1. The pressure of opposition. (v.1-5)

2. The purpose in the process. (v.6-9)

3. The power of appeal. (v. 10-12)

The authority by which the Christian leader leads is not power but love, not force but example, no coercion but reasoned persuasion. Leaders have power, but power is safe only in the hands of those who humble themselves to serve.

- John Stott