Shema: "Hear Ye O Israel, the Lord is our God, the Lord is One."
You Shall have Power
Ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you; and ye shall be witnesses unto me .”
The promise is very simple and powerful. When the Holy Ghost comes upon us we are standing in God's presence. Do not make the mistake of thinking God's presence is His power. His presence is His glory and His person, while His anointing is His power.
The Hebrew word here is "mashach" meaning to rub or smear. When we receive the anointing, we are smeared with His power, which means He is not only in us because we have Christ dwelling inwardly, but now He is upon us.
Simply put, the anointing of God is His power. It is the manifestation of God, which is a result of His presence dwelling within our heart.
Christians often believe God's presence heals. This is not true. God's presence comes when we accept Jesus as Lord. So His presence saves us, it will not heal us. We can see many examples of men in the Bible who were mightily used of God to work great signs, yet some died needing healing, or were very sickly. The truth is the glory or presence changes hearts. Power comes as a result of our walk and power is what heals and enables us to minister to the lost, thereby fulfilling the scripture, "ye shall be witnesses of me."
Today many Christian are facing hardship. The anointing of God comes so that we are able to deal with these hardship.
Power to Overcome:
The anointing that abides on us and in us, is there to help us to overcome those things that come against us and the plan of God for our life: Sickness, poverty, lack, weakness, doubt, anxiety, stress, confusion, depression, oppression, etc - all of which are (according to Acts 10:38) tools if the devil.When we are in the presence of evil (demons, hatred, sickness) God's presence does not come to drive out the enemy. His power (anointing) is what shows up to convict, heal and cast out devils.
The attitude amongst most Christians today is they can do anything and continue to preach or teach. This is not true. God's presence will not remain around evil, and the power without the presence will destroy us. If the presence of God leaves, as it did King Saul, we can still retain the gift.
"And it came to pass on the morrow, that the evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played with his hand, as at other times: and there was a javelin in Saul's hand." 1 Sam.18:10.
This is why many ministers who've fallen into sin are able to function in the gift(s) God has given them. “For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance”(Romans 11:29).
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He said unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, do you love me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Do you love me? And he said unto him, Lord, you know all things; you know that I love you. Jesus said unto him, Feed my sheep.
Jesus proposed this question three times because Peter had thrice denied him. Thus he tenderly admonished him of his fault and reminded him of his sin, while he solemnly charged him to be faithful and vigilant in the discharge of the duties of the pastoral office. The reason why the Saviour addressed Peter in this manner was doubtless because he had just denied him - had given a most melancholy instance of the instability and weakness of his faith, and of his liability to fall. As he had thus been prominent in forsaking him, he took this occasion to give to him a special charge, and to secure his future obedience.
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Minister Patrick Williams Sr. has been in ministry for over 24 years. He has attended The Online Bible College, The Prophetic Voice Institute, Signs and Wonders School of Ministry and Ames Bible College. He has also attended Big Bend College and Central Texas College and has a B.S. degree in Biblical Studies with a concentration in Pastoral Leadership from ACU, as well as a Masters Degree in Biblical Studies and a Doctorate in Theology.
He is also a martial arts Instructor having studied the Korean art of Hapkido for over 25 years. He is a 5th Degree black belt and member of International Federation of Hapkido Grandmaster Armando Granados,
The International Hapkido Federation U.S. Schools Myung S Kang and Jin O Kang and a life member of The Christian Black Belt Association, Soke Clement Reider.
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Minister Marilyn D. Williams is the Administrator of Bread and Wine Ministries. She is a former Army Traffic Management Specialist and has a B.S. degree in Business Administration from Columbia Southern University. She is also a graduate of The International Business College and the North American School of Bookkeeping and Accounting.
Are you born Again?
God has offered the free Gift of Life to every man, yet we must except it. It is not found in the way we pray or in saying come into my heart. This phrase is not found in the Bible. It is found in faith by receiving Christ as Lord with no strings attached.
War is the attempt to destroy and subdue what one considers its enemy. War is not being waged against everyone. Only those who embrace Christianity have been targeted in this time of history. Anything that bears the name of Christ or relates to Christ in any way is attacked. The Ten Commandments, public prayer, Christmas, even bumper stickers habe become targets.
The real danger lies in a greater agendas. These groups that are attacking Christianity have a deeper and far more sinister reason for their attacks. One reason for these attacks is that Christianity is in direct opposition to the open sinfulness some people want America to embrace. As long as America stands on Judea/Christian law, groups like sodomite’s and lesbians will not be free to spread their poison across America. Organizations like NAMBLA (North American Man Boy Love Association) will always have their hands tied from pursuing their perverse lifestyles of seducing children. Political organizations like socialist (they hate Christianity), Feminist (They see Christianity as constrictive), left wing Democrats (Christianity is a burden) and others for political reasons are in support of eliminating Christianity from America. Religious groups that do not embrace Christianity such as the occult (A vastly growing community), Wicca (A very strong witchcraft community), Atheism ( disavow God’s existence), Satanism (worshippers of Satan), secularist (man is his own deity), Islam (worshippers of Allah (they hate Christianity and refer to us as infidels and dogs)), and others too many to list in their total number, all feel like they are strong enough together to destroy Christianity in America. Together and separately, these groups fight to chip away at Christian liberty, using liberal left wing sympathetic courts to advance their attacks. These people have a hatred for Christianity that is fueled by Satan himself. Every time a left wing judge who is sympathetic to them gets on the bench they get stronger.
The other focus is an idealistic and political desire to have the world come together in one mind and spirit of working together for what is called the betterment of all of mankind without God. These people see religion as the source of all the worlds evil. They blame most wars on religion and they are right. The problem is that they place true Christianity in this group and nothing could be further from the truth. Perverted Christianity by people who have private agendas and an anti-Semitic mindset use Christianity to further their ends just like they use any convenient vessel to spread their hate. The people who believe this are blind to the truth and they do not want to see how Christianity has been used by corrupt people. These groups believe man is his own God. John Lennon who was a member of the communist party spoke of this in his song “Imagine”. This song was written to promote a world without God, heaven or hell. This song could be an anthem for communism and people embraced the song like it was the greatest thing that ever came along. It received accolades for greatness and the song was a slap in the face to democracy and Christianity.
Some have called this mindset that is working to bring the world together in one accord “The one world order”. Many of you have seen logos and different things at work depicting this mindset, even if you did not recognize it for what it was. Christianity is the only religion in the world that distinctly teaches against and has dire warnings concerning this world order. Christianity relates this time to a world leader that will bring the entire world together for a brief time in a peace and prosperity like the world has never seen. This leader will be hailed as the true Messiah. All of the world will flock to him. This peace will only be a short lived one though. His leadership will usher in a time of violence and war like the world has never seen.
This makes Christianity a direct opposing force to the completion of these groups goals for a world united together for the benefit of all mankind as one people. These left wing groups are activist’s working toward this goal. On the surface this seems like a wonderful idea. Who would not want the world to come together working together with one mind and one goal. There are far too many reasons to go into in this article why this will not work according to Christianity. Christian ministers have been preaching about this world order and the reasons it will not work for centuries. The Bible has a lot to say about this time called “the end times”.
The Bible Is The Word Of God
The Bible to be the authoritative word of God. How a person views revelation and inspiration will determine how he views the Bible's authority. Since the written revelation from God has been recorded under the Spirit's superintendence and is (the very breath of God), it is therefore authoritative. Just as authoritative as the One who gave it.
Jesus promised that there would be a work of the Holy Spirit to provide an accurate recounting of the events of His life (John 14:26). 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.
And because of this, you and I can trust the Bible as the Word of God. The Holy Spirit superintended the process from beginning to end. Many understand the author of the word is God, and the word that began flesh is Jesus. The early Church certainly followed the example of the Lord, who, as a young boy was taught the Torah, the Psalms and other parts of the Hebrew Bible. After the resurrection and ascension, the first Christians were Jewish who still attended the synagogue where the Torah and Prophets were read.
Towards the end of the first century Paul’s letters to different Churches such as such Corinth and Phillipi were read, they became known as the Pastoral Letters. These were bound together with an introduction, which is probably what we know today as the Ephesian letter and read aloud in the synagogues.
