by Overseer Prophet Daniel Powell Sr.
Overseer Prophet Daniel Powell Sr. author of How to Live as Citizens of Heaven is doing a Special Series on Leadership for all Leaders and upcoming Leaders.
You have to be taught how to lead.
It is already in us, but we have to tap into that grace and anointing.
There are some leaders that will always be remembered because of the legacy they left behind.
Two things Great Leaders have in common are: 1. Knowing how to cope in spite of setbacks or barriers. That means a God-given anointing leader knows how to cope with setbacks or barriers. Examples are David, Noah, and Mosses, they had a lot of setbacks, but it did not destroy them. 2. Transparency means being transparent, being open and vulnerable. A God-given leader establishes themselves as honest. They are also a credible person in the eyes of others. A lot of leaders don’t like to be transparent about their past, and they feel ashamed. A leader cannot say one thing and then do something else/different. We cannot counsel people who God is not with them. They will never see victory, and as born again believers, we can never receive counsel from a sinner because they do not have God with which would result in us not having the victory. (Exodus 18:15-21) As a leader, sometimes people won't receive the teachings (about Christ). It is something that people have to see. So people will see Christ by how we walk (live) and work. Sometimes man (humans) have to see. As a leader, if we teach something, the people have to see it also, because if it does not show the people how we live our lives, it will cause the people not to receive it. Leaders should walk and work. In a good leader, the people should see Christ, not a perfect person but not a pride, anger, malice, lust, and disobedience. Able men have the power of God and the skill of wisdom to lead. Able men are defined as having strength, having efficiency, and having wealth. A leader should be financially stable. Fearing God or having the fear of the Lord means showing reverence. Reverence means showing deep affection, love, respect, or honor for the Lord and ready obedience. That means whatever God says to do, I’m ready to do. Proverbs 8:13 The fear of the Lord is to hate evil, pride, arrogance, the evil way, and the perverse mouth. God hates a perverse mouth; that's why He said not to take away or add to His word. A perverse mouth also means to twist or to say the opposite of what God said. God also hates the spirit of misbehaving/misbehavior. A leader should not have this spirit. They should know how to carry themselves. Wisdom is tied directly to the fear of the Lord. Coming to wisdom requires coming to God, and coming to God means turning away from ALL that God hates.
To fear God is to RESPECT God, and it is also submission. Submission is missing from leadership. A leader should have wisdom. The fear of God comes first then wisdom. The wisdom of God brings wealth. Not worldly wisdom or our own wisdom. “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge...” (Proverbs 1:7) Four things you should know:
1. The fear of the Lord is the most basic ingredient in wisdom
2. All wisdom depends on the knowledge of God and the submission to His will. 3. To know something but not to know, God’s wisdom is useless in God’s will. Man’s knowledge is useless in the will of God. When we operate in man’s knowledge and wisdom, we are not in God's will, and we have to know how God’s will works. 4. Fools have rejected the fear of God, but fools despise wisdom and instruction 5. Not fearing God is the same as rejecting wisdom outright. John 17:3 — Eternal life is when we know God Jehovah, and the only way to approach God is with reverence and fear. Our message or teaching is not what leads the people; it is our life that does. We will feel the effects of God's wisdom, or we will feel the effects of our foolishness, and we will never be able to escape that. Scripture Readings:
Exodus 18:15-21
Proverbs 8:13
Proverbs 1:7
John 17:3
Proverbs 9:10
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About Us
Heaven to Earth Worship Center, Tampa Florida was founded in 2016 and has grown tremendously in these last four years of being open. Moving steadily and forwardly under the leadership of Overseer Prophet Daniel Powell Sr. and his wife Prophetess Esther Powell. Our church has done so much for Tampa, Florida. From our Annual Huge Back to School Giveaway Events, Feeding Tampa Bay Food Giveaways, Holiday Giveaways, and Vacation Bible School. We have a Food Pantry open for the community. We have a Women’s Outreach Ministry, Youth Ministry, HEWC Feed The Hungry Ministry, Hospitality Ministry and more. HEWC has had two recent marriages within the last year. The Lord has ordained 12 licensed ministers in our ministry. And in just three years, the Lord has blessed over 10 members (and counting) with brand new vehicles. We receive countless emails and text messages of testimonies of prophecies coming to past. Our Overseers and Coverings are blessed to be under the Head Apostle Kathy Kinchen. This Ministry has prospered in so many ways, and we have much more in store!
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