TOPIC: The Power for Christian Service (Mountain Of Fire And Miracle Ministries Tuesday, 28 August 2018)
FIRE SCRIPTURE: Luke 10:19-20
MEMORY VERSE: “But 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.” – Acts 1:8
The MESSAGE:
In Luke 10:1-2, Jesus sent seventy disciples on mission assignment with the mandate to preach the kingdom of God and heal the sick. He drew their attention to the great work of evangelism at hand and the fact that labourers are few; that is, those who would be fully committed to the work. He emphasised commitment and dedication to cover gaps already created by inadequacy of labourers in the vineyard.
To enable them carry out the assignment successfully, Jesus gave them spiritual empowerment. But on return from the assignment, the disciples were more excited with their exercise of supremacy over the devils rather than the impact of the gospel message on the people. The thing that impressed them most was how supremely they fared in the war against evil spiritual powers. Although they had the details of the assignment, they were more interested in authority over the devils than the real message of salvation. We must be careful in dealing with people who boast of their fights with satan and their conquest over him rather than the impact of gospel message on the people. Our main task in mission is not fighting the devil but carrying out the Lord’s will. It is not power show but service unto God. Don’t let the preaching of the gospel and it’s acceptance take an inferior place in your ministry. Jesus rebuked them because they emphasised the wrong things. They were proud because they thought they had defeated the devil and his demons. They thought that casting out devils was the primary assignment. They forgot that their primary task was to preach and heal, and then when the devil attacked (as he surely always does), he would not prevail. The devil’s activity is to hinder God’s children from doing what God wants them to do for the souls and bodies of people. If we attempt to see the devil everywhere, then he will occupy all our time and keep us so busy fighting him that we will leave ourselves no time to preach the gospel. If he is able to engage us in constant battle, he would have succeeded in keeping us from the true fight that we as Christians should be fighting. Jesus told the disciples that the most important thing that could ever happen to them was that their names were written in the Book of Life in heaven. The most important task for any of Christ’s messengers is to see that people’s names are written in the Book of Life (Revelation 13:8; 17:8; 20:12; 21:27). Knowing that people are saved from the eternal condemnation of sin should produce in us, as messengers of Christ, the greatest joy.
MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE:
OUR MAIN TASK IN MISSION IS NOT FIGHTING THE DEVIL BUT CARRYING OUT THE LORD’S WILL.
PROPHETIC WORD:
You will not neglect the true fight –evangelism.
PRAYER POINTS:
MORNING
1. Lord Jesus, make me Your fruitful branch, in the name of Jesus.
2. Anointing to depopulate the kingdom of satan, come upon me now, in the name of Jesus.
3. Satanic devices to unproductively engage my ministerial time, catch fire and burn to ashes, in the name of Jesus.
EVENING
4. Satanic battles, directed to keep my spiritual life in disarray, scatter unto desolation, in the name of Jesus.
5. Spirit of evangelism and soul winning, enter me afresh, in the name of Jesus.
6. I mount the horse of war, and I pull down satanic strongholds hindering evangelism and soul winning, in the name of Jesus.
7. Holy Spirit, breathe afresh on me, in the name of Jesus.
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