2. Fear of the Lord Prov.

1:7 It is expressed in the following ways: - Love for God - Conduct, Life and Habits - Communication - Word Levels - Honor and Reverence for the things that pertain to God CHARACTER OF A LEADER (Psalm 119:11) - Xter is who one is - Integrity is the symphony of the public life and a private life - Honesty is saying and doing things as they are - A Leader shud have a life based on the Word; He's not a hypocrite - A Leader is not a liar - A Leader is dependable - A Leader works on their xter daily - A Leader is holy (thoughts, acts) - A Leader shud be attractive to the people - A Leader is humble and not proud - A Leader knows his place - A Leader is submissive - A Leader has a teachable heart ; A leader shud knw smethng abt evrythng, nt evrythng abt smethng, so therz room for learning - A Leader respects: Authority, Anointing, People, Leaders - A Leader is kind - A Leader has the Fruit of the Spirit AMBITIONS OF A LEADER - a man shud always pursue his ambitions, but when ambition pushes the man too much, it kills him - A Leader shud be a realistic dreamer - A leader is a goal getter; achiever - A Leader is content with wher they are, coz they are moving - A Leader is not stagnant; he's dangerous to the people he leads - A Leader shud go through process - A Leader shud not think of himself too highly - A Leader shud not be too ambitious - A Leader shud not desire wat they are not willing to create room for - A Leader sees a system, not as a stumbling block, but as a stepping stone KNOWLEDGEABLE - A Leader who's ignorant says study is wearisome to the flesh (1 Thes4:11; 2Tim2:15) - Leadership without information perishes - A Leader without info is dangerous - A Leader without an appetite for info is dangerous - A Leader without sufficient study, is active in wrong things

- A Leader without info is a shame - A Leader without info cannot do business - A good Leader shud study - A good Leader is adequately informed - A good Leader is a good Reader; Exposed - A Leader is moulded by information - A good Leader is a good appropriator of information - As long as you have information and you dont do anything about it, you are useless - How far you will go in yo calling, will be determined by the amount of revelation and information you have gathered and appropriated. - Calling is no excuse for ignorance - Information is not equal to anointing - Spirituality is no excuse for ignorance - Successful ministers are musters of information - Experts in anything have more information in that area of expertise - Its not what you do that makes you prominent, its what you know - It is yo understanding that makes you outstanding LEADERS OF DISCERNMENT - A Leader shud be able to DISCERN: -Atiitude, -Motive, -Sincerity, -Spirits - People are complicated - Never take people at face value - Loyalty is earned - People are different; Everyone is unique in their own right - Love everyone, but dont take them for granted