Php 4:4-9 Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice! (5) Let your gentle spirit be known to all men. The Lord is near.
Anointing Draws the Lord Near
• Php 4:4-9 Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice! (5) Let your gentle spirit be known to all men. The Lord is near. – Victory is Assured
• Anointing generates prayer & thanksgiving
• (6) Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
• Anointing Guards the Heart
• (7) And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Five fold Purpose of the Anointing
• Mat 3:16-17 After being baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove and lighting on Him, (17) and behold, a voice out of the heavens said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well-pleased.“
• Heaven opened – you are chosen as heaven’s emissary
• Vision of God – see with God
• Voice of God – Hear from God
• Serve as sons & daughters
• Works for God’s pleasure
Anointing in the New Testament
• Mat 3:16-17 And Jesus, when He had been baptized,- bury the old – may way of doing
• went up immediately out of the water. – arise immediate
• Let’s expect the anointing to break the yoke with the old – genetics, nature of work, old debts, relationships, habits
• And lo, the heavens were opened to Him, – open heaven over living neighbourhood, relational spaces, work places
Seeing, Dwelling, Hearing, Being, Serving
• and He saw the Spirit of God – vision – seeing with God, seeing God’s potential
• descending like a dove and lighting upon Him. – engaging you, cultivate fellowship = romance with God
• (17) And lo, a voice from Heaven, saying, – then you hear the Lord as the Master for daily directions
• This is My beloved Son, – born of God, empowered & inheriting
• in whom – my worth –
• I am well pleased. – pleasure of serving God, significance
We need anointing for Two Areas
• Mal 1:6 ” ‘A son honors his father, and a servant his master. Then if I am a father, where is My honor? And if I am a master, where is My respect?’ says the LORD of hosts to you,
• Get the back the honour of God as Father in society –
• by evangelism – bring Jesus to your Oikos
• & building up marriage & family
• Get back the respect for God in work by making the Church’s mission to demonstrate the institution of work – resources, human dignity, blessing when God crowns work, creativity, Fatherhood Character skill that undergirds work, defeat demonic authority over regions & resources
How To Apply & Increase Anointing
• Apply anointing for marriage – save spouse, reduce selfishness & cultivate love – bury old – arise new
• Apply anointing for children – envision God’s best – prophesy over them
• Apply anointing in Sunday service, your cell, Leadership Community Empowerment monthly – LCE
• Apply Anointing for work & wealth
• Apply Anointing for Body – Divine Healing
• Apply anointing for daily thinking
Dwelling in the Anointing
• (8) Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things. (9) The things you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you.
• Act 10:38 “You know of Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed Him with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how He went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him.
• Psa 133:1-3 Behold, how good and how pleasant it is For brothers to dwell together in unity! (2) It is like the precious oil upon the head, Coming down upon the beard, Even Aaron’s beard, Coming down upon the edge of his robes. (3) It is like the dew of Hermon Coming down upon the mountains of Zion; For there the LORD commanded the blessing–life forever.
• 1Co 12:12-14 For even as the body is one and yet has many members, and all the members of the body, though they are many, are one body, so also is Christ.
• (13) For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free,
• and we were all made to drink of one Spirit. (14) For the body is not one member, but many.
• Act 2:42-47 They were continually devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. (43) Everyone kept feeling a sense of awe; and many wonders and signs were taking place through the apostles. (44) And all those who had believed were together and had all things in common; (45) and they began selling their property and possessions and were sharing them with all, as anyone might have need. (46) Day by day continuing with one mind in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they were taking their meals together with gladness and sincerity of heart, (47) praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord was adding to their number day by day those who were being saved.