Thursday, March 12, 2009

Pastor Paul's Top 10 Lessons Learned in 5 yrs. of Senior Pastoring

I sat down today and typed this up in, seriously less than 10 minutes...
I've been dealing with some stuff lately that has made me a little introspective and honestly a little frustrated...
So, I need some feedback, tell me what you think?


Pastor Paul’s Top 10 lessons learned in 5 years of senior pastoring:
1. Thou shalt not be the messiah.
Simply take them to Jesus…
2. Thou shalt not assume the worst.
Assume the best and lovingly confront the rest…
3. Thou shalt not defend thyself.
Let God be your defense and shield…
4. Thou shalt not think every thought you think.
“Replacement theology,” replace that negative thought with something positive…
5. Thou shalt not put the church before the family.
In God’s Divine Order, family comes first…
6. Thou shalt not “vent”.
When tempted to gossip, pray instead…
7. Thou shalt not violate boundaries.
NO IS an acceptable answer…
8. Thou shalt not “react”.
“Pause for Power”, instead choose to “respond”…
9. Thou shalt live on the “divine level”.
Satanic level: returning evil for good,
Human level: returning evil for evil,
Divine level: returning good for evil…
10. Thou shalt shut up.
The world will remain lost as long as the church keeps shoving things down their throat; Acts of Kindness lead to repentance; “Everywhere preach the gospel and if necessary use words”…
Oh and I forgot: Thou Shalt Not give your joy away. The Joy of the Lord cannot be taken away; it has to be given away...
Oh and...

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

good job pastor!!! opened my eyes to things i never really thought about.

Unknown said...

Pastor Paul,
your top ten lessons are awsome.
And also very true.
Im going to try to live by these lessons.
Thank You for all you do!!!!
Jill Short