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# These Are the Things
- URL: https://www.dashhouse.com/20111018these-are-the-things-html/
- Published: 2011-10-18T14:44:09.000Z
- Updated: 2022-08-15T15:29:47.000Z
- Author: Darryl Dash
- Tags: Blog, pastoring, #DashHouseCom, #wp

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on what matters most in ministry:

> What is the chief thing? I say, none of these mechanics except a bare minimum. What matters? The chief thing is the love of God, the love of souls, a knowledge of the Truth, and the Holy Spirit within you. These are the things that make the preacher … That is the big thing. The other things can be helpful; but keep them in their right place, and never allow them to usurp any other position.

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