The book of Acts is riddled with accounts of servant leaders who rose up to become the examples of what servant ministry looks like. Actually, not one of them would have been the leaders they were without the ultimate example of Jesus. He was the epitome of what servant leadership should look like. All through-out Jesus’ ministry he served others, feeding, healing, and ministering to them. Day after day he lead by example and in C. Gene Wilkes book, “Jesus on Leadership” Gene gives seven leading principles to lead as Jesus lead. Starting on page 11 of his book he outlines these seven principles. I am going to add examples from Acts under each principle. This certainly is not a complete list.
1. Jesus humbled himself and allowed God to exalt him.
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Acts 2:14-41 ~ Peter on the day of Pentecost had already been humbled to his very core. He denied Jesus, yet it was Peter that stood boldly proclaiming what God had done through the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost. He understood through the Holy Spirit what Jesus had talked about when he said they would receive power; a helper. He spoke with confidence in the position that God had placed him in. From this day forward, Peter moved himself out of the way, and allowed God to use him so that God could be exalted. He died to self and became alive in the working of the Holy Spirit.
b. Not only was Peter humbled but all of the disciples. They served in the utmost humility. They did not serve to be exalted, but served because they loved there Lord and Savior. The controversy between one disciple or another, did not have anything to do with who was who in the Church, but everything to do with what should be taught to other believers. They were not worried about a title, they only wanted the truth of Jesus Christ to be told. They argued over principles, not