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Living In Kingdom Authority - 2 : Living In Kingdom Authority - 2 What it means to be apostolic
POWER : POWER Dunamis
power in a thing by virtue of its nature
AUTHORITY : Right to act
Power or right to do something
Emphasizes the legal right, more than the physical strength AUTHORITY
Slide 5 : Power is from an internal source, from own nature
Authority is from an external source, using a power that originates from outside of us
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Who has more power?Who has more authority? : Who has more power?Who has more authority?
Anyone can exercise authority! : Anyone can exercise authority!
APOSTOLIC : To define, need to explore the words used in relationship to the Apostles
Understanding these, will give us insight into how the apostles were able to be used of the Lord like they were. APOSTOLIC
APOSTOLIC : Greek - apostolos
one sent forth
a delegate, messenger, one sent forth with orders
An apostle represents the one sending and has authority to represent the sender in business, political, or educational situations. APOSTOLIC
Apostelloe : Apostelloe send or sent
used to denote sending of persons with a commission
other apostelloe : Herod “sent forth” and slew the children (Matt 2:16)
While Jesus was at Gennesaret, they “sent out” for the diseased (Matt 14:35)
The Pharisees “sent out” their disciples to “entangle him in his words” (Matt 22:15)
Pilate’s wife “sent” to him advising to have nothing to do with Jesus (Matt 27:19)
John “sent” his disciples to Jesus (Lk 7:20)
Jesus “sent” out the seventy (Lk 10:1)
Chief priests and scribes “sent” spies to trap Jesus (Lk 20:20)
Herod “sent” forth and laid hold of John (Mk 6:17)
Herod “sent” the executioner and beheaded John (Mk 6:27)
Angel Gabriel “sent” to Mary (Lk 1:26) other apostelloe
Slide 14 : these individuals were apostelloe – sent
They were commissioned to act as representatives of the one sending
That makes them apostolos – apostles or apostolic
Summary : Apostles are those who are special delegates, authorized or commissioned with specific purposes and sent to represent and carry out transactions for the one authorizing and sending.
They are authorized or to us the dunamis or power of the one sending. Summary
Four Parts To Sending : Four Parts To Sending First, there is an ordered to go.
Secondly, they are sent with a commission or something intended for another.
Thirdly, the place of their sending or the operation of the commission is specific.
Fourth, the completion or manifestation of the duty is proof of the sending. 4
APPLICATION : APPLICATION As thou hast sent me into the world, even
so have I also sent them into the world Jn 17:18
He spoke to them again and said, "Peace
be with you. As the Father has sent me,
so I send you.” Jn 20:21 NLT
Apostolic is being commissioned as Jesus representative : Apostolic is being commissioned as Jesus representative
RESULTS : RESULTS World will believe who Jesus is Jn 17:21, 23, 25
Keys To Apostolic Authority : The keys to operating in Apostolic Authority:
Understand Who it is that sent us
Know His will
Have faith in Him, that he will do his will through us. Keys To Apostolic Authority
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