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Speaker 1: And whosoever of you will be the chiefest shall be

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Speaker 1: servant of all. For even the Son of Man came

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Speaker 1: not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to

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Speaker 1: give his life a ransom for many, Mark ten forty

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Speaker 1: four through forty five. Dear Lord, you are the great

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Speaker 1: example of humility and selfless love. You showed us that

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Speaker 1: the path to true greatness lies in serving others as

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Speaker 1: your humble servant. Help me to put aside my own

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Speaker 1: or too busy for the needs of others. May I

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Speaker 1: never seek to be served, but rather to serve with

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Speaker 1: love and kindness. Order my steps as I step outside

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Speaker 1: myself to help those in need around me. Let me

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Speaker 1: walk humbly, without pride or arrogance, ever mindful of your

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Speaker 1: word and your perfect example of service. In Jesus's name,

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Speaker 1: I pray, Amen, Thank you for joining me in prayer.

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Speaker 1: Stay tuned for today's free podcast Meditative Prayers with Zach Clinton,

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Speaker 1: where you can draw close to God and find strength

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Speaker 2: My friends, welcome to your meditative prayer on Stoic leadership.

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Speaker 2: To get the most out of your spiritual journey. Use

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Speaker 2: in your life. Again. Our go for today's meditative prayer

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Speaker 2: is all about stoic leadership. So right now, let's just

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Speaker 2: take a second to relax. Maybe head to a warm

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Speaker 2: and welcoming place where you can be free to inspect

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Speaker 2: your heart. And you close your eyes and take a

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Speaker 2: couple of deep breaths, and now gain control over your

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Speaker 2: thoughts and prepare to shift your focus to Christ. Today

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Speaker 2: we'll be meditating on Mark chapter ten, verses forty four

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Speaker 2: to forty five from the King James version they read.

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Speaker 2: And whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be

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Speaker 2: servant of all. For even the Son of Man came

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Speaker 2: not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to

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Speaker 2: give his life a ransom for many. Now take a

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Speaker 2: moment just to pour out your adoration to Christ for

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Speaker 2: his servitude. Jesus, I praise you for your sacrifice of

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Speaker 2: love at Calvary. I worship you for giving up your

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Speaker 2: crown and glory in heaven in service of humanity. I

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Speaker 2: adore you for regarding my redemption above your reign. You,

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Speaker 2: who owe nothing, paid for everything with your precious blood.

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Speaker 2: I extol your name, for there is none like you

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Speaker 2: and none beside you. You see, to lead is to serve.

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Speaker 2: Nobody knew nor portrayed this better than Jesus Christ. While

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Speaker 2: here on earth. He did not embrace his deity. Rather,

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Speaker 2: he lived the life and benefit of everyone else. Jesus Christ,

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Speaker 2: our leader and example, the very one who we are

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Speaker 2: to emulate, came to this earth to put others before himself.

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Speaker 2: The King of kings and Lord of lords lived and

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Speaker 2: died in service of humanity. This is what godly leadership means.

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Speaker 2: To serve, To consider the needs of those around you,

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Speaker 2: is more important to put others before yourself, to act

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Speaker 2: with the intention and purpose of bringing about the best

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Speaker 2: outcomes for those under your care. In some days this

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Speaker 2: will be easy to do, other days it will feel impossible.

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Speaker 2: Reflect for a moment now on the times maybe you

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Speaker 2: lacked good in godly leadership. Gather all your failures, shortcomings

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Speaker 2: and mistakes, and now place them in the hands of Jesus.

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Speaker 2: Let the Holy Spirit minister to your heart. And now

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Speaker 2: let's transition by taking a moment just to dwell on

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Speaker 2: the blessing of God's leadership. Remember how he loves you

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Speaker 2: and what He sacrificed for you. Think how wonderful it

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Speaker 2: is to know He watches over you and works in

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Speaker 2: your favor. Recollect past situations where you chose to submit

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Speaker 2: to God's leadership and thank Him for the blessings brought

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Speaker 2: on by your obedience to his word. Thank God for

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Speaker 2: the ability to know Him and to lead others as

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Speaker 2: you are led by him. Thank the Holy Spirit for

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Speaker 2: the privilege of pass past seasons of His leadership in

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Speaker 2: a life of service and to keep choosing it. Do

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Speaker 2: not forget God is present and he is listening to you.

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Speaker 2: He desires for you to be a godly leader to

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Speaker 2: accomplish all that is set before you. So ask the

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Speaker 2: Holy Spirit to teach you to lead in grace and humility.

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Speaker 2: Ask him to exchange your heart of stone for one

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Speaker 2: of flesh, and ask the Holy Spirit to empower you

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Speaker 2: to lead as Jesus led with love and service. Remember

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Speaker 2: God has called you to live and serve as he did.

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Speaker 2: If you wish to have a position of honor of

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Speaker 2: high standing, then serve. True recognition and power are only

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Speaker 2: achieved through service. So choose to put others before yourself

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Speaker 2: today and for every day to come. Step into the

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Speaker 2: fullness of the leadership God has called you for and

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Speaker 2: be filled with the love of Christ. In my friend's

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Speaker 2: watch as your acts of service transform your life. Thank

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Speaker 2: your walk with God as always. My name is Zach Clinton,

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