Fear of the Lord-Pastor David Hoffman

Satan’s greatest weapon is to neutralize the local congregation by encouraging members to question and criticize all levels of leadership so the church will become side tracked, sapping it of the necessary energy to pursue its ministry. Finally, questioning authority can lead to rebellion in a church. Rebellion is rooted in pride and an unwillingness to live humbly before God. Rebellion against all delegated authority, government and spiritual, exposes a heart not yielded before God. The real danger I have seen over the years is that people who sow discord and distrust toward leadership do it with religiosity and a purported concern for the church. I know this because I did everything I could in my early ministry to subvert a pastor’s authority [more about that later in this chapter]. So often people’s criticism of leadership is clothed in religious concerns. For example, “The Spirit of God really wants to move here. If only the pastor would allow us to [you fill in the blank]. We need to pray for our pastor so that he hears the Spirit of God.” Are you a Christian authorlooking for a quality publisher that offers over 25 years of experience and expertise? Have you written a book and want to start the publishing process? CSN Books offers quality publishing services including: editing , cover design , printing , and distribution. Check out csnbooks.com for more information and download their FREE Ebook, "Before You Publish." Learn what you need to know before choosing a publisher. We can be searched under Christian publishers or CSN Books.