09/29/2026 12N Bible Study

Main message: Leadership is both taught and caught — people learn more from a leader’s actions than their words. Using Paul’s second missionary journey (Acts 16), the preacher urged leaders to model behavior so followers can imitate Christlike leadership.

Key points:

• Leaders shape followers by what they do, not just what they say — “I’d rather see a sermon before I hear a sermon.”
• Model sensitivity: consider others’ feelings and cultural concerns (e.g., Paul circumcised Timothy to honor Jewish sensitivities).
• Model flexibility and spirituality: be willing to change plans when God redirects you and stay open to the Spirit’s guidance (Paul altered his route and received the Macedonia vision).
• Model availability and immediacy: respond “at once” when God calls you to act.
• Model diversity and impact across social classes: Paul’s ministry reached Lydia (a businesswoman), a slave girl, and the Philippian jailer, showing obedience to God reaches all walks of life.

Scriptures mentioned: Acts 16, Acts 17:11, Acts 13-14, Acts 1-12, Acts 13-28, 1 Kings 12, 1 Samuel 30, Matthew 26