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And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;

Ephesians 4:11

Evangelist is listed as one of the 5 fold ministries here in Ephesians. To evangelize means to spread the good news of the gospel of Jesus Christ. It means to share the truth about Christ’s death and resurrection, freedom from sin, victory over the devil and man’s whole duty to fear God and keep His commandments. It is understood that a man or woman should be first filled with the Holy Spirit before undertaking any of the 5 fold ministries. We need His guidance and leading before we can be witnesses of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

The call to be an evangelist is not for all Christians. We are a body with different members doing different functions. One should seek the Lord for what calling and ministry He wants them to walk in. My calling to be an evangelist came through a series of dreams the Lord gave me where I saw myself on the streets, preaching the gospel with power and authority. If not for those dreams, I would probably not have continued as an evangelist. It makes all the difference when you KNOW that you are doing the will of God!

And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.

Mark 16:15

God wants all people everywhere to be saved. Without the calling of an evangelist, how will the people hear the good news? Someone must be tasked with being a preacher of the good news on the streets. God has ordained street preaching as a means of winning the lost to Christ. It’s interesting to note that I did not wait to be called as an evangelist before I started doing street preaching. I simply obeyed this verse where Christ told all his disciples to go into all the world and preach. After the Lord saw I was faithful to preach on streets, He gave me the formal call into ministry. If you are burning with the desire to evangelize, I say go for it! God will be pleased if you speak the truth in love. You can do all things through Christ which strengthens you.

Not all Christians are called to be evangelists. For some, their ministry is more subtle than banging people over the head with the gospel. However, ALL Christians are called to be witnesses of Jesus Christ. At some point, when opportunity presents itself, you are going to have to open your mouth and speak the truth from your heart. Christ says if we are ashamed of Him and His Words, He will be ashamed of us at His 2nd coming.

Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him.

Leviticus 19:17

This was a law given to the nation of Israel. If someone saw their neighbor sin, they were given permission by God to rebuke or correct them. If they were to be quiet, it would be counted as a sin to them. If you see someone committing a sin, REBUKE THEM OPENLY! This is love and it pleases the Lord. Your neighbor is anyone who crosses your path in the course of life, just like the story of the good samaritan.

Open rebuke is better than secret love.

Proverbs 27:5

Love is not meant to be done in private. It’s meant to be seen openly, in front of the whole world. God wants us to influence each other through the power of love and righteousness. Open rebuke is open love. Do not be ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believes!

We must guard our hearts. Before we preach to anyone, we must be sure we are free from sin through faith in the blood of Jesus. Otherwise, we are hypocrites telling people not to sin when there is sin in our lives. First take the beam out of your eye, then you will see clearly to help your brother take the mote out of their eye.

And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.

Luke 14:23

God wants heaven to be filled with saints. That is, filled with holy people that follow and obey Jesus Christ. In order to fulfill that mission, someone must go into the streets and preach the gospel. We are using persuasion, understanding that each person is made in the image of God with a freewill. God will not force anyone into heaven or to believe in His Son Jesus Christ. We are to sometimes gently and other times more forcefully persuade and reason with people to enter the kingdom of God. While all Christians are to witness of Christ, evangelists are called to be more direct and aggressive in their preaching of the gospel. Sometimes witnessing one on one in a normal tone of voice, other times lifting up the voice for all to hear in a crowded place. An evangelist’s job is to make sure people hear the gospel, praying beforehand and afterwards to make sure the Word is not stolen out of their hearts by the devil. An evangelist is first a praying man or woman. To evangelize without praying is to waste the effort. The ground of mankind’s hearts must be prepared through prayer.

God wants the full gospel to be preached. When we preach, we should emphasize God’s holiness and righteousness and that He calls us to be holy, too. We shouldn’t be ashamed to preach the truth about hell and the lake of fire, or the truth about homosexuality being an abomination to God. Rely on the Holy Spirit to bring the right Truth to mind at a given time. He knows the history of the person and can reveal secret sins that the person thinks they are doing without anyone knowing. Finally, be bold and confident in your witness. You know more truth than the average person that is not serving God. You have something they need to hear! Share freely from the heart, with the spirit of love, and God will be glorified and pleased. God bless you as you share the GOOD NEWS. Amen.

And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him: And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

Matthew 3:16-17

In these two verses we have a clear picture of the Trinity. Jesus (God the Son), being water baptized, then the Spirit of God falls upon Him, then God the Father says that this is my beloved Son. The trinity works together as a team, in unity. This is what we see here. God manifests His glory through 3 persons, yet so much a part of each other in purpose and being that they are called one God.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.

John 1:1-3

We are later told that the Word became flesh, which shows that the Word is another name for Jesus. Jesus was in the beginning with God the Father, and was equally God. Jesus spoke the Word in the beginning and the earth and its inhabitants were created by the power of the Holy Spirit.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

John 3:16

The Father loved the world and gave His only Son, Jesus. Jesus emptied Himself of all wisdom and power to come to earth by the Holy Spirit, who planted the baby Jesus in Mary’s womb.

How many times do we see Jesus referring to God as His Father? Dozens of times in the gospels. If Jesus is the same thing as the Father, why is He praying to Himself? God doesn’t need to pray to Himself. He already knows all that can be known. It’s because Jesus was a separate person from the Father that His prayers have meaning and purpose.

Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord. And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all.

1 Corinthians 12:4-6

We see the Trinity in these verses. One Holy Spirit, One Lord Jesus Christ and one God the Father, functioning together in how they operate with mankind. Notice they have separate jobs and duties, yet they work together to promote unity with each other and with mankind. God in 3 persons. Each one fully God, yet submitting to one another in love.

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen.

2 Corinthians 13:14

Grace comes from God alone. He’s the God of all grace. So to say that grace comes from Jesus Christ shows that He is God the Son. The love of God the Father flows through His Son Jesus Christ. The Holy Spirit communes with our spirits after we have been baptized with the Holy Spirit.

If Jesus is the same person as the Holy Spirit, why did He say that He would send back the Holy Spirit to earth after His resurrection and ascension to heaven? Surely He didn’t mean He was sending Himself back to earth, for scripture clearly declares that the Son of God is in Heaven until He comes back for final judgement.

John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne; And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood, And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

Revelation 1:4-6

Grace and peace come from God alone. We see the Father (him which is and which was and which is to come), the Holy Spirit (the seven Spirits, the number 7 indicating the perfection of the Holy Spirit) and from Jesus Christ. Grace and peace come from all 3. Again, the trinity, working in conjunction with each other to accomplish the salvation of mankind.

The Bible says that holy men of God wrote the Bible as they were moved by the Holy Spirit. Since the Holy Spirit wrote the Bible, He would be very confused if the only God were Jesus alone. The Bible shows Jesus, God the Son, working as a team with the Father and the Spirit. That’s what the Spirit of Truth reveals about God. We would be wise to listen to what God says about Himself. Remember, God desires that we would worship Him in spirit and in truth. That’s the only way to worship God. If we depart from what scripture clearly teaches, then we are worshiping another “god”. Let God be true but every man a liar. Amen.

And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the LORD that healeth thee.

Exodus 15:26

The Lord has established physical and spiritual healing in His covenant with mankind. The Lord is good. He desires the best for His children. He satisfies us with the finest of the wheat. Sickness is the agency of the devil. He’s the one that comes to kill, steal and destroy. Jesus comes that we might have life and life more abundant in Him. A man once asked Jesus if it is His will to heal him. Jesus responded in the affirmative. I will, be thou clean, He said. God the Father is willing to heal. Jesus is willing to heal. The Holy Spirit is willing to heal. Is it our will to be healed? Because our will is the only thing stopping our healing from taking place.

We have to diligently seek and listen to the Lord if we want to be healed. His Word is life to all our flesh. The seed of the Word must go down deep into our heart and produce faith for healing. We must settle it in our hearts that God’s will is to heal 100% of the time! We need faith, for this is the only way God has prescribed to be healed. So many times Jesus said, “according to your faith be it unto you”. Believe God’s Word. Thank Him for His faithfulness to His Word. Praise God for your healing before you see it manifest. Cease from your own wisdom and ask the Lord for His. He will reveal what He has revealed to multitudes of people who have put their trust in Him.

His name is Jehovah-Rapha. The Lord that heals you. It’s so much a part of His nature to heal that He took it on as a name. Even if we abide faithless, He remains faithful, ever willing to heal you. He cannot deny Himself. The Lord is your protector. The Lord is your provider. Christ is all and in all. All things were made by Him and for Him. It will bring Christ much glory when He heals you of ALL sickness and ALL disease. We must press into the Lord to receive all He has for us. The kingdom of heaven suffers violence and the violent take it by force. We can’t afford to accept no for an answer, for all the promises of God in Christ are YES and in Him AMEN!

Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;

Psalm 103:1-3

There is blessing from the Lord when we bless the Lord. We must come to God believing that He is the rewarder of them that diligently seek Him. All we can do is believe God and bring forth the fruits of that belief. Do we really trust Him for healing? Then our actions must line up with what we say we believe.

There are many benefits to serving the Lord. The biggest one is eternal life with the Father and His Christ. God wants us to be blessed in this present age as well. He wants us physically healthy and spiritually healthy. His will is that none would perish prematurely. He’s a good Father and Has good gifts for His children. He’s the Lord of ALL good things. He forgives ALL your sins when you ask Him to by faith. He heals ALL your diseases when you ask Him to in Jesus name, by FAITH. Do not be discouraged if you do not get an immediate answer. Keep at it. Be diligent to seek the Lord daily and praise Him for what is already done. Stagger not at the promise of God through unbelief, but be strong in faith, giving glory to God and being fully persuaded that He is able to do what He has promised to do!

My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart. For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.

Proverbs 4:20-22

To be healed it is a matter of hearing God’s Word. Meditating on God’s Word. Memorizing God’s Word. Eating God’s Word daily. Just as physical food is life and energy to our physical bodies, so is God’s Word health and healing to us, both physically and spiritually. We just need to fully digest what God has said before we see the results. God’s Word will accomplish that which He pleases, it just needs time to work in us. Let the seed grow and before you know it you will reap what you have sowed into your heart. God’s Word never fails. Sometimes we fail Him but He is always there, lovingly asking us to get up and believe Him afresh. The Lord is longsuffering with us. He wants us healed and saved more than we desire it for ourselves. Be patient with the Lord. He’s working out a deep and resounding glory in your life.

But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.

Malachi 4:2

For those who live righteously and fear God, He has promised healing of all types. It’s up to us to do the seeking, the praying, the humbling of ourselves, the praising of His name. His Word is nourishment to us, physically and spiritually. Let the healing flow freely from the throne of grace to your body. The only thing that can stop the flow is unbelief. God gives no other reason for His failure to do mighty works. Stand on the Word of God, live it, and expect the results to follow! Your faith pleases the Father, long before we receive the answer. God said to Daniel, from the moment your petition was made it was heard in heaven. Sometimes the enemy tries to hinder our prayers and our faith. Be not discouraged, for Christ has destroyed the works of the devil. Submit yourselves to God, resist the devil and he will flee from you.

But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.

Romans 8:11

For those of us baptized with the Holy Spirit, we have an extra benefit! We are filled with the same Spirit that quickens and makes alive all things. The same Spirit that was used to create everything we see. The same Spirit that healed multitudes through the faith and Words of Jesus when He was ministering on earth. The resurrection Spirit of God dwells within you! Be encouraged! If He can raise Jesus from the dead, He will also raise you from the dead at the 2nd coming of Jesus. In the meantime, in this life, His will is to heal you and keep you healthy.

Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.

Hebrews 13:8

The same Jesus Christ that did all those miraculous healings in the Bible is the same Jesus Christ that lives forevermore! He is ruling and reigning from heaven and He has sent back the comforter, the Holy Spirit. The church needs to listen for the Spirit’s voice, because He is longing to direct us in the same healing steps as He did Jesus. God is searching for a people that will believe His healing Words. Will it be you? It can be, for God has dealt to every man and woman the ability of faith. It’s now up to us to exercise faith and to seek the will of the Father, which is LIFE FOREVER!

Feel free to leave a comment below if you need prayer for healing. The Lord bless you and keep you. Amen.