Joanna New Leader Scenarios

In contrast Pope Benedict XVI’s book, Jesus of Nazareth, stated that the ‘Kingdom of God’ is “… an inner disposition characterised in daily behaviour by adopting the mind and outlook of Christ…” A teacher of the law once asked Jesus, “Which commandment is the most important?” He deemed loving God and your neighbour as the two most important. So here it is clear that Jesus is talking about love as a major theme in personal conduct a theme which is exemplified by biblical stories of Jesus’ own behaviour. Jesus demonstrated his love for others on many occasions and in many different ways. He spoke to people who were outcasts or disliked such as the woman at the well and Zacchaeus. He met people’s physical needs through some of his

In the Christian community, every single person plays an important role in making the community as safe and caring as possible. One of the most vital beliefs of a Christian is that we are all equal, so we when we are called to serve and help each other, we should obey. This call, although we may hear it at different times and see it in different ways, the call comes to everyone. We may have different understanding of the call, or we may even conflicting ideas of how to answer this call, but in the end, every single idea is important.

by one spirit of peace for everyone is a worthy servant of Christ. On the other

That we continue to pray and reach out to those who are different. That we continue to go beyond religious reconciliation, and we take the umbrella and open it more widely. The umbrella of repentance. Because there can be no reconciliation without repentance. Reconciliation without repentance is fake, but reconciliation with repentance is beautiful gospel

Jesus is the Suffering Servant Messiah; imitate Jesus' fidelity by not losing heart; the way to glory is through the cross

Hardships will be coming upon the earth with increased force, these trials will ultimately serve to unite his people with cause and purpose. As God's Word is lifted high in all its weight and authority, answers to these ensuing issues will be revealed.

to grant vigor, strength, and health this day, and on all of his birthdays to come,

Help us to pick up the crosses in our lives and journey towards new life in you.

If Christ’s love gives you any encouragement, then we should join together as one body of Christ and put off our selfish ways to have humility towards others.

These tasks cannot be performed alone. They involve coming together with diverse people for fellowship. The act of loving God cannot be possible without loving one’s neighbor. It is dependent upon the other. If the Church is able to serve the people of God by including them and conversing with them, they are said to be in communion with each other.

After our team had been established, Carrie transferred to our team. Organizational politics is known as “the use of power to affect decision making in an organization or on behaviors by members that are self-serving and organizationally nonsanctioned” (Robbins & Judge, 2009, p. 461). Tragically, Carrie joined our group with ulterior motives, because she was livid that she was not promoted to manager. “Promotion decisions have consistently been found to be one of the most political actions in organizations (Robbins & Judge, 2009, p. 465). Specifically, Carrie sabotaged our team, also known as illegitimate activities (Robbins & Judge, 2009, p. 462). “For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work” (James 3:16 KJV). Mistrust entered our group with one person and Fisher states that “mistrust destroys groups and productivity”. Because Ashley was concerned for our group members and production, as laid out in Blake & Mouton’s Managerial Grid (Fischer), she removed Carrie from our

Let us not live according to worldly standards, but let us live like citizens of the kingdom so that we may reflect the life of Christ and be a faithful child of God and loyal to our King—the Lord Jesus

I pray that we would be bold. That we would be courageous. I pray that we would not follow the crowd and look like our neighbor, but step out and be different. I pray we would step out and say the things Jesus would say and do the things Jesus would do. But there is a cost. Are we willing to follow Christ if that meant losing our reputation? Job? Family? Friends? Our life? We covet those things and we cling to them. But Jesus said, "take up your cross and follow me." Die to self.

"That He (God) would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might, through His Spirit, in the inner man, that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the

One can search high and low to discover the love in life. Many people turn to drugs, sexual encounters, or other idols to fill the void that God placed in their hearts. This is folly because God created that empty pit so that only He can fill it. We have no worth or purpose apart from Him. Jesus Christ commands us to love God and our fellow human being. I would argue that in order to love well, we first must have correct beliefs that are grounded in Scriptural principles. Love is never easy, but it is much more precious than gold once it is attained. To follow Christ’s commands fully, we must first love God with all of our hearts, minds, and souls. In order to authentically work toward fulfilling Jesus’s command to love properly, our lives must first firmly rest in all three of the theological virtues: faith, hope, and love. Proper love doesn’t come inborn in us. The only source of love is found outside of our own being.