What Does Covenant Look Like? Pt4 Leadership in Context with Keith Tucci Episode 109 2 Samuel 9:1 Then David said, “Is there yet anyone left of the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan’s sake?” Years have passed since David has been on the run from Saul. It has taken him about 15 years to overcome his enemies and take his place on the throne. When David regains power, the first question he asks is, “Can I build a house for God?” We see the second question

What Does Covenant Look Like? Pt3 Leadership in Context with Keith Tucci Episode 108 Part 1: Covenant people go beyond. Part 2: Covenant people sense an obligation to the third party. Part 3: Covenant people are concerned about justice and righteousness. The Situation: David has been fighting wars for many years. Now he is establishing his own throne and doing systematic things. 2 Samuel 8:15 So David reigned over all Israel; and David administered justice and righteousness f

What Does Covenant Look Like? Pt2 Leadership in Context with Keith Tucci Episode 107 Part 1: Covenant people go beyond. Part 2: Covenant people sense an obligation to the third party. 2 Samuel 8:10-11 Toi sent Joram his son to King David to greet him and bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and defeated him; for Hadadezer had been at war with Toi. And Joram brought with him articles of silver, of gold and of bronze. King David also dedicated these to the Lord, w

What Does Covenant Look Like? Pt1 Leadership in Context with Keith Tucci Episode 106 2 Samuel 7:1-7 Now it came about when the king lived in his house, and the Lord had given him rest on every side from all his enemies, that the king said to Nathan the prophet, “See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwells within tent curtains.” Nathan said to the king, “Go, do all that is in your mind, for the Lord is with you.” But in the same night the word of the Lord c

Learning to Rejoice Leadership in Context with Keith Tucci Episode 105 How good are you at celebrating other people’s victories? It is one of the core character demands of a trustworthy leader. It is a decision we make more than one time. It is a decision that we make ahead of time so we do not get blindsided with envy or competition (which can be worse than envy). John 4:1-2 Therefore when the Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and baptizing more di

Discerning Prophetic Declarations Leadership in Context with Keith Tucci Episode 104 Here are some parameters for discerning a prophetic word and the ultimate intention of a prophetic word. Isaiah is a great template, as it is a prophetic word and God is the same; He never changes. 1. Does it reveal God’s character? Does the prophetic word show the true heart and character of God? Not just an action, something supernatural, something that is interesting, or tickles the ears.

Being a True Follower of Jesus Leadership in Context with Keith Tucci Episode 103 Are you a true follower, a true disciple of Jesus Christ? There are metrics in the Bible, clear delineations, on what that looks like. One of the metrics is mentioned at least 63 times. It’s the term “high places” in regards to human sacrifices, infanticide, modern day abortion. It must be important to God if it is mentioned that much. 48 of those times are God’s outright condemnation of this tr

SHOW NOTES Passive Resistance Leadership in Context with Keith Tucci Episode 102 PASSIVE RESISTANCE: Believers who were already doing something when it was outlawed or commanded to be stopped. They weren’t looking for a cause or protesting against something. (Which is also legitimate, but that’s a whole other subject.) This is where believers were engaging in a legitimate practice of faith, and the government specifically tried to stop them from doing that. Hebrews 11:23 By f

What Does Revival Look Like? Leadership in Context with Keith Tucci Episode 101 Have you ever heard people talk about revival and wonder what they really are talking about? It’s one of those Christian terms that means a lot of different things to people. There really is a historic grid that we can look at in order to identify the elements of a revival. It’s important to identify them so we can try to cultivate those elements. Revival certainly requires the Lord to do things.

Just My Thoughts Leadership in Context with Keith Tucci Episode 100 Welcome to this special 100th episode of Leadership in Context! Today I want to do something different than normal. I want to share with you some random thoughts that aren’t connected. Things I’m thinking right now. Things I’m thinking about the local church and moving forward. The past 8 months have really caused us to give some deep consideration in order to process many things related to the local church.

Keeping Secrets Leadership in Context with Keith Tucci Episode 099 A lot of times we put a high value on a person’s ability to keep a secret. Certainly, someone who knows how to use discretion is to be valued. But the truth is, keeping secrets almost always ends badly for someone. There are things that people say to you that are between you and them and need to stay that way. You have to discern when that is. However, in a ministry situation, those instances are extremely few

The Importance of Being a Model Leadership in Context with Keith Tucci Episode 098 2 Thessalonians 3:6-9 Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you keep away from every brother who leads an unruly life and not according to the tradition which you received from us. For you yourselves know how you ought to follow our example, because we did not act in an undisciplined manner among you, nor did we eat anyone’s bread without paying for it, but wi

The Privilege of Serving Leadership in Context with Keith Tucci Episode 097 Ephesians 3:8 Though I am the least deserving of all God’s people, he graciously gave me the privilege of telling the Gentiles about the endless treasures available to them in Christ. Philippians 1:29 For you have been given not only the privilege of trusting in Christ but also the privilege of suffering for him. 1 Peter 4:16 But it is no shame to suffer for being a Christian. Praise God for the privi

Three Leadership Essentials Leadership in Context with Keith Tucci Episode 096 Three leadership essentials: 1. Government 2. Power 3. Strategy GOVERNMENT When we talk about government, we normally refer to who is in charge. Government is not just authority. Government is the determination and execution of decisions. How do you know if you have proper government? How are decisions made, and how are decisions communicated? Good government communicates why and how the decision w

The Devil’s Discipleship Plan Leadership in Context with Keith Tucci Episode 095 The devil has systems in place where he tries to get us to think in darkness, instead of light, as the Scripture says. The book of Daniel is about the beginning of 70 years of captivity where God handed Israel over because of their sins and rebellion against God. The first 9 chapters of Daniel is the process of tyrant kings trying to bring people into a Babylonian worldview/thinking process--some

Real Justice Leadership in Context with Keith Tucci Episode 094 Justice is a word that is being thrown around a lot right now. People would agree that it means something good, but most aren’t really sure how it works. Jesus is the ultimate and only true lawgiver. Only Jesus, only God, can decide what is right and what is wrong. Man does not have the ability in his fallen state to decide what is right and wrong. At one time, we had slavery, and many people thought it was right

The Essence of Leadership Leadership in Context with Keith Tucci Episode 093 Let’s talk about the essence, the substance, the character, the heart of true Christian leadership. I really like the terminology of SERVANT LEADERSHIP. It seems to really quantify and qualify something. What does that look like? Why is it so important? WHAT DOES SERVANT LEADERSHIP INDICATE? We are not serving ourselves. One of the greatest criticisms against leaders, is that they are doing things ju

Knocking Down the Wall Leadership in Context with Keith Tucci Episode 092 In light of all of the events taking place in our world today,  I’d like to share a powerful gospel message with you. Sequence and Purpose of Salvation Ephesians 2:13-14 But now in Christ Jesus you who formerly were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. For He Himself is our peace, who made both groups into one and broke down the barrier of the dividing wall. Verse 13—It’s the blood of

SHOW NOTES Relating to Government, pt3 Leadership in Context with Keith Tucci Episode 091 Ethnocentric Worldview: Interpreting things around us only by our environment. Ethnos, in the Bible, means a tribe, nation, a people group. The mindset with which we see the world is affected by our environment and our upbringing. As Americans, we tend to interpret the Scriptures based on our American experience rather than the biblical history. Where this especially comes true is in reg

Relating to Government, pt2 Leadership in Context with Keith Tucci Episode 090 How does the Church relate to temporal or civil government? 1 Timothy 2:1-4 First of all, then, I urge that entreaties and prayers, petitions and thanksgivings, be made on behalf of all men, for kings and all who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity. This is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all men to be saved an