The Spartan Way: Lessons in Leadership Preparation
Explore the rigorous education and training system of the Spartans, focusing on the Agoge - their initiation process from a young age into becoming formidable soldiers. Discover the importance of preparation in leadership through tailored training and the willingness to pay the price for readiness. Draw inspiration from the Spartan ethos and biblical wisdom on self-improvement and divine guidance.
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SPARTANS SPARTANS The finest soldiers the world has ever known. The finest soldiers the world has ever known.
AGOGE AGOGE The The ag g ag g was the rigorous education was the rigorous education and training regimen mandated and training regimen mandated for all male for all male Spartan Spartan citizens. citizens.
A G O G E At age 7, as is customary in Sparta the boy was taken from his mother and plunged into a world of violence. As education is called in Greek, forces the boy to fight. Starves them, forces them to steal, and if necessary, to kill. By rod and lash the boy was punished, taught to show no pain, no mercy.
A G O G E Constantly tested, tossed into the wild. Left to pit his wits and will against nature s fury. It was his initiation. His time in the wild for he would return to his people a Spartan or not at all. The aim of the system was to produce physically and morally strong males to serve in the Spartan army.
LESSON 5: LESSON 5: A LEADER S A LEADER S PREPARATION PREPARATION
Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth. 2 Timothy 2:15
A LEADERS PREPARATION Every LEADER LEADER whom God uses must first be PREPARED PREPARED to function in that capacity. Many leaders GREATLY DESIRE GREATLY DESIRE to function effectively, but far fewer are WILLING TO PAY the price of being made ready for the task. WILLING TO PAY
A LEADERS PREPARATION God has a TAILOR individual. TAILOR- -MADE MADE training for each We are where we need to be, and learning what we need to learn. Stay the course because the thing we experience today will lead us to where He needs us to be tomorrow. Ron Ash
A LEADERS PREPARATION God has a TAILOR individual. God is a God of DETAILS TAILOR- -MADE MADE training for each DETAILS. . And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. Romans 8:28
DEFINITION OF PREPARATION To MAKE READY MAKE READY for special purpose, to MAKE suitable. To TRAIN TRAIN for specific task. To CULTIVATE CULTIVATE for fruitful reproduction. To SET SET the groundwork and foundation of building for construction. To FORESEE FORESEE problems. MAKE
There is no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning in failure. Collin Powell
THREE (3) AREAS WHERE PREPARATION IS VISIBLE 1. The Law of preparation in nature. a. Animal b. Ground Rain and sun are part of animal and ground preparation.
THREE (3) AREAS WHERE PREPARATION IS VISIBLE 1. The Law of preparation in nature. a. Animal b. Ground c. Stone Smoothen by water.
THREE (3) AREAS WHERE PREPARATION IS VISIBLE 1. The Law of preparation in nature. 2. The Law of preparation in craftsmanship. a. Skilled Craftsmanship Mechanic, Welder, Carpenter & Painter. b. Trade of Profession Lawyer, Doctor, Engineer & Teacher.
LIST OF PREPARATIONS AND PROCESSES IN MAKING CLAY POT. I saw him working at the wheel. 4 But the pot he was shaping from the clay was marred in his hands; so the potter formed it into another pot, shaping it as seemed best to him. Jeremiah 18:3-4
LIST OF PREPARATIONS AND PROCESSES IN MAKING CLAY POT. a. a. DUG DUG from the ground, BLASTED SEPARATED. SEPARATED. b. b. WASHED WASHED and SOAKED c. c. SMITTEN SMITTEN and thoroughly WORKED Potter s hand. d. d. INVESTIGATED INVESTIGATED for air bubbles by a thin wire. BLASTED and SOAKED in water. WORKED by the
LIST OF PREPARATIONS AND PROCESSES IN MAKING CLAY POT. e. e. PERFECTLY CENTERED PERFECTLY CENTERED on the wheel for shaping. f. f. STRETCHED STRETCHED and pulled up and down to be MOLDED MOLDED seamlessly. g. g. SET ASIDE SET ASIDE on the shelf to dry and harden. h. Undergo firing in the kiln to DEVELOP qualities. DEVELOP ceramic
CRAFTSMANSHIP CRAFTSMANSHIP demands years of apprenticeship. How much more we CHRISTIAN under the school of the Holy Spirit? CHRISTIAN LEADERS LEADERS,
THREE (3) AREAS WHERE PREPARATION IS VISIBLE 1. The Law of preparation in nature. 2. The Law of preparation in craftsmanship. 3. The Law of preparation in Scripture. a. Preparation of THE PEOPLE TO PASS THE PEOPLE TO PASS OVER THE JORDAN. OVER THE JORDAN.
Go through the camp and tell the people, Get your supplies ready. Three days from now YOU WILL CROSS THE JORDAN WILL CROSS THE JORDAN here to go in and take possession of the land the LORD your God is giving you for your own. YOU Joshua 1:11
3. The Law of preparation in Scripture. a. Preparation of THE PEOPLE TO PASS THE PEOPLE TO PASS OVER THE JORDAN OVER THE JORDAN. . b. Preparation of THE WAY FOR THE MESSIAH MESSIAH. . THE WAY FOR THE
1In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the Desert of Judea 2and saying, REPENT the kingdom of heaven is near. 3This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: REPENT, for Matthew 3:1-3
A voice of one calling in the desert, Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him. Matthew 3:1-3
3. The Law of preparation in Scripture. a. Preparation of THE PEOPLE TO PASS THE PEOPLE TO PASS OVER THE JORDAN OVER THE JORDAN. . b. Preparation of THE WAY FOR THE THE WAY FOR THE MESSIAH MESSIAH. . c. Preparation of THE CHILD THE CHILD.
Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it. Proverbs 22:6
C. PREPARATION OF THE CHILD Turning over responsibilities - When our children are small, we carry enormous responsibility for them. But as they grow, we must turn over to them one by one, responsibilities that are rightly theirs. They may not carry them as well as we did, and they may even fail sometimes. heirs, they're going to inherit not only adult privileges as well as adult responsibility. privileges as well as adult responsibility. But if they are to be our adult
3. The Law of preparation in Scripture. a. Preparation of THE PEOPLE TO PASS THE PEOPLE TO PASS OVER THE JORDAN OVER THE JORDAN. . b. Preparation of THE WAY FOR THE THE WAY FOR THE MESSIAH MESSIAH. . c. Preparation of THE CHILD THE CHILD. d. Preparation of THE BRIDE OF CHRIST THE BRIDE OF CHRIST.
Let us rejoice and be glad and give him glory! For the wedding of the Lamb has come, and his bride has made herself ready. Revelation 19:7
The Church does not need mainly DEGREED DEGREED people. It needs those who are TRAINED BY THE LORD TRAINED BY THE LORD. . The aim of education is the knowledge not of facts but of values. (William Ralph Inge) It is a knowledge, not from the head, but knowledge with a heart.
This is what the LORD says: Let not the wise man boast of his wisdom or the strong man boast of his strength or the rich man boast of his riches, Jeremiah 9:23-24
24but let him who boasts boast about this: that he understands and knows me, that I am the LORD, who exercises kindness, Jeremiah 9:23-24
THE SEASONS OF PREPARATION Leader's Salvation Salvation Leader's Leader's Leader's Preparation Preparation Function Function Call Call 0 0 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4
FIVE IMPORTANT POINTS OF PREPARATION WHEN DID GOD START TO PREPARE YOU? 1. The LORD CALLED CALLED me from the WOMB WOMB.
Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; THE THE LORD LORD HATH CALLED ME FROM THE WOMB FROM THE WOMB; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. HATH CALLED ME Isaiah 49:1
FIVE IMPORTANT POINTS OF PREPARATION WHEN DID GOD START TO PREPARE YOU? 1. The LORD CALLED CALLED me from the WOMB WOMB. Every servant must DETERMINE confidence that he has indeed heard the true CALL CALL of the Lord. DETERMINE with
FIVE IMPORTANT POINTS OF PREPARATION WHEN DID GOD START TO PREPARE YOU? 1. The LORD CALLED CALLED me from the WOMB 2. He makes my mouth like A SHARP SWORD WOMB. A SHARP SWORD.
And HE HATH MADE MY MOUTH LIKE A HE HATH MADE MY MOUTH LIKE A SHARP SWORD SHARP SWORD; in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he hid me; Isaiah 49:2
FIVE IMPORTANT POINTS OF PREPARATION WHEN DID GOD START TO PREPARE YOU? 1. The LORD CALLED CALLED me from the WOMB 2. He makes my mouth like A SHARP SWORD It speaks of the WORD MINISTRY WORD MINISTRY of the servant of the Lord. WOMB. A SHARP SWORD.
Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. Ephesians 6:17
FIVE IMPORTANT POINTS OF PREPARATION WHEN DID GOD START TO PREPARE YOU? 1. The LORD CALLED CALLED me from the WOMB 2. He makes my mouth like A SHARP SWORD It speaks of the WORD MINISTRY WORD MINISTRY of the servant of the Lord. Sharp sword means to REVEAL WOMB. A SHARP SWORD. REVEAL the TRUTH. TRUTH.
For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it Judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart Hebrews 4:12
Rebuke has two kinds: Restore one do you use more often? Restore and revile, revile, which Does your mouth give life or death? What comes from it, water or gasoline?
FIVE IMPORTANT POINTS OF PREPARATION WHEN DID GOD START TO PREPARE YOU? 1. The LORD CALLED CALLED me from the WOMB 2. He makes my mouth like A SHARP SWORD 3. In the shadow of his hands hath he HID WOMB. A SHARP SWORD. HID me.
And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; IN THE SHADOW OF HIS HAND HATH HE IN THE SHADOW OF HIS HAND HATH HE HID ME HID ME, and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he hid me; Isaiah 49:2
FIVE IMPORTANT POINTS OF PREPARATION WHEN DID GOD START TO PREPARE YOU? 1. The LORD CALLED CALLED me from the WOMB 2. He makes my mouth like A SHARP SWORD 3. In the shadow of his hands hath he HID Test of internal CHARACTER. CHARACTER. WOMB. A SHARP SWORD. HID me. The VEILING VEILING of the Lord s servant
THE VEILING OF THE LORDS SERVANT a. a. MOSES WAS HIDDEN FOR 40 YEARS MOSES WAS HIDDEN FOR 40 YEARS at the backside of the desert b. JESUS WAS HIDDEN FOR 30 YEARS JESUS WAS HIDDEN FOR 30 YEARS before he was released at the Jordan River. c. PAUL WAS HIDDEN FOR 3 YEARS PAUL WAS HIDDEN FOR 3 YEARS at Arabia.
Did they TAKE ADVANTAGE TAKE ADVANTAGE of this training or did they GET IMPATIENT GET IMPATIENT?
FIVE IMPORTANT POINTS OF PREPARATION WHEN DID GOD START TO PREPARE YOU? 1. The LORD CALLED CALLED me from the WOMB 2. He makes my mouth like A SHARP SWORD 3. In the shadow of his hands hath he HID 4. He also made me a polished shaft. WOMB. A SHARP SWORD. HID me.
And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me, and MADE ME A POLISHED SHAFT MADE ME A POLISHED SHAFT; in his quiver hath he hid me; Isaiah 49:2
head speaks of the persons ministry ministry is one of the arrow s important component ARROW shaft speaks of the character character of a person MARK If the arrow s shaft is misaligned, will not hit its mark is sanding, Polishing the arrow purging, & kiln drying
