Constitution Apostolic
By Elvis Iverson
Copyright © 2006 by Elvis Iverson
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Contents
1.
The First Generation of Apostles
2.
Apostolic Movement
3.
Apostolic Vision
4.
Global Apostolic Calling
5.
Apostles Throughout Church History
6.
Sending Anointing
7.
Company of Priestly Kings
8.
Next Stage is Apostolic Revival
9.
Pentecostal Apostles
10.
Ecclesiastical Apostles
11.
Constitution Apostolic
12.
Faith and Practice
13.
Who Wants To Be An Apostle?
14.
Gates of the Apostles
15.
What Is Wrong With The Apostolic?
16.
Falsehood
17.
False Apostles
18.
Rogue Apostle
19.
Apostolic Conflict
20.
Apostles Today
21.
Genuine Apostles
22.
Gift of an Apostle
23.
First Sign of an Apostle
24.
Apostolate
25.
Realms of Ministry
26.
Apostolic Spheres
27.
Sphere's of Ministry
28.
Manifold Apostolic Authority
29.
Spiritual Warfare and the Apostles
30.
Apostolic Boldness
31.
Polemic Preaching
32.
Dogmatic Vs Promatic
33.
Territorial Apostles
34.
Apostles of the City Churches
35.
Apostolic Unity
36.
Apostles and the Kingdom
37.
End Time Ministry Of The Apostles
38.
Marketplace Apostles
39.
Marketplace Apostles, Prophets And Intercessors
40.
Apostle Kings
41.
Apostles & Businesspersons
42.
Church Apostle & Marketplace Apostle
43.
From Church Apostle To Marketplace Apostle
44.
Marketplace A.P. Teams
45.
Marketplace Apostles and the Nuclear Church
46.
Apostolic Builders
47.
Resources Center Churches
48.
Bishops & Apostles
49.
Apostolic Networks
50.
Fathers of What?
51.
Recognition & Affirmation
52.
How To Increase the Apostolic Anointing
53.
Holy Tongues and Apostles
54.
Heart of an Apostle
55.
Apostolic Lifestyle
56.
Meekness of an Apostle
57.
Fruit Of The Spirit
58.
Called To Death
59.
Class Of 2004
60.
Moving Forth In The Apostolic
61.
F.A.Q. About Apostles
62.
Without Apostles & Prophets
63.
Make The Difference
64.
Apostolic & Prophetic Element
65.
Apostolic Protons & Apostolic Momentums
66.
Gifts and order 1 Cor. 12:28
67.
Four Wineskins
68.
Skins of Unity
69.
Pass Away
70.
Church Makeover
71.
What is the Apostolic Church?
72.
New Apostolic Order
73.
Understanding The Apostolic
74.
New Testament Church
75.
Reformation of Foreign Missions
1.
The First Generation of Apostles
We are first generation of Apostles in this new apostolic Age, in this new era, in this new apostolic season. We must fulfill our destiny in this new epic in history of the Church. We who are called to be Apostles and walk in office of Apostle. Must fulfill our purpose in Church for generation of Apostles. God not restoring Apostles to create new religion of Apostle, We are part of great restoration of the Church that been going on for some time. The Restoration of the Body of Christ is more important to Church then the restoration of the Apostles to the Church.
God giving us steps that are stepping-stones that each of us must take. Not only we must do this as each one of us but we must do this together as whole, and also the Church must as make these steps with us. Joseph is type of the Apostles today. We have called we are visionaries and dreamers but we will go through trails to in order to fulfill our destiny for this generation of Apostles. Joseph was given by his father Israel a tunic of many colors. I believe ever apostle's wears this tunic is prophetic sign that you are called to touch many people groups. Joseph had to take many steps the wear through many trails and it is so many of today Apostles.
The Stepping-stones of the Today Apostles:
1. Identity: We must know that we apostles and must walk anointing of our calling.
2. Apostolic Spheres: We must come knowledge of varieties of apostolic spheres and know our place in Body of Christ. Walk in our territorial ministry, and need to distinguish the different ministries of apostles and at same time common characteristic of all apostles. So we know what is an apostle, what is his function. What are false Apostles and what true Apostles.
3. Gift vs. the office: We must know the difference between the gift of apostle and office of the apostle. For when you are call you have gift but not the office. For time of training that Lord bring us through and at end of that time we will walk office of the Apostle.
4. Signs of an Apostle: We as Apostles must possess patience, signs, wonders and mighty deeds.
5. Recognition: We should no longer seek for recognition and affirmation of apostleship, but obey our call and in due time recognition and affirmation will come. Apostles need recognition and affirmation.
6. Unity with other Apostles: We as Apostles need fellowship with other Apostles. We need have good communication channels outside of own networks with other apostles.
7. Network with Pastors: Apostles need to rise up and network with local churches. Pastor need Apostles, and Apostles need Pastors we must see this need and met it in both of us.
8. Apostles and Prophets: Apostles and Prophets need to join to each other and come into order of the Church. They need know how relate to each other. Apostles and Prophets are foundational, revelational, impartional ministry. This what have common. There two kinds of prophetic relationship to Apostles, they are Agabus and Silas prophets.
a. Paul and Agabus: Agabus is prophet who minister to Paul prophetic but he know his place and order of government of the Church that Apostles were first and Prophets were second in order of the Church.
b. Paul and Silas: Silas was Prophet called to join to the Apostles ministry of Paul. We become a team partner in ministry.
c. Other Prophets. Any other prophet that does fit this order of out of order in God's eyes. Although God will loves them and will used them, but long run they hinder the moves of God and God will have to deal with them.
9. Another controlling movement: We as Apostles have overcome the temptation to become controller and walk witchcraft.
10. Another denomination: As Apostles we must keep watch over our words so don't become another denomination.
11. Another Religion: As Apostles we must watch are works so don't become another religion in Body of Christ. But add to restoration of the Body of Christ, the Church.
12. Fathers and Mentors: We as Apostles must be Father and Mothers to Sons and daughters of the faith. We must become Fathers and Mothers to our networks and to Body of Christ. All Apostles are called be Fathers and Mothers but not all fathers are Apostles.
13. Integrity: We as Apostles must have integrity of the heart, for all have anointing but those with integrity will last. We need have excellent spirit. We need men and women of character. Apostles of character will last through all trails.
Apostles and those in minister who what I say, these not words of man, but the words of God. But I only see in part as know in part. This teaching is not human wisdom but it from wisdom of God.
2.
Apostolic Movement
What is the Apostolic Movement? We are about to the end of this movement. I feel in my spirit that there is a new movement coming. The Apostolic movement was the foundation of many movements of our time and after us. The Apostolic Movement was a beginning of a mighty river of glory that will flow to the whole world and enter into every nation. The Apostolic Movement was the beachhead from Heaven to earth of the kingdom movements. Every movement after the apostolic movement is a kingdom movement.
1. The Apostolic Movement is the restoration of the ministry of the Apostle.
2. The Apostolic Movement is the restoration of the government of the Church.
3. The Apostolic Movement is a restoration to the Body of Christ and part of the great restoration that has been going on for years in the Body of Christ.
4. The Apostolic Movement is the beachhead of the kingdom of God.
5. The Apostolic Movement is the foundation of many movements to come.
6. The Apostolic Movement is a movement to prepare us for greater things to come.
7. The Apostolic Movement is the foundation of the kingdom movements.
8. The Apostolic Movement is the restoration of order to the Church.
9. The Apostolic Movement is the beginning of a new modern day of the book of Acts.
10. The Apostolic movement is the beginning of the end.
11. The Apostolic Movement is the beginning of the end of Christendom's.
12. The Apostolic Movement is the beginning of the end time Church.
I sense in the spirit by the Holy Spirit that the Apostolic movement has come to an end and we need to move on. The Apostolic movement was not to create another religion but to add to the restoration of the Church. The Apostolic movement was not to have apostolic this and that but to have the Body of Christ. Although this is the end-mark of this movement, we still need more books written on this ministry. Sense this foundation is of many things to come. More books strengthen the foundation of the many movements to come.
One thing I see breaking forth is a foundation of government in the church being built in many nations. Another thing I see is the great reformation of the Church, which is the reformation of everything that calls itself Christian. And another thing I see is the day of saints that is 'the saints movement.' And the last thing I see is the marketplace movement. This is not to limit at all for there is much more.
3.
Apostolic Vision
Today's Apostolic Vision will not be the same as in past or in history. What God is going to do today will not take a lifetime. God will raise Apostles that will fulfill their vision and ministry in a short time. It will not take a lifetime, or very long as it did in the pass. (2 Tim. 4:5)
In addition, God is rising up Apostles that are not old. They will come forth like lions and horses that will impact the church. They will fulfill their vision and ministry in about ten years or more. After that they will be promote as Fathers not to their networks or churches but to Body of Christ. (1 Tim. 4:12)
Moreover, for an example take Young CEO's of today business world. Here they have ideals begun right out of college, become very rich and then they retire at an early age and live happy ever after. Well God is going do the same in the Apostolic, apostles will come forth and plant churches, networks, lay foundation in the Church then will retire to another call. The call to be not only spiritual fathers to your networks but to ministry along side with others fathers who have pass the tests and fulfilled their ministry. I see a lot of Apostles retiring in there 30's or 40's and being promoted to fatherhood. (Isa. 29:14)
However, I see the face of maturity in the body of Christ changing from the old to the young. I see young leaders passing the old ones by. Even through no Bible School, No years in ministry but one thing they have been with God face to face. On the other hand we will need those who haves years of ministry, the old ones are to help us and aid us in their wisdom. (Isa. 40:29-31
4.
Global Apostolic Calling
There is two waves of the apostolic the first one was to prepare the way for the second wave, however, I believe there will be tested of fire between these two apostolic waves. I believe God will deal with his apostles as He deals with the kings in the Old Testament. I believe there is coming connections and order to the apostolic movements. When I say apostolic movements I mean more then one. The second wave of the apostolic will be unknown apostles although their will be apostolic sons from the first apostolic wave. The second wave will be the enforceable power of sings and wonders. These apostles do not look like apostles in our eyes only in the eyes of their Commission Head who is Christ Himself.
The Lord Jesus Christ is still today the Chief Apostle of all apostles therefore we must submit to each other in Christ. Christ is going to reign apostolically through His Apostles and through His Beloved Body on Earth.
However, this global apostolic call has gone out to all who are called apostles by birth and destiny to obey the Global Master plan of Christ. Then there are a few who have characteristics of a spirit we call the fowler. These few apostles bring their old ways; old skins (Wolf skins) and some old sheep skins, the wolf skins are bad and the old sheep skins are just old and out of date, old methods, philosophies and earth bound wisdom. It is through their weakness they control the will and mind of the believer that evil spirits work through them to be counter productive. The Word says; "For among My people are found wicked men; they lie in wait as one who sets snares; they set a trap; they catch men, as a cage is full of birds, so their houses are full of deceit. Therefore they have become great and grown rich. They have grown fat, they are sleek; yes, they surpass the deeds of the wicked; they do not plead the cause, the cause of the fatherless; yet they prosper, and the right of the needy they do not defend. The Word also says; the prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule by their own power; and my people love to have it so. But what will you do in the end?" This shows us the picture of some whom say they are apostles and say they will rule over you for their own good. They say their will be done in heaven and on earth. If you disobey they will speak a curse over you. For there are you're covering and are in second place next to your God? (See Jer. 5:26-28,31.)
Praise Jesus Christ He is our true covering and an apostle is not second place to him they are His servant. The faith of the believer is in only second place to Christ. Apostles are to build that connection not to come in between you and Christ. Apostles bring the Kingdom to you and prophets bring you to the Kingdom, instead they do not hinder you or replace that Kingdom. No loner allow yourself to be bewitched by those mislead by their own lusts for power and the praise of men. God has set you free from the snare of the spirit of the fowlers, the snare is broken, and you have escaped. (See Psa. 124:6-8.)
Beside, there are true apostles who make mistakes, and then there are those who will and will not repent of their old ways before they enter into the apostolic. Apostle will still make mistakes no matter who they our. Even those who our mature will make mistakes. However, they must learn from their mistakes and this takes time. Therefore do not reject the apostolic or the apostles instead test them to see that they our apostles.
Beside, there are apostles in other wine skins; those wine skins are not bad it is just there is a need for new wines and new wine skins. There have been apostles since the beginning of the church and apostles will be commission throughout time until Christ returns and gives them a new commission.
Beside, the day will come that all things that are not mature or prefect will be done away with and those days will come to us. We already see that when a little more mature things birth from the hearts of prayer that which is imperfect is done away with.
Moreover, every move from God can become a religious mandate of hell if we walk in own wisdom, reasons, and logic. Only through pure love, Freshness of the Holy Spirit, and connection to new moves of God we can remain in our purpose. Once when we are out of our purpose or we attack new movements and their purpose the Holy Spirit will move on. In every move their new leaders never the same leaders. On the other hand I believe God is restoring the fathers to the church however, there are some who are fowlers. They cannot have sons only imprisoned them. Only fathers can have sons in the freedom of the Holy Spirit.
On the contrary, in the Acts Church there was strong apostolic leadership and we should not fear strong leadership. We should not fear authority from God in their lives, instead we need to honor and understand they are gatekeeper and the ones who hold the keys to the future of the church and even the world. God chose imperfect vessels to honor His name among His people and to give witness of Him in the World. To give greater authority, there is greater accountability and with this there is more mercy and more grace.
Furthermore, we will see great apostles come from nowhere and impact the body and nations around the world. If a man or a women apostle raise 100 people from dead or wins a major city to Christ whom will you listen to? Those who only have words or those who have power with their words? Let us love both and let there be order between both. Amen
5.
Apostles Throughout Church History
It is Jesus Christ the Head of the Church and the Chief Apostle who called forth and rises up the ministry of the apostles. In addition, it is Christ who is the head of every true apostle. In is Christ who commissions every true apostle not man.
In the beginning Christ first called Apostles are first in His Divine plans. However, there were more then just 12 apostles. After the beginning days of the church was not the end of the ministry of the apostle. The ministry of the apostles has been in active part of the body of Christ and the Kingdom of God since the beginning of the Church. All apostles have divine commission to fulfill during the time of the church.
Beside, there have been apostles throughout the church history not just in the 90's. They may not know that they were apostles and the church may not have known they were apostles, Instead Christ know they were true apostles of Christ.
Beyond this came the restoration of the ministry of the apostle in the 1990's and now we have come to a new day of the apostolic, a new apostolic age. I believe that there will be two apostolic waves and between them will be a test of fire upon the first ones. The first wave was to be a seed key and to prepare the way for the next apostolic wave. Then will come the next apostolic wave, which will be a wave of apostles with power.
Apart from that, the main functions of apostles are The Preaching and teaching of Apostolic doctrines, laying foundations, releasing revelation to the Church, and impartional of grace and gifts to the Church. Beyond this will be signs, wonders, and might deeds. Although, there needs to be a true restoration in the apostles of power. Beside, there needs to be a true restoration of power to the Church. The truth is that demonstration of the Spirit and power is one of the real functions of apostles. However, you must see that throughout church history there were apostles who are true apostles without demonstration, I believe the reason they don't have demonstration is that their was not a restoration of power.
Moreover, there will be coming a wave of the apostolic in the end times. A wave of end time apostles. But I believe there will be other kinds of apostolic waves before then.
Furthermore, we must see apostles throughout the history of the church, now and in the future. They are the ones who hold the keys to the gates of the Lord. This is why we need apostles in our lives.
6.
Sending Anointing
The sending anointing is coming like great waves of authority, power, and grace to release the body of Christ into their global ministry of apostolic and kingdom authority. We have come to a new day of missions. There are going to be many missionary movements that will be greater then any time before now and these movements will keep building upon each other and they will learn from one another.
The sending anointing is the commission grace of the Kingdom of God working in you to release the Kingdom of God within you to the world. This anointing releases the gifts and power of the Holy Spirit, and releases you in your grace gifts of Christ. You are sent and in the sending anointing is your authority, power, anointing, and grace to do what you are called to do. If you are called to a nation thus the sending anointing has giving you the authority to do your calling. However, the sending anointing is not just alone for a few among the leadership of the five-fold grace ministries, or the apostles and prophets, instead the sending anointing is for the whole body of Christ.
In addition, the Father releases the sending anointing upon Christ, and then Christ releases the sending anointing upon the 12 apostles of the Lamb, and the Holy Spirit releases the sending anointing upon Paul and others. Beside, we see the elders of Antioch walking in the sending anointing releases this anointing to send apostles, and believers to the nations of the world. Now we have to new day in time when the sending anointing is being placed upon those churches that obey the Antioch vision to releases the apostles, prophets, and the saints into their ministry.
The Lord from his heart is pouring out this sending anointing upon the body of Christ in this time. There will be great missionary movements in the earth. Some of them will be church planting missionary movements, signs and wonders missionary movements, compassion and mercy missionary movements, workplace missionary movements, kingdom culture missionary movements and kingdom movements. All these missionary movements are apostolic. Apostolic is true missionary work.
On the contrary, the apostle has been restore to take a place of authority in these missionary movements. You can't have today real missionary movements without the apostles. Apostles carry a role of leadership in the missionary movements of today. All the missionary movements will be apostolic. The Apostle is a true missionary. You can't have true missions without apostles. Beside, these Apostles and Prophets are leading missionaries of the church. Christ is rebirthing this aspect of apostles and prophets. Apostles are sent and prophets are sending, they both have a sending anointing.
Nevertheless, there will be same apostles, who will bring reformation, apostles who will bring revival, apostles who will be equipping the saints, apostles who will be doing more missionary work then other apostles, apostles who will raise up the city church, and apostles who will plant new churches.
Apart from that, the Lord Jesus Christ is speaking forth through many around the world new missionary ways and plans. The Lord is changing the missionary ground. The Lord is changing what we things is missions work. The Lord is calling us to think out side of the box about mission work.
Apart from that, the Lord through the Holy Spirit is speaking through the prophets about the change in the missionary work of India. The Lord is about to change the missionary ground of India, the Lord is about to change the Church of India. Reformation and revival is coming to the Church of India and India. However, the devil knows this and religious spirits are working in India and around the world to hinder this divine change. Some religious spirits are arising up in religious mindsets of some mislead prophets in India. These people are the casting stones that come to hinder the harvest of India. The Lord will soon send his holy fire from above to melt away the plans of the evil one and to melt away the casting stones. The living precious stones will be establish for the Lord will lay them in their rightful places and build his church, his house, his kingdom, his works of the Spirit. The Lord himself will stop the works of the flesh from persecuting the works of the Spirit. Brothers and sister of the church of India see the works of the Spirit and esteem them very highly in love for their work's sake. Know those who are the works of the flesh. If you're a work of the flesh repent today and turn from your evil ways to ways of the Holy Spirit. Above this, those works of the flesh that speak curses or persecuted by any means note them and avoid them. The Word says; "Now I urge you, brethren, not those who cause divisions and offenses, contrary to the doctrine which you learned, and avoid the them". Yes pray that they will repent and turn from their evil ways, and forgive them too. Beside, look also at your heart and see if there is any thing that stands against the Holy Spirit's works. (See Rom. 16:17)
Moreover, The Lord showing me some of apart of a new missionary plan for India, It will be the Lord working among business and workplace Christians in their workplace. It will be the Holy Spirit using the everyday believer to walk in sign and wonders. It will be new apostolic Antioch churches be birth, it will be the city church arising in the cities, it will be unity among God's people, it will be compassion and mercy works, it will be signs and wonders, it will be apostles and prophets, and it will be massive harvesting of souls in many places in India. The Lord will bring many of his people, and his servants from around the world they will be like an army of the Lord coming to India. The Lord will bring kingdom culture to the church in India and the nation of India. Radical Reformation is coming to church of India! Massive revival of signs and wonders is coming to India!
Furthermore, it takes great and much intercession to release great missionary movements. It takes great intercession to motive the Father to send the sending anointing upon his church. Yes the sending anointing is always here since Christ gives it to the apostles of the Lamb. Still we need much prayer to motive the Father to send the sending anointing or release the sending anointing that is in the church now.
7.
Company of Priestly Kings
Today we begin writing this article I first was going to call it "company of Kings" then change it to "company of Kingly priest" however, the Holy Spirit who was leading me in this article as He does in most of the articles that He leads me to write to the body of Christ, and to world. As I begin writing this article he give me this title "Company of Priestly Kings" I believe this a prophetic word of a major shift in the Spirit in the Body of Christ. This word is both prophetic and apostolic; it is prophetic in that there is a major shift in the Spirit of God in how he is dealing and moving in the Body of Christ and the world. He has waited for this divine appointed time to speak forth the beginning of the fulfilling of this prophetic word. This word is apostolic in that it speaks of a new way of thinking in the life of the Body of Christ.
In addition, for years the Lord has been raising up his priesthood of believers to minister to the Lord in prayer and worship. Now the Lord wants to begin to rise up the kingly aspect of the believers so that the Lord can return. The Lord will not return until there is a global mighty company of Kings in the Body of Christ all over the world. I believe as the kings begun to learn the ways of kingdom of God and begin to refocus on the four gospels we will see a birthing of a kingdom church that will prepare for the return of Christ. The move of God before another move is to prepare for the next move to come. The apostolic church is to prepare the way for the coming kingdom church. The apostolic church when it is matured will birth the kingdom church. Christ needs a kingdom church on earth before he returns.
One of the main tasks of true apostles is to rise up a company of kings. Apostles are not to rise up people in order to rule or be lord over them. The apostles are to rise up kings that will go beyond him or her in the divine destinies giving to them. Apostles are just the foundation of those destined kings destined to reign with Christ.
All born again believers are destined to reign with Christ. It is Christ alone who made us kings and priests. The first part of this was the restoration of the priesthood, which is the body of Christ. It seems that Christ first wanted to restore and set in order a holy priesthood before moving on to the restoration of kings of His kingdom.
Apostles are the schools where the kings are train and raise up to the place that they can enter into this divine service with Christ as their King over them. However, we have some apostles and even prophets, and so on that want to be more then what they are called or their function is in the body of Christ.
We have seen even some who attempt to be between Christ and the Church. We have seen this and we are still seeing this among pastors. The false understanding of under shepherds or spiritual covering is a part of gate of hell called control. You can't walk in true apostolic authority if you have allowed the spirit of control, etc in your life and ministry. This also goes for religious and witchcraft spirits that have entered into some apostles.
Moreover, even in some ministers of old wineskins and some new wineskins we see the same thing. Then we have apostles who say they are of new wineskins and new wines instead there are much mix ideals within their teachings. How can we who want to obey are apostolic commission fellowship with those who say they are apostles and still their hearts and minds need brain wishing in Christ and the Holy Spirit. Yes we are to love them and keep an open door, but we must preach truth with love and grace that we may set an example for others to follow. We are not prefect and we are not mature, instead we are called to mature in the gifts and in Christ.
We must understand it is not that these apostles are wrong, or their movements are wrong. It is that these wrong ideals and wrong fruits have already been in the body of Christ. We can learn from bad mentor and good mentors too, for we are train by both.
Take the examples of the early apostles in the beginning of the Church. How the others apostles did not like Paul and they don't even believe in his mission to the Gentles. Yes there were others that didn't believe in his calling as an apostle. But apostle Paul tried to keep networking and even the churches he birth.
However, we can see that Paul failed and those other apostles, elders and Christians of that day did not love him or honor him. So we can see that today we too must overcome certain things in order to mature and grow in the church.
Nevertheless, as we put our set hopes into future what the Holy Spirit is saying that Church shall become we will grow and Holy Spirit will help us to mature and become what He wills us to be in the future, although this will take time, years and even much patience.
On the contrary, the church has entered into a time of great growth inward and outward, etc. the church will move beyond it's years and it's limits that man and bishops have set, and with this supernatural growth will come a time of maturing that will still take time. This time by his grace will not take as long as we think it will take. Along the road Christ has things plan for us that we have not seen and some have prophecy and someday we will enjoy them.
Now there are those who don't believe in this or that, and those who speak about things they do not understand. They will all be humble and they will all reap the whirlwind. Their mindsets and councils is a form of pride that will leave them behind. Unfortunately, Christ wants His body in order and in unity so he will not allow they pride to take root or to have seeds that will bring forth unhealthy fruits as we have seen in the pass. I see a vision of a moving rock behind the church. This rock is rolling over every thing that don't want to fit into Christ's order and plan for His Church.
Apart from that, apostles are the not center, they are not the main event, and they are not the main destiny of the church. Jesus Christ and His Body are the center. Apostles are only a part of the plan of God for the church; instead they are not the plan of God for the church.
Beside, Jesus Christ is the head of the Church, and He will build His Church, Body and House and we who are apostles are to partner with him and his blueprints in rising up companies of kings in the body of Christ.
Let the apostles of the new wine fellowship with one another. Let us clothe ourselves with humility and meekness and at the same time let us love and hear the other apostles and moves of God that we don't understand or they don't understand us. Let the love of Christ, Love for the Truth, Love for the Body burn in our hearts so that we don't begin to shut our doors to those who may be speaking from God?
We have set the zone of unity in the body where all ministers and believers can fellowship in loving one another. And we have set the zone of reformation in the Body where we must obey out of love in order that don't overlook the Lord's supper where the Lord meets with all of His people born of the Spirit.
Furthermore, who is greater then the apostles? The body of Christ is greater then the apostle, the company of kings are greater then the apostles. Apostles need to aid in the rising up of kings not to be their servant instead for the kings to be servants of Christ first then to one another.
8.
Next Stage is Apostolic Revival
The Holy Spirit spoke to me during a Sunday meeting about ten African nations and Apostolic Revival. He also spoke about the coming Apostolic Revival around that same time. The revival that will come to Africa will be an Apostolic Revival. This will be a massive Apostolic Revival. I believe that ten nations that will first partake in this apostolic revival will be the ones in central Africa.
In addition, I have been speaking more then a few times about a coming apostolic wave, which will be the second apostolic wave that will be one with power and demonstration. The next stage in the apostolic is Apostolic Revival.
What is Apostolic Revival?
The Lord has giving grace and apostleship to apostles. Apostles walk in apostolic grace. This grace can lead to a release of great grace upon certain areas of believers gathering. Where you see more then a few apostles gather together in unity you will see more apostolic grace, which will lead to great grace. (Rom. 1:5)
The characteristics of Apostolic Revival are Great Grace, Great Power, and Great Fear of the Lord and Great Increase of Harvests of souls. Apostolic Revival begins with apostles, and then goes to saints in missionary movements. There are apostles with signs and wonders this is more round them, and then there is these characteristics of apostolic revival, which are outside of apostles.
The characteristics of Apostolic Revival:
Great grace is every kind grace of the manifold grace of God released in a great way upon the church and the community. (Acts 4:33)
Great Power is beyond the signs and wonders ministry an apostle has. This will be a massive power not only upon the apostles, also upon the saints in signs and wonders. (Acts 4:33)
Great Fear of the Lord is a passion, devotion, fear, and respect, honor, stand in awe, and reverence upon the church and the community. (Acts 5:11)
Great Increase of souls are massive numbers coming to know the Lord in a short times or at once under the power of the Holy Spirit. (Acts 2:41,47,4:4)
Apostolic Revival begins with apostles then goes to the saints and from the saints comes forth-missionary movements. From the characteristics of Apostolic Revival come the fruits of Apostolic Revival.
The Fruits of Apostolic Revival:
1. We will see the Apostles walking in signs, wonders, and mighty deeds. (2 Cor. 12:12)
2. A supernatural grace to plant churches.
3. A supernatural grace to plant huge churches.
4. A supernatural grace to plant training centers.
5. A supernatural grace to win huge numbers to Christ.
6. A supernatural grace to called forth wealth, etc.
7. Missionary movements of Saints.
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Pentecostal Apostles
The outpouring of early 1900's of the Pentecostal fire that went around the world, and laid the foundation for future moves of God. What is coming today will be a greater outpouring then the one that we have had in the early 1900's In addition, all past moves of God will be come gain in this generation, for the wells of past revivals have been reopened. Not only that we will see these moves of God we will see the many new revivals and moves of the Holy Spirit in our day and time.
The Lord is connecting the Pentecost fire in the early 1900's to the apostles of today. Today there will not just be a few revival leaders; instead there will be many revival leaders. Apostles and prophets are revival and reformation ministry to the body of Christ. They are the foundation to the great movements of the holy saints of today in revival and moves of the Spirit.
Apostles and Prophets are foundation, revelation impartation, and revival and reformation ministry to the Church. We need both apostles and prophets, however they are not the main event, they are only apart of beginning.
This time the Lord is building the Church instead of group in the Body of Christ, for whole body will be edify. I personal believe that it was not the will of Christ to build walls of division that was build from the outcome of the early Pentecostal revival. Although, there will be groups, instead there will oneness among them, Christ's oneness.
Right now we see before our very own eyes a foundation being laid for the coming revivals and reformation, and the glory of the Lord. For they're many revivals, instead of one, there will be revivals all over the body of Christ, and there will be revivals all around us throughout the world in every nation. Every place in this earth will be touch with revival. Revival will become a way of life.
The next stage in the apostolic is the stage of signs, wonders and mighty deeds being done through the apostles. Soon we will reach the boiling point and the Holy Spirit will birth forth outpourings, revivals, reformation, and moves of God, This will not just be for our time, instead we will always have revival, and we will forget the times when we did not have revival. We are living in the days of the end of the lukewarm church and the beginning of the days of the faithful church.
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Ecclesiastical Apostles
Ecclesiastical Apostles receive revelation about the church wineskins and the life of the Church. These apostles are called to be wise master builders through apostolic grace giving to them, to reform and build new apostolic wineskins to hold the coming wines of the Spirit.
Ecclesiastical Apostles they themselves before bring forth the revelation, go through a building of their heart and mind, to form a new wineskins in their own personal life, before they build in the church, they first build in their own personal lives.
As for examples when new ways of government arise in the earth, the old governments begin to fight and try to bring a quick end to such new ways of government. However, once when the new way of government is establish, then this new government begin to bring forth their new ideals of government upon the world and other governments. This is true for the arising new wineskins that are bring build by Ecclesiastical Apostles of today.
New Church Governments will be establish, and will take root in the church, as these new ways of government grow, in their beginning years, the other older governments will try to control and bring an end to the new ways of government. Once when the new ways of government have pass the divine test mark, these new governments will begin to push forth and bring reform to the older governments around the church, thus the reformation is born.
However, Ecclesiastical Apostles are not only focus on the wineskins, they are focus too on the life of the church, the Christian life. It is not enough to reform the church, unless the reformation of the heart comes first and foremost in the life of church and the Christian life is forever changed.
Furthermore, Ecclesiastical Apostles will go from reformation, to the manifestation of the Holy Spirit in signs, wonders and mighty deeds. For their building is not without the power of God.
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Constitution Apostolic
These modern apostles are the restoration of the apostolic anointing that was upon Jesus, then giving to the apostles of the Lamb, and then giving to the Church in Acts. This apostolic anointing will now be giving to the church and the church will become an apostolic church.
We have now come to the end of the first apostolic wave, which brought the restoration of apostolic fathers, and the beginning of the reformation, now we come to the second wave of the apostolic which is great power, great grace, great missionary movements, and great reformation, The third wave will be apostolic wave touching the church as a whole, more reformation, and the world. The fourth apostolic wave will be more reformation, unity, and the beginning of the mature city church. The fifth wave of the apostolic will be an apostolic wave of the beginning of the city church and the Kingdom Church. There could be other apostolic waves after these ones and others between them, and during them. Within each of these apostolic waves there is the apostolic people, an apostolic church moving from apostolic to apostolic then at last to the Kingdom then to Christ.
As apostles come forth there will be apostles that bring forth apostolic movements and there will be those apostles that are apart of those apostolic movements. Apostles will establish not only government in their network, in addition government in the church. Apostles will moreover establish written apostolic constitution for constitution to guide the apostolic church not only their network, also the whole church. An apostle will setup guidelines to hold himself in governing the churches in His network and to guide the other apostles and apostolic church of his network.
But apostolic constitution must have room for growth, change, changes, freedom and liberty. At the same establish a constitution that can last the test of time, this takes apostolic wisdom and apostolic revelation.
As these apostles come forth to establish apostolic government, new wineskins, and to reform the church there will come constitution apostolic in apostolic government.
Constitution apostolic is form through apostolic wisdom, apostolic revelation, apostolic writings, apostolic teaching, apostolic preaching, apostolic vision, apostolic prayer, great power, great grace, apostolic grace, and signs, wonders and mighty deeds.
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Faith and Practice
There is coming a great apostolic wave upon the church and the world. This is already beginning but we have not see it, and right now it is an underground apostolic river. This will be a move of apostles with mighty signs and wonders. These apostles will come out of no where, with no human training, instead the Holy Spirit is the who raised them up.
However, today's apostolic river is the seed to what is about to come. There are to prepare the way for the next way, even for future moves of God beyond there own time. Also the Lord used them to lay a knowledge of the apostles and the apostolic in the many of the Body of Christ.
Unfortunately, there are some who only see these apostles with critical mindsets based upon lukewarm Christianity, tradition, religion, ignorant, and arrogance. We have those teaching on this that they know nothing about. They have no knowledge, no study time, and no expensive, and no revelation. This wisdom is not from above, instead it is earthly.
In addition, if you are not open to this and when it comes to the Holy Spirit are you under the Lordship of Christ? This fact is saying to us the end of many such groups and ministries are at hand. The future success of ministry will be based on the power of God and revelation. What we think is a successful ministry will change very soon and very fast.
Nevertheless, there are some apostles that bring mix revelation, mix wineskins, and mix wines to the house of the Lord. Here they say they are new wineskins, etc instead they are too much burden by the old, which was not the leading of God anyways. The Old Wineskins and Old wines are not bad, or not evil. It is those things that Lord said change, it is those this that are from human wisdom that are in the way.
In addition, you must know that we are only in a new beginning. It takes much time to renew our ways and mindsets. The Lord in His mercy gives us time and grace to change. This is why we must speak the truth in love and with grace. Besides we need to be more patience and allow the Lord to take His own good times. For we are all changing day-by-day, month-by-month, and year-by-year.
On the contrary, it takes the church every 20 years to make a change; it only takes the business world every five years to make a change. We need to break this tradition in the church. We need to change every time the Holy Spirit wills us to change. From glory, to glory, faith to faith, grace to grace and strength to strength.
The New Apostolic Reformation is a great move of God. This move is of God. God is behind this move. Very soon we will go from this New Apostolic Reformation to the Great Reformation. The New Apostolic reformation is only the beginning soon and very soon it will be a great reformation.
What will this reformation be like? The stages of this reformation will be to root out and to pull down, to destroy and to throw down, and to build and to plant. (Jer. 1:10)
The Lord is giving an anointing in polemic preaching, which means an aggressive attack on, or refutation of, and it is the art or practice of disputation or controversy. This kind of preaching is warlike and hostile. This is a anointing to preach, teach or write in such a way that it is warlike preaching, etc. this kind of ministering will be apart of this holy reformation.
Moreover, the coming apostolic waves that are after the next one, which is the power apostles, are even greater. We will see greater apostles in this time that are greater then in the beginning of the church and after this there will even be greater ones. With great apostles comes a great and mighty church under Christ.
These apostles are the apostles of the New Wine that The Lord will pour out on many. These apostles are ones who are drinking and becoming dunk with this new wine. Their life and ministry is birth from this new wine and the Holy Spirit. They are the Apostles of the New Wine. They will bring new ways, new kind of leadership, and birth a new breed of Christians.
Furthermore, Reformation will bring revivals that will bring lasting revivals. The reformation life will give birth to the revival life. Revival should be the only kind of church life that a Christians known of.
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Who Wants To Be An Apostle?
No one in his or her right mindset will ever say they want to be an apostle? Being an apostle is a calling unto death. Being an apostle is like a hard life of warfare and suffering. Being an apostle is carrying a heavy burden on you back for years and years. Being an apostle is being the dirt of the shoes of feet of men. Being an apostle is being a doormat for other ministers to walk all over you.
Through all the training in the Spirit and suffering your motives in obeying your call is to please the Lord Jesus Christ only. There is a more excellent way in obeying your calling. You obey your calling only for Him and by His grace you will walk in the apostolic calling only. It is the grace of the apostle that comes from Christ that you can obey you calling as an apostle; then you can carry the apostolic burden for the Lord will carry it with you and it will be light to you.
However, you are allowed to feel the burden as a heavy burden to learn that you can't do it alone. First you need Jesus and the Holy Spirit, 2nd you need others around you to stand with you, 3rd you need to have fellowship with other apostles and even prophets, and 4th you need much prayer from the prayer shield that the Lord will give to you through the prayer people he gives you.
However, there are those who are apostles, those who say they are apostles, those who are immature apostles and those who are even false apostles that will be mislead to stand in your way. Here we are seeking and praying for the authentic apostolic ministry, instead we get Saul kinds of apostles what we want is the David kind of an Apostle. There are some apostles today that are walking in a control spirit and a political spirit that we must watch out for. We need to examine our tactics to see if they are true apostolic ways or the un-apostolic ways that we have seen now.
We need to ask some of these who are mislead apostles that mix their wines with wines that we don't want to drink of no more, the new is better. However, there are wines that are of human anointings that we are seen mixed into the apostolic wines today. They say they are new wine skin, etc instead it is just a saying and is not for real. I personal want real apostles, real apostolic, real wine, and anointings from Holy Spirit.
Today's apostolic river is the seed to the next coming apostolic river; today's apostolic river is of God. Nevertheless, before there is a David there is a Saul; those who are trying to bring un-apostolic ways and wines will not have success for much longer. We are learning and we must have right understanding and a love toward those who are in the apostolic ministry.
But, for those un-apostolic apostles here the warring of the Lord today; the anointed servants in the Bible when they came to the point that they didn't obey their calling God will raise up another, and so he will do to you and others who stand in his way and will for the church.
On the contrary, there are people who want to always be un-open to any thing of the Spirit; instead we should not be open to things that are not of the Spirit. There are wonderful anointed ministries all around us that are placed in the Body of Christ; they are only obeying what the Lord gave to them in this hour. So it is with the apostles of today they are only obeying what the Lord give them today, and they are blessed men and women of God, let us hear them out and support them.
Moreover, an authentic apostolic ministry is coming; the 2nd wave is near upon us. I personal believe that most of them we do not even see or notice right now. When they will come they will come with power and authority, and we will see the true signs of an apostle, for next wave is a wave of apostles with power and authority and they will rise up anointed, gifted, and wise ministers and they will rise up a people that has been birth first in the fire of God, and beyond that they will equip the body of Christ.
However, most real apostles who are being rise up among us we don't even notice that they are apostles. These apostles have suffered much to prepare them for glory that shall rest upon them.
In addition, the Lord is giving life to those apostles right now. The Lord is speaking to you through this article to give you hope and faith for your future in your apostolic ministry. Trust the Lord and the Holy Spirit to raise you up, they did it through the Bible they will do it for you today.
Furthermore, we have apostles and prophets who think they are more then what is in the Lord's will. Do not forget that Jesus is the Center and the Body of Christ is the Center not apostles and prophet, etc.
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Gates of the Apostles
Apostles are the gatekeepers of the church, and the prophets are the watchmen of the church. Each of them must obey their call, both of them must be joined, both of them cannot hinder one another's calling and function. Who among the church will be judged greater, first the apostle and second the prophet. Apostles must have accountability for all their actions and this must be willing and build on trust and real relationships. Prophets must have accountability for all their actions, and this must be willing and build on trust and real relationships. Accountability must be functional accountability beside; those who have great responsibility will have more mercy and grace.
Accountability must have these things:
1. True and real relationships
2. Proper relationships
3. Mature relationships
4. Mutual Trust
5. Mutual Understanding
6. Mutual Love
7. Mutual Protection
8. Functional
9. Restoration
10. Mutual Boundaries and limits
11. Mutual honor and respect
12. Sense of belonging and kinship.
Apart from that, there are principles and priorities that an apostle must follow and apply to every area of their ministries. There is a zone of reformation and there is a zone of unity among the church. We must know how to be truthful and honest with both and between both zones. We cannot compromise in each of them or between them. What we call the reformation may not be the reformation and what we call unity may not be true unity.
In addition, Jesus is the perfect example that all true apostles must follow in order to obey their calling to full meaning of their apostolic commission. Jesus had his 3, his 12, his 72, his 5000, and then he had his multitudes, and these were his ministries. You as an apostle must see the ministries that the Lord has giving you. Jesus know how to minister to each company of people, and he know how not to compromise these ministries. The same is it with the zone of reformation and the zone of unity. Each of our ministries is a zone.
Moreover, we have entered into a new time of the apostolic a new apostolic age. And the new apostolic reformation will give away to the coming great reformation. There is coming great, massive, extreme, and radical reformation that will change the face of the church, many churches and many groups will not be around after a certain time during this coming great reformation. It is not wise to build on something that Christ and the Holy Spirit is coming to burn up. There are good leaders and good Christians building their houses where the fire will come and burn up everything there.
However, some gates of the apostles are weak at this time. It is not that I am pointing a finger it is that there is too much of the old in them that Christ will burn up and destroy. They are the seeds of the coming apostles of truth and power. We are not to reject them not at all; they are obeying their call in this time. The apostles now are carrying a holy commission to plant the seed of apostolic revelation and prepare the way for the coming apostles of truth and power.
Nevertheless, some gatekeepers have opened the gates to things that should not enter or dwell. You cannot remove something out of a city if the gatekeepers are letting them in at the same time. Everything is not apostolic; every church is not apostolic, if they do not follow the apostolic way it is not apostolic.
On the contrary, when the coming apostles arise in the church and in the earth, they will love there follow apostles before them. They will have a hearing ear toward them. God will bring a union between them and what is lacking in both will be supply. There will be some who will disobey as always in history and the truth will overcome in those times.
Furthermore, I see apostles coming very soon some are already here and some are coming. These are apostles that have been hidden for a time by the Lord. They will come forth with power and they will speak the truth with authority from Christ. Some of these apostles will join the companies that are alive now and some will form their own companies, above all there will be divine relationships and fellowship between them.
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What Is Wrong With The Apostolic?
Apostolic moves of God today are one of the fasting growing church movements in the history of the church. However, it is only the beginning. We are only in the first wave of the apostolic and waiting for the one to come. There are only a few things wrong with the apostolic of today that we will begin to look upon in order that the true may be found. If we don't deal with these little things that are not in turn with Christ the chief apostle of the church it could hinder all of us. Praise God that Christ himself will deal with these little things. We today must humble ourselves or Christ will humble us. Let us purge out the old leaven, that you may be a new lump, since you truly are unleavened. For indeed Christ, our Passover was sacrificed for us.
Let me tell you a story; "Once upon a nation there was a revolution to overthrow an evil person in authority, this was done through a revolutionist however after a new person was put in power he was more evil then the other evil person who was before him. Thus the revolutionist led the nation against the new ruler and put the old one back again". This is just what is happen with this apostolic of today. Here we have new authority that will be put into power instead if this new power wills not being change and freedom it will not last now and the old one will come back in power.
What is wrong with the Apostolic?
1. Where are the new wineskins? We are seeing a change of names not a change of wineskins the same church system. We are seeing a change of tiles instead of seeing a change of authority.
2. The same Sanhedrin only change in names not in heart. Here comes the apostle's look so like the last Sanhedrin, if it looks and smalls it must be the Sanhedrin.
3. Same ministry philosophies and same thinking from old ways of doing ministry.
4. Pet teachings and improper teachings. These pets are wild animals coming into the apostolic days to bit and hurt the saints once again.
5. The prophetic has become a sideshow. This is not all only a few that wants the prophetic and not the office. The prophet is not a sideshow.
6. Understand there are apostles of the old and apostles of the new however we are looking for the new.
7. The ministry of the apostles is a new beginning not end of a thing. Apostles lay foundation.
8. Apostles are not the main event, the body of Christ is.
9. Apostles are the not center of everything in the body of Christ. Jesus Christ and his gifts are.
10. Where are the Ascension gifts in the local church? Today you still see the one-man ministry of the local church. When the local church should be a body ministry with a team of elders leading.
11. The local church is not the perfect will of God for the Body of Christ it is the City Church, which is to come soon.
12. Where are the signs and wonders of an Apostle? First and foremost are those Apostles beginning with apostolic doctrine. In addition, the first wave of apostles is more foundation and the second wave of apostles is with signs and wonders. However, these apostles right now need to humble themselves before the others ones arise in the Body.
Apart from that, there are those who say you can use tiles and those who say you can't. However, the word apostle is better and more powerful then the word apostolic. In addition, the books on apostles talk about what is an apostle but does not say how apostles are raise up and the hard times that they must go through for their calling.
Furthermore, We are coming to the day when Christ will govern His church through the apostolic and He will deal with his apostles as He deals with other apostles in history. So take heed if you are an apostle or if you stand in the office of an apostle.
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Falsehood
If there are false ministers, apostles, and prophets, then there are true apostles and prophets. The Religious spirits in Jesus day said of Jesus is the devil. They think he was a false prophet. We should be very careful whom we called a false prophet. A false prophet or false apostle is like a true or false test. In addition, you must think of falsehood. Every Christian has something to deal with. Every minister has a little falsehood in his or her life. This is why we must remain humble and accountable to mature apostles and prophets and the five-fold government and one another. Eph. 5:21
Falsehood comes down to the truth or error, the Holy Spirit or an evil spirit. It is not that if a person falls into sin they are false, for every one will fall one time or the other. It is those who don't fall you need to be worry about. Preachers are man and women of God that were good sinners. Everyone must work on his or her own integrity. In addition, those who want to obey their call into ministry will have to be of sound integrity to be in leadership. Those in active ministry that are not in sound integrity must take a season or two off and seek restoration in their lives. 1 Cor. 11:28
Today we don't stone the prophets we judge prophecy. First Corinthians 14 is the protocol for our church services and the church. We are to let two or three prophets speak, and let the others judge. Prophets judge prophecy! Every Church that is going to move in the prophetic will have to made the mature prophets apart of the leadership team and give them rightful authority to deal with the prophetic, prophets and to judge prophecy. To judge prophecy means to discern prophecy. 1 Cor. 14:26-33
There is a difference between discerning prophecy and prophets. A prophet may be true but he may make a mistake in the prophetic. As a prophet grows he or she is more humble, and doesn't think he or she is right all the time, and knows that he or she can make mistakes. This is one of signs of a mature prophet! Heb. 5:14
Apart from that, what are false prophets and how do you deal with them? I will try listed the kinds of false prophets to help you understand and deal with false prophets. This is more to help prophets, and apostles dealing with the false, let us walk in love and truth. Amen! 1 Jn. 4:1-4
1. One who are a medium, witch, palmist, or a fortuneteller, or a soothsayer. These kinds are in world, we are to try to be witness, but Christians are not to seek their council, if you do you open your ear to evil spirits and offense the voice of God. God will not give you council if you seek evil council.
2. A false Prophet of a false religion: these are false prophets who are not of the Christian faith; they are some other kind of religion, or of Christian Cult. You are not to fellowship with them, or hear them out. You are to pray for those to be won to Christ. We are to show love toward them.
3. One with a evil prophetic spirit or a spirit of divination: These kind of false prophets may think or not that they are from God. There are those in world walking in such spirits as the two I talked about before this one, there are those in the church walking in these evil spirits too. You are to pray for them, and avoid their fellowship. False prophetic spirits are talking demons, which are: a. spirit of divination, b. familiar spirit, c. laying spirit and d. Flatter spirit. The last three serve and work for the spirit of divination.
4. One who thinks he or she is a prophet: there are those in the church that may flow in a prophetic anointing, such as the gift of prophecy, or a may be an intercessor who think they are prophets. Love them, pray for them, give them time, and give them some good books to read on the prophetic. They may need a one on one sit down with some read prophets, but be kind.
5. A True Prophet who becomes a false prophet: This depends on how much falsehood is in a prophet's life. A true Prophet, Born Again can become a false prophet. And again a who goes down that road can against return to the right path and become a true prophet. You should pray for them, love them. Bless them, forgive them, but don't keep company with them. You must know that I have witness of many good Christian ministers who walk in a degree of falsehood that to this point they are false prophets. However, those around them don't know it, and they don't even know it. This is way prophets need to fellowship with prophets and be in the company of mature prophets and be in some kind of connection with Apostles. Apostles and Prophets are the power team in Body, this is why we need to fellowship and be accordable.
One reason why satan loves false prophets is that that evil spirit raises them up to a high and lofty place then makes them fall to bring attacks against the true prophetic movements. Matt. 24:10-12
False Apostles we can see them in Church History and in life today and see false Apostles. We need to understand what is a false apostle and how to deal with them. I had a prophetic dream about this. In this dream I saw many mountains, which are symbol for mountain top ministers that apostles are about to have. In the center of all these mountains was a center map post. This was a symbol for the voice of God in the Apostolic. On the map was the places mark out for each apostle's mountain top ministries. I then see men with hawk wings flying to map then flying to the mountain top ministries. They were to fly and guard those mountain ministries that they are sent to do so. In addition, these mountains are symbol for certain geographic territory. They I see another flying apostles who were in disobedience to the center map post, and went to another city, state, nation, or a region were they were not call or commission to go there. They were walking in wrong and out of there own apostolic spheres giving by Christ to them. Then I see other flying apostles come to center map posted. In addition, the center map post is also a symbol for unity and order in the body among the apostolic. Moreover, I see these other flying apostles were sent forth to deal with the disobedience of the flying apostles. Apart from that, I am going to list the false apostles so you can understand and deal with them. 2 Cor. 11:5
1. A False Apostle of a false religion or a Christian Cult. You are pray for those but avoid and keep no company with them. You are to pray for those follow them. In addition, it is an evil spirit that rules over false groups that we should war against. Love them and bless those following and their leaders.
2. Someone thinks they're an apostle and are not: Since the apostolic movements. Some good Christians and Ministers think they are apostles and they are not. Pray for them, love them, be kind, and give them time. Give them some books on the apostolic and they should have a one with some real apostles.
3. A True Apostle who becomes a false Apostle: I believe as apostles go forth, their will be some who will become full of religious spirits and build their networks and isolate himself or herself from the Body of Christ and those who are with them. You are to be praying for them, love them, and don't keep company with them. Give them time. Even through their mistakes God can turn them around and they will be better then they were before, for now they can teach on those kinds of enemy plans. A True Apostle can become a false apostle, and then can return and become useful to the Lord as a true apostle.
This is a new day for Apostles, we do not see many examples of true apostolic to get the right patterns right. So some of us or most of us are going to make mistakes trying to obey our apostolic call. Through those mistakes we will learn through humble and to have mercy on others. Heb. 12:1
Moreover, we are to tests those who say that they are apostles. What kind of tests are we going to give them? I believe that has apostles grow and become mature these tests will be lay out in the body to help us all. I believe that these tests will useful by other apostles, prophets and the five-fold government of the church and the body of Christ. Nevertheless, Apostles are to be tested by mature apostles who perceived the grace of God in them. Rev. 2:2. Gal. 2:9
Furthermore, within apostolic networks there needs to be restoration centers set aside to help restore those who fall into sin, or error. If a minister falls we should not stone them but restore them. There is a need to set aside those who have the anointing to minister to those in ministry that needs to be restored. At the same time help save their ministries and churches. If ministers falls it should not be the end of his or her ministry, remember Christ has mercy on you, therefore you should have mercy on others. Leaders receive stricter judgment, but they also receive more mercy from God. If you deal with them in wrong ways you will partake in the stricter judgment upon them. If you deal merciful with them, you will partake in the more mercy on them. Gal. 6:1-2
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False Apostles
We are in the first wave of the apostolic. This wave is a wave of older servants being called into the apostolic. They will be as fathers and prepare the way for the second wave of the Apostolic. Which shall be a wave of signs, wonders and mighty deeds in the apostolic.
Today there are some apostles, also pastors and other spiritual leaders who have a role of a leader or the role of an overseer, however they do not have a heart of a father. If you don't want to have the function of a father then don't be an overseer. Today there are those who want to be called fathers yet they have not the heart of a father. They do not carry the function of a father.
However, with these true apostles there will be those who are false apostles. We must understand if there is the true there is also the false. Any minister and any believer can have a degree of falsehood in their lives. We need to be humble least we fall into sin.
There are those false apostles who say they are apostles and they are not. Then there are those who are just false apostles. Moreover, there are those who are real apostles who can become false, and if they are restored become true again.
Apart from that, there are the immaturity apostles all those called to be an apostle must go through a time of training. Do you have to be the mature apostle, no? We are always growing. Apostles can make mistakes. They will learn as others through their own mistakes. There are good books about the apostle, what is missing is how an apostle is raise up.
We are to understand that apostles are human too and they are apostles by grace and are not infallible. This is why apostles need intercession and prayer support. Yes apostles need to be accountable to other apostles outside of their own networks. In addition, within their own network they should be genuine accountability build in to the network structure. Moreover, an apostle must beware of the pitfalls of apostles. Pitfalls are unsuspected dangers. Some of pitfalls that apostles are susceptible to include the following: Pride, discouragement, deception, bitterness, control and covetousness apart from that, Apostles look at the last and lowest in the eyes of the world, satan attacks and persecutes them. They are made a spectacle and are often reviled, persecuted, defamed, buffeted, and made the filth of the world. They are often treated as the refuse of society. 1 Cor. 4:9,11-13.
Moreover, we are to test those who say they are apostles and are not. How do we to this by learning what is an apostle and learning from those who are apostles? The Greek term for false apostles is psuedo-aposto-los, meaning those who masquerade as apostles. Rev. 2:2.
In second Corinthians 11:13 we see some of the main characteristics include the following:
1. Controlling, domineering, and oppressive leadership style. 2 Cor. 11:20.
2. Greedy and covetous. 2 Cor. 11:20.
3. Proud, boastful and self-exalting. 2 Cor. 11:20.
4. Abusive. 2 Cor. 11:20.
References: Eckhardt, John. Dictionary of the Apostolic. Chicago: Crusaders Ministries, 2003.
Furthermore, Apostles have been here since the beginning of the church. Today is the restoration of them to the Body of Christ and the World. There is much to learn about apostles.
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Rogue Apostle
Apostles of Apostolic governments need to fellowship outside of their own sphere. You need to hear other apostles and ministers outside your own circle. Your network is apart of the Body of Christ. However, it is not the Body of Christ. We as Apostles need to teach those in your networks about the truth of the Body of Christ and then practice by loving and fellowship outside own groups. (1 Cor. 12:28)
In addition, we as overseers need to ask other apostles from other apostolic governments to come and minister to our own network. In doing so we build understand and common bond between apostolic governments. (Eph. 4:11-16)
The global vision of the Body of Christ does not belong to any one apostle. However, each must partake in it's holy bread and drink of it's wine to be appoint by the Lord Jesus Christ, the Head of the Church to walk in the blessings which comes from the Head of the Church only. (Psa. 133)
There are those apostles that will have an anointing and a function to gather and bring unity among apostles from different apostolic governments to form apostolic coalitions and alliances. These kinds of apostles will be use as coordinators. These kinds of apostles will be greater then other apostles. There vision is one of unity and reconciliation among the Apostles and the Body of Christ. (Acts 15:1-35)
Moreover, they're those apostles who are called to be apostles of the city. Which are called territorial apostles. There could be more then one of these in a city. Their purpose is to change the city that they are giving to. Although, they connect to other apostles and pastors in a city in order to make an alliance to work with a common vision. These kind of apostles will be greater then others too. (Rev. 1:4)
Nevertheless, there are some apostles, who build their networks, and then not fellowship outside of their own sphere, and they will not listen to other apostles who are not of their networks. They will even not fellowship with others in their own city. If you lead a move of God, and don't connect to other moves of God, then what are you? One thing is sure you are standing in the way, and will not last for long. Everything that God builds will connect to the Body of Christ! (Jude 12-13)
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Apostolic Conflict
As we move forth in the apostolic movements in the church, there will come apostolic conflicts. Apostles must pray and learn how to deal with conflicts among apostles. Some reasons, that apostles don't all drink the same new wine, or walk in the same wineskin.
Here is Saul called to be an apostle, and at first no one didn't receive him at Jerusalem, from this we can see the beginning of apostolic conflict. But Barnabas took him to the apostles at Jerusalem. And Saul told about His testimony how he came to know the Lord, from this testimony the churches throughout all of Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had peace and were edified. (Acts 9:1-31)
Now we come to the apostolic conflict beginning over the conflict of the circumcision. Here we can see the new wine arising in the church at Jerusalem, as Barnabas, Paul, Peter and James the Elder give witness of the mercy of the Lord among the Gentiles. However, we will see as they continue that Peter and James the Elder, and even Barnabas will have trouble with the revelation that the Lord has giving to Paul. (Acts 15:1-35)
We can see this apostolic conflict in the Epistle of Galatians. Here Paul moved in the revelation of the gospel for the uncircumcised, and likewise to Peter he moved in the revelation of gospel to the circumcised. Later on Paul rebukes Peter for his hypocrisy, and here we even see Barnabas carried away with this hypocrisy. (Gal. 2)
We can see Peter's view of this apostolic conflict in his words in 2 Peter, when he talks about the wisdom that the Lord given to Paul. Now in Acts 21 we again see this apostolic conflict at the church at Jerusalem with James the Elder and the Elders. (2 Pet. 3:15-16, Acts 21:15-25)
How are apostles to deal with conflicts, and can we keep the peace and the unity among brothers and sisters in Christ? Apostles must move in humility, prayer, revelation and wisdom in dealing with apostolic conflicts among apostles.
Above, Paul tries to keep the church networked, and apostles try to network through any apostolic conflict that they may go through. When apostles come with a revelational truth that others have not heard, there may be apostolic conflict. This is why the apostle must know where he is to minister such revelational truth, and then after that teach the truth of the body of Christ, and the common ground that all believers can fellowship with one another. An apostle may teach revelational truth to promote maturity among the church, however after him others may use the same revelational truth to bring division. We can clearly see this happening more then once throughout the history of the church. Religious spirits will try to come after the apostle through good men and ministers of God to use he revelational truth to build walls of division in the church. This is why apostles must guide those churches connected with him to the vision of the body of Christ.
Now what can apostles do to keep the unity during apostolic conflicts?
1. Keep an open door to other apostles that don't agree with you.
2. Keep you right hand of fellowship open to them. (Gal. 2:9)
3. They to keep trying to network with apostles in other moves of God in the body of Christ. (Gal. 2:10)
4. They continue to build their relationship with other apostles.
We are to love our brothers and sisters, even if we don't agree with them. We can still have fellowship based upon the common ground, the common faith that all true believers have in Christ Jesus our Lord. We are to receive one who is weak in the faith, and not to dispute over doubtful things. If it is possible, as mush as it depends on you, live peaceably with all men. And in Christ Jesus we can love those who disagree with us, and seek to love and fellowship during apostolic conflicts. (Rom. 14:1-23, 12:18)
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Apostles Today
We are coming to the end of restoration of the Church as Apostle Peter gives this wonderful prophetic word. It says that Jesus can't return for His Bride until the restoration of all things. In 1980 was the restoration of the office of the Prophet, in 1990 was the restoration of the office of the Apostle. Some people don't believe in Apostles and Prophets today. However, this does not stop our Lord and the Holy Spirit from rising up Apostles and Prophets. Acts 3:19-21
The Apostles of Today and the Apostles of the first days of the Church are the same in gifting and office. In Ephesians 2:19-20 is not taking about those that Holy Spirit worked through to write the Holy Word of God, the Bible. That was a special anointing for a special task, which has been fulfilled a long time ago. If any one writes in new word, or a new bible they are not of God and don't listen to them at all. This passage of Scriptures is taking about the structure of the church in today not the Church in history. This is taking about the structure of the living body of Christ, the Church and every local church. Eph. 2:19-20
The Church history foundation is Jesus Christ our Lord, the 12 Apostles, Apostle Paul, and the Apostles first days, the Bible from Old Testament to the New Testament is the foundation of the Body of Christ in history. Any person that attacks this foundation is evil and we are not to listen to them at all. Matt 16:13-20, Heb. 6:1-2
What is an Apostle? I believe an Apostle is leader of Leaders. Commission by the Lord Jesus Christ Himself and assigned to certain sphere of ministry. To establish Church Government and setting order in the Church. An Apostle is a sent one, commission with certain divine tasks at hand. They are special commissioners carrying authority and power to accomplish a mission in the earth and the body of Christ. Rom. 5:5
Apostles are Leaders of Leaders: --1 Cor. 12:28
1. Leader in the leadership of Church Government.
2. Leader in Vision and Purposes to Body of Christ.
3. Leader in the Corporate Anointing.
4. Leader in moves of God.
5. Leaders in new Doors of Ministry.
6. Leaders in Spiritual Warfare.
Every Apostle has the gift of the apostle, however, with each apostle there are difference of ministries and within them there are difference of activities. Not all Apostles are the same, not all Apostles are like Apostle Paul. In order to make a difference you must know your difference in the Body. However, there are general characteristics that are common among all apostles. Eph. 4:11
General characteristics of Apostles: --1 Cor. 12:12
1. They have gift of the apostle.
2. Extraordinary leadership skills.
3. Spiritual warfare.
4. Supranational signs, wonders, mighty deeds.
5. Setting disputes in the Church.
6. Laying foundation.
7. Receiving revelation directly from God.
8. Suffering physical persecution.
9. Impartation anointing.
10. Extraordinary Spiritual Authority.
11. Spiritual Architects.
12. Spiritual Pioneers.
Apart from that, there are apostolic builders some build apostolic networks, such as Apostolic Governments or Apostolic Coalitions, and then there are marketplace apostles and hyphenated apostles. On a way to understand the differences of ministries and actives, understand their visions. Apostles are all visionaries. In addition, there are joined apostles who are joining themselves to set apostles in leadership. Prov. 29:18
In addition, another way to understand the apostolic is by understanding wine skins. Apostles are not only visionaries but also architects. Apostolic Builders take on and birth great projects, such as networks. Networks are more then another structure but a structure that is build to connected to other networks. This is one of the major differences between networks and other structures. Other structure build to maintain itself from other groups in the Body. Some of the wine skins I see are come forth is the vertical networks, horizontal networks, and the city churches, and the local churches. Apostles establish, build, guide and govern these divine works of the Spirit. Moreover they lay new patterns which is from revelation from Christ to the Church, Christ gives Apostles wisdom for these patterns to be lay in the Body, others will follow and apply their patterns to their own churches and ministries1 Cor. 3:5-17
Moreover, another way to understand apostles is by their spheres of authority. It is said that these spheres determine there the authority of an Apostle, which is true. Not all apostolic spheres are the same. Apostles can boast about their own authority within their own spheres, as Apostle Paul done. In addition, these apostolic spheres limit the authority of an apostle. 2 Cor. 10:13-14
Their are apostolic types in the Old Testament, Such as Joseph is a type of marketplace apostle and horizontal apostle, Moses is a type of reformational and foundational apostle, and Joshua is a type of a territorial apostle, foundational apostle, and pioneering apostle. Samuel is a type of reformational apostle; David is a type of ecclesiastical apostle, and congregational apostle. Ezra and Nehemiah are a type of Apostles Builder Apostle, city apostle. Rom. 15:4
Furthermore, Apostles are first in the order of the Church Government, first in order of new things, first in the coming moves of God. They are giving revelational keys to open doors and gates that the body may enter in. This is a time that the church will move forth in history. This will be the greatest history move in the history of the church. However, I believe that there will be one move after this, which I think it is the Church moving into Kingdom Church days. 1 Cor. 12:28
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Genuine Apostles
There are some out there that don't believe in Apostles today? However, Jesus Christ does! There are those out there that think they know what is an apostle? They have spoke in their ignorant and their vest arrogances on the topic and they know nothing about. They don't ever speak the truth about this ministry called the Apostle. They are not apostles, how can they know what is an apostle? It is the genuine apostles that will set the guidelines to help us test those who are apostle. Rev. 2:2
There is no such thing as self-proclaim apostle or a self-appointed apostle! These are lies of the enemy that come from the lukewarm church. They try to use this on prophets in the same manner. Why is it that the Apostles and Prophets are the self-proclaim or the self-appointed called this only? What spirit is this? If is sure not from God! Those who don't understand the Apostolic, the prophetic, the new apostolic reformation, think they are a know it all. 1 Cor. 12:1
If a person has a visit from Jesus or they have a deep desire and calling to be an apostle and they are steadfast in their call through suffering and trials, you are not worthy to speak of your ignorant or arrogances knowledge from a lukewarm church to them. Are you Jesus Christ? Are you the head of the Church? Jesus Christ is the first apostle, for he is the Chief Apostle of the Church, the Body of Christ. Yes Apostles need to be recognized by the body and to have affirmation from other mature Apostles outside of the groups they plant. Yes we need to test apostles, for not all are apostles. This is why that mature Apostles will perceive the grace of God in them. Gal. 2:9
The Apostle Paul boasted of his apostolic authority in addition, Apostle Paul defendant his apostleship. Was Paul a self-proclaim apostle? Was Paul self-appointed apostle? Was Paul money hungry? Was Paul good as the real apostles? Was Paul ugly or boring? These are what Paul's critics said about him in his day. Moreover, where did the tile apostle come from? The tile of the Apostle came from Jesus so if you don't like it, then tell him what you think. If a person goes around planting churches and networks, training center, training ministers then what is he? An Apostle! Rom. 15:14-33
However, there are Genuine Apostles, there are the most eminent apostles, There are false apostles, then there are those who think there are apostles. It is not that we can point to modern day examples of apostles and for we don't have the patterns down yet. This will come in time. Yes there are real apostles making mistakes along the way just as the rest of us have done too. Moreover, to become a mature Apostle this takes some time. Therefore lets give it some time. Although, this is new to most of us, don't miss what God is doing today. Drink of the new wines and enjoy the life in the new wine skins. 2 Cor. 11:5-15
Furthermore, we are living in a day of the signs of apostles. I believe we will see these signs in today Apostles. Look for and believe. Young Apostle and every apostle pray and believe for these signs. Some signs of an apostle is patience, signs, wonders, and might deeds. 2 Cor. 12:12
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Gift Of The Apostle
To be an Apostle you need to have the gift of the Apostle. Men or religion can't give this gift. Without the gift of the Apostle you can't stand in the office of an Apostle. The gift of an Apostle is grace from Christ Himself to be an Apostle. Eph. 4:11
There is a difference between the gift of an apostle and the office of an apostle. Understanding this truth will help you grow into your apostolic calling. When you are first called into the apostolic by Christ Himself you are giving the gift of an Apostle from Christ, not man. However, it may take years to enter into the office of an Apostle. During those times of between an Apostle is train by the Holy Spirit, trials and Apostolic Fathers and Mentors 1 Cor. 12:28
Each apostolic call is not the same. Depending upon your apostolic call will determine the type of training you will go through and time between receiving the gift of an apostle to entering into the office of an apostle. Gal. 2:1-10
Although each apostle has the gift of the apostle, there is difference of apostolic ministries, and in them there are difference of activities of an apostolic ministry. 1 Cor. 12:4-6
On the contrary, there are young apostles entering in their office ministry at a young age, having gone through the training from apostolic fathers and training from the Holy Spirit. Let us not forget the Apostle Timothy, he was the overseer of the Church of Ephesus, and a city church apostle, fulfilled an apostle evangelism outreach to the know world, and took over Apostle Paul's ministry after Paul was beheaded for Christ. This all happen at a young age. I believe this all happen before he was 30 years old. 1 Tim. 4:12-16
Apostles need Mature Apostolic Fathers and Mentors to train and help them grow into their apostolic offices. The modern Prophetic movements are the spirit of Elijah restoring the Fathers to the Children. Who are the Fathers? The fathers of the Church are the Apostles. The modern day apostolic movements are the spirit of Moses. Mal. 4:1-6
Nevertheless, there is a false teaching going around that says if you don't have a spiritual father then you are a spiritual bastard! This teaching is false, and if anyone teaches this teaching avoid him or her, and have no fellowship with him or her. If you look throughout the Bible not everyone had a spiritual father, and not all mature men of God had spiritual sons. 2 Cor. 1:24
The Holy Spirit will train Apostles into their office ministry too! The Word, the Bible will come alive, you will be in revelation most of the time during your training time between the gift and the office. This teaches you to flow in revelation when you are in your apostolic office. Gal.2: 2
Apostles will be train through much suffering, trials, and hardships throughout your training time. Many or most will reject you even in your Christian walk. In addition you will go through a divine waiting process, a divine tarrying, and a death process. This could last many years. Apostles are dead people walking! Through this God makes are weakness our strengths. A true Apostle will not want to be an Apostle at the end of their training time, by this mark you know your ready for the apostolic office Phil. 7-11
Can a one having the gift of the Apostle minister but not be in the office of an Apostle, while going through the process years? Yes an Apostle will minister in certain apostolic Anointings, but not walk in fullness of their call until the day of release into the apostolic office. Acts 13:1-3
All Apostles need recognition and affirmation to walk in the apostolic fullness. Recognition comes from the body and affirmation comes from mature Apostles, Apostolic Fathers and other Apostles that are not in own circles. In other words recognition come from your groups that you minister too, and affirmation comes from apostles outside of your own groups that you minister two. When there is recognition and affirmation there is authority, grace, power, and favor release from Heaven. Acts 13:1-3
Furthermore, The office of An Apostle is first in order of Church Government, and the Body of Christ. God has set the office of an Apostle first in the Body. This is the difference between gifts and offices in the Church. 1 Cor. 12:28, Eph. 4:11
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First Sign of an Apostle
The first sign of an apostle is patience. An apostles is giving from God great authority however, this authority is limited. Out of the five governmental gifts the apostle is one who is most limited to his authority. With much greater authority comes greater responsibility. He walks in spiritual authority, supernatural authority, influence authority, territorial authority and relationship authority. Apostles need to understand their own spheres of authority. Real apostles have real authority from God. Not only they have this authority, they have power to back it up. 2 Cor. 10:13-14.
This is the reason why apostles will become true persons of patience. Patience is walking with God, not ahead, not behind, not away from him. All true apostles we go through time and time of training, both natural and supernatural to be rise up in their holy calling. Heb. 6:12.
In addition, the signs of an apostle are patience, signs, wonders, and mighty deeds. Apostles will move in healings, special miracles, and deliverance. However, the first sign is patience. 2 Cor. 12:12.
Another major aspect of an apostle is apostolic doctrine through the teaching and preaching of an apostle. The apostle will teach and preach in agreement with the Word of God. Apostles hate false teaching. Apostolic doctrine is correct with the Word of God and they will oppose false teaching. An Apostle is committed to that which is Scriptural and biblical. Acts 2:42.
Apart from that, Apostles and the other governmental gifts are to equipping the saints for the work of the ministry. The Saints are the ones call to the work of the ministry. The five governmental gifts are called to equipped the saints for the work of the ministry. Every Christian has a ministry and has gifts from God. Every Christian can move in signs and wonders. The apostles are to lead in this move of God. This is why signs, wonders and mighty deeds are being restored to the apostles. The saint's movement is the workplace movement; it is a move that not only releases the saints in the four walls instead out side of the four walls. We have been missing the ministry outside of the four walls. Most of the work of the ministry is done outside of the four walls. Most of this move of God is in the everyday life of a common Christian. The greater works of Jesus is coming in this time and day we live in.Mk. 16:17-18, Jn. 14:12.
By contrast the common believer has to only believe and then these signs and wonders will follow. Instead the apostle has to do the first sign of an apostle that is the sign of patience, for the reason that the apostle is not only a person of signs and wonders also he or she is a leader and example in signs and wonders.
Furthermore, apostles are the last restoration of the five governmental gifts; the next is the saint's restoration, then the unity of the faith, and the glorious church. Eph. 4:11-16.
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Apostolate
It is Jesus Christ our Lord who was the first apostle and today he is the chief apostle of all true apostles. He is the one whom called and rise up the first apostles. He is the one who give the Holy Spirit and apostolic anointing to the first apostles and the first believers of the church. Today this apostolic anointing is the same anointing that was on the first apostles, apostle Paul and other apostles, instead this apostolic anointing will be greater.
In addition, the office of an apostle is Christ ordain not man or an any group in the body. The gift and office of the apostles comes from Christ alone, and the body of Christ gives recognition and other apostles and prophets give affirmation to an apostle.
Moreover, what is an apostle? An Apostle is a sent one called to be a leader of leaders, to walk in his or her spheres of authority to carry out divine commissions from Christ in order to establish divine works on the earth through grace, revelation, signs, wonders, miracles, and mighty deeds in giving all glory to Christ alone.
Beside, all apostles are not the same, although they all have the same general and basic characteristics such as unusual authority, gift of the apostle, they are visionaries and have divine assignments, extraordinary character. Ministers will be joined to them, and believers will be joined to them. And they have signs, wonders and mighty deeds.
However, there is a difference between the gift and office of an apostle and this goes with other ministry gifts and offices. When you are called into the ministry you will receive the gift then there is a time between the gift and the office when the Lord himself will train you, through revelation, experience, suffering, tests, various trials, humiliation, death of vision, and apostolic fathers, apostles, prophets, ministers, and other believers in Christ. When you are called into ministry everything becomes your mentor good or bad, and it is up to you to learn and overcome them, and Christ will give you grace to help you, and He will help you, for he wants you to go forth into the office ministry. The release in the office depends between you and the Lord. Man may say your ready and place you into a position; instead you are still without the release of the Lord.
However, what will bring the release of the office in your life and ministry; much prayer, patience, suffering, revelation, apostolic fathers, prophets, other ministers, a company of believers, the Antioch Church and the Holy Spirit. (Acts 13:1-4)
The gift of the Apostle is listed in Ephesians 4:11 and the office of the Apostle is listed in 1 Cor. 12:28, Rom, 11:13, and Acts 1:20. The apostolate is the office or duties of an apostle. Revelation of the apostolate is necessary in order to walk fully in the authority and power of this office. In order for you to walk in this office you must have the gift of the apostle and grace to do so. In this article I will try to list some signs that you may see when entering into the office of the apostle.
· Fathering, mentoring others into the ministry of the apostle, and others into their ministries.
· Ministers begin to gather around you and become apart of your life and ministry.
· Believers begin to submit willing and to support and apply your teaches to their lives. The saints begin to enter into the work of ministry, instead of always being pew members.
· Recognition comes from the body of Christ.
· Affirmations come from other apostles, apostolic fathers, prophets, and other ministers.
· You have grace and ability to rise up apostolic works, etc.
· Apostolic provision flows into your ministry to support your apostolic works, etc.
· You begin to grow into unusual authority.
· Signs, wonders, miracles, and mighty deeds.
· You grow into great favor with many. This could ether mean many hate you or like you or both.
· Your sermons or articles begin to be heard of by many.
· False authority and religious leaders not just a few but many begin to hate you for no reason.
Note: if your have just three of these signs then your in the office. Once when you're in the office you know how to carry out your office and duties in the grace and spheres of authority giving to you.
Apart from that, it is grace first then apostleship. Apostles need grace to walk in there calling. It is grace first and it is all about grace nothing to do about them. This grace can be release to others who receive then as apostles, and this grace can open the door for great grace to come upon a church or a company. (Rom. 1:5)
Apart from that, apostles are born to be apostles from birth. Although they may not know it, and they cannot walk in the gift unless they are first born again, and every apostle is a great apostle, apostles are great. This calling begins at birth and apostles must give an account of the gift if he or she does not obey. Even if they don't even know that they are called. Just by saying this that apostles are called from birth gives identity to apostles, right now some are suffering from an identity crisis for the reason of unhealthy teaching from past times. Once when apostles know that they are called from birth their identity will be healed and certain kinds of graces and abilities are released into their life. (Gal. 1:15)
Furthermore, apostles are real just as the first apostle were real too. Apostles are here to stay. Christ not by man calls them; they don't need your approval Christ is for them and they are not called to please you. Once when you see the signs you will be too late to the destiny time. Apostles are not the center, Christ is and the body of Christ is and the Kingdom of God is the center.
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Realms of Ministry
If your going to move forth in your gifts and calling you need to learn how to communicate and relate to each of your audience. Learn how to carry yourself with in each dimension of your ministry. Learn how to walk in wisdom before any group of audience you are being witness to. Learn how to speak and act in each of your audiences. (Col. 4:5-6)
Jesus had his three, then he had his twelve, seventy, five thousand, and multitudes. He did not say the same things to each of these groups of his ministry. We need to do likewise, learn how to minister and relate to each realm in a different way. (Rom. 12:9-21)
In your local church that you are the pastor of, you minister to them as pastor. You have your own vision then from other churches. Your church is not a copycat but is birth out of hours of prayer and suffering. Your church may not be like others, but it's apart of the City church and the body of Christ, which you and them believe in Jesus, is Lord and He is the Son of God. (Jn. 21:15-19)
In your Apostolic Network, if you're the apostle over the network you minister not in the same way, or relate to them as the local church you pastured. You are among those who have been rising up in ministry, and follow leaders. Who all share a union with you in vision that you have for your network. (1 Cor. 9:1-2)
You are a minister in apostolic network you have to give account of yourself and your ministry or local church to the apostles of that network. You fellowship with other minister, and learn how to minister better. (Eph. 5:21)
In the cities, if you're a leader, it is very different then from your own network or your local church. The vision of a city is a city vision, every church does not believe in same things, but yet have more in common then you yet understand. You are not over them, but with them in ministry to the city, and have to learned how to cooperative with other ministers who don't all agree with the same ideals. Even if you are a city apostle, you must function as a coordinator, learning how to gather leaders and work together for the good of city church and the city. (2 Cor. 1:1)
You're apostles, you belong to an apostolic horizontal network of apostles. You gather to learn, and develop relationships with like vision apostles. A holy alliance is made among apostles. You grow humble and wise seeing other apostles that know more then you. (Gal. 2:9)
Your a five fold governmentally gift in the body of Christ. Each minister does not believe in the same things. Although you the same foundation, and common bond. Learn how to love, and fellowship with those outside own groups in Christ. Learn to see each other as Christ see them. (Psa. 133)
Furthermore, God is giving us wisdom; teaching us to be his ministers, not minister of others. We are not always going to please others around us. We are not calling here for the purpose how good we have done. We are not called for every one to like us, or to seek out acceptance. Out task is to obey, please God, and obey our purpose, vision, and calling. (Eph. 6:6-7)
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Apostolic Spheres
In the restoration of the Apostle, we see a new day for each of the five-fold governmental gift and soon we will see the movement of the saints going from layperson to saints. The work of the ministry belongs to the saints and the equipping ministry belongs to the five-fold governmental gifts. The Local Church is the center for gathering and equipping but the ministry is not limited to the four walls of the Church. That brings to the marketplace ministries, which shall be birthed through the saints' movements.
What is a sphere? In the America Heritage dictionary, it says: It is an area of power, control, or influence, and domain. In other word, an Apostolic Sphere is to define an authority and the power of individual Apostle. Before you can understand your apostolic sphere, you need to first understand what is an Apostle. An Apostle is a commission leader to oversee other office ministry in order to fulfill his apostolic commission through divine projects and campaigns.
To understand your apostolic sphere, you must first understand that your gift is an Apostle, but not all Apostles have the same kind of ministry. In your apostolic ministry, there are activities and not all apostolic ministries have the same activities.
One of the Apostolic Ministries is Marketplace Apostles. They are just coming forth and are breaking forth. We need more revelation on this kind of apostolic ministry.
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Sphere's of Ministry
Understanding your sphere of Ministry will keep you in the will of God and walking in the Holy Spirit in your ministry. Anointing is for our sphere of ministry. When we get out of our sphere we are outside of God's anointing and grace and will for our life. How does one get outside of their sphere of ministry, 1. We don't know our place in the Church, when you know your place in the Local Church, you then will know your place in the Body, 2. When you know your gifts and level of maturity, then you can take your place that God has placed you, only you can fill that place, God has made room before you were born and saved. 3. The last area that will help remain in your sphere is that your have vision for your ministry. What get out of your sphere of ministry is pride and fear, when we take any place in Body for purpose of making us feel good or to make us look good we are out of order.
We must know our limits and our boundaries! Know your limits and fulfill your boundaries in order to bring increase in your life and ministry. If you go beyond your Divine set boundaries without increase, you bring much harm to the Body.
We must know our gifts and Office ministry. Today and in the past we go to Bible College learn the word and we don't know who we are in Christ and who we are in the Body. Everyone thinks they are just called to preach, but we don't see our own calling in the Lord, so we think we can do everything. This is the fact of living out of order in today's ministry. Many Pastors think they can be everything to everybody. And there are Pastors that are not called to be Pastors, they just don't believe in what God has called them to really to do. We must know our gifts, and we must know our measure of faith, grace, and Spirit. Not every Pastor has the same faith according to their Pastoral gift. Everyone not the same but every one has a calling and gifts.
You must know your territory for your gifts and ministry are territorial. Some are called to Omaha, some are called to China, and some are called to America. Some are called to New York.
Where every your territorial gifting and your place in Body will be where your spiritual authority lays. Pray to know your Sphere so you can walk in the anointing that God has placed upon you.
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Manifold Apostolic Authority
One of the marks of true apostles is they walk in authority. This authority is not there own, it is giving from Christ the head of the Church. True Apostles walk in authority that is not the same as human means of authority. When Apostle comes they come in authority and are back up with the power, the power of God. Jesus gives them the authority and the Holy Spirit gives them the power and both are within the will of the Father.
Apostles have greater authority with greater responsibly. They have grace from God to walk in this kind of authority. If a person who has not been giving this kind of authority tries to walk in this authority and calls himself or herself an apostle, God's holy judgment will come upon them. If you're not an apostle then don't call yourself one or act like one.
With great authority the apostles is the one with most limits to what he or she can do. They are most limited in their authority then any other governmental gifts in the Church. They can only go beyond this if God increase their sphere of authority. Apostles must know their boundaries and limits in their ministries. 2 Cor. 10:13:14.
If apostles go beyond his or her own spheres God will come set them back in order. This could happen through pride. Apostles must watch out for pride. Pride can get you out of order, doing things that your not called to do. Remain humble before the Lord apostles. Pride will hinder the flow of God's grace in your ministries.
There are five kinds of authority that an apostle will walk in. I will list them and try to give you understanding of them. They are spiritual authority, supernatural authority, influence authority, relationship authority, and territorial authority.
1. Spiritual Authority: This is within the Apostles own networks and companies. These ones he or she oversees and is a leader to them. 1 Cor. 9:1-2.
2. Supernatural Authority: Apostles have been giving authority and power over demon spirits and even rules of darkness. They have power to heal the sick, do specials miracles, signs, wonders and mighty deeds. 2 Cor. 12:12.
3. Influence Authority: this is when an apostle has an influence outside of his own works to the body of Christ. This comes in time, with favor and fame to impart to the body of Christ. The apostle is apart of the corporate apostleship of the Body of Christ from the head and Chief Apostle Jesus Christ our Lord. Eph. 4:11.
4. Relationship Authority: This is the apostle in relationship with other apostles, and other ministers outside of his own works. This is only through relationship. This kind of authority flows two ways between apostle to apostle or apostle to another minister. Gal. 2:9.
5. Territorial Authority: Apostles have been giving authority over certain areas that they minister to. This is through the other four authorities. This authority is geographical authority. Eph. 19:10.
Furthermore, as an apostle grows in grace, his gift, his knowledge, and his maturity, his vision, and his commission he will grow in apostolic authority.
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Spiritual Warfare and the Apostles
The teachings on the believer's authoriy and weapons of our warfare and full armor of God and casting out demons are foundations to spiritual warfare. But since the 80's there is continuing advance in spiritual warfare. We need get our foundations down packed and then we need to keep up to date on the present revelation on spiritual warfare.
Another teaching we need to get the foundations down packed is prayer. For prayer and spiritual warfare go hand on hand. In the 80's foundational teaching on prayer came forth. Then over the year there has been advance in prayer and we need keep up to date on present revelation of prayer.
One advance in spiritual warfare is the authority of Apostles in warfare. There are certain Scriptures that we have misapplied to authority of the believer when it apples to the Apostles. Don't misunderstand me at all; believer to do have authority in spiritual warfare but in is not same as the authority of the Apostles. An Apostle has structurally and relationally authority in the Church and spiritual authority in spiritual warfare.
In 2 Cor. 10:3-6 Apostles are rank as Generals in Armies of the Church. In Apostolic Wisdom there is authority that an Apostle can used without in army with him, but most of what he will do in spiritual warfare he will need in army behind him and with him.
In Matt. 16:18-19 it is taking about Apostles and their authority in spiritual warfare not the believer. In Matt. 18: 18-20 it not just taking about a believe but the Local Church. An Apostles has authority to bind principalities not the believe, but he can bind demons who creeps upon the ground. Principalities, etc, fallen angels only the Apostles can bind. But when they go against this kind warfare they will not do it alone but with army of believes with company with them. A believer or group of believers can war against demons at the horizontal level but not at vertical level. Why should believers war as group? You can take more demons out together then but alone. But a believer can do warfare against demons while alone. But God is calling us to war as a Local Church and the Body of Christ, the Church.
In Lk. 10:19 is taking about the Apostles authority in spiritual warfare. This is not taking about a believer or groups of believers. This first taking about the 70 apostles, but they did not fulfill their call but went away from the Lord. Still this prophesy was not fulfill in that time it will again happen and be fulfilled in End Time Apostles along with End Time Church. In Psa. 110:1 said before Christ comes back His enemies will be at His footstool. And in Psa. 110:3 said He would use the Church in the fulfillment of this prophesy. And this will be fulfilled in Last Day Apostles with Last Day Church. Praise God Amen!
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Apostolic Boldness
There is a great increase coming to the apostolic anointing in the Body of Christ. The key to the release of this anointing upon your life is real boldness from the Holy Spirit. When the Holy Spirit comes into our lives He gives us boldness to speak the Word without the fear of man. This is a grace from God to be bold in truth, to take a stand for truth, to stand your ground. (See Acts 4:31)
An anointing to stand the ground of truth is giving to you by the Lord. This will help us not to compromise for friendship, or to get people to like us better, or for the reason we fear man. This is anointing of apostolic defense coming to the body of Christ, to take defense for truth. (1 Pet. 3:15)
In addition, this is an anointing and grace to contend earnestly for the truth. This anointing will make you diligent in doing this. It is like you have no fear of man. It is like you don't think of what your saying. Yes we are to think before we speak. I am talking about an anointing of boldness and authority to speak and stand for truth. (See Jude 3)
Moreover, the Holy Spirit is setting you free from the fear of man. The more you don't fear man, the more you will preach with apostolic boldness. And the more you fear man the lest you will preach with apostolic boldness. Apostolic boldness will change the way you teach, way you preach, it even change the way you think about certain things. When this apostolic boldness comes your life changes in many and certain areas. It is like that you have boldness in everything you do or think. I personal believe that apostolic boldness is one of the keys to signs and wonders. (See 2 Tim. 1:7)
Beside, as you are being set free from the fear of man you will love people more and better. The fear of man hinders you from walking in love. You ether love people or you fear people. Once when you are free from the fear of man you will have boldness to stand for truth, you will have more love for people, and the fire of God will flow through you. If you don't love people this could hinder the fire of God from flowing through you. So we need boldness, love and the fire of God to be great servants of God. (See 1 Jn. 4:18)
Also, the Holy Spirit is dealing and setting us free from the spirit that says please man over God. The please man spirit will no longer hinder you from the power of God. The more you please God the least you will please man. The more you please God you will become more powerful in God, the more you please man the lest you will have power from God. (See Eph. 6:6, Col. 3:22)
Now see the keys to signs, wonders and the power of God. Patience, faith, boldness, love people, the fire of the Lord, and to please God above man. (See Acts 3:1-16)
Therefore, you will have boldness when you been with Jesus, you will have boldness when your filled with the Holy Spirit, and you will have boldness if you ask the Father to give you boldness to speak His Word. We are to speak the Word with all boldness. (See Acts 4:23-31)
However, we must not only have boldness to say the truth. We need meekness, fear, love, wisdom, and season your speech with grace. (See 1 Pet. 3:15)
On the contrary, you must know when to speak the truth. You must know when to stand for the truth; you must know what are the right times and the right places. You don't want to always go around in apostolic defense at every time for you could walk from a good defense to a spirit or an attribute of vengeance. (1 Tim. 6:12)
Apart from that, there is a cost for standing for truth. I believe apostolic boldness is coming so we can stand for truth. We have lost our stand for truth for to long. Once you lose your stand for truth you hinder the power of God in your life. We must speak the truth even if people don't like what is being said. If you stand for truth you will gain everything, if you don't stand for you truth you will lose everything. Yes there is a cost for truth; in the long run you will gain all things.
In addition, in America and in other nations the churches have lost the meaning of truth. We must learn again the art of standing for the truth so we can see the power of God. There is an evil spirit that is working in the churches of America it is a religious spirit, this spirit is keeping us from saying the truth, and it is hinders revival, and the power of God. It will take truth to set the church of America free. Not only truth, instead bold truth. We must speak, peach, teach, and write the truth with boldness.
Moreover, the main ruling spirit over America is humanism, this spirits works along with the religious spirit in keeping us from the power of God. It is only by the power of God being poured out upon the church that we can be free from humanism. We must learn to obey the Holy Spirit more, learn to follow him more, learn his ways and means more, instead of our ways.
However, there are those who are like Jonathan who want to be in the middle of the road, they see the truth, and they see those with the truth, instead they want to please both sides. This action comes from the thinking that is giving to them by this religious spirit, if you are a Jonathan it is time for a change before it is too late.
However, we have to preach the truth by the Spirit. It must be Spirit and truth, not just truth. The letter kills, and the Spirit give life. Preaching bold truth must be a leading and a work of the Spirit, not a work of the flesh.
Apart from that, apostles are called to stand for truth. They are the gatekeepers and the prophets are the watchmen. We need them both in this hour and time. Apostles need to stand for truth, if they want to see the power of God. This apostolic boldness is coming upon the apostles. The apostles too must pray for boldness to speak the truth. There is a type of preaching, teaching, and writing that comes along with apostolic boldness. It is called polemic preaching, which means an aggressive attack on, or refutation of, and it is the art or practice of disputation or controversy. This kind of preaching is warlike and hostile.
Nevertheless, apostles and prophets if you don't take a stand for truth, if you don't stand against Jezebel and spirits like that; you will hinder yourself from your authority. And after awhile you will ether stand for truth or live with those that don't. Then the Lord will have to rise up others to obey the call to stand for truth. (See 1 K. 19)
However, people say they want apostles, do they really know what they are saying. Apostles will come with boldness and polemic preaching. They will take away your comfort zone and give you God's peace.
Furthermore, when this apostolic boldness comes into your life you will not fear man, you will not worry what they think about you, you will not worry if they reject you, you will not worry about what will happen. You will move in this grace and their will be power, signs, and wonders from the Holy Spirit in your life that points to Jesus Christ our Lord.
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Polemic Preaching
We see a lot of eminent apostles and that is good. What are about to come are the lion hearted apostles. What we see is silence reformation but that is about to become a violent reformation with the coming of lion heart apostles. This will be an aggressive form of ministry that will be controversial. These apostles will be labeled as dogmatic and non-ecumenical. The truth is that these apostles will not obey the spirit of compromise that has entered many churches. The Lord will put in the mouths of these apostles wisdom and words to confront adversaries and opponents. The only way to stop some mouths is through 'polemic preaching.' And when we come to their service, we will feel the fire of God in that place and in your hearts.
There is a new anointing that is coming forth upon those who speak the Word of God and it is an anointing of polemic preaching. Polemic means an aggressive attack on, or refutation of the opinions or principles of another. It is the art or practice of disputation or controversy. The word is derived from the Greek word polemikos, meaning 'warlike' or 'hostile.'
There is a fine line between polemic preaching and being dogmatic or non-ecumenical. If you just go around doing disputation, you don't have the anointing. The ones who God chose to walk in this is an anointing of being meek, humble and peaceable. And they don't intent to be polemic, it just happens while ministering. It is by the Holy Spirit while preaching or teaching on one subject that God begins to point out things during the time, and the one who God is using to deliver the message do not know that this polemic anointing is in them, it just happens.
In my life and ministry, I am used by God in such ways, but I did not plan it that way. I am a minister who preach on what subjects God want me to teach on. While teaching, I get polemic but at the same time, the word is spoken in love. God just lead me. Also while ministering to others, if someone tries to generate strife among us, a grace will move through me to stop their mouths but of course it is done in such a way that I can build them up. But I have to deal with opponents and God would give that right words to me that makes it hard for them to answer back.
We must praise God in all of these and we must know our place in the Body. We must know the timing of God of when to speak such words, or else we could do much harm to others. Let us show our good conducts to others that our works are done through the meekness of wisdom.
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Dogmatic Vs Promatic
In this apostolic reformation we will see a restoration of the anointing of Promatic preaching, teaching, and writing coming forth with truth and grace to set the church free. We need to understand what Promatic teaching is and what it is not. There is a difference between Promatic and dogmatic.
Promatic flows from the Spirit of Reformation, the divine calling and command to reform all things to the Image of Christ. Promatic is a divine kind of preaching, Promatic is the truth coming forth in such wisdom that you cannot resist the truth, you cannot give your opinion, and the mouths of the religious are shut up. It is a warfare style of ministering the Word; it is a way to deal with unopened minds, idols of the soul, and pride, arrogance, ignorant men. It is ministering of the Word that brings forth the word with such authority, with Holy Spirit boldness with grace and in love. (LK. 21:13-15)
Dogmatic flows not from Spirit of reformation, but from the human mindsets and human wisdom. It is religious preaching that does not bring the peace of God. It could be from a religious spirit. It is ministering the Word in ways that bring strife and divisions.
We must understand the difference between these two ways of handing the Word of God. You can see need of true Promatic preaching, and you must know what to watch for when you hear dogmatic preaching, to protect your ears and save your time.
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Territorial Apostles
Territorial Apostles are Apostles of a City. Their leadership is on horizontal level working with other apostles, prophets and pastors, etc of a city. God has given them with the apostolic sphere a certain geographic territory. They have authority within a city or a state or a region.
Apostles must be faithful and have a territorial commitment to a city, state and region. You can't become a territorial apostle without territorial commitment. Therefore it takes an apostle who is called to be territorial apostles some years to be established. Moreover for this reason God first want you to be faithful in the commitment to a city before you are given the seat of a territorial apostle.
In addition, Christian leaders and even some secular leaders have recognized and affirmed the extraordinary influence that an apostle have in that particular society.
Beside, this kind of an apostle has been given not only authority over a certain geographic territory but also influence. And through this influence his apostolic territorial authority comes forth on a horizontal level in working with other Christian leaders.
A territorial Apostle has been given a vision for his geographic territory. This vision is a corporate vision with a corporate anointing for the city church presbytery. The Territorial Apostle is a part of the City Church presbytery. The City Church presbytery is made of Christian Leaders who have territorial commitment and influence.
Apostles are the gatekeepers of a City, not the Pastors. We need apostolic anointing on a city church level not a pastoral anointing. Territorial Prophets are the watchmen of a city. We need both City Prophets and the City Apostles working together.
Territorial Apostles bring apostolic unity. A Pastor brings pastoral unity. However, this kind of unity is not for a city church. We need apostolic unity, which is task-oriented, visionary, aggressive, uncompromising, warlike, and often abrasive. Pastoral unity is only mercy-motivated, relational, politically correct, compromising, polite and peaceful. This kind of unity will not bring changes to our cities. The primary goal of any territorial apostle is city transformation.
There can be more then one territorial apostle for everything is established with more then one witness in any given city. Not every one is a territorial apostle; you may have your church or ministry in a city and not be a territorial apostle. There are different spheres of authority and not all apostles have the same ministries and same activities but all have the same gift of the apostle. Furthermore there can be several territorial apostles assigned to a city. They have territorial sphere, which can be sub-sphere within a city. One apostle of the city, for example, may operate in the Africa-American Community, another in the Hispanic Community. In a case point in the province of Asia Paul's sphere was Gentiles and in Peter's sphere was Jews. Still then there can be sub-divisions as a city increase. Example one may recognize among a certain Christian group such as evangelicals and charismatics one's sphere might be in the northern part pf a city and another's in the south. Another's might be the youth of the city.
Where do we find territorial apostles? Well an apostle does not just become a territorial apostle over night. It takes time and you must be faithful to your territorial. You first must pass the test of territorial commitment. Future territorial apostles can come from three areas but it is not limited to it. They are Megachurch Pastors, Parachurch Leaders and marketplace Apostles. Pastor who has a local church of 1,000 or 2,000 needs an apostolic anointing to oversee such a church. Parachurch Leaders are not all apostles but some are. Marketplace Apostles are given such influence in the secular society, which leads to many changes in a city. If you're called to be territorial apostle, believe in God and be patient waiting for your future apostolic ministry and follow the Holy Spirit in your ministry today, which will lead to you near future ministry.
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Apostles of the City Churches
What is your ideal of a city church? What is your vision of a city church? A city church is not many local churches, and pastors who are fellowshipping together in worship and prayer. It is the City Church as speaking of in the Book of Acts. We think the local church is the perfect will of God. The city Church is the perfect will of God for church. The city church was the church of the city, which made up together in homes and in corporate meetings, with apostles over the city church.
There are Scriptures that we apply to local churches that are for the city church. Such as 1 Corinthians 1:2 where is said to the church of God which is at Corinth, those called who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all who in everyplace call on the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours. When the word talks about called out company it is taking about the city church. In 1 Corinthians 1:7 said to us so that you come short in no gift, eagerly waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ. This is saying that the City Church will not lack a gift. In 1 Corinthians 12:28 talks of order, offices and gifts in the church. This is talking about the city church not the local churches.
Modern Apostles as you build in the flow of what Christ is building today and what He shall build in the future. Do not build works that will be against the future works of Christ. Build those things, which shall add to His works in the future. If you build works that will be against the works of the future your works will be burn to nothing and all your labor will be for nothing. The Holy Spirit is calling us to build and labor in the Lord knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord. Beside, let everything count to what church shall be in the end times.
Yes modern apostles build your churches and your networks etc. However, be willing to lay your networks, and churches down for Christ's divine buildings of the future. Will you sacrifice your churches and networks etc. for the coming city churches?
Yes the loach churches are here to aid in the restoration of the church. These local churches are here for a while and maybe a long while. They hold restoration truth. Even the new local churches that shall be birth today must mature their wine for the future of the coming city churches. However, when the city church comes that which is in perfect will be done away with. This could be years or be in a short time. It will happen by the supernatural acts of the Holy Spirit. We must flow with the will of the Lord today for His body. Beside, we can lay the vision, ideals and plant the seeds of future coming city churches today.
Moreover, the true apostolic church will burn and consume the old kind of churches. The old churches must die in order to raise the Body of Christ to her true destiny. After the apostolic church fills the body it will birth the kingdom church. The kingdom church is the city church in every city and nation around the world.
Furthermore, today kind of city churches will grow and mature into the coming city church. Every step toward the divine goal must be reach and not passed. Apostles and prophets must make sure that we fulfill every step and keep on task to this coming divine goal.
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Apostolic Unity
We must be willing in our cities among the churches of the city Churches to change from pastoral unity to apostolic unity. You can't begin transformation through pastoral unity. Only through Apostolic Unity your cities can be change by God. Although even Apostolic Networks can't move forth with Pastoral Unity. In addition, any church, or group lead by an apostle can't move forth with pastoral unity. We must make the shift from the Pastoral dimension to the Apostolic dimension! Heb. 3:1
In addition, we need to see the local body, City Church, or a network is not a one-man ministry. Yes you have your ministries. However body ministry is not one-man team. We must learn to flow as a body, as a team, as a company. We must learn to able in the corporate anointing. Through Apostolic Unity and a set vision, yes there are set visionaries who are set men, but they will work as a team leaders. In a body, a company, and a network through it is a body ministry there is still a set man who is the set visionary that brings the set vision for the body. Apart from that, we need to learn how to flow as a corporate ministry in a Body and able in the corporate anointing. The corporate anointing brings blessing and grace upon each one of us. Each one of us has a part to fulfill in the corporate anointing. In addition, there are corporate blessings that will flow upon the group as a whole. Christ fullness and glory need corporate wine skins to pour and fill into. Psa. 133
Moreover, we must place with our corporate bodies intercession, worship and the prophetic to minister to the Lord at many times. This will open the heavens over the body. We must lay foundation and revelation and the set vision of a company, and after that work together in unity. Eph. 2:19-22
Nevertheless, Pastoral unity is for the local body, but not for a network or a city church. Pastoral unity is not bad it has its place in the body. But apostolic unity will move us forth in vision. A local Church needs more pastoral unity and apostolic unity working together for the one another. Apart from that, Pastoral unity is dysfunctional unity and has hidden costs when it comes to visionary bodies, networks and the city churches. Pastoral unity is mercy-motivated, relational, politically correct, compromising, polite, and peaceful. Eph. 6:6-7
On the other hand, apostolic unity is task-oriented, visionary, aggressive, uncompromising, warlike, and often abrasive. 1 Cor. 12:27-28
1. Task-oriented: Apostolic unity is form around in reaching to fulfill and acting on certain agreed upon tasks many throughout life reacted to everything, God is bring us into a day of action. He wants to train us for action, not reaction. What the church needs, the world, and the cities is action, not reaction.
2. Visionary: Apostolic unity is form around a vision from a set visionary. Then moves upon and able within that vision. Seeing the future from God's point of view and trying to bring it in the now. Many wonder why things don't grow, do you have vision, are others agreeing with the vision. A group or a company is set upon this set vision, and those who disagree are asked to remove themselves from the company.
3. Aggressive: many don't like this kind of leadership style, but without this type how can we move forth. Many want to go play and wait however, those in apostolic unity will keep moving forth. Even if they hit the wall many times until they break through the wall.
4. Uncompromising: There will be those among a company that will take offence if you don't please their wishes. In addition, they will take offence if you don't pay tribute to their pet doctrines, cultural norms, subjective opinions, personal preferences, feeling, deductions, and interpretations. Well Apostolic Unity has not playtime for the feelings of a few or even the many.
5. Warlike: Apostolic unity is form and ready to go to war. Its nature is warlike. When an army goes to war they will not turn back until they have fulfilled their duty or their commander tell them so. In addition, they will war until they conqueror their enemies. They will not make peace with their enemies until the enemies have surrender.
6. Often abrasive: Apostolic unity is not friendly nature to those that oppose the vision and task at hand. We don't go around shaking hands with those who seek to destroy us by their religious spirits.
Unity to many can be ending in it self however; unity is being a stepping-stone toward transformation in our cities, and nations. Yes love those in other Christian groups, yes be meek and teachable, but don't sacrifice the vision and transformation for some false peace that keeps everyone happy and only those who have a heart for God are the unhappy ones.
Apostolic Unity is form with common ground, a set vision, a set visionary and body ministry flowing in the corporate anointing and blessing.
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Apostles and the Kingdom
Apostles need a Kingdom vision, Kingdom perspective, Kingdom focus, and a Kingdom mentality. Apostles can't go around planting churches at the same overlooking the Kingdom of God. Apostles need to know the theology of the Kingdom not just the theology of the church. Apostles must learn to relate to the Kingdom of God first before trying to relate to the church.
The Kingdom of God is greater, bigger and unlimited. However, the church is apart of the Kingdom of God. The Church is the priesthood of the Kingdom of God, ambassadors of the Kingdom and the Bride of Christ, who Christ is ruler of this Kingdom. This shows the limits of the Church Vs. the unlimited of the Kingdom of God. We need to see the place of Kingdom and the place of the Church in our lives, the believers and the world.
Apostles need to see the application of the Kingdom of God in their ministry, churches, in the lives of believers and in the body of Christ. Apostles and the believers are ambassadors of the Kingdom of God. The power of God is connected to our alliance with the Kingdom of God.
Jesus preaches the Kingdom of God and He command the Apostles to go and preach the Kingdom of God. This was the gospel. The Gospel that Christ preaches was the Gospel of the Kingdom of God. The Apostles Doctrine was the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. In other words it was the gospel of the Kingdom of God.
Right now we are in the restoration of the priesthood of the Kingdom. The Lord is restoring the priestly ministry of the believers. The Lord is bringing the full restoration to the Church. I personal believe that we are coming to the end of the restoration and we entering into the restoration of kings of the Kingdom of God. We can already see this application in the workplace. Jesus Christ cannot return until the full restoration of the Church is fulfilled and then He cannot return unless the kings have been restored to reign with Him when He returns.
Now in other words let me give you some more prophetic understanding of the future of the church. The Apostolic Church is like a burning consuming fire that will consume everything in the church, then after awhile give birth to the Kingdom Church. The Kingdom Church will prepare the way for the return of Christ. The Kingdom Church is the restored City Church in every city in every nation on the earth.
Every Christian born of The Spirit are citizens of the Kingdom of God and are called to be kings. They are destined to reign with Christ not only in the future at His return also in today's world. The beginning application of this is in the workplace, etc.
We as Apostles must go from church growth to society transformation to see our cities change by the power of God; to see the Kingdom come in each city in every nation around the world. We as Apostles must go from church vision to Kingdom vision to reach not only our hearts desires instead the desires of the Lord.
Furthermore, Apostles we can't go around the Kingdom without first encountering the Kingdom of God, and we can't step over the Kingdom to do our ministry. We need the Kingdom of God in our lives; working in our ministers to do the Kingdom works in the Earth.
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End Time Ministry Of The Apostles
We are living in the day's end of the second day of the Church. Before the end of the second day comes their will be unity in the Body of Christ. It will be a threefold unity in the body of Christ. It is not that there will be one big group however; there will be many groups with Christ's oneness between them. The World shall know that we are His by our love for one another.
This unity is threefold:
1. The Unity of the Spirit: This is the order of God for the Church.
2. The Unity of the Faith: This is the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ.
3. The Unity of the Godhead: This is the same unity the between the Godhead.
(Ref. Eph. 4:3, Eph. 4:13, Jn. 17: 15-23)
In John 17 Jesus prayed with Prophetic anointing that there would be true unity in the church. This is a prophecy for the Body of Christ. I believe the fulfillments of this will be a sign of the end of the second day of the church and the beginning of the third day church.
Soon the great commission will be fulfilled, before the end of the second day of the church, their will be a great harvest that will mark the fulfillment and end of the great commission. (Matt. 28:19-20) The main massage of the third day Church will be the proclamation of the Kingdom of God. (Matt. 24:14) The mission statement of the Church; which is the equipping of the saints for the work of the ministry, that the Body of Christ will be edify. This threefold purpose all of this will be fulfilled at the end of the second day of the church. (Eph. 4:13)
The third day mission statement of the Church shall be; the proclamation of the Kingdom of God, the manifestation of the Kingdom of God in the Church, and spiritual warfare. ( Matt. 24:14, Rom. 14:17, 1 Cor. 4:20, Lk. 10:19)
The Thrid day ministry of the Apostles is not the same as the Apostles in the beginning of the Church and right now. The end is always better then the beginning. Right now I believe that in today's church the foundation will be laid through the apostles and prophets of today for the end time church. Today's ministry of the apostles are laying the foundation and preparing the ministry of the last day apostles. I don't believe that today apostles are the last day apostles, however, that today's apostles are laying the pattern for the end time apostles who are in the third day church, the third day apostles.
In Luke 10:19 is taking about the spiritual authority of the ministry of the apostles, when it comes to spiritual warfare. I believe that this is also a prophecy of the end time apostles. The End times Apostles shall led us in spiritual warfare and remove the principalities and replace them. Moreover, the end time apostles are called to replace the principalities, and even powers, rules of the darkness of this age, and spiritual hosts of wickedness. (Eph. 6:12) These are positions of the kingdom of darkness that we are to remove and replace the darkness for the light.
"The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at My right hand, Till I make Your enemies Your footstool. This is places six times in the Bible. This says before Jesus can come back, there will be great spiritual warfare. (Psa. 110:1) In addition, the Bible says that in the end time there will be great spiritual darkness however, there also will be greater great light. (Isa. 60:1-3) The Bible talks about the twelve apostles of the Lamb will sit on twelve thrones. In addition, I believe that every true Apostle in the end time will sit on spiritual thrones over territories, however even today's apostles are called to be territorial and to sit on their territorial thrones. (Matt. 19:28)
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Marketplace Apostles
What are Marketplace Apostles? Every Apostle has the gift of the Apostle. Each Apostle does not have the same ministry. Each apostle has differences of ministries but having the same gift. Each Apostle does not have the same activities. Each Apostle has diversities of activities. In the Gift of the Apostles are Ministries and in the Ministries are activities.
A Marketplace Apostles provides the Leadership to the Marketplace by being a supernatural leader in certain field of marketplace anointing.
Just like the Apostles in the four walls of the Church and ministry, there are the leader of leaders, so is the Marketplace Apostle to the Marketplace. Apostles along with Prophets in the marketplace lay the foundation for the marketplace Church. Apostles are Gatekeepers for the marketplace Church. Jesus gives the keys to new gates for marketplace to enter through. And they are the ones that open gates for the rest of those in the Marketplace Church to enter in. The Apostles in the Marketplace lead the way better then anyone in the World do things in the Marketplace. Apostles in the Marketplace are the leaders in building the bride from the Church to the Marketplace for the transference of wealth. The Marketplace Apostle is the one who leads the setting of the Church free from debt and he releases the much need in financial resources and other kinds of resources.
The Lord often makes marketplace Apostles in order to carry out their ministry. Marketplace Apostles have the anointing to minister and live a holy life in the midst of the World. Just like the Apostles in the four walls have anointing to minister to Body so do the Marketplace Apostles have the anointing to minister to the world. Also He also has the ability to attract other marketplace Christian Leaders and other Marketplace gifted Christians. Also they have the anointing to attract the most gifted among the world since it is God who gives all grace and ability to mankind. Marketplace Apostles carry a dual anointing. He can minister to the Body and the Church as an Apostle.
Marketplace Apostles are not just in business but other areas of the marketplace such as Government, Education, Media, and anything else that composed of Marketplace. Then there are those Marketplace Apostles that are called to minister to all these areas for grace impartional, foundational and revelational. The last note I would to say at this time there are little information on Marketplace Apostles so I personally don't have all the information. Only that which Christ give to me I give to you.
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Marketplace Apostles, Prophets And Intercessors
The way we do business is about to change. This change will come from Marketplace Christians. This will be a most radical way to do business in the history of business. This way of doing business belongs to the marketplace Christians, for they are in partnership with God Almighty. And only those who are in divine partnership will see such wealth, riches and honor like no other time in history. This will not be just a few of us Marketplace Christians but to whomever in Christ that comes to this revelation and move with this vision in the marketplace. God is raising up might companies of marketplace Christians. This will look like tideway coming in great power and force. This will be like a company of Davids, Esthers, Priscillas, Aquilas, Lydias and little servant's anointing. The common bond upon them is one purpose to establish God, Church and Kingdom in the Marketplace and to rule and reign through Christ Jesus our Lord.
Marketplace Apostles will be leading and empowering Marketplace Christians. We need Apostles who are also businessperson in the marketplace. Not only do we need them but also others apostles with business anointing need to aid them. Some apostles are joint apostles in business. You do see ministers in Bible minister alone.
Marketplace Prophets and Prophets are anointed to do business. They are not just prophets but they are businesspersons whom we need to join into boardroom of many corporations---to give insight through prophetic anointing. There is prophetic anointing to do business with; this anointing is now being released into the Body of Christ.
Marketplace Intercessors are intercessors with anointing to do business. They are not just intercessors but they are businesspersons with business knowledge. They are business intercessors who are called to pray for the Marketplace Apostles and Marketplace Apostles CEO's. They are called to pray for the corporations that shall arise out of the hearts of the Apostles. They are called to cover with a canopy of prayer over the businesses and companies.
They're corporate anointing coming upon Marketplace Apostle to raise up their corporations or we can say they are the kingdom of God. Marketplace Apostles are kings in businesses and their company is their kingdom. And their kingdom is a kingdom of God under our King of kings and Lord of lords Jesus Christ.
God is giving vision to Marketplace Christians. God has given vision to the marketplace. God has vision for the marketplace and if we seek him, he may show us his plans. God has plans for you and he has a future for you. God is rising up visionaries in the land of business and the marketplace.
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Apostle Kings
Many of you in business, in the marketplace, and your workplace are making shafts from saying that your workplace is only a job or career going from this to saying and having faith that your workplace is your ministry. It is time for many of you to make this shaft in your workplace. It is a transitioning in your life and your workplace that will open the doors for the power of God in your world. It is time to put your faith into works in order to see your community change!
This is a day that the nuclear church is being reform and a new frontier to be reveled and developed. This is called the extended church. Ten percent of the ministry is done within the nuclear church and ninety percent of the ministry is done in the extended church.
Marketplace Apostles and Marketplace Prophets are called to establish the foundations in the extended church. They are called to help lead the marketplace army in the extended church and to give revelation of the extended church and to impart grace to the nuclear church.
This is a day of the army of kings and priests to come forth in the World. They are kingly priests in the marketplace, in the workplace and the business. This is a kingdom of kings and priests and this is a day of the kings and priests churches to come froth in the body of Christ.
Marketplace Apostles are called by God to lead, impart, and father those Christians called into business and the marketplace. They are leaders of leaders in the marketplace. They are first in extended church. Local Churches need to honor their gifting and give them proper place within their fellowships. Joseph, Noah, Joshua, David, Solomon and Nehemiah are all types of marketplace apostles. When it comes to Marketplace Apostles you must think outside of the box.
Nehemiah and Ezra are types of apostolic builders. This is the day of the Nehemiah and Ezra Apostles. In addition, Nehemiah is also a type of a marketplace apostle and Ezra is a type of church apostle. This shows us that marketplace Apostles and Church Apostles will work together in certain cases.
God will inspire Marketplace Apostles who will be lead to establish companies in the business world. In turn they will become very wealthy for the shake of the kingdom and their apostleship. This is one of the signs of marketplace apostles, which is great wealth. Some Marketplace Apostles will establish their companies and in turn sell and become rich over night and then come to train other Christians in the Marketplace.
Marketplace Apostles have both a kingly anointing to do business and an apostolic anointing to do business and minister with the both of these Anointings in the extended church. They are called to lead the kings of business and marketplace. In other words he is a coordinator among kings.
Most Marketplace Apostles in their own cities will be appointed as territorial apostles or you can say city apostles. They are apostles that help lead a Translocal network of local churches within a city from other Christian groups. This is a local apostolic coalition network to impact the city they live in. The other places where territorial apostles come from are Megachurch pastors and Parachurch Leaders.
We must see that Marketplace Apostle will be honor and giving proper place within the local churches and see their ministries needed at the local level. An apostle is a gateway to new frontier for body of Christ. So the Marketplace Apostle is a gateway to the extended church.
What are characteristics of Marketplace Apostles to help us understand their function in the apostolic in the Body of Christ?
1. A supernatural anointing to do business.
2. Ability to lead, gather and network the Business and Marketplace Christians.
3. They are full of wisdom and have revelation that little of it comes from experience and the rests of it come from God himself.
4. Marketplace Apostles will come into great wealth as one of the signs to their calling in the marketplace.
5. Attracting and distributing of wealth and financial resources for the ministries and the local churches.
6. They have ability to impact the marketplace and business world in such a way that many come to the Lord.
7. They have power of influence and a favor that most Christians don't have in the Marketplace.
However, This is only the beginning of my personal knowledge on marketplace apostles. I don't know ever thing, I only see impart. I see more of the business type of marketplace apostle beside, there a few more apostolic ministries in the marketplace among Marketplace Apostles.
Furthermore, This topic of marketplace Apostle is very new in the Body of Christ and only few have written on this subject. I believe in time their will more clearly on the subject of Marketplace Apostles so bear with us.
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Apostles & Businesspersons
There is a relationship between Apostles and Businesspersons that needs to be establishing again in the body of Christ. There is a release that comes when there is a connection between the Apostles and Businesspersons. Although, your anointed and have grace for business. There is a certain special grace that comes from the connection with Apostles.
Where there is vision, there is provision. Each Pastor or Apostle, etc needs provision for his or her ministry. However, an Apostle needs a greater flow of provision for his ministry. With pastor there is pastoral provision, with an apostle there is apostolic provision, and likewise with the other three offices of Church Government. An Apostle has an anointing and grace from God to attract wealth and distributed for his vision.
Are you saying if I am in Business and don't believe in Apostles or have no connection to an Apostle I will not have this special grace? Yes I am saying this! On the other hand, you do have a kingly anointing for business. Yes the other four offices of Church Government and even the Church can bless and anointed you in Business. However, this special grace from Apostles to do business is to bring in apostolic provision and to establish the Kingdom of God in the Marketplace.
Is not my business blessed? Is not my Business my ministry? Is not my Business a Kingdom Business? Am I not a King in Business? Am I not going to have Wealth? Yes, Yes, and Yes all to that! But you will not have the fruits of Acts 6. Which are the Word of God will spread, the number of the disciples will be multiplied, great many of Christians will be obedient to the faith, and great wonders, great signs with wealth will be come. Although, you will have signs, wonders and be blessed in your business.
The Apostles must seek out from among themselves, businesspersons of good reputation, full of the Holy Spirit, and full of wisdom, full of faith and full of the Holy Spirit. To laid hands for impartation and to ordain them as kings in business. The word appoint mean ordain! Apart from that, the other four offices and the Local Church are to ordain their kings for Business.
As in the days of old, the Prophets and Priests of old anointed the kings to reign so shall the Apostles do likewise in today's Church. Who are the Kings of today! They are the Businesspersons!
Furthermore, there will be those who are poor when they walk into an apostolic church and when they go out some of them will be Millionaires and some will be billionaires. Christ in his power and grace will rise up an army of Millionaires and Billionaires, he will even go beyond that with some in the Body of Christ.
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Church Apostle & Marketplace Apostle
Church Apostles and Marketplace Apostles need to work together in building the Church. We need to be connected as partners with Christ the chief Master Builder. We are entering into a time in the Body of Divine Building. Jesus said He would build His Church. He will use Marketplace and Church Apostles as tools in carrying out his building plans.
Ezra and Nehemiah are type of apostles of today. They are types of building apostles are apostolic builders. Along with them there are prophets such as Daniel, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi who are types of prophets who will aid the time of divine building in the church.
Besides, there is those who are Cyrus in the church and in the world who will aid this divine time of building. Above this there is the King Darius, and King Artaxerxes who will aid in this time of building.
Moreover, Ezra is a type of Church Apostle whom God will use to build his house, and Nehemiah is a type of Marketplace Apostle who will be use to not only to build his house, also to build the city Church.
Furthermore, this is a divine time of building in the Body of Christ. This is a new day of the Ezra apostles and the Nehemiah apostles.
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From Church Apostle To Marketplace Apostle
Church Apostles are every apostle who ministers within the nuclear church. They live off what they minister. Today we are going from the day of the Apostles to the day of the saints. However, we need to see a restoration of signs and wonders. Every believer should walk in signs and wonders. Apostles are also called to walk in signs and wonders and mighty deeds. Apart from that, their first work is a work of patience in other words they make few step in there ministry some times and at the same time make big steps for the whole church. Everyone else is called to walk in certain degrees of signs and wonders. In addition, the Apostles are first called to the works and signs of patience.
Apostles are restoring back to us a true Church Government. They are doing this on the Translocal level and the local level. Right now I believe we are still in the beginning stages of the apostolic movements. I foresee apostolic movements of signs, wonders and mighty deeds. However, right now the framework is being laid for those to come.
Marketplace Apostles are called to minister in the extended church of the Body of Christ. They live off their marketplace Ministries. Their business is their ministry. They are called to lead and give leadership to the kings in the marketplace and business. They have an anointing to attract and distribute wealth and financial resources for the nuclear church. Marketplace Apostles will come into great wealth. This will be an awesome sign among the church. They are leaders in giving and resources. They will lead in the waves of witty inventions. God is giving them wisdom for the business world. They have grace to impart to business leaders that make those leaders successful beyond their own means. Marketplace Apostles are called to train and rise up Marketplace Churches and Ministers. This is why the nuclear church must give them proper place within and honor to reap the benefits.
Today God is change the Church of laity to a kingdom of kings and priests. Every believer has a gift, a ministry, an anointing. Every one has a place in the Body of Christ. You are not called to be pew members no longer. The Kings and Priests Churches are arising up everywhere you can look. Some will minister within the nuclear church and a lot of them will minister in the extended church. Those who are of Government of the Church who have this revelation will be leaders in kings and priests movements.
The nuclear church is the center of the body of Christ. Is the beginning of the Church, and is the heart of the Body of Christ. It is the core of the church. Everything in body must be connected to this core. This is the place where saints are equipped, this is the place where priests minister. The Body of Christ is in three parts. One, which is in Heaven, the other which are the Nuclear Church and the third, which is the extended church. The priests are every believer who is called to minister in the nuclear church, and the kings are everyone called to minister in the extended church. Beside, we are all kings and Priests in Christ Jesus.
There is a connection between the Apostles and Businesspersons. In order to get the release that businesspersons need we must reestablish this divine connection. The seven men chosen to be appointed over the business of caring for members were Spirit-Filled Business Men. In Acts chapter six is the example of the connection between the businesspersons and the apostles that need to be establish today. The word appointment means ordination. Just as the kings of old were ordained by the priests and prophets. So today the apostles are to seek out from among them. Persons of good reputation, full of the Holy Spirit, full of wisdom and full of faith. Then they are lay hands upon them and release them into their kingdom ministry. What happen in Acts Chapter six will happen again if we reestablish this divine connection? Above this we are as a nuclear church to release the kings among us and lay our hands upon them.
Nevertheless, The nuclear Church needs to be reform and the extended church build. We need vision not only for the Nuclear Church but also the Extended Church. The Workplace Movement, which has been going on for some time is only in it's beginning. Moreover, needs the help of a reform church. Although this workplace movement is beyond one type of Church and is across the board among the Body of Christ.
Furthermore, the transference of wealth will happen in our generation. This wealth will come from the world to the Church. Will not be a one time thing but, It will be continue manifestation. This is why the bridge must be build between the Church and the Marketplace. This is why we must give place for businesspersons to fellowship and be train in our local churches. We must give them place. They will go to those churches that have vision not only for their churches but also for the marketplace. We must give proper honor to the Kings and Marketplace Christians or you will not receive the coming waves of the manifestation of wealth.
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Marketplace A.P. Teams
If there is an extended church of the nuclear church do you think there should be apostles as it is in the nuclear church to be in the extended church? If there are apostles in the extended church do you think there should be prophets too? There is Marketplace Apostles and Marketplace Prophets in the extended church.
A Marketplace Apostles has a kingly anointing and apostolic anointing for business and the marketplace. A Marketplace Prophet has a kingly anointing and prophetic anointing for business and the marketplace.
Apart from that, every Christians is a king and priests in Christ. They are all kingly priests in the Body of Christ. Every Christian businesspersons and Marketplace Christians has a kingly anointing in the extended church. In addition, just as there are ministries in the nuclear church there are ministries in the extended church.
Marketplace Apostles and Marketplace Prophets are to lay the foundation of the extended church. Marketplace Apostles and Marketplace Prophets are foundational, revelational and impartional ministry to the extended church. Marketplace Apostles are first and Marketplace Prophets are second in the extended church.
Marketplace Apostles build and give leadership to corporations. They will build and plant business in the extended church just as a Church Apostles will plant Churches in the nuclear church. They will give wisdom and train other business leaders and rise up other marketplace Apostles in the Extended church. Marketplace Apostles will network the Marketplace Christians and Christian Businesspersons to impact the world. Marketplace Apostles are overseers in the extended church. Marketplace Apostles give leadership to the extended church.
Marketplace Prophets give wisdom, revelation and council to business leaders and Marketplace Leaders. Marketplace Prophets speak forth-prophetic utterances that impact the marketplace. Marketplace Prophets open the eyes and ears of Marketplace Christians to see their own destiny. Marketplace Prophets come to prepare the way and show the way of kingdom business in the marketplace.
Marketplace Apostles and Marketplace Prophets will work together in corporations. In order to drive the companies in revelation and kingdom business. Marketplace Apostles and Marketplace Prophets will be on boards of directors to guide the company in wisdom and revelation. Marketplace Apostles will have Marketplace Prophets on their board and in their companies to give them prophetic insight in business dealings. Marketplace Apostles and Marketplace Prophets will lead Christian Businesspersons and Marketplace Christians in the extended church.
Apart from that, not only there is a need of Marketplace Apostles and Marketplace Prophets, there is also a need for Marketplace intercessors in their companies. Marketplace Apostles will hire or rise up Intercessors with the knowledge of business and prayer to aid them in their companies.
Furthermore, Christ will team up a Marketplace Apostle and Marketplace Prophet to be an apostolic and prophetic team in the extended church.
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Marketplace Apostles and the Nuclear Church
What is the relationship between the nuclear church and the extended church? That is the relationship between the Marketplace Apostle and the nuclear church? There needs to be reconciliation between the nuclear church and the extended church. There is a need for the Marketplace Christians to be restored to the kingly anointing. Those Christians in the workplace or in business need to make shift from looking at you job or your business just as a means to looking and having faith that your workplace or your business is your ministry.
Apart from that, The Marketplace Apostle has important relationship with the nuclear church. I will give you some understanding in how the Marketplace Apostle relates to the nuclear church. The Nuclear Church is the heart of the Body of Christ. The extended church is the deeds of the Body. The nuclear church is the priestly ministry of the Body. The extended church is the kingly ministry of the Body.
The Marketplace Apostle relates to the nuclear Church within the nuclear church for the saints are equipped for the work of the ministry. Therefore the Marketplace Apostle equips the saints for the ministry in the extended church.
The Marketplace Apostle relates to the nuclear church in leading the attracting and distributing wealth and financial resources to the work of the ministry in the nuclear church. You need to understand the extended church lives off it's own resources while the nuclear church lives of the resources of the extended church.
The Marketplace Apostle relates to the nuclear church in the influence that Christ has giving him or her in the marketplace for the purpose to lead in changing the marketplace which is the heart of the city in turned to bring growth in numbers to the local church and for the local church to have influence in the marketplace.
The Marketplace Apostles relates to the nuclear church in being apart of the local church and nuclear church eldership to give wisdom, revelation and insight in business and marketplace matters In addition, since the marketplace apostle carries a prime leadership role in the extended church he needs to have proper honor in the nuclear church.
The Marketplace Apostle relates to the nuclear church through his territorial commitment and his opportunity, probability and possibility of being called to be a territorial apostle, who is a city apostle to head up a city network of churches. The fishing pool of where territorial apostles could come from is among ether megachurch pastors, parachurch leaders or marketplace apostles.
Furthermore. The nuclear church, local churches and Pastors need to give proper honor and place to Marketplace Apostles and relate to them.
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Apostolic Builders
Apostolic Builders arise and be released as the time has now come to build. I am speaking to you. You can feel your hands burning to build the great projects of the Father. Let the Kingdom of God come through your projects. We have been hindered and we have been delayed for a time but now I see mighty angels have come to war with those who have held you back. There was a purpose that you had to wait but now the time has come. The resources and the supplies are flowing as grace from above.
Apostolic Builders have an anointing to build. I personally feel my hands burn to build. It's grace that is given to an apostle to build, to carry out a divine work. Apostles are builders by nature. They have a supernatural grace and anointing to build, that enables them to gather resources, supplies, support and people to do God's will without the old methods. They have angels working with them to aid and bring such things as needed. It is important to have the prayer support behind them. When God calls an apostle, He called a company of prayer people to make human shields to protect him.
Apostolic Builders while in prayer are given in vision the divine project to accomplish and complete. They write them down and begun to pray and God begins to fill them with wisdom. They become wise no matter what age they are. You see them with many notebooks of many teachings that God has given them. You will see them with many plans and how to do's. They carry the anointing to bring forth divine projects and works of the Spirit.
There are stages that they go through in the vision of their projects. The 1st stage is the stage of planting. That is when God keep on planting and strengthen the seed in their hearts to build their confidence during this time. The 2nd stage is prayer when God must bring them through a time of prayer. This stage may last for some years. The 3rd stage is that stage of waiting. During this time, God imparts and brings forth a life of patience and develops the attitudes of the heart and build reins to guide him later on. The 4th stage is the time of restoration when God heals and restores what has been lost in the past battles. The 5th stage is the hour of release. This is when God set you forth in working on the projects. God first must build apostolic builders before they can take on the divine projects that God has entrusted them long ago.
Ezra and Nehemiah are examples of Apostolic Builders today. I believe that we are entering into a time of building through grace and Spirit when the patterns of heaven will be laid out on Earth. These patterns come through much prayers and revelations. Apostles must keep themselves in intercessory and revelation, not reason or logic, for the anointing of the apostolic builders is found in God through prayers.
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Resources Center Churches
There will be some Churches that will become Resources Center for the Body of Christ. These Churches are apostolic Churches, These Churches are Antioch Churches, and These Churches will become Mega Churches. However some of you may not like Mega Churches. There is place for Mega Churches just as there is place for Home Churches. God is bigger then our own vision of the Body of Christ. Hab. 2:2-3
Resources centers become centers in the Body of Christ, and even in the world. Resources Centers are not like most churches, for they live to give out, to reach out, to be a place where not only the members of that church are bless, but whomever step foot in the door. Resources Center Churches are center outputs in networks. It is a stronghold of righteousness in Apostolic Network. In Addition, More Resources Center Churches in an Apostolic Network has the more power that flows in a network. Moreover, Resources Center Churches are strength points in an Apostolic Network. Resources Centers Churches take more time, in planning, prayer, prepare and trials then any other kind of local church. Zech. 4:6-10
Resources Center Churches are: --Acts 19:10
1. Apostolic Churches.
2. Apostolic Nature.
3. Apostolic Leadership.
4. Visionary Church.
5. Antioch Church.
6. Mega Church.
7. Territorial Church.
8. A place of gathering.
However, if Apostles who pastor local churches don't have
A vision for their church to become a resources center church, their church will lack in the apostolic anointing, and that ministry of the apostles will not walk in its fullness without the resources center church vision. Apostles are by nature and grace giving them our resources centers in themselves. Rom. 1:5
Resources Center Churches will have: --1 Thess. 3:10
1. Training center.
2. Rising up young ministers.
3. Sending out Antioch Teams.
4. Compassion and mercy ministries, such as feeding the poor.
5. Prayer focus rooms.
6. Prophetic forces rooms.
7. A place of worship. Note, prayer, prophetic and worship can go together.
8. Deliverance and inner healing ministry
9. Healing Minister.
10. Book Store.
11. Marketplace ministry.
12. Other resources.
Beside, every church will not be a resources center church, just as there are some apostles, there are some resources centers. Although every church can't be all to people, but each church can be bless with one good ministry. Like for example one local church could have a healing ministry and the other have a deliverance ministry. When a person is sick in a another church, the church calls the church with a healing minister, and when a person is in need of deliverance they call the church that has the deliverance ministry. Another example is that every church may not be able to feed the poor, but is two or more, a few get together they can work together in a ministry to feed the poor. 1 Pet. 10-11
There are other kinds of resources centers that the Lord is establishing and building. I believe it takes apostolic leadership to plant any type of resource center. However, I believe that each resource center will have compassion and mercy works and be a place for many resources for the Body and even the world. The key in having a resources center is many resources ready and open for the body of Christ.
Other kinds of Resources Centers in Body:
1. Resource Center Churches.
2. Ministry Centers with a resource center.
3. Ministries that have a resources center.
4. City Church Center having a resources Centers.
5. Apostolic Resources Centers a ministry of an apostle that has a center for resources for the body.
6. Joseph Company Resource Centers.
Furthermore, we are living in day and time of recourse
Centers. It is a commission to apostolic builders to build. God is giving to many of the some Apostles around the World a vision for resources centers
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Bishops & Apostles
I remember a seventeen years old teenager who was giving a vision during Sunday worship Service. In this vision he could see the church as an army being lead in one direction by pastors and bishops. Then in the back of the line of this army were apostles and prophets then the direction of the army change to the other side. Now the apostles and prophets were leading the church. This vision is out of this world to this young man. I know that he does not know these truths. However, the Lord gives him this vision for the church.
In addition, administers and bishops are now to be overseers of churches this is the function of apostles. Bishops can never replace the true apostolic authority. However, the cessationists and the Pentecostal cessationists believe in this false teaching that there are not apostles and prophets of today.
The word bishop and elder is the same meaning. The word bishop is a made up word from the word elder to replace the true apostolic authority of the church. Bishops and elders hold the same rank and do not have the same rank as apostles. We should never use the tile of bishop to replace the apostle.
Today's position of a bishop wills to take the place as apostles. The position of bishop is one over a company churches or ministers. Which this position only belongs to a vertical apostle or an ecclesiastical apostle. Therefore if any one who dares to called themselves a bishop or a company of churches to appoint non-apostles to a position of a bishop that is not a God ordain apostle is out of the true order of the church.
Furthermore, the true and rightful position of an overseer over churches or ministers belongs to God ordain apostles. Today's apostles and prophets are as the same as those apostles and prophets in the early church and even greater they shall be then the first ones.
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Apostolic Networks
Apostles are Networkers; Apostles are not only leaders of leaders they have the ability to bring the five fold government together. One reason why Apostles were restored after the other four gifts is to put them all together into networks. Apostles are those in between connecting the Body of Christ. Once when you're connected you are wired for the power that will only flow within a network or a company. Apostles spend their time, praying, studying the Word, getting revelation, ministering, and networking. 1 Cor. 12:28
What is the character of a networker? In addition, as a network grows there is a need for more apostles to be added and rise up. A network will only grow beyond certain limits if they're more apostles. I call this corporate apostleship, which is not only talking about the apostles apart of the leadership in a network but apostles within a network. In addition, without more apostles a network will only grow to a certain limits in turn it will not live up to it's vision outlook. However, I believe networks are giving divine boundaries and limits. Another truth is that you must know your limits in order to fulfill your boundaries that increase may come. 1 Cor. 12:28
The Character of a Networker: --Phil. 2:1-11
1. A networker is secure in his or her set position.
2. A networker seeks God's ambition over selfish ambition.
3. A networker seeks the interests of God and others and not his or her own interests.
4. A networker seek to being honor to God and esteem others better them his or her self.
5. A networker seeks the mind of Christ and to be like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord with those whom he or she is networker with.
6. A networker seeks alliance with God, and does not seek to be in envy, strife, and division among those whom he is network with.
7. A networker is meek toward God and others he or she has a hearing ear.
The Characteristic skills of a Networker: --Gal. 2:9-10
1. Common Vision: A networker has a corporate vision for a network; he or she has likeness of vision with those he networks with. A networker is a network of those with likeness of vision. A networker must understand vision. Moreover, a networker is a visionary Leader with a set vision, a corporate vision.
2. Leadership shills: A networker needs to know how to take the lead. There are many looking for apostolic type leadership. God put within the five-fold government a heart and need to look for Apostolic Type leadership. The center leadership of a network must be apostolic.
3. Keep Unity: A networker not only networks with others he or she knows how to keep proper unity so that Christ's oneness may come to the network. One of the key virtues of a network is the unity among them that makes it so powerful in the body and the world.
4. Revelation: A networker moves in revelation in order to bring patterns and prototypes to the network and the body. An Apostle is a spiritual architect that brings revelational structure and designs giving and birth by the Holy Spirit.
5. Setting revelational environments. A networker set the environment in the network, one of freedom and order, one of gifted and matures positions placements. In addition, Apostles bring their architecture of revelational structures, designs and environmental moving and filled with the gifts to the local body. Moreover, without revelational environment we can hinder creativity within the gifts and company. Thus hindering grows for everyone.
6. Bear fruits: A networker has the anointing to be an Apostolic Father and a mentor to those called into five fold into ministry. He will lead the network in training up new seed and new ministry.
7. Network: A networker has the ability to network with those in the five-fold ministry, thus adding to the network skillful ministers.
8. Perceive grace: A network has the ability to perceive the grace of God in each minister within his or her network.
9. Calling forth togetherness: A networker knows how to create togetherness among his or her network. He or she has the ability to gather the ministers of a network together and keep the communication lines open and flowing among the network.
10.One Another's: A networker able by the one another's and bring the one another's truth to the network. The one Another's are the true by-laws and mindset of the local church.
Beside, the Apostles are the networkers of a network. Understand the apostolic church you need to understand wine skins. I did an article on the four wine skins. Which are the local Churches, City Churches, Vertical Networks, and Horizontal Networks. We need new wine skins in order to hold the coming wine of the Holy Spirit. In addition, apostles are not all the same, but all apostles have the gift of an apostle. Basically I am talking about vertical apostles and horizontal apostles and their apostolic activities. 1 Cor. 12:4-6
Apostles are Apostolic Builders; they are spiritual architects that bring revelational architecture, birth and building networks. Apostles build Apostolic Networks, Antioch Churches, Training Centers, Ministers and resource centers in the body and the earth. Ezra and Nehemiah are types of apostolic builders. Apostolic Builders establish, build guild and govern their projects. Gal. 4:19,29
Ecclesiastical Apostles plant networks they become bishops to their networks. What is an apostle? If one walk in the function of an apostle then what is he? An Apostle! If one apostle builds a network, plants churches, train ministers, then what is he? A Bishop! It is not about self proclaim it is about function and realty! In addition, to the set apostle there are joined-apostles who are team apostles, giving to network to help oversee the network. Gal. 1:1-5
Congregational Apostles are pastors of local churches that through grace and apostleship the church become a mega church. Thus a many place to of many ministers, many five-fold government gifts. This kind of church becomes a territorial church within city, nation, and region. This is a geographic territory church. 1 Tim. 1:1-3
Convening Apostle is apostle who builds and networks at a horizontal level Such as the Apostle James, they have an anointing to gather other ecclesiastical apostles and other kinds apostles to meet together for likeness of vision and purpose. To share and learn from each other, this kind of network is more relational then accountability, which you find within the Ecclesiastical Network. Acts 15
Territorial Apostles are those who have territorial commitment to a certain geographic territory such as a city or a state, or a nation, or a region. However, I am talking about city networks of City Apostles. There are Territorial Apostles who plant Apostolic Alliances with their city bringing together other church leaders for a common vision to see the city transformation. Within a City Church level these kinds of Apostles could come from mega church pastors, parachurch leaders and Marketplace Apostles. Moreover, for more information on Apostolic Spheres I recommend you buy C. Peter Wagner's book called Spheres of Authority. Phil. 1:1-2
In addition, I like to called vertical networks, apostolic governments, and horizontal networks apostolic coalitions, and city church networks apostolic alliances. 2 Cor. 10:13-14
Apart from that, networks are more then a structure more then an organization, it is an apostolic kinship. Networks are not like other structures or denominations. Denominations are building to keep it self-set apart from other groups; networks are building to network with other networks in the Body. Denominations isolate their self from the body of Christ through their mindsets of the only people. Networks are a builder for Bering the Body of Christ more together. On the contrary, the Bible does not say the old wine skins are bad, only that they can't hold new wine. Eph. 2:19-22
Networks are link together through divine connections and establish upon relationship. You always here these words; "network through relationship only." They are divine ties between our hearts that pull us together and make us walk together. Each one in a network is a link to other with a bond of peace between each one of the links. Eph. 4:16, Col. 2:2,19
A network is connecting it through covenant relationships, which each one is interdependent on one another. We use our strengths to strengthen one another in the network. 1 Cor. 1:10
The images in Scripture of the Church as a Body reflect the Body of Christ as networks. The first days Church abounds with practical applications of networking. The early Church networked to share resources so effectively that not one among many thousands lacked for anything. A network grows upon a foundation of combined effort and relational unity. Matt. 13:47
The center of a network is for training of ministers, through teaching, fathering and mentoring. In addition it is the place where the roundtable meets, the overseeing leadership of a network comes together. Moreover, it is the place of center resources within a network. The center H.Q. serves as the center support function for the network instead of being a blessed me club. Gal. 2:9-10
The leadership is made up of a set apostle, joined-apostles who aid in overseeing, other apostles, and Mature Prophets, the mature of the Five-folded to give council to the network and overseeing apostles. The Leadership of a Networks works as a team. Every one on the leadership council has to be a father, or a mother or a mentor to others and the network as a whole. Heb. 3:1-6
Although, the H.Q. serve, as the center apostolic resource center as the network grows there will be more apostolic resource centers that serve as center links of growth within a network, connect to the main center link of the network. In addition, Apostles are resource centers in themselves. Rom. 5:5
A network will create a flow of financials for the vision of a network. This will come through Marketplace Apostles by setting up foundations to financials the mass operations, projects, and ministries around the world. Gal. 2:9-10
Moreover, a network will use the Internet as a communication tool through its network, by having a web host, email lists, and chat rooms, etc. Creating a realm of knowledgeable Ministers and creating a knowing of each minister. An example, when a minister name is mention then another minister who is on the other side world will say ether this; "I know of him, or I know him." 2 Cor. 10:11
Furthermore, with each network there is a set vision. Those within a network have a common vision, likeness of vision, common faith, and common beliefs, and common practices. Although, each network has it's own inspiration structure giving by the Spirit. 1 Cor. 3:10
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Fathers of What?
With the restoration of the apostles comes the restoration of fathers. We need true fathers, and mentors to rise up new ministers of grace. One of the first things that an apostle should do is father others in the apostolic ministry. I believe that one of the functions of an apostle is to be a father to others in ministry.
One the sign that you are moving into office ministry from gift to the office is that you begin to rise up others into the ministry of grace. This goes for all of the five ministries of grace. Beside, every believer matures in his or her gift and mature in his or her walk with Christ can be fathers. The apostle is to restore the heart and order of fathering to the church.
Apart from that, there is fathering, mentoring and then there is discipleship. Which is disciplining a new believers in Christ to stand on there own two feet and be a value member of the body of Christ. After this is done each believer need to be mentor into his or her gift by those who have walked in the same gift. Mentoring is mentoring someone after what you are, or what you know. Fathering is greater then that it is to father any one and point them after their destiny. Mentoring is pointing one after the mentor's destiny.
Beside, the five ministries of grace have a common commission to the body of Christ. We as ministries of grace are commission to equip the believers into the work of the ministry. How do we equip the body? We equip the body by fathering, mentoring, and discipleship.
Apart from that, there is the apostle who mentors other apostles into the apostolic ministry and he mentors other ministers of grace into the life and Word giving to him by the Holy Spirit, also he will mentor the believer after what he has in his own life and anointing.
In addition, he is a father to all those who call him father, and those that the apostle receives as sons and daughters. Although there are other kinds of real relationship beside, apostles want only those who want to be in true and real relationships beside, and then there are those called into covenant relationships.
Moreover, you will have more then one mentor or many; instead you will only have one spiritual father. We relate to an apostle as you relate to a father. Apostles are fathers in the church.
However, there are those who want an apostle in their lives and don't want to be sons and daughters, or be in covenant relationships. Apostles must be wise with their time and whom they give their time too. There are those who come to bring burdens and take up time and show no honor. These people are not ready for sonship or covenant relationship. Yes there are those other real relationships that an apostle will have; instead they will all be real and true.
Apart from that, apostles are fathers to their works, meaning father as a founder to ministries, churches, movements, etc. as you see we have many instructors and only few fathers, and same goes we have many ministers and only a few founders. Apostles are founders.
Apart from that, what are you a father of what? We have some apostles trying to be fathers without a heart of a father. Yes we are all learning, and we need to know a father of what? So you want be an apostle, so you want be a father, a father of what? What foundations will you lay? Founder of what?
Fathers you need to have an open door for your sons to enter in. sons need fathers and fathers need sons. What are you going to father them in what? Are we teaching the old wine, or the old wineskins? Are we teaching them the old and out of dated ways.
Father is what? Fathers do you have sons seated around for years and never be establish? It is time to release your sons into ministry. What have you giving to your sons? What have they learn from you? Do they value you as a father? Do you value them as a son?
Fathers of what? Fathers when you call your sons do they come running or to they run in fear of you? Are you teaching faith or fear? How much has it cost your sons to be your son? How much does it cost you fathers for you to be their father?
Where do you see in these in the world sons paying their fathers to be their fathers? Fathership cost more then sonship. You can't be a father if you don't pay the cost. Fathers have to pay most or all the cost for their sons. A father invested his time and money into his sons to become honorable ministers of Christ. However, sons are to honor their fathers in more then one way.
An Apostle who is a father needs sons to establish apostolic works around the world. Those sons must be God led not man led. One of the first things apostles need to do is father other apostles and ministries of grace into ministry. As an apostle become older he will do this more and more, however he has to begin right away for he needs sons to appoint over the works of the Lord. Sons and those who are in true and covenant relationship should only be the ones who are appointed over a ministry or a church not in outsider that have not run the race with you for a time. Those who have been received as a sons need to submit and obey their apostle so they can be rise up into ministry.
However, if you see apostles with sons never going forth always seating on the sidelines, ether that apostle is immature, or he has some controlling spirit working in his life, or more. You are ether a father or a taskmaster, which one is you?
Nevertheless, there is an unhealthy doctrine that is talking about fathers and sons teaching and using it to control others. See this controlling spirit was already in them, now they have something to make what they are doing right. Look at the fruits, and know what kind of spirit they are of. Every one is not a father and everyone is not a son. You don't need to be a son to be a good minister. Those who say you must first be a son before you're in ministry this is not in the Word. This kind of thinking is not from this apostolic wave this came through from others before them. We must begin order and correction to such things. We cannot allow these things come into house of the Lord. Beside, there are those who have used the words and thinking of covenant relationship to control and put others into bondage. This is not of God and this is out of order.
Furthermore, there are those who are attacking the current apostolic wave this too is not of God. We need new churches, new ways of networking, and new ways of ministry. This current apostolic wave is the seeds to next wave. Yes there are healing and signs with the current wave, instead the coming wave of apostles will be apostles of truth, power, miracles and mighty deeds.
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Recognition & Affirmation
What is recognition? What is affirmation? Why are they in need for you and the Church? We should not seek recognition. However, if they're no recognition in the church this is not good ether. Above this we first must know our gifts, calling, place in the body of Christ and level of maturity. We must grow in gifts so the body of Christ will profit. Each member has a place, and without that one member the church will lack.
Recognition comes from church, the body. We are to give recognition to one another. If you only know your gifts and can't see your brothers or sisters gifts, then you will not profit from God's blessings in them for you.
Affirmation comes from the Leadership of the Church. They are to give affirmation of your gifts and calling in the Church, the Body. Without this you will find your place in the Church not being fulfilled. In addition, that local church will lack from you, and church growth.
There is a release that comes through recognition and affirmation. Without them you will not walk in the anointing you are called to be in. In addition, if you don't believe what your call to be and they don't believe in what God called you to be. Then they're no faith, and where there is no faith God does not get the glory.
This is the time for recognition to be establishing in the body and affirmation to be establishing in the leadership of the church. We reach a point that we can't go beyond without them. Those churches that begin to walk in recognition and affirmation will grow mightily and increase in the earth and in the body of Christ. However those who don't will decrease from the church and earth and be no more.
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How To Increase the Apostolic Anointing
It is grace first then apostleship; an apostle must know how to move forth in the apostolic grace giving to him or her. Just as there is grace for each of the five grace ministries. To be an apostle you need the gift of an apostle. Every real apostle has the gift of an apostle, there is to each apostle there are differences of ministries, and not every apostle has the same apostolic ministry. Then in those apostolic ministries there are diversities of activities, not every apostolic ministry has the same apostolic activities. An Apostle needs to know his or her apostolic ministry and apostolic activity before moving forth in their apostolic calling. Likewise an apostle by knowing these areas of his or her apostleship will know his sphere of authority, ministry and commission. I will say this again an apostle needs to know his or her sphere before moving forth in their apostolic calling. (Rom. 5:5; 1 Cor. 12:4-6; 2 Cor. 10:13-14)
Again an apostle must learn to flow and depend on grace and the apostolic grace. The apostolic anointing is the grace anointing. Beside, to each minister, and to each marketplace minister, and to each believer is giving a measure of faith, a measure of grace, a measure of the anointing according to his or her gifts and calling. You must walk and be faithful in these divine measures and limits giving to you. If you are faithful, if you keep maturity the Lord will increase these divine measures of the Father, of the Christ, and of the Holy Spirit. (Rom. 12:3)
Beside, we need to understand the manifold grace of God. There is more then one kind of grace that the Lord gives. We increase grace by knowledge, faith, and relationship with the Lord, humility, praying, through trials and spiritual maturity. (1 Pet. 4:10)
What Is The Apostolic Anointing?
The apostolic anointing is the anointing that Christ gives to the first apostles. Every apostle walks in this apostolic anointing. Apostolic anointing is the sending anointing. Apostolic anointing is the anointing that open doors and gates to the cities, nations and people groups. Apostolic anointing is a anointing to release blessings, kingdom, anointings, power and grace. Apostolic anointing is anointing that gives an apostle a ministry of supernatural, power, signs, wonders and mighty deeds. Apostolic anointing is an anointing for the release of resources. Apostolic anointing makes the apostle a resource center. Apostolic anointing is an anointing to bring the means and the ways. Apostolic anointing is the grace anointing. (Jn. 20:21)
In addition, apostolic anointing is the grace anointing of Zechariah 4:6-10; it is by the Holy Spirit not by our might or power, it is a anointing to move great mountains, it is anointing to establish, and build supernatural, it is anointing to lay foundation and it is anointing to finish the apostolic work. It is anointing that begins with small things and small beginnings to come to pass and bring completion of apostolic works in a certain amount of time. It is through an apostolic anointing to compete apostolic works in a short time.
During a time of much prayer the Holy Spirit spoke these words; "How to Increase the Apostolic Anointing" After He said this He give me ten ways to increase the apostolic anointing.
How To Increase The Apostolic Anointing:
1. SUFFERING: Through sufferings the Apostolic Anointing will increase.
2. Risks: More the risks that an apostle takes the more the Apostolic Anointing will increase.
3. Impossible: The more impossible things that an apostle faces the more the Apostolic Anointing will increase.
4. Praying In The Spirit: Through praying in the Spirit the Apostolic Anointing will increase. (1 Cor. 14:18)
5. Increase In Sphere: As the apostolic sphere increases for an apostle the Apostolic Anointing increase at the same time.
6. Fathering And Mentoring Other Apostles: Every time you father, mentor, raise or release an apostle your Apostolic Anointing will increase.
7. In the Fellowship of Apostles: The more apostles in a church, ministry, network, and city ministering together and fellowshipping together the more Apostolic Anointing will increase.
8. Connections with apostles outside of your network or in other networks in healthy Relationships: The more an apostle networks with apostles in other apostolic works and networks in on-going healthy relationships the Apostolic Anointing will increase.
9. Increase In Vision: The more that the Lord increases or adds to the vision of an apostle the more the Apostolic Anointing will increase.
10. Increase In Revelation: The more the revelation increases, the more the revelation is giving to an apostle the more the Apostolic Anointing will increase.
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Holy Tongues and Apostles
There are connections between praying the Spirit that we can clearly see the Holy Scriptures that I will try to give some understanding to help us walk in these connections between praying the Spirit.
There is a connection between praying the Spirit and walking in the Power of God. The Word says when the Holy Spirit comes upon you; you will receive power, at the same time you will be giving holy tongues. Here we are giving power from on high and at the same time we are giving a greater prayer life. This greater prayer life is through speaking in tongues that every Born Again Christian can have and live in. (Acts 1:8; LK. 24:49)
There is a connection between tongues and your prayer life. For many are lacking the drive to pray for an hour or more, through praying in the Spirit you can pray for an hour or more. Praying in the Spirit will bring a new zeal to your prayer life. In addition prayer for many is a weakness that they have not overcome it. But through praying in the Spirit you can overcome this weakness. Moreover, many do understand or do not know what to pray for, this can be applied to praying in the Spirit. The Holy Spirit prays through you when you pray in the Spirit. (Rom. 8:26-28)
There is a connection between praying in the Spirit and the Great Commission. When Jesus gives His holy commission He said wait at Jerusalem until you are endued with power from on high. And He also said you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you and you shall be witness for Me. When they receive the Holy Spirit, they receive power and Holy Tongues then they went out into the entire world. In addition, Jesus said that one of the signs that will follow us is that we will speak in new tongues. (MK. 16:15-18)
There is connection between tongues and the apostolic anointing. Once when the Holy Spirit was giving, power and Holy Tongues was giving too. At this time came a sending anointing from Heaven through the Father, the Son and through Holy Spirit in us to release and open the doors to the nations. (Acts 1:8)
There is a connection between praying in the Spirit and the Apostles. Here He said to the Apostles wait for the Holy Spirit, you would receive Power and then when they receive the Holy Spirit they were giving Holy Tongues. And Apostles are to give themselves to praying and ministering the Word. Paul said He speaks in Tongues more then you all, and Paul was an apostle. (1 Cor. 14:18)
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Heart of an Apostle
When an apostle is called he will receive the gift of the apostle and the heart of the apostle. An apostolic should not enter into apostolic ministry without the heart of an apostle. To obey your called as an apostle there must be a change of heart and a change of lifestyle. You can't be like other people. You can't be like other ministers, and you can't be like other apostles!
The heart of an apostle is imparted by the will of the Father from Christ through the Holy Spirit in your life. Then you must grow and develop into the heart of an Apostle. This takes time and this takes years.
Jesus Christ is the Chief apostle, Chief Shepherd, Overseer of souls, Head of the Church, and the High Priest. Jesus Christ was the first Apostle. Jesus Christ laid the foundation for all apostles to follow. Jesus Christ birthed and established the ministry of the Apostle. Jesus Christ was the only apostle who was the Apostle of the Father.
The heat of an Apostle is the heart of Christ for the Church and the world. The heart of an Apostle is the life of Christ in the Four Gospels living in the apostle in his or her actions and words.
The Heart of an Apostle is a heart of patience:
The first sign of an apostle is patience. The sign of patience is that which leads the apostles to power and demonstration in the Holy Spirit. Every believer only has to believe to walk in signs and wonders however; the apostles must first have patience. You must learn patience. It takes time to learn patience. One of the fruits of the Spirit is not patience. On the other hand the fruits of Spirit that will aid you in learning patience is longsuffering, faithfulness and self-control. Patience is persistent, perseverance, and endurance. (2 Cor. 12:12)
The Heart of an Apostle is a heart of a father:
If you see someone in the apostolic that don't act like a father they may be immature or they may not be an apostle. A father does not bring us down or controls us; instead a father empowers and raises us up. Still then a father will tell us the truth with grace, and a father will correct us in love. (2 Tim. 1:1-18, 1 Tim. 1:1-2)
The Heart of an Apostle is a heart of love:
An Apostle will flow in the love that flows in the heart of Christ and the Heart of the Father. The apostle will try to do everything in love and to know that you are loved. There is faith, hope, love, and the greatest of these is love; faith we see in the teacher, hope we see in the prophet, and love we should see in the apostle. (1 Cor. 12:31)
The Heart of an Apostle is a heart of deep concern:
We see throughout Paul's Epistles is deep concern for the churches he oversees. He also has a deep concern of for all the churches. This deep concern should come upon apostles daily. (2 Cor. 11:28)
The Heart of an Apostle is a heart of gentleness:
When people came to Jesus to learn from Him He was gentle. Apostles are to be gentle in the same matter. An apostle must be gentle to all. We as apostle are to pursue gentleness in our lives and ministries. (1 Tim. 6:11)
The Heart of an Apostle is a heart of humility:
An apostle must learn to be humble this takes time. You can't be humble without going through tests and suffering and learning humility from Christ. Apostles need humility to have grace in his life and ministry for without grace he cannot move forth in ministry. One of the keys in learning humility is prayer. An apostle has a life of prayer. (Jam. 4:6)
The Heart of an Apostle is a heart of meekness:
Meekness is being teachable. Without meekness you cannot take ground for by meekness you will inherit the earth. (Matt. 5:5)
The Heart of an Apostle is a heart of higher standards:
An Apostle is a gift and ministry that has to have higher standards then any other Five Fold minister or Believer in Christ. (1 Tim. 6:11)
The Heat of an Apostle is a heart of boldness:
Apostolic boldness is needed it to stand your ground and have a strong anointed and gracefully backbone. (Acts 4:13)
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Apostolic Lifestyle
No Apostle is perfect, apostles are humans, and apostles are not God. Apostles do make mistakes. We have forgotten the humanity of the apostles. However, the apostles must know that they are not prefect and they do make mistakes. Apostles must know when they are wrong.
There is a spirit that is moving around to keep people from the apostolic and from trusting in today's apostles. This spirit thinks they know what an apostle is and is not. However, the same people who point their fingers today will most likely point they fingers at the future apostolic waves too.
As we look into the past we see apostles in the beginning that made mistakes and was not prefect. We then see apostles throughout history who themselves were not prefect. Today we see apostles again that are not prefect and make mistakes. In addition, in the future we will see other apostles who are not prefect.
The gift of an apostle is a gift from Christ giving through grace and faith. Wow do you hear that it is grace and faith that the gift of the apostle is giving to the apostle. To be an apostle you need the gift of an apostle.
Moreover, the apostles have to mature like any other gift of Christ or even any believer in Christ. Still then what maturity an apostle has today may not be maturity in the future. There is more then one kind of maturity. There is maturity as a member of the Body of Christ then there is maturity in the gifts.
Beside, we who are apostles must do the will of God for our time and for our life. We should not try to do something that Christ did not tell us to do that is for future apostolic waves. We as apostles must obey God today with the vision we have today. Yes apostles always have visions beyond others who have some type of vision, etc. Still we are called to bring that vision in today.
There are some who think they know what an apostle is. The Word says for us to test those who say that they are apostles. However, if we don't know what an apostle is, then how can we test them. And if the way we test apostles is wrong then we are wrong.
Apart from that, Apostles are called to a higher standard then the rest of the five-fold ministry. Even they are called to a higher standard then other believers in Christ. Then it goes to prophets who have to higher standard then the rest of the five fold ministers and then we come to teachers they too must have a higher standard then that of pastors and evangelists. Yes pastors and evangelists need to have high standards too.
The Bible says in James 3:1; "My brethren let not many of you become teachers knowing that we shall receive a stricter judgment.
In addition, the qualification for overseers and elders is to be blameless. Wow blameless what a standard to set in place. Well this is the first standard for those who will be in the leadership of the church. (1 Tim. 3:1-7,8-13; Tit. 1:5-9)
Now what about every other Christian in the Body? The standard is that we are to be holy. We are to live a holy Life. We can't be good witnesses if we don't live a godly life and a Christ likeness life. Wow what a standard to have. To be like Christ is living a holy life in today's world. (1 Pet. 1:15-16)
Nevertheless, to greater authority are higher standards to live by in personal and public life. Beside, there is greater grace and greater mercy giving to a person with greater authority. In addition, believers have been giving authority in Jesus name then they have too grace and mercy to go along with that authority; the authority of Jesus Christ.
Furthermore, it is the Holy Spirit in us and in our lives who will help us live a holy life and walk in those higher standards. The Holy Spirit is doing a work in each one of us and will not give up. If you make a mistake and you will you have the Blood of Christ to cover you. The only thing you need to do is confess, ask for forgives and repent. Then He will give the overcoming grace to overcome and live the life of Christ on earth.
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Meekness of an Apostle
Apostles, you are first in the order of church government. Those who want to be the leaders must first be the servants. We need the concept and idea of servant-leadership. God is not rising up the Apostles to bring a monarchy or hierarchy to the government of the church, but to gear up the five-fold ministry in church government. Apostles, you may be the greatest, but you must first be a servant!
You Apostles are following the same errors of many leaders in the church who think they can be all to men. You must remember the government of the church is divided into five offices. You are one of those offices. Do not, I say, do not isolate yourself within your thinking from the other four offices.
To be a leader, you must have a hearing ear. You must hear those who are around you. The apostolic ministry is not a one-man show, but a team. Although you are the leader of that team, you must be open to the advices of those who have suffered with you.
To reach the full potential of your apostleship in the church and the earth, you must be teachable. You must be meek for the meek shall inherit the earth. God resist the proud but give grace to the humble. Humble yourself in the sight of the Lord and He will lift you up. Apostles, you may have defeated several strongholds, but through your pride, Satan will rule your networks.
Apostles, I am not saying, "To have an open ear" to fools, but "to have an open ear" to the voice of wisdom. We need to hear those who have experienced; we need to hear the elders; we need to hear other Apostles. Not only viewing within our own networks, but we should also connect to other Apostles outside to get the outside-view of looking in. Elders are the mature of the five-fold ministry. We need to hear not only the Apostles, but also those who are elders in the five-fold ministry. In my closing statement, from Psalms 149:4, "For the Lord takes delight in his people; he crowns the humble with salvation!"
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Fruit Of The Spirit
The Bibles says we shall know them by their fruit. Today I am going teach about the fruits of Spirit in the Five-Fold Ministry. I am going to list one main fruit for each minister of the Five-Fold Ministry.
The Apostle:
When see the Apostle, what is one fruit of the Spirit do you see in his life. I see patience or can say longsuffering or perseverance. Apostles will walk in great patience. I see a lot of those saying I am an Apostle, but I see no patience. Ether they are young in the Apostolic or they are not Apostles. The first sign of an Apostle is patience. In order to move in signs and wonders and mighty deeds you need patience.
The Prophet:
When look at a Prophet I see the fruit of self-control, or you can say discretion. Prophets need to walk in prophetic discretion. I see many young prophets you think know more them I do. While they may know more, but this they don't have is prophetic discretion.
The Teacher:
When I look at teachers I see the fruit of peace of the Spirit. You see teacher who don't walk in peace, and when hear their teaching you feel no peace. Why is this you may ask? While if there is no grace with the truth they teaching there is no peace.
The Pastor:
When see Pastors what fruit do you see? I see love! They need the love of God to love the sheep. When I see Pastors not walking in love, I just pray for them and their Local Church. But when pray, I pray more for the Pastor. He is one needs the healing. He is one who will judge by the Lord for his dealing with the Lord's sheep.
The Evangelist:
What fruit of Spirit do you see when look at Evangelist? I see faithfulness! Evangelist must faithful to preach and witness for Jesus. And not give up when they see no souls won to Christ.
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Called To Death
To obey your call as an Apostle is to begin the dying process that all Apostles must go through. If we die then we will have signs of an Apostle. We must know Christ in the fellowship of His sufferings before we can know him in the power of His resurrection.
Everyone wants to be an Apostle. But only those who are called after few rounds you wish you were never called and other hand you love God so much you are willing to do whatever he ask of you. Many people see glamour of the Apostle. But only those who are true to the call will say very differently. When someone says "he is apostle", you'd better get out of the way for trails are on the way. Apostles attract trails and sufferings. If the Apostle is not getting any attractions from trails, he may not be an Apostle. There are those who are called the most eminent Apostles, but their clouds have no rain or glory. If there are not ones who came out of the fire, they should better wake up to the calls that are coming to them. May God have mercy on them.
Apostles and Prophets will go through many trails. It is a part of their calls. The Prophets' trails are a walk through the park, compared to what the Apostles have to go through. We need to read the Bible of what happen to those Apostles and Prophets. Are we greater than them? The prophets are an example of suffering and patience while for the Apostles, "the Lord said that you would be hated by all for my sake." WOW!
One thing we have forgotten is that Satan, who is called the god of this world, will not give up easily. There will be fights and many battles in order to win this war. There are those who are marked among us that will not be killed, for it is the will of God and there are those who are marked among us that will give their lives for Christ. And this is the will of God for them. There will be many Apostles that will be killed. And many networks will rise up and learn how to protect their Apostles, by releasing the evangelists into the harvest field and bring home the Apostles, who will command from a distance of a safe ground. We must pray for those who are Apostles and those who we know that are Apostles. Prayer is much needed it. If any area that is not covered by prayers, we will be open to attacks, for Apostles are not perfect but are being called by grace.
There are ten characteristics that you are being marked out as an Apostle: 1. Sufferings. 2. Revelation. 3. Wisdom. 4. Vision. 5. Signs and Wonders. 6. Testimony. 7. Patience. 8. Followers. 9. Authority. 10. Extraordinary Leadership skills.
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Class Of 2004
Image the School of the Spirit. Where everyone must go in order to be used by the Master. In this school there are many classes. The Holy Spirit, and Jesus and the Father are your teachers. In addition, those who have come before us are teaching us too. Moreover, other Fathers, Mothers, and Mentors are teaching us too. Image classes for pastors, teachers, evangelists, prophets, and apostles, Image classes for marketplace, business and workplace Ministries, etc.
Now image the classes that the apostles must take. Let us go into the home class of apostles. We see Jesus in front of the class. He says; "I have giving you all the gift of the apostle. You all have been called to be an apostle. Now you must takes these classes and go through the training in order for me to send and release you. This class will be your homeroom where your meet everyday.
The first class that apostles had to go through was learning about the vision God has giving to each one of them. After they have pass or finish this class they all meet back at homeroom. Then the Lord says; " Most of you have pass this class and I am please with your faith in believing what you must do for me, my kingdom, and my church, and for this world."
The second class was learning about the apostle. All those went to this class pass with flying colors. After this class they were all back in the homeroom. Where Jesus stood before them and said I am well please with all of you. I rejoice at seeing your zeal for my kingdom, my church, the world and me.
In addition, The Lord talk about the next three classes will be like. After he said these things some of them went on their way. The Lord then said they have rejected their apostleship.
The third class was rejection and misunderstands. Most of those who went through this class pass however; about ten percent didn't pass this class. Back at the homeroom The Lord said I will heal all of you, even those who didn't pass. In addition, those who did not pass if you don't want to retake this class again you can go on with your life. The only things I ask of you don't call yourself an apostle.
The Fourth class was endless waiting and death of vision. This time only eighty percent pass this class. After this class they all went back to their homeroom. The Lord said you all who pass the last class only have a little more to go. Those who don't pass will ether have to go retake this class, or you can go on with your life, I will give you a good life.
The fifth class was financial suffering and humiliation. In this class only half pass it and the others ether had to retake or was allow to go on with their life, and The Lord bless them with a Good life.
Now at the homeroom, the Lord himself stood before the honorable apostles. The Lord said I now release you and send you forth. You are blessed of my Father. I am well please with you all. I appoint all of you as my apostles. You will carry upon your shoulders my church. I am the head and you are my holy servants. Drink of this wine and become one with me in my kingdom and my church.
Although, I now call you my Chosen Apostles and you are now sent forth into your ministries in the kingdom, in the church and in this world. You will go through two more classes. Which are the class of restoration and the class of unity. If you have pass the fifth class you will pass the sixth and seventh class.
Moreover, as I have sent you're forth, you are to be fathers, mothers and mentors to other apostles. As you have passed these classes you now have wisdom to impart to other young apostles.
Furthermore, This is a example of the School of the Holy Spirit and the training of apostle that an apostle must go through, this is only example to help you understand and to give comfort to those who are call to be apostles among us.
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Moving Forth In The Apostolic
The call is out to those who are called into the Apostolic. There is no reason that you can't obey your call. Obey your call, as Apostles and mountains will move out of your way. There have been so many Apostles through the years that have not obeyed their calls and the Church had suffered so much for them of not obeying. In this hour, God has brought many teachings forth about the Apostolic to make the way for you to obey your call as an Apostle. The question is how do you move forth in your apostolic calling?
1. You must believe that you are an Apostle.
2. You must know your place in the Apostolic Ministry.
3. Help those make the transition with you.
4. Those who don't obey and believe, God will replace.
5. Don't seek recognition or affirmation as it will come in time.
6. Pray for the signs of an Apostle in your life.
7. Begin to lay the foundation that God had called you to lay.
8. Build your home base--you place to rest.
9. Obey your call through grace and by grace.
10. Study other books on the ministry of the Apostle, not just your own teachings.
11. Obey your call with patience.
12. Don't look for fruit overnight.
The time has come to make transitioning into the Apostolic from whatever place you are in. This transitioning is made up of revelation, faith, patience and grace. During this time God will raise up a team and a core of people who believe in you and to be your support group during this time. Most Apostles don't have any recognition in the beginning of their call, for reason they are to lay foundation in the beginning of their calling.
Sufferings and trails and through fire your apostleship shall be revealed. In the beginning of your ministry, you may go through trails that try to hinder you from your call, but at the same time God is testing you and raising your up in the midst of fire and trails. There is a glory that Apostles will walk in and this glory will come through those--not so good times, and this glory will they impart to those called to minister too.
There is a difference between when you are called into the Apostolic and being an Apostle. There is a time of training that every Apostle must go through. We have many books on the Apostles but where are books on how an Apostle is raised up? When you are called, you have the gift of the Apostle and you go through a time of training. During this time, you do minister but you don't have the full release yet. Some of the stages of trainings are Revelation, Ananias, Damascus, and Barnabas stages; these are only examples of stages of the trainings of an Apostle.
We have an understanding that when your time comes, you walk in full release by faith through grace. You walk in foundation, revelation, and impartation ministry. You walk in an anointing of release and liberty. The Apostle walks in release. Noting can hold an Apostle back, for his release comes from above and from no man. So Apostles begin today to shout grace, grace over all your projects that come through vision.
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F.A.Q. About Apostles
In this article I am going to talk about the F.A.Q. about Apostles. Beside, I will not cover them all, only a few that I believe are most importation truths that the Body needs to know. Some of you may not like what I am going to say. I think some religious spirits will be stir up today. Anyways I have not come to make friends with religious spirits. Those who are humble and meek will rejoice in the truth I share about the Apostle today. I pray "Father open their hearts and minds that they may understand truth and your word today, In Jesus Name Amen." LK. 24:45
F.A.Q. About Apostles:
1. Can Women be Apostles? Rom. 16
Many have believed that women cannot be apostles. It is not the question that women can be apostles, satan try to get us off on sideshows this one of them. There is not foundation in the word that women can't be an apostle. In the Bible there was women apostles! In the Church History there was women Apostles. Today there are women Apostles!
2. Can you call yourself an Apostle? Rom. 15:14-21
Apostle Peter and Paul display their tile public. In fact, Paul specifically declares his apostolic credentials in no fewer than nine of his thirteen epistles. Where did the title "apostle," as applied to Christian leadership, come from? Jesus Christ Himself was the first to use it that way. In addition, if we are going to move forth in the government of the Church we then will have to use the title "apostle" when appropriate. Some people thing if you use the tile of an apostle your then and false apostle or self proclaim this is a lie! If you can walk in function of an apostle then what are you? An Apostle. Moreover, I believe it is wise to wait and allow them in the Body and the Leadership to call you an Apostle. Once you have been recognition, affirmation and walk in the function of an apostle for a time, and have signs of an apostle, then call yourself an apostle.
3. Are Apostles all old men? 1 Thess. 2:6-11
Some people believe that Apostles are old men. That they must be over 50 years old, this is another lie? It is easy for people to believe a lie then to know the truth! Remember Apostle Timothy he was not a pastor, but an apostle! The epistles of Paul to Timothy and Titus are not pastoral epistles but apostolic epistles. In addition, Timothy was a young apostle in ministry.
4. How is an Apostle called? Gal. 2:9
a. Seeing Jesus personal: There are apostles today that are called when Jesus visits and appears to them.
b. A divine desire implanted by the Holy Spirit in your heart. Not all apostles see Jesus, but some are giving a divine desire that he or she is called to be an apostle. Once you have this desire you will not be double-minded in months and years ahead of you. An example I hear and met pastors, ministers and apostles, prophets, believers, who have a vision for their life. They believe in it for two years, then one day they don't believe. Apostles have a holy conviction that they are apostles.
c. As I said above an apostle needs to know God's call personally. You can't make someone an apostle if they are not an apostle. You can't train those who are not apostles to be an apostle. You can only train the real apostles!
d. Confirmation out of the mouth the apostolic and prophetic, at lest two or three witnesses that you're called into the apostolic.
e. The Grace of an Apostle: If your are called to be an apostle, you will begun to function in the grace of an apostle in certain dimensions, if you don't you might not be an apostle?
f. Training of an Apostle: An Apostle is train through the Holy Spirit School, Trials and apostolic fathers and mentors. In addition, also alive apostolic experiences, more your walk in the apostolic and experience the apostolic you become more confidence. Moreover, there is a difference between the gift and the office, once you understand this you will grow easier.
g. Recognition comes from your congregation and those works you establish, even those in leadership that works with you. In addition, they are the seal of your apostleship.
h. Affirmation comes from leadership outside of your own works; this is from the five-fold government and Apostles. In addition, it comes from mature apostles outside of own companies.
Grace and Apostleship is the means of a powerful ministry in the life of an apostle. It is grace first then apostleship. The apostleship is the ministry of an apostle giving from Christ Himself. The grace is the ability from Christ to walk in the Apostolic. Understand that grace is the first will help you more forth, walk, and able in the apostolic anointing. We must understand the grace of an apostle and what this grace brings to those in his fellowship. In addition, the Apostle has the ability through his grace to open the doors in the Church for great grace to come. This great grace is a supranational grace from God that makes everyone walk in his or her gifts and callings, and living a super Christian Life. In addition, this super grace makes the works of an apostle, and those in his company much easier to birth and build. The more Apostles the more grace, the more Apostles the opportunity and possibility that the gates of great grace will open up upon the church. Rom. 5:5
Apart from that, every Christian needs to understand the manifold grace of God. There is the Saving Grace, Keeping Grace, Seeking Grace, Ministry Grace, and great grace. If you want to increase in your faith know your gifts, for every believer does not have the same measure of faith, your measure of faith is according to your gifts that Christ given you. In addition, each believer has a measure of faith, grace, Spirit, gifting and they all don't have the same measure, and it is time for every person in the Body of Christ to enrich their spiritual portfolio! 1 Pet. 4:10-11
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Without Apostles & Prophets
Do you believe in modern day apostles and prophets? Do you believe that apostles and prophets are the foundation of the church? Was your church build on apostles and prophets? Does your Christian group believe in apostles and prophets are for today? Does your Pastor believe in modern day apostles and prophets? Do you know an apostle or a prophet? Do you know what are Apostle and a prophet? (Eph. 2:20)
Pastors do you have vision for the apostolic? Pastors do you have vision for the prophetic? Do you know an Apostle? Is there a prophet in your church? Do you have vision for intercession? Do you know who the intercessors are? (1 Cor. 12:28)
There are moves of God that are coming forth, and leaders, that have no place for apostles or prophets, or even intercessors. In the restoration moves of the Church, each restoration is to laid upon the last. How can we move forth if we move back two steps? However, Christ's vision for the church is bigger then ours, we don't see everything. The Body of Christ is not in our limits, but beyond each of our own groups. In addition, I believe these moves strengthen what was before, to help that which is ahead to move forth and to steadfast. (Acts 3:19-21)
I hear of some Apostles that have no place in their churches for prophets. I hear of Apostles, who have no place for intercessors in their churches. I hear of Apostles who have no place for new apostles, even through they raise other leaders up, but they don't minister on the need for apostles. How can a apostolic church or ministry stand if they don't have those who are key in intercession? How can apostolic ministry not have love for the prophetic? (1 Cor. 12:12-27)
I hear of apostles and leaders, who believe in the gifts and may teach on the gifts and they are training leaders. In addition, they teach on the gifts, but don't teach on spiritual gifts? However, I see no room for these gifts, and no environment for then to grow in their churches. (2 Cor. 3:17)
Moreover, there are pastors and leaders that have no vision for apostles, prophets, and intercessors. They may believe in them, and that they are for today? But they have no place for them in their churches. (Eph. 4:11)
I pray for each and every one who reads and hears this message to have a vision, a need for and a place of honor in your life, church and ministry for apostles, prophets and intercessors. (1 Pet. 4:10-11)
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Make The Difference
One of the prophetic words coming forth that we have enter into the day of make the difference. This is a strong prophetic word in our hearts. If you can hear the Holy Spirit speaking unto Church, he will be saying, "make the difference." This is a day of history making. We have been reading history books long enough, its time for us to make history. Dan. 11:32
I hear these words very laud as I type this article today, "Make The Difference" "Make History" "Push Against The Gain." There is coming an apostolic push in apostolic ministry and the apostolic church. There is a divine push coming within each one of us in coming days. Matt. 11:12
I recall being in church one Sunday, after Sunday, which was fine for me. However, it is not fine with God! Today this is how many live their life time; they are born, they go up, and go to college, get married, get a good job, raise some children, get old, while all going to church, then you die and stand before your judge on the great day! Saints life is not to be without purpose, gifts, calling, anointing, and Holy Spirit. God has a purpose and will for each one of us to fulfill in our lifetime. Just think when we stand before the Judgment Seat of Christ. We are not getting rewards for how many times we when to a church on Sundays! God is healing the Local Church through revelational structure from Apostles and Prophets. Col. 1:9-13
Apostles always push against nature and the spiritual realm. Prophets give prophetic words, wait on them and prepare others for what will come. However, it is time for prophets to no longer to say to the apostle wait, wait, not yet. God's time is in the hands of the Apostles! Prophets need to give prophetic words and then follow the divine push in the apostles. Matt. 16:18-19
It has been said from the apostolic to the prophetic. Apostles and Prophets are to connect. Where there are Apostles there should be two or three prophets backing the apostle up. Apostles need the ministry of the prophetic in their ministry. Prophets need Apostles to follow in their divine push. Heb. 11:1
Apostles and Prophets are foundational, revelational, and impartional ministry to Body of Christ. There are two kinds prophet apostle relations the first one is Agabus and Paul; which is they may minister to one another, but are not in the same ministry together. However, This prophet submits to the Apostleship over them. He knows his place in the order of church government, first Apostles, and second Prophets. The second relationship is Paul and Silas; Paul being apostle and Silas being a prophet joining his ministry ministering as a team. Beside, there are apostles who are team apostles, or joined-apostles. There are prophets who are household prophets assented to a local church in a supportive role not a leadership role. In addition, there are other prophetic dimensions that don't apply to the leadership role of an office of the Prophet. Moreover, there should be at least three prophets in every local church; there should be a company of prophets in your local church. There should be prophetic leadership in a giving local church apart of the eldership of a local church. 1 Cor. 12:28
When Apostles and Prophets come together we will have these signs of Acts 16: 1. The Macedonian call, 2: The Lydia connection, 3. Strategic deliverance confronting experience, 3: Persecution and suffering from groups of people. 4. Apostolic and Prophetic Praise to break strongholds. 5. Unusual natural signs. 6. Diplomatic confronting function. Acts 16
Apostles and Prophets are called to lay patterns of the Spirit in the Local Church, and the Body of Christ. Others will apply their patterns to their own churches and ministries. These patterns come from revelation from Christ to the Church. God give wisdom to apostles and prophets to set new patterns which brings order and freedom to Body of Christ. Ex. 25:9
Apostles and prophets have a diplomatic function they both must fulfill. Each one is called to stand before the nobles and great. This diplomatic function is an anointing that comes upon apostles and prophets to give witness of the Kingdom of God to the leaders and heads of a Nations. This ability makes them gracious, capable, artful, sharp, politic, strategic, and polite. Yes politic! Kingdom Politics! Apostles and prophets have an anointing to be successful in the diplomatic process. LK. 21:12-19
Apostles and Prophets have a true holy hate against religious spirits. Religious spirits hate apostles and prophets the most. They can't hide and can't keep performing there religious acts when Apostles and prophets step on the since. On the top ten wanted lists of religious spirits are number one Apostles and number two Prophets. Moreover, this is one of the holy tasks commanded by Christ to Apostles and Prophets to destiny all religious spirits and have no mercy upon them! In addition, this holy hated is what brings apostles and prophets together. LK. 11:49, Rev. 18:20
Apostles and Prophets have a special warfare anointing to do mighty spiritual warfare, and impart this anointing to the body of Christ. Apostles and Prophets will have more spiritual warfare. To outside this is uncommon, but to them it this is common. The warfare anointing is the second nature to their owned vision nature. Eph. 3:9-10
Apostles and Prophets have a ministry in the city church together. The Apostles are the gatekeepers of the city. The prophets are the watchmen of the city church. This is way it is so important for apostles and prophets in a giving city to have a union at the city level. Psa. 127, Isa. 28:6, Isa. 1:26
Apostles and Prophets will go through more Persecution, suffering, trials and hardships. The prophet trials are a walk through the park when it comes to what an apostle will suffer for his call. To my opinion you got to be mad for Christ and not right for this world in trying to be an apostle. Many may think there is a lot of glamour with this calling. Yes there is much glamour, but a lot of suffering goes with it. Apostles and Prophets can fellowship through their sufferings and through the power and glory upon their lives. Jam. 5:10-11, Rev. 18:20
Apart from that, Prophets and send ones, with a divine message from above, they bring tidings, information, intelligence, they are God's holy messengers, bearers, heralds, and the go-between. Their ministries are defined by their prophetic messages to Body of Christ. Apostles and sent ones, called to carry forth-divine works of the Spirit. They move in a visionary ability to see the works of the Spirit and birth them forth, which is called an act of God. Their ministries are defined by the works of the Spirit that they come through conception from hours of intercession, prayer and seeking the face of God. Their works of Spirit will reproduce over and over, for the life flow of Spirit is in them. Isa. 6:8, Jn. 20:21
Apostles and Prophets bring the revelation of Jesus Christ to the generations of the church and bring the church into the kingdom age of the church. To each generation of the Church there have been apostles and prophets bringing the revelation of Jesus Christ. That in the fullness of times there will be the fullness of revelation of Jesus Christ to the Church. Although there where apostles in others days in the church after the first days, they were not notice as the apostles today are. In our day we have seen the restoration of the office of the apostle. We have seen the restoration of every office before the apostle was restored. Why is this you may ask? The Apostles are revelational architects they need the other gifts, offices to work with them; that they may do there tasks successfully. Even in today's church among the moves of the Spirit, God give revelation of Jesus Christ through Apostles and Prophets and when you put all the parts together you can see the revelation of Jesus Christ for that time. Apostles and Prophets open doors through the revelation of Jesus Christ for the Body of Christ. When the Church has a hearing ear to hear the Holy Spirit through the Apostles and Prophets they can overcome the evils of the day. Rev. 1:9-20
Apostles and Prophets bring revelation of Jesus Christ to test the leadership, to bring us back to our first love, and to do the first works. To bring new lamp stands to the Body of Christ. To attack the evil deeds of mans teaching. To open the doors that church may eat of tree of life, and live the midst of paradise. Apostles and prophets come to tests the works and deeds of the church. They come to help and lead us through coming tribulations. They come to bring forth the sharp two-edge sword, and to remove any satan's thrones in the church, to comfort those in much suffering. Apostles and prophets come to bring the church to a place where they can eat of the hidden manna. They come to dethrone the Jezebel spirit in the church, to push the church to rule over the nations. They came to call the church to wear white garments. They are go-between from Jesus and the Church to give the key of David to the corporate body through revelation. They are called to lead His people out of lukewarm church. Rev. 1-3
Furthermore, Apostles and Prophets are called to bring downs the walls between the church and social in order to bring reconciliation and divine order. The Church was never to be apart or outside of the marketplace. Apostles and Prophets bring downs division and bring reconciliation by bridging the gaps of social. This is all done also, to remove the controls and powers of darkness. Powers of darkness are in direct reference to the divisions of social. Once when these divisions are reconciled, there will be major spiritual breakthrough. Isa. 61:4
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Apostolic & Prophetic Element
The Church that lacks Apostles and Prophets lack the three main elements that Apostles and Prophets bring to a Church. Today and in the past, many Churches don't believe in Apostles and Prophets. There is a certain point that you will not reach without the Apostolic and the Prophetic. In the N.T Jesus' first disciples were Apostles. The first leaders of the Church were apostles. The heads of Churches in each of the Cities in the book of Acts were Apostles. In the N.T. , Prophets work together with Apostles. Prophets are a part of the beginning of the Church. Prophets minister to the Churches in the Book of Acts. Prophets carry a main role in the leadership of the Local Church.
The three elements of Apostles and Prophets are Foundation, Revelation and impartation ministry to the Body of Christ and the Cities Churches and the Local Churches.
1. Foundation: Apostles and Prophets are foundation that Christ lay in the Church.
a. Foundation means Leadership from bottom up not from top to the bottom. Apostles and Prophets are called to under grip the Church.
b. Foundation means that Apostles and Prophets lay foundation stones in the Church.
c. Foundation means that laying foundation in the moves of God.
d. Foundations mean that not only they are laying foundations, they are actually the foundation itself. Foundation must be alive. Without it, their will be a void of the Apostolic and the Prophetic.
e. Foundation is a layed through revelation.
2. Revelation: Apostles and Prophets are revelation ministry to the Church.
a. Revelation means through teaching of the Word of God, the Bible that the Holy Spirit gives revelation to see his word in the newness of the Spirit.
b. Revelation means to reveal spiritual things that have been hidden from our eyes.
c. Revelation mean through the vision, the Church is led unto the next levels to come.
d. Revelation through the prophetic anointing to see the destiny.
e. Revelation means through revelation, we impart to one another.
3. Impartation: Apostles and Prophets are impartation ministry to the Church.
a. Impartation of gifts.
b. Impartation of grace.
c. Impartation of anointing.
d. Impartation of release.
e. Impartation ministry is a ministry that brings release and liberty in ministry and life.
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Apostolic Protons & Apostolic Momentums
The American Heritage Dictionary says proton: a stable, positively charged subatomic particle found in all atomic nuclei. Momentum: the product of a body's mass and velocity, impetus, movement. The Bible says Apostles are first in the order of church government. The word first is the Greek word proton. 1 Cor. 12:28
When Apostles come they come with proton anointing which will bring momentum. Apostolic momentum is great grace, great power, great fear, and great increase upon the church. Acts 4:33
Apostles have to keep this apostolic momentum growing and maintaining in the church. This is done through Antioch teams. However, if there is weak link the apostles must deal with this weak link by setting things in order. Weak links can hinder continuing momentum from flowing. 1 Cor. 3:3
In addition, a set visionary among the apostles will set the vision for a church, or a network, even for a city church. Thus bring a ground for unity that the corporate anointing can flow. Through this kind of unity the rivers of blessings come upon all within the company. Psa. 133
When there is more the one apostle, there will be more protons, which means more momentum for the body. More the Apostles that come into unity among each other will bring increase of momentum within a company. 2 Cor. 13:1
Apostles have a corporate anointing to bring the church into oneness that all may walk in the fullness of Christ. A church can't walk in its fullness without a divine oneness among them. Eph. 4:1-7
Christ rises up Apostles (gatekeepers) and Prophets (watchmen) to guard the vision and unity of a company of believers. We must be watchful if their are things that come along that are in difference to the vision, unity, corporate anointing and leadership team. One way you can tells this does it bring edification to the company or does it bring division. There could be things that come along that are not the same as the vision, but brings edification to the company. However if it doesn't bring edification, the leadership team is to put a stop to it. Any tough words, etc in that line of thinking should go through the leadership team and they will have to agree on it as a team, this also goes for those on the leadership team. Remember this is to keep the momentum growing, flowing and increasing. 1 Cor. 14:26, 1:10
Moreover, there is order among the leadership team. Such as the word says first apostles, second apostles, and third teachers. Beside there is a set Apostle, who is the set visionary that coordinates the team and takes the leading role among the leadership team. This is for vision, word, order, authority, pattern and unity among the leadership team. Num. 27:16
A pastor brings pastoral unity, which is mercy-motivated, relational, politically correct, compromising, polite, and peaceful. Pastoral unity can't bring momentum to a city and social transformation. Nevertheless, Apostle brings apostolic unity, which is task-oriented, visionary, aggressive, uncompromising, warlike, and often abrasive. Both are need it, but only apostolic unity can bring the momentum that body needs. Prov. 29:18
The proton of an apostle is signs, wonders, and mighty deeds. It is the supernatural of the Holy Spirit working in the life of an apostle. Which brings the body into momentum! Moreover, if they're more apostles there are more protons, which bring greater momentum to the body. 2 Cor. 12:12
Without recognition and affirmation for an apostle, this could hinder him from his destiny, thus hinder the protons in his life, thus hindering momentum to the body. In addition, there is a release that come through recognition and affirmation through the body, and leadership and comes from heaven to an apostle that opens the gates that an apostle can go forth in his protons. 1 Thess. 5:12-13
Beside, the apostles, we need the Antioch team. Ministry should be done through teams. There is such power the flows within the team that changes everything around it. Apostles on an Antioch team through their protons bring momentum to the Antioch Team. Antioch Team is call to be the power team in the earth. When there are more Apostles within company we should rise up more Antioch Teams and sent them forth into ministry. Thus increasing the momentum of the body and the network. Acts 13:1-3
Apostles bring protons which signs and wonder, mighty deeds to a company. Which bring the company into momentum. Which rises up Antioch Team to move forth and add to the network. Thus brings more protons and momentums to the network and touching and changes the cities and nations we live in. Acts 17:6
Apart from that, within local churches there needs to be a prayer ministry, within a network there needs a inner network of intercessors to pray over the network, apostles, prophets and Antioch Teams, and Churches. This is to create a shield of intercession, which protects the network. Psa. 127
Furthermore, Apostles rise up companies, and trains new apostles, prophets, teachers, evangelists, pastors, intercessions, psalmists, minstrels, and entrepreneurs, and raises up Antioch Teams and sends then forth to add to the network and minister to the network. Rom. 1:5-12
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Gifts and order 1 Cor. 12:28
Today I am going to speak about Gifts, I know some of you know this already, but I must lay the foundation for what is coming.
Every Born Again Believer has been given gifts from God, Spiritual gifts, not are talent gifts that He gives to all. Spiritual Gifts are for the Believer. I believe every Believer has gifts, has a ministry. But there is a order to the Church. We need to know our gifts and set place in the Body and the Local Church. On the same line we need to know between the gifts and those who have maturity. For Elders are the mature of the Five-Fold Ministry.
1 Peter 4
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As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.
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If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
2 Corinthians 5
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And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;
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To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.
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Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God.
As you can see in the Bible the Five-Fold Ministry of Christ, the nine manifestations of the gifts of the Spirit and the seven motivational gifts of God. This categorization is not to limit God. There are many other gifts and callings, but each must be based on Biblical grounds.
Saints the Church is a Body, a Body is spirit, has a soul,and lives in a Body.
The spirit of body of Christ is Gifts of the Spirit.
The Soul or Mind of Body of Christ is the Five-Fold Ministry of Christ.
The Body of the Body of Christ is the motivational gifts of God.
We also see the Godhead in the gifts.
The Holy Spirit the gifts of the Spirit.
Our Lord Jesus Christ the Five-Fold Ministry.
God the Father the motivational gifts.
Saints the Body of Christ is made up of Born Again Believers from around the World. With Jesus Christ being the Head of the Body of Christ the Church.
1 Corinthians 12
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Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.
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And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord.
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And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all.
Colossians 1:18
And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.
Saints we need to understand the gifts and not be ignorant of them.
1 Corinthians 12:1
Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant.
1 Corinthians 12
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But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.
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For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;
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To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;
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To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:
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But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.
Ephesians 4
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But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
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And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
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For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:
Romans 12
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Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;
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Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching;
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Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.
Saints their is order in the Church, the Body of Christ and in the Local Church.
1 Corinthians 12:28
And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.
We see here that Apostle are first, Prophets are Second and Teachers are third. This is order of the Church.
Here is modern day interpretation of 1 Cor. 12:28:
1. Apostles
2. Prophets
3. Teachers
4. Pastors
5. Evangelists
6. Prayer Ministry
7. Worship Ministry
8. Deliverance
9. Believers Ministry
10. Compassion Ministry
11. Helps
12. Administrations
I have been working on this mordern day interpretation of 1 Cor. 12:28, so it's not done yet. Keep an open Mind.
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Four Wineskins
God moving upon the Body of Christ to rise up new wineskins and network them all together. The reason for this is to build wineskin through out the Body of Christ that can hold the coming glory of God. God building a wineskin for whole Body of Christ but He is also building new wineskins upon every level in the Body of Christ.
There four level of Wineskins that going talk about to give vision of what God doing in His Body. And we need line up with what God is doing and now pray againt what He is doing.
1. Local Churches:
Christ is bringing a new wineskin for Local Church that there room for all gifts of God.
2. City Churches:
Christ calling from City to City to rise up City Churches. He is calling Churches to come into unity so the City Church can come forth.
3. Vertical Networks:
Christ is rising up Certain Apostles among us to plant Church and gather Churches to empower them teamship.
4. Horizontal Networks:
There will certain Apostles who gather Leaders on a corporate level to walk in corporate vision and anointing.
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Skins of Unity
The old wineskins are not evil or bad; they can only receive oil and water, and not new wine. The new wineskins can receive oil, water, old wines and new wines. The time of reformation of all things has begun and the old wineskins have entered in there beginning of their end. The old must die in order for the new to live.
What the old wineskins cannot do, that the real new wineskins should do.
· The old wineskins cannot have Biblical unity among them each other.
· The old wineskins cannot have unity with the new wineskins.
· The old wineskins cannot have unity within a city.
· The old wineskins are only pastoral unity that can only go so far.
· The old wineskins are more divided over culture, race, and ethnic then doctrinal issues.
In addition, this reveals that there cannot be true unity, last unity and Biblical unity among old wineskins.
True new wineskins are made to have connections with each other so that true unity, lasting unity, and biblical unity can be promoted in the Church.
Beyond this every born again Christian is a member of the Body of Christ no matter what wineskin you are in, and all wineskins have in common is Jesus Christ is Lord.
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Pass Away
When that which is perfect has come, then that which is in part will be done way with. Christ never said the old wine skins are bad. He only said that they couldn't receive new wine. We must remember the law of love in dealing with those in the old wine skins. Yes come into the reformation, but seek unity with those in the old wine skins. Leave it up to them to decide not to come into the reformation. Remember we are not their Master; Jesus Christ is their Master. Many of us had try to minister new wine into old wine skins and there were much strife. New wine is for new wine skins. Old wine skins need oil and water. In addition, even through they can't receive new wine; they can receive oil and water. Let us agree with them in the oil and the water. Let the new wine mature and be kept for time that the whole Body may be able to receive the aged wine. 1 Cor. 13:10, LK. 5:36-39
We are living in postdenonminational era. We are in the time of the end of denominational rule. In addition, Liberalism, inflated tolerance, and aversion to evangelism are some of signs of the end of the denominational era. However, before they can be replacing, the Apostolic Church must be in the place and ready to receive the massive turn over. Mainline denominations and those like nature can't become apart of the coming glorious Church. Eph. 2:19-22
Those denominations will be replacing by Interdenominational Networks, Intradenominational Networks, and Extradenominational Networks. In addition, ecclesiastical apostles throughout the Body and the World are establishing Ecclesiastical Networks. Networks are building to network, connect and work with other networks. Christ is bukling a Kingdom Net to gathering in the harvest of Nations. The Body is descried as a network. Matt. 13:47
Moreover, there will be many denominational churches breaking off from their denominations and joining themselves to Apostolic Networks. Yes I believe in Church planting, and Yes I plan to personal plant many Churches throughout my life. However, we must be ready and open to receive those Churches that will break off from their denominations. In addition, there will be apostles arising among their denominations that will form networks from Churches that break off from denominations. Heb. 9:10
Nevertheless, every part of the Body of Christ is being made to join to the Body. Any group, or body that can't join to the body will be remove and will not grow by the hand of the Lord. From the Local church to any type of apostolic network all must connected or it is working against the whole building of the Church, the Body of Christ which Christ himself is building. Moreover, Christ is building his house through the connection and joining of each set part to hold the coming fullness and the glory of God. Eph. 4:16
Furthermore, we are living in the beginning of this last great reformation. This reformation is not like that last one. It is the reformation of all things in the Church; this also means Christendom and Christianity. Heb. 9:10
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Church Makeover
When does a member of the body can tell the head what to do? When does a citizen tell his or her king what to do? Well this is what is happen in the church today. We have asked ourselves where is the power of God? If we do not have the right heart for our king and head of the church we cannot have the power of God!
We have come to a day and time that a massive, extreme, and radical reformation has come upon us. Many Christian groups will no longer be around in our near future only those who obey the Holy Spirit today will be apart of the body of Christ. Yes those who are born again are apart of body of Christ by the blood of Christ however; those churches that don't reform will be cast out. The Holy Spirit will leave those churches and they will fall apart and apostles will arise and led them out of those churches into a new day of the apostolic church. Yes those who are born again the Holy Spirit will not leave, for the word says that I will never leave you, or forsake you. On the other hand, those who do not obey will be judged, and you are already judged. Judgment begins at the house of the Lord, the church. This judgment will first deal with the leadership, and then the rest of the body of Christ. After that judgment will go to cities, nations of the world.
It is time for a makeover of the local church and face of the church worldwide. The Lord has arising up with his shepherd's rod he is counting his sheep. The Lord knows your hearts, mind, and ways. "Humble yourself and hear what Holy Spirit is saying to the church. Do not speak in your own words or own judgments for the Lord will judge those words".
Apart from that, our Lord Jesus Christ is the Chief Apostle and Head of the Church and from him all true apostolic anointing flows from him down upon the body of Christ and the apostles.
However, members, believers, saints you are not called to be pew members, you are called to do the work of ministry. Every believer has gift or more. They are walk in those gifts, not just go to Sunday worship service that that is all. The work of the ministry is for everyday and in life. The work of ministry is not just in the four walls that is the equipping and gathering place. Beside, clergy and laypersons are not godly tiles of positions of the church. Those churches that do not obey this or apply this they are not flowing in the apostolic anointing and they shall be cut of from the body of Christ.
However, those churches that are one-man ministry not a team of ministries are not apostolic and will not flow in the apostolic anointing. They to will be cut of from the body of Christ. To be an apostolic church there must be team of leaders not just one-man ministry. Beside, the local church is a body ministry.
However, those churches that are deacon controlled will not ether flow in the apostolic anointing that flow from the Head of the Church. They too will be cut of from the church. The word deacon is not in the Bible, the word that is there is minister or servant, this is saying about those of the five-fold ministries of grace that are not yet an elder. Elders are the mature of the ministry of Christ.
On the contrary, those churches that used the word elder for their member control church that is not of the will of God. That to is out of order. Elders are the mature of the five-fold ministry of grace only.
However, pastors are not the senior minister of a local church, apostles are the senior ministers working along with a team of elders, a team of ministers. Pastors are not over apostles; apostles are over pastors in the Lord. This is in freedom and not in control.
Beside, why does not the five-fold ministry fit into the local church, for the reason there is not team ministry, and a team of elders. Those churches are not apostolic and they have hindered themselves from the apostolic anointing.
However, those ministerial associations or organizations that do not believe in apostles or prophets have no foundation any longer and their end has come to an end. If you use any other title for the senior overseer that is called an apostle this is wrong. Beside if the senior overseer is not an apostle this is wrong too. If you used the tile bishop or any other tile that is not an apostle or biblical this is wrong. Apostles and elders are godly tiles and bishops, presidents, etc. are ungodly tiles.
Nevertheless, Jesus Christ is the center and He is all. It is the Holy Spirit that grows the Church. If we have the Holy Spirit the church will grow. It is the power of God, in signs and wonders and the gifts of the Spirit that makes the church grow.
However, the old wineskins have no room for apostles, prophets, the ministers of Christ, gifts of the Spirit, the believer's ministry, workplace ministers, coming city church, future city, church, and the Holy Spirit, etc. Therefore it is not of God for any Christian to support or give honor to such groups that do not obey the truth and what the Holy Spirit is saying. We must repent of these ways of doing church outside of the order and will of Christ. Yes love those who do such things, we are speaking the truth in love. We are to be humble in these times of change.
Beside, from these new wineskins shall come forth much stronger city church today and mature into the mature city church, which is the kingdom Church. The Apostolic Church shall birth the Kingdom church, which is the city church in cities of nations all over the world. The city church right now is too weak, so a stronger one will come forth and replaces it and then in the future the mature city church will come forth. You must have a vision for the city church or this too can hinder and will hinder the flow of apostolic anointing in your life and church.
In addition, apostolic vision in planting churches, local churches, cell churches, home churches, networks, and the city church, must move forth with apostolic anointing that flows from the Head of Church.
Apart from that, tithing institution of today has no Scripture foundation; this false doctrine is the easiest to prove wrong. Jesus, Peter, Paul and the church in Acts never tithe, not at all. The tithing institution is not God ordain or blessed, it is not the same one that was in the Old Testament. The one today is a man make institution. Tithing institution makes you dull of hearing the Holy Spirit in your giving, and makes the servants of the Lord see you as their own property in their eyes, which devalues you. Tithing institution hinders the wealth of the sinner from coming in. Tithing institution keeps you in bondage to poverty and lack. The Lord does not honor tithing, and there is no such thing as New Testament tithing. All tithing churches will come to an end and be replacing with those who walk in freewill giving and grace giving. Grace giving churches will increase and grow and tithing churches will decrease and not grow. The tithing institution will hinder the apostolic anointing in churches that obey the lie of tithing.
On the contrary, faith working through love; love those in the old wineskins, be humble mined toward them. We must speak the truth in love, in grace, and wisdom. Those who are born again are apart of the body of Christ no matter what wineskin your in. we are still in the body of Christ. Do not look down on those in the old wineskins; keep the doors open to them.
However, religion is the sin of idolatry. Impure religion is every religion outside of Christ; it is every Christian religion, and group, etc. There is a pure and undefiled religion that is the mature city church, the end time church. Any move of God, any wineskins can go from moving with God into idolatry. Any one can enter into a religious spirit no matter what level or how much mature you are. This is why we must love are brothers, and be humble, and seek fellowship, and unity on common ground. This does not mean that we will compromise the reformation, we have drawn a line and we will not cross it.
Furthermore, once when the church has went through the fires of reformation, the apostolic church will birth the kingdom church, which is the city church and the body of Christ will have true unity forever more.
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What is the Apostolic Church?
The Apostolic Church was birth from of the Throne Room in the third heaven. If you could see what the apostolic church looks like with spiritual eyes. It would look like a burning and increasing fire of the Lord coming to eat and burn away everything that is not of the nature of Christ. The apostolic church is not man made or a man made ideal. The apostolic church commission is to bring reformation to all things in the church to the image of Christ. Who is the head of this burning fire? Jesus Christ the chief Apostle and Head of the Church.
In addition, the apostolic anointing flows from the Head of the Church to the body of Christ and the apostles. The apostolic anointing brings increase to the living church. The apostolic anointing brings life to the will of God for the Church. The apostolic anointing reforms us to truth and the image of Christ. The apostolic anointing comes to us that Christ and His Kingdom may come to us.
Moreover, the prophets prepare the way; prepare you for the Lord, and the apostles bring the way, the Lord and His Kingdom to you. The apostolic anointing is greater then one apostle, or a few apostles, or even a company of apostles, this anointing comes from Christ. You may not know an apostle, but you have Jesus the Chief Apostle over you.
Beside, we will see living apostles moving forth with authority and power just as in the book of Acts so shall it be with today's apostles. There were the Apostles of the Lamb, then there are the Apostles of Christ, all true apostles are apostles of Christ. An apostle is called through one on one contact with Christ through the Holy Spirit.
However, apostles are not the main event, the saints are, and the Holy Spirit, and Christ. Apostles and Prophets are to form the foundation for the saints to move forth and fulfill the great commission.
Apart from that, what is the apostolic church? In this article I will try to list the characteristics of the apostolic church. It is important to know what is the apostolic church and what is not the apostolic church. The apostolic church is the local church, cell churches, homes churches, networks, city church centers, city church networks, and the mature city church.
However, the first goal of the apostolic movements is not to become another religion, instead to add to church in restoration. The apostolic movements are the platform for all great movements to come forth. We are laying the foundation of the apostles and prophets to establish a lasting and enduring platform for revivals, and moves of God to always happen and never be without, and to have lasting revival.
In addition, the second goal is to begin an end to all Christian groups that are not according to the image of Christ, to bring end of the Christian religion and replace it with the body of Christ, to reform all things in the church to the image of Christ, plus to bring an end to all religions and open the gates and doors wide to Kingdom of God.
Moreover, the third goal of the apostolic movements is to equip the saints to the work of the ministry, marketplace and workplace ministers, that the church will no longer lack any gift. The fourth goal of the apostolic movements to establish the church into the apostolic government, and raise the church up to fulfill her destiny in Christ. The fifth goal is to birth the kingdom church and to prepare the church for the end times. Plus that church will come to the unity of the faith. Plus that the apostolic church will birth the city church, the sixth goal is to rise up the saints to fulfill the great commission. The seventh goal is to restore the church to her true authority in the Earth.
Besides, what the Acts church had was the foundation of the apostles and prophets, gifts of Spirit, saints ministry, signs, wonders the power of God, and the city church. At the same time this was not the perfect church or mature church, instead, they have these things that lead to the perfect and mature church. I believe that today we will be lead from these godly principles of the acts church to the perfect and mature church, which is the city church, which is the kingdom church.
24 characteristics of the apostolic church;
1. Saints, believers, workplace, marketplace, and business Christians do the work of the ministry. No more a few does the ministry, instead the many, while the few equipped the saints. The Apostolic Church is a body ministry.
2. There is a team of elders with a leading elder working among them. The apostolic church is not a one-man ministry.
3. There is a team of ministers; team workmanship is the way of ministry of the apostolic church.
4. There is freedom for the gifts of Spirits, freedom for any gift from God.
5. The apostolic church is a house for the prophets. Prophets are protected and welcome.
6. The order of the house is one of freedom, grace and functional accountability.
7. The Apostolic Church is a restoration house for falling ministers and believers.
8. The Apostolic Church is a missionary home base to the nations.
9. The Apostolic church is a house of signs, wonders, miracles, and the power of the Holy Spirit.
10. The Apostolic Church is a church that works with other churches in their city, they believe in the city church, and the body of Christ.
11. The Apostolic Church is a place of covenant relationships, Biblical fellowship, discipleship, equipping, mentoring and fathering.
12. The Apostolic Church is a place for compassion and mercy ministries and works.
13. The Apostolic Church is a church that is not limited to the four walls.
14. The Apostolic Church is a grace giving church.
15. The Apostolic Church is a church of many people groups in Christ.
16. The Apostolic Church is a church where women and Children are honor for their gifts and skills, and are not hinder. There is no age gap or gender gap, or race gap in the Apostolic Church.
17. The Apostolic Church does not conform to the many cultures, instead they conform to the kingdom culture and they conform the cities and people around them to the kingdom culture.
18. The Apostolic Church does not only wins many souls to Christ in turn they disciple them into Christ's Disciples.
19. The Apostolic Church is a house of prayer for all nations.
20. The Apostolic Church is a house of true worship according to the Tabernacle of David.
21. The Apostolic Church follows and applied the models of church life in the book of Acts in today's church life.
22. The Apostolic Church is a church of deliverance, and casting out demons in the name of Jesus.
23. The Apostolic church believes in a glorious church in the future and the end time church.
24. The Apostolic Churches believers that the Jews rightful land is the nation of Israel, and that Jerusalem is the rightful capital of the nation of Israel.
Beside, the Apostle Church is the modern day Antioch church. Antioch is the model for the Apostolic Church today. We not only believe in Apostles and prophets are today, we also believe that the books of Acts are for today too. Today's book of Acts will not be called the Acts of the Apostles, instead the Acts of Saints in the Holy Spirit.
Furthermore, the body of Christ will become the Apostolic Church. The Apostolic Church will reform all things in the church to the image of Christ. After the Apostolic Church has fulfilled it's purpose, the unity of the faith will come and increase and grow to the point that the Apostolic church births and gives way to the Kingdom Church, which is the city church in every city of every nation in the world.
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New Apostolic Order
We are a day of new apostolic order and a new church government. A new day of new wineskins and a day of new wines, the older church governments will not like the new church government. This church government is bringing birth from the heart of the Father, and it is giving through Jesus Christ, and we will receive this new government by the Holy Spirit.
Freedom: This new apostolic order is an order that bring freedom to the church, frees the human will to serve Christ. Frees the believer to walk in their gifts and calling, frees the minister to obey they calling without control. This freedom brings an end to the control of man and demons in the church.
Equipping the Saints: This new apostolic order is a government of the apostles, prophets, teacher, pastors and evangelists that their main purpose is to equipped the saints for the work of the ministry. The five-fold ministry only does 2% of the ministry and the believer does the other 98% of the ministry. The work of the ministry belongs to the common believer.
Five-Fold Ministry: This new apostolic order is a government where each of the five-fold Ministers have a place in the church, and a ministry in the church, instead of the one-man ministry.
A Group of elders: This new apostolic order is a government of a team or a group of elders, meaning not a one-man ministry, instead a ministry of the elders.
Apostles and Prophets are the Foundation: This new apostolic order is a government where apostles and prophets are the foundation, where apostles and prophets are the leading ministers, where the apostle is first and the prophet is second in order of church government.
The Gifts of the Spirit: This new apostolic order is a government where the church is build around the gifts of the Spirit and other gifts, where the believer have freedom to walk in the gifts of the Spirit, where there is a order of freedom for the gifts.
Discipleship: This new apostolic order is a government where young believers and babes in Christ are disciple into the basics and the elementary of the faith, so that they can grow and stand on their two own feet as Christians. It is a church government that focuses on maturity as a Christian, in your gifts, and in life.
The Meat of the Word: This new apostolic order is a government where they layout before the saints the meat of the Word, instead of only milk teachings. It is a church government where the lambs are cared and feed for properly, and where young men can become warriors through the meat of the Word, you can't feed a church only on milk or gain, they need meat.
Mentoring and Fathering: This new apostolic order is a government where believers and office ministry are mentored and fathered into their gifts and ministries. This new government is a house of the fathers and a home to sons and daughters.
Believers have a ministry: This new apostolic order is a church where believers have a ministry, gifts, and a place for ministry. The church is a body ministry, instead of only the few.
No Four Walls: This new apostolic order is a church that is not based on a building, or four walls, instead the city and the city church. There may be local churches, homes churches, center meeting places and homes, but the people are the real church.
The City Church and the City: This new apostolic order is a church that has a vision for their city and the believers of the church of the city, and seeks to fellowship and become more as the city church.
Missionary minded Church: This new apostolic order is a church that has new ways of ministering to the nations, new methods that build the Christians in other nations, more then the name of their group.
House of prayer for all nations: This new apostolic order is a house of prayer for all nations. They believe in the power of prayer, and the ministry of prayer.
Signs and Wonders: This new apostolic order is a church government that believers in the power of God among all believers, in signs, and wonders, etc.
Deliverance Ministry: This new apostolic order is government that believers in casting out demons and that every believer has the power over demons and to set people free and that people can be free from demons, and sins, etc.
Workplace Ministers: This new apostolic order is a church that believers in the ministry of the workplace, they believe in the kingdom purpose of workplace, the marketplace and the purpose of businesspersons.
Grace Giving: This new apostolic order is a church that believers in power of grace giving, and moves forth in grace, faith, worship, and the seed that is giving to them to support the church. The financial system of this government is grace giving.
The End Time Church: This new apostolic order is a government that believers in the church of the future, the destiny of the church, that the church shall become a glorious church in the end times.
The City Church: This new apostolic order believers that the end time church where be the true city church as in the book of Acts, instead, better then Acts, and more mature then the beginning, meaning perfect.
Israel: This new apostolic order is rooted in the history of the church, meaning the first Christians were Jews, and that the church came from Jewish Apostles, we believe that the Lord will restore and bring an holy union between Israel, the Jewish people and the church.
The Kingdom of God: This new apostolic order believers in the Kingdom of God that came through Jesus seating at the Right of the Father and will fill the earth through the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, and come to finish of being established at His return.
Growing Church: This new apostolic order is a government that flows and changing by the Holy Spirit, and Word of God as they are molded into the Image of Christ, and enters into newer moves of God, to add and to change for the better, and for the glory of Christ.
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Understanding The Apostolic
In the beginning of the Jesus Christ ministry on earth one of his first steps in his ministry was to call those who would be his apostles. He didn't call prophets, etc. He only called apostles first, apostles were the first disciples of Jesus ministry. Apostles first to be commission into ministry. Apostles were the first leaders of the church. (Matt. 20:16)
Jesus Christ is not only the head of the church; he is the chief apostle of all apostles of Christ. The apostolic anointing flows from him to all the body of Christ, and the apostles. (Heb. 3:1)
Jesus is the one you created the office and ministry of the apostle not man, not the church, not the Christian faith. It is Jesus who calls and raises up apostles, not man, not the church, not the Christian faith. (Acts 9)
However, the apostolic is not just for the apostles, this is first for the body of Christ. Today I will try to give you a list to help you in your understanding of the apostolic. We need to know what is the apostolic and what is not the apostolic. (Acts 8:1,4, 11:19)
Understanding The Apostolic:
1. The Apostolic is the Apostles. (Jn. 20:21)
2. The Apostolic is the Great Commission. (Matt. 28:19-20)
3. The Apostolic is the sending anointing. (Acts 13:1-4)
4. The Apostolic is missionary work. (Acts 13:46-48)
5. The Apostolic is foundational work. (Eph. 2:20)
6. The Apostolic is pioneering work. (Rom. 15:20)
7. The Apostolic is governmental establishment. (1 Cor. 12:28)
8. The Apostolic is architecture work. (1 Cor. 3:10)
9. The Apostolic is new wineskins. (LK. 5:37-39)
10. The Apostolic is signs, wonders, miracles, healings, and gifts of the Spirits, Deliverance and mighty deeds. (2 Cor. 12:12)
11. The Apostolic is every believer walking into his or her calling and gifts. (1 Cor. 1:7)
12.The Apostolic is relationships, fellowshipping, and networking. (Eph. 2:21-22)
13. The Apostolic is the unity, reconciliation, corporate Anointing. (Psa. 133)
14. The Apostolic is reformation and revival. (Heb. 9:10)
15. The Apostolic is fathering mentoring, training Equipping, and discipleship. (Eph. 4:12)
16. The Apostolic is local church planting. (Acts 14:23)
17. The Apostolic is cell groups and homes churches. (Acts 2:46)
18.The Apostolic church is the city church. (Rev. 1:4)
19. The Apostolic is revelational ministry. (Eph. 3:5)
20. The Apostolic is impartional ministry. (Rom. 1:11-12)
21. The Apostolic is compassion and mercy works. (Gal. 2:10)
22. The Apostolic is ongoing, unyielding prayer and intercession. (Eph. 6:18)
23. The Apostolic is spiritual warfare. (Eph. 6:12)
24. The Apostolic is the ambassadors of Christ. (2 Cor. 5:18,19,20)
In addition, The Holy Spirit is giving a definition to what are apostles, prophets, the apostolic, and the apostolic church. At the same time we are learning what is not the apostolic, etc. why we need to learn this, for the reason some people want to play their religious games with the apostolic. We are to test these spirits for not every spirit is from God. (1 Jn. 4:1)
Moreover, the apostolic has always been in the church, instead there were misled ministers who hinder the apostolic and now they are being removed, and their dead work too. The apostolic comes to add to the restoration of the church not to establish another Christian religion. (Acts 3:19-21)
However, Today I believe that one main goal of all true apostles is to begin an end to the religion of Christianity, and rise up the body of Christ to replace Christianity and to obey her destiny; it is the Lord Himself who will bring an end to all religions, this includes Christianity. Beside, all true apostles should leave Christianity and only be joined to the body of Christ. We can no longer belong to two fellowships; you are ether apart of the Body of Christ or the religion of Christianity.
Furthermore, the purpose of this article was to give terminology and definition to the apostolic so we can clearly see the apostolic vision for the church, our cities, and ourselves.
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New Testament Church
What are the characteristics of the New Testament Church? What were the characteristics of the church in the book of Acts? What were the characteristics of the first days Church? In this article we will try to list some of the characteristics of the church in acts.
However, why today's church is so different to the church that Christ founded in the book of acts? The church of today is not the intent of what Christ wanted for his people. Why do we place so much emphasize on today's church that Christ did not build or willed? We should not recognize a church that Christ did not want and if the church is not according to the blue prints in the New Testament we should not even take notice it. Yes those who are born again are apart of the body of Christ and we should fellowship with any believer who has the Spirit of God in them. Yes we love those Christians and Ministers in churches that are not Christ willed.
Nevertheless, the church in acts was not the perfect church or the mature church; it was the beginning of the church, not the end of the church. They did have a few things right that we need in order to move forth in church life. We must learn from the church of acts and progress from there unto maturity. Someday in the future there will be a perfect and mature church that is worthy to be called the body of Christ.
Characteristics of the New Testament Church:
1. Visions, dreams and prophecy. Acts 2:17-18.
2. Signs, wonders, miracles and healing. Acts 2:43.
3. Gifts of the Spirit. 1 Cor. 12
4. Believer's ministry. Acts 8, 11.
5. Team of Elders. Acts 11:30.
6. The Five-fold Ministers all had a place. Eph. 4:11.
7. All ministries, etc. had a place. 1 Cor. 12.
8. Giving to the poor among the church. Acts 11:29.
9. Grace Giving. 2 Cor. 8, 9.
10. Apostles and Prophets. Eph. 2:20.
11. Cell churches, home churches, and meeting in your own home to fellowship and worship together. Acts 2:46.
12. The City Church was the Church. 1 Cor. 1:2.
Besides, The Lord will build his church, his house in our cities in every nation on the earth. We must partner with the Lord and with his plans not our plans. The Lord and the Holy Spirit are not seeking out for our plans, they wants us to seek them out for their plans.
However, the wineskins today must change, we must give way to the coming new wineskins that are in the progress to a modern day Acts church. They may not be the prefect or the mature church yet along, as we keep humble, meek and moving forth with the Holy Spirit and his plans. Today's wineskins have no place for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, gifts of the Spirit, revival, the believer's ministry, and the everyday Christian.
Furthermore, I did not write the Bible, New Testament, or the book of Acts. We can no longer overlook these Scripture principles in how to have church life. The Lord is changing the church life to a more better and real walk with Christ and the Holy Spirit.
75.
Reformation of Foreign Missions
The day of the resident missionary is over, the day of missionary colonialism is over, and the day of the denomination missionary control is over. We come to a new day of missions, where the Lord is raising a new breed of missionaries in the world.
Yes the resident missionary had there day however, there was little fruit, and even today the resident missionary has little or no fruit. The application of missions must change in order to reach the lost and fulfill the great commission.
Today and in the past if you wanted to become a missionary you had to go to Bible College? However, the missionary degree at most or at all Bible Colleges does not prepare you for the missionary field, most of all you are just studying the Bible, and you only take at least two classes on missions.
We have forgotten the apostolic element of missionary works. That it is the apostolic anointing that is to break new ground and enter into the new territories and establish the good news. How can we have an apostolic element if we don't believe in the apostolic? How can we have the apostolic element if we don't believe in apostles are for today? How can we have the apostolic element without apostolic leadership?
We have forgotten the element of the power of the Holy Spirit in missionary work? The nations, cities and people groups need to see that Jesus is real; this is by the witness of the power of God through signs and wonders. How can we have the power of God element if we don't believe in the power of God for today?
The apostolic element and the power of God element is so much in needed that without them we can't fulfill the great commission.
In the past missionary waves throughout the world we preach the Good news and a Christian living, but without the Kingdom culture to change the communities around the believers and to establish a new culture that will change all cultures around them and change societies as a whole. Yes there was a little change of ideals, which was good, but now we need to establish kingdom culture.
Do no not forget the missionary work in your own nation, plant new churches and rise up new leaders, and equip the believers for the work of the ministry.
Today the Lord is sending missionaries to America from Africa and other such places; they are planting new churches and they are touching many. America too is a missionary field and the industrious nations need the apostles and missionaries of Africa, etc.
Now we need new missionary strategies birth from the heart of the Father through intercession; we need wisdom and revelation from the Holy Spirit of new game plans for foreign and global missions.
Ideals for the new game plans and strategies in missions:
· Support the church that is already there, aid them, build them up, partner and work with them.
· Find those who are called to be connected and in relationship with you, and then partner with them, build them up and support and work with them. Find persons of vision and character that also have your vision.
· See their vision and their goals, grow in relationship learning from one another.
· Support and finance native and indigenous missionaries and ministers.
· Establish a training center in America, etc. and bring those that have been lead to you to be rise up in ministry, then send them back and support and build their ministry and support and see their vision and goals.
· Send teams to build and equip the believers, and ministers that are already there to do the work of the ministry.
· Send short-term missionary teams over there to build and aid the work that is already there.
· Do evangelistic meetings to win souls.
· Apostles and Prophets are called to be the leading missionaries.
· The Evangelist is called to win souls and preach Christ.
· Every believer is a missionary.
· Sending marketplace ministers into foreign markets.
· Minister through compassion works.
· Minister to the city church.
· Minister to the national church.
· Bring ministers and Christians together to promote unity.