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For Ps. David the spirit of faith is ‘the highest spirit that you ca

church’. It is ‘everything’ to a leader, and without its foundatio

in our lives we will not have the creativity, clear thinking, nor th

of character that we need to lead our lives well. In fact, to P

measure of faith in a leaders heart IS their measure of s

confidence; the substance that they have in God, a substan

MUST give themselves to growing.

(On Mark 9, 27 October 2012). (Leadership, 27 January 2014) (Faith, 6 December 201

Spirit, 8 February 2011) (Journey to Believing, 19 August 2014)


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As such, in his view, leaders need to practice the discipline of

themselves when faced with persecution and pressure, ther

themselves out of reactions of ‘smallness’ into the responses

necessary to overcome. According to Ps. David, growing in thones faith is crucial to the Ministry Leaders longevity, and is

cultivated much the same as that of physical growth – throug

Word], drinking [the Spirit], and exercising [through prayer and

For Christian leaders to endure under trial, Ps. David argues,

despise anything that causes them to be weakened in their build sufficient courage to speak back to the things that attem

to us.

(Building our Believing, 30 August 2011).

(Encouragement, 11 October 2011) (On Acts 6, 8 November 2011).

(Preaching, 27 March 2012).


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In Ps. David’s view, THE MOST IMPORTANT quality that the min

must intentionally build (Jude 1:20), is a spirit of faith. For it is

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That is the substance of what we hope for and the evidence do not [yet physically] see (Heb 11:3)

• That attracts the pleasure and reward of God into our life and

(Heb 11:6)

• That enables Jesus to do miracles in and through us (Matt 9:

13:58)• That keeps our conversation around Kingdom purposes (Ma

• That casts the mountains of the our impossibility into the sea

Matt 21:21)


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• That Jesus championed, looked for, worked with, and

seeking in the our life and ministry on his return (Luke 18:8)

• That strengthens the church (Acts 16:5) (Col 2:7)

• That increases credibility and influence (Rom 1:8) (1 Thess

• That empowers us to stand firm (2 Cor 1:24)• That unifies God’s people (Eph 4:13)

• That acts as the our shield (Eph 6:16) with which they can e

all the flaming arrows of the evil one.

• That gives us endurance in persecutions and trials (2 Thess

• By which we advance God’s work (1 Tim 1:4)

• By which we fight the good fight (1 Tim 6:12)

• By which we inherits what has been promised, patiently (He


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• That enables us to walk like Scripture’s Ancient Heroes

who conquered kingdoms, administered justice, gained w

promised; and shut the mouths of lions (11:33)• That is the quality of the Ministry Leader’s life that disc

instructed to imitate (Heb 13:7)

• That inspires our actions (James 2:18)

• That shields us with God’s power (1 Peter 1:5)

• That overcomes the world (1 John 5:4)


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