Issues that impact the “ministry” of teachers Your professional skills Your relationship with your spouse Your relationship with your children

Issues that impact the “ministry” of teachers

Your professional skills

Your relationship with your spouse

Your relationship with your children

The wounds in your psyche that you bring over from your own childhood

The degree of healing you’ve experienced from these wounds

The assurance you have of your own personal salvation

The level of indwelling and empowering of the Holy Spirit that you experience

DUST + DUST + BREATH of LIFEBREATH of LIFE = LIVING = LIVING BEINGBEING

(body)(body) (spirit)(spirit) (soul)(soul)

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A Greek View

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soulsoul spiritspirit

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The whole person The whole person with a focus on the with a focus on the physicalphysical

The whole person The whole person with a focus on it’s with a focus on it’s humanityhumanity

The whole person The whole person with a focus on the with a focus on the spiritualspiritual

A Hebrew ViewA Hebrew View



*Diet *Diet *Exercise *Exercise *Sexuality *Sexuality *Health*Health

bodybody soulsoul

(“psyche”)(“psyche”)

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*Diet *Diet *Exercise *Exercise *Sexuality *Sexuality

*Health*Health

*Thinking *Thinking patterns patterns *Emotional *Emotional responses responses *Behavioral *Behavioral

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*Thinking *Thinking patterns patterns

*Emotional *Emotional responses responses *Behavioral *Behavioral

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*Life *Life *Conscience *Conscience *Intuition *Intuition *Worship*Worship



Holy Holy SpiriSpiritt

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*Thinking *Thinking patterns patterns *Emotional *Emotional responses responses *Behavioral *Behavioral

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We need to renounce the destructive scripts we’ve adopted in life as the “lies” they are, arrows from the enemy …

… and embrace the “truth” about ourselves

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*Thinking *Thinking patterns patterns

*Emotional *Emotional responses responses *Behavioral *Behavioral

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The Holy Spirit flowing out The Holy Spirit flowing out as rivers of living wateras rivers of living water


Our spirit … the part akin to God that can respond to God

Our soul… the human part that thinks, feels and chooses

Our body… the material part that expresses our soul and spirit

Our spirit … the part of us that “is”

Our soul… the part of us that “knows”

Our body… the part of us that “does”

““If anyone is in Christ, he is If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come! “ gone, the new has come! “ (2Cor 5:17)(2Cor 5:17)

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In In transitiotransitionn

Non-Non-redeemaredeemableble

“… “… flesh and blood cannot flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of inherit the kingdom of God” (1Cor 15:50)God” (1Cor 15:50)

“… “… be transformed by the be transformed by the renewing of your mind “ renewing of your mind “ (Rom 12:2)(Rom 12:2)

Inner man (spirit)Inner man (spirit)

Outer man (soul)Outer man (soul)

Outermost man (body)Outermost man (body)

Watchman Nee’s View

Paul’s Use of the Word “Spiritual”Paul’s Use of the Word “Spiritual”

He does not meanHe does not mean

• religious religious (over against secular or mundane),(over against secular or mundane),

• non-material non-material (spooky/ghostly),(spooky/ghostly),

• mysticalmystical (outside the world of reality)(outside the world of reality),,

• elitist elitist (a spiritual Christian over against(a spiritual Christian over against an an everyday oreveryday or carnal one)carnal one),,

• pertaining to the inner life of the believerpertaining to the inner life of the believer(a focus on internal life).(a focus on internal life).


He meansHe means

… … to be a Spirit person, one whose whole life is full of, to be a Spirit person, one whose whole life is full of, and lived out by, the power of the and lived out by, the power of the Holy Holy Spirit. Spirit.

Being “Being “SpiritualSpiritual” then, is an adjective for the Holy Spirit ” then, is an adjective for the Holy Spirit (that which pertains to, or belongs to the Holy Spirit) (that which pertains to, or belongs to the Holy Spirit) rather than an adjective rather than an adjective pertaining topertaining to a person. a person.


For exampleFor example

• Rom 1:11Rom 1:11 “spiritual gift” “spiritual gift”

((= = gift of the Spirit)gift of the Spirit)

• Col 1:9 Col 1:9 “spiritual wisdom and insight” “spiritual wisdom and insight”

(= wisdom and insight from the Spirit)(= wisdom and insight from the Spirit)

• Eph 5:19 Eph 5:19 “spiritual songs” “spiritual songs”

(= (= songs inspired by the Spiritsongs inspired by the Spirit))

• Eph 1:3Eph 1:3 “spiritual blessings” “spiritual blessings”

(= (= blessings that come from life in the blessings that come from life in the SpiritSpirit))

16th Fundamental Belief16th Fundamental Belief

Spiritual Gifts and MinistriesSpiritual Gifts and Ministries

God bestows on all members of His God bestows on all members of His church in every age spiritual gifts church in every age spiritual gifts which each member is to employ in which each member is to employ in loving ministry for the common good loving ministry for the common good of the church and of humanity. of the church and of humanity. Given by the agency of the Holy Given by the agency of the Holy Spirit, who apportions to each Spirit, who apportions to each member as He wills, the gifts member as He wills, the gifts provide all abilities and ministries provide all abilities and ministries needed by the church to fulfill its needed by the church to fulfill its divinely ordained divinely ordained

functions. According to the functions. According to the Scriptures, these gifts include such Scriptures, these gifts include such ministries as faith, healing, ministries as faith, healing, prophecy, proclamation, teaching, prophecy, proclamation, teaching, administration, reconciliation, administration, reconciliation, compassion and self-sacrificing compassion and self-sacrificing service and charity for the help and service and charity for the help and encouragement of people. Some encouragement of people. Some members are called of God and members are called of God and endowed by the Spirit for functions endowed by the Spirit for functions recognized by the church in recognized by the church in pastoral, evangelistic, apostolic, and pastoral, evangelistic, apostolic, and teaching ministries particularly teaching ministries particularly needed to equip the membersneeded to equip the members

for service, to build up the church to for service, to build up the church to spiritual maturity, and to foster spiritual maturity, and to foster unity of the faith and knowledge of unity of the faith and knowledge of God. When members employ these God. When members employ these spiritual gifts as faithful stewards of spiritual gifts as faithful stewards of God’s varied grace, the church is God’s varied grace, the church is protected from the destructive protected from the destructive influence of false doctrine, grows influence of false doctrine, grows with a growth that is from God, and with a growth that is from God, and is built up in faith and love.is built up in faith and love.

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‘‘god’, karma, god’, karma, ‘the force’ ‘the force’ gravity, the gravity, the sunsun

Father, Jesus, Father, Jesus, H.Sp, AllahH.Sp, Allah

Human Human relationships relationships Psychology, Psychology, Sociology Sociology

Animals, Animals, plants, stars, plants, stars, mathematicsmathematics


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The Holy SpiritThe Holy Spirit

… … with youwith you

… … in youin you

… … upon youupon you

The Fruit of the The Fruit of the SpiritSpirit

• LoveLove

• joyjoy

• peacepeace

• patiencepatience

• kindnesskindness

• goodnessgoodness

• faithfulnessfaithfulness

• gentlenessgentleness

• self-controlself-control

The Spirit’s The Spirit’s indwellingindwelling is designed is designed to to maturemature us, causing us to us, causing us to growgrow in in the Lord.the Lord.

The Spirit’s The Spirit’s empoweringempowering is is designed to designed to equipequip us, enabling us us, enabling us to to serveserve the Lord. the Lord.

The Spirit The Spirit indwellsindwells us to give us us to give us victory over sinvictory over sin, making us , making us holyholy..

The Spirit The Spirit empowersempowers us to give us us to give us tools for ministrytools for ministry, making us , making us effectiveeffective..

The Spirit The Spirit lives withinlives within you to give you to give you the you the charactercharacter of Christ. of Christ.

The Spirit The Spirit comes uponcomes upon you in power you in power to give you the to give you the ministryministry of Christ of Christ

Characteristics of the Spirit’s indwellingCharacteristics of the Spirit’s indwelling::

• Received automatically at conversion.Received automatically at conversion.

• Does not have to be prayed for, or sought Does not have to be prayed for, or sought by begging, pleading or fasting.by begging, pleading or fasting.

• Not overtly experiential; no feelings or Not overtly experiential; no feelings or sensations.sensations.

• Accepted by faithAccepted by faith

• No supernatural manifestationsNo supernatural manifestations

• No release of charismatic giftsNo release of charismatic gifts

• A quiet work focussing on assurance, A quiet work focussing on assurance, obedience, repentance & spiritual obedience, repentance & spiritual growthgrowth

• An ongoing gradual process of growth in An ongoing gradual process of growth in holiness.holiness.

• Fruit: Fruit: Illumination of the Word, Illumination of the Word, righteousnessrighteousness

Characteristics of the Spirit’s empoweringCharacteristics of the Spirit’s empowering::

• Experiential, spasmodic, repeatedExperiential, spasmodic, repeated

• Can be seen and heardCan be seen and heard

• “ “Coming upon, falling on, poured out on.”Coming upon, falling on, poured out on.”

• Spiritual gifts bestowed as neededSpiritual gifts bestowed as needed

• Power given to overcome obstaclesPower given to overcome obstacles

• Evangelistic purpose Evangelistic purpose

• Usually comes by asking and impartationUsually comes by asking and impartation

Quenching the Holy Spirit’ empowerment

• Power - the need to control things

• Fear - of the supernatural or the unknown

• Tradition - resisting change

• Agenda - using our programs, plans, initiatives and energy instead

of taking time to seek and discern His.

• Red tape - slow implementation

• Image - consciousness of appearance, inward looking

““Since [the baptism of the Holy Spirit] is Since [the baptism of the Holy Spirit] is the means by which we are to receive the means by which we are to receive power, why do we not hunger and thirst power, why do we not hunger and thirst for the gift of the Spirit? Why do we not for the gift of the Spirit? Why do we not talk of it, pray for it, and preach talk of it, pray for it, and preach concerning it?... For the daily baptism of concerning it?... For the daily baptism of the Spirit every worker should offer his the Spirit every worker should offer his petition to God.” petition to God.”

Acts of the Apostles, P.50 Acts of the Apostles, P.50

““The descent of the Holy Spirit upon the The descent of the Holy Spirit upon the church is looked forward to as in the church is looked forward to as in the future, but it is the privilege of the church future, but it is the privilege of the church to have it now. Seek for it, pray for it, to have it now. Seek for it, pray for it, believe for it. We must have it, and believe for it. We must have it, and heaven is waiting to bestow it.” heaven is waiting to bestow it.”

Evangelism p. 701Evangelism p. 701

Christ has promised the gift of the Holy Spirit Christ has promised the gift of the Holy Spirit to His church, and the promise belongs to us to His church, and the promise belongs to us as much as to the first disciples. But like as much as to the first disciples. But like every other promise, it is given on every other promise, it is given on conditions. conditions. There are many who believe and There are many who believe and profess to claim the Lord's promise; they talk profess to claim the Lord's promise; they talk about Christ and about the Holy Spirit, yet about Christ and about the Holy Spirit, yet receive no benefit. They do not surrender the receive no benefit. They do not surrender the soul to be guided and controlled by the soul to be guided and controlled by the divine agencies. We cannot use the Holy divine agencies. We cannot use the Holy Spirit. The Spirit is to use us. Through the Spirit. The Spirit is to use us. Through the Spirit God works in His people "to will and to Spirit God works in His people "to will and to do of His good pleasure." Phil. 2:13. do of His good pleasure." Phil. 2:13.

But many will not submit to this. They want But many will not submit to this. They want to manage themselves. This is why they do to manage themselves. This is why they do not receive the heavenly gift. Only to those not receive the heavenly gift. Only to those who wait humbly upon God, who watch for who wait humbly upon God, who watch for His guidance and grace, is the Spirit given. His guidance and grace, is the Spirit given. The power of God awaits their demand and The power of God awaits their demand and reception. This promised blessing, claimed reception. This promised blessing, claimed by faith, brings all other blessings in its by faith, brings all other blessings in its train. It is given according to the riches of train. It is given according to the riches of the grace of Christ, and He is ready to the grace of Christ, and He is ready to supply every soul according to the capacity supply every soul according to the capacity to receive.to receive. (DA 672) (DA 672)

We may have a measure of the Spirit of We may have a measure of the Spirit of God, but by prayer and faith we are to God, but by prayer and faith we are to continually seek more of the Spirit. It will continually seek more of the Spirit. It will never do to cease our efforts. If we do not never do to cease our efforts. If we do not progress, if we do not place ourselves in progress, if we do not place ourselves in an attitude to receive both the former and an attitude to receive both the former and the latter rain, we shall lose our souls, and the latter rain, we shall lose our souls, and the responsibility will lie at our own door…. the responsibility will lie at our own door…. The convocations of the church, as in The convocations of the church, as in camp meetings, the assemblies of the camp meetings, the assemblies of the home church, and all occasions where home church, and all occasions where there is personal labour for souls, are there is personal labour for souls, are God’s appointed agencies fore giving the God’s appointed agencies fore giving the early rain and the latter rain.early rain and the latter rain. (TM 508 - 1887) (TM 508 - 1887)

We should pray as earnestly for the We should pray as earnestly for the descent of the Holy Spirit as the descent of the Holy Spirit as the disciples prayed on the Day of disciples prayed on the Day of Pentecost. If they needed it at that Pentecost. If they needed it at that time, we need it more today. time, we need it more today.

(5T 158 – 1882)(5T 158 – 1882)

The measure of the Holy Spirit we The measure of the Holy Spirit we receive will be proportioned to the receive will be proportioned to the measure of our desire and the faith measure of our desire and the faith exercised for it, and the use we shall exercised for it, and the use we shall make of the light and knowledge that make of the light and knowledge that shall be given to us.shall be given to us.

(RH May 5, 1896)(RH May 5, 1896)

We are not willing enough to trouble We are not willing enough to trouble the Lord with our petitions, and ask the Lord with our petitions, and ask Him for the gift of the Holy Spirit. The Him for the gift of the Holy Spirit. The Lord wants us to trouble Him in this Lord wants us to trouble Him in this matter. He wants us to press our matter. He wants us to press our petitions to the throne.petitions to the throne.

(FE 537 , 1909)(FE 537 , 1909)

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