You Have Not Many Fathers, Study Guide

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Summary: Learn How To Trust Your Leadership
Review: Dr. Hanby has been teaching the importance of coming into spiritual alignment for many years but Craig finally got him to put it into writing. Thanks Craig. Here is what I learned: God loves the local church. He has Pastors who are trying their best, but like the rest of us, are flawed.

When the local church leaders and members can learn to bless their pastoral leadership instead of sniping at them and criticizing their decisions, the church prospers. When you can get to the point of trusting your Pastor you will remove the filter from your relationship. You will stop questioning whether you should or should not do the things the Pastor asks you. Trust God that He placed a spiritual covering over your life that is there to protect you and help you grow in Christ. Your Pastor is not perfect. Pastors make mistakes, but our abililty to love and serve the person in spite of their flaws is why "the gates of hell will not prevail against the church".

This book is not a "quick read". You will need to be serious about your study time - but it's well worth it!

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Summary: This is a life-changing book!
Review: Dr. Mark Hanby is a true Prophet. For those who are tired of "churchianity" and religion as usual this is the book. Any book or tape by Dr. Hanby will transform your life because he answers through the Word what you have not been able to express but felt inside. You Have Not Many Fathers shows the true order of God and how we are supposed to impart to the next generation as well as "honor" those who have imparted the gift of God to us. My husband and I saw Dr. Hanby at a T.D. Jakes Pastor's Conference in 1998. Some of the very words that Dr. Hanby spoke about Church order and the "Now" move of God are now being talked about in the church world today. At the time we first heard his words, they sounded so revolutionary. Dr. Hanby, being a true trumpet is ahead of his time.

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Summary: You have Not Many Fathers
Review: God has used Dr. Mark Hanby, to bring to our generation a powerful word on the order of the kingdom of God. Dr. Hanby goes where few are realling in this powerful revelaion on the inheritaince of saints through the connection and submission to spiritual fahters. Dr. Hanby is very careful and catuious and identifies how people have abused this concept and misapplication of this concept. Somehow this revelation was lost to the church through the rise of relgious organzaitons, but when we look back in history of the church we find this applicaiton, as why the church grew to magnituide it did, during an era correctly named the Apostolic Fathers. This book is not for the religious or for babies in Christ, is for mature saints, who love the word of God, and long to walk with him in deeper truths then milk

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Summary: Frightening Book
Review: Sorry I had to give this book one star, but that was the lowest choice available.

The book is frightening in the sense that it sets up the spiritual father as a channel through which the blessing of God flows to the believer. The reformation was fought over the scripture claiming that their is only ONE mediator between God and man, Jesus Christ. Yet this book claims that unless one is "joined" to a spiritual father, that person is a "spiritual orphan" or a "bastard". I have great news for all--God doesn't birth kids into His Kingdom and leave them orphans, and He certainly doesn't create bastards. Oh, and surprise! The book ends with an exhortation that spiritual children must "honor" their fathers, with money, of course. Oh yes--that's the key to revival. People--WAKE UP!!

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Summary: READ THIS BOOK! And then.....read it again.
Review: The spirit of Elijah is upon us! God's focus in this day is to reconnect Fathers and Sons. If you want to know what the proceeding Word of the Lord is for now and you want to find a divine connection in order to recieve your "double portion" spiritual inheritance, GET THIS BOOK!

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Summary: Very Inspiring and causes reflection
Review: This is a great book. Mark Hanby really has an understanding of the need for spiritual fathering. This book caused me to reflect greatly on my own life and helped me to be even more grateful to the men that poured into my life. This book is essential for anybody who leads others. Pastors, missionaries, small group leaders, worship leaders and anybody else who is in ministry or leads other Christians.

Using biblical principals, truths and examples Hanby reveals the secret to receiving generational blessings, and what prevents blessings from travelling through generations. He shows how God gives blessingand anointing from father to son. Using Elijah & Elisha, Hanby really shows how their relationship effected the blessings that had.

This book will get people to think about their own lives. This book is not just about spiritual fathering, it's about being a true godly figure in another's life, thus making this book every bit as applicable to women as to men. This book is written by a pair of men that live out the relationship that this book teaches. There is a lot of biblical principle combined with life experience and life stories. It really makes this book enjoyable to read. I am glad I read this book and highly recommend it to all those in leadership in ministry.