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Pastor Marben Bland discusses the concept that true leadership starts with the ability to follow, using biblical and historical examples.

Send us Fan Mail What if the greatest leaders are not those who lead first, but those who learn to follow? In this powerful message from Matthew 9:9, Pastor Marben Bland explores Jesus’ call to Matthew the tax collector and reveals a timeless truth: leadership begins with discipleship. Through the examples of Abraham Lincoln, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, Fannie Lou Hamer, and Matthew himself, this sermon challenges us to follow Jesus even when it is inconvenient, costly, or uncomfo...

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Host: Marben Bland

Topics covered

• leadership
• discipleship
• following Jesus
• inspiration
• historical figures

Keywords

• leadership
• discipleship
• Matthew 9:9
• inspiration
• historical leaders

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Books & works: Matthew 9:9

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