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May 5, 2022 - Jim Bakker Show
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Understanding Unity of Command | Lt. Gen. Jerry Boykin on The Jim Bakker Show
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Three Levels of Command 00:02:14
What are the military's three basic levels of command and why is unity of command an important principle?
So I'm just going to jump quickly into the book because I'm almost running out of time.
Yeah, the three levels of command are strategic, operational, and tactical.
And the strategic operation, the strategic level of command would be like the theater commander.
And then the operational level of command would be like the division or even a corps commander.
And then you get down to the tactical level, which you're talking about, a battalion and below.
And the thing is, everywhere you go, you have that same level of command, if you will.
And you need to know which level you're operating at.
And what happens so frequently is you have people that are officially at the strategic level, but they want to be down at the tactical level.
And all they're doing is interfering.
All they're doing is stymying the initiative of their subordinates.
What they need to do is focus on the big picture.
You're up here.
Focus up here, not down here at the tactical level or the operational level.
And then sometimes you got that reversed.
The guys down at the tactical level think they know far more than the generals at the top level and at the strategic level.
And instead of focusing on being good at what they do down here at the very cutting edge of warfare, and you can apply the same thing in the church.
You've got those same levels in the church, in almost every church.
You've got the same levels.
And everybody needs to understand which level they are appointed to and which level they're operating at.
And they need to focus their efforts on doing their job at that level until they are elevated to the next level.
The Biggest Lie Out There 00:01:43
Absolutely.
That's excellent.
I want you to order the book and then just read it for yourself.
You point out that the first Gentile to receive the gospel was a centurion.
And that's important, don't you think?
Absolutely.
Absolutely.
First of all, he was a warrior.
He wasn't just a soldier.
He was a warrior.
And I think that we need to recognize that we are all in a spiritual battle.
If we know Jesus Christ is our Savior, we're in a spiritual battle.
And that's not talked about enough.
It's not emphasized.
It's not stressed enough.
And what we need to understand is that we are in a battle every single day, and we cannot let our guard down because you're talking about this whole transgender thing.
If I was Satan and I wanted to get my hooks into this whole nation, I'd say I'll get them to believe a lie and I'll get them to perpetuate that lie.
And what's the biggest lie I could come up with?
Well, I will tell them that if they are born with male genitalia, they don't have to be a man.
They can be whatever they want.
Genitalia doesn't tell you what gender you are.
Well, that's a lie.
That's a lie out of the pits of hell.
That is the biggest lie.
But now, not only are we believing it, but we've got major corporations that are perpetuating that lie.
And you just stop and think about it.
We are fooling ourselves.
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