Becoming a Leader after God's Heart: A Study of 1 and 2 Samuel and 1 Chronicles (Spirit-Filled Life Bible Study Guides)
Overview
In this study you will meet three influential leaders with lessons for today. Learn from Samuel how to keep your heart tuned to God's voice. Watch Saul and promise yourself that you will never try to make things happen without God and discover, with David, the spiritual riches of pursuing God with your whole heart.
Top Highlights
“One of the most precious gifts God has given us is His Word, the Bible. Wrapped in the glory and sacrifice of His Son and delivered by the power and ministry of His Spirit, it is a treasured gift—the gift that keeps on giving, because the Giver it reveals is inexhaustible in His love and grace.” (source)
“Israel had rushed God to give them a king before He planned to.” (source)
“Once a leader starts giving in to pressure, his judgment will be impaired. Saul began with simple impatience. He had a task to do and waiting for God’s schedule seemed to complicate his leadership.” (source)
“Philistines oppressed Israel severely for twenty years, God elevated Samuel to the position of judge over His people.” (source)
“the absence of the Spirit of God, men are vulnerable to evil spirits” (source)
- Title: Becoming a Leader after God's Heart: A Study of 1 and 2 Samuel and 1 Chronicles
- Author: Jack W. Hayford
- Series: Spirit-Filled Life Bible Study Guides
- Publisher: Thomas Nelson
- Print Publication Date: 1997
- Logos Release Date: 2001
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subject: Bible › Study and teaching
- ISBNs: 9781418502683, 1418502685
- Resource ID: LLS:53.10.23
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-28T20:29:45Z
Jack Williams Hayford (born June 25, 1934) is a prolific and best-selling writer. He has authored or co-authored more than 100 books and composed 600 hymns and choruses—including the internationally known and widely recorded “Majesty.” Dr. Hayford is a graduate of L.I.F.E. Bible College (now Life Pacific College) and Azusa Pacific University.
Described by Christianity Today magazine as “The Pentecostal Gold Standard,” Hayford served as founding pastor of one of the largest churches in southern California, The First Foursquare Church of Van Nuys, California (now known as The Church on the Way). Hayford also founded the King’s University in Los Angeles, where he currently serves as Chancellor, and from 2004 to 2009 Hayford also served as president of The International Church of the Foursquare Gospel.
“Pastor Jack” is the author of several popular titles including Hayford’s Bible Handbook, Prayer is Invading the Impossible, and Appointed to Leadership. He was the general editor of Spirit-Filled Life Study Bible.
Hayford and his wife, Anna, have four children, eleven grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
