Within this message was much for leaders of all levels.
Bill recognises that the church can’t simply stay where it is, there has to be a desire to move to the next point of the journey that God is calling His church too.
Some, within the church may feel that things are going well, God is being glorified, and not what to move on.
• A thought for the church to ponder, “What is the cost of staying where we are”?
* Adam Hamilton spoke about “leaders falling”! A very difficult subject to cover and one that Adam did very well in his message.
I want to share the • 5 Steps to “Resisting Temptation” that Adam spoke of:
1. Remember who you are: A father, a husband, a child of God.
2. Recognize the consequences of your actions:
“Will I feel better or worse after this?”
“Will it make you feel more of a sense of freedom or more one of shame?”
“Who will be hurt by my actions?”
Think about the worst possible outcome….
3. Rededicate yourself to God:
Stop, Drop to your knees, and pray whenever you feel temptation – doing so is like taking a cold shower.
4. Review struggle to a trusted friend: By telling the secret to another, it lessens its hold/power over you.
5. Remove yourself from the situation.
The above steps need to be applied by all; I’m sure you would agree!
* Bishop T D Jakes closed the conference and was a surprise gem for me. I’ve never heard him speak before.
I’ll close with this last thought From the Bishop, specifically for leaders:
“As leaders we need to gain out direction from God and then feed that through to the church; in doing so we MUST guard against diluting or polluting Gods direction”!
