Quotes About Leadership

So Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians and was powerful in speech and action.

When Moses was forty years old, he decided to visit his brothers, the children of Israel.

And when he saw one of them being mistreated, Moses went to his defense and avenged him by striking down the Egyptian who was oppressing him.

But the man who was abusing his neighbor pushed Moses aside and said, ëWho made you ruler and judge over us?

This Moses, whom they had rejected with the words, ëWho made you ruler and judge?í is the one whom God sent to be their ruler and redeemer through the angel who appeared to him in the bush.

He led them out and performed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, at the Red Sea, and for forty years in the wilderness.

This is the same Moses who told the Israelites, ëGod will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers.í

They said to Aaron, ëMake us gods who will go before us! As for this Moses who led us out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has happened to him.í

At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion in what was called the Italian Regiment.

But Peter helped him up. “Stand up,” he said, “I am only a man myself.”

When news of this reached the ears of the church in Jerusalem, they sent Barnabas to Antioch.

Barnabas was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and faith, and a great number of people were brought to the Lord.

Then Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul,

This they did, sending their gifts to the elders with Barnabas and Saul.

He had James, the brother of John, put to death with the sword.

Peter motioned with his hand for silence, and he described how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. “Send word to James and to the brothers,” he said, and he left for another place.

Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch), and Saul.

While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”

And after they had fasted and prayed, they laid their hands on them and sent them off.

After the reading from the Law and the Prophets, the synagogue leaders sent word to them: “Brothers, if you have a word of encouragement for the people, please speak.”

The God of the people of Israel chose our fathers. He made them into a great people during their stay in Egypt, and with an uplifted arm He led them out of that land.

All this took about 450 years. After this, God gave them judges until the time of Samuel the prophet.

Then the people asked for a king, and God gave them forty years under Saul son of Kish, from the tribe of Benjamin.

After removing Saul, He raised up David as their king and testified about him: ëI have found David son of Jesse a man after My own heart; he will carry out My will in its entirety.í