A Christian Leader must have:
1. Humility:
"Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil." (1 Timothy 3:6)
Today worship leaders who are very immature become very proud of their talents failing to realize that "every good gift comes from the Father". They tend to be the stumbling block to the coming of His kingdom. 'The LORD stands against the pride'"Behold, I am against thee, O thou most proud, saith the Lord GOD of hosts: for thy day is come, the time that I will visit thee." (Jeremiah 50:31)
2. Patience:
"Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;" (1 Timothy 3:3)
Again today's leaders are led by greed and satisfy their comforts with luxury. Still more some are short-tempered with foul tongue speaking with bad words and praising God with the same tongue (James 3:10). Be patient with everyone and never judge anyone for we must be like Christ who was patient to the cross bearing the shame and pain for the sinners. How much more patient we ought to be who are called to carry our cross? Covetous of a person of his talents or his persona or anything will make you a slave to the devil for he sinned by coveting God. So if you covet you are a child of the devil.
3. Pure conscience:
"Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience." (1 Timothy 3:9)
Faith is not strong in the present leaders. They carry the Bibles and sing songs but have an emptiness that corrodes the very foundation of a Christian life. The daily confession and renewal in the spirit is replaced by contented life that they are holy enough or that they cant be holy more than the current state. This gives a distance from God as He needs us to come forward to confess to Him. Leaders nowadays want people to come to them rather than to God. This is not to be. Leaders are given by God to lead them to God and not the other way around. Once a sheep hears the voice of its creator the sheep belongs to Him and not to the shepherd for He is the Good Shepherd and the Perfect Father. A pure conscience is needed for every leader to understand that his work is to push people up and to be below them for Jesus made Himself an example to His disciples that He came to serve not to be served.
1. Humility:
"Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil." (1 Timothy 3:6)
Today worship leaders who are very immature become very proud of their talents failing to realize that "every good gift comes from the Father". They tend to be the stumbling block to the coming of His kingdom. 'The LORD stands against the pride'"Behold, I am against thee, O thou most proud, saith the Lord GOD of hosts: for thy day is come, the time that I will visit thee." (Jeremiah 50:31)
2. Patience:
"Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;" (1 Timothy 3:3)
Again today's leaders are led by greed and satisfy their comforts with luxury. Still more some are short-tempered with foul tongue speaking with bad words and praising God with the same tongue (James 3:10). Be patient with everyone and never judge anyone for we must be like Christ who was patient to the cross bearing the shame and pain for the sinners. How much more patient we ought to be who are called to carry our cross? Covetous of a person of his talents or his persona or anything will make you a slave to the devil for he sinned by coveting God. So if you covet you are a child of the devil.
3. Pure conscience:
"Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience." (1 Timothy 3:9)
Faith is not strong in the present leaders. They carry the Bibles and sing songs but have an emptiness that corrodes the very foundation of a Christian life. The daily confession and renewal in the spirit is replaced by contented life that they are holy enough or that they cant be holy more than the current state. This gives a distance from God as He needs us to come forward to confess to Him. Leaders nowadays want people to come to them rather than to God. This is not to be. Leaders are given by God to lead them to God and not the other way around. Once a sheep hears the voice of its creator the sheep belongs to Him and not to the shepherd for He is the Good Shepherd and the Perfect Father. A pure conscience is needed for every leader to understand that his work is to push people up and to be below them for Jesus made Himself an example to His disciples that He came to serve not to be served.
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