“ For I have given you an example , that you also should do just as I have done to you ” ( John 13:15 ).
If we love Jesus , loving his bride is a decision we make in our minds that will grow , over time , in our hearts . She ’ s worth it to Jesus and he lets us love her too .
Excerpted from The Gospel Shaped Leader : Leaning on Jesus to Shepherd His People . Copyright 2021 by Scott Thomas . Used by permission of New Growth Press . May not be reproduced without prior written permission . To purchase this and other helpful resources , please visit newgrowthpress . com .
1 . Francis A . Schaeffer , The Mark of the Christian ( Downers Grove , IL : Intervarsity Press , 1970 ), 45 – 55 . 2 . Lyle W . Dorsett , A Passion for Souls : The Life of D . L . Moody ( Chicago , IL : Moody , 1997 ), 139 . 3 . Robert Peterson and Alexander Strauch , Agape Leadership : Lessons in Spiritual Leadership from the Life of R . C . Chapman ( Littleton , CO : Lewis and Roth , 1991 ), 72 . 4 . Peterson and Strauch , Agape Leadership , 21 . BUY NOW
Scott Thomas , MA , is the Executive Pastor of Immanuel Church in Nashville , TN , and has previously served as President of Acts 29 and Executive Leadership for C2C Network in North America . He has trained over 6,000 people in leader development .
He is the author of Gospel Coach Workbook , 20 Great Truths , and Redeeming Grace : A Bible Study on the Book of Ruth and coauthor of Gospel Coach . His latest release is The Gospel Shaped Leader .
Scott and his wife of forty years live in Nashville , TN .
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