of a vacuum. Youcannot impart what you do notfirst possess. If you don’t know it—truly know it—you can’t give it.”
Number three
THE FULLNESS PRINCIPLE
SCRIPTURES TO READ AND DISCUSS
1 Timothy 4:12—16, Proverbs 25:28
Number three
RULE YOUR SPIRIT WELL.BUILD THE WALLS OF
YOUR HEART.
THE FULLNESS PRINCIPLE
“We are, in a certain sense, our own tools, and therefore must keep ourselves in order… it will be in vain for me to stock my library, or organize societies, or project schemes, if I neglect the culture of myself… my own spirit, soul, and body, my spiritual makeup, and my inner life, are my battle axe and weapons of war.” –Charles Spurgeon
Number three
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THE READINESS PRINCIPLE
“If you wait until everything in yourlife is perfect until you do somethingfor God, you’ll wait forever and thendie of old age having doneabsolutely nothing.”
Number four
THE READINESS PRINCIPLE
SCRIPTURES TO READ AND DISCUSS
Ecclesiastes 11:6, Ezra 7:10, and Ecclesiastes 3:1—8.
Number four
WE FIND IN EZRA 7:10 THAT BEFORE EZRA WAS EVER CALLED TO DO WHAT MADE HIM FAMOUS, HE PREPARED HIS HEART TO SEEK THE LORD.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING RIGHT NOW TO PREPARE FOR THE FUTURE? DON’T WAIT. START NOW. SEEK THE LORD AND OBEY HIS WORD.
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