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Acts 20:28

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KJV ORIGINAL

Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.

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So pay attention to yourselves and everyone you're leading — the Holy Spirit put you in charge of them. Your job is to take care of God's church, the one he bought with his own blood.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Leadership isn't about power, it's about caring for people God literally died for.

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But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy snuck in and planted weeds right in the middle of the good wheat, then disappeared.

Everything they do is just for show — to get people's attention and approval. They make their prayer boxes extra big and obvious, and wear religious symbols that are way too flashy, all so everyone will notice how 'holy' they are.

When you pray, don't be like those fake people who love to pray out loud in churches and on street corners just so everyone can see how spiritual they are. I'm telling you the truth — getting people's attention is all the reward they're gonna get.

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