(1 Kings 2:1-12) As David was dying he left some standing orders for his son Solomon. What he desired for his son was that he would live a life according to God’s will. He was calling his son to live a life of integrity and character. God gave David a promise that if he and his descendants followed Him that they would continue to stay on the thrown.

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(Judges 4:1-24) God calls many, even the unlikely, into leadership. And reading this passage in Judges shows also that there is definetly a place for women to be in leadership. God lead Deborah to be a judge and leader over all of Isreal. We know from what we read that in those times it wasn’t very common to see women in positions of leadership.

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(Luke 9:49-62) There were many that desired to follow Christ, however some had conditions set before they would follow. In this passage one man wanted to be sure to bury his dead father first, and another wanted to have time to say goodbye to his family. Christ responded with a call of focus and not looking back.

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(2 Corinthians 12:7-10) As Paul saw clearly, we are all weak, and it’s through our weakness that we see our need for grace and the salvation the comes through Christ. If we didn’t have failures, if we were always perfect people, there would be no need for grace, Christ would have died for nothing. This isn’t an endorsement for our weakness, it doesn’t mean that it is ok for us to live in weakness. The amazing thing however is that God strength is what will shine through our weaknesses.

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