It happened one Sunday morning in the church I was pastoring after praying at the close of the service.

I had a growing conviction that the Holy Spirit who had been present in our worship service didn’t depart after the closing prayer was prayed. Too often the spirit of the worship service can be easily lost and replaced by an atmosphere where the conversations after the service are often dominated by trivial pursuits.

At the close of the service that Sunday I continued, “I invite you all to stay after the church service for the MEETING AFTER THE MEETING. I have good news for you! The Holy Spirit is …

It was Christmas Eve, 1910. General William Booth, the founder of the Salvation Army was bedridden and near the end of his life and it was impossible for him to attend the Army’s annual convention. It was suggested that the General send a telegram to be read at the opening of the convention to the many Salvation Army soldiers as an encouragement for their long hours of labour serving others.
Funds were limited, and telegrams were charged by the word. General Booth decided to send a one-word message. It had to be one word that would summarise his life, the mission of the army and encourage the soldiers to continue …

“Show me your vision and I will prophesy your future.”  David Yonggi Cho

VISION IS COMPROMISED WHEN………..

1. leadership positions are not given to people with vision
   “In the absence of great dreams, pettiness prevails.” Robert Fritz
2. leaders are trained to be maintenance oriented rather than vision/mission oriented.
3. the majority choose to stay with the status quo.
   “We live in a world where the majority dictate the rules and the majority are usually wrong.” Arnold Toynbee
   Leaders have a healthy dissatisfaction with the status quo.

PRINCIPLES OF VISION FROM THE LIFE OF A GIANT SLAYER      1Samuel 17

THE SETTING

“Now the Philistines gathered their forces for war and assembled at Socoh …