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For those of you who missed it really is CEO of duck Cmdr. and Buck Cmdr. in West Monroe, Louisiana.
He's authored four books and he really has a warm and engaging speaking style starts with humor, but he has a very serious point to make that I know you're going appreciate this message was recorded in the fall of 2016, about five months before Duck Dynasty completed their five year run on television you now is Willie Robertson speaking at living Word just outside of Minneapolis, Minnesota. On today's episode of Focus on the Family.
I am so excited to hear I've never spoken and all I will tell you the Lord himself really pull this off to get me there was gotta work for me than counting lightly about their Anoka and I have fun with them every day.
I cannot get enough of his accident.
I don't have one so I'll thank you for this opportunity to get excited about it were still shooting Doug Massey like sausage, you know, making sausages, making TVs, lifelong process.
I'm not complaining, I just didn't realize that right now or film or hundred and 30th episodes of the lot so yet it's been good. God blessed us so much. Never what a dream I get asked out we give every thought this was going on. Impossible to know that we were shooting a show that we put a prayer at the end of it not be honest, it didn't seem like a big deal. We prayed normally before meals and so putting it on television never really thought that the impact it would have, but it resonated not just in America got understand it's in countries all over the world. Like it or not when you turn the TV on since my living room all across the world as a prayer to God. Type in and went right through New York if you said there's no way they'll ever do this and guess what God has a way to give him the boy will be about leadership because it's so even think of myself as a leader really dumb, but there's a lot of leaders in our family.
I am from a family of leader strong leaders. I do run the business. Aloma why she probably does more than other so there's different types of leadership styles so will your business, church, our families, we need to make sure that we pattern you know how we leave people after the right type attitude to be like Christ Jesus. So the first person on the look at is God himself to walk around on this earth.
Flavius chapter 2 said director should be the same as that of Christ Jesus, who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made himself nothing they can.
The very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death, even death on a cross.
Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of the father did not also that Jesus did that for us so we can't leave them as we know who exactly led us and it starts off so strange right Jesus was ceases a lesson before you got here because here I figured out I'm been a come down there and become one of you. So let's contrast Jesus and what he's done to our leaders that we see today. Who are these people that lead us who are the people there. The wealthy, there's a highly educated, there is a very well-connected their lawyers. This was funny the athletes and ex-athletes are horrific about their ex-pro wrestlers said that just because the leader celebrities. Believe it or not, and there's others, but let's face a lot of people view as leaders are these, people like these the people that we think have it together. How did they get to the top me on how to people. A lot of times get to the top. Not everyone, but they, step all over each other right now we stop each other on the ground trying to get ahead of someone else. We climb that ladder this doggy dog society.
GNU intron and the big rewards go for the big performances I got a chance actually hang out with some leaders, labor not that is where really going to name drop. Okay, so you are going to the White House correspondents dinner, we were invited by the Robertson 700 center table and so were walking in cores on the phone with her mom and she goes to meet present and were not meeting the present. There's thousands of people in her life seems speaking.
This is a funny weather that the comedians are there and thereby, like think she is out there was is running present just were going to miss that as well. Walking we walk in the front door of people that were guy wants earpiece is Ms. Robson, the president would like to see both Cory said meet the president so I look like I'm in line behind like Nicole Kidman and somebody else, is his omelette was a little dungeon area behind this thing and so got made is a very nice system, things love Sherry actually said. He watches that want their… The owner for form which allows conical games and cufflinks and I know where this I like this brown not really coupling. I just a little evasive.
Mably would just happen some kind of a big deal and just when you think you're this happens on Daytona. They're doing a car race thing was versions of the Psalm, then Gov. Scott walks up from an old governor and is now you said so is so nice to meet you as I think together.
He said I love your music and I saw your concert back over Willie so sorry that he did not recommend and he's like it's just other cameras around big deal.
Some doubt they will your last not tell you about was I was able to go and meet Billy Graham and at his house so I got is so his daughter.
They were family. I want to show and so I this chance and offered us all yeah I'm there for sure someone when his room and you notice he was on hard time hearing just you know is older and his daughter said Danny this is Willie Rossi's on the TV show. He can always Louisiana say you and he looked up and he said to see me clouding my want to see me outside like that's what I want to be like where he said you talk about living that Philippians 2 as a leader and all he's done this to say, why would semi-come see me that the leadership style of Jesus. Jesus always give of you and I thought that was totally opposite them with the world's view was right was always different. Jesus was in this world but not of the world leaders motivate. But what motivates us. That is the question. If you watched politics right now. You'll see the world. Fear money, jobs, security all things of this world right below Greg. You see, this fear will motivate you people get scared to death to get Jesus in your you will be a scared and guess what, when item built for this life were built for something way beyond your Matthew five Jesus taught us anything to make us Jesus is one the first things he said was he goes through and starts telling people, had so Matthew five it's fairly early, right in his ministry. First thing he said blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn for they become lesser of the me, but I want her taking over. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart for they will see God, blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons. Blessed are those who are persecuted because of the righteousness of theirs is the kingdom of heaven, different list on leadership style right. What Jesus wants to be less not more, not angry, not scream, he's telling them about rewards they're going to get bonuses how much we push ourselves to make more money, more bonuses, and the next thing the next thing Jesus is he's offering things that he's saying right he's been there. She can imagine, if you come from heaven and you're telling people things in your life. This will turn you on and as humans we have a hard time even though what he's talking about and I'm sure Jesus is like these are the things that are going to motivates you to start thinking this might be still, and I've never done but I*think because I will motivate you and I want you to be a better leader and is probably gonna be the opposite thing of what you're thinking somehow. How would that be like always about what his life for Jesus to leave where you came from. Come down here used to say Nancy like us become an aunt. Now all I were able to go to Sabia.I'm done.
I got explained other duct things that men got explained to them things that they don't understand but can't talk about difficult. That would be. I'm just thinking about Jesus trying to tell human beings.
How awesome these things are going to be when he says you're going to get something that's beyond that, I would tell a dog okay here's the deal.
Make sure if you sit I'll make sure that you're sitting about things that are plastic okay they look just like us want of sticks stay away from that thing on barrels come out of their starts going it's all dull stop in West Louisiana either gather some beers there that had really done a hurt on the dots over the years. The best thing to do is live on golf course. It's safe, they don't shoot John golf course Jesus trying to explain this to human beings. How different than our leaders, the receipt Jesus had this amazing way of giving simple stories. Simple things, the greatest leader of all time teaching limited human beings he was teaching us how to lead. Ultimately, he had to be sacrificed. Well guess what that was a lesson knowing that he was going to have to sacrifice himself. God gave them over to us human beings in the tall or more lesson, you know, it takes action to be a good leader. The first thing you gotta do is follow another one. These opposite Jesus things it tells us the only follow. We leading away following one of the best. My favorite person in the Bible is the apostle Peter. This story of his life blows me away every day when I think about so Jesus comes. You know the story Jesus comes up couple boats there pairs of fishermen I like that recently fishermen so Peter is there. They been fishing all day man, nothing Jesus gives them a lesson that Jesus is my way to Lenexa, whether deep stuff. Jesus is not a professional fisherman. Okay. So that's what is live his life was paid to do measurements on this all day we encounter anything, but if you all. He does teach them a lesson right so whatever he said. At least got a mission enough to go try use. I go to brother NASA I will think about this are everywhere and what what is Pater Salam it was learned get away from me. I'm a simple man and that what we do assume base. Don't let RCN the person will push away from Jesus. He stayed in there with a guy who's going to take this away from me. But Jesus don't even matter is that it's okay, he says. I tell you what you come follow me I will make you a fisherman of men was Peter do drop everything he has and starts walking and I love that about Peter that he just said, O we rolling O left everything Jesus was way past Peter shortcomings because he needed a follower native followers sell passes sand passes lack of vision, lack of faith, he saw a follower. He's not looking for perfect people. He's looking for followers. That's what is going on. For if you're going to be a good leader, you better start Bobby a good follow. Okay if you don't know what you may Luke chapter 18 to be the rich ruler same opportunity was offered to this guy never thought about things I see about a resume so a pretty good deal on Friday.
Yeah right. So if they got follow me, God himself, the creator of everything offered this guy a chance a chance literally of a lifetime. The same thing.
Peter said let's roll this guy looked and what he do he walked away very sad couldn't do it. You know what happens when you don't follow him get your name in the Bible, just the rich ruler you are forever know by the sin that kept you from Peter to that chance Peter follow now does Romeo me sometimes feel like Peter because he had something that he would like to please the Lord so bad. He was a follower. Fearless faith, fearless faith is a personal agenda about their views on rolling on the water now calls go do this again is made.
I'm getting there. Sagan's legs. Pater had to be like. Good try Jesus at the end of his life darting accounting taking all theater dues like this. That's why love like that is sometimes I'm thinking Lynn the ultimate thing. You said you know you want about me three times persist. Never. Three years at least of his life walking, talking, all the miracles all the things he saying Transfiguration. This all this stuff you know Jesus is no you are within no yes, I was you know that was not me, not Christ three times the worst thing you can do a lot you're married. This is not saying you're not married even know my spouse 10 years of counseling to get over that right. This is what Peter did what he Peter do they start bawling simulators crop okay when you screw up your crop leaders to screw up. But leaders get backed up.
Leaders get back up and they keep going.
Vanessa Peter did over and over and over.
Acts chapter 1 Jesus down. Acts chapter 2 gathering people say hello so my steps up last Pater didn't take long. He got up off his face from just a few weeks earlier got any springs in the climate still bad right Jesus prayed anything like you putting them on the cross. But God raised him from the dead, and he's preaching and inspiration of the other chapters with many other words he will leave them, save yourself the scrub generation 230, so when I heard the brothers were showing us give forgiveness.
Understand you will get the Holy Spirit in you. They just had it before our fire sheet and other heads get you fired up for no man.
Peter did not to be defined and not want to be that rich ruler you want to be runaway Peter. He did not want to be defined that way you set as a rock I will build this whole chart shown is right there and he followed him when all the way to death. Nine that fires me out people because look simple. I am broken and I need Jesus. And when I read about people like that to get themselves back up, pick themselves back up and they keep going. God can use you in amazing ways. I we all can be leaders if you told me 10 years, God be staying right here talking to you, I guess I got a preacher job in my other job didn't work out God.
He's a television show help a lot of people and were honored to be part of that love the way you hope you have a great conference.
Father pray that we can be more like you. For that we can be more like Peter followed me in that we read about in the Bible. The women who did so many amazing things and got this whole thing started 2000 years ago. Father, we are still talking about you. You're still think about you. We are still praising you everything that we have everything we give you all the glory. Thank you for the blood, the safest Duck Dynasty's Willie Robertson. What a great presentation today. It's one of her best of 2020 Focus on the Family episodes. While John, what an inspirational message.
I really appreciate Willy's leadership skills as a CEO duck Cmdr. as the father of six and as a Christian man in the media. That's not easy.
As we know Willie is written a book called American entrepreneur which looks at the history of the United States by featuring its great businessmen and women. He also details how he transformed his father's humble duck call business into an international brand and it's a fascinating read.
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