MENTOR LIKE JESUS: Mentoring on Purpose - 1-2-22 (from 1-5-14)
INTRODUCTION
The Times-Reporter of New Philadelphia, Ohio, reported in September, 1985 a celebration of a New Orleans municipal pool. The party around the pool was held to celebrate the first summer in memory without a drowning at the New Orleans city pool. In honor of the occasion, 200 people gathered, including 100 certified lifeguards. As the party was breaking up and the four lifeguards on duty began to clear the pool, they found a fully dressed body in the deep end. They tried to revive Jerome Moody, 31, but it was too late. He had drowned surrounded by lifeguards celebrating their successful season.
Times-Reporter, September 1985
Giving
“A religion that gives nothing, costs nothing, and suffers nothing, is worth nothing.”
Martin Luther
Regi Campbell - “Mentor Like Jesus” - business man, church worker, entrepreneur, mentor
“It is better to train ten people than to do the work of ten people. But it is harder.”
Dwight L. Moody
"Time with fewer people equals greater kingdom impact."
Tim Elsmore
In the book, Apple Confidential by Owen W. Linzmayer, there is a dialogue between Steve Jobs, the founder of Apple Computers and John Scully, who at the time was president of Pepsi. Jobs was attempting to recruit Scully for the top job at Apple and he asked Scully, “Do you want to spend the rest of your life selling sugared water or do you want a chance to change the world?”
We have a chance to change the world!
I. JESUS AS MENTOR
A. Jesus mentored 12 men for 3 years
“One of those days Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray, and spent the night praying to God. When morning came, he called his disciples to him and chose twelve of them, whom he also designated apostles: Simon (whom he named Peter), his brother Andrew, James, John, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Simon who was called the Zealot, Judas son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.”
Luke 6:12-16 NIV
APOSTLES
To: Jesus, Son of Joseph
Woodcrafter's Carpenter Shop
Nazareth 25922
From: Jordan Management Consultants
Dear Sir:
Thank you for submitting the resumes of the twelve men you have picked for managerial positions in your new organization. All of them have now taken our battery of tests; and we have not only run the results through our computer, but also arranged personal interviews for each of them with our psychologist and vocational aptitude consultant.
The profiles of all tests are included, and you will want to study each of them carefully.
As part of our service, we make some general comments for your guidance, much as an auditor will include some general statements. This is given as a result of staff consultation, and comes without any additional fee.
It is the staff opinion that most of your nominees are lacking in background, education and vocational aptitude for the type of enterprise you are undertaking. They do not have the team concept. We would recommend that you continue your search for persons of experience in managerial ability and proven capability.
Simon Peter is emotionally unstable and given to fits of temper. Andrew has absolutely no qualities of leadership. The two brothers, James and John, the sons of Zebedee, place personal interest above company loyalty. Thomas demonstrates a questioning attitude that would tend to undermine morale. We feel that it is our duty to tell you that Matthew had been blacklisted by the Greater Jerusalem Better Business Bureau; James, the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus definitely have radical leanings, and they both registered a high score on the manic-depressive scale.
One of the candidates, however, shows great potential. He is a man of ability and resourcefulness, meets people well, has a keen business mind, and has contacts in high places. He is highly motivated, ambitious, and responsible. We recommend Judas Iscariot as your controller and right-hand man. All of the other profiles are self-explanatory.
We wish you every success in your new venture.
Sincerely,
Jordan Management Consultants
Tim Hansel, Eating Problems for Breakfast, Word Publishing, 1988, pp. 194-195
B. Jesus encouraged them to go out and mentor
1. Go out 2 by 2
“Calling the Twelve to him, he began to send them out two by two and gave them authority over impure spirits.”
Mark 6:7 NIV
“They went out and preached that people should repent. They drove out many demons and anointed many sick people with oil and healed them.”
Mark 6:12-13 NIV
a. They preached
b. They drove out many demons
c. They anointed the sick people with oil and healed them.
They did what Jesus did.
2. Go out and make disciples of all nations
“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
Matthew 28:19, 20 NIV
II. MENTORING AS DISCIPLESHIP
A. Investing in others
1. Not teaching
2. Not training
“As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.”
Proverbs 27:17 NIV
B. Relationship as primary
“The more I get to know people, the more I love my dog.”
Frederick the Great
Ten Commandments of Human Relations
1. Speak to people. There is nothing as nice as a cheerful word of greeting.
2. Smile at people. It takes seventy-two muscles to frown, only fourteen to smile.
3. Call people by name. Music to anyone's ears is the sound of his/her own name.
4. Be friendly and helpful.
5. Be cordial. Speak and act as if everything you do is genuinely a pleasure, and if it isn't, learn to make it so.
6. Be genuinely interested in people. You can like almost everybody if you try.
7. Be generous with praise, cautious with criticism.
8. Be considerate with the feelings of others. There are usually three sides to a controversy: yours, the other fellow's, and the right one.
9. Be alert to serve. What counts most in life is what we do for others.
10. Add to this a good sense of humor, a big dose of patience, and a dash of humility, and you will be rewarded manifold through life.
Adapted from the Bible Tract Bulletin
1. Form and function
“Just as a nursing mother cares for her children, so we cared for you. Because we loved you so much, we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God but our lives as well.”
1 Thessalonians 2:7b-8 NIV
2. Passing on what we have learned
“And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable people who will also be qualified to teach others.”
2 Timothy 2:2 NIV
III. MENTOR LIKE JESUS
A. Purposeful (on purpose)
B. Personal (with people)
C. Pointed (toward a goal)
D. Posterity (beyond our lifetime)
CONCLUSION
Before there was church or organization or programs, there were people discipling others. It started with 12 and has ballooned into more than 2 billion today (about 1 in 3 people on this planet).
"If your life were a dollar, how are you spending it?"
CHALLENGE
In this new year, my challenges will fall heavily into the category of journaling. When we write, we have to think, then formulate words, then put it to paper. This process helps us integrate our whole self. We will also focus upon action.
- Who has been a mentor for you?
- What did you gain from that relationship?
- Have you mentored anyone?
- Can mentoring be discipling?
- Can you see yourself mentoring someone this year?
INVITATION
It is our custom to offer an "invitation" following the preaching of the Word. You may want to follow Jesus. You may want to proclaim your faith. You may want to repent (stop doing ungodly things and start doing Godly things). Perhaps you want to be baptized for the forgiveness of your sins and receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. Possibly, if you have already responded to God’s call in these ways, you would like to become a member of Kenwood Church. If you have been moved by the Holy Spirit to make a decision in your life, you can come forward now. If you would like, I would be honored to speak with you following the service about what God is doing in your life.
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