Servant Leaders

In my previous post I tried to show the example of Jesus as a servant leader unhindered and uncluttered by worldly possessions. Using his seeming possessions for the good of the community. Firstly his small group of disciples and than the larger community. To day let me give you biblical references to support my assertions with the context in which they were said. 

1. Mathew 8:20 ref. Luke 9:58 - Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.” The context is Mathew 8:19 - 21 and Luke 9:57 - 59.
2. Mathew 10:9&10 - “Do not get any gold or silver or copper to take with you in your belts—no bag for the journey or extra shirt or sandals or a staff, for the worker is worth his keep.. The context is Mathew 10:8-10
3. Mathew 6:25 ref Luke 12:21-23 - “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? The context is Mathew 6:24-26
4. Mathew 6:28 - “And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. The context is Mathew 6:27 - 29
5. Mathew 6:31 ref Luke 12:28-30 - So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ The context is Mathew 6:30-32. Especially note verse 32.
6. Mathew 6:34 - Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. The context is Mathew 6:33 & 34.
7. Mark 10:17- [ The Rich and the Kingdom of God ] As Jesus started on his way, a man ran up to him and fell on his knees before him. “Good teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” The context is Mark 10:17-29 ref Luke 18:18-29
8. John 13:29 - Since Judas had charge of the money, some thought Jesus was telling him to buy what was needed for the festival, or to give something to the poor. The context is John 13:21-30
9. John 12:6 - He did not say this because he cared about the poor but because he was a thief; as keeper of the money bag, he used to help himself to what was put into it. The context is John 12:1-6
10. Mathew 26:14-16 - Then one of the Twelve—the one called Judas Iscariot—went to the chief priests and asked, “What are you willing to give me if I deliver him over to you?” So they counted out for him thirty pieces of silver. From then on Judas watched for an opportunity to hand him over.
11. Acts 5:3&4- Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has so filled your heart that you have lied to the Holy Spirit and have kept for yourself some of the money you received for the land? 4 Didn’t it belong to you before it was sold? And after it was sold, wasn’t the money at your disposal? What made you think of doing such a thing? You have not lied just to human beings but to God.” The context is Acts 5:1-10 
12. Mathew 6:19-21 - “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

There are many other references in the Bible that you can look up about worldly wealth and possession and its pitfalls.