FIVE CHARACTERISTICS OF SPIRITUAL LEADERS
By Henry Blackaby
1. SPIRITUAL LEADERS MOVE PEOPLE FOM WHERE THEY ARE TO WHERE GOD WANTS THEM TO BE.
2. SPIRITUAL LEADERS DEPEND ON THE HOLY SPIRIT
3. SPIRITUAL LEADERS ARE ACCOUNTABLE TO GOD.
4. SPIRITUAL LEADERS CAN INFLUENCE ALL PEOPLE NOT JUST GOD’S PEOPLE.
5. SPIRITUAL LEADERS WORK FROM GOD’S AGENDA
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Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Monday, September 22, 2008
What a week!
What an amazing week of ministry!
On Tuesday we started the men's fraternity. Around 17 men showed up. The material was wonderful. The guys also really connected with each others.
I found out this morning that over 250 people from our church are in a small group (Including kids). Our Wednesday night program was wonderful. It was full of fun and chaos. We will have the chaos factor for over a month. We can not expect all that chaos to clear up right away. But eventually it will. We will settle into a routine. And God will use these changes to for His glory and for the growth of his church.
On Sunday after church we had a baptismal service. Seven people will baptized. What a special service. I could feel the Holy Spirit. I could sense the party in heaven going on.
What a week. What a church. What a great time to be alive!
On Tuesday we started the men's fraternity. Around 17 men showed up. The material was wonderful. The guys also really connected with each others.
I found out this morning that over 250 people from our church are in a small group (Including kids). Our Wednesday night program was wonderful. It was full of fun and chaos. We will have the chaos factor for over a month. We can not expect all that chaos to clear up right away. But eventually it will. We will settle into a routine. And God will use these changes to for His glory and for the growth of his church.
On Sunday after church we had a baptismal service. Seven people will baptized. What a special service. I could feel the Holy Spirit. I could sense the party in heaven going on.
What a week. What a church. What a great time to be alive!
Monday, September 8, 2008
COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS!
I came across this prayer a while back. It has been a real blessing to me:
Lord, thank you for this sink of dirty dishes, we have plenty of food to eat.
Thank you for this pile of dirty laundry, we have plenty of nice clothes to wear.
And I would like to thank you, Lord, for those unmade beds. They were so warm and so comfortable last night. I know that many have no bed.
My thanks to you, Lord, for this bathroom, complete with all the splattered mirrors, soggy towels and dirty lavatory. They are so convenient.
We have so much to be grateful for. Let’s count our blessings not our troubles.
Lord, thank you for this sink of dirty dishes, we have plenty of food to eat.
Thank you for this pile of dirty laundry, we have plenty of nice clothes to wear.
And I would like to thank you, Lord, for those unmade beds. They were so warm and so comfortable last night. I know that many have no bed.
My thanks to you, Lord, for this bathroom, complete with all the splattered mirrors, soggy towels and dirty lavatory. They are so convenient.
We have so much to be grateful for. Let’s count our blessings not our troubles.
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Lake City:Here we come!
Yesterday we went to Lake City!
The kids fought in the back seat almost the whole trip there. That wasn't fun. When we got there, however, we had fun. One of the highlights was feeding the Sea Gulls. We feed them bread. The kids loved it. (One of my greatest joys is seeing my kids joyful.)
Tammy is quite the explorer. She and the kids searched the beach for stones. I took a short nap on the beach. Afterwards, we walked on the pier. I remember walking on it as a kid with my parents.
When we got home, we started getting ready for the first day of school. After supper we turned on some Jungle Book music and danced. What a wonderful day!
The kids fought in the back seat almost the whole trip there. That wasn't fun. When we got there, however, we had fun. One of the highlights was feeding the Sea Gulls. We feed them bread. The kids loved it. (One of my greatest joys is seeing my kids joyful.)
Tammy is quite the explorer. She and the kids searched the beach for stones. I took a short nap on the beach. Afterwards, we walked on the pier. I remember walking on it as a kid with my parents.
When we got home, we started getting ready for the first day of school. After supper we turned on some Jungle Book music and danced. What a wonderful day!
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