1 CORINTHIANS 11:1 TPT
“I want you to pattern your
lives after me, just as
I pattern mine after Christ.”
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1 CORINTHIANS 11:1 TPT
“And I give you full credit for
always keeping me in mind”
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1 CORINTHIANS 11:1 TPT
“As you follow carefully the
substance of my instructions
that I’ve taught you.”
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1 CORINTHIANS 11:1 TPT
“As you follow carefully the
substance of my instructions
that I’ve taught you.”
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A spiritual mentor is someone
who cares about you and
wants the best for you.
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They know that the most
important thing in life is to have a
personal relationship with Christ,
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So they
encourage you
to invest in this
relationship.
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1 CORINTHIANS 11:1 TPT
“As you follow carefully the
substance of my instructions
that I’ve taught you.”
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As a result, you can grow
spiritually and become mature
in your faith.
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Mentoring is a relational experience
in which one person opens and
shares their life with others, enabling
another to maximize the grace of
God in his/her life and service.
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A mentoring relationship
provides a role model to
follow.
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Seeing a
GODLY LIFE LIVED OUT
is an invaluable benefit.
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It promotes spiritual growth because
mentors help others deepen their
personal relationship with God, help
them to grow in the image of Christ,
and prepare them to become most
usable for the kingdom.
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It provides accountability as
we give people permission to
inquire about our lives and
applying our faith.
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It provides accountability as
we give people permission to
inquire about our lives and
applying our faith.
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It gives us an encourager and
cheerleader, and who doesn’t
need more encouragement in
their life, especially in their
pursuit of following Jesus.
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Being mentored provides
someone to believe in you
and your passions, dreams,
and goals.
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A mentor can help us achieve
goals by offering valuable advice
and objective input as personal
and spiritual goals are thought
through and established.
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A mentor can provide trusted
counsel in major life decisions
given the depth of knowledge and
relationship developed with the
mentee.
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1 THESSALONIANS 5:11 AMP
“Therefore encourage
and comfort one another …”
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1 THESSALONIANS 5:11 AMP
“And build up one another,
just as you are doing."
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1 THESSALONIANS 5:12 AMP
“Now we ask you, brothers and
sisters, to appreciate those who
diligently work among you”
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1 THESSALONIANS 5:12 AMP
“[recognize, acknowledge, and
respect your leaders],”
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1 THESSALONIANS 5:12 AMP
“Who are in charge over you
in the Lord and who give you
instruction,”
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As humans, we desire to
receive affirmation and be
encouraged.
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As humans, we desire to
receive affirmation and be
encouraged.
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A spiritual mentor can be
someone who believes in you,
despite your shortcomings.
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In life, there are ups and
downs.
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When you are at a low point, a
mentor can remind you of
your value in Christ and
encourage you to keep going.
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PROVERBS 15:23 TPT
“Everyone enjoys giving great
advice.”
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PROVERBS 15:23 TPT
“But how delightful it is to say
the right thing at the right time!”
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We all have a choice of path,
negative or positive.
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It’s easy to give in to the
negative, but spiritual mentors
understand the power of
peace, love, kindness, joy and
patience.
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They are able to instill this
thinking in others and create a
positive atmosphere around
themselves, even in the face
of adversity.
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Spiritual mentor
devote their lives to
IMPROVING THE POSITION
of others rather than their own.
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Spiritual mentor
devote their lives to
IMPROVING THE POSITION
of others rather than their own.
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They are genuinely interested in
helping others to discover their
unique purpose and identity in
life, independent of the mentor
and their teachings.
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Those that become spiritual
mentors often reflect on who
they are as a person, but they
measure their worth based on
how they’re helping others.
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They commit their lives to
improving the conditions of
other people rather than their
own.
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Spiritual mentor empower
others and aren’t afraid to
share their own power with
those that need it.
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MENTOR AS A ROLE MODEL:
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1 CORINTHIANS 4:16 AMP
“So I urge you, be imitators
of me [just as a child imitates
his father].”
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1 CORINTHIANS 4:17 AMP
“For this reason I have sent
Timothy to you, who is my
beloved and faithful child in the
Lord,”
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1 CORINTHIANS 4:17 AMP
“And he will remind you of
my way of life in Christ”
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1 CORINTHIANS 4:17 AMP
“ [my conduct and my precepts
for godly living], just as I teach
everywhere in every church.”
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A spiritual mentor leads
by EXAMPLE
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They realize it is not
necessarily the words they
say, but it is their actions that
speak the loudest.
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They seek to honor God in the
choices they make on a daily
basis, and this provides guidance
for those they mentor and
encourages them to do the same.
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Spiritual mentors often take
the road less traveled and
don’t always conform to
societal norms.
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Forcing their beliefs on others
and directing people to follow
their lead is not how they
operate.
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Instead they share their
experiences and knowledge as a
way of guiding others to the
spiritual clarity they have obtained
– inspire, don’t instruct.
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2 TIMOTHY 3:10 TPT
“But you, Timothy, have closely
followed my example and the
truth that I’ve imparted to you.”
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2 TIMOTHY 3:10 TPT
“You have modeled your life after
the love and endurance”
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2 TIMOTHY 3:10 TPT
“I’ve demonstrated in my
ministry by not giving up.”
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2 TIMOTHY 3:10 TPT
“The faith I have, you now have.
What I have hungered for in life
has now become your longing as
well.
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2 TIMOTHY 3:10 TPT
“. The patience I have with
others, you now demonstrate.”
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Spiritual mentors are not
necessarily religious leaders,
nor are they managers that
orchestrate the building of an
organization.
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But, they definitely do lead. It’s
a different type of leadership
that requires a separate set of
characteristics.
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And, understanding these
qualities can help you identify
the mentors around you that
can move your spiritual health
to a higher level.
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MENTOR AS A ROLE MODEL:
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PROVERBS 10:17 AMP
“He who learns from instruction
and correction is on the [right]
path of life..”
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PROVERBS 10:17 AMP
“ [and for others his example is a
path toward wisdom
and blessing],”
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PROVERBS 10:17 AMP
“But he who ignores and refuses
correction goes off course”
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PROVERBS 10:17 AMP
“ [and for others his example
is a path toward sin and ruin].”
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HEBREWS 12:11 AMP
“For the time being no discipline
brings joy, but seems sad and
painful;”
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HEBREWS 12:11 AMP
“Yet to those who have been
trained by it, afterwards it yields
the peaceful fruit of righteousness”
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HEBREWS 12:11 AMP
[right standing with God and a
lifestyle and attitude that seeks
conformity to God’s will & purpose]
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Unfortunately, it can be easy
to fall into sin and lose sight of
your relationship with Christ.
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A spiritual mentor can be
someone who is honest with you
and tells you when you need to
turn your focus back to God.
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As a result, they can keep you
from continuing in a life of sin
and encourage you to live in a
way that is honorable to God.
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A spiritual mentor can offer
wise counsel when it comes to
some of life’s toughest
decisions.
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As someone who has walked the
road before you, a mentor can
guide you in the right direction
and steer you away from
mistakes they previously made.
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They can prepare you for
what is to come and offer
advice from a Christian
perspective.
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If we do not acknowledge that we
make mistakes and sometimes
need to change our ways, this
can have negative
consequences.
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PROVERBS 15:32
“Those who disregard discipline
despise themselves,”
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PROVERBS 15:32
“But the one who heeds
correction gains understanding.”
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In addition, if we do not obey
the authority figures in our life,
such as our parents, it can be
hard to obey God.
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In fact, God places authority
figures in our lives to guide us
and mentor us.
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God places
AUTHORITY FIGURES
in our lives to
GUIDE US &
MENTOR US.
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If we surround ourselves with
individuals who are walking with
Christ, then we can know they
have good intentions when they
speak into our lives.
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CONCLUSION
CONCLUSION
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There are mentors who have the job
of forming flocks and leading flocks
in a flight pattern. That's good. But
then there are mentors who have the
job of training eagles how to soar
alone. I am the eagle mentor.
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There are mentors who have the job
of forming flocks and leading flocks
in a flight pattern. That's good. But
then there are mentors who have the
job of training eagles how to soar
alone. I am the eagle mentor.
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“I'm not here to mentor you on
how to fly in a flock;
I am here to call out the eagles
amongst you”
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“And encourage them on their
destiny to soar high alone.
This is my job, this is my
calling
(C. JoyBell C.)
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“Two main categories
of people are needed in
your circle;”
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“Those who give you the
necessary support to
accomplish your dreams”
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“And those who become
beneficiaries of what you
achieve.”
(Israelmore Ayivor)
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“Those who educate
children well are more to be
honored than they
who produce them;”
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“For these only gave them
life, those the art of living
well.”
(Aristotle)