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Leadership: What God Looks For In His Leaders
Contributed by Raymond Petzholt on Mar 25, 2004 (message contributor)
When God was looking for a leader for His people He required “a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfill all my will” (Acts 13:22; I Sam. 13:14; Why? - Amos 3:3). “Man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart” (I Sam. 16:7).
As God was searching the hearts of all Israel what did He find in the heart of David that distinguished him from everyone else? Read Ps. 119:11. "Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee" (Compare Prov. 4:20-22; 22:17-19)
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Zig Ziglar Says He Looked Into A Mirror One Day ... PRO
Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Oct 13, 2004
Zig Ziglar says he looked into a mirror one day & realized he needed to lose a lot of weight. He really wanted to get in shape. As an incentive, he put a picture of a thin man on the refrigerator door. There are all kinds of gimmicks offered as motivators to dieting. You can purchase sound tracks ...read more
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Marshall Hayden Wrote An Article A Few Years Ago ...
Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Oct 13, 2004
Marshall Hayden wrote an article a few years ago entitled, "Would Every Non-Hurter Please Stand Up?" He pointed out that people come to church wearing their best clothes & their best smiles. Everybody looks happy, so we assume everything is okay. But he suggests that we need to look beyond the ...read more
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G. Drs. Minirth & Meyer Have Written A Book ... PRO
Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Oct 13, 2004
g. Drs. Minirth & Meyer have written a book about overcoming depression entitled "Happiness Is a Choice." They wrote, "As psychiatrists, we cringe whenever Christian patients use the words, `I can’t’ & `I’ve tried.’ Any good psychiatrist knows that `I can’t’ & `I’ve tried’ are merely lame excuses. ...read more
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In A Cemetery In Hanover, Germany, Is A Grave On ... PRO
Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Oct 13, 2004
In a cemetery in Hanover, Germany, is a grave on which were placed huge slabs of granite and marble cemented together and fastened with heavy steel clasps. It belongs to a woman who did not believe in the resurrection of the dead. Yet strangely, she directed in her will that her grave be made so ...read more
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A Methodist Minister Was Continually Bragging ... PRO
Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Oct 13, 2004
• A Methodist minister was continually bragging to his Baptist minister friends about the greatness of his church. No matter what they said, he always found a way to claim that the Methodists were better. Eventually his friends got tired of this, and decided to play a prank on the Methodist. One ...read more
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