Moving in the Apostolic

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words, he has the power and authority to execute the plans and purposes of God. To execute means to put into effect, to carry out, to perform, to fulfill, to finish. The purposes of God will not be fulfilled or carried out without the apostolic ministry being restored to the Church. For too long the Church has tried to carry out the plan of God while ignoring this vital ministry. God calls the ravenous bird to execute His counsel. These are military generals and commanders who will mobilize the people of God for the fulfillment of God's purposes. They have an appetite and an authority to execute. We need people who do more than talk and sing. They must do and act. They have the ability to finish and complete the commissions given to them by the Lord. The apostolic Church must be quick in executing the plans of the Lord. The hawk moves swiftly; it does not take long to swoop down upon and devour its prey. The Church in the book of Acts experienced rapid movement, achieving tremendous breakthroughs in a short period of time. The move of God accelerated and gained momentum from Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost. Large numbers of believers were added to the Church quickly. This is the kind of anointing the Church will need in the last days to fulfill the Great Commission. There is much work to be done in a short period. The Lord desires to do a quick work. Prayer and the Apostolic Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest (Matt. 9:38). We are living in the midst of the greatest prayer revival the world has ever known. More people are praying for revival and global evangelism than ever before. Recent breakthroughs in the 10/40 Window—the geographical area between 10° and 40° north of the equator, ranging from west Africa to the Far East— have been attributed to this recent prayer movement. Prayer teams are visiting remote and isolated places to pray for the fulfillment of the Great Commission. Gateway cities are being targeted for prayer in nations with little or no Christian presence. God is stirring His people to pray around the world. What is