A Shift in Leadership

Apostolic Functions

and faith a person walks in, the more manifestations of the Spirit he/she will experience. Doubt and passivity will prevent you from walking in the fullness of your calling. Most ministers live and die without entering into all the phases of their ministry. Instead of exceeding their boundaries, many never explore and possess their God given perimeters. These gifts will be dormant until stirred up by faith (2 Timothy 1:6). Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thine habitations: spare not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes; For thou shalt break forth on the right hand and on the left; and thy seed shall inherit the Gentiles, and make the desolate cities to be inhabited. Isaiah 54:2-3 This is a prophetic word for this hour. It is time to enlarge the place of thy tent. Your tent represents your area of ministry. It is time to lengthen your cords and strengthen your stakes. God is calling you to a greater area of ministry. The areas mentioned in this book must be strengthened in the local church. It is up to the leaders to do the enlarging. To enlarge means to increase the capacity or scope of. It means to expand. Too many leaders are confining themselves to the four walls of a local church. Many will die within those walls if they do not enlarge. The move from the pastoral to the apostolic is an enlargement. It is an expansion that will result in a greater capacity to

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