Teresa Hampton Quotes

#1. Prayer is a leader's best friend. Prayer gives her the best offensive strategy in doing the will of God. Prayer should be part of every moment of her life.

Teresa Hampton

#2. Remember that any functioning communication, and communication is a two-street; it requires my listening and my speaking. Our relationship with the Lord is no different. It requires my listening to God through a study of His word, and my speaking to God through diligent prayer.

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#3. A person has to have a target, a goal, a mission statement, a dream, a vision of what she/he wants to accomplish, or nothing lasting will be realized.

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#4. For a few moments, please consider with me the lives of Moses, David, and some New Testament examples as well. I truly believe we can and should learn from their experiences which God has so lovingly guarded and preserved through the ages for our benefit (1 Corinthians 10:1-5)

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#5. Know the strength of the followers and tap into their energy. Get others involved. Trust them to do their best. Finally, don't forget to praise the workers.

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#6. Jesus wanted the twelve leaders to remember the example He left just hours before crucifixion. He wanted them to understand that the servant spirit is critical to the development of spiritual leaders.

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#7. I periodically remind myself that i can learn useful things from people half my age and from people twice my age.

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#8. But as much as we like the familiar, as leaders we must be willing to learn, and learning many times requires stretching, growing, and becoming a bit uncomfortable in the process.

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#9. Remember the power is not in the leader of the group, but in the Creator of the universe.

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#10. Leaders today would do well to model the heart of the second king of Israel, one who did not seek his own will, one who readily confessed sin and shortcomings, and one who allowed God to mold him into a powerful influence. David had a willing heart and willing hands, and he was willing to lead!

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#11. We see through the inspired pages that Jesus often stopped His very important, very urgent work, the work He was sent to do, in order to commune with His Father. It appears prayer was as vital to the Son of God as breathing air.

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#12. Jesus's parables and the remarkable lives of Moses and Gideon reveal that God chose imperfect, sometimes flawed individuals to do marvelous works to His glory.

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#13. One of the first steps toward successful leadership in the human realm is asking ourselves this question, "When people draw near us, do they recognize that we know God?

Teresa Hampton