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 Apostle Paul
  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...  

  In 1979, a prophetic Word of Knowledge delivered through Charles Capps in Anaheim, California
  was planted in my heart and spirit.  This message has remained alive! 
  Even though it has been 31 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 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 our heart. 
   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.
  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].
  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 distindt languages and dialects are in existent in the earth?
  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.  

  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.

   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.
   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?
  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.  
  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. 

  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. 

  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.

  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.

  

  To be regenerated, "born again,"  converted is to be 'translated" and transformed in the spirit. 
  Your spirit is changed. It is renewed.
  ● 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.

  ►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.
   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. 

   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.
  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)
   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:
   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). 

   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? 
  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.
   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!
   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. 

   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.
   Christ Jesus commissioned the entire Body of Christ to participate in the process of the Great
   Commission!  Let us grasp the term GREAT!
   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!
   A free spiritual gift survey has been developed for helping you to determine the gifts that
   work within you.   Details how to access the survey is sent with your request and sign-in for
   You will be wonderfully blessed by other surveys also available to give you a complete analysis
   of gifts and traits residual within you for serving God.  Also get your results profile to assist in
   finding joyful and satisfying placement of service in the church.
   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?

   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)."
   A position of leadership calls 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 given to the 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. 
  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.
  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?


  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]. 

  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
  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.
   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 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.
   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. 
 
  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?
   Here is the vision of God for the Great Commission:
  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.

  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!!

 
  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.

  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..
 the generation of the church age which is the last generation!
 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,
  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...
  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!
  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 the Church are not working in the
   perfecting plan of God for His spiritually reborn children.
  Spiritual does not allude to a legalistic and religious system called "church."   
  Our recognition of "church" is one that encompasses the local church 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.

  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.
  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.
   To function as teams: apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers.
   He trained His apostles and empowered them before sending them!
   He built the 1st century church through them.  Read the Acts.
   It is rich in the administrations of the Spirit sent by our Risen Lord...the Holy Ghost! 
   Before He left plant 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.
  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]?

  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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   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 six 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 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 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.
  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! 
  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.
  The Lord's Supper of Bread and Wine is the other. 
  God has set His divine order in the Church 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 Church, the authority to baptize is given to the Church...
  The pattern for administration is given to those called as "gifts of men." 
  These are those appointed by Christ for the equipping and edification of the church body. 
  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.
  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.