Moving in the Apostolic

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Moving in the Apostolic

new truths and birth new churches and ministries. Our Lord Jesus was a pioneer. The early apostles were pioneers. This pioneering spirit has been in the Church throughout history. Martin Luther was a pioneer. John Wesley was a pioneer. Every move of God in the past has had pioneers. How do we capture this pioneering spirit and keep it? Why do some get it only to lose it? If we understand what it is, we can better receive it, walk in it and keep it. The pioneering spirit is apostolic. God always desires to do a new thing, and He will use apostolic people to do it. Apostolic people have the ability to persevere in the face of opposition. They have the strength and mentality of a pioneer. The apostolic anointing will set the tone for your life and ministry. You will become a pioneering believer. You will invade and possess new territory—naturally and spiritually. Pioneers have a breakthrough anointing. The word "breakthrough" is defined as an act or instance of breaking through an obstruction; an offensive thrust that penetrates and carries beyond a defensive line in warfare. Pioneers have the ability to break through ignorance, fear and other obstacles that keep people from advancing. Apostolic ministry has the ability to penetrate the defenses set up by the powers of darkness. This is why God has set it to be first. Someone must break through first before any significant progress can be made. Someone must have the courage, ability and power to break through the obstacles set up by the enemy. Apostolic preaching and teaching has this penetrating power. There must be breakthroughs in finances, television, radio, publishing, building projects and other areas. We must be able to break through tradition, religion, ignorance, poverty, witchcraft, pride, rebellion and other obstacles. The apostle has the anointing to break through these things that people might be set free to walk in the truth. Nations, cities and regions are opened up to the gospel because of this breakthrough anointing. Without this anointing, these areas will remain closed to the truth. This is why it is so difficult to break through in some cities, nations or groups of