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Have you
ever been
asked these
questions:
●
What
does it mean
that the
Church is to
be apostolic?
●
What did the
Lord Jesus
Christ
understand
about Who
He
was and about
His Mission?
● What is
the
authentic
faith Jesus
Christ
originally
entrusted
to
His apostles
and revealed
to us in the
Scriptures?
●
What is
apostolic
ministry?
What is
Apostolic?
What
does it mean
that the
Church is to
be apostolic?
It
is
based
on
the
Greek
word
apostolos
(apo,
"from," stello,
to send");
the act
of sending
another forth
on special
appointment
to
represent
oneself.
"Apostolic
is a word of
divine origin. It
is Spirit breathed
and inspired to
refer
to
everything
that
pertains
to Jesus Christ,
the Anointed One,
the Apostle,
sent
to
earth
to
demonstrate God's
absolute
sovereignty and
His inescapable
Presence.
Thus, in
Scripture, we see
Him calling out
men and sending
them
on divine mission
as "Apostles of
the Lamb" and the
"first
ascension-gifts of
men"
given to
the Church.
Ascension-gift
appointments are
assigned by the
Lord Jesus
Himself.
The 21st Century
Church is being
exponentially
enlarged with
these divine
servants to
facilitate
training and
equipping the
saints of God
for "the work of
the ministry of
the Kingdom."
Jesus Christ
was sent to
the earth to
accomplish the
purposes
of Father
God. He and He
alone is the
One sent down
from
heaven
from the
Father.
No
other religion
can make this
claim!
All
other religions
are created
out of the
hearts and
minds of men.
Jesus
Christ succeeded
in His
mission!
He
is ruling
today,
>King
of the Kingdom
of God
>The
Apostle and
>High
Priest of His
Church.
"We will
not understand
true apostolic
ministry
today, or the
fellowship of
the apostles
without
understanding
that all true
apostolic
ministry is
part of the
Lord Jesus
Christ's apostolate,
His ministry.
"
George
Kouri
The
Gospels and the
Letters of the
New Testament
of the
"eye-witness
apostles and
the
"ascension-gift
apostles"
(i.e.
Paul, Luke and
John Mark)
give us keys
that explain
who
the Lord Jesus
Christ is
and why He
came to
earth...
"the One sent by the Father of Heaven,
the Father of
physical
and
spiritual
Light".
( James
1:17 Holy
Bible)
Apostolic
Mission:
What did the
Lord Jesus
Christ
understand
about Who
He
was and
about His
Mission?
Christ's
mission to the
world is now
our commission.
The
Church's
ministry is to
be a continuation
of His.
What
He came to do
and teach, He
commissioned
us to
continue.
There is much
confusion
about God's
eternal plan
for the Church
evidenced
by
the existence
of
organizational
sects,
orthodox
religions and
thousands
of
denominations.
Confusion and
lack of
agreement
concerning
Christ's
mission
and
purpose is
seen in a
variety of
answers such
as:
"Christ's
purpose was to
reveal the
Father and His
Kingdom"
"Christ's
mission on
earth was to
establish the
Church,"
"He came to
fulfill the
law and the
prophets,"
"He came to
teach man how
to live
righteously,"
"His came to
reveal truth,
"He came to
seek the
lost." (Those
rebellious
against
God of
Abraham, Isaac
and Jacob)
"He came to
preach the
Gospel."
"He
came to
demonstrate
life in the
power of the
Holy Spirit."
Yes, all of
these are
purposes and
goals of
heaven, but,
if we hold
only to one
or
two of them,
we miss the
Father's Big
Picture for
sending His
Son and then
we
cannot carry
out our
divine
mission...
for
our mission is
to be a
continuation
of the Lord
Jesus
Christ's.
John 20:21-22 (AMP)
Peace
to you! [Just]
as the Father
has sent Me
forth, so I am
sending you.
And having
said this, He
breathed on
them and said
to them,
Receive the
Holy
Spirit!
The
reason the
contemporary
Church of the
21st century
holds to so
many
unscriptural
notions about
the Great Move
of the Holy
Spirit of God
today is that
it has
generally
limited
Christ's
mission to
that of
choosing a
"church
to attend."
Much of the
church has
lost the
mission
message of
salvation:
"You
must be
Born-Again through
Christ by the
Spirit!"
AND please "do not" even try to restore the Gospel Message! Instead
let's teach
a humanistic, new age centered fuzzy, feel good
story.
WRONG!
Would
you rather
regain the
Keys to the
Mysteries of
the Kingdom?
What are the Mysteries of
Christ?
For starters,
they are no longer
mysteries!
Jesus declared
and
demonstrated
them!
John
3:1-8
(NKJV)
There
was a man of
the Pharisees
named
Nicodemus, a
ruler of the
Jews.
2
This
man
came
to
Jesus
by
night
and said to
Him, "Rabbi,
we know that
You are
a
teacher come
from God; for
no one can do
these signs
that You do
unless
God is with
him."
3
Jesus
answered
and
said
to
him,
"Most
assuredly, I
say to you,
unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God."
4
Nicodemus said
to Him, "How
can a man be
born when he
is old? Can he
enter
a
second time
into his
mother's womb
and be born?"
5
Jesus
answered,
"Most
assuredly,
I
say
to
you, unless
one is born of water
and
the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.
6 That
which is born
of the flesh
is flesh, and
that which is
born of the
Spirit is
spirit.
7 Do
not marvel
that I said to
you, 'You must be born again.'
8
The wind blows
where it
wishes, and
you hear the
sound of it,
but cannot
tell where
it
comes
from and where
it goes. So is
everyone who
is born of the Spirit."
When Christ
came to earth
He also
declared that
His mission
was to fulfill
the law
and
the prophets.
Matthew 5:17
(AMP)
Do not think
that I have
come to do
away with or
undo the Law
or the
Prophets;
I have come
not to do away
with or undo
but to
complete and
fulfill them.
But,
this
declaration
does not in
itself reveal
the nature of
His nature
that fulfills
the
Old Testament
prophecies
concerning
God's purpose
in the
world!
It
is the Lord
Jesus Himself that
reveals the
eternal plan
of His Father:
Luke 16:16-17... (AMP)
16
Until John
came, there
were the Law
and the
Prophets;
since then the
good news (the
Gospel) of the
kingdom of God
is being
preached, and
everyone
strives
violently to
go in [would
force his own
way rather
than God's way
into it].
17 Yet it is
easier for
heaven and
earth to pass
away than for
one dot of the
Law
to fail and become
void.
It
is the
establishment
of the Kingdom
of God...
Kingdom
of Heaven on
earth that the
Lord came to
proclaim!
The
proclamation
of the Kingdom
of God is the
central theme
of the New
Testament!
Christ did not go to the Cross to delay the Kingdom on
earth
to some future
day, but
to establish
it!
He
declares it,
teaches about
it, and demonstrates
it over 100
times
in
the
Gospels!
He proclaims
the Church,
only
twice.
It is the message of the Kingdom that the Lord came
preaching...
Mark 1:14-15 (AMP)
Now
after John was
arrested and
put in prison,
Jesus came
into Galilee,
preaching the
good news
(the Gospel) of the
kingdom of
God,
15
And
saying,
The
[appointed
period
of]
time
is fulfilled
(completed),
and the
kingdom
of
God is
at hand;
repent ( have
a change of
mind which
issues in
regret for
past sins
and
in change of
conduct for
the better)
and believe
(trust in,
rely on, and
adhere to)
the
good news (the Gospel).
[note: "at hand' denotes "to come"... whereas "Now" is
at this very
moment &
season]
Now we are faced with another major question...
What is
the Gospel?
What
is the
authentic
apostolic
faith Jesus
Christ
originally
entrusted to
the apostles
and revealed
to us in the
Scriptures?
1.
The
Gospel reveals
the
Apostles Understanding
that the promise to David
and the father’s of
Israel concerning
Messiah’s Kingdom has already
been
fulfilled in the
resurrection of
Jesus.
2. The
Gospel reveals the Apostles
Understanding of
Kingdom
Initiation...
the proper
response to the
Gospel of the
Apostles is to
repent, be baptized,
receive the gift of
the Holy Spirit, and
be added to the
Lord’s Church.
3. The
Gospel reveals the
Apostles'
Understanding that
the New Covenant in
the Blood
of Jesus Christ Is
the Promised
Blessing or Mercies of
David.
4. The
Gospel reveals
the Apostles'
Understanding that
the church is Zion,
the promised House
of David.
5. The
Gospel reveals
the Apostles'
Understanding that
the Jewish Age is
behind
the Church, not
ahead of the Church.
6. The
Gospel reveals
the Apostles'
Understanding of the
Apostolic Government
(the apostolate) is
the basis of the
church's Unity and
the foundation or
Key
to the Church's
Success.
7. The
Gospel reveals
the Apostles'
Understanding that
the nations are a
vital part
of the Church's
Heritage.
What
is apostolic
ministry?
We do not want to
minimize the
importance of
the Church for
through
it the
Gospel is
preached and
discipleship
is centered.
Let us
note again, however, that God's ultimate purpose in history is not
simply
to
establish the Church,
but to
establish His
Kingdom.
The Lord Jesus
Christ is
crowned as
King! He
is seated at
the right hand
of the Father
on David's
throne which
was
transferred
and
established in
fulfillment of
God's promise
concerning the
Messianic
Kingdom to
King
David...
2 Sam 7:11-16 (AMP)
"so
the
Lord
declares
to
you
that
He
will make for
you a house:
12 And when
your days are
fulfilled and
you sleep with
your fathers,
I will
set up after
you your
offspring who
shall be born
to you, and I
will establish
his
kingdom.
13
He
shall
build
a
house
for
My
Name [and My
Presence], and
I will
establish
the
throne of his
kingdom
forever.
14 I will be
his Father,
and he shall
be My son.
When he
commits
iniquity,
I
will chasten
him with the
rod of men and
with the
stripes of the
sons of men.
15 But My
mercy and
loving-kindness
shall not
depart from
him, as I took
[them]
from
Saul, whom
I took away
from before
you.
16
And your house
and your
kingdom shall
be made sure
forever before
you;
your
throne shall
be established
forever.
Apostle
Peter preaches
the APOSTOLIC
MESSAGE
concerning the
fulfillment
of
the promise of
God made to
David in Acts 2:22-36.
Peter
is schooled in
the scriptures
and quotes
from
Psalm 16:9-11
and
Psalm 110:1...
About the
ascension and
enthronement
on David's
throne at the
Father's right
hand
in Heaven...
"The Lord
(God) says to
my Lord (the
Messiah), sit
at My right
hand,
until
I make the
adversaries
your
footstool." (see Matt. 26:64; Acts 2:34; 1Cor. 15:25;
Col.
3:1; Heb. 12:2)
The
Church is the
Body of Christ
and as such
possess the
feet of Christ
which
crush
the serpent's
head (the
devil and
demonic
world.)
Through
the Church the
glory of the
Lord fills every
city and
nation with
the Kingdom
of
Righteousness,
the Kingdom of
Heaven...
The Light of
Christ's
glory...
Truth, Life
and Spirit!
The
Church is in
the Kingdom it
is not the
other way
around.
The Church is
not an
institution or
religious
organization
which is to be
an end in
itself.
The Church is
the people,
the "sons and
daughters" of
God called
to GO FORTH
and
proclaim The
Kingdom of
which they are
citizens!
Do
you desire to
dig deeper
into
understanding
apostolic
ministry?
The proclamation of the Kingdom of God was the
commission God
gave to John
the
Baptist and
Jesus Christ,
who in turn
commissioned
the Apostles
as well as the
Church
with the same apostolic
mission.
The
message of the
Kingdom
constituted
the foundation
of the Lord's teaching
in
the Sermon on
the Mount and
was the basis
of all His
parables.
He did not
change
this emphasis
after the
resurrection!
He continued
with His
disciples for
40 days
before
His ascension
to the
throne...
"speaking
of things
pertaining to
the Kingdom of
God" (Acts
1:30)
Thus,
continued to
be the message
of the newly
established
Church.
Acts 8:5-6 AMP
Philip [the
deacon, not
the apostle]
went down to
the city of
Samaria and
proclaimed
the Christ
(the Messiah)
to them [the
people];
6
And
great
crowds
of
people
with
one
accord
listened to
and heeded
what was
said
by Philip,as
they heard him
and watched
the miracles
and wonders
which he kept
performing
[from time to
time].
Acts
8:12
(AMP)
But when they
believed the
good news (the
Gospel) about
the kingdom of
God
and
the name of
Jesus Christ
(the Messiah)
as Philip
preached it,
they were
baptized,
both
men and women.
The
Kingdom of God
is the
proclamation
on which the
Book of Acts
closes,
documenting the
foundation for
all of Paul's
teaching. (Acts 28:23; 30-31)
Apostolic
ministry is
the full
message of all
that pertains
to the Kingdom
of God...
the
Kingdom of
Heaven.
Throughout the
New Testament
it is the
central focus
of the
preaching and
teaching
of
the Church.
The Kingdom of
God is the
message of the
work of the
Holy Spirit
from
the conception of
Christ through
His
resurrection,
ascension
and
enthronement.
He
came back
represented by
the Holy Ghost
to empower the
spirit-born
believers,
proclaiming
the Good News
of the Gospel!
God the Light
of Truth, Life
and Spirit
came to
indwell
believers,
and lead and
guide the
administration
of the
Church...
the Father,
the Son and
the Spirit are
Persons but as
such One God.
For the
comprehensive
studies of One
God...
see: "Blessed
Holy Trinity"
and "Marvelous
Wonders" web
pages in Inner Chambers
Let’s get some
more understanding of
apostolic…
The sending actions of
God to establish the
Kingdom of Heaven over
the whole earth
through Christ’s
ascension gifts to the
church of apostles,
prophets, evangelists,
pastors, and teachers.
These gifts of men set
the House of the Lord
(allotments or
fellowships within a
city)
to build on the divine order
that
was entrusted to
the apostles and
prophets of the
1st century
church to expand
the Kingdom of
God by bringing
all nations
under Christ’s
reign.
Through
the
apostolic-prophetic
functions of the
church, the Body
receives access
to supernatural
power. Through
this authority and
power in action,
the supernatural
design and "works
of the ministry"
of the Church
accomplishes the
mission to
establish
the Father's One
Holy Universal
Church under the
spiritual Headship
of Christ, that the
glory of God fills the
earth and ushers
in His return.
Most churches and denominations have been guilty of
limiting
Christ's mission
for expanding
the Kingdom.
As a
consequence
to
shutting out the
Holy Spirit
and His divine
work in the
earth,
they
have limited
and quenched
the divine
purposes of
God.
As
long as the
church keeps
thinking in
terms of
establishing
denominational or
institutional
structures,
(now counting
over
40,000
religious
variations, with
their
'branded"
doctrines and
creeds)
instead of
proclaiming
the Kingdom
of God,
operational
in
demonstration
of the
apostolic
patterns and power
of our King
Jesus
as entrusted
to the 1st
century
apostles, the
Universal
One
Holy Apostolic
Church of
Christ Jesus
will be
limited and
quenched
in each organization's
designs and
programs.
There
is not a
single
instance in
the New
Testament of a
believer
proclaiming anything
other than the
Kingdom
message in
power
and
demonstration!
THE
TRUE GOSPEL OF
THE GOOD NEWS
IS ABOUT THE
WILL>
PLAN>
AND PURPOSE OF
CHRIST'S
ADVENT TO
EARTH, HIS
VICTORY OVER
DEATH
AND HIS
ESTABLISHED
PLACE OF
ETERNAL
SOVEREIGN
RULE!
THE
CHURCH IS THE
INSTRUMENTALITY
OF HIS KINGDOM
REIGN!
AND
JESUS
IS ON THE
ETERNAL THRONE
OF DAVID AS
PROMISED
BY
FATHER GOD!
What
question are we
now to
ask?!
It would again
be:
What is
apostolic
ministry?
It
is teaching
the revelation
of God.
Apostolic
teaching
transmits the
Light
of Christ
by the Holy Scriptures
and Holy
Spirit...
Hear
the apostolic
voice of the
Holy Spirit!
The
mission of the
Lord Jesus in
the earth: to
disclose,
declare
and
transmit God's Kingdom
culture of
Righteousness.
Apostolic
teaching
addresses
righteousness
and righteous
living
as it speaks
to global
cultures that
have
surrendered to
modern
philosophy and
to new
so-called
Christian
philosophies
that rob
the
church of
the truth
of the Bible
that Jesus
Christ
entrusted to
the 1st
century apostles.
Apostolic
teaching
reveals how you become a citizen of the
Kingdom of
Christ and a
divine "light"
in the earth
when you enter
by
His order...
His order is
the divine
order as was
entrusted to
His apostles.
Apostolic
teaching
provides
prophetic
empowerment to
identify
the gifts
and callings
of God upon
your life and
enables you to
walk
in clarity
of placement and privileges in His Kingdom.
Apostolic
teaching
brings strength and help to birth what God
has given
you that you
may fulfill
Divine Destiny
filled with
His Glory!
You are invited to
participate in
this dynamic
ministry!
see:
"Go Forth" web
page in Inner
Chambers
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