The One Who Receives the Greatest Grace May Be the Most in Danger “Woe to you, Chorazin ! Woe to you, Bethsaida ! For if the mighty works done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon , they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. But it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you. And you, Capernaum , will you be exalted to heaven? You shall be brought down to Hades . The one who listens to you listens to Me, and the one who rejects you rejects Me; and the one who rejects Me rejects Him who sent Me” (Luke 10:13–16). (1) Today, I would like to meditate on the lesson given through Luke 10:13–16 , together with its parallel passage, Matthew 11:20–24: (a) First, Jesus rebuked the cities in which most of His mighty works had been done, because they did not repent (Mt. 11:20)...
Power leadership [Nehemiah 6:10-14] If we look at the book “Power Leadership” by John Maxwell, there is a section called ‘Creating Focus’. It tells us three things about how we can achieve the focus required of effective leaders (Maxwell): (1) 70% of your focus should be on your strengths. Effective leaders who have reached their potential need to focus more time on what they are good at than what they are bad at. If you want to be a successful person, you need to focus on your strengths and develop them. (2) 25% of your focus should be on new things. A competent leader is one who always tries to improve and strive for change. He's not afraid to step into new territory. He needs to invest time in new things related to merit. In leadership, if you stop growing, you stop everything. (3) 5% ...