Bible Devotionals About Spiritual Leaders

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Humble (under God) and obedient (to God) leaders bring subordinate leaders in on what God is saying and doing.

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Spiritual leaders would do well to carry - on their heart - before the LORD the names of those over whom they have spiritual stewardship.

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When the people are frustrated, confused, or suffering hardships, spiritual leaders must take the people to God\'s Word - remind them of God\'s promises.

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When it \'seems\' God delays, prideful spiritual leaders often take matters into their own hands - devising plans of their own (apart from God).

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A pastor and spiritual leader must teach and train able Christ-followers in God\'s Word to share in the spiritual oversight of an assembly of Christ-followers.

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Spiritual leaders are to encourage holiness from all those they lead

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Spiritual leaders need to teach God\'s people the Word of God.

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The calling of God, grace of God, and provision in the Spirit of God are essential to equip one to properly care for a group of God\'s people.

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Spiritual leaders should recognize one another as being unique in God\'s calling, gifting, guidance, and relationship, and, apart from sin, let each other be.

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God will guide His appointed leaders to and through His succession plan - when they walk humbly before Him.

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Spiritual leaders are to give to God\'s people THE WORD He gives them JUST AS THE LORD spoke to them.

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Spiritual leaders should affirm to the people of God (1) God is leading us, (2) we are going on God\'s direction, (3) God is going before us, and (4) God will be with us.

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On how differently those spiritual leaders react who actively trust God as opposed to those who don\'t believe God is able to do what He says - the former see God working His word.

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God's people are to provide for the needs of God's servants.

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Leaders of God's people are not to take advantage financially, materially, or morally of their situation.

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Leaders of God's people should not consider themselves better than others.

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God gives what He wants said to His spokesperson.

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Spiritual leaders must get the attention of God's people to warn them against what God forbids to happen.

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Those with illnesses need to heed the instruction of spiritual leaders.

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Spiritual leaders must encourage God's people to choose to obey God - choose life.

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To pretend to speak for God is very wrong and can be quite costly.

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Spiritual leaders encourage the next generation of leaders to courageously do God s will because He will be with them.

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Spiritual leaders and God's people should interact in times of crisis.

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Spiritual leaders are to periodically review publicly with God's people what God has said.

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God's chosen ministers (spiritual leaders) are to exercise judgment or discernment among God's people.

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God chooses who will speak for Him.

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Hearers need to discern if a prophet is speaking or not speaking for the LORD.

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Spiritual leaders are to charge those they lead to keep God's Word.

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Spiritual leaders can transfer leadership to the next generation in public service.

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Spiritual leaders are to remind God's people of what God has said and done.

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Spiritual leaders need to tell the people clearly what God is going to do AND that He will be with them in doing His will.

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God uses some servants of His uniquely.

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God tells His leaders what He will do AND lets them know He will be with them in carrying it out.

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If they will stay in tune, God will use His servants up until their last days.

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A spiritual leader needs to know well the leaders under his influence.

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Some spiritual leaders forfeit the full potential of their leadership by sinning against God.

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Some spiritual leaders can see where the people will go but are not allowed by God to lead the people there.

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Spiritual leaders need to be filled with the Spirit of wisdom in order to lead God's people.

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God actively encourages His chosen leaders.

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God works through His servants as He chooses.

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Spiritual leaders must keep God's Word before the people of God.

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People of God need to listen to a leader who is filled with the Spirit of wisdom.

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Spiritual leaders do what they can to bless those they serve.

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Some leaders will not experience all God intended for them due to sinful acts they committed.

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Spiritual leaders have the responsibility to teach God\'s people God\'s Word as God gave it.

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God's people share with God's appointed leaders the first and best they have.

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Some situations in a body of God\'s people can be so critical, so urgent a spiritual leader might be found fasting and praying to God with intercession for the body for 40 days consecutive.

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A leader among God\'s people is to avoid building up great personal wealth.

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God\'s blessing of multiplying people in an assembly requires a multiplying of trained leaders from within the people.

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Through various leaders God accomplishes various achievements among His people - using those selected leaders for selected purposes differently as He chooses.

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A spiritual leader or servant moving to a new place of service is to be cared for by God's people in the new place.

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God's people are to listen to the spiritual leaders God appoints.

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Spiritual leaders are responsible to speak God's Word to God's people.

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Leaders of God's people need to learn well God's Word.

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Leaders of God's people are to practice God's Word - carefully and thoroughly.

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Those who show contempt for spiritual leaders do great harm to God's people.

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God's people should heed the counsel and decisions of spiritual leaders.

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All who will be appointed a leader among the people of God (the body of Christ) are to have their own Bible which they read from daily and read it over and over again all the days of their life.

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Spiritual leaders are responsible to set God\'s Word before God\'s people - declaring God\'s Word as the standing operating procedure for their daily life.

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A leader among God\'s people is not to pursue building up his own personal power or position.

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God calls spiritual leaders to encourage their protégé coming up to replace them one day - even to encourage them by believing he will take the people of God farther in their spiritual journey.

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Bringing your gift or offering to God's spiritual leaders - church, organization, others in need - is bringing it to God.

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All leaders among God\'s people are to spend time daily reading God\'s Word (1) so their respect for and fear of God increases, (2) so their obedient application by faith of God\'s Word increases, (3) so they remain humble all their days, and (4) so they remain true (accurate) to God\'s Word.

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Spiritual leaders must know and remind the people of God (1) what God has said and (2) to put into practice what God has said.

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Spiritual leaders have the stewardship of God\'s Word - to teach such to God\'s people.

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Spiritual leaders need to have an intimate relationship (including two-sided dialog) with God in order to lead God\'s people properly.

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Spiritual leaders are to (1) exhort the people to trust God, (2) intercede for the people to obey God, and (3) teach the people God\'s Word.

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Those led by or influenced by a spiritual leader ought to be able to know or discern when the leader has heard from God - received direction from God.

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A spiritual leader who is being used by God speaks to (1) orient / the people (society) to God and God's Word and to (2) encourage all to abandon idols / sins in order to (3) honor God with their life.

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Spiritual leaders must take time to praise God with all their heart.

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Spiritual leaders seek from God His favor.

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Spiritual leaders seek God when in distress.

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Spiritual leaders must cry out to God that He will defeat the enemies being encountered.

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Spiritual leaders delight in those who are living right before God.

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Spiritual leaders seek God in prayer - want God to hear their prayers.

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Spiritual leaders seek understanding - further insights - from the LORD.

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Spiritual leaders encourage other to discover how good God is.

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Spiritual leaders need to protect their eyes.

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Spiritual leaders are to trust God to lead and guide them.

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Spiritual leaders should highly value time and how it is used.

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Leaders need to take time to think long about God and His work.

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Spiritual leaders must be people of integrity and uprightness.

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Spiritual leaders must not be afraid but put their confidence in the LORD.

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Those who lead God's people should seek light and truth from God.

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Leaders of God's people need to reflect on all the wondrous works He has done.

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A wise spiritual leader humbly knows his or her limits.

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Spiritual leaders with a lack of faith in God will fail to see God's plan and work come to fruition.

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Leaders need to hear from God.

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Leaders need to realize that present circumstances ALONE do not determine the future.

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Spiritual leaders put their hope in God - not in men.

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A wise spiritual leader will have spiritual discernment that grows out of his relationship with the LORD.

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A wise leader does not require 'signs' from God related to God keeping His Word.

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God holds leaders of His people responsible for the 'way' the people go.

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Spiritual leaders must hallow and follow God.

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Spiritual leaders are to teach God's people what 'holy' means - how it is different from 'common.'

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Those responsible for the spiritual nourishment of God's people must not lower the spiritual standards to the lowest common denominator.

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Spiritual leaders must raise up disciples to expand the kingdom of God as well as prepare them for the day the leader expires.

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Undistracted time between disciples and leaders is critical.

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Spiritual leaders need to ask questions of their disciples that get at what is going on inside them.

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Occasionally folks ask a spiritual leader the ultimate question in life.

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A spiritual leader may warn followers of their impending failure, but assures them he or she will be with them on the other side of the failure.

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Religious - but not Christian - leaders will usually develop traditions that help them and hurt others.

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Disciples are to do in ministry what their spiritual leader directs them to do.

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Spiritual leaders know they must give the people God's Word.

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God can use some real 'characters - unconventional, non-traditional - in spreading His message.

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God works in advance of His children or servants coming to minister.

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Christ's presence humbles the greatest of His servants.

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Spiritual leaders can let disciples know of their internal battles.

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Spiritual leaders must learn how to ask poignant questions to those who know some truth but are resistant to the message of Jesus.

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A life marked by prayer is utterly important for a leader and a disciple.

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Disciples need to spend time with the one discipling them.

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Disciples may try to hide from their leader what's in their minds and hearts.

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Spiritual leaders challenge disciples by asking them problem-solving questions.

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Spiritual leaders need time alone to pray.

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Spiritual leaders need to know God's Word.

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Spiritual leaders may be 'sold out' by one close to them.

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Some spiritual leaders want all the attention and fleece the followers, while making a show of their supposed spirituality.

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Spiritual leaders model what they want their disciples to do.

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Spiritual leaders demonstrate compassion for others in front of their disciples.

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Leaders involve limited trainees in special experiences.

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Spiritual leaders give their most trusted 'next level' leaders 'inside' or special information.

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Some spiritual leaders flaunt their position.

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Disciples may have to hear things from their spiritual leader they don't initially like.

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Spiritual leaders ask disciples probing, poignant questions.

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Spiritual leaders actually desire and need some very private (alone) time.

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Some questions to spiritual leaders are best asked away from the crowds.

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Spiritual leaders allow those they lead to be in on difficult situations.

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Spiritual leaders make opportunities to get alone with their disciples for the purpose of teaching them.

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Disciples and leaders need times for debriefing following ministry involvement.

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Spiritual leaders have their disciples with them as often as possible.

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Sometimes it is best if leaders and disciples get away together after huge ministry thrusts - helps them avoid the potential pride that comes from successful ministry.

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A spiritual leader should not be above receiving children.

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Spiritual leaders discern and pinpoint what 'holdings' one has between them and eternal life.

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To follow Jesus, spiritual leaders must teach the way of God in truth - teach the Scriptures.

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Those who pastor are in the greatest position to teach a great number of people.

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Those IN CHIRST engaged in proclaiming God\'s Word must pay attention to those hearing the Word - for God wants to do His chosen unique work in and through some of them.

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Some appeals by spiritual leaders are based in humility and meekness.

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Sometimes spiritual leaders must return to those in Christ to correct false teachings even as if to bring them once again to new birth in order to move them toward maturity in Christ.

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Those who (1) serve the body of Christ (assembly of believers) well as superintendents and (2) work exhaustively in the Word and teaching the Word are worthy of double honor or respects in the body of Christ.

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The selecting of and public affirmation of elders, bishops, teachers, and deacons are not to be done heastily, (too quickly, speedily).

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Spiritual leaders are to instruct (pass on to) those IN CHRIST rich with many resources to get involved in doing many good works - generously, willingly partnering - with trust focused on God who provided them many resources to be shared and enjoyed.

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A seasoned spiritual leader would advise a novice spiritual leader to (1) be a good pattern to (1) not allow his youthfulness or inexperience to interfere, (2) be a good pattern to follow I nthe way you talk, carry on your life, sacrifically love others, trust God, and live purely (sinlessness), (3) devote youself without limits to personal and public reading of Scripture, to exhort and urge others by the Word, and to teaching others the Word (exercising the gift given you), (4) ponder, cultivate, and practice these things (that others see you maturing), and (5) continually review yourself (personality, who you are) and your teaching.

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Spiritual leaders must be careful to avoid associating with or participating in other people's sinful actions.

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Spiritual leaders and churches should pay no attention to fictitous accounts and family trees (which lead to disputes, but) rather than trusting God to adminstrate things.

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Prejudice and partiality have no place in the body of Christ - especially to be avoided by spirutal leaders carrying out their responsibilities.

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Spiritual leaders declare to those they influence, meticulously guard what teaching of God's truth has been entrusted to you and avoid deviating from the truth.

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Spiritual leaders are to (1) lay down a pattern, (2) practice spiritual training, (3) continually teach, (4) and do so with extranuous efforts to (1) help the body of Christ know how to carry on and (2) what doctrines to hold as well as warnings what doctrines to avoid.

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Spiritual leaders are to repeatedly teach and exhort the Christ-followers they influence (1) to consider those (even unbelievers) they work for worth respecting and honoring (2) expressing a good work ethic SO the name of God and the teachings of God may not be blasphemed AND those who work for believers (Christ-followers) (1) to not look down on (take advantage of) them just because they too follow Christ but (2) give them good service because believers and beloved are benefited.

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Spiritual leaders (men of God) have an injunction to flee, shun, and abhore the headstrong or resolute pursuit of riches and many resources - instead focus on hunting down, pursuing and endeavoring for righteousness (doing what God says by faith), godliness (a God-ward mind, reverence, loving fear of God), ongoing trust in God, expressing of God's love, practicing patience (enduring under pressure), and gentleness (meekness, expressing power with reserve and gentleness), and fight (agonize) the good (worthwhile) fight related to the faith-walk of children of God.

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When an elder is accused by two or three witnesses of a sin and found sinning, that elder whould be rebuked (repremanded severely) in the assembly of believers - so as to raise the awareness of holy awe, respect, and fear toward God.

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The body of Christ is to be a prayer force so the society is peaceful so the saving Gospel can be spread with more coming to know Jesus Christ as Savior.

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Spiritual leaders and their churches need strictly warned to not deviate from the sound teaching of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the practice of God's Word.

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Warnings to spiritual leaders and teachers need to come from one whose motive is love (from and for God), a pure heart, clear conscience (no alterior motive), and genuine trust in God.

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If anyone teaches deviations from truth and contrary to what is spiritually healthy - which is the message of Jesus Christ which leads to godliness - that one is (1) puffed up with pride, (2) understands nothing, (3) obsessed with disputes and contraversies - these three resulting in envy, stife, slander, evil suspicions and useless wranglings of men.

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All the time, but more so in a day in which heresies and apostacy abound, a spiritual leader insists to his protégé to "exercise unbroken vigilence" on the teachings of God's Word as has been entrusted to you - avoiding (1) common, empty babling and (2) opposing ideas (falsely named knowledge) BECAUSE some have deviated from "truth faith teaching."

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After charging an up and coming spiritual leader to keep the message of the Gospel clear of error, a mentor exhorts him to be a man of prayer - encouraging him to stir others to all kinds of praying for all people (even leaders in society).

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Spiritual leaders are to keep themselves undefiled from sin (inside and out) or pure.

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Those who are called to be and serve as spiritual leaders among God's people must guard, keep, and preserve this command - Jesus Christ is the KING, the Son of God; keep this word spotlessly until He returns.

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To exhort, urge, or entreat (not chide or harass) is a primary task of those serving as spiritual leaders (influencers).

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Proper superintending and teaching of the Word may well involve exhaustive labor (much effort) in the Word.

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Spiritual leaders are to exhort (holy urging, entreat) not chide or harass those they lead or influence.

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Spiritual leaders must be spiritually training at the same time they are spiritually training those they influence - spending time in God's gymnasium.

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Spiritual leaders are not to exhort (give holy urging, entreaties to) everybody the same way - an older man like a father, a younger man like a brother, an older woman like a mother, and a younger woman like a sister - all with piety (purity) toward God.

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A wise disciple maker will encourage his disciples to ponder (consider, think about it over time, mull it over) his teaching of the revelations God has granted - that in time, God will grant the disciple a fuller grasp or understanding of His truths.

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Developing (up and coming, future) spiritual leaders not only need warned to avoid bad behavior (unbecoming, unChristlike) but encouraged by examples of good behavior (faithful, sacrificial, Christlike) found in faithful men.

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A spiritual leader in a time-period of general apostacy MUST (imperative, injunction) (1) draw empowerment out of the grace of God (verse 1), (2) commit God's Word and teachings to proven men capable of teaching others (verse 2), (3) endure troubles and hardships (verses 3-6), (4) ponder your instructions that God give you a fuller understanding of them (verse 7), (5) remember (time and again) the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the whole of God's Word is not chained (restrained) (verses 8-9), (6) remind the faithful men who will teach others - God is faithful and will keep His Word (verse 14), (7) exert energy to rightly deliver God's Word of truth (verse 15), (8) avoid vain conversations (verses 16-18), (9) depart, flee from sin and immature desires (verses 19-22), and (10) avoid arguments and disputes while focusing on patiently and humbly teaching God's truth.

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Some teachings require or benefit from pondering for a time.

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Don't be ashamed, embarrassed, or offended by the faithful, obedient, suffering servant of Christ, but rather reach out to help him, refresh him, and find ways to 'touch' him as Christ would.

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A spiritual leader, under the Holy Spirit, insists his protégé(s) (disciples) guard carefully by the Holy Spirit (keep alert attention on) the gifts and calling entrusted (assigned for faithful keeping) to them - the Holy Spirit dwells continusly in each believer.

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Those IN CHRIST called and gifted to minister God's Word to others in strengthening up the body of Christ must (1) suffer hardships together with others, (2) stay focus on accomplishing the God-given assignment, (3) endeavor according to the revealed (to you) ways and means (strategies and provisions) given you, (4) work hard and long, and (5) keep yourself strong by taking in God's Word day by day (don't try to feed others what you haven't eaten yourself).

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Even strong-in-Christ spiritual leaders need and want the companionship of faithful-to-Christ disciples or team members.

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Even a faithful, effective spiritual leader (influencer) may experience - in a day of spiritual oppression or an awkward situation (his incareration for obedience to Christ) - a deserting or turning away by those who previously followed him.

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A committed, wise, and older mentor would do well to intercede night and day for his younger protégé(s) with specific, heart-felt petitions AND when led by the Spirit to encourage the protégé(s) by letting them know of his intercesions 'without intervals.'

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A spiritual leader with a deep-heart commitment to his team members - especially proteges - will likely be the one remembering them by name and by specific petitions night and day.

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A spiritual leader spiritually raising up team members and future leaders (1) greatly desires to spend face time with them, (2) is mindful of their challenging experiences and hardships, and (3) engages in sending them sincere words of encouragement which can contribute to a more sound foundation in ministry.

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Those IN CHRIST (especially those struggling with or hesitating to exercise their calling, timid about proceeding) need to more clearly realize the LORD has (1) saved them (completed action) and (2) called them (completed action) to a holy or "set apart for Him" calling based on (1) His own purposes and (2) grace - none of these based on their efforts or works.

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Spiritual leaders also need to receive ministry from those team members or disciples working with them in God's work.

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What do you say or do as a disciple maker or mentor when you see or hear something that leads you to believe one of your best disciples or protégés has started holding back on exercising their God-given spiritual gift(s) (timidity is setting in)? Answer: The spiritual leader (1) prays intensely for the disciple, (2) reminds the disciples of the gifting you so strongly believe is present, (3) enocurage the disciple to put that gift(s) into use in the kingdom, (4) remind the disciple of God's certain supply of God-given ability (power), love, and sound (balanced, controlled) mind available in applying the gift(s) and (5) exhort your disciple to not be ashamed to face sufferings or persecutions due to serving Christ - God will enable you.

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A spiritual leader, under the Holy Spirit, insists his protégé(s) (disciples) continue to hold fast (keep using) the pattern or model (stencil) of sound (absent of corruption, healthy) words (teaching and training) given by him along with their basic and growing faith in God and love for God and others - faith and love sourced IN JESUS CHRIST.

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Some who are ashamed of the faithful life and outcome of a spiritual leader may desert or abandon him when it is convenient to do so.

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Do I know how to recognize a faithful man? Do I know how to commit to others what has been given me? Can I recognize the truths taught me by God (as opposed to earthly, temporary truths) and thus worthy to be entrusted to others? Am I focusing on teaching those who are able to teach others also? Am I consciously depending upon God's gracious supply of strength and empowerment to address this calling of entrusting to faithful men the 'things of God' He has granted to me?

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A disciple maker should realize disciples (even perceptive, good ones) don't capture immediately all he is teaching.

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How meaningful and beneficial for a senior spiritual leader to write an instructional letter to a young, up and coming spiritual leader - meaningful as the senior includes the both of them as recipients of the same salvation, grace, and peace from the LORD above and beneficial as the senior is passing on to the younger a Spirit-taught collection instructing him how the assemblies of believers are to carry on in Christ.

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Spiritual leaders are under an injunction to (1) repeatedly speak about what fits with or matches with those (verses 11-14) things, to (2) exhort, personally instruct or address, and to (3) rebuke - convince with solid compelling evidence, expose - and do so (all three of these points) with every form of authority (all the leverage) possible not letting anyone look down on them (especially of a younger spiritual leader).

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Apostolic or church planting spiritual leaders often work in teams so as to be able to work in more than one location (assembly) at a time.

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A spiritual leader serving in an apostolic role or involved in church planting (contemporary term) exercises the responsibility to guide the assemblies to a correct order of operation - where some order is missing or lacking - and appoint elders in each assembly - both of these exercises involve specific details.

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An effective spiritual leader (1) acknowledges himself as a willingly submissive servant of God, (2) can name his gifting from the LORD, (3) affirms his trust in God as a chosen (by grace) one, (4) acknowledges the Truth, agrees or aligns with godliness - loving fear of God, reverence toward God - (5) lives out of the hope of God's promised eternal (kind of) life - knowing God cannot lie, (6) declares with his proclamation gift God's Gospel message, and (7) functions out of God's expressed will and Word.

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Spiritual leaders make decisions that impact the lives of those who co-labor with them (leadership team).

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Spiritual leaders are not to allow those they teach, encourage, and rebuke to think less of them (depreciate or look down on) by earning their respect.

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Spiritual leaders are under an injunction to repeatedly speak about what fits with or matches with sound, wholesome, spiritually healthy teaching: younger men in Christ (1) to be sober minded, self-controlled or curb passions.

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Spiritual leaders are to set a pattern (example to be imitated of doing good (things, works) as in (1) teaching with integrity (living what you teach), (2) teach with gravity (its heavy, important), (3) teaching with spiritual consistency (not allowing spoilage related to quality or quantity) - the soundness of the teaching validated by a consistent living so accussers have nothing evil or wicked to say of you.

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Spiritual leaders are to constantly affirm or emphasize these things to those who have believed God's Gospel: (1) don't forget to maintain or practice good works (which are advantageous and good for everyone), (2) avoid foolish disputes, (3) avoid genealogies - the blood line that makes the difference is the blood of Christ, (4) avoid contentions and strivings about law-requirements which are contrary to grace, being unprofitable and useless, and (5) reject from the fellowship one who continues to be divisive (even after rebukes and warnings) - such have condemned themselves to this process.

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Spiritual leaders are under an injunction to repeatedly speak what fits with or matches with sound, wholesome, or spiritually healthy teaching: older men in Christ (1) stay sober (abstaining from or rigidly moderate drinking wine), (2) practice self-control, (3) remain solid in the Gospel faith, (4) remain solid in expressing sacrificial love, and (5) remain solid in patience (enduring under pressure) - - - to be continued

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The saving grace of God that brings salvation (first in Jesus Christ) has appeared all over the world teaching - instructing as training up a child - us IN CHRIST to (1) deny or renounce ungodliness (man-centeredness), (2) deny worldly, fleshly lusts and desires, (3) live soberly, balanced thought lives, (4) righteously (obeying God) doing what God says, (5) God-oriented thinking and living in the days in which we live, and (6) anticipating the return of Jesus Christ.

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Spiritual leaders endeavor to see that their team members have what is needed to acomplish their various, assigned tasks.

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Spiritual leaders are under an injunction to put Christ-followers in remembrance (admonish) again and again how to live in a civil and / or secular society: (1) yield, submit to civil order and authorities, (2) do what civil authorities say, (3) continually be prepared to do every kind of good work, (4) do not vilify anyone (speak evil of), (5) be peaceable (non-violent), (6) be gentle - appropriate, equitable, not extremists - and (7) be an example of all kinds of consideration, gentleness, humility to all men.

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Spiritual leaders are under an injunction to repeatedly speak about what fits with or matches with sound, wholesome, spiritually healthy teaching: older women in Christ (1) be reverent in behavior (carrying on with their mind God-ward, (2) not false accusers like Satan, (3) spend little or no time at wine, (4) teachers of good things - reminding the younger women (A) to love their husbands and children, (B) to exercise self-control, (C) to be pure and modest, (D) to work at home (domestically inclined), (E) to be good and kind, (F) to obey their own husbands - all so God's Word will not be blasphemed (defamed or vilified).

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Spiritual leaders are under an injunction to repeatedly speak about what fits or matches with sound, wholesome, spiritually healthy teaching: employees or servants to (1) do what you are told to do, fulfill your responsibilities, (2) do what pleases your employer or master, avoiding a negative or argumentative relationship, (3) not pilfer or embezzel employer or master possessions, (4) show the employer or master fidelity, trustworthiness - these attitudes and actions will adorn, garnish, make more attractive the teachings (words of) of God, our Savior.

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The spiritual leaders have a huge responsibility to impact the lives - attitudes and behaviors - of those in Christ who are under their influence or leadership or oversight.

Today's Message

God is very displeased when spiritual leaders exercise selfish abuse and self-gain over His people.