“I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.”
- The Words of Jesus in Matthew 10:16
In honor of Halloween (not really) I just finished speaking at a great church conference this morning about KNOWING WHO & WHAT THE WOLVES ARE. It is an essential principle of leadership and I want to quickly share it with you.
Far too often, whether they want to admit it even consciously know it, churches think of other churches as being the wolves of the world. This is INSANE! They compete with other churches. They battle with other churches. They play catch-up with other churches. But churches are not the wolves!
- Online pornography is a wolf.
- Drug addiction and alcoholism are wolves.
- Divorce is a wolf.
- Sexual abuse is a wolf.
- Materialism is a wolf.
- Stress is a wolf.
- Depression is a wolf.
When churches make wolves out of the wrong things (like other churches), we fail to create the right shrewd strategies that Jesus expects from us when he instructed us to be as shrewd as a snake in Matthew 10:16.
What are the wolves tearing apart the lives of the people you want to reach? Answering this question will help guide you as you create the next sermon series or small group.
FREE BONUS THOUGHT: Your spouse is not a wolf. Acting like it will ruin your marriage.
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Great!!