Changed in His Presence - Sam Hinn

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