Course 5: Biblical Character

5.01. Noah
Noah’s life demonstrates faithfulness and perseverance in ministry through his response to God’s message of judgment and his mission to build the ark, showing how to maintain pure fellowship with God while completing assigned tasks.

5.02. Abraham, Part 1
Abraham’s example shows that serving God often means waiting on Him and trusting His promises while remaining busy in faithful service through worship, prayer, training others, and engaging in spiritual battle.

5.03. Abraham, Part 2
Abraham’s faith grew through mistakes and tests, demonstrating that God uses both failures and trials to develop our character while maintaining close relationship with Him and experiencing His grace and mercy.

5.04. Isaac
Isaac exemplifies a beloved son who was faithful to continue his father’s work, understanding his identity in God’s love, showing devotion to his wife, and persevering through opposition to maintain the ministry God gave him.

5.05. Jacob
Jacob demonstrates how a man with many weaknesses can have great love for God, showing that God transforms us over time as we desire good things and learn to hold onto Him rather than worldly pursuits.

5.06. Joseph
Joseph’s story reveals how God takes time to prepare hearts and shape character for leadership through humility, diligence in every task, extending grace to others, and acknowledging God’s sovereignty over all circumstances.

5.07. Moses, Part 1
Moses understood what it means to be God’s servant through forty years in the palace, forty years in the desert, and forty years leading Israel, demonstrating meekness and complete dedication to representing God.

5.08. Moses, Part 2
Moses was a man of action who understood that authority comes from God alone, representing God’s character, desiring God’s glory, delivering God’s Word faithfully, and training others to serve.

5.09. Joshua
Joshua demonstrates that God’s servants must have a strong foundation and clear direction, showing how preparation through battle experience, close ministry, worship, and God’s calling equipped him for effective leadership.

5.10. Caleb
The importance of having a right heart in ministry is shown through Caleb’s consistent faithfulness from age 40 to 85, demonstrating unwavering commitment to God’s promises despite opposition and discouragement from others.

5.11. Gideon
Gideon’s transformation from farmer to warrior to judge illustrates how God takes our weakness and makes us strong, working through unlikely people and small means to accomplish great victories for His glory.

5.12. Samson
Samson’s life demonstrates that natural ability means nothing without the Holy Spirit’s power, showing the necessity of remaining separate from the world and the importance of finishing strong despite past failures.

5.13. Samuel
Samuel exemplifies a servant who knew when to listen to God and when to speak His truth, demonstrating the importance of hearing God’s voice clearly before delivering His message with boldness and love.

5.14. Ruth
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5.15. David, Part 1
David’s preparation for leadership in the field, court, and wilderness shows how God develops humble leaders who serve others, learning responsibility, trust in God, worship, submission to authority, and reliance on others.

5.16. David, Part 2
David’s reign demonstrates that godly leaders show justice, mercy, and humility in their leadership, treating people fairly, extending grace to others, and maintaining a heart fixed on God above all else.

5.17. Jonathan
Jonathan exemplifies how God provides faithful friends to strengthen us in ministry, showing courage as a warrior and selfless devotion as a friend who encouraged and supported David despite personal cost.

5.18. Solomon
Solomon’s life warns about the importance of guarding our hearts, showing how he started with a single heart devoted to wisdom and worship but ended with a divided heart that led to spiritual failure.

5.19. Elijah
Elijah demonstrates that godly leaders stand boldly on truth, moving through cycles of victory, failure, and renewal while learning that God’s strength is perfected in our weakness and His voice comes in quiet moments.

5.20 Elisha
Elisha shows how God calls us to minister His grace to others, demonstrating faithful discipleship under Elijah and then leading with a double portion of power focused on helping and healing rather than judgment.

5.21. Asa
Asa’s reign illustrates that each challenge is an opportunity to trust God and grow spiritually, showing how our response to difficulties determines whether we rely on God or lean on our own understanding.

5.22. Hezekiah
Hezekiah’s example teaches that we should never try to gain personal glory from God’s work, showing excellent oversight of both spiritual and material responsibilities while being careful not to take credit for God’s blessings.

5.23. Josiah
Josiah’s life warns against becoming so comfortable that we fail to seek God’s direction, demonstrating excellent spiritual leadership and revival while showing the danger of acting without waiting on God’s guidance.

5.24. Jeremiah
Jeremiah exemplifies how God accomplishes His work even through suffering and persecution, showing a faithful servant who delivered difficult messages while maintaining a heart that wept for the lost and never gave up.

5.25. Daniel
Daniel shows the importance of being a man of blameless character and spiritual wisdom through unwavering convictions, complete integrity in all areas of life, and supernatural discernment that brings glory to God.

5.26. Esther
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5.27. Ezra
Ezra exemplifies how God’s servants must be good stewards of both God’s Word and work, demonstrating careful teaching of Scripture and responsible management of resources with proper accountability and order.

5.28. Nehemiah
Nehemiah illustrates how good leaders motivate others to work together in serving God through clear vision, careful planning, bringing others into ministry, and refusing to let opposition stop God’s work.

5.29. John the Baptist
John the Baptist demonstrates that God calls us to become small rather than great, always pointing people to Christ, confronting sin boldly, bringing questions to Jesus, and remaining steadfast despite difficulties.

5.30. Mary
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5.31. Peter
Peter’s restoration after failure shows how God equips us to counsel others from His Word, demonstrating that biblical counseling relies on Scripture’s truth, personal responsibility, godly perspective, specific actions, and patient growth.

5.32. Barnabas
Barnabas exemplifies the ministry of encouragement, showing how to strengthen others whether leading or following, demonstrating generosity, mediation, training, and the vital role of building up fellow believers in ministry.

5.33. Paul, Part 1
Paul’s conversion and calling reveal that ministry’s foundation is our relationship with Christ, showing how we must continue walking in grace, faith, and the Spirit just as we first received salvation.

5.34. Paul, Part 2
Paul demonstrates that godly leaders must be men of prayer, showing knowledge of who we pray to, how to pray specifically for others’ spiritual growth, and when to pray for our own ministry needs.

5.35. Christ, Our Greatest Example
Christ provides our ultimate example of a leader who serves others, teaching service through words and actions while demonstrating it through ministering gifts, interceding in prayer, and laying down His life.