The 'Apostolic'

Interesting to note that there's some doozy words out there, not commonly used in everyday language..yet they are powerful, particularly when it comes to God's Kingdom. One of those words is 'Apostolic' and for Ps Matt Street, our Missions Pastor, it recently came up in conversation and here's what he wrote about the meaning of the word 'Apostolic'

"The apostolic authority on a man of God is an impartational authority rather than a legislative one. Both the apostle and prophet have the ability to receive revelation about the purposes of God for the Church. The primary focus of both these ministries is the church and its destiny. This is one reason why Paul declares that the Church is built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets. The prophet will clearly see the plan of God for the future of the church but will not always be able to implement it on his own.

The apostle has a unique ability to recognise the direction that the spirit is leading the church in, and he also has the ability to know how best to implement that. His special anointing enables people to comprehend the vision, and participate in it.

Paul was not a pastor of a big church, and from scripture there is no written evidence of him pastoring his own church at all. Paul was a missionary with an apostolic anointing who planted churches, established the Kingdom, raised up leaders and ushered in change or correct biblical living through the spirit."

Blessings,

Ps Matt