A Priest in the Home

About the Book

This book is designed for the instruction and encouragement of men to be the leaders in their homes in both spiritual and physical matters.  If men will fulfill their responsibilities as spiritual leaders in their homes, the world and the church would see an immediate revival of God´s Spirit.  This book will show them why they should and how to begin.

Chapter 1 gives a brief history of the Old Testament priesthood and why God originally established it.  Uniquely sets the stage for our New Testament priestly duties.

Chapter 2 explains the rituals followed in ordaining and consecrating the priests under the Old Covenant, and relates these to our New Covenant consecration.

Chapter 3 explains what the daily sacrifice was and why it had to be performed, and relates it to our daily sacrifice today of prayer, both morning and evening.

Chapter 4 discusses Joshua´s declaration of his entire household´s dedication in service to the Lord, and explains the importance of our making that same declaration today.

Chapter 5 explains the five main offerings instituted by God - sin offering, trespass offering, burnt offering, grain offering and fellowship offering - and translates those into our New Testament spiritual sacrifices today.

Chapter 6 describes how God is more pleased with our obedience than the sacrifices, which were set up to atone for our disobedience in the first place.

Chapter 7 shows what kind of unselfish, unconditional love God expects husbands to have for their wives with a unique tie-in to Scripture.

Chapter 8 encourages men to exercise godly dominion over every circumstance in their lives by living by faith.

Chapter 9 describes the spiritual warfare Satan wages against every Christian and how men as priests in their homes can protect themselves and their families.

Chapter 10 focuses on one particular evil spirit which is the greatest threat to the priesthood in the home and the church, and shows how to identify it and pull down its stronghold.

Chapter 11 explains the spiritual significance, and the power released, by standing firm in your faith in the face of every obstacle to your spiritual walk. It leaves men with the encouragement to do everything they have learned in this book and then just stand on God´s promises that He will order the steps of a righteous man.

About the Author

James Doyle was in association management, banking and finance related fields in public and private sectors for over forty years. He is a seasoned executive management professional with business experience in marketing, sales, operations, human relations, political action and finance. He is a highly competent leader, strategic thinker and planner with the ability to lead others in the implementation of plans and the achievement of goals. He also has excellent communications skills he developed as a successful lobbyist, sales professional and accomplished public speaker and trainer. James is a published author of a book on leadership in the home and has been a staunch proponent of the need for good leadership in every facet of life: business, home, social and spiritual. He has spoken on this and other topics in corporate boardrooms, at corporate retreats, spiritual retreats and in churches. He is a practitioner of Situational Leadership© and was a certified trainer of Situational Self Leadership©, both of which are Ken Blanchard Training & Development programs. He was instrumental in founding and chairing a three-day retreat organization in 1989, North Florida Tres Dias in Tallahassee, FL, that continues in existence today. He also founded and chaired a similar three-day retreat organization in Indianapolis, Indy Tres Dias, in 1992. He was married for over forty-seven years to his high school sweetheart, who died of cancer near the end of 2015. He has five grown children, fourteen grandchildren and one great grandchild. He resides in Cicero, Indiana.