AVOID BECOMING

CASUALTY
Casualty
•a person
killed or
injured in a
war or
accident.
Casualty
•a person or
thing badly
affected by
an event or
situation.
 Ezekiel 22:30
“ Humanap ako ng isang
taong makakapaglagay
ng pader upang
ipagsanggalang ang
lunsod sa araw na
ibuhos ko ang aking
poot, ngunit wala akong
makita.”
Isaias 30:21
Saan man kayo pumaling,
sa kaliwa o sa kanan,
maririnig ninyo ang
kanyang tinig na
nagsasabing, “Ito ang
daan; dito kayo
lumakad.”
God needs men who will “stand in the
gap” for Him and “make up the
hedge” (Ezekiel 22:30), men who will
know the ways and Word of the Lord
and say, “this is the way… walk ye in
it” (Isaiah 30:21)
PREVIEW
A.PREPARATION FOR MINISTRY
B.OUR OWN WORST ENEMY
C.PRIDE: THE ESSENCE OF SIN
A. PREPARATION FOR MINISTRY
1. How Long Will It Take?

Right now you’re probably asking, “But how

long will this process take? Just how long will
it take God to prepare me as a leader?”
Ex: Moses and Paul
1. How Long Will It Take?
a. Mechanic or Doctor?

How much God wants to accomplish through

you and how much you want to accomplish
for God determine the intensity of His
dealings.
1. How Long Will It Take?
b. Stubborn or Obedient?

The second factor is your response

to God’s dealings as He prepares
you.
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Gold jewelry
B. OUR OWN WORST ENEMY
The church leader’s most
dangerous enemy is himself. His
own flesh and indwelling sin
nature constitute a vicious and
deceptive foe.
1. The Three Prime Pitfalls Of
Leadership
a.Immorality
b.Covetousness
c.Pride
1 John 2:15-16
Do not love the world or anything in the
15 

world. If anyone loves the world, love for

the Father is not in them. 16 For everything
in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust
of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes
not from the Father but from the world.
C. PRIDE: THE ESSENCE OF SIN
1. Symptoms Of Pride
a.I’m more important
b.I want to be served
c.I’m the best
2. Pride Is Dangerous
Pride is dangerous because it is
subtle. Pride is like a weed
among the crops; it will grow and
take over if we don’t take
positive action to prevent it.
You may begin as a humble
leader and presume that you
have mastered humility. When
you are “proud of” your humility,
you do not have any humility.
3. Avoid The Pitfalls of Pride
a. Stay close to God,
b. Fast and Pray,
Psalm 35:13
“ I humbled my soul with
fasting . . .”
3. Avoid The Pitfalls of Pride
a. Stay close to God,
b. Fast and Pray,
c. Stay close to others,
Acts 2:42
“42 They devoted themselves
to the apostles’ teaching and
to fellowship, to the breaking
of bread and to prayer.”
3. Avoid The Pitfalls of Pride
a. Stay close to God,
b. Fast and Pray,
c. Stay close to others,
d. Don’t strive for position,
Psalm 75:6-7
For promotion and power
“6-7 

come from nowhere on earth,

but only from God. He
promotes one and deposes
another.”
3. Avoid The Pitfalls of Pride
a. Stay close to God,
b. Fast and Pray,
c. Stay close to others,
d. Don’t strive for position,
e. Seek to excel as a servant of others,
1 Peter 5:1-2
To the elders among you, I appeal as a fellow
elder and a witness of Christ’s sufferings who
also will share in the glory to be revealed: 2 Be
shepherds of God’s flock that is under your care,
watching over them—not because you must, but
because you are willing, as God wants you to
be; not pursuing dishonest gain, but eager to
serve;
3. Avoid The Pitfalls of Pride
a. Stay close to God,
b. Fast and Pray,
c. Stay close to others,
d. Don’t strive for position,
e. Seek to excel as a servant of others,
f. Have a foot-washing service.
Washing of Feet
A. PREPARATION FOR MINISTRY

1.How Long Will It Take?

a.Mechanic or Doctor?
b.Stubborn or Obedient?
B. OUR OWN WORST ENEMY
1.The Three Prime Pitfalls Of
Leadership
a. Immorality
b.Covetousness
c. Pride
C. PRIDE: THE ESSENCE OF SIN
1.Symptoms Of Pride
a. I’m more important
b. I want to be served
c. I’m the best
2.Pride Is Dangerous
3.Avoid The Pitfalls of Pride
a. Stay close to God,
b. Fast and Pray,
c. Stay close to others,
d. Don’t strive for position,
e. Seek to excel as a servant of others,
f. Have a foot-washing service.
D. CONCLUSION
To be saved from failing because of pride read this prayer out loud to
the Lord;
Dear Lord Jesus, You promised that You would lead me is a straight
path and protect me from all evil. Make me the servant You want me to
be. Keep me from the presumptuous sins of immorality, covetousness
and pride.
Search out my heart and reveal any of these sins to me that I am not
aware of. Keep me open to any correction others would bring me.
Give me grace to accept Your chastisement. Thank You for making
me a humble servant like You. AMEN!
AVOID BECOMING
CASUALTY
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