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Our Theme is “Rebuilding the House of God”
Is your spirit stirred?
Is your faith strong?
Are you ready to rebuild the house of God?
Today we are laying the foundation.
We have talked about the foundation of faith as believing, belonging and obeying God.
These are the stones upon which the building rests.
But when you build a house, you start by placing the cornerstones.
This is where most of the weight will be concentrated, so it must be strong.
It is also the reference point where everything will be measured from.
Jesus Christ is the cornerstone of the church.
This is the foundation of faith in Jesus Christ.
It is absolutely central to bear the weight of the building and as the reference point for knowing where everything in the building should be.
The next step involves Apostles and Prophets.
When I am building a foundation, I first set the corner stone and then I begin to lay stones moving out from the cornerstone in two directions to make the corner.
These next stones are apostles and prophets.
The Bible speaks of five leadership gifts that are given for building up the church.
But of all of the gifts of leadership in the church, there is an order.
Not an order of importance, because all of the gifts are essential.
But it is an order of function - just like when you build you begin at the corner.
Building the church begins with apostles and prophets.
So Apostles come first because they are the master builders.
Every building begins with a plan.
Then the Prophets, they are like the surveyors.
They see the lay of the land and have a sense of where is a good place to build.
They are the foundation layers.
Then you have teachers who are like the framers.
Miracles are the power, and healing is probably the plumbing.
Helps and leadership is like the walls and the rooms.
The last thing to go in is the speakers and equipment.
But today we are only concerned about the foundation - Apostles and Prophets.
First we will talk about what is an apostle, then what is the prophet and then we need to talk about how these two can work together to make a strong foundation.
The Apostle
Apostles are leaders in the church who are focused on Kingdom growth and expansion.
The word “Apostle: in the New Testament means “one who is sent.”
The way it was most often used was to speak of an ambassador or an official sent to establish a new territory.
So a dignitary or a general would be sent to a conquered territory to establish roman rule.
They would proclaim that everyone was under the authority of their kingdom and then they would establish a new order and a new culture.
Jesus appointed apostles to proclaim the Kingdom of God.
He gave them authority over evil spirits and the power to do miracles.
C. Peter Wagner in his book “Apostles and Prophets” identifies six main functions of first century Apostles.
Six Main Functions of First-Century Apostles
1. Taking the gospel to unreached areas (Rom.
15:20, NIV).
2. Planting churches upon the foundation of Christ and helping established churches return to this scriptural foundation (1 Cor.
3:10, 11; Gal.
1:6–10; 3:13; Rev. 2:15).
3. Appointing and training the initial leaders of a church (Acts 14:21–23; Titus 1:5).
4. Dealing with specific problems, false doctrines or sins (1 Cor.
1:1–16:24; Acts 15).
5. Promoting unity in the Body of Christ and networking churches (Eph.
4:1–16; Acts 11:27–30; Rom.
15:25–27; 1 Cor.
16:1–4; 2 Cor.
8:9).
6. Demonstrating and imparting the supernatural dimension of the kingdom of God (2 Cor.
12:12; Acts 4:33; 8:4–20; 10:44–46; 19:16; 2 Tim.
1:6–7).
The first Apostles were given the task of launching the church but there are still apostles today.
Modern apostles are concerned with restoring the church to its original glory
And to ushering in the Kingdom and the end-time harvest.
The apostolic ministry is still characterized by miracles and deliverance because these are signs that the Kingdom of God is established.
The apostle may also have other leadership gifts, but they will function in a unique way.
Pastors are concerned about people and their spiritual welfare and growth,
but apostolic pastors are also thinking big picture - how does this impact the church, the community and the region?
Teachers want to communicate truth that will build up the church,
but apostolic teachers are thinking strategically, not just about personal transformation
but about tearing down the strongholds, the often repeated lies that hold our communities and our society in bondage.
Evangelists are concerned with sharing the gospel and bringing people to Christ,
but apostolic evangelists are thinking about multiplication,
how to set up a chain reaction where people are leading other people to Christ.
There are even prophetic apostles who are not just hearing God,
but they are concerned with activating other people in the prophetic.
And they also gather prophetic people together to better understand what God is saying.
The apostolic gift looks for ways to multiply the other functions.
Apostles are visionaries, they think of the big picture.
They are like master builders in that they always have a plan.
And they are alway tying to understand what is God’s plan?
And God’s plan is all about the Kingdom and bringing the Kingdom of God to earth.
The Kingdom is bringing heaven to earth.
So the apostle will be trying to figure out how he can make the part of earth for which he is responsible be more like heaven.
Apostles are not necessarily above the other leaders in the church,
but they will often be leaders of leaders,
because they will challenge and help other leaders to think and work together toward bigger goals.
Apostles are usually the ones gathering leaders together and networking them to be more effective.
If an apostle is the the primary leader, he will do this anyway using whatever influence he has to organize, inspire and make other leaders more effective.
When apostles were active in the first-generation Church, a great harvest of souls was brought in.
When the apostles are fully restored, there will be the greatest harvest of souls ever.
I believe more souls will be saved in the last one hundred years of the Church than have been saved during all the other years of its existence.
“The glory of this latter house [last-century Church] shall be greater than of the former [first-century Church]” (Hag.
2:9).
The Prophet
Prophets are those who speak the words of God.
Every believer should hear God’s voice, that is how we know God.
In that sense everyone has some prophetic ability.
Moses wished that everyone would prophecy.
But there are some who are particularly good at hearing God’s voice and who have the ability and anointing to equip others.
That is why it is also a leadership gift in the church.
A prophet, as a leaders is not just making declarations, but is encouraging other people to hear God’s voice for themselves.
This verse says that prophets, build up , encourage and console.
Always make sure that you prophecy in a way that is constructive.
Prophets call people into their God- given destiny.
Whereas the apostles are sent, the prophets are often involved in the sending, calling apostles to fulfill their destiny.
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