Apostolic Ministry

One Of the Five Gifts Given To The Church

Ephesians 4:11–13 NKJV

And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ, till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ;

Apostles exude authority - extended involvement with the apostolic brings you face to face with authority

Apostles exude authority - extended involvement with the apostolic brings you face to face with authority

The enemy of the apostolic is witchcraft. A sign that witchcraft is infiltrating a ministry is people’s inability to obey truth. Disobedience and rebellion are always present where there is witchcraft.

Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age. And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.”

Eckhardt, John (2017-01-17). Moving in the Apostolic: How to Bring the Kingdom of Heaven to Earth (Kindle Locations 157-161). Baker Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.

commission. A commission is simply a matter or task entrusted to a person who acts as an agent of another.

What Is An Apostle? The Apostolic anointing.

It comes from the Greek word apostolos, meaning a delegate, an ambassador of the Gospel, officially a commissioner of Christ (with miraculous powers), a messenger, he that is sent.

Before this word found its way into our Bible, it was a secular term used by the Greeks and Romans to describe special envoys who were sent out for the purpose of expanding the dominion of the empire.

Eckhardt, John (2017-01-17). Moving in the Apostolic: How to Bring the Kingdom of Heaven to Earth (Kindle Locations 208-209). Baker Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.

A church without an apostle is as dysfunctional as a body without a pastor.

We have five fingers, five gifts and five senses.

Apostles...

Lay the foundation

Establish

Take the lead

Initiate

Pioneer

Apostolic Ministry is sent to destroy strongholds of the enemy and establish the dominion of the Kingdom.

Wrong teaching from false teachers

Establish the identity of the believer

Tear down wrong thinking in unbelievers

True Apostolic ministry isn’t deterred by ...

Trials

Temptations

Tests

It has a grace to finish. Paul said I have finished the race.

Acts 20:22–24 NKJV

And see, now I go bound in the spirit to Jerusalem, not knowing the things that will happen to me there, except that the Holy Spirit testifies in every city, saying that chains and tribulations await me. But none of these things move me; nor do I count my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.

Acts 20:20–24 NKJV

how I kept back nothing that was helpful, but proclaimed it to you, and taught you publicly and from house to house, testifying to Jews, and also to Greeks, repentance toward God and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ. And see, now I go bound in the spirit to Jerusalem, not knowing the things that will happen to me there, except that the Holy Spirit testifies in every city, saying that chains and tribulations await me. But none of these things move me; nor do I count my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.

Eckhardt, John (2017-01-17). Moving in the Apostolic: How to Bring the Kingdom of Heaven to Earth (Kindle Locations 209-210). Baker Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.