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I mean, yes, he has an experience where he sees Jesus as obviously the key thing. But I think it is relevant that he only has that vision after witnessing the death of a disciple, Stephen, an early Christian who, like Jesus, blesses and forgives executioners shortly before being stoned to death. I think that is what put Paul in the emotional space to have a vision.

I mean, yes, he has an experience where he sees Jesus as obviously the key thing. But I think it is relevant that he only has that vision after witnessing the death of a disciple, Stephen, an early Christian who, like Jesus, blesses and forgives executioners shortly before being stoned to death. I think that is what put Paul in the emotional space to have a vision.

So in many ways, that is the most important lesson of Jesus, especially for those who are trying to start a movement, whether that's a Christian movement or otherwise. You can't fake it. You have to create something truly world-changing that you have to be willing to die for, and you need to be willing to ask others to do the same. That's the kind of belief you have to have in what you're doing.

So in many ways, that is the most important lesson of Jesus, especially for those who are trying to start a movement, whether that's a Christian movement or otherwise. You can't fake it. You have to create something truly world-changing that you have to be willing to die for, and you need to be willing to ask others to do the same. That's the kind of belief you have to have in what you're doing.

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So to those of you signing off now, thank you for listening to how to take over the world. Okay. Premium people. Here we go. Here are my takeaways and my end notes. Five lessons. I just want to draw five lessons. And again, you know, I always feel kind of funny.

So to those of you signing off now, thank you for listening to how to take over the world. Okay. Premium people. Here we go. Here are my takeaways and my end notes. Five lessons. I just want to draw five lessons. And again, you know, I always feel kind of funny.

with someone like Jesus, the message is so profound and so world-changing that you can feel funny saying like, oh, here are leadership lessons from Jesus. Like either he was the son of God or he wasn't, right? But still, I do think that, you know, Jesus wanted people to follow his example and I don't think there's anything wrong with, yeah, with taking some practical lessons away.

with someone like Jesus, the message is so profound and so world-changing that you can feel funny saying like, oh, here are leadership lessons from Jesus. Like either he was the son of God or he wasn't, right? But still, I do think that, you know, Jesus wanted people to follow his example and I don't think there's anything wrong with, yeah, with taking some practical lessons away.

Okay, so my five lessons. First, Number one, make real demands of your disciples. Remember, you must hate your wife, you must hate your mother and your father, your siblings and your children, and follow me. The charge that he gives to his apostles to go out into the world to take neither person or script, that you will be delivered up and tried for your teachings.

Okay, so my five lessons. First, Number one, make real demands of your disciples. Remember, you must hate your wife, you must hate your mother and your father, your siblings and your children, and follow me. The charge that he gives to his apostles to go out into the world to take neither person or script, that you will be delivered up and tried for your teachings.

Great leaders expect a lot, especially of those who are closest to them. Okay, number two. on that same idea is offering a new way of life. You have to give your followers something attractive that they want to live out, that they want to be a part of. It's not enough to give people a long list of things that they should do.

Great leaders expect a lot, especially of those who are closest to them. Okay, number two. on that same idea is offering a new way of life. You have to give your followers something attractive that they want to live out, that they want to be a part of. It's not enough to give people a long list of things that they should do.

You want to give them something that they want to do, that they want to be a part of. Number three, teach with stories, metaphors, and parables. Again, all of these lessons, if that man had asked Jesus, and who is my neighbor? And he said, everyone or whoever you come across in daily life. That is so forgettable.

You want to give them something that they want to do, that they want to be a part of. Number three, teach with stories, metaphors, and parables. Again, all of these lessons, if that man had asked Jesus, and who is my neighbor? And he said, everyone or whoever you come across in daily life. That is so forgettable.

But he gives that story, the parable of the Good Samaritan, and it has become one of the classic stories in all of world history that millions, billions of people know, right? And it taught the lesson so much more effectively than if he had just said it straight. I think of Steve Jobs and him describing the computer as a bicycle of the mind.

But he gives that story, the parable of the Good Samaritan, and it has become one of the classic stories in all of world history that millions, billions of people know, right? And it taught the lesson so much more effectively than if he had just said it straight. I think of Steve Jobs and him describing the computer as a bicycle of the mind.