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Jesus is our servant/leader. In His ministry on earth he beautifully fused together servanthood and leadership. He was essentially a leader, undoubtedly a servant. In his personality, Jesus displayed both characteristics. He was a servant, He was a leader. And with Jesus as our example, we are called to be servant/leaders.

In Jesus Christ we see the marks of the SERVANT.


There are many New Testament titles for Jesus Christ, but if he preferred one, it may have been Servant of the Lord. The pivotal New Testament texts are Mark 10:45, "For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many," and Philippians 2:7-8, "He emptied Himself by assuming the form of a slave.He humbled Himself by being obedient, even to death."


Jesus was a servant because:
a) The prophets predicted that a servant would come and suffer.
"He was despised and rejected by men, a man of suffering and acquainted with grief" (Isaiah 53:3).
"Like a lamb led to the slaughter and like a sheep silent before its shearers, He did not open his mouth" (Isaiah 53:7).
The New Testament takes up this theme, quoting Isaiah, "Here is my servant whom I have chosen, my beloved in whom my soul delights" (Matthew 12:18).
b) He offered us a powerful model of servanthood.
When not one of His disciples was prepared to wash the accumulated dust off the feet of the disciples (even of Jesus), it was Jesus, the Lord of glory, who took up the basin and towel and washed the feet of his friends (John 13:5).
c) He understood the blessing that accompanies meekness.
In Matthew 5, when Jesus taught from a mountain, he set down for posterity the demeanor of the servant.
"How blest are the poor in spirit because the Kingdom of heaven is theirs" (5:3).
"How blest are the gentle because they will inherit the earth" (5:5).
"How blest are the merciful because they will obtain mercy" (5:7).
"How blest are the peacemakers because they will be called the children of God" (5:9).
d) Jesus taught the obligation of servanthood.
In the most radical way Jesus continued this theme in Matthew 5.
"Don't resist an evil-doer.if anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn the other to him also (5:39). if anyone forces you to go one mile with him, go an extra mile" (5:41).
"Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you" (5:44).
e) Jesus exhibited humility.
When well-meaning but misguided disciples tried to protect Jesus from children pressing to be near Him, Jesus said, "Let the children come to me. The Kingdom of God is made up of children like these" (Matt. 19:14). He was the good shepherd caring for the sheep (Hebrews 13:20).
f) Jesus went to his death at Calvary as the "suffering servant."
Jesus was the Lamb of God who laid down His life for His sheep (John 1:29, 36). He submitted to the shame and ignominy of a very humiliating death on a rough wooden cross. He died, the just for the unjust. He served God and God's   people right to the end.

Let us all accept the opportunities of LEADERSHIP that the Lord and His people offer us. However, guided by the Holy Spirit, let us lead with the spirit of the servant and in so doing we will walk in the steps of Jesus the Christ.