[]The purpose of this teaching is to enable us understand the various gifts mentioned in scriptures and also grasp the intention of God concerning these gifts.
[]This knowledge equips us to properly harness these gifts for our benefits.
1)THE GIFT OF THE FATHER TO THE WORLD.
(John 3:15-18kjv)
3:15 That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
3:17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
3:18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
[]JESUS IS GOD’S PRECIOUS GIFT TO MANKIND.
GOD SACRIFICED HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON TO REDEEM US FROM OUR SINS.
[]MANKIND INHERITED THE SIN OF ADAM AND WE CAME SHORT OF THE GLORY OF GOD.(Romans 3:23)
[]OUR RESPONSIBILITY IS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE EXPLOITS OF JESUS ON THE CROSS OF CALVARY, BELIEVE IT AND ACCEPT JESUS AS OUR LORD AND SAVIOR.(Romans 10:9-10)
2)THE GIFT OF THE FATHER TO THE CHURCH.
(John 14:26 KJV)
But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
[]THE FATHER ALSO GAVE THE HOLY SPIRIT AS HIS GIFT TO THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST.
[]THE HOLY SPIRIT IS THE POWER OF THE GOD- HEAD.
[]IT IS HIS RESPONSIBILITY TO EMPOWER THE CHURCH AND ALSO TEACH US ALL THINGS AND ALSO REMIND US OF EVERYTHING JESUS TAUGHT US. (Acts 1:8)
3)THE GIFTS OF JESUS TO THE CHURCH.
Ephesians 4:8-13
4:8 Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.
4:9 (Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?
4:10 He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.)
4:11 And he gave some, *apostles; and some, *prophets; and some, *evangelists; and some, *pastors and *teachers;
4:12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:
4:13 Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:
[]WHEN JESUS RESURRECTED HE GAVE THE GIFT OF THE FIVE FOLD MINISTRY TO HIS CHURCH IN OTHER TO PUT SYSTEM AND STRUCTURE IN PLACE.
What does the Fivefold Ministry Do?
As Ephesians 4:11-16 teaches, the Fivefold Ministry should produce the following outcomes:
- Equip the believers for works of service
- Build up the Body of Believers in growth and maturity
- Create unity of faith
- Increase in knowledge about God, Jesus and the Kingdom
- Grow believers to be mature in their faith with sound doctrine
- Develop strong believers who are secure in their faith
- Mature the saints to be able to stand in the face of the challenges and deceits of the world
- Disciple believers in continual growth with an ever increasing outward manifestation of love
- In summary, the Fivefold Ministry is a framework to grow, build and mature the Body of Christ to continue the workings of Jesus through the lives of the saints.
What do the Various Roles Mean?
The various giftings have distinct attributes, ramifications and responsibilities.
Apostle:
People who score highest with an Apostolic position are Dream Awakeners* in the Kingdom of God.
They awaken people to their God designed potential. They are instrumental in people discovering who they really are, and walking alongside them to get there. They forge new paths in the Kingdom and are a catalyst for change wherever they go.
Prophet People who score highest with a Prophetic position are Heart Revealers* in the Kingdom of God.
They are effective in revealing God’s heart for His people where ever they go. They can accurately discern God’s heart for a situation.
They help people experience God’s voice for the very first time and help them develop hearing the voice of God in their own life.
EvangelistPeople who score highest with an Evangelist position are Story Tellers* in the Kingdom of God.
They make the stories of Jesus’s remarkable goodness and love famous.
They are the carrier of good news and partner with Jesus in celebrating people’s transformation. They stir curiosity and desire to know Jesus. Their life is a living invitation to all to join the Family of God.
PastorPeople who score highest with a Pastoral position are Soul Healers* in the Kingdom of God.
They are instrumental in guiding people through brokenness back to wholeness and healing their soul from wounds that keep them where they are.
They create a safe atmosphere of family and belonging. They bring fun and enjoyment to God’s ministry and allow people to feel like they are part of a greater family.
TeacherPeople who score highest with a Teaching Position are Light Givers* in the Kingdom of God.
They make the truth and knowledge about God accessible to all. They have an ability for breaking confusion and misinformation.
They are strategic in helping people know the truth of God and also how it applies to their own life
4)THE GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT TO THE FIVE FOLD MINISTRY.
[Acts 2:16-18 vs 1Corinthians 12:7-10,28]
1 Corinthians 12:7-(10)(28)
12:7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.
12:8 For to one is given by the Spirit the *word of wisdom; to another the *word of knowledge by the same Spirit;
12:9 To another *faith by the same Spirit; to another the *gifts of healing by the same Spirit;
12:10 To another the *working of miracles; to another *prophecy; to another *discerning of spirits; to another *divers kinds of tongues; to another the *interpretation of tongues:
12:11 But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.
12:28 And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.
[]FOR THE FIVE FOLD MINISTRY TO BE ABLE TO FUNCTION OPTIMALLY THE HOLY SPIRIT EMPOWERS US WITH EXTRA SPIRITUAL GIFTS.
5)THE GIFTS OF THE HOLYSPIRIT TO THE WORLD.
(Acts 2:16-18)
2:16 But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel;
2:17 And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:
2:18 And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy:
[]IN FULFILLMENT OF DANIEL’S PROPHECY that to increase knowledge in the last days.
[]GOD DECIDED TO POUR OUT THE GIFT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT UPON ALL FLESH (Daniel 12:4 )
[]IT IS EVIDENT THAT KNOWLEDGE HAS INCREASED ASTRONOMICALLY, HOWEVER GOD’S INTENTION IS TO PUT HIS CHURCH IN THE DRIVERS SEAT OF KNOWLEDGE.
HOW?
GOD WANTS TO GIVE US KNOWLEDGE THROUGH DIVINE REVELATION.
(Acts 2:17 KJV)
And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: And your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, And your young men shall see visions, And your old men shall dream dreams:”
[]WE ARE IN THE LAST DAYS.
[]THE GIFTS ARE HERE NOW
*Prophesy is a gift of the HolySpirit (To foretell and forth-tell/ To create things by speaking it forth)
The Hebrew word for prophet is naviʾ which means “to proclaim, mention, call, summon.”
Also occurring in Hebrew are ḥoze and roʾe, both meaning “seer,”
Prophets are SEERS AND SAYERS.
IN THE WISDOM OF GOD WE CAN NOT CREATE IN THE SPIRIT UNTIL WE CALL FORTH WHAT HE SHOWED US IN OUR DREAMS AND VISION.
*Visions is a gift of the HolySpirit
(revelation shown by the HolySpirit whilst you are awake)
*Dreams is a gift of the HolySpirit.(vision of the a night,Revelation shown to you by the HolySpirit whilst you are asleep)
[]YOU MAY NOT BE A PROPHET BECAUSE YOU DREAM DREAMS AND SEE VISION BUT GOD WANTS YOU TO BE AHEAD OF UNBELIEVERS because KNOWLEDGE IS POWER.
GOD WANTS TO GIVE YOU DREAMS AND VISION OF TECHNOLOGY.
1)[God wants to give you dreams and vision of formula/Recipe/Calculus/ Algorithm]
Larry Page,
One of the two founders of Google, had a dream one night … and woke up to put together a secret mathematical algorithm that essentially powers the Internet’s #1 search engine (As at 2010 revenues: $29 billion)
2)[God wants to give you secret to cure an Ailment in your dreams and vision]
3)[God wants to give you a solution to a major problem in a company or a nation in your dreams and visions]
4)[God wants to lead you to discover wealth that are laid for the just in your dreams and visions]
(Proverbs 13:22 KJV)
A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children: And the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.”
Example :
The first wealth transfer in the Bible was given to Jacob through a model in his Dream.
5)[God wants to show you the hidden riches in secret places and the treasure that is hidden]
Isaiah 45:3 KJV
and I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I, the LORD, which call thee by thy name, am the God of Israel.”
6)[God wants to give you information that will bring you into financial Breakthrough]
(Deuteronomy 8:18 KJV)
But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.”
Say after me:
1)O lord my vessel is available use me in Jesus name.
2)HolySpirit of God baptize me with Your prophetic gift of dreams and vision in Jesus name.
3)O lord my God show me my wealth creation Dreams in Jesus name.
GOD WANTS TO TRANSFER THE WEALTH OF THE WICKED TO THE RIGHTEOUS THROUGH SECRET FORMULAS IN REVELATION.
(1)Proverbs 13:22 KJV
“A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children: And the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.”
[]GOD WANTS YOU TO INHERIT THE WEALTH OF THE SINNERS.
(2)Isaiah 45:3 KJV
and I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I, the LORD, which call thee by thy name, am the God of Israel.”
[]GOD WANTS TO LEAD YOU TO DISCOVER HIDDEN TREASURES AND WEALTH STORED IN SECRET PLACES.
(3)Job 29:12-13 KJV
Because I delivered the poor that cried, And the fatherless, and him that had none to help him. The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: And I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.”
[]GOD WANTS TO GIVE YOU the WEALTH OF HIM THAT IS READY TO PERISH SO THAT YOU CAN TAKE CARE OF THE WIDOW,fatherless and poor.
HOW DOES GOD INTEND TO DO THIS? BY GIVING US INSTRUCTIONS AND DIRECTIONS IN OUR DREAMS AND REVELATIONS.
Case of Jacob
Genesis 31:10-13 KJV
V10)And it came to pass at the time that the cattle conceived, that I lifted up mine eyes, and saw in a dream, and, behold, the rams which leaped upon the cattle were ringstraked, speckled, and grisled.
V11)And the angel of God spake unto me in a dream, saying, Jacob: And I said, Here am I.
V12)And he said, Lift up now thine eyes, and see, all the rams which leap upon the cattle are ringstraked, speckled, and grisled: for I have seen all that Laban doeth unto thee.
V13)I am the God of Beth-el, where thou anointedst the pillar, and where thou vowedst a vow unto me: now arise, get thee out from this land, and return unto the land of thy kindred.”
[]GOD SHOWED TO JACOB IN A DREAM HIS WEALTH TRANSFER STRATEGY.
[]GOD WANTS TO SHOW YOU ANOTHER WEALTH TRANSFER STRATEGY.
SAY AFTER ME:
1)O lord my God I am available for wealth transfer in Jesus name.
2)I covenant to deploy the resources to take care of the widows fatherless and the poor in Jesus name.
3)O lord show me in revelation my dream transfer formula in Jesus name.
4)HolySpirit of God show me the secret calculus, Algorithm, equation, recipe, Design, that will bring me into wealth in Jesus name.
5)HolySpirit of God encounter me in my dream with the song, playlet and creativity that the world will celebrate in Jesus name.
6)Endorse O lord my gifts with your splendor in Jesus name.
Ezekiel 16:14
And thy renown went forth among the heathen for thy beauty: for it was perfect through my comeliness(splendor), which I had put upon thee, saith the Lord GOD.”
7)I declare by the mercy of God that the Spirit of pride will not have me in Jesus name.