1) A Leader is One Who Gives First

What kind of person is a leader? He is one who is supposed to give. He is not supposed to receive. In giving, he should not give the same things all the time. He must give new things. Isn't giving sermons difficult? The Principle lectures can be given according to how they're laid out, but giving sermons is difficult. The reason is that the same things cannot be given again. Isn't this so? You cannot give the same things. Just as parents must be selective in giving children a variety of good things to eat, the same things must not be given again.

When you have nothing to give, you should receive it from God. You are to provide the members with the things that you have received from God. Isn't this true? Consulting God about it and...Eventually, you are to represent God. Even as you pray, you will be moved by your own prayer. When you pray in that realm, the whole audience will be captured before God and will experience strongly that God is the source of the motive power of life. When people experience this, they will realize that they need God absolutely. In order to tie these things together to fascinate the audience, prayer is absolutely needed.

Those great historical figures, those who are recorded in history as great are not great scholars. Great people are those who are starving for the heart of faith. When you enter the realm where you become completely engulfed in joy as your heart of faith is filled up, the audience will be captured by that.

You should be giving, but in order to give, you need to be supplied; where do you get supplied from? You can be rejuvenated at the headquarters by listening to my sermon, but when you are far away and alone you have to build a road of supply through which you can receive from God. In order to do that, you have to nurture your capabilities. When you set out to go somewhere, you are not traveling alone. You must receive a revelation. You must go while attending God, True Parents, father and mother with the belief that the world is going to be judged by you. You should think that events that you are facing will have a major impact on the providence of God, and wherever you go, you should act as the shield of judgment. If you visit three times and make a substantial contribution in that place, this will become the occasion for you to enter the realm in which you can naturally sense that God goes when you go and He comes when you come. When this is achieved, wherever you are there will be progress. (46-299)