Sermon Tone Analysis

From Disciple To Apostle

I will never forget the moment i discerned that God had raised my level of anointing from Minister To Elder..

I was preaching a Sunday night service (at the end i realized my oil was flowing differently) and i believe others noticed it as well, but its taboo to talk about it.

Thats when i learned about spiritual levels

brother/sister level

minister/missionary level

evangelist/prophet/pastors/teachers levels

Apostle level

1 Cor 12:

If we excluded every other Gospel for a moment and looked at the way this story line goes..

Chap 3 John the baptist: The voice of one crying in the wilderness.

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This public affirmation wasn’t for Jesus it was for the people to see that It was God who called him..

First John the baptist declares: Behold the lamb of God

Then God says your my son,

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Chapter 4 Jesus,

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Lk 4:14

So Chapter 3 shows his introduction to Ministry and his affirmation from the Leader and From God

Chapter 4 he’s lead into the wilderness to be tempted , and he came out with Power…

Chapter 5 is when we are introduced for the first time to Simon Peter, James & John.

While a multitude of peoples is following him.

He still had not found his true leaders until then.

He then runs into Levi tells him to stop hustling and follow him.

He goes into one of my favorite parables of new wine in new wine skins..

But chapter 6 he has run into all his potential leaders 7& commanded them to fellow him.

along with the multitude..And it happens Jesus goes against custom...

he allow the disciples to pluck heads of corn and eat them on the sabbath.

he enters a synagogue and heals a mans right hand

11 But they were filled with rage, and discussed with one another what they might do to Jesus.

And while folks are scheming Jesus is praying....

Might i suggest that Pastor Steve

let them scheme you stay on your face!!!

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When its time to choose who’s going to be on your team, it requires an all nighter..

I take pride in having a clean heart and clean hands, and i have had some close calls with folks connected to me messing that up.

In the church there are some messy messengers..

And when it was day, He called his disciples to himself; and from them He Chose twelve, He named them Apostles

Lets look at these key words

Called: to summon, to hail, to speak to, to address

See when your called you must be ready…

Disciple: a student who adheres to (and travels with) a teacher in a peda-gogical relationship, a follower, a pupil a learner.

( share with what a member is)

Chose: select someone for oneself, pick, Perfer, commission

If Jesus had a devil on his Team… I got news for you… The crazy thing is some times the devil don’t even realize they the devil.. Tell someone 1 out of 12..

Named Apostle: Apostle—a person sent by another; a messenger; envoy.

This word is once used as a descriptive designation of Jesus Christ, the Sent of the Father (; ).

It is, however, generally used as designating the body of disciples to whom he intrusted the organization of his church and the dissemination of his gospel, “the twelve,” as they are called (; ; ; ; ).

We have four lists of the apostles, one by each of the synoptic evangelists (; ; ), and one in the Acts (1:13).

No two of these lists, however, perfectly coincide.

No one person can take this mantle by his or her own authority.

The appointment and mandate of an apostle is given by a higher authority for the purpose of fulfilling that authority's purpose.

The apostle is vested with powers and carries the mantle of authority of the one who sends them.

In turn they are accountable to that authority in all areas.

Apostles were and are given a delegated responsibility to enact and establish someone else's agenda.

The term "apostle" is not just a New Testament term or idea, but one that has existed long before the first century.

The apostolic concept is imbedded into the wisdom of the Old Testament literature.

with miraculous powers, ambassador, delegate

Commissioned directly by Jesus or other Apostles, normally someone who has been taught directly by Jesus and who is invested with the Authority to speak on his behalf.. messenger (with miraculous powers), ambassador, delegate

• Appointed by a higher authority,

• Given gifts of grace to function in this capacity,

• Trained and anointed for a specific mission,

• Sent to overthrow an existing culture; an opposing form of government, and establish a new one in its place.

When the northern portion of Israel was invaded and defeated by the Assyrians, the Israelites were removed and transplanted to other parts of the Assyrian empire.

The Assyrians then took people from their own culture and transplanted them in the northern parts of Israel.

Their purpose was to destroy an existing culture by creating a whole new one in its place.

This was done by exchanging and mixing people groups together, thereby, distorting the traditions and practices of one culture.

The Israelites would be forced to learn the ways of their conquerors.

The Assyrians would ensure a change in culture by planting their own people in the northern parts of Israel.

Over time any remaining Israelites left in the northern parts of Israel became the mixed people known as the Samaritans.

It says in the book of 2 Kings:

The concept of conquering people and changing their culture and customs are evident in the literature of the Old Testament.

These foreign kings had an apostolic mindset and strategy to increase their kingdom domain and to spread their influence over the entire world by transplanting or mixing people groups.

Likewise, Israel was called to be an apostolic nation that would bring God's light, wisdom, knowledge and the glory to the nations of the earth.

As a people group they were to be a light to the Gentile nations.

The prophet Jeremiah was given an apostolic call to:

• Uproot

• Tear down

• Destroy

• Overthrow

This first part of Jeremiah's commissioning is negative in tone.

The reason for this commissioning is that a worldly mindset settled within Israel and God wanted to confront it.

Jeremiah was God's approved and anointed prophetic apostle to do just that, to change the mindsets and hearts of His own people and bring them back to God.

The second part of Jeremiah's commissioning is positive in nature.

God commissioned him to:

• Build

• Plant

THE GREEK PARADIGM

The Greeks were very familiar with the term "apostle."

As the Greeks conquered new lands they would appoint and send an apostle to plant the Greek way of life, which included their language, customs, literature and form of government.

Their goal was to spread Hellenism (the Greek way of life) around the world.

Guess what?

It has worked to a large extent.

Today, we live under their influence and have gained a refined language because of their apostolic vision and mission.

One of the prominent Greeks was a young man who was later known in history as Alexander the Great.

Although he was a military apostle, he took with him historians, scholars, and educators to influence and conform the people that he conquered to reflect the Greek culture.

In the article Between the Testaments, the Hellenistic Period it states, "Alexander began his career as an apostle of Hellenism.

Completely convinced that the Greek way of life was superior to any other, he began his crusade with a missionary zeal."