Changed in His Presence - Sam Hinn
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Worship First, Then Serve<br />
Those who are serv<strong>in</strong>g under their pastor<br />
need to pray to catch the spirit and vision of<br />
their pastor. I learned firsthand the importance<br />
of faithfully serv<strong>in</strong>g the pastor, and as a result,<br />
God has entrusted me with a m<strong>in</strong>istry.<br />
If you desire to be used by God, you need to<br />
know it's not right to try to build on another<br />
man's foundation. As God places you <strong>in</strong> another<br />
person's m<strong>in</strong>istry to serve, do not start plann<strong>in</strong>g<br />
your future. Your future is <strong>in</strong> the hands of God.<br />
If you will serve faithfully that man or woman of<br />
God, God will be the one to ano<strong>in</strong>t you and give<br />
you a m<strong>in</strong>istry. But He will do it <strong>in</strong> <strong>His</strong> time<br />
when He knows you are ready.<br />
When those serv<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> a m<strong>in</strong>istry have not<br />
caught the vision and spirit of the pastor, they<br />
sometimes th<strong>in</strong>k the ano<strong>in</strong>t<strong>in</strong>g of God is on them<br />
as much as on the pastor. They th<strong>in</strong>k their<br />
ano<strong>in</strong>t<strong>in</strong>g is the same as their pastor's ano<strong>in</strong>t<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
That k<strong>in</strong>d of person views his service as a<br />
stepp<strong>in</strong>g stone for personal goals.<br />
God does not make leaders. He makes<br />
servants who become leaders. My prayer is for a<br />
jo<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g between the pastors and the leadership<br />
of the Church. There has been too much<br />
bloodshed <strong>in</strong> the Body of Christ. Men and women<br />
are called to one place and then leave and start<br />
their own work because they cannot get along<br />
with the pastor. Too many churches have split<br />
because some have not understood the ano<strong>in</strong>t<strong>in</strong>g<br />
of God and what it means to serve.<br />
This is not meant to put anyone down, but to<br />
help you understand the ano<strong>in</strong>t<strong>in</strong>g of God builds<br />
and doesn't divide. The ano<strong>in</strong>t<strong>in</strong>g of the Spirit<br />
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