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What is your sphere of influence? (66-5)

Written by Barry-Werner on April 24th, 2009. Posted in Accountability, Character, Commitment, Courage/Risk-Taking, Dependence on God, Exhortation, Genesis, Integrity, Leader Qualifications, Obedience to God, Old Testament, Power and Influence, Purpose/Passion, Self-Discipline, Servant Leadership, Values.

When defining leadership, many people have used the very succinct definition by J. Oswald Sanders where he simply states “Leadership is influence.” Every leader has a sphere of influence, people to whom their influence is direct and an extended sphere of influence where their influence is transferred through the next generation. According to Genesis 6:9 God chose Noah to be an influencer of an entire world starting over because “Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time and he walked with God.” Read Genesis 6-11.

Just a glimpse at Noah’s sphere of influence comes when we understand a few facts about Noah’s life.

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