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PERSONAL
MINISTRY
Matthew
24:24 “The gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world
for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.”
Mark 16:17-20
“These signs shall follow them that believe; In my Name shall
they cast out demons; they shall speak with new tongues; The shall take up
serpents; and it they drink any deadly things, it shall not hurt them;
they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.
So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, He was received up
into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God. And they went forth, and
preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word
with signs following.”
I.
PREACHING THE GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM
A.
Preaching
1.
Definitions
a.
kerusso to herald as a public crier; proclaim; publish
b.
kataggello to proclaim; to declare; to speak of; to teach
c.
evaggelizo to announce good news; declare; to show; glad
tidings; any message intended to cheer the hearers
d.
diaggello to herald thoroughly; declare; signify
e.
parrhesia oami to be bold in speech
2.
Scriptures
a.
Matthew 10:7
“As you go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.”
b.
Matthew 24:14 “And this gospel of the kingdom shall be
preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall
the end come.”
c.
Matthew 28:1-20 “Go ye therefore, and teach all nations,
baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy
Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded
you…”
d.
Mark 3:14-15 “And He ordained twelve, that they should be
with Him, and that He might send them forth to preach, and to have power
to heal sickness and to cast out demons.”
e.
Mark 16:15 “Go ye into all the world, and preach the
gospel to every creature.”
f.
March 16:20 “They went forth, and preached every where,
the Lord working with them and confirming the word with signs
following.”
g.
Luke 9:2 “He sent them to preach the kingdom of God…”
h.
Luke 9:60 “Go thou and preach the kingdom of God.”
i.
Luke 24:47 “Repentance and remission of sins should be
preached in His Name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.”
B.
Gospel
1.
Definitions
a.
evaggelion(noun)
good message; glad tidings; good news
b.
evaggelizo(verb) see
above study
2.
Scriptures
a.
I Corinthians 1:17-18 “For Christ sent me not to baptize,
but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of
Christ should be made of none effect.
For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness;
but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.”
b.
Galatians 1:6-12 “I marvel that ye are so soon removed
from Him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel;
which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would
pervert the gospel of Christ. But
though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than
that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.
As we said before, so say I now again, if any man preach any other
gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed…But I
certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me is not
after man. For I neither
received it of man, neither was I taught I but by the revelation of Jesus
Christ.”
c.
I Corinthians 2:2 “For I determined not to know anything
among you, save Jesus Christ, and Him crucified."
d.
Acts 4:33 “Witness of the resurrection of the Lord
Jesus.”
C.
Kingdom
1.
Definition
a.
basileia a sovereignty;
royal power; dominion; territory or people over whom a king rules; sphere
of God’s rule; where the King is, there is the Kingdom!
2.
Scriptures
a.
Matthew 4:17 “The kingdom of heaven is at hand.”
b.
Matthew 6:10 “Thy kingdom come.”(Note: point tense in
Greek, which implies sudden catastrophic not gradual progress.)
c.
Luke 17:21 “The kingdom of God is within you.”
d.
I Corinthians 15:24-28 “Then cometh the end, when He shall
have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when He shall have
put down all rule and all authority and power.
For He must reign, till He hath put all enemies under His feet.
The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.
For He hath put all things under His feet.
But when He saith all things are put under Him, it is manifest that
He is excepted, which did put all things under Him.
And when all things shall be subdued unto Him, then shall the Son
also Himself be subject unto Him that put all things under Him, that God
may be all in all.”
II.
AUTHORITY OF BELIEVERS
A.
Definitions
1.
Authority- exousia freedom
of action; right to act; delegated authority
2.
Power- dunamis denotes
inherent ability; capability; ability to perform anything; power to act,
carry out
3.
Name- onoma all that the
name implies, i.e., authority, character, rank, majesty, power, everything
that the name covers.
B.
Scriptures
1.
Matthew 10:1 “He gave them power against unclean spirits,
to cast them out, and to heal all manner of disease.”
2.
Matthew 18:19-20 “If tow of you shall agree on earth as
touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my
Father which is in heaven. For
where two or three are gathered together in my Name, there am I in the
midst of them.”
3.
Matthew 28:18 “All power is given unto Me in heaven and in
earth…Go…”
4.
Mark 3:15 “To have power to heal sicknesses, and to cast
out demons.”
5.
Mark 6:7 “Gave them power over unclean spirits.”
6.
March 16:17 “In My Name…”
7.
Luke 9:1 “Gave them power and authority over all demons
and to cure diseases.”
8.
Luke 10:19 “I give unto you power to tread on serpents and
scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any
means hurt you.”
9.
Luke 24:49 “Tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem until ye be
endued with power from on high.”
10.
John 14:12-14 “Greater works…in My Name…”
11.
John 15:6 “My Name…”
12.
John 16:23-24, 26 “My Name…”
13.
Acts 1:8 “Ye shall receive power after that the Holy Ghost
is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto Me both in Jerusalem, and
in all Judaea, and in Samaria and unto the uttermost part of the
earth."
14.
Acts 3:6 “In the Name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up
and walk.”
15.
Acts 4:10 “By the Name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth…even
by Him doth this man stand here whole.”
16.
Acts 4:30 “By
stretching forth thine hand to heal; and that sings and wonders may be
done by the Name of Thy holy servant Jesus.”
17.
Acts 5:15-16 “In so much that they brought forth the sick
into the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, that at the least the
shadow of Peter passing by might overshadow some of them.
There cam also a multitude out of the cities round about unto
Jerusalem, bringing sick folks, and them which were vexed with unclean
spirits: and they were healed every one.”
III.
WONDERS, SIGN S AND
MIRACLES
A.
Definitions
1.
Wonders:
Hebrew- pala a supernatural miracle mopheth
a miracle
Greek- teras something strange causing the beholder to marvel; appeals to
imagination
2.
Signs:
Hebrew- owth evidence; mark; like a monument
Greek- semeion an indication of miraculous act; token or evidence of divine
authority; appeals to understanding
3.
Miracles:
Hebrew- (Same as wonders and signs)
Greek- dunamis supernatural power
B.
Scriptures
1.
Exodus 3:20 “Smite Egypt with all my wonders.”
2.
Numbers 14:22 “My miracles which I did in Egypt.”
3.
Deuteronomy 6:22 “The Lord shewed signs and wonders upon
Egypt.”
4.
Deuteronomy 11:3 “His miracles and His acts which He
did.”
5.
Deuteronomy 29:30 “Thine eyes have seen the signs, and
those gr3eat miracles.”
6.
Deuteronomy 34:10-12 “There arose not a prophet since
Israel like unto Moses, whom the Lord knew face to face, in all signs and
wonders.”
7.
Joshua 3:5 “Sanctify yourselves for the Lord will do
wonders among you.”
8.
Job 9:10 “God doeth great things past finding out; yea
wonders without number.”
9.
Joel 2:30 “I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the
earth…in those days.”
10.
Matthew 12:38(16:1) “We would see a sign from thee.
And evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign and there
shall no sigh be given to it but the sign of the prophet Jonah.”
11.
Matthew 24:24 “False prophets shall shew signs and
wonders.”
12.
Matthew 24:30 “Then shall appear the sign of the Son of
Man.”
13.
Luke 2:12 “This shall be a sign unto you.”
14.
John 2:11 “Beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana.”
15.
John 2:18 “Sign? Destroy
this temple and in three days I will raise it up.”
16.
John 2:23 “They believed when they saw the miracles which
He did.”
17.
John 4:48 “Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not
believe.”
18.
John 12:37 “But though He had done so many miracles before
them yet they believed not on Him.”
19.
Acts 2:19 “I will show wonders in heaven above and signs
in the earth beneath.”
20.
Acts 2:22 “Jesus: approved of God among you by miracles
and wonders and signs, which God did by Him.”
21.
Acts 2:45 “And many wonders and signs were done by the
apostles.”
22.
Acts 4:30 “Grant unto thy servants by the stretching forth
of thine hand to heal and that signs and wonders may be done by the Name
of Thy Holy Servant Jesus.”
23.
Acts 5:12 “By thy hands of the apostles many signs and
wonders…”
24.
Acts 6:8 “Stephen, full of faith and power, did great
wonders and miracles among the people.”
25.
Acts 8:6 “People gave heed unto those things which Philip
spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did.”
26.
Acts 14:3 “The Lord granted signs and wonders to be done
by their (Paul and Barnabas)hands in speaking boldly in the Lord.’
27.
Acts 19:11 And God wrought special miracles by the hands of
Paul.”
28.
Acts 15:12 Paul and Barnabas declaring what miracles and
wonders God had wrought by them.”
29.
Romans 15:19 “Through mighty signs and wonders by the
power of the Spirit of God.”
30.
I Corinthians 1:22 “For the Jews require a sign.”
31.
I Corinthians 12:10,28-29 “To one is given by one
Spirit…gifts of miracles…are all workers of miracles?”
32.
II Corinthians 12:12 “Truly the sign of the apostles were
wrought among you in sings and wonders and might deeds.”
33.
II Thessalonians 2:9 “Son of perdition…all powers and
signs and lying wonders.”
34.
Hebrews 2:4 “God also bearing them witness both with signs
and wonders and divers miracles and gifts of the Holy Ghost according to
His own will.”
35.
Revelation 13:3 “Anti-Christ doeth great wonders.”
36.
Revelation 15:1 “I, John, saw another sign in heaven
IV.
CASTING OUT DEMONS
A.
Definition: daimonizomai to
acts under the absolute control of a demon thus expressing the very mind
and consciousness of a demon indwelling a person.
1.
There are no New Testament examples of believers being possessed by
demons…only unbelievers…thus one who is Spirit possessed cannot be
demon possessed.
2.
Even though a believer cannot be possessed he can be oppressed by
demons. The demons can work
and speak through, influence, and have victory and strong holds in a
believer’s flesh, i.e., Matthew 16:23; Luke 22:31.
3.
It must be pointed out that even an unbeliever cannot be possessed
unless a person allows that control.
Even God will not violate a person’s will and certainly would not
allow demons to do so.
4.
Caution: Do not underestimate demons by denying or ignoring
existence but also do not overestimate them by being defeated or fearful.
B.
Scripture
1.
Genesis 3:15 “He shall bruise Thy head.”
2.
Psalms 22:3 “God inhabits the praise of His people.”
3.
Psalms 119:11 “Hide Word in thy heart…not sin.”
4.
Job 1:10 “Hedge
of thorns.”
5.
Matthew 4:1-2 “Jesus: It is written…”
6.
Matthew 4:10 “Jesus: Get thee hence.”
7.
Matthew 6:13 “Deliver us from the evil one.”
8.
Matthew 7:22-23 “Did we not cast out demons in Thy
Name?”
9.
Matthew 10:1 “He gave them(12) power against unclean
spirits, to cast them to, and to heal all manner of sickness and all
manner of disease.
10.
Matthew 12:43 “When the unclean spirit is gone out of a
man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none.”
11.
Matthew 12:22 “Bind the strong man.”
12.
Matthew 12 43-45 “Seven worse than first demon.”
13.
Matthew 16:19 “I will give unto thee the keys of the
kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound
in heaven: and what so ever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in
heaven.”
14.
Matthew 17:14-21 “Example of a son.”
15.
Matthew 26:41 “Watch and pray that ye enter not into
temptation.”
16.
Mark 1:23-27 “Example of a man.”
17.
Mark 1:34, 39 “Jesus cast out demons.”
18.
Mark 3:14-15 “Apostles given power to cast out demons.”
19.
Mark 7:26, 29-30 “Example of a daughter.”
20.
Mark 16:17 “These signs shall follow them that
believe…cast out demons.”
21.
Mark 5:1-20 “Demons do mental and bodily harm(Demoniac).
22.
Luke 2:17 “Seventy: demons subject to us in Thy Name.”
23.
Luke 13:16 “Demons afflict with disease.”
24.
John 16:11 “Prince of this world has already been
judged.”
25.
Acts 5:12 “Apostles healed sick and those vexed with
spirits.”
26.
Acts 16:16-18 “Example of women.”
27.
Acts 8:5-8 “Philip called unclean spirits out of
possessed.”
28.
I Corinthians 15:57 “Victory through Jesus.”
29.
Ephesians 6:12 “We wrestle not against flesh and blood.”
30.
Colossians 1:3 “God hath delivered us from the power of
darkness.”
31.
Colossians 2:15 “Cross…spoiled principalities and
powers, He made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it.”
32.
Philippians 4:13 “I can do all things through Christ.”
33.
James 4:7 “Resist the devil and he will flee from you.”
34.
I John 1:9 “If we confess our sins…”
35.
Jude 9 “Rebuke devil in the Name of the Lord.”
36.
Revelation 20:1-3 “Angel bound devil and cast into
bottomless pit.”
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