Spiritual Leaders

“He walked in the spiritual realm. He was a leader of spiritual leaders. And not to mention, he's with Elisha. There's a long history in God's word of God moving miraculously to protect and to provide for his man of God, the prophet, Elisha.”

“Furthermore, they discovered that emotional exhaustion was directly correlated to spiritual dryness. These are ministry leaders, okay? Pastors, spiritual dryness. The conclusion of the study was that ongoing spiritual renewal was the best prevention for burnout. Ongoing spiritual renewal. I think about Moses.”

“No, our job is to equip the saints, the lay members for the work of ministry, because the reality is we cannot do this thing called the mission of God on our own. We need everybody who is under the banner of the Spirit of God who has given their life to Christ to be a part of fulfilling the mission of God. This is for everyone. Everyone plays a part. Everyone has a role. And it's not just about learning a whole bunch of stuff.”

“Your leaders are giving their gifts to equip you to use yours. And in order for the body to grow, in order for the body to mature, every person has to be willing to give of their gifts sacrificially.”

“So surely the priest comes and sees this man, he's going to have compassion, right? But what does it say? Jesus said he crossed, he passed him on the other side of the road. So then a Levite comes. Remember, in the Old Testament, the Levites were those who were chosen by God and who God said, I am your inheritance.”

“Jerusalem, their law of the land and God's moral law are one and the same. And so their spiritual leaders, they viewed as their like political leaders. Like, hey, can you help me as a judge know what we're supposed to do in this scenario? And so this brother comes and one of few things is probably inferred by the story of what's gone on and happened. The father of these two men have died.”

“Your job is to be the spiritual leader of your home. Your job is to set the thermostat spiritually of what will take place in your home. And as you lead your family, it's not from an authoritarian place, it's from a sacrificial servant leader standpoint where we're humbled and we give and we serve and we love in order that our wives could be the best wife and the best woman that she could possibly be as we tend to her needs and care for her.”

“For a lot of men, it's truly abandonment that you just got up and left. That men are leaving at an alarming rate. Guys, that is one of the most unbiblical things you can ever do, It's to abandon your post, but it is just as bad to be physically present and spiritually absent from your family. Men, we must be the spiritual leaders.”