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“Leadership Imperatives”Spiritual Checkup
ADETOKUNBO UCHECHI OBAYAN
The Challenge
YouthLet no one
despise or think less of you because of your youth,
The fearful situation
29 And now, Lord, observe their threats
Checkup No1: Do you know God
Jer 9:23 Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches:
Jer 9:24 But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the LORD which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the LORD.
Checkup no2: Who is Lord
Contradiction Act 10:13 And there
came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill, and eat.
Act 10:14 But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean.
Not SoLord
Checkup no3: Your lifestyle
but be an example (pattern) for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, and in purity
Speechconduct,love,faith, in purity
Checkup No4: The Holy Spirit
Act 19:2 He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost.
Checkup no 5: Do you hear God
Rom 8:14 And all those who are guided by the Spirit of God are sons of God.
Evidence and availability of sonship
CheckUp No 6: Your Gift
14 Do not neglect the gift which is in you, [that special inward endowment] which was directly imparted to you [by the Holy Spirit] by prophetic utterance when the elders laid their hands upon you [at your ordination].
1Co 12:1 Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant.
God’s contribution
20 Now to Him Who, by (in consequence of) the [action of His] power that is at work within us, is able to [carry out His purpose and] do superabundantly, far over and above all that we [dare] ask or think [infinitely beyond our highest prayers, desires, thoughts, hopes, or dreams]--
Finally31 And when they had prayed,
the place in which they were assembled was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they continued to speak the Word of God with freedom and boldness and courage.
Let Us PRAY