EPISODE · Sep 25, 2022 · 50 MIN
September 25, 2022 - Who are you following? Who is shaping your life? - Pastor Paul Vallee
from Living Stones Church, Red Deer, Alberta · host Living Stones Church
Who is influencing and shaping your life? Who are the people who are knowingly or unknowingly influencing you? Some of the most significant influences in our lives are family, friends, teachers, media, and people whom we respect and who we believe and trust. How do we know where we are headed unless we know the character and direction of those influencing us? We have been looking at the book of Jeremiah, where God has warned His people that their direction in life was leading them to exile, which means being separated from God. That’s what sin does. What we need to understand is the importance of those who are leading or influencing us. One of the key reasons for the exile was the leadership crisis in Judah. In the end, it became a carousel of ungodly leaders exploiting the people rather than empowering them and redirecting them toward God. Roland Harrison summarizes it: “Bad leadership is the ultimate attributive cause of the exile.” We usually do not have a choice in who our parents, teachers, and political leaders are, but we do have a choice in listening to those who champion biblical values. So, when and where we have a choice in who we will listen to, let’s choose the right kind of leaders to follow. Here we are about to see the difference between two different groups of leaders and their effects on the people they were influencing. In Jeremiah 23, we find a contrast between godly and ungodly leaders and their impact on others. Hopefully, we can learn about the kind of leaders we should follow as they shape our lives. So, what kind of leaders should we be following? What are the qualities we should be looking for? And what are the qualities we should avoid?
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Who is influencing and shaping your life? Who are the people who are knowingly or unknowingly influencing you? Some of the most significant influences in our lives are family, friends, teachers, media, and people whom we respect and who we believe and trust. How do we know where we are headed unless we know the character and direction of those influencing us? We have been looking at the book of Jeremiah, where God has warned His people that their direction in life was leading them to exile, which means being separated from God. That’s what sin does. What we need to understand is the importance of those who are leading or influencing us. One of the key reasons for the exile was the leadership crisis in Judah. In the end, it became a carousel of ungodly leaders exploiting the people rather than empowering them and redirecting them toward God. Roland Harrison summarizes it: “Bad leadership is the ultimate attributive cause of the exile.” We usually do not have a choice in who our parents, teachers, and political leaders are, but we do have a choice in listening to those who champion biblical values. So, when and where we have a choice in who we will listen to, let’s choose the right kind of leaders to follow. Here we are about to see the difference between two different groups of leaders and their effects on the people they were influencing. In Jeremiah 23, we find a contrast between godly and ungodly leaders and their impact on others. Hopefully, we can learn about the kind of leaders we should follow as they shape our lives. So, what kind of leaders should we be following? What are the qualities we should be looking for? And what are the qualities we should avoid?
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September 25, 2022 - Who are you following? Who is shaping your life? - Pastor Paul Vallee
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