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Prophetic Anointing and the Vessel

by Thomas Wong on March 8, 2010

If you have personal encounter with someone who operates just a little bit of Holy Spirit anointing, you will experience the impact and wonder why God would gives such level of power and authority to a weak and broken man. Some would be tempted to think of the minister higher than they ought to. This is wrong and may cause a lot of trouble especially when the minister fails to behavior like Jesus (which happens all the time).

Questions and doubts arise due to the persons who operate obviously under powerful prophetic anointing. Accurate prophecies, healing and other powerful demonstrations may make people think that these ministers are perfect. Many believe that people with heavy prophetic anointing must be uniquely godly and with all their doctrine biblical and correct. This concept is not true, nor is it biblical. For example, Samson in the book of Judges was powerfully anointed by the Holy Spirit, at the same time he has many problems in his life and moral.

People think that a person who is used by God in demonstrations of power must be totally holy and with totally correct doctrine, therefore, once they see a flaw in one’s doctrine or character, they conclude that one’s prophetic ministries must not be from God. This concept is also false and non-biblical. In the letter to the Corinthians, Paul describe that the Corinthians had serious mistakes in their doctrines and that they had bad characters. In fact, the Corinthians is the most carnal church throughout the epistle. But they are also famous for their manifestations of the gifts of the Holy Spirit.

Holy Spirit anointing is not given to signify a person’s spiritual maturity or consecration. The Gifts are given and distributed according to God’s eternal plan. They are free gifts of God, given by grace. No one could earn it with good work so that no one can boost about themselves.

The fact that there is nothing we can do to earn spiritual gifts does not mean that we could take an antinomian approach towards our life. But by knowing that the man who operates under strong anointing does not make the man godlier than others could help us focus on the Lord who gave the power with grace. And also this implies that no words should automatically gain more authority just because the man who gave them had a high accuracy prophecy record. We must test every prophecy with the scripture.

The Lord can also choose to anoint you with spiritual gift. If that happens, praise Jesus’ good name and stay humble, because He alone is worthy of all praise. We are sinners and none of us is perfect. But the Lord can still use us mightily if we obey.

The church is the body of Christ. The Lord gives us different spiritual gifts so that we function together for the good of the whole church and His eternal plan. Let us be faithful stewards of all things that the Lord gives us and may glory be unto Him alone.

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How To Properly Deal With Your Anger

by Ann Shorb on March 8, 2010

Anger is one of those outward emotions that effects not only ourselves, but the people around us. When anger is present there is always something else beneath the surface causing the anger. God chose to give us this emotion, and we need to learn how to handle it properly so that it can be used for good instead of bad.

When it comes to anger, we can deal with it in five different ways. The first three that we’ll look at will not actually resolve the problem, they’ll usually make it worse.

SUPPRESSION is denying that you are angry. Clamming up can lead to many physical and/or emotional problems, and often the person can only hold things in so long and winds up exploding eventually anyway.

OPEN AGGRESSION happens when you inappropriately display your anger through screaming, fighting, calling names, or anything else that harms others. When you are openly aggressive you are showing others that you are not handling your anger appropriately and that you must have things your own way.

PASSIVE AGGRESSION is not outwardly aggressive but it is still a destructive way of handling anger. With passive aggression you basically shut down. You may also gossip or talk about people behind their back or sulk. Passive aggression is not healthy or effective because it avoids conflict, and therefore the source of the issue is never addressed or corrected.

ASSERTIVENESS is a healthy way to handle anger, and it’s how God would have us to deal with our anger. The person who is assertive will address the issue with others involved, but will do so constructively and respectfully rather than with open or passive aggression.

Assertiveness is important because it is the way to solutions of problems, rather than trying to avoid them. If you can conduct yourself properly with assertiveness, you will usually find that others are receptive and will work with you towards a resolution.

LETTING GO OF ANGER is what you must do when there is no other way to solve the problem and deal with your anger. You may have worked very hard towards a possible solution, but sometimes it is simply out of your control. When you let go of anger you accept the fact that you can’t change the situation, so you decide to move past it.

Sometimes something that happens may bring back old feelings of hurt or anger. Remember that forgiveness is your choice and that you can move beyond the situation if you are willing to.

Ann Shorb is the founder of CCES in Hanover, PA. She provides a range of services including marital counseling, premarital counseling, family counseling, and individual counseling.

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Desiring the Prophetic Anointing Earnestly

March 3, 2010

The bible teaches us to contend to walk in the fullness of the prophetic anointing. We need the anointing of the Holy Spirit to walking in Holiness. We also need His anointing to walking prophetic ministries like healing the sick, casting out demons and prophesying in order to demonstrate the power of the gospel we preach. True apostolic faith is what we need and we need to have biblical ideas, biblical lifestyles and biblical experience. Like fire requiring oxygen, fuel and temperature to burn, we cannot afford to give up any one of the three elements! Let’s look at how we could contend for the fullness of the prophetic anointing in a biblical way.

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Victory Is Right Around The Corner

February 26, 2010

In the week before Christ died, things happened so quickly that the disciples could hardly keep up with them! Jesus brought Lazarus back to life and the next day rode triumphantly into the city of Jerusalem, hailed by the people as their glorious Messiah. There were even Greeks who came seeking Him.Christ’s fame was known throughout the region and things were looking good.

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A Bible Book Binding Review

February 24, 2010

Book binding is one of the most arcane of mans skills, especially Bible book binding. Its history goes back several centuries. In the present day the ancient and modern skills are combined, even though some type of automatic process is used.

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The Prophetic Ministry of the Body of Christ

February 24, 2010

We see sometimes in charismatic Christian meetings, people acting vigorously yelling and rushing to the stage and trying to touch the preacher, hoping to get some prophetic anointing for themselves. It is true that the bible teaches every one of us to earnestly desire to prophesy. But being prophetic is much more than being charismatic. There is something more than dreams and visions and even the proclaiming of revelation. There are some meaning and functions for the Church of Christ to be prophetic which we should understand while earnestly desiring to participate in its prophetic ministry.

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David and Goliath Through the Eyes of Medicine

February 22, 2010

One of God’s most important lessons to us is relayed in the story of David and Goliath found in the Old Testament. This tale has been told over and over again in Bible studies or as a bed time story to teach people from a young age that faith in God can get them through any situation, no matter how overwhelming it may seem. With God as our guide we can handle anything that faces us.

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