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DEDICATION
Unto you, who are so 'poor in spirit' that God has now ordained
you to be 'rich in faith'...
Unto you, who have been gloriously called by God to the high
ministry of exhortation...
I salute you.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction .....................................................................................................
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Chapter 3: Imageries Of
Exhortation .....................................................................................................
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INTRODUCTION
Brother Haney began to share how he helped Brother Evander prepare for
that momentous fight. He spoke of how he assisted the man in beefing his
weight up, by introducing not only new weight training techniques, but also
keeping Brother Evander on a concentrated diet of specific foods and
vitamins. Brother Lee then went on to share how he helped his brother in
Christ mentally prepare for this great bout of fisticuffs.
I tell you now, I was never more impressed with Mr. Haney's calm demeanor
than when I observed him on television! I was even more impressed with the
character of love that this great and gentle giant of faith exhibited, as he
related how he was so used of the Lord Jesus to encourage Brother Evander
to pursue this particular world heavyweight championship title. It had been
reported by so many around the world that our Brother Evander was the
underdog in this boxing match. And yet, Brother Lee Haney never gave up
encouraging him.
So well did Lee Haney do what he had been called in to do, and so effectively
did Mr. Holyfield perform his task in the ring, that, to everyone's surprise,
Brother Evander walked away with the world championship! Now, isn't that
amazing? And, not only that, but, at the post press conference, once again,
Evander gave all honor and glory unto God for helping him win against
seemingly insurmountable odds! Praise God!
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positive' into us, and to ‘reprogram’ our nearly bankrupt soulish realms with
‘good’ and positive character-building statements!
Here they come, now, out of the fog, in the rain's unforgiving
downpour...
Somehow, they have managed to get ahead of the pack, but they look
so tired, wearied in mind, bodies straining to accomplish seemingly
unreachable goals, all at the risk expense of dehydration, exhaustion, and
near-death experiences! And yet somehow these soldiers of ‘no pain-no
gain’ trudge onward. Somehow, they amazingly muster up courage for the
task. So much is riding on their performance.. and they keep pressing
onward. It seems as though they sort of reach way down inside, to that inner
reserve to do that which, for so many others, seems humanly impossible!
And somehow, they just keep on a’ goin’. It's almost as if they have become
the prototype for the Everready battery!
Funny, when it seems that they have run out of all that they could ever
humanly possess, they begin to hear something in their ear. They look up
through sweat-filled, pain-induced tearful eyes, and there they are! Yes!
Yes, up ahead, to my left and right, on the side of this old forgotten road,
stands a smalls group of ecstatically screaming fans of mine... they're right
where I didn't even think to look! Now they see me, and they're going crazy
rooting for me!
Hey, isn't that my best friend James waving at me? Yeah, and isn't that my
main man David, lifting his voice and singing one of those wild and crazy
victory-songs? Yep, it sure is! I can even see old Mother Deborah, singing
her duet with Barak; there's apostle Paul grunting at me to keep at it..
pointing ahead of me and saying that the finish line was just ahead!
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the same blind man who just came away from Jesus with his sight restored?
Oh, my Lord, I think I can see the whole gang of God's cheerleaders in the
Bible.. lining up to exhort and to encourage me onward to the finish!
This type scenario is precisely what I shall endeavor to portray for you, in
terms of the unique position that the ministry of exhortation holds for both
the local and worldwide Body of Christ! In this short writing, I shall work to
present the ministry of exhortation as one extension of the ministry of the
Holy Spirit that is so vitally important for the very life of the Church of God
which is in Christ Jesus our Lord!
My expectation shall be made manifest as every one of you enter into this
wonderful ministry of shared encouragement, motivation, and prophetic
consolation!
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Isn't it also interesting to note that the ministry of exhortation was initially
introduced to the religious world by a man whose normal diet often consisted
of wild honey and locusts? [1] Believe it or not, this man of leather-girdled
wardrobe-wearing was actually walking in prophetic fulfillment![2] John the
Baptist's ministry mirrored that of his high apostolic-prophetic predecessor-
the prophet Elijah himself. So, our brother John was literally walking in and
doing the Book, aggressively fulfilling divine purpose for his life! Besides the
fact that John the Baptist exhibited a peculiarly unique style of deliverance
ministry, we must all admit that these drawing cards of his were quite
effective.
Question: What are you using nowadays to draw the world to Christ? Hmm...
Here is another side-note about the man we call John the Baptist: the very
mention of the peculiar name of 'John' in those days actually intimated God
Himself was directly involved in exhorting His own people! In a time when
prophetic utterances from the oracles of God's Presence had strangely grown
cold and silent for so long... here stands a rugged man of God, knee-deep in
the very river bed of the Jordan River, somewhere near to the ford called
Jabbok. There he stands, preaching with the fervor of a man on fire.
In a time when so many had thought that God had written them off, and
signed their lives over to a ruthless army of marauding demons, here stands
a man calling us to repentance. You see, John's name meant 'God is
gracious!'[3] Now, isn't that amazing? I think it is!
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Now, if you are not ready right now to accept a shifting upwards in ministry
areas in your life, you should challenge yourself right now to admit defeatism
and return to a life of minimized normalcy, visionary smallness, and socio-
religious mediocrity. But if you would dare yourself to believe in a God who
believes in Himself fully operating in you, then you must prepare yourself to
‘-lay aside every weight, and the sin that doth so easily beset you,’ and cast
off all restraints of carnal or imposed restraints!
Child of God, you must prepare to take one giant ‘Leap of Faith,’
and ask God the Spirit of the Lord to safely ‘ferry’ you to that safe
haven of totally trusting God for all things! Think you can do that? I
believe that you can!
God is calling you out from the maddening crowds of skepticism and fear and
intimidation into the bright glory of His Profound Presence and Power! My
friend, others may not believe it, but, Saint of God… this is Your Season
to Rise and Shine! Why? For The Glory Of The Lord Has Shone Upon
You!
Now let us see what can be grasped concerning the ministry of exhortation
within the context of the ministry of John the Baptist!
CONCLUSIONS:
A. The Ministry of Exhortation is a ministry that includes:
• Personally incubating the Word of God;
• Carefully releasing the Word of God in a divinely-timed manner;
• Much prayer and intercession for all men; and
• Assisting in the preparation of all hearts to hear and receive the
Words of Christ!
B: The Ministry of Exhortation is:
• Both very humbling and simultaneously joyous;
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Exhortation, Therefore:
• Births excitement and expectancy in all who hear (v. 15a).
• Rebuilds trust in God-sent ministry (v.15b).
• Has purpose, in that it turns all hearts to the Lord Jesus Christ
(v.16-17)
• Helps provide answers to some of life's most perplexing questions
(v.10, 12, 14a).
• Ought to be given gently, wisely and generously! (v, 18)
I want you to know that I am not attempting to use literary or poetic license
to start some strange cult of folk running around, carelessly oblivious to the
obvious norms of life in Christ! What I am saying is, that, if the ministry of
exhortation was introduced by John the Baptist, and ratified by none greater
than Jesus Christ Himself, need we look for any greater confirmation as to
the place and purpose of exhortation in the Body of Christ?
Did not Jesus Himself refer to the greatness of John's ministry and all that it
entailed when He was recorded as saying in St. Luke 7:26-28, saying:
‘But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? Yea, I say unto you, and much
more than a prophet. This is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my
messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. For I
say unto you, Among those that are born of women there is not a greater
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prophet then John the Baptist: but that is least in the kingdom of God is
greater than he.’
Though He referenced this saying to that of that which was written in Malachi
chapter three, even Jesus highly respected the style, the effectiveness, and
the clarity of John's ministry! This also included the ministry of exhortation!
And with that being said, let’s press in on the concept, definitions, and
associations of exhortation!
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The word exhortation is introduced to our thirsty minds with no regard to our
own ignorance to its inherent worth. In fact, because the Lord allowed it to
be revealed in such a peculiar way, this word, in itself, is cause for us to take
special care in how we address its significance!
Note: If exhortation and the season for revelatory discovery was that
important to God at that particular time, then, surely and most certainly, it
behooves us to delve untiringly into the hidden treasures of God's Mind to
ferret out its intrinsic value to us and to the Church at large!
Now that we have assessed the history of this word exhortation, we may
safely conjecture that exhortation is basically the ability of one to get
close enough to another and to enthusiastically urge that individual
onward towards greatness by a series of challenges, cheers,
commands, and encouragement!
Now if we were to scratch a bit deeper under the general terra firma of the
foundation and reasoning for operating in the spirit of exhortation, we would
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As we have noted these two verses in Isaiah chapter 40, we first notice that
we have entered into the second section of this great and masterfully written
book of prophecy. In contrast to the dark judgments of the preceding
chapters, here, beginning with verse one of chapter forty, we are almost
stunned by the blatant brilliance of a new light that suddenly breaks forth
upon us! It shines with the light of God's Promise of Restoration! And,
though the prophet has already pronounced God's inevitable chastisement
by judgment upon rebellious children of Israel, Isaiah is yet inspired by the
Holy One of Israel to pronounce a brighter day of coming comfort and
restoration and joyful satisfaction!
Please allow me to stop right here and inform you of something vitally
important...
The ministry of prophetic exhortation urges one onward toward a prophetic
fulfillment of the Word of God!
Note: If the exhorter does not believe that which the Spirit of God has just
released and is presently speaking, there will hardly ever be an overall
conviction in the heart of the hearer to heed, believe and obey that same
prophetic sprinkling! Though it is the ‘Vox Deos’ (the Voice of God)
speaking, we must be careful to remember that His Words are being
released through lips of flesh yet learning to yield to the ministry of the Holy
Ghost!
• Precious exhorter, may you continuously endeavor with all fervor to
be a ready, yielded and obedient vessel of utterance through whom
God may show His Omnipotent Wonders through!
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Concerning ‘The Bowels’: You will notice that the word ‘bowels’ is readily
seen in both the Old and New Testaments:
OT: ‘meah’ [Hebrew] ‘to be soft.’ The word ‘meah’ was used only in the
plural, giving a general definition of ‘the intestines’; or, collectively, meaning
‘the abdomen’, which also carried the meaning of ‘sympathy.’
• By implication, ‘meah’ means ‘a vest.’
• By extension, this Hebrew word meant ‘the stomach.’
• ‘Meah’ also meant ‘the heart’, ‘the belly’, and even ‘the womb’!
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Now, with all of that in mind, let us turn to these next few scriptures and
receive some fresh new insight in Philippians 1:3; 2:1; Colossians 3:12;
Philemon 7, 12, 20; 1 John 3:17.
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So many soldiers of the Lord are returning from ground zero combat
with the enemy, and need healing and restoration. They have looked
the enemy in the eye so long, until as they come off the battlefield, they
might think your advances toward them are oppositional; but you must
persevere with wisdom! Some of our ministers and ministries on the
forefront have fought and struggled and warred so intensely until they
haven’t noticed that their artillery is running low, their moral is anemic, and
their warfare is losing its punch! No one has told them that they need to
bivouac for a while, to stop and recuperate and allow their souls, minds, and
bodies, their families and their ministries receive a spiritual resuscitation.
Friend, God is championing a new cause in the Body, and that cause
is aiding His Spirit in restoring, refitting, reviving, healing, blessing,
and anointing afresh those who have given their all to follow Christ
wherever that assignment is! The Lord is calling on every Word-filled
believer to step forward and cheer to victory on those who are out on the
field of combat. Others are being called forth to initiate intense, personal
restoration surgery of the souls of these mighty warriors in the faith! God is
using many in-house ministers to pour in oil and wine through teaching,
prophetic exhortation, intercession and supplication for these saints of the
Most High. There are yet others whom the Spirit is inspiring to write songs,
prose, and other theatric releases that help in the healing process for our
brothers and sisters in Christ! Now which of these companies are you a part
of? Which of these is God calling you to serve Him in?
You must continue to pour in oil and wine, singing and speaking and
making declarations over them! You cannot stop ‘treating them’
with the love of God: there is great reward just ahead for you. And,
that reward is celebrating our compatriots’ recovery and restoration to full
strength so that the Church may move forward with renewed vigor and
courage! Yes, the very ministry of restoration, healing and wholeness… the
very season of God sharing His heart and desire with us is right upon us! My
Lord, what do we do?
You must understand that the ministry of the Holy Spirit by exhortation will
never quite be finished, until we see He who is perfect and entire, until we
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cast our sights upon He who is the Hope of Glory, yes, until we see for
ourselves our reigning Prince of Life and Peace, Jesus Christ Himself!
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When we read of the bowels of God's mercies in the Bible, three rather vivid
images flash before us:
1. The first glimpse is that of a healthy young married man, he,
who has just excitedly caught a glimpse of his newly-wed bride, as she
prepares to receive him as his wife for the very first time! The deep
fountains of his love wells up within him. Anatomically, it almost hurts
him to have to wait to enjoy her intimate company, and to passionately
embrace her and intertwine his greatness with her glorious submission.
NOTE:
This imagery speaks of the sovereignty of God and the submission
of the Church to Him.
This imagery is that of Stimulation And Preparation.
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Let me park right here for a moment and share what I believe is the
difference between what mercy and grace are to the children of God:
• Mercy is what you receive even though you don’t deserve it
• Grace is what you receive because you deserve it!
What Jesus said was already flowing from the heart of God,
and issuing forth from mouth of His dear Son!
Believe it or not, but, as God had already considered your present situation,
His Son Jesus has just been moved by the very bowels of God’s compassion!
He is now ready to speak a heavy word unto your light affliction! You see,
Your Situation Is Not Critical; It’s Only Pivotal In The Mind And Eye
Of God!
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SO... ARE YOU READY TO HEAR WHAT THE SPIRIT IS SAYING TO YOU?
Listen: The Holy Spirit is preparing to impregnate the barren areas of your
spiritual womb with life! New Life! So, as one exhorter to another, I say
unto you that God is ready to plant the good seed of the living
prophetic Word of God into the world through you! Now... the real
question is... Are you ready?
We have all been baptized into one body, and have all been made to drink
into one Spirit!
AS WE ALL HAVE EXPERIENCED NEW LIFE FROM THE SAME SOURCE, SO
ALSO OUGHT OUR PASSION, MISSION, AND JOY BE THE SAME! AMEN? AMEN!
4. Not to be busybodies in others' affairs, and to work for the cause of Christ!
(1 Peter 4:15)
Scripture References:
[1] 1 Peter 2:21-22
[2] 1 Corinthians 12:12-14
[3] Psalms 138:2
[4] Proverbs 15:23; 25:11
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Now, as you well know, people tend to hover in cliques, cackling and
whispering about others they may deem lower on the social totem-pole of
affluence than themselves. I am sure that Timothy had been the subject of
much chiding and snide remarks by these same individuals, whether those
derogatory statements were muttered under breath or in face to face
confrontation!
And yet, the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the love of God continued to move
Timothy to no end. It had to have been an awesome task of mind for this
bright young man to even fathom the thought of Jesus' efficacious and
unbiased sacrifice of Himself upon the cross for someone as battered and
belittled as he! So, it was, by God's wise design, to initially transform the
very life of one named Saul of Tarsus before He would use this Paul of Rome
to carefully approach and win the confidence and soul of young Timothy to
Christ. It was Paul’s careful ministry of the gospel of Jesus Christ that won
Timothy. And, surely, the ministry of exhortation had to operate through
Paul at times in order to bring Timothy to the feet of Jesus.
In any case, here we sit next to our brother Timothy as he begins to eagerly
share what was on the heart of Paul concerning himself. Mind you, it was
this same much-maligned, much-whispered about Timothy that Paul had in
fact surprisingly turned around and left in charge of the churches in Ephesus
and in Asia Minor. Though Paul had desired to visit Timothy (3:13; 4:13), he
wisely sent this letter instead, in hopes that it would help guide him in the
proper conduct of his pastoral responsibilities.
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Verses 7-13 gave Timothy all that was needed in order to fulfill that to which
he had been appointed. So many think they are going to receive in quite
peculiar proportions an anointing such as the world has never known. If that
were the case, then God would have to deny having given Jesus Christ the
highest place of exaltation by virtue of His perfect obedience and utter
submission to the Father's Will!
QUICK STUDY:
St. John 3:31-34 reads as thus:
‘He that cometh from above is above all; he that is of the earth is earthly,
and speaketh of the earth; he that cometh from heaven is above all. And
what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth; and no man receiveth his
testimony. He that hath received his testimony hath set his seal to this, that
God is true. For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God; for God
giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him.’
NOTE: If you would just read this passage again this time without the
italicized words, you just might receive fresh new insight concerning what is
now being offered you right now!
‘For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God; for God giveth not
the Spirit by measure.’
May we all learn to remain humble, not seeking undue glories, not reaching
for more than that which we are able to maintain in righteousness through
Christ! We would all do well to follow Timothy's example:
You see, by the time of the writing of 1 Timothy 4:13, exhortation had
become a by-word for excitable preaching!
Also notice, if you will, how sound doctrine was actually to follow
exhortation, in terms of word ministry protocol! This was to be done
in the assembly of the congregation amongst the saints of God in the
churches!
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It is from this biblical example that we may now safely say this:
THE MINISTRY OF EXHORTATION HELPS PREPARE HEARTS FOR
ANOTHER DISPENSATIONAL RELEASE OF THE PROPHETIC WORD OF
GOD! [2]
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In general, all word-based ministries ought operate in one of these three (3)
areas:
1. Edification: ‘Oikdome’ architecture; (concretely) structure; also
confirmation
(the process of building).
2. Exhortation: ‘Paraklesis’ imploration by comfort and consolation.
3. Comfort: ‘Paramuthia’ to comfort by encouragement and relating to;
to initiate, to teach,
and to instruct by story!
We notice here, how there is a holy order in the house of God, even as
it relates to the efficiency of the ministry of the spoken word.
God does not desire nor does He condone confusion or misrepresentation of
any sort in His House! As He is the God of Peace [1], so likewise is His House
a place of sublime peace, comfort, restoration, and spiritual rest. Therefore,
when we minister by way of exhortation, our primary purpose and mission is
to assist the ministry of the Holy Ghost in the preservation of the Church!
Hence, we have also learned that..
This is a very good picture of what happens when God's people have been
exhorted to do the work of the ministry!
Now let's look a bit further! Note: Please read Nehemiah 4:6, 9-11, 16; 6:15-
16.
‘So built we the wall; and the wall was joined together unto the half thereof;
for the people had a mind to work. Nevertheless we made our prayer unto
our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them. And
Judah said, The strength of the bearers of burdens is decayed, and there is
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much rubbish; so that we are not able to build the wall. And our adversaries
said, They shall not know, neither see, till we come in the midst among
them, and slay them , and cause the work to cease. And it came to pass
from that time forth, that the half of my servants wrought in the work, and
the other half of them held both the spears, the shields and the bows, and
the habergeons; and the rulers were behind all the house of Judah. [They
which builded on the wall, and they that bare burdens, with those that laded,
every one with one of his hands wrought in the work, and with the other
hand held a weapon.] So the wall was finished in the twenty and fifth day of
the month Elul, in fifty and two days. And it came to pass, that when all our
enemies heard thereof, and all the heathen that were about us saw there
things, they were much cast down in their own eyes; for they perceived that
this work was wrought of our God.’
Sounds kind of like what an exhorter does, amen? Amen! So in keeping with
this chapter's theme, I must remind you of a few things:
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If left alone to do its malicious work, these demonic devices can wreak havoc
upon an unsuspecting group of souls! You see, pride unchecked and a
swollen ego often go hand in hand with moral decadence and societal
disassociation. Emotional detachment is soon to follow.
This is somewhat how pride can infest even the most hallowed halls of
churchdom, where it may breed in-house church classism, dissension, cultic
division and satanic dynasties. Spirits of elitism, imperialism, local church
isolationism, flesh-run ministries also begin to manifest. If no
intercessional supplications be made unto God, you can rest
assured that those particular type church structures will start to
wear away!
These things can easily be detected and identified where there are cliques,
and individuals looking down upon one another with disdain; sometimes a
supremist or elitist attitude pervades church business meetings rather than
the leader allowing the Spirit of God to lead and guide everyone with all
carefulness and wise instruction.
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Exhortation is also part and parcel of the mortar that God uses to bind
the Body of Christ together.
As lively stones, His joy is fulfilled as we are built up a holy habitation for His
perpetual indwelling!
Q: So, what is the fine line that exists between exaltation and
exhortation?
A: The fine line that exists between exaltation and exhortation is
two-fold:
1. The fruit of the Spirit called temperance, and..
2. An eager attitude towards joyful obedience to the Spirit of God
through Christ Jesus!
DANGER! WARNING!
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Some would have you believe that if you have a love for all good people in
the world, that it qualifies you to exhort God's people! Not so! Good morals
and community status is not a shoe-in for being an exhorter! It's really not
who you know, but Who's you are! Materialism and egotism don't cut it with
the Spirit of truth! What the Lord expects from you is your expectation of
Him in you making impact in another's impoverished life! Now, I ask you
pointedly, Can You Handle Being God's Property?
Church, God is looking for a few good people! People who are not ashamed
of Him, His love, nor His Son!
God is looking for true worshippers, those with an outwardly expressed
unfeigned love for Him, and an undeniable, unshakable faith in His Word!
The Captain of the Lord's hosts has just summoned you to become one of
God's cheerleaders for the Army of believers in this last great day battle for
the faith!
Now I ask you, what could you do to inspire the Church to ‘greater
works than these..’?
Now, with all of this exaltation and exhortation going on around us, another
question arises from the pale shadows of our minds:
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The first thing to learn about hearing the voice of the Holy Spirit
is that...
1. You must learn how to give God audience with you!
So many spend more time in prayer telling God all that they are need of,
rather than spending time in His Presence, waiting for and listening to all
that God desires to share with them! If we spent the same amount of time
letting God invest in us as we do giving Him an earful of what we are
presently impregnated with in this ‘realm of cognitive materialism and one-
upmanship called the earth, I am sure that we would be the better for His
time with us!
Hearing the voice of the Holy Spirit also includes learning how to
cancel out every negative image, sound, and sense of the Enemy
from around you. Satan does his greatest work once he has distracted you
from your intended purpose for God! Enchantment, enticement,
covetousness, greed, environmental coercions and entrapment are all ploys
wielded by the devil and his imps to coerce you into those mystical realms of
temptation, sin, and death! So, my friend, do your best to learn how to
hear, discern, and obey the voice of the Holy Spirit! After all, even
Jesus said that He would lead and guide you into all truth!
• And.. if you could somehow find some time, would you please let the
devil know that you're armed and dangerous? That the Word is nigh
you, even in your mouth?
• Would you also tell Satan that you just found out that you are on a
divine assignment, and that his impending judgment is hinging on
whether you will apply the blood of Jesus, speak the name of the Lord,
and claim the anointing of the Holy One of Israel as your own?
• Would you warn your enemy that the weapons of your warfare are not
carnal, but they are mighty to the pulling down of strongholds, and
that you are well able to fight the good fight of faith?
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Now, if you would only just begin there, I believe that God is going to be well
pleased with you this very moment! I tell you what - Why don't we just stop
right here and begin to worship the Lord? Let’s do it!
When you can talk to yourself using the Word of God as your mirror for true
character, things will quickly begin to change around you!
Talking to yourself does not mean that you are bordering on some thin
line of dementia, irrational behavior, problematic neurotica, nor
schizophrenia… No, this type ‘talk’ is really dealing with the issue of the
occupation of the seat of dominion and authority in your life as you now
know it.
Only a king can decree a thing into existence in their specific sphere
of influence!
• Whoever is 'king' over you at any given moment has been given
authority to decree into your life for that particular season!
• If you, as the reigning authority in your personal sphere of influence,
were to come into alliance or covenant with another king greater than
yourself, then that king would then be bound by His own oath or
promise to do whatever it takes in order for you to prosper and be in
health! That king is bound to his own word over you!
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On the next page you will find a number of scriptures that you may speak
over yourself:
Note: Please write a short Statement of Revelatory Confession after you have
read each passage.
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Psalm 34:
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Psalm 49:3:
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Psalm 51:15:
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Psalm 62:
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Psalm 63:
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Ephesians 1:
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Jeremiah 1:1-8:
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Isaiah 60:
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Joel 1-2:
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Amos 9:
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Revelation 20-22:
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As the psalmist wrote, all our eyes wait upon Him in His courts, and there is
nothing that He would desire us to do that will bring detriment to our life or
others in Him.
His Word is auspicious; His Counsel is august; His Decree is altruistic, and His
Handiwork is unparalleled! His timing is accurate, and His mysteries
incomparable! Glory! What a great God we serve!
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A. Exhorters are:
• Daily prayer warriors.
• To exhibit a daily display of encouragement to others.
• To exhort because they themselves have been exhorted by the Holy
Spirit and,
• To yearn for the truth, and to humbly accept biblical, Christian, and
social responsibility, as they are given opportunity to express the
truth!
Listen.. So much is called for of those who minister by exhortation; and yet,
the Spirit of the Lord has called them unto this peculiarly wonderful ministry!
He has challenged them to be examples of faith amongst their fellow soldiers
and comrades-in-arms of the faith.
There are five general levels and stratas of the ministry exhortation
that should be explored.
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Of course, none of this type ministry would be possible, if it were not for the
administration of the Holy Spirit manifesting the Wisdom of God through
Christ as He directs His Body through these turbulent times!
The Greek word for Comforter is ‘parakletos’, which means ‘An Intercessor,
Consoler, Advocate, and Comforter!’
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Does this remind you of what you’ve been doing ever since you
could remember but didn’t know what it was?
You see, as a result of this new knowledge, I can optimistically assume these
next few statements:
A. Exhortation is a part of the ministry of consolation.
B. The ministry of exhortation is a by-product of the ministry of the Holy
Spirit.
C. The ministry of exhortation includes a number of the gifts of the
Spirit, such as the word of knowledge, discernment of spirits, and
prophecy. [5]
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Well, why don't we stop and bless the Lord right now for His great mercy,
comfort, strength, and encouragement measured unto us? Come on and
bless the Lord for what the Spirit of God is saying to you right now! Praise
Him!!
With these notes, you can agree that exhortation has many facets,
dimensions, and dynamics of expression hidden within! This only goes to
prove just how pristine the Wisdom of God is, when it comes to how He
expresses His concern for us! Hallelujah!
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The purpose of what you have been exposed to in this book is nothing more
than a ready arsenal of scriptures you can use to train your spirit to engage
in the art of ‘cheering others on’ in the name of the Lord! For so many of us,
we have not done so only to the detriment of watching our brothers and
sisters in Christ fall through the cracks of porous, unconcerned, selfish
ministry houses.
When I talk of porous ministry houses, I am reminding you of the fact that
some ministries are more concerned with filling pews than they are filling the
believer. Some places of ministry are so desperate to be recognized as a
mega-church, that they have almost lost sight on ministering to the least of
these our Heavenly Father’s dear children. They’ve got programs galore, but
limited spiritual progress. My wife and I have witnessed watching some of
television’s church leaders being publicly embarrassed because they
couldn’t even tell who they own local members while standing in front of
thousands.
I know that you may think that the church world is doing fine; but in general,
the overall church world is suffering losses left and right. Many pastors and
their wounded spouses disappear into oblivion because we failed to
recognize warning signs that they were tiring of serving God’s people without
a reprieve or rest! There have even been some gifted preachers and pastors
‘switch-hit’ (leave the gift-office God called them to and operate illegally in
another area of ministry for which they were never called nor trained)!
Most of our corporate losses are due to our inability to cover and encourage
those whom God is using on the forefront of the advance of His Kingdom
here on planet earth. As a result, injuries are plenteous while emotional and
spiritual healings are minimal!
Church leaders have had to deal with immature believership and support
ministers with their own agendas for so long that no one notices that our
pastors need a break!
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So, before the enemy consumes you any further with error and blame,
simply stop right now, make your move to the altar in the church, and meet
God for yourself! Ask Him for a refreshing, for new joy, for a renewed attitude
to serve, and for the fire to return to your belly for the things of God!
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Dear gift ministry of God, it’s time for all of us to take a break!
I know that this seems like such a tough pill to swallow, especially since all
you’re doing right now is trying to get through this course of instruction so
you can receive your degree, I must respect the dictates of the Holy Spirit
and remind you that, once again, you are not your own, that you’ve been
bought with a heavy price – even the priceless Blood of our Savior, Jesus
Christ! There is nothing you would not want to do for Christ now! After all
that He has done for each and every one of us, we should all be doing all we
can to please the Father and represent the Son in our service!
Listen: The church world thinks that healings and deliverances are fantastic
moments of the invasion of God into our closeted church services. While in
one aspect this is true, God wants me to admonish every one to revisit the
entire concept of this unique support ministry called the ministry of
exhortation. The reason for you to revisit the ministry concept of exhortation
is vital to the overall health and force of the Body of Christ is that your
ministry of exhortation is being viewed as symbolically ‘cheering’ your fellow
brothers and sisters in Christ on to greater works for God!
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On the next two pages I want to give you a scriptural view of what
every weary warrior is going to experience when they submit to this
time of resting, inspection, deep surgery, healing, cleansing,
restoration, renewal and refinement. When you read it, these scriptures
will prepare you to be an example of love to them.
Listen: God is not calling you to judge them in their time of
quietness and searching; He is not calling you to whip them into what you
want them to be! No, God is calling you to encourage their desire to seek
after more of God; He is calling you to release words that will create
atmospheres of anticipatorial excitement, the kind of atmosphere in
which new vision is born, Kingdom strategies are birthed and displayed, and
in which unique empowerments and anointings are going to come from the
Holy One, even the Lord Most High! So, Servant of the Most High God,
are you ready to pour in oil and wine to those coming off the battle field
for a while? Servant of God, are you ready to bless and not curse, to
give and not take? Are you ready to come into mutual covenantal
agreement with your spiritual leadership, not curse your leader and
divide the flock with poison and slander?
Please understand that as the time grows short for global impact with
the gospel of the Kingdom, so does the impact of your words
increase! As you press into God for his instruction and guidance from the
Holy Spirit, so also will He impart to you what He expects you to share with
your spiritual leader! While no one book or treatise will suffice to cover such
an expansive subject as that of exhortation, It has been my honor and duty
to at least whet your spiritual appetite as to begin this journey into the very
heart of God to learn how to encourage and bless those whom God is using
in the last and evil days!
After I write this scriptural exhortation for all leaders to seek God, I will then
share how you can exhort and encourage God’s warriors in your local
church! I will conclude in chapter nine a personal word of apostolic
exhortation for you! You may use it as a model for what God is releasing you
into!
Ezekiel 8:1-4 says, “And it came to pass in the sixth year, in the sixth month,
in the fifth day of the month, as I sat in mine house, and the elders of Judah
sat before me, that the hand of the LORD God fell there upon me. Then I
beheld, and lo a likeness as the appearance of fire: from the appearance of
his loins even downward, fire; and from his loins even upward, as the
appearance of brightness, as the color of amber. And he put forth the
form of a hand, and took me by a lock of mine head; and the spirit
lifted me up between the earth and the heaven, and brought me in
the visions of God to Jerusalem, to the door of the inner gate that
looketh toward the north; where was the seat of the image of jealousy, which
provoketh to jealousy. And behold the glory of the God of Israel was
there, according to the vision that I saw in the plain.” Ezekiel 8:1-4
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“After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and
the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with
me; which said, Come up hither, and I will show thee things which
must be hereafter. And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold,
a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne. And he that
sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a
rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald. Revelation
4:1-3
“And when the LORD saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him
out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I.
And he said, draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet,
for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground. Morever he said, I
am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God
of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.”
Exodus 3:4-6
“In the year that king Uzziah died, I saw also the LORD sitting upon a
throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple. Above it
stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face,
and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly. And one cried
unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts: the whole
earth is full of his glory. And the posts of the door moved at the voice of
him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke. Isaiah 6:1-4
“And round about the throne were four and twenty seats: and upon the seats
I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had
on their heads crowns of gold. And out of the throne proeceded lightnings
and thunderings and voices: and there were seven lamps of fire burning
before the throne, which are the seven spirits of God. Revelation 4:4-5
Yet heard I the voice of his words: and when I heard the voice of his words,
then was I in a deep sleep on my face, and my face toward the ground. And,
behold, a hand touched me, which set me upon my knees and upon the
palms of my hands. And he said, O Daniel, a man greatly beloved,
understand the words that I speak unto thee, and stand upright: for unto
thee am I now sent. And when he had spoken this word unto me, I stood
trembling. Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that
thou didst et thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy
God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words.” Daniel
10:9-12
All of these passages are designed to reveal that God moved upon each of
them in strategic seasons in order to strategically impart an upgrade in
Kingdom-strategy for Kingdom-advancement! The fact that there is a major
shift in strategies for Kingdom advancement.
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God is calling some of leaders off the road and away from prying
eyes and the scrutiny of men to a place in Him that they’ve never
encountered before! The reason for this calling away is His way of
preserving His best without compromising Kingdom positions in the
earth realm!
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Can you think of any other things the Holy Spirit has shown you that
His Warriors have had to face?
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There have been many wounds to our brothers and sisters in Christ, but few
have gone to them to speak healing and render restoration to them! How
doe heal what you never hurt, and restore what you never stole? God is
giving us that answer through this word I give unto you?
This is the time when you can help ‘correct the distorted image’ of how the
Church deals with broken and bruised, wounded and weary warriors of our
faith!
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As this time of my sharing with you draws to a temporary close, I must take
the liberty to reinforce my concern for those many churches that are rapidly
growing cold and insensitive to both God and His people. Some ministries
are even growing dangerously distant from the beckoning hand of God, and
are bordering on total spiritual bankruptcy! Still others are now found
drinking the lukewarm waters of mediocrity and vanity, and going about
spewing evidences of a morally constipated lifestyle!
I am even more amazed at these same people when I enter into these
various places of so-called houses of worship and praise. And, without being
recognized by these congregations, I often go to these places seeking to
simply enjoy a corporate fellowship with God our Father in another
atmosphere other my own at our local assembly.. only to find the ushers and
greeters pulling 'double-duty' for all those who so quietly anchor themselves
in their favorite pews of bridled indifference, knowing full well that God has
placed His 'bowels of mercies and compassion' within their wombs, and
stirred them to encourage someone! And yet they sit.
My God! What has become of us? Are we not proud to be called the blessed
of the Lord? Are we not excited when others receive bounty from the Father
of us all? Where is our joy? And, who is going to give us an encouraging
word from the Lord when it is time for us to receive from Him?
I pray that this handbook would re-ignite the fires of your hot love for the
people of God, whether they be rich or poor, bond or free, high or low,
mighty or weak, happy or sad, great or small, whether in Him or on their way
back to Him! I pray that you receive such a burning within for them, whether
they are in fellowship at your ministry, church, organization or otherwise;
whether they worshipping the Lord over here with us or elsewhere. It ought
not really matter to you from now on! You, my beloved warrior and exhorter
of God, you should be on fire for God at all times!
In closing this chapter, I want to share just a few more things with
you:
The ministry of exhortation has a general message that runs course
throughout the whole of the Holy Bible: “Be of good courage, and he will
strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the Lord!” [Psalm 31:24]
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On a more personal note, how about this one: “Wait on the LORD: Be of good
courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: Wait, I say, on the Lord!”
[Psalm 27:14]
You see, in order for you to effectively go forth in true exhortation, you, my
friend, must yourself be encouraged! You, too, must experience first-hand
the joys of hearing and receiving a fresh new encouragingly exciting word
from the Lord! And with that being said, allow me to say with as much
‘oomph’ and as much gusto as I can possibly muster up within me...
You see...
GOOD CHEER IS THE SWEET WINE OF EXHORTATION!
How is this so? Because joy is the most recently squeezed fresh grape of the
True Vine of God’s daily delight and desire! Is the joy of the Lord your
strength? Then you have tasted of the sweet wine of exhortation!
DEAR EXHORTER
OF GOD’S DELIGHT
DO YOU
NEED
A
TASTE?
Friend, I have just perceived that our Father has just squeezed some grapes
from His Heavenly Vine, and you are about to not only ‘taste’ but ‘share’ the
sweet wine of exhortation from your own life!
Oh, Saint of God, you are hereby called unto the excellency of the ministry of
exhortation!
Now what you need are a few words to meditate upon as you prepare
yourself before God and the leadership of your church!
This next list of phrases that Jesus used ought to soon become so ingrained
in you, until every time you open your mouth, all that will spring forth will be
a fresh river of scripture-exhortations! See if you recognize any of these:
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I can even see Jesus putting on His exhorter's uniform and saying:
• And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God.
Again, listen to what Jesus said by way of exhortation to the entire church
world:
• Fear not, little flock, for it your Father's good pleasure to give you the
kingdom.
• These things have I spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace.
In the world ye
shall have tribulation: But be of good cheer: I have overcome the
world.
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Even heaven joins in and gives credence to the ministry of exhortation, when
John the Revelator stumbles on to an awesome sight and sound! Just read
Revelation chapter 19, and then dare to do exactly what it said! Go ahead,
and use it as an exhorter’s exercise right now!!!
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It is my humble prayer before God that I have done sufficient justice to the
subject matter granted me by Him for this present time. I pray that you will
take this simple recipe for receiving and administering God’s comfort, solace,
strength, challenge and encouragement to the Church, and begin to apply it
to and through your life! Since no one person is a master of the Word of God
on any particular subject, I do humbly thank the Lord for sharing a portion of
His treasures with such a one as I!
What a glorious honor and privilege it has been to feast at the Master's Table
with you!
Pastors are stumbling under the weight of lone ministry. Singers are trading
in their anointing for appointments, and musicians are losing their touch with
the veritable reality and necessity of having God in their lives! Ushers are
growing increasingly ‘cold’, and those who are presently living in perversion
are now becoming too bold! ‘Baby saints’ are fainting in this day, and some
older saints are now sadly ‘falling by the way!’ What are we to do, Lord?
Shall we throw up our hands and resign the Body of Christ to emptiness and
vanity, simply because no one would simply learn to exhort one another?
Why, No!
As you may well have noticed on the cover of this book, there is a phrase
that, in my estimation of spiritual and natural parallelisms, best describes
those who minister by way of exhortation. The image portrayed is that of a
cheerleader! Oh, yes, I know that it doesn't seem right to call you a
cheerleader for God’s Army, for God’s Team, but that is exactly what the
Lord impressed upon me to call those who do dare to exhort! Therefore, I
am going to call you one of God’s own cheerleaders!
Now.. I don't want you to think that you are in this thing alone, so I will now
put on my own spiritual cheerleader's outfit, and encourage you to ‘do the
work of the ministry!’
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whatsoever your hands find to do (in His behalf), do it with a full and
joyous heart!
So... Get ready now, because you are about to be exhorted and
encouraged like never before!
Listen: To every exhorter, I want to personally take the time to thank God for
you!
Who knows, maybe it was you whom the Lord awakened in the night and had
you pray for me! Maybe it was written in the postcard that you sent me. Or,
could it have been that silent financial blessing that came to me just in the
nick of time? Well, I take this time out to thank you for your sacrifice and
obedience to the mandate to intercede for me as well as so many others in
need of shelter from the Holy Spirit!
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“YOU SHALL NOT DIE, BUT LIVE, AND DECLARE THE WORKS OF THE
LORD!”
I pray the Breath of God into your very being right now!
I come into direct agreement with the Spirit of God, and call forth a
time of refreshing for you!
I entice you to feast on manna, eat heaven's corn, share angels' milk, and
drink deep of the Holy Spirit!
I also pray that God would so overwhelm your life with the waves of
His Love; that you would find yourself washed up upon the not-too-distant
shores of His Vision for His people and for you!
From your ‘other brother’ in Christ, until the End... pray for me...
Apostle A. E. Matthews!
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You must continue to pour in ______ and ________, singing and speaking and
making ________________________ over them!
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When we read of the bowels of God's mercies in the Bible, three rather vivid
images flash before us:
1. The first glimpse is that of a healthy young married man.
This imagery is that of S_______________ And
P______________________.
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The end-result of all right and proper exhortation is as quoted from Acts
27:22, that- “there shall be ______________________ of any man’s life among
you-!”
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In general, all word-based ministries ought operate in one of these three (3)
areas:
1. Edification: ‘Oikdome’ architecture; (concretely) _________________;
also confirmation
(the process of _________________).
2. Exhortation: ‘Paraklesis’ imploration by _____________ and consolation.
3. Comfort: ‘Paramuthia’ to comfort by ______________________________
and relating to;
to initiate, to teach, and to instruct by __________.
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Exhortation is also part and parcel of the _________ God uses to bind the Body
of Christ together.
The fine line that exists between exaltation and exhortation is two-fold:
1. The fruit of the Spirit called _____________________, and..
3. You have got to learn how to declare Kingdom ____________ and Divine
____________ to yourself!
Don't be too surprised now, but your verbiage, your communication, your
______________-__________ will start to make greater impact in your life as well
as in the lives of others.
There are three (3) ‘kings’ (or ruling authorities) who have the ability to
‘reign’ in your life:
[1] __________ [2] __________, and [3] __________
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Only a king can _________ a thing into existence in their specific sphere of
__________________!
Now, write down at least five scripture passages for your personal meditation
as an exhorter:
1. _________________________________
2. _________________________________
3. _________________________________
4. _________________________________
5. _________________________________
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There are five general levels and stratas of the ministry exhortation
that should be explored.
1. P____________________ Exhortation
2. I____________________ Exhortation
3. C____________________Exhortation
4. P____________________ Exhortation
5. P____________________ Exhortation
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Name at least four (4) things that you can do to help God’s Warriors:
1. _______________________________________________
2. _______________________________________________
3. _______________________________________________
4. _______________________________________________
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What does this next phrase look optically like to you, and hoes it have any
significance to you?
DEAR EXHORTER OF GOD’S DELIGHT, DO YOU NEED A
TASTE?
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Write down three (3) phrases Jesus used in His ministry on earth that are
words of exhortation:
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1. ____________________________________________________________________
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2. ____________________________________________________________________
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3. ____________________________________________________________________
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Please write down your personal observations and feelings when you read
this chapter.
My Personal Observations:
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Apostle Matthews now serves on several apostolic councils, executive and apostolic
presbytery boards of theological institutes, schools, ministries and mentoring
colleges. Apostle Matthews has taught in theological schools, traveled doing
motivational assemblies in secular schools, and is an avid reader. He is the founder
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of his own, the School Of Ministerial Excellence (S.O.M.E.), with the headquarters
location in the great state of Arizona.
As joyous exhorters themselves, Pastor and his lovely wife Pastor Debra Matthews
enjoys times of refreshing with all who fellowship with them! This dynamic couple is
always found encouraging, exhorting, and uplifting the hearts and souls of God's
people, whether by the spoken Word, by revelation, or by entering into glorious
seasons of praise and worship celebrations.
Apostle Matthews shares a unique ability to articulate the Word of God. Whenever
prompted by the Spirit of God, he quietly takes pen to paper, fingers to keyboard,
and his heart to God’s, and uniquely relates the very heart and mind of God in
terms that are understandable, eye-opening and inspiring to every reader and
listener.
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