TRIBE | Daddy Issues
Message Recap
[Judges 17:6]
In those days Israel had no king; all the people did whatever seemed right in their own eyes.
[Judges 18:1]
In those days there was no king in Israel, and the tribe of the Danites was looking for territory to occupy. For up to that time they had not come into an inheritance among the tribes of Israel.
[Judges 19:1]
In those days, when there was no king in Israel, a Levite who lived in the remote hill country of Ephraim took for himself a concubine from Bethlehem in Judah.
[Judges 21:25]
In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes.
[I Samuel 8:7-9]
“Do everything they say to you,” the Lord replied, “for they are rejecting me, not you. They don’t want me to be their king any longer. 8 Ever since I brought them from Egypt they have continually abandoned me and followed other gods. And now they are giving you the same treatment. 9 Do as they ask, but solemnly warn them about the way a king will reign over them.”
[I Samuel 8:18-20]
When that day comes, you will beg for relief from this king you are demanding, but then the Lord will not help you.” But the people refused to listen to Samuel’s warning. “Even so, we still want a king,” they said. “We want to be like the nations around us. Our king will judge us and lead us into battle.”
[John 18:36]
Jesus answered, “My Kingdom is not an earthly kingdom. If it were, my followers would fight to keep me from being handed over to the Jewish leaders. But my Kingdom is not of this world.”
[Mark 10:42-45]
So Jesus called them together and said, “You know that the rulers in this world lord it over their people, and officials flaunt their authority over those under them. But among you it will be different. Whoever wants to be a leader among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first among you must be the slave of everyone else. For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
[Philippians 3:20]
But we are citizens of heaven, where the Lord Jesus Christ lives. And we are eagerly waiting for him to return as our Savior.
[Ephesians 5:24-25]
As the church submits to Christ, so you wives should submit to your husbands in everything. For husbands, this means love your wives, just as Christ loved the church. He gave up his life for her
[Ephesians 6:1-2]
Children, obey your parents because you belong to the Lord, for this is the right thing to do. 2 “Honor your father and mother.”
[Ephesians 6:4]
Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger by the way you treat them. Rather, bring them up with the discipline and instruction that comes from the Lord.
[Colossians 3:20-21]
Children, always obey your parents, for this pleases the Lord. 21 Fathers, do not aggravate your children, or they will become discouraged.
[I Timothy 3:1-2]
This is a trustworthy saying: “If someone aspires to be a church leader, he desires an honorable position.” 2 So a church leader must be a man whose life is above reproach…
[I Timothy 3:4-5]
He must manage his own family well, having children who respect and obey him. 5 For if a man cannot manage his own household, how can he take care of God’s church?
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Great leaders are not interested in being put on a pedestal, but they are willing to be held to a higher standard.
Discussion Questions
what have you asked God for, then later reevaluated your request?
-what has been your experience with authority?
-to those who have children, what does the balance of respect and obedience look like in parenting?
-where do you need held accountable most in your leadership?
-where do you need to clean up a mess that you didn’t make?