As the Lord reviled this message to me for this time back in November I ask where is the scripture for Gods guidance of the Spiritual leader- He revealed unto me Paul. Everyone here I presume knows Paul-s dedication to the service of our God and Jesus Christ. I very well expect that you know of Paul-s troubles as well. Do you know what kept Paul going strong- What is Spiritual leadership do we know- What are the bounds of spiritual leadership- Who are the spiritual leaders- If you take the constitution and bylaws of Natmoore Baptist Church in your hand what do you have- Why does it exist- Well the constitution and bylaws set forth by the church are a set of rules, man-s rules mind you. I will say right now even so with all of this I am about to say man-s rules do have a place, at least were they do not act contrary to Gods word. See man needs rules and as I have had to point out many times this past year we can barely get man to agree to follow The Bible the Holy Scriptures, God-s rules. With this fact how do you expect to get them to follow man-s rules- But man wants to hold man to his own rule far more often than to Gods rule. This because of man-s desire and affection for control which we will examine more later. As for the Spiritual leader of the church there lies a great responsibility a responsibility that many do not understand. How can a spiritual leader be effective- How can a spiritual leader produce a genuine and lasting impression to Gods glory upon the Church- Today leadership is a much needed commodity and yet for those of you who are sports fans the coach, the leader of your favorite ball team is the one who often gets the axe when the