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jESuS THE ULTIMATE OL0GY
can gi,·e me that will help me to be a blessing and a help to God's people. Is there anything in particular I can do to edify God's people and be good for the kingdom? I don' t want to be out there preaching for nothing, you know, without any results; so what is the main thing that a minister should do?" At that point I thought Gus Hogan would tell me some of the usual things that I already knew. I already knew that I should fast and pray. I already knew that praying on my knees was a good posture to take. I already knew that Wednesday was the day to fast. So, since I had all of that
figured out, I was very ready to hear something deep. I just knew he was going to tell me to increase my prayer time to two hours a day and study the Bible for four hours. I thought that I had it all figured out. :Maybe a three day fast at least once a month along with a few non-stop fasting sessions during the week. I wouldn't have been surprised if he had told me to go down to the lake, hang my toes over the water and meditate.
But just as soon as I asked the question, the answer jumped out of his mouth! In fact, he answered so fast it scared me. What he said wasn't deep, but it was profound, and very effective: Gus Hogan just looked at me and said, 'The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing. "
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