MUSIC
CAN INSPIRE WORSHIP
The Holy Spirit can also use music for the
glory of God and edification of people. We noted above the powerful the rape
tic effect of that anointed music had on Saul. [1SAM 16:23]. David had been
anointed by God .He was a skillful musician, a gifted composer and sweet
singer. When he played and sang under the anointing of the spirit the evil
spirit departed from Saul. He was refreshed, he was well.
When Jehoshephat needed a prophet in time of
national crisis, he called for Elisha. The prophet called for a musician (2 kings,
3:11, 15, 16).
The music helped creation an atmosphere or
mood for prophetic gift to operate. King David appointed 4000 men to prophecy
with harps, six psalteries and cymbals, (1 CHR 25:1). It was only when Israel
was in captivity in Babylon that they ceased to sing and play their anointed
music ceased and they hung their harps on the willow trees (PS. 137). When
their captivity ceased, after 70 years, they returned home with joyful singing
and laughter these was praise on their lips (PS 126: 1, 2). It is only when the
church is in spiritual captivity that her anointed music ceases when that
captivity is broken and the people come into liberty once more, music, singing,
praise, dancing and laughter are restored to her.
MUSIC AND SONG IN THE NEW TESTAMENT
1.
The
disciples sang hymns together (matt 26:30 mark 14:26).
2.
Paul
and Silas sang praise to God in person (act 16:25).
3.
Apostle
Paul instructs the church in anointed singing.
They Should Sing.
(a)
psalms:
the psalms set to music
(b)
hymns:
songs of praise to God
(c)
spiritual
songs
Spontaneous songs given by the spirit.
The songs of premature church were praises
to the lord their primary objective in singing was to praise and magnify God.
They did hot sing for effect, or to entertain. Their singing was not manteltree
it was directed to God for his pleasure alone.
HOW TO HAVE A MINISTRY OF ANOINTED MUSIC
1.
Commence each service with thanks giving
and praises in song. Ps.100:4.
2.
Prayerfully ASK the Holy Spirit for the right
song or hymn.
God has a theme and a message
for every service. Often the right song will set the tone for that theme.
3.
Do not be afraid to sing the song more than
once or even a particular portion of it which seems especially anointed and
blessed.
4.
Exhort the people to really “song unto the
lord”.
Hymns
are often sung because it is our tradition and custom to sing. We have a much worthier purpose
than this it is to sing unto the lord to direct our focus heaven ward in song.
5.
Commence with songs of prude and thanks
giving. Allow the people to genuinely express their praises through them. Songs
are not praises through in themselves. They are merely vehicles through which
we may express our praise. It is highly possible to sing many hymns and songs
without expressing any trace praise.
6.
Songs or praise will inspire people to
worship.
We often begin with praise and then people
move progressively through various level or praise until they
move right into worship which is the highest level of prase to do not “rush
through the song service”.
7.
Many ministers look on this part of this
service as the “preliminaries” anvil some, but traditional, necessity. Take
time to sing, praise and worship. This is a most important function our
gathering.
8.
Allow opportunity for congregational
participation encourage spontaneous expression someone may lead in prayer,
which may set the time for the meeting another may prophecy, and the
exhortation may supply the theme for the rest of the service.
9.
The manifestation of the spirit (1cor
12:8-11) this should find expression in believers worship service do not quench
the spirit (iphess5:19).
Encourage participation and expression through these spiritual endowments.
However the appointed and anointed spiritual leader should retain
spiritual authority over the service at all times.
10.
All things should be done to mutual
edification.
Every scriptural manifestation is legitimate
and proper, butter everything that is done, the manner in which it is done, the
manner in which it is done, be to the flying of the whole gathering.
11.
Discourage those who engender confusion.
(1cor. 14:33).
God is not the author of confusion if the service
begins to move into confusion take
charge and lead it back out or confusion if necessary, pause and explain to the
people what is happening thus charring the situation use such times to teach
the right and wrong ways to do thing.
12.
Let
everything be done as unto the lord- and to the glory of God remember the alms
of every gathering the believe.
13.
Use a song book or over head projector- so
that people can participate. Do not be afraid, at a certain point to put down
the song book or words and just worship from the heart.
14.
There are certain “mechanics” to the leading
of a song service you must carefully avoid becoming mechanical or too format
let there be an underlying freedom. Be flexible don’t insist on keeping to
program. Be constantly sensitive to the prompting of the spirit and be willing
to follow them.
Good song leading entails more than waving
the arms, even if this is done correctly the liberty of the spirit and spontaneity
are more important than technical correctness.
15.
Seek to be hidden – that the people may “see
no man, but Jesus only “(MATT 7: 8).
We ought always to be this in mind the
people have not come to see or hear you they have come to see and hear Jesus.
Our trust with the help of the holy sprit is
to draw aside the real that every eye may see the lord and worship before him
this should be the ultimate am or every service.
Leading a worship service
Qualities in worship leaders
1.
Leading worship is a special ministry.
Not every one have this ministry often the
pastor does not have this particular ability in that case he should find
someone in the congregation who does possess such a gift and be willing for
that person to take lead in this particular area.
2.
The leader must be a worshipper.
It
is essential that one who is called to lead other into the worship maturity be skilled and adept.
3.
Spiritual maturity.
The worship leader should be a person with experience
and maturity in the thing or the spirit this spiritual development should be
equal to (and perfectly superior to) the congregation that he is seeking to
lead.
Such maturity gives the leader confidence
and results in a sense of security in the congregation he should be able to
control his own sprit so that his personal thoughts feeling and emotions do not
intruded into the meeting.
The must also be a man of faith not only
able to descend the leading of the sprit but with faith to implement what the
sprit may be saying to the assembled saint he should be an exhorter who can
motivate and encourage the believer.
4.
spiritual
sensitivity has the ideal leader developed sensitivity
For the voice of the holy sprit himself will
lead the service if leader will move into those prompting which the sprit will
give.
Worship service should be lead by the holy
sprit. However he will always use human channel so that there must be a
spiritual awareness in the leader.
5.
Genuine
humility.
A good leader will always seek to “hide
behind the cross”
Nothing run the spiritual atmosphere or
service more quickly than egoistical leader who constantly project him self
into the meeting
The holy love to glorify Christ and
unwilling to turn his spotlight on any human being.
6.
Prayerful
preparation.
Prior to the service the leader should
always spend some quality time privately in prayer The theme of the service can
be discerned before hand in this way
The sprit of the leader can be turn to the
sprit of god and in this way the meeting can move right into Gods purposes from
the very first song or prayer.
There
should no such things as “preliminationaries in, in a worship service the whole
service from the very first movement is dedicated to the praise and glory of
God.
7.
Allow
sufficient time for worship the manner in which some worship service are horned
is an insult to recognize the place or corporate and give it ample time.
B.
Be open to the holy sprit.
Note God is the God of variety. He does not
have to do the same thing every time he has as special purpose for every gathering
The leader must learn to discern what that
purpose for every gathering.
The leader must learn to discern what that
purpose is and to flow along with the sprit unfolds it step by step God can
even change the other and the direction or the service which it is proceeding a
good leader will be able to discern the very song that should be sung.
C.
Be aware or all that is transpiring.
The leader should avoid closing his eyes and being “lost in worship” it is wonderful possible involved in
worship and shrill be aware to the people.
He should have a sensitivity time be exercising a gentle but definite
control over the service.
Some of the simple guidelines for leading worship.
1. Begin right where
the people are.
2. Song leading is not
necessary, worship leading.
3. Allow the holy sprit
to give directions.
4. Avoid intrusions and
cross currents.
5. Recognize transition
and change.
6. Keep the purpose in
mind.
7. Make us a symphony.
8. Let every thing to
be done decently and in order.
9. seek to excel
Copy the prophetic significance of praise.
Keys to spiritual authority
Spiritual
authority
Is the right to make use of Gods power to
enforce spiritual word of God in Christ Jesus spiritual authority has been
bestowed on us by for a victory Christian loving and for our divine task given
to us by God in this study we are going to do some or the rival key that is
connected with our spiritual authority, that will enable us to flow properly
there in when fully unbent good.
The key or the authority of Christ.
1.
The
authority of Christ was given by the father MATT. 28: 18
The Greek word Exosia means a delegated
authority and that is the word Jesus in MATT 28: 18 “all authority (exosia) is
given unto me in heaven and earth.
We see that authority exercise by Jesus in
his ministry “but when the multitude saw this they were filled with and
glorified God who have give that authority to men” (MK 9: 8) it was the
authority with which Jesus said that both his work were given such authority
with which Jesus said that both his work were given to his by his father (NOHU
14: 10- 11).
2.
Encompasses heaven and earth.
Having died on the cross and been raised by
God to the right hand.
Or it is throne Jesus is given all authority
in both heaven and earth.
Paul declares in Philomath 2: 10 that every
and under the earth
Must bow to the name of Jesus every tongue
will confess that he
Is lord.
He has been eternally the son of God nature,
but there has also
Been nature but there has also been vested
the son the authority
Of the god head COL 1: 19 2: 9.
A.
authority
over angles in HEBREWS CHAPTER 1, Christ is set forth in his exalt tem above
angels by virtue of both it is glorious office this we read let all angels of
God worship him HEB
To none of the angel has God said at anytime
sit at my right until make enemies thine foot stool, HEB.
But Christ will reign until the last enemy
is destroying and all things are brought into subject win unto him.
B.
Authority
over principalities and IN HEBREW 4: 14, we read that Jesus “passed through the
heavens” amore literal interpretation read that in this accession he passed
“through all the heaven” how many heavens are there above us? Some say, there
three, some say seven, however many three may be, Christ was pracced through them
all to be enthroned in the highest seat of authority in the whole universe.
That why Paul could say that God raised
Christ from the dead set him own at his own right hand on the heavenly places
far above all principality and power (authority) might, and dominion and every
name that is named, not only in this world (age) but also in that which is to
come, and hath put all thing under his feet and have him to be head over all
thing to the, church which is his body, the fullness of him that fillet all
thing in all (EPH 1: 2- 23).
Although Satan is the “God of this age”, and
“prina or the power or the air”, he is located beneath the feet of Jesus and
must submit to the authority of the exiled Christ. Christ in its atoning death,
spoil principalities and make a public victory or them (COL2: 15 / 7 he
defeated Satan and his host by shedding his blood and raising the keys or
authority in his hand.
This same Jesus Christ is today seated on
the throne of universal dominion with all authority given to him.
1.
Authority
over the church.
In COLOSIAN 1, Paul sets forth the
preeminence of Christ over all creation. This include that which seen and
unseen, in heaven and in earth. T6he has authority over all creation. This
include that which seen and unseen in heaven and in earth he has authority over
thrones and dominion and principalities and powers and he is declared to be the
heal of the church EPH 1:10.
Not only is the church compelled to submit to
the authority of Christ results or Christ domination over all things in haven
and in earth.
The time church is actually the visible body
or the enthroned Christ who holds universe authority and domination and
therefore expected to be faithful ambassadors and true representatives of the
Kinds of Kings.
C.
authority
to save and to judge Jesus declared that the son of man has authority on earth
to forgive sin peter proclaimed, there is none other name under heaven given
among men whereby we must be saved (ACT 4: 12). Yet this same Christ has
authority also to judge all men.
Believe will stand before human judgment
seat of Christ (begin judgment) unbelievers will face him as sits on the great
white throne in final judgment JOHN: 5, 22- 23, 27, ACTS: 17:31
It can bring us victory.
Our faith in the authority of Christ should be
an incentive to victorious living it should make all God promises effective in
our lives. It should challenge church to a victorious revival.
When the apostle JOHN saw the glory or the reason
lord and its word or triumph (REV 1: 17- 18) he fail at his feet as dead.
The key of the all theory of the believer
A.
Our
position and condition in Christ.
The epistle or Paul to the Ephesus Paul
naturally into two sections
The first three Chapters is a posture
presentation or the believer position in Christ and conclude with an
inspiration promise or blessing EPH 3: 20.
The second deals with practical
consideration in the believer’s life
We might say that the first section sets
forth our legal stand before God and the actual state (condition) of our
Christian life.
The first deal with our wealth and second
our walk.
The first shows our right and the second our
responsibilities.
The first is doctrinal and the second
practical.
1
There
is a divine order it is important that we observe the divine order first our
standing then our standing than our state.
So many Christian are trying to prefect their state in order to gain a
right standing and ask us to believe it then he give us a right standing with
God this is contrary to God method first he gives us a right standing and ask us
to believe it then he gives us power to
live accordingly.
Our standing, our position our, our wealth,
our right, and our privileges in Christ are all by grace or God alone.
The represent the Favour of God upon all
believers.
2.
We must accept our position.
If we want to care for our state, our walk, our responsibilities in our
daily life. We must first accept what we have become when we were placed in
Jesus Christ.
We must truly believer this
driven revelation, as set forth in the first three chapters or Ephesians.
This will give us the power to “walk worthy of our vocation to which we
are called” (EPH 4: 1), as required of us in the second three chapters.
This is the way God always
encourages and help us. First he shows us what we in Christ. He gives the bold declaration
of his grace (enabling power). Then he tells, if you will become a practical
reality in your life.
This is the way faith works we believe before we see.
Sanctification and holy living by any order. Means becomes a natural law
of works. Even the good works of the flesh are fleshly. The only works that are
pleasing to God are those that spring forth as a fruit or his grace (divine
enable) operating through our faith in his word.
B.
God’s
good word.
The bible says in Ephesians 1:3 the bible says “Blessed be the God and
father of our lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual
blessings in heavenly places in Christ”.
What god says about us?
a.
Our
Adamic nature dead. He declares our nature is dead, Crucified with Christ. (Rom.
b.
New
creatures in Christ he declares that we are new creatures in Christ. Old things
have passed and all thing have become new (2 COR 5: 17).
c.
Rose
with Christ. He declares that we are raised with Christ and enthroned with him
in heavenenly places (EPH 2: 6).
d.
Complete
in Christ all that Christ did was for himself, but for us. God now sees us
complete (whole, perfect, without blemish in Christ.
C.
God’s
encourages and helps us.
This God’s method of encouraging and helping us. It has always been the
same he gives his word and call’s us to believe it.
a.
Don’t
be deceived by the devil.
The devil borrowed this method we see him
using this approach GENESIS. When he gave his lying words to eve, he entices
her to believe it, and act upon it. If eve had believe God’s word and acted
upon it, she would not have fallen, nor her ruin.
b.
Follow
God’s way: God still approaches man in this way.
a.
He
gives us his word and.
b.
He
calls us on to believe it with all our heart and.
c.
Act
accordingly.
c. God’s word has power, In fact.
If we believe God’s word sincerely, he gives
us power to accordingly, God’s word contain life in it’ self and has power to
accordingly. God’s word contains life in itself and has power to materialize
(become4 what has been spoken).
A seed that is planted in the ground will
spurring forth with life and form as God designed it the seed of God’s word
relieved into our heart will also bring forth life and from in us.
That is why God eulogizes us as he sees us
in Christ he knows that if we will relive and believe his word it will
materialize (be seen in visible ways) in our lives.
This is the divine formula for Christian
victory.
c.
Our
union with Christ apart from Christ we are dead in trees passes. And sins
however God calls upon us to picture (enviers our selves as beginning in it is
son.
He then ask us to
believe that we are crucified with him buried and raised with him this union
with Christ is seen in two aspects of his) and our vital indivelling.
1.
Our
legal position.
This is our legal
standing before God the moment we accept Christ as our saviour and lord we our
savior we are just tied we are given a judicial position, a legal standing
before a holy God
In EPH 7: 15- 23
Paul prayer that we might be spiritually concerning our legal standing in
Christ Jesus
Then in chapter 2:
4- 6, Paul declares that God has “quickened us I raised us from the deal,
together with Christ, and has taken us to heaven and enthroned us together the
highest heaven in Christ Jesus.
In the mind and purpose
of God when he ascended to the father right hand- we also ascended and sat down
with him on the throne at the right hand or God the father.
These are some or
the blessing or “good utterances” of God concerning us. The represent a divine
declaration of our legal union and privilege because of begin with Jesus
Christ.
Paul urges us to
“recon (count it as done) ourselves to be dead mead unto sin, but alive unto God
through Jesus Christ our lord (ROM 6: 11)
When we are able to
grip the truth or these revelation they will eventual become the way to power
and personal victory over problems, sin disease and demons
2.
our
vales indivelling
God has given us legal
standing in the Christ (which we must accept by faith). He has also produce a
vital experience in us by the gelatins, Paul says, “Because ye are sons, God
sent forth the sprit or his sons into our hearth, crying Abba, father” GAL 4: 6
Our Adamic nature is
dead to God. But some our new birth, we are indwelt by the spirit of divine son
ship. COR 6: 17. Again Paul testifies in GAL 2: 20; I am crucified with Christ,
never the less I live; yet not I, but Christ lives in me, and the life which I
have lives in the flesh, I live by the faith of the son of God, who loved and
gave himself for me. GAL 2: 20 Paul did not live his day to day life nor
conduct his ministry by personal power or wisdom he personal power or divinely
inspired concept that Christ live inside him by Holy Spirit
The apostle John
also understood this truth “EJN 4: 4; he also wrote in John 1: 16 “of his
fullness have all we received, and grace for grace, this means that we believe
are in dive it by the full potential or the life or Christ he puts his love,
this joy, his peace, his goodness, his faith, his meekness and his temperance
(or self control) inside us. All these are the fruits or the indwelling spirit.
So by faith we
accept the legal standing that is reckoned to us by God in Christ the
indivelling spirit responds to our faith and produces the nature of Christ in
us
In these two ways (1) over believing and (2)
the spirit enable – our union with Christ metrics. These empowers us to live in
such a way that others see Christ living in our lives
Our authority in Christ
Because we are
declared by God to be in Christ, all that is said concerning Christ is said
also concerning us
·
Authority over the power of the enemy Christ has all authority MATT: 28:
18 therefore we have authority (LUKE: 10: 19).
·
Authority
over Satan
Satan was bruised (fatally
wounded beneath the feet or Christ (GEN 3: 15) Satan is also bruised under our feet.
ROM 16: 20.
Satan is legally place under the feet or
Christ that is subject or his authority EPH 1: 22. And Satan is legally beneath
our feet, too PS 91: 13.
3.
Authority
as Christ ambassadors.
As Christ was sent into this word, so are we
Jesus said to the father, as thou hast sent me in to the word, even so have I
also sent them into the word JOHN 17: 18.
Thus we are ambassadors of Christ, going
forth with his authority, speaking, and acting in his behalf (2COR 5: 20).
There is given to us power of atomic that is
the authority we preach the gospel lay hands the sick and cast out devils.
4.
Authority
in God’s kingdom.
Jesus is the here of all things and we are
“heirs of God, and joint heirs with Christ” (ROM 8: 17) we share his throne rights.
Here and now, and shall rule with him in his kingdom in the coming age.
The key of the authority of the believe in
Christ is a key that can transform your life. It will open to you the in
exactable resources of the kingdom
of God
All we need to do is to believe it use it,
and prove it.
The key of the authority of God’s word.
The word God work by faith.
Vial to the key of the authority of the word
of God, is to understand that the word of God is truth and works by faith.
What the word says about God is truth! What
the word says about me is truth what the says I am in Christ, I am what the
word says can through Christ, I CAN DO.
WHAT God says about me is true you are born
of Christ, a new creature in Christ, indivellining by Christ, and you can do
all things through Christ.
Your feeling may tell you that you have
defeated, frustrated, struggling against over willing odd. But the word says
you are more than a conqueror, a devil- defeater, and master in all
circumstances. And standing on the threshold of unlimited possibilities.
In Christ through faith in his word.
B. fundamental facts conceding the word of
God.
1. The word has authority.
In GENESIS 1. God spoke authority word “let
there be ……………. And there was this earth about us is the product of the
authority of the word of God. The theory of evolution is a challenge to the
authority of his word.
God made man and brought him immediately under
the authority of his word GEN 2: 16.
Even in the coming Christ will rule by the
authority or the word REV 19: 15, ISA 11: 14.
Between Eden
But the authority of the word of God is back
by his very being his very character, his eternal throne. It stands unshaken
and unshakeable by the on slay his of devils or men. Though heaven and earth
pass away, the word of God will prevail through out countless ages to come LK
21: 31.
2.
The
word has divine power.
Not only did action
come together at the authority live command of God but they stay together by
the power of the word, by him all things consist COL 1: 17.
Behind all creation
there is the mind, thought, word, power of the angel to Mary (LK 1: 37) “for
with God nothing shall be impossible” the literal translation is no word of God
shall be void of power.
3.
Jesus
spoke the word of authority and power.
When Jesus cast out
the unclean spirit from the man in the synagogue, the people were amazed “what
a word is this I for with authority and power, life, energy and ability of God
We see the divine
authority or his words when he cured the fig of tree and it obeyed and died.
Again, when he
commanded the wind and wave to hush and be still and they obeyed and gave place
to a great calm.
When he took five logres
and two fishes sufficient only for a little boys lunch and said to his
disciples, give ye them to eat (LU 9:13)
Acting on those
words which were so powerful and pregnant with creative enemy, the bread, and
fish multiplied, and the disciples found sufficient to feed five thousand men
with a left over of twelve basket.
4.
Believers
are given the word of authority and power.
Jesus spoke God’s
word in JN 14: 16.
Moreover, Jesus gave
those authorities, power words of God to us (JOHN 17: 8), LK 4: 4.
Solomon said, “a
mans belly is satisfied with the fruit of his mouth and with the increase of
his lips shall be filled: death and life are in they that love it shall eat the
fruit there of (PRO 18: 20, 21).
Again Jesus said by
the words thou, shall be condemned (MATT 12: 27) the power and authority of the
words the father gave him.
These same words are
given to us. We, too, may speak them. We, too, may live by their authority and
power.
As those words of
god dwell in our heart and are spoken by our lips, they become bread and fruit
to us. We shall be changed and transformed by them.
They will justify
us,
Heal us,
Empower us,
And give us victory,
We must accept the
authority of the word to prove its power.
The moment we
unreservedly accept the authority of the word, it will work? It may not
materialize immediately, but it becomes a creative and productive factor in our
lives.
The God who, with
authority and power, said “let there be light and there was light…….. Has also
said, if any man in Christ he is a new creature” (2COR 5:17) I am in Christ-
therefore, I am a new creature.
Old things are
passed away, behold, all things are become new (2COR 5: 18) - and it is!
I am crucified with
Christ …… Christ lives in me (GAL 2: 20) I accept the word of God to me and it
is so.
Accepting the
authority of the word makes you to experience its power.
The Gods who said
“let there be firmament….. And it was so (GEN 1: 6, 7) has said. The prayer of
faith shall save the sick, and the lord shall recover MK 16: 18.
I am the lord that
healeth thee (EXO 15: 26).
And the God who said
“let the earth bring forth grass and it was so (GEN 1: 11) has also said.
The God of peace
shall bring Satan beneath your, shortly ROMS 16: 20.
We are more than
conquerors through him that loved us. (ROM 8: 37).
I wish above all things
that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as they soul prospereth (3JN 2).
God declares that
you have been raised to new life in Christ complete in Christ, indivelt by
Christ. Believe it, it is so.
God declares that
you can do all things by the in- wrought power of Christ believe it! It is so.
A thousand thought
may arise in rebellion against the authority of his word, but God said… it is
so.
This is the key to
victory, to healing to deliverance, to the supply of all your needs.
You must whole
heartedly accepts its authority, “and its so.
Chapter 4
the key of the authority of the ministry.
the key of the authority of the ministry.
Introduction.
We have considered
there important keys of authority, namely.
·
The
authority or the Christ.
·
The
authority or the believer.
·
The
authority or the word of God.
These represent our
authority or access to the abundant provision of God for all believers, and our
authority over Satan and his works of darkness. We can release captives from
the works of the devil.
All believe in
Christ have the privilege of using these keys of authority.
However, there are
certain ones whom the lord has castled and equipped for a specified ministry
both to the church and to the unsaved.
A call to a ministry
gift is more than being a personal witness. It is the ministry of Christ in and
through certain chosen vessels. Through these Jesus continues to building his
church and prepares a people for the day when he will come again.
Every person called
by God to a ministry- gift sooner or later acknowledges his need to be
supernaturally equipped with power from heaven. To fulfill the commission and
purpose or God for your ministry.
Faced with this
challenge, the church leader will either harden his heart and close his ear to
cries of the boned, or he will see ability he need to reproduce the ministry
and set captive free.
A.
Divine
authority of ministry gifs.
Divine authority of
the ministry is authority which is imparted to true servants of God in the church of Christ
This is not
authority over peoples life, nor authority of office in an organization, but
the authority of Christ over the devil and his works, (MATT 10: 1- 6) this is
the authority to do the work, of Christ, to build his church, to perfect the
saint. And prepare them for the day they will be presented to the lord.
It is an authority
that makes ministry effective and productive. It is an authority that makes
each different (kind of ministry fruitful in its own sphere.
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Ministry-
gift given by Christ.
These ministries gift
are listed for us in EPHESIAN 4: 11 as follows “and he gives some apostles, and
some prophets, and some, evangelist and some pastors and teachers.
Here we have a
complete list of ministry gift bestowed on certain person in his church. There
are many gifts which may be received by leader as seen in another course some
of these may serve to equip them
But this list covers
the major types of ministry which stem from Christ himself for the benefit of
his church
Let his consider
them in a little more detail
A.
Apostle,
the word means “a special messenger, a pioneer, one who is called of God to
restore some new facet of truth, to inspire a new vision, and to established
and over local Christian churches.
B.
prophet,
this ministry conveys the mind of God to the church in other to meet the needs
of specified occasions, exercising the gift of the word of wisdom and word of
knowledge, and exhorting the with inspired utterance.
C.
Evangelists,
those who bear this ministry. Gift are called to proclaim the gospel of Christ,
bring men and women to salvation, with a message usually confirmed by
supernatural signs.
D.
Pastor
and teachers these ministry- gift are so divsely linked together that some
consider them to be one gift.
Whenever one or two
closely allied gifts, these ministries are effective in shepherding and
instructing the local churches.
While these gifts
overlap and dovetail with one another, each is the impartation of divine
enablement by the living Christ, through the power of the Holy Spirit.
These gifts of
ministry represent the full orbed ministry of Christ himself, that his work
might be continued and his blood bought victory enforced over Satan and all his
evil power.
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Ministry
gift were won by Christ.
These Ministry gift
were won for us at Calvary EPH 4: 8- 10.
It was by his death
and bunal, by his rising again with the key of death and hell, that Christ
gained the victory.
He shares that
victory with men by the means of the Ministry gift. He distributes these gifts
to those whom he has called to his service. It is a picture of a warrior king
who having won a mighty victory, returns in triumph procession to the hill of Zion.
He is dragging in
his train a host of captives; other tied to the wheels of the chariots all
showing miserable and fearful evidence of their defeat. Seated on the
conquerors throne, the neither war nor kings calls to him those who share in
the pain and blood of battle, and to them he distributes the spoil he has
gained.
Jesus Christ, no our
war or king, ventured into the enemy territory of sin, sickness and the curse
of sin, death itself, shed its blood in death and rose again, saying I am he
that liveth and was dead, and, behold, I am alive for ever more, Amen. And hare
the keys of hell and of death. (REV 1: 18).
Satan and his hosts
of demos and all their destructive works are bound by the cords of Christ blood
bought authority, defeated by the one who achieved the victory at so great a
price.
And this great
victory he was willing to share with those who confess him publicly as lord,
because all he did at the cross he did not do for him self but in our name. In our
name it’s died in our name he was buried and rose again.
The victory he won
was on our behalf, us our representative and as our substitute to defeat our
enemy and to win our victory.
For this reason, he
called is to share the spoil, to sit with him in the conqueror chair, to be
partaker of his authority over the enemy and all his powers.
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Ministry
gifts bears the authority of Christ
The authority of Christ
When we receive the
gifts of Christ, we share the victory of Christ.
We are delegated
with authority over all foes of mankind- the devil, demons and all their evil
work.
It is authority to
loose men from sin and sickness. Jesus gives church leader this authority to release
those in prison or bondage to demonic powers in which they are held illegally.
It is the key to
unlock prison doors and to announce freedom to those who have been enslaved by
the enemy.
It is the privilege
of heralding the good news of deliverance throughout the land.
The devil hates and fares
a ministry of authority.
It is now time that bearer of the ministry
gift of Christ, every apostle, prophet, evangelist, pastor and teacher, should
recognize the authority of his ministry and go forth as one who is an ambassador
of our conquering war nor- king.
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