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A personal
message from the desk of Ron
Gann...
My prayer
for Leaders and those who
aspire to be Leaders:
May we all
stand in agreement with this
prayer of Paul, an
Ambassador of Christ,
and receive
it with fullness and
grace...
That the
God of our Lord Jesus
Christ, the all glorious
Father, may confer on you the
spiritual gifts
of wisdom and vision,
with the knowledge of Him
that they bring.
I pray that
your inward eyes may be
enlightened, so that you may
know what is the hope to
which
He calls you.
How rich
and glorious is the share He
offers you among His people
in their
inheritance, and how
vast are the
resources of His power open to us who have
faith...
Ephesians
1:17-19 Revised English
Bible
God
gave the Great Commission
to the Church!
In April 1991, Heart of God
Ministries International was
initiated by
an open vision from
the Holy Spirit. The
ministry call was confirmed
by the
prophetic
word
of
knowledge
and
released
through Elder recognition
by the laying on of
hands. (There was
demonstration of the Holy
Spirit and His ordination).
The commission was
evangelistic in principle to
minister the uncompromised
Gospel message
of Jesus Christ, the
Son of God.
For ten years, we
labored in the stewardship
and counsel of other Elders.
Upon later
prophetic vision and
commission, Heart of God
Ministries International
has become
a ministry in fellowship of ministries with
global outreach to the
Body of Christ.
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Word
of Knowledge
In 1979, a
prophetic Word of
Knowledge delivered
through Charles Capps
in Anaheim, California
was planted in my
heart and spirit.
This message remains alive
and viable today!
Even though it
has been 37 years since
this "seed" was planted
in my heart, my
expectation still
remains strong to
experience God's
fulfillment!
Today, we are at the
threshold of
manifestation
and soon to
experience this precious
prophetic declaration in
our lives:
"I said in My
Word that I would make
the Jews jealous.
In these days there will
come forth
manifestations of
financial success in the
lives of men that set
themselves to be
obedient to
My Word and
give Me what I say to
give. They will be
so successful in areas
until men will
ask them,
"How is it that this
came to pass? How is it
so that it came to pass
in a short time?
And they
will say, 'Because we
were obedient to the
Word.'
They will open
and show to them the
Word of God. Men will
rise and began to enter
into it,
and so will
they go, and it will be
so through these means
of the hundredfold
return that
multitudes
throughout the nations
of the world shall hear
and see and say,
'The times
are failing and our ways
in the days past have
failed and we are not
able to make it.
We hear of
the things that are
strange to our ears, but
tell us and teach us of
these ways.'
And it
shall be so that they
will send for men of God
to teach them the ways
of the Word.
And it will
come throughout the
earth and shall sweep as
the revival fire in the
early church.
It shall be
beyond what men have
conceived in days past.
Ministries
of finance shall spring
forth and the knowledge
of the Lord shall grow
in the earth
until all
that is in the earth
shall be born into the
Kingdom to put forth the
message of the
Gospel.
It should
be financed in these
days far beyond what has
ever been done,
for these days are
My days of
My Power and My
Strength, and the wealth
of the sinner is laid up
for the just.
So watch Me
filter it into their
hands, saith the Lord."
The
foundations have been
established to empower
this Prophetic Word as
we have traveled
by
the leading of the Holy
Spirit and continue to
Thirst after His
Waters... the
manifestation
of
His Presence in the work
and letters he inspires
to be written and
released to those
seeking
the
Truth, Life and Spirit
of God according to the
witness, life and
teaching of Jesus
Christ,
Son
of God. It is His
patterns revealing the
Light of the Kingdom of
God that we pursue.
Please keep in your
heart and understanding
that God is One, the
Precious and Blessed
Trinity:
1. God the Father
2. God the Son
3,
God the Holy Spirit
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Advancing
the
Kingdom
of
Heaven
The principles
and purposes of Heart of
God Ministries
International are
founded on the truths
and
statements of Scripture
confirming the visions
of the ministry and the
substance of the Word
of God and
the illumination,
enlightenment and
revelation given by the
Holy Ghost.
With unity
of purpose, the guidance
and communion of the
Holy Spirit and the
commitment to
build
divine relationships, we
believe a true spiritual
awareness of Christ's
righteous living can
be brought
to general populaces of
communities, to churches
and to governments of
nations.
Our
Biblical view is with
clear understanding in
order that we can share
the wonderful Living God
of Abraham,
Isaac and Jacob in whom
we adore, worship and
follow.
The Law of
Recognition is the first
and most important Law
that governs the lives
of God's people.
Heb
11:6 AMP
But without faith
it is impossible to
please and be
satisfactory to Him.
For whoever would
come near to God must
[necessarily] believe
that God exists and that
He is the
rewarder of those
who earnestly and
diligently seek Him
[out].
Rom
10:17 NKJV
So then
faith comes by hearing,
and hearing by the word
of God.
The Law of
Recognition encompasses
the Law of Words and the
Law of the Spirit.
Anything that we
do not recognize will
eventually exit our
lives!
The Law of Words
is the most powerful
force given to
mankind.
The Bible
confirms this in the
book of Genesis...
chapter 1:3... (see
reference below)
This Law of Words
works in both the
physical and the
spiritual realm.
This is the power
of the internet... the
virtual world... the Law
of the Word.
God gave His Word
and gave men ability to
speak it by the Spirit...
The Law of the
Spirit opens mankind to
the supernatural realm
of God for the purpose
of relationship.
God also gave men
power over words to be
manifest in the physical
realm.
Do you know how
many distinct languages
and dialects are in
existent in the earth?
Isaiah
55:11 AMP
So shall My word
be that goes forth out
of My mouth: it shall
not return to Me void
[without
producing any effect,
useless], but it shall
accomplish that which I
please and purpose,
and it shall
prosper in the thing for
which I sent
it.
Genesis
1:1-4 AMP
1:1 IN THE
beginning God (prepared,
formed, fashioned, and)
created the heavens and
the earth.
[Heb 11:3.]
2 The earth was
without form and an
empty waste, and
darkness
was
upon the face of the
very great deep. The
Spirit of God was moving
(hovering, brooding)
over the face of the
waters.
3 And God said,
Let there be light; and
there was light.
4 And God saw
that the light was good
(suitable, pleasant) and
He approved it; and God
separated the light from
the
darkness.
Genesis 1:1
God recognizes the need
to prepare, form and
fashion the created
heavens and earth.
Genesis 1:2
God recognizes the void
that exists.
He
sends
the
Spirit
of
God to survey the
absence of the physical
.
Genesis 1:3
God speaks and the Light
becomes Light!
Genesis 1:4
God approves the results
of the effects of that
which He speaks.
God
has given mankind the
power of creation
through words also!
He
has given us dominion
over our words.
God
has
given
us
dominion
power
over thoughts
and our
tongue.
We have
power to
release the
spirit words
of our mind
and they go
forth through
the mouth
with
power to
create and
edify.
We have
power to
choose words
of life or
words of
death.
Our
dominion of words
and that which we
speak rules our
lives!
We have the power to
speak our future into
existence!
But, what
shall we speak?
Life is changed
through the intents of
the heart, the
thoughts of the mind
and the words that
are
spoken from the mouth!
Life
is
changed
through
the
Law
of
Recognition.
Until
we recognize and
then value someone
or something , we
are blocked from
their blessings
and
creative power.
Where
there
is no
relationship,
there are no words
of power other
than
our own.
This is
the basic principle
of the Kingdom of
Heaven.
So let's begin
our journey by
recognizing the power of
the Word of God and the
enabling
divine
empowerment of the Holy
Spirit residing
within! In our
quest for spiritual
understanding
about the
Great Commission we need
to recognize it is
comprised of
parts. Our study and
knowledge
of the principles that
control and explain the
Lord's instructions are
necessary to
validate
the actions we are to
take.
Rom 10:8-10
AMP
But what does it
say? The Word (God's
message in Christ) is
near you, on your lips
and in your
heart; that
is, the Word (the
message, the basis and
object) of faith which
we preach, [Deut 30:14.]
9 Because
if you acknowledge and
confess with your lips
that Jesus is Lord and
in your heart
believe
(adhere to, trust in,
and rely on the truth)
that God raised Him from
the dead, you will be
saved. 10 For with
the heart a person
believes (adheres to,
trusts in, and relies on
Christ) and so
is
justified (declared
righteous, acceptable to
God), and with the mouth
he confesses (declares
openly and
speaks out freely his
faith) and confirms
[his] salvation.
How do these
scriptures relate to the
Kingdom of Heaven?
Rom 10:14-15
AMP
But how are
people to call upon Him
Whom they have not
believed [in Whom they
have no faith,
on Whom they have
no reliance]? And
how are they to believe
in Him [adhere to, trust
in, and rely
upon Him] of Whom
they have never heard?
And how are they
to hear without a
preacher?
15 And how can
men [be expected to]
preach unless they are
sent?
As it is written,
How beautiful are the
feet of those who bring
glad tidings!
[How welcome is
the coming of those who
preachthe good news of
His good things!
These scriptures
reveal the principle
that God uses His
Church, His Body of
Christ,
as His
agent to bring His
Kingdom principles to
earth.
"How beautiful
are the feet of those
who bring glad tidings"
demonstrates the
principles
of power
which have been
discussed in the above
narratives!
We recognize that
Jesus gave gifts of men
and gave spiritual gifts
to accomplish the
purpose,
will and acts of
Father God.
We
preach...to proclaim.
We teach... to
explain.
Thus, Heart of
God Ministries
International recognizes
the importance of
spiritual growth and
emphasizes the
necessity to identify
the gifts of men and the
spiritual gifts working
as graces
in each of our
lives. The
ministries of which form
the framework of the
International vision...
work collectively
in support of each other
to carry the Light of
Christ globally.
We recognize that
God has given every
believer unique
spiritual gifts that
enables them to perform
tasks differently
than others. God
uses our differences in
background, personality
and viewpoint
to achieve His
desired ends. Each one's own
personal testimony of
coming into the Kingdom
carries the
"seed" of
conversion! Spirit
Words are those Powerful
Seeds!
Our personal
testimony by and in
itself is a spiritual
"seed."
Our personal
testimony demonstrates
the Law of Words and the
Law of the Word of God
working
in our
lives! With God
all things are
possible. And we
know that all things
work together for good
to those who love
God, to those who are
the called according to
His purpose. (Rom 8:28-29
NKJV)
We are not
limited to a single
"seed." Seeds are the
Spiritual and Natural
substances from which
growth
originates. We
must receive the
"spiritual seed" of
Christ before we start
the growing
process.
A farmer must
broadcast many seeds in
order to produce a
harvest.
God's plan to
redeem man from the
world of darkness and
sin (lawlessness) is
spiritual
and as such
impacts the body, soul
and
spirit.
Conversion is by the
Spirit.
The "seeds"
we speak are the words
of the Gospel...
the living
proof that the power
of the
Kingdom
of Heaven has come to
earth and is active
from generation to
generation.
Jesus
Christ is the
Gospel...the Good
News!
Our supply of
seeds regarding our
experience in receiving
the new life in Jesus
Christ is unlimited!
God did not
require that we come to
the full understanding
of the Bible before He
would invite
us to receive His
free gift of
Salvation.
We do not
subscribe to the need
for extensive training
in order to touch lives
of others and see
them recognize
the need for Christ in
their lives.
The testimony of our
mouth and an act of love
and mercy carries
great compassion and
power. Personal gracious
words of thanksgiving to
God
from an humble
repentant heart are very
effectual in touching
the hearts and lives of
others.
1 Peter 1:23 AMP
You have
been regenerated (born
again), not from a
mortal origin (seed,
sperm), but from one
that is
immortal by the ever
living and lasting
Word of God.
However,
we do believe in
discipleship to
prepare and
equip believers
in the doctrines
of the
Uncompromised
Word of the
Gospel and the
effectual work
of the gifts of
the Holy Spirit
for
building
up the church
that it might do
the works of the
ministry.
Ephesians
4:11-13
AMP
And His
gifts were
[varied; He
Himself
appointed and
gave men to
us] some to be
apostles
(special
messengers),
some prophets
(inspired
preachers and
expounders),
some
evangelists
(preachers of
the Gospel,
traveling
missionaries),
some pastors
(shepherds of
His flock) and
teachers.
12 His
intention was
the perfecting
and the full
equipping of
the saints
(His
consecrated
people), [that
they should
do] the work
of ministering
toward
building up
Christ's body
(the church),
13[That
it might
develop] until
we all attain
oneness in the
faith and in
the
comprehension
of the
[full
and accurate]
knowledge of
the Son of
God, that [we
might arrive]
at really
mature manhood
(the
completeness
of personality
which is
nothing less
than the
standard
height of
Christ's own
perfection),
the measure of
the stature of
the fullness
of the Christ
and the
completeness
found
in Him.
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Born of the
Spirit
To be
regenerated, "born
again," converted
is to be 'translated"
and transformed in the
spirit.
Your spirit is
changed. It is renewed.
● Your
spirit does not feel
in the physical,
tactile world.
● It "spiritually
senses" or discerns
spiritual
realities.
● You are alive to
a new dimension of life:
the Light of Truth, the
Light of Life
and the Light of the
Spirit.
● You are a
citizen of the Kingdom
of Heaven.
● Your will is
subject to the will of
God.
● The Kingdom of
God is a Now
reality.
● God's Son came
to earth to fill all
things.
● You now have
access to all the
promises of God that He
has provided for His
regenerated sons.
● All things
have become new for they
are spirit and not
subject to the rule of
the world.
● New laws and new
ways to think and act
are granted, endowed,
and empowered within
your
triune being.
● You are given
new "seeds to living" in
physical realities and
in the eternal realms.
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►We recognize that
God gave the Church
these mandates:
1. lead
people to salvation in
Christ Jesus, the Son of
God
2. teach
the principles of the
Kingdom of God
3. edify
and mature the church
Body in Christ's image;
the Light of Truth, the
Light of Life and the
Light of the Spirit.
We
especially recognize
that the Kingdom of
Heaven
has come
to earth in
demonstration of God's
love and presence!
►We recognize
that the spiritual
Kingdom of God
demonstrated by the
presence of the
Holy Ghost is given to
the Church to
influence and be
established in every
area of society.
•The Kingdom comprises
everything submitted
to the rule of Christ
Jesus.
•The Kingdom comprises
everything that is
obedient to His
Lordship.
•The Kingdom comprises
the call for each to
seek intimacy with Him
through the Word of
God
and the Person, Holy
Ghost...the Spirit of
Truth.
Do
you now have a
deeper understanding
of how exciting
sharing the
Gospel of Christ
with others can be?
Without
exception,
►We recognize that
people are the greatest
resource that God has
placed on earth.
The Church does not
exist in and for
itself.
The Church is God's
vehicle to lead and
manage the people of God
through discipleship,
evangelism, spiritual
knowledge and
understanding, missions
and other ordained
church
actions centered upon
Him to His glory.
All these actions are
built upon
relationships.
Covenant Ministries are
equipped to reach and
teach. They are
ready to work with
churches
to aid in the
structuring and
equipping process.
Involvement
in the church of Jesus
Christ is a
lifestyle...
We
are to walk in the
Light as He is in
the Light.
1 John 1:7
AMP
But if we
[really] are living
and walking in the
Light, as He
[Himself] is in the
Light, we have
[true,
unbroken] fellowship
with one another,
and the blood of
Jesus Christ His Son
cleanses
(removes) us from
all sin and guilt
[keeps us cleansed
from sin in all its
forms and
manifestations].
Relationships
form the foundation
of all we do.
As such, in
covenantal relationship,
leadership of Heart of
God Ministries
International in our
calling and
placement is committed
to a strong sense of
"Family."
Our visionary
"family" is composed
of ministry
Apostolic-Prophetic
TEAMS.
Our vision
extends into time,
space and
seasons.
► We are only
ultimately successful to
the extent that
we pass on our Christian
heritage to our children
and our children's
children...
Time will continue to
march forward in the
consummation of the ages
of Christ's
glorified
Church.
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Your future
is decided by Who you
have chosen to
believe.
What you
believe will determine
your life's directions
and accomplishments.
The Law of
Recognition will
answer the questions
buried within you for a
lifetime.
Mike
Murdock
Ft.Worth,
TX
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Habakkuk, 2:2-3 we
are instructed to write
the vision and to make it
plain.
The visions of God
are very specific and it
is advantageous for us to
consider the "costs"
or the ways
to which the Lord would
have us approach His
business.
Most definitely, we
draw upon the Holy Spirit
for His leading and
confirmations.
He gives the
visions, the ideas, the
dreams which are released
into our spirit mind for receiving
"imaginations" brought to
conformity of Christ's
teachings and commandments
within the
"Bread of
Life," the Light of the
Word.
God is a business
minded Person.
He is a Person of
objectives and
goals.
Within
them are contained
relational destinies!
As commended
and appointed leaders in the
Body of Christ, we approach
the GREATER WORKS
commission with
a mind of Christ (enabled by
the Word)... mind of the
Spirit...
Jesus instructs
us to think, to analyze, to
compare, to become
"compellingly"
focused in examining,
evaluating, and
comparatively analyzing our
approach
to what we have
set forth in our hearts to
believe and our actions to
accomplish.
We are to rely
upon the Word and the
spiritual guidance of the
Holy Spirit.
Let us pull
down every thought and bring
it into conformity of the
Word.
2 Cor
10:5 KJV
Casting
down imaginations, and
every high thing that
exalteth itself against the
knowledge of God,
and bringing into
captivity every thought to
the obedience of Christ;
Having
the pure Word in our hearts,
we are then able to speak
the Word of Truth and see it
accomplish that for
which it was sent!
A review of the
scriptures Romans 16:1-16
and 1 Corinthians 16:13-20
will reveal the leveraged
relationships
we have: gifts of men!
(non-gender)
Gifts of men
are different than gifts
of the Spirit.
God has
given each called into the
Kingdom divine connections
in various
relationships.
These
relationships are evident in
different administrations of
the spiritual gifts.
The Great
Commission is recorded in
the following Scripture
texts:
Matt
28:18-20 AMP
18 Jesus approached
and, breaking the silence,
said to them, All
authority (all power of rule)
in
heaven and on earth has
been given to Me.
19 Go then and make
disciples of all the
nations, baptizing them
into the name of the
Father and
of the
Son and of the Holy
Spirit,
20 Teaching them to
observe everything that I
have commanded you, and behold, I am
with you
all the days
( perpetually, uniformly,
and on
every occasion), to the
[very] close and
consummation
of the age.
Amen (so let it be).
Mark
16:15-18 AMP
15 And He said to
them, Go into all the
world and preach and publish openly
the good news
(the
Gospel) to every creature
[of the
whole human race].
16 He who believes
[who adheres to and trusts
in and relies on the Gospel and Him
Whom
it sets
forth] and is baptized
will be saved [from the penalty
of eternal death]; but he
who does
not
believe [who does not
adhere to and trust in and
rely on the Gospel and Him
Whom it
sets forth]
will be
condemned.
17 And these
attesting signs will
accompany those who
believe: in My name they
will drive out
demons; they
will speak in new
languages;
18 They will pick
up serpents; and [even] if
they drink anything
deadly, it will not hurt
them;
they will lay
their hands on the sick,
and they will get well.
Let us look
closely at the command of
the Lord regarding the Great
Commission.
Most generally
when someone mentions the
Great Commission it enlists
one's focus on evangelism.
Many are taught
that the job as a believer
is to individually seek and
save. Most accept the charge
that they are
to reach out to those who
have not received the
Gospel, but rarely exercise
it.
Usually, they
envision others to be soul
winners and gladly send them
into local neighborhoods,
distant cities
and on missions into third
world countries.
Many live a
life of guilt because they
are uncomfortable
approaching others about the
Gospel.
They cannot see
themselves going from door
to door, distributing
tracts, thumping Bibles in
the
air and
screaming out the "Passages
of Salvation" to passerbys,
painting "Jesus Saves"
or "Are you
going to Heaven or Hell" on
billboards, and getting in
strangers faces to confront
them with the
Gospel.
►Is it
possible that these methods
were not at all what Jesus had in
mind when He gave the
Commission?
►Is it possible many
have missed the
mark?
►Has the
Church failed to recognize
that we may be short-sighted
and
limited in our visions
to "reach the lost at any
cost?"
►Have we
so designed our methods to
frighten off the laborers that God has provided
to fulfill
His Great
Commission?
►Are the workers
just those with the
"gift of evangelism?"
►Why
did God give the whole
Body all of its gifts,
talents and abilities?
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To dig deeper into
some of these questions we
will search the Scriptures
for God's answers.
You may
also wish to obtain copies
of Larry Gilbert's insightful
books Team Evangelism
and Team
Ministries
published by Growth Church
Institute. They
provide foundational
information for
understanding gifts.
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Reference has been
made in other sections of
this ministry site as to the directing
and guiding
assistance of
the Holy Spirit. We have entered the
season when He is bringing
revelation
to the Body of
Christ as to the design
and implementation of His presence in
the works of the
Great
Commission! We have entered the
season of new beginnings!
All things shall
become new and a full
transformation of the
church will be evidence
of the
administration of King
Jesus as we experience new dynamic realms
of the Work of the Holy
Ghost!
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Most of
the evangelism tactics
mentioned above are the
designs of men and not of
the Lord.
It is very
interesting that 2000 years
ago the Lord Jesus did not
give the Church instructions
as to how to
evangelize.
He simply
gave the command to do
so!
We have posted
the Scriptures of Matthew
and Mark above that empower
the Church to evangelize.
In order to
fulfill the Great Commission
we need to look at the
several parts to it and each
requires
application of
divine principles and
applications.
A closer look reveals
that the command is a
process of events that leads to
perfecting the Church.
This
is a wonderful revelation
for us to receive!
Christ Jesus
commissioned the entire
Body of Christ to
participate in the process of
the Great
Commission! Let us
grasp the term GREAT!
Evangelizing is just one
part of the whole command.
We must understand
that the Great Commission
involves both the gifts of men and the
spiritual gifts
given to the
Body to bring us all to
the unity of God's purposes
through Christ!
The Great
Commission commands that we
receive Christ's authority
to build the Church.
Christ is the
Master Leader.
It is He Who delegates the
actions of building through
His Body!
One must be
aware of the dominate
spiritual gift and the
abilities that work within
them.
To build the
church, requires each person
to function in the gift in
which one was called
and designed to
work!
Not
all spiritual gifts are
leadership gifts.
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Ephesians
4:16 AMP
For
because of Him the whole
body (the church, in all
its various parts), closely
joined and firmly
knit
together by the joints
and ligaments with which
it is supplied, when
each part [with power
adapted to its
need] is working
properly [in all its
functions], grows to
full maturity, building
itself up in
love.
If we do
not know the gifts
given to us, how
can we be "knit
together?"
If we are
not "knit
together," how can
we accomplish the
Lord's mandates?
Ephesians
4:11-13 AMP
And His
gifts were
[varied; He
Himself
appointed and
gave men to us]
some to
be apostles
(special
messengers),
some prophets (inspired
preachers and
expounders),
some evangelists
(preachers of
the Gospel,
traveling
missionaries),
some pastors
(shepherds of
His flock) and
teachers.
12 His
intention was
the perfecting
and the full
equipping of the
saints (His
consecrated
people),
[that they
should do] the
work of
ministering toward
building up
Christ's body
(the church),
13 [That
it might
develop] until
we all attain
oneness in the
faith and in the
comprehension of
the
[full and
accurate]
knowledge of the
Son of God, that [we
might arrive] at
really mature
manhood
(the
completeness of
personality
which is nothing
less than the
standard height
of Christ's
own
perfection), the
measure of the
stature of the
fullness of the
Christ and the
completeness
found in
Him.
Ephesians
4:12 again
restates the
purposes of
the Great
Commission!
"...[that
they should do]
the
work of
ministering
toward
building up
Christ's body
(the church)."
'They'
is not one, it
is the Apostolic-Prophetic
TEAM!
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A call to
leadership prepares one
for being a steward of the
gifts, talents and
abilities within
the Body of the
Church. We must know
who carries these special
gifts so that proper
stewardship of the
graces of Christ's TEAMs can be delegated
for the proper
tasks.
One does not employ
a plumber to survey the
plot on which one plans to
build a house,
nor employ an
electrician to roof the
house.
A leader is
responsible to lead others
to do
the work of ministering depending on the tasks
and the gifts
required.
Leadership is
charged with four primary
responsibilities:
►
training,
►
discipling,
►
recognizing,
►
encouraging.
These are critical
roles for fulfillment of
the Great
Commission.
Apostolic-Prophetic
TEAM strategy is required to
fill these roles.
No one individual
is the sole member of the
Body of Christ.
Christ designed
His Church as a body of
many members.
1 Corinthians
12:27-31 AMP
Now
you [collectively] are
Christ's body and
[individually] you are
members of it, each part
severally
and distinct [each
with his own place and
function].
28
So
God has appointed some in
the church [for His own
use]: first
apostles
(special messengers);
second prophets
(inspired preachers and
expounders);
third teachers; then
wonder-workers;
then those with ability
to heal the sick; helpers;
administrators; [speakers
in] different (unknown)
tongues.
29
Are
all apostles (special
messengers)?
Are
all
prophets
(inspired interpreters of
the will and purposes of
God)?
Are
all
teachers?
Do
all
have the power of
performing miracles?
30
Do
all possess extraordinary
powers of healing?
Do
all
speak with tongues?
Do all
interpret?
note: The
obvious answer to these
questions is NO.
31
But earnestly desire and
zealously cultivate the
greatest and
best
gifts
and graces
(the higher gifts
and the choicest
graces). And
yet I will show you a
still more excellent way
[one that is better
by
far and the highest of
them all--love].
The
central focus of the
Great Commission is
Biblical teaching
and Demonstration of the
Kingdom!
Most
focus on the Commission as
the charge to evangelize the
world.
One person cannot
alone do ministry to, or on
behalf of, the Body and
evangelize the world.
Jesus did not
overlook providing the way
to build the Church as some
would report.
Ministry must be
shared through
training.
The Holy Spirit is a
wonderful teacher as He
illuminates and enlightens
us in the Word of God
(as we seek the
patterns of the Son) then
empowers us to go forth with
the revelations.
With the insights of
the Scriptures, leaders must
encourage others to lead,
who, in turn encourage
and train more
leaders.
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We will
cover God's Old Testament
and New Testament pattern of
twelve at a later writing.
We serve a
purposeful God who has a
divine plan for building
Christ's Church, the Kingdom
of God on earth
through Apostolic-Prophetic
TEAMS!
It is an awesome study that
will give
encouragement
to you in the manifold
wisdom of God that is placed
in the Word for the building
processes.
2 Tim
3:16-17 AMP
Every Scripture is
God-breathed (given by His
inspiration) and
profitable for instruction,
for reproof
and conviction of sin, for
correction of error and discipline in
obedience,
[and] for
training in righteousness
(in
holy living, in conformity
to God's will in thought,
purpose,
and action),
17 So that the man
of God may be complete and
proficient, well fitted and thoroughly
equipped
for every
good work.
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We recognize
the "gift of the
evangelist" is normally seen
as the dominate gift in the
process
of leading the church
in its quest to present the
Gospel of Salvation.
Not everyone carries
this gifting.
Then,
where is your place in the
Great Commission if you do
not carry the gift of the
evangelist?
How can you fulfill
the charge?
There is Good
News for you!
Here is
the vision of God for the
Great Commission:
Luke
24:46-49 AMP
46 And said to
them, Thus it is written
that the Christ (the
Messiah) should suffer and
on the
third day rise from
( among) the dead, [Hos
6:2.]
47 And
that repentance [with a
view to and as the
condition of] forgiveness of sins
should be
preached in His
name to all nations,
beginning from Jerusalem.
48 You
are witnesses of these
things.
49 And
behold, I will send forth
upon you what My Father
has promised; but remain in the
city
[Jerusalem] until
you are clothed with power
from on high.
By
the power and work of the
Resurrection Spirit of
God,
we
carry the "seeds"of our
testimony!
Luke 24:48 affirms this
spiritual truth. Each
person that has entered the
Kingdom of God
came through
repentance!
Each has had a
different unique experience
in our conversion from a
life of darkness into the
life
of His marvelous
Light! Our
conversion was our
transformation and
translation into a new
creation!
Some may have come
through crisis, but all came
through conviction of our
sin-filled lives.
We were made aware of
the need to have God's
loving grace and forgiveness
of sins through His
Son's teachings and
sacrifice and the conviction
presence of the Holy Spirit.
It is again time to
invite the help of the Holy
Ghost! He is
responsible for the
spiritual gifts!
The Bible shows us
His administrations!
It is to our advantage that
He has been sent to us to
aid
us in Christ's
command of the Great
Commission!!
Yet, rarely
is Holy Spirit
recognized or consulted.
The Bible says the
Holy Ghost is sent for these
purposes:
1. To convict
of sin because people do not
believe in Christ or that He
has come.
2. To convince
the world about
righteousness...uprightness
of heart and right standing
with God.
3. To
demonstrate to the world
about judgment because the
ruler (evil genius,
prince) of this world
[Satan] is judged and
condemned and sentence
already is passed upon him.
Fulfilling the Great
Commission is not yours
as an individual to accomplish
all by yourself.
God gave
the church gifts of men
to equip the Body for
the works of the
ministry.
You are given a
team to work with you!
The Holy
Spirit is responsible to
empower and lead the
Team.
Here is
the secret... Only when
we invite Him in Jesus's
Name will He provide the
impartation
of direction and
power!
The
question is not :
"Will we witness
(speak), but how will
we be a witness?
When we are
trusting Jesus Christ as
Lord as well as
Savior,He enables us to
live and speak
as faithful
witnesses. It is
the Holy Spirit, not we,
who converts an
individual!
You
have already read in many
places in the pages of this
website that your destiny is
decided
by who you chose to
believe. God's Word
clearly shows us His
principles...
ALSO add this to your
understanding of Destiny...
God has predestined each
believer with His
will and purposes.
We are to walk as an
instrument of God while here
on earth dedicated to and
yielded to His will,
purposes, thoughts,
and actions.
We are to live in the
Light of Christ using God
given talents, skills,
wisdom, and spiritual
gifts.
We are a chosen
generation... in fact the
Word is specific that we
are to have Christ's
vision of
generation after
generation, age after age.
The last generation
was established in the
resurrection.
Jesus, the begotten Son was
the
First Fruit of the
resurrection. All sons
are conceived by God by His
mighty power.
God births His "New
Born" by the Spirit of God.
Here is the GOOD
NEWS... Jesus said,
John
16:13-15 AMP
13 But when He, the
Spirit of Truth (the
Truth-giving Spirit)
comes,
He will
guide you into all the
Truth (the whole, full
Truth). For He will not speak His own
message
[on His own
authority]; but He will
tell whatever
He
hears [from the Father; He
will give the message that
has been given to Him], and He
will
announce and
declare to you the things
that are to come [that will
happen in the future].
14 He
will honor and glorify Me,
because He will take of
(receive, draw upon) what
is Mine and will
reveal (declare,
disclose, transmit) it to
you.
15
Everything that the Father
has is Mine. That is what
I meant when I said that He [the
Spirit] will
take the
things that are Mine and
will reveal (declare, disclose,
transmit) it to you.
The Holy
Spirit teaches us and
informs us of the
Master's will for His
own.
We are to
honor the Holy Ghost and
seek relationship with
Him.
THE LAW OF
RECOGNITION works
on this wise...
"Anyone
or anything we refuse
to celebrate,
eventually exits our
life." (Mike
Murdock)
A
major part of the
Universal Body of
Christ has nullified the
viability of the working
presence
of the Holy
Spirit to a "principle,"
an "it, or a "thing," and ignore Him
as a Person...
Thus,
most of the Body of Christ
have been stripped of Divine
supernatural power.
The scriptures are
filled with the acts of the
Holy Spirit to show us God's
will, and purposes!
The Lord is calling for us
to wake up!
Do
you believe that your
future is decided by Who
you have chosen to
believe?
Do you need
miracles of healing to
your body?
Do you need
miracles in your
family relations?
Do you need
miracles in your
finances?
Only
when we turn to
the Holy Ghost
through Jesus
Christ will we
witness the
supernatural!
The
Holy Ghost is
a
Person! Jesus
sent Him to us on
His behalf!
Salvation is a
supernatural
experience! No one
calls Jesus Christ Lord
except by the Holy
Spirit!
And yet the
tremendous privilege of
presenting Jesus Christ
is ours! The Holy
Spirit is the Person
who enables
and
empowers. He
does the convicting of
sin. It is His
work that converts the
lost for
He is
living in the Word of
God within that which we
speak.
Holy
Ghost
is
sent
as
God's
agent
to administer
the supernatural
powers of the
Kingdom of God
to
the Body of
Christ. He hears
the will of the Father
though our King, the
Lord Jesus, and reveals,
declares,
discloses, transmits
their thoughts, actions
and purposes.
These
forms of
impartation are
the gifts given
in varied forms
and [individually]
you are members
of the
body, each part
severally and distinct
[each with your own
place and function].
One of the
greatest miracles of
God is the
regeneration of the
soul!
He loves
mankind with such
fervent love that He
has empowered the
Church to reach
the
uninformed and the
captive through the
Gospel of Christ!
2 Timothy 3:1-5
AMP
BUT
UNDERSTAND this, that in
the last days will come
(set in) perilous times
of great stress and
trouble [hard to
deal with and hard to
bear].
2 For people will
be lovers of self and
[utterly] self-centered,
lovers of money and
aroused by an
inordinate
[greedy] desire for
wealth, proud and
arrogant and
contemptuous boasters.
They will be
abusive
(blasphemous, scoffing),
disobedient to parents,
ungrateful, unholy and
profane.
3 [They will be]
without natural [human]
affection (callous and
inhuman), relentless
(admitting of no
truce or
appeasement); [they will
be] slanderers (false
accusers,
troublemakers),
intemperate and
loose in morals
and conduct,
uncontrolled and fierce,
haters of good.
4 [They will be]
treacherous [betrayers],
rash, [and] inflated
with self-conceit. [They
will be] lovers
of sensual
pleasures and vain
amusements more than and
rather than lovers of
God.
5 For [although]
they hold a form of
piety (true religion),
they deny and reject and
are strangers to the
power of it
[their conduct belies
the genuineness of their
profession].
Avoid [all] such
people [turn away from
them].
Only by
the power of
the Holy Ghost
can minds and
hearts be
changed.
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The Ministries of
Heart of God Ministries
International...
► Recognizes God's
unique spiritual gift that
enables one to perform
a task differently than
anyone else.
Since Christ gave
the Commission to the
Church,
the Church must be
at the center for any
application of the
Commission to work.
In other words,
only the Church with its
many members working
together as the Holy Spirit
administers the Word
of
Faith,
diversity of gifts, and
abilities can
fulfill the Great
Commission!
1 Cor 12:11 AMP
All these
[gifts, achievements,
abilities] are inspired
and brought to pass by one
and the same
[Holy] Spirit, Who
apportions to each person
individually [exactly] as
He chooses.
Working outside of
the structure of the Spiritual
Church does not provide
a clear way to
Life
in the Light of
Jesus
Christ.
It is not His plan.
A new born baby
cannot care for
itself. It must be
nurtured!
Those who are
outside of the spiritual
structure and covering of
spiritual mentors are not working
in the perfecting
plan of God for His
spiritually reborn
children.
Spiritual
does not allude to a
legalistic and religious
systems called
"church."
Our recognition
of "church" is one that
encompasses the active
manifest presence
of the Holy Ghost
whereby believers gather
to fellowship and
worship the
Lordship
of Jesus Christ
in the Word of God as
led by the Holy Spirit
in pursuit of Ephesians
4:12-16. AMP
12
His intention was the
perfecting and the full
equipping of the saints
(His consecrated
people),
[that they
should do] the work of
ministering toward
building up Christ's
body (the church),
13[That it might
develop] until we all
attain oneness in the
faith and in the
comprehension of the
[full
and accurate]
knowledge of the Son of
God, that [we might
arrive] at really mature
manhood (the
completeness of
personality which is
nothing less than the
standard height of
Christ's own
perfection), the
measure of the stature
of the fullness of the
Christ and the
completeness
found in Him.
14 So then, we
may no longer be
children, tossed [like
ships] to and fro
between chance gusts
of teaching and
wavering with every
changing wind of
doctrine, [the prey of]
the cunning and
cleverness of
unscrupulous men,
[gamblers engaged] in
every shifting form of
trickery in
inventing errors
to mislead.
15 Rather, let
our lives lovingly
express truth [in all
things, speaking truly,
dealing truly, living
truly].
Enfolded in
love, let us grow up in
every way and in all
things into Him Who is
the Head, [even]
Christ (the
Messiah, the Anointed
one).
16 For because of
Him the whole body (the
church, in all its
various parts), closely
joined and firmly
knit
together by the joints
and ligaments with which
it is supplied, when
each part [with power
adapted to
its need] is working
properly [in all its
functions], grows to
full maturity, building
itself
up in love.
Church is
the Body of
Christ. It is not
focused upon
denominational
structuring.
Church is a
gathering of two or more
in which Christ by the
abiding Holy Spirit
empowers
believers
in the Gifts of the
Spirit for demonstration
of His power and
testament of His work!
Let us recognize
the One God...
The triune three Person
God...
► We recognize our
Heavenly Father.
► We recognize His
Son, our Lord Jesus
Christ.
► We recognize He
Who is with us to guide
and lead us....The Holy
Spirit.
Galatians
5:25 AMP
If we live by the
[Holy] Spirit, let us also
walk by the Spirit. [If by the Holy
Spirit we have our life
in God, let us go
forward walking in line, our conduct
controlled by the Spirit.]
Jesus demonstrates
the pattern of
discipleship with His
chosen twelve.
He proved them and
perfected them for the
works of the ministry.
The works are
functions of
apostolic-prophetic teams
demonstrating works of
apostles,
prophets,
evangelists, shepherds and
teachers.
He trained His
called out ones and
empowered them before
sending them!
He built the 1st
century church body
through them. Read
the Acts.
It is rich in the
administrations of the
Spirit sent by our Risen
Lord...the Holy
Ghost!
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Before
He left planet earth in the
Ascension, Jesus commanded,
1. Go and teach:
The word teach in
this passage means to make disciples
of.
New Testament reveals
that when Jesus taught and
people received His
teachings,
they followed Him
from place to place.
They became a
follower of Christ.
Jesus recognized them as His
disciples.
The pattern given to
us then, is to present the
teachings of Christ
that contains
the power of conviction...
to lead or influence others
to become Christ
followers. We
cannot do it under our own
designs
and human
abilities. We must
fully recognize the 5-fold
ministry Team!
Salvation is a
gift of God and it comes
packaged with the
seal of the Holy Spirit.
By
faith are we
saved.
By faith
are we sealed.
By faith we
receive the anointing
of the Holy Spirit!
By faith we
direct our actions to the
purposes, will and acts of
God.
1 Cor
3:16 AMP
Do you not discern
and understand that you
[the whole church at
Corinth] are God's temple
(His sanctuary),
and that God's Spirit has
His permanent dwelling in you [to
be at home in you,
collectively as a
church and also
individually]?
Ephesians
4:30
AMP
And do not grieve
the Holy Spirit of God [do
not offend or vex or
sadden Him], by Whom you
were
sealed (marked,
branded as God's own,
secured) for the day of
redemption (of final
deliverance
through Christ from evil and the
consequences of
sin).
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searching
deeply
into
the
day
of our redemption
for those who have
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Prophetic
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It
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The
second part of what Jesus
commanded,
2.
All nations:
These two words
give us insight as to who we
are to go and teach.
It explains to
whom we are to target and
preach the Gospel.
One individual
is not capable to go to all
the nations even on the
world wide web.
There are some
seven billion plus
individuals on planet
earth.
Not all have
computers or access to
them.
One person
cannot physically go to 200+
nations, either.
When people
evangelize as individuals
there is no structure for
the new convert to
experience
continued spiritual
growth. There is no one to
tend to the new born
child.
The Church Body acts
as the "mother." It nurtures
and cares for the needs of
all within it.
It develops the child
into a follower, a disciple
of Christ.
The spiritual church
uses the principles of
"follow-up" and
"fellow-ship" to advance
the Light of
Life of a believer.
The Commission is
given to the Church Body.
All job
classifications have an
entry level and provide
advancement through
education and
experience. We
are the work force of the
Kingdom of Heaven on the
earth!
The Great Commission
provides everyone in the
Kingdom a job
placement! There is no
lack!
3
John 2 AMP
Beloved, I pray
that you may prosper in
every way and [that your
body] may keep well, even
as
[I know] your soul
keeps well and
prospers.
This brings us to the
third part of the
Commission,
3. Baptizing them:
Water baptism is an
ordinance given to the
Church Body.
The Lord's Supper of
Bread and Wine is the other.
Jesus DID NOT
restrict the baptism by
water Nor the partaking of
the "Lord's Table"
to clergy as is
practiced by western
civilization. As born
again believers each is
considered
a "son" of
God. As such each is
given full authority to all
that Jesus patterns.
Neither water
baptism nor taking of
the bread and/or wine
provide salvation.
God has
set His divine order in the
Church Body just as He set
divine order in the
construction
of the tabernacles of
Moses and David and the
Temple of Solomon.
Since the Great
Commission was given to the
apostolic-prophetic
builders,
the authority to
baptize is fully given to
the whole Body...
Pattern for
administration not
restricted to those called
as "gifts of men."
"Gifts of men"
function as appointed by
Christ and led by the ZHoly
Spirit for the equipping
and edification of
the church body.
There is no
escape from God's
external blessings when
we obey!
I am
referring to the laws of
the Spirit and not to the
laws of Sin and Death.
Laws of the Spirit Life
are revealed in the
Scriptures! God is
not limited.
God's blessings will
overtake covenant
keepers. The Holy Spirit
empowers!
God
is Not a respecter of
persons when it pertains
to the Kingdom!
Deuteronomy
28:2
AMP
And all these
blessings shall come upon
you and overtake you if you heed the
voice
of the Lord your
God.
God's law is more
powerful than man's
law. The Holy Spirit
is more powerful than
rebellious man's
unholy spirit.
To deny the Church and to
deny Christ is to also deny
the power of the Holy
Ghost!
To deny the Person,
Holy Spirit and not seek Him
for counsel is to affirm
that the effects of Adam's
sin of disobedience
is more powerful throughout
history than the effects of
Christ's resurrection!
To deny, stands to
also affirm Satan's dominion
power over
people. God is
the God of Obey.
Jesus
took dominion over the
devil, hell and the grave!
In
short, dominion is an
inescapable reality.
It is
never a question of
"dominion vs dominion...
man's will vs. God's will or
Satan's will against
God's
will. God is
ruler of Heaven and earth
regardless of whether we
recognize Him as such!
It is always a
question of whose dominion!
Who do you chose
to believe and who do you
chose
to
follow... Christ's
commands and ordinances
(or)... some other power on earth?
It is not simply
enough to lead people to
Christ.
I say it again...it
is not simply enough that
people be guided to
Christ.
Counting conversions
to Christ is not fulfilling
the Great commission!
One must learn to
walk in the Light of Christ.
It requires discipleship.
Fulfilling the
Great Commission is
relational!
Our intellectual
minds want us to
immediately begin to
learn of the ways of God
through study
and
application.
Mature elders (leaders),
not deacons, are to lead
the new "born-again
baby"
{not
chronological aged}
believer by the way of
the Spirit into
relationship with the
Body.
After
conversion,
a primary spiritual
action should be that
of water baptism.
1.
Baptism identifies one
with Christ and with
the Church, which is
His Body.
►It is both a
spiritual and physical
authoritative command.
►It provides
recognition by the Body
of one's professed
conversion.
►It demonstrates
one's desire to be
recognized as a part of
Christ's Body.
►It demonstrates
one has a willing heart
to obey Christ and walk
in His Light.
2. Baptism is not
a sign up for
membership
in a local church.
3.
Baptism does not
join you with an
organization or
religious design
of man.
The scriptures do
not support such
practice.
4.
Baptism joins you
with the full Body
of Jesus Christ as
it recognizes
placement in
His Body.
5.
Baptism is a sign
of God's
covenantal
dominion over man.
6.
Baptism outwardly marks
one as God's covenant
people.
7. Baptism
figuratively represents
the circumcision of the
Old Testament.
Only now instead of a
physical act imposed
upon men's flesh,
baptism signifies a
circumcision
of the heart.
8. Baptism as
commanded by Christ is
an ordinance and as
administrated is
a spiritual
confirmation
of being set apart and
consecrated to
Christ.
9. Baptism
testifies to a Holy God who
separates the saved
from the lost.
We
have
to get a hold
of the beauty
of what God
has done for
His
"spiritually
born sons"!
Jesus
is
the
Head
of
the
Church.
We are
to be baptized
into His Body.
The
church is His
Body and the
ordinance is
His
command.
What
a blessing to
yield and
receive!
We must
understand the order of
administration of the
New Testament church,
not that of
organization.
Jesus is not
denominational,
traditional, religious,
or orthodox.
He is Head of the
Body, His Bride, the New
Testament Spiritual
Church.
He is MARRIED...
He is the Husband of the
Body! He is not
looking for a wedding.
Believers are
consummated in
Him. Water Baptism
is a demonstration of
death to oneself
buried in
submergence and
resurrection to a New
and Glorious Spiritual
Life in Him!
We are limited
only by what we choose
to believe, receive and
act upon.
Let our
foundation be the
Truth, Life and Spirit
of God through Christ.
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Covenant
Treaty of Peace
In
the
spiritual
realm
the
act of salvation
establishes a truce
(a
peace
treaty)
marking
man's
act
of faith in
accepting God
through Christ as
sovereign
over
man's
affairs
forever.
John
14:27-28
NKJV
Peace
I
leave
with
you,
My
peace I give to you;
not as the world
gives
do I give to you.
Let not your heart
be troubled, neither
let it be afraid.
When we repent,
we are translated into
the Light of Christ.
God has reconciled us
back to Himself.
He has placed us in
right standing.
Father makes us
His friends and sons.
(non-gender)
We no longer have need
to fear the unknown
nor the wrath of God!
Baptism is a
visible "token" of
God's Covenant of
Peace...
The
baptized
person
is
under
the terms of
the covenant,
God's
peace
treaty!
No longer are
we a
rebellious and
lost soul.
We are made
righteous in
the Father's
sight through
the blood
covering
of the Lamb,
His sacrificed
SON!
When we are
born again of the
Spirit, we are sealed by
the Holy Spirit for our redemption
to eternal
life. Spiritual
consummation is
completed. Baptism
symbolizes our death to
the ways
of the
world and in our
resurrection in Christ
we are made One in Him.
We are new.
We have released our old
identity. We have a new
Identity!
We have a
new name written in the
book of Life. We are now
not our own, but we are
married
and one in
Him. The
ordinance of Baptism
is the church's sign
of the covenantal
relationship
between
God and man just as
a wedding ceremony
between a man and a
woman is a
covenantal
bond. The marriage
covenant has been
spiritually and ceremonially confirmed!
The husband
and bride are one...
evidenced by our new life in
Christ and His life in
us.
There are
no limitations of the
Holy Spirit as to what
He may do during the
"rite of baptism."
Supernatural
manifestations of
healing, "baptisms of
fire" with the gift of
unknown tongues,
words of
wisdom and words of
knowledge have all been
reported. Jesus is
the lover
of our soul
and nothing can separate
us from His love.
He loves His Bride! He
laid down His life
for Her! We are
acknowledged as one
with Christ.
If one
with Christ, then
one with God the
Father and the Holy
Spirit of God.
The curse of
the Law of Sin
and Death has
been cancelled
for those in
Christ
Jesus!
We are made
whole and one with
God in Christ He is
the Head of the
Body, His bride! ...
The
head of the woman is
the husband and the
head of Christ is
the Father.
The
triune being of
man...body, soul and
spirit with it's
"born again"
spirit, humbly
yields to be
recognized by man
and God as placed in
the Body of Christ
when we are
baptized!
Read
the
account of
God's peace
treaty with
Noah.
Noah
came
into
covenant
with
God
through water.
He illuminates
Light and His
favor is upon
us!
Deuteronomy
28:2-15.
The
following
scripture
spells out why
every person
on the earth
should Obey
God and
receive
His
Gift through
Christ!
Christ is the
Way to the
Covenant of
Peace with God
the Father!
Here is
what The
Covenant
provides...
Ephesians
3:20
AMP
Now to
Him Who, by
(in
consequence
of) the
[action of
His] power
that is at
work within
us,
is able
to [carry out
His purpose
and] do
superabundantly,
far over and
above all that
we [dare]
ask or
think
[infinitely
beyond our
highest
prayers,
desires,
thoughts,
hopes, or
dreams]--
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God
Loves Us!
Is
there
anyone
who
does
not
desire a
superabundant
life?
We are to
submit
ourselves and
our whole
household.
Submit simply
means to yield
our ways and
do things His
ways.
Let God's will
be done in our
lives!
Ephesians 3:20
wonderfully
expresses what
God has
prepared
to do for
those who
yield.
The command is
that all
should be
baptized into
Christ and His
body...
Look how
graciously
Jesus gave the
ordinance for
water
baptism.
Matt
28:19
KJV
Go ye
therefore, and
teach all
nations,
baptizing them
in the name of
the Father,
and of the
Son,
and of
the Holy
Ghost:
"In Jesus
Name," refers to all
that He is.
"In the
name of the Father,"
refers to all that
He is.
"In the
name of the Holy
Ghost," refers to
all that He is.
The
Father, Son and Holy
Ghost are three
persons in perfect
accord
functioning as the
Godhead
and each fully agree
in all things.
There is
one God the Father,
one Lord...
1
Corinthians
8:6 AMP
Yet for us there is
[only] one God, the
Father, Who is the
Source of all things
and for Whom we
[have
life], and one Lord,
Jesus Christ,
through and by Whom
are all things and
through and by
Whom we
[ourselves exist].
1
John
5:7-12 Amp
7 So
there are
three
witnesses in
heaven: the
Father, the
Word and the
Holy Spirit,
and these
three
are one;
8 and
there are
three
witnesses on
the earth: the
Spirit, the
water, and the
blood; and
these three
agree [are in
unison; their
testimony
coincides].
9 If we
accept [as we
do] the
testimony of
men [if we are
willing to
take human
authority],
the testimony
of God is
greater (of
stronger
authority),
for this is
the testimony
of God, even
the
witness which
He has borne
regarding His
Son.
10 He
who believes
in the Son of
God [who
adheres to,
trusts in, and
relies on Him]
has the
testimony
[possesses
this divine
attestation]
within
himself. He
who does not
believe God
[in this way]
has
made Him out
to be and
represented
Him as a liar,
because he has
not believed
(put his faith
in,
adhered to,
and relied on)
the evidence
(the
testimony)
that God has
borne
regarding His
Son.
11 And
this is that
testimony
(that
evidence): God
gave us
eternal life,
and this life
is in His Son.
12 He
who possesses
the Son has
that life; he
who does not
possess the
Son of God
does not
have that
life.
The
Lord's covenant
Bride can and must
grow richer and
more powerful when
she remains
faithful
to
Him by obeying His
laws and
ordinances.
Ephesians
4:15 AMP
15
Rather,
let our lives
lovingly express
truth [in all
things, speaking
truly, dealing
truly, living
truly].
Enfolded in love,
let us grow up in
every way and
in all things into
Him Who is the
Head, [even]
Christ (the
Messiah, the
Anointed
one).
Your future is
decided by Who
you have chosen
to believe.
What
you believe
will determine
your life's
directions and
accomplishments.
Do
you believe
the Word of
God we have
studied?
Or,
do you hold to
the systems of
men?
Please
do
not shut out
what God is
showing us
through His
Word.
Paul,
an apostle,
was always
addressing
false
doctrines
which he
would have to
confront and
set
straight...
Colossians
2:8
AMP
See
to it that no one
carries you off as
spoil or makes you
yourselves captive
by his so-called
philosophy
and intellectualism
and vain deceit
(idle fancies and
plain nonsense),
following
human
tradition
(men's ideas of the
material rather than
the spiritual
world), just crude
notions following
the
rudimentary
and elemental
teachings of the
universe and
disregarding [the
teachings of] Christ
(the
Messiah).
Paul is
writing to the
church,
"EPISTLE TO
THE COLOSSIANS."
Some
Alexandrian
Jews
may
have
visited
Colosse and
taught Philo's
Greek
philosophy,
combined
with
the rabbinical
angelology and
mysticism,
afterward
embodied in
the
Cabbala.
(from
Fausset's
Bible
Dictionary,
Electronic
Database
Copyright
(c)1998 by
Biblesoft)
Ancient
spelling is
Kabbalah.
Kabbalah
— the world’s
oldest body of
practiced
spiritual wisdom —
professes to
contain the hidden
keys to the
secrets of the
universe as well
as the keys to
mysteries of the
human heart and
soul.
Kabbalistic
teachings explain
the complexities
of the material
and the
nonmaterial
universe, as well
as the
physical and
metaphysical
nature of all
humanity. Kabbalah
shows in detail,
how to navigate
that vast
terrain in order
to remove every
form of chaos,
pain, and
suffering.
It
is humanistic
heresy!
This
is Greek
philosphy and
Jewish
traditional
Kabbalah
combined.
It
filtered into
the church of
Jesus Christ
by false
apostles and
false
teachers.
Here is how Paul
sets the record
straight...
Colossians
2:9-11 AMP
See
to
it
that
no
one
carries you
off as spoil
or makes you
yourselves
captive by his
so-called
philosophy and
intellectualism
and vain
deceit (idle
fancies and
plain
nonsense),
following
human
tradition
(men's ideas
of the
material
rather than
the spiritual
world), just
crude notions
following the
rudimentary
and elemental
teachings of
the universe
and
disregarding
[the teachings
of] Christ
(the
Messiah).
9
For
in
Him
the
whole
fullness of
Deity (the
Godhead)
continues to
dwell in
bodily form
[giving
complete
expression of
the divine
nature].
10 And you are
in Him, made
full and
having come to
fullness of
life
[in
Christ you too
are filled
with
the
Godhead--Father,
Son and Holy
Spirit--and
reach full
spiritual
stature].
And He
is the Head of
all rule and
authority [of
every angelic
principality
and power].
11 In Him also
you were
circumcised
with a
circumcision
not made with
hands, but in
a [spiritual]
circumcision
[performed by]
Christ by
stripping off
the body of
the flesh (the
whole corrupt,
carnal
nature with
its passions
and
lusts).
Here
is another
witness to water
baptism
submersion...
12[Thus
you
were
circumcised
when]
you
were buried
with Him in
[your]
baptism, in
which you
were
also raised
with Him [to a
new life]
through [your]
faith in the
working of God
[as displayed]
when He raised
Him up from
the dead.
4. Teaching them...
means teach or to give
instruction.
Jesus
identifies what we are
to teach:
to observe
all things,
whatsoever I have
commanded you.
You must enter
into the working of the
Body.
You must
become an active
disciple, and build
identity in the
functions of the Body
in a Truth
seeking and Holy Spirit
power demonstrating
gathering of believers.
All things,
includes the whole of
Biblical principles
and laws.
It embraces
the physical life and
the spiritual life...
our
relationship with
God and our
relationship with
each other.
We can
only build as we
connect.
Here is
the results of
accepting God's
relational Peace
Offering to us...
Colossians
2:13-15
AMP
13 And you who
were dead in
trespasses and
in the
uncircumcision
of your flesh
(your
sensuality,
your sinful
carnal
nature), [God]
brought to life
together
with [Christ],
having
[freely]
forgiven us
all our
transgressions,
14 Having
cancelled and
blotted out
and wiped away
the
handwriting of
the
note (bond)
with its
legal decrees
and demands
which was in
force and
stood against
us (hostile to
us).
This [note
with its
regulations,
decrees, and
demands] He
set aside and
cleared
completely out
of our way
by nailing it
to [His]
cross.
15[God]
disarmed
the
principalities
and powers
that were
ranged against
us and made a
bold
display
and public
example of
them, in
triumphing over
them in Him
and in it [the
cross].
Those
who are
outside a
relational
fellowship
with a
gathering of
believers
waiting for
God to violate
His own
promises and
principles,
are
disobedient to
His
Word.
Are
you connected
with the Body
by gathering
with
believers?
If
not, it is
time for you
to have a
change of mind
and heart.
God
calls the
spiritual
condition of
rebellion..."stiff-neckedness."
God
will forgive
you.
But, it is you
who must take
the first
action step.
Jesus
said,
He would
build His church
and the gates of
Hell would not prevail
against
it.
We
need
to
grasp
the
fact
that the Church is
to be BUILT!
What
do
we
build
with..not
sticks, stones and
mortar.
The
church
is
spiritual.
It is a living
dynamic Body
filled with the
Eternal Spirit of
God!
We are
spiritual
beings. The
gifts for building are
spiritual.
It takes both
the spiritual and the
physical to build.
Awesome acts of
God are released
into our lives as
we learn to serve
through fellowship
in the Holy Spirit
and in unity with
others.
Edification is
achieved both in
the spirit and the
physical realms.
Let
us build
personal and
spiritual
relationships
face to face
as
well as through
the virtual
world.
Find a
spirit filled,
spirit guided
fellowship
in which to
serve and grow
experientially.
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Here is a
list of scriptures to
reveal the essential
principles and skills
required for
effective
leadership and spiritual
guidance of fellowship.
Matt.
28:16-20
Gal.
6:1-10
Mark
2:2-12
James 5:13-16
Acts
1:4-5
Mark
1:35
Romans
12:1
1
Peter
3:15
1 Cor.
10:31
1 Cor. 12
The church is to
be built on God's
principles and not on
men's trends.
We do not
see
responsibility
given to only
one individual
to fulfill the
Great
Commission.
There is
power in coming
together as an
Apostolic-Prophetic
TEAM.
God
commands the
blessing when
we come
together to
fellowship in
Christ.!
(see Psalm
133)
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Let us now
summarize the Principle
challenges of
administrating the Great
Command we have
been
studying.
1. Focus:
Strenghtening existing
disciples within the
ministry before going
forth
to "find"
new disciples.
The
spiritual strength and
maturity of the church
must be developed
first.
If not,
there is not the ability
or maturity to reach
out.
You are
encouraged to Seek the
Light of Truth, Light of
Life and Light of the
Holy Spirit
in the web
pages of HGMI.
2.
Leadership:
Training and discipling
people.
We cannot do the
work of God until we are
the people of God.
We encourage
everyone to share their
moment of encounter with
Christ.
In spiritual
language it is called
conversion from the
powers of the world of
darkness into His
marvelous
Light! Everyone
who has entered the
Kingdom of God through
Christ and live in Him
has had this
experience.
As such, we are "born of
the Spirit"... "born
again."
John 10:7-9 AMP
So Jesus
said again, I assure
you, most solemnly I
tell you, that I
Myself am the Door for
the sheep.
8 All
others who came [as
such] before Me are
thieves and robbers, but the
[true] sheep did not
listen
to and obey
them.
9 I am the
Door; anyone who
enters in through Me
will be saved (will
live). He will
come in and he will
go out
[freely], and will
find pasture.
We must work
from clarity of
Scriptural principles
and not men's designs.
Spiritual gifts
and roles must be
determined. We
must be ready for
changes in what God is
doing
in our midst and
the earth and equip for
those changes.
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Note:
A great change of
relational
experiences are now internet
related due to the
advances
in technology
and the shifts in
cultural values and
economic pressures.
Be a part of
this exciting work
of the Holy
Spirit.
Please
make
it a point to
visit City of
Lights
frequently.
God is
raising it up as one
of the most dynamic
ministries in the
virtual sphere
of the world
wide web.
Great changes
are coming!
Great
exploits will be
experienced!
Great
relationships are
being established
for the purposes of
God!
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3.
Management: The
church is a living
organism (Christ's Body)
made up with different
personality
types all
incorporating into a
"group mentality"...the
mind of Christ / mind
of the Spirit.
Within
the Church universal, we
must be adaptive to
achieve our purposes
within the workings
of the Word and Holy
Spirit.
4. Decision
Making: Making
decisions based on the
Word of God and the
character of our Lord
and not on personal
agendas or "mental or
political" motives. Work
to effectively establish
unifying
goals... to
anticipate and adapt to
change, to encourage
leadership initiatives
and to ensure good
stewardship practices.
5.
Communications:
Communicating is a top
priority for building
successful
relationships.
Effective
means of communication
need to be established
in order to connect the
church's
purposes with a leaders
Holy Spirit inspired
vision and
intentions.
There must be specific
channels and means to
bring information and
encouragement
to others connected in
the works of
Apostolic-Prophetic TEAMS.
6.
Growth: As
the capacity of leaders
develop to effective
training and discipling
others to do
the ministries, the
whole vision is blessed
with increase. The
vision is that of
Christ's Great
Commission! The
potential for spiritual
and participant growth
is magnified.
Within these
applications of church
building, needs
will be met and the
spiritual gifts
effectively used.
Teaching,
Worship, and Prayer all
empower people through
the work of the Holy
Spirit to the glory
of Jesus Christ.
When the Body is allowed
to be what it is meant
to be, prejudice and
fears are
nullified.
We become a powerful
force for the Kingdom of
Heaven on earth, walking
and having
our being in His
Kingdom of Light!
Galatians
6:8 AMP
For he who
sows to his own flesh
(lower nature,
sensuality) will from
the flesh reap decay
and ruin
and
destruction, but he
who sows to the Spirit
will from the Spirit
reap eternal life.
Remember: God is
the Blesser,
the Increaser
and the Multiplier.
Harvest
is the results!
Harvest
is
created
out
of the seed planted in
fertile ground. It
dies.
It is
resurrected into new
life
by
the
"Waters"of
the
Holy
Spirit
and the "Patterns" of
Jesus Christ.
You have
dominion as to where,
how, when, what or if
you sow.
Only you can sow into
your future harvest.
Your future
is decided by Who you
have chosen to
believe.
What you
believe will determine
your life's directions
and accomplishments.
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