The School of Ministry Part 2

THE SCHOOL OF MINISTRY

Part 2

 

THE PRINCIPALS OF BUILDING THE KINGDOM OF GOD

A Rhythm of Miracle Living

And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the Lord doth man live. Deuteronomy 8:3

And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there: And both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the marriage. And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine. Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come. His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it. And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece. Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled them up to the brim. And he saith unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto the governor of the feast. And they bare it. When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was: (but the servants which drew the water knew;) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom, And saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: but thou hast kept the good wine until now. This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory; and his disciples believed on him. John 2:1-11

 

In God's End-Time Harvest Time Cycle there are 5 different manifestations, the forth one is God's people will enter a new rhythm of miracle living!

 

God's people will enter a new rhythm of miracle living!

 

Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit. John 12:24

 

God is Preparing His Soldiers

 

In the natural world, the last thing that happens to any soldier under going intense military training is the breaking of his self-will. His dependence on worldly crutches is broken. He develops a new identity through rugged discipline and a new sense of obedience.

 

No longer does he live just for himself. No longer does he obey the word of his commander only when he feels like it, or thinks it sounds right. He dies to himself, as Jesus said in the commentary scripture.

 

During this time of dying his attitude towards all authority, and the depth of his true commitment and the cause he professes to serve, is severely tested. He encounters new experiences and circumstances which force him to take a close, hard look at what his real motives are, and what he truly wants from the military. He then has to decide deep within his heart, and his will whether the price he has to pay and be successful in the army is worth it to him.

 

As he is jolted into facing these piercing, self-effacing questions, a revolution will begin to take place deep within his soul and his spirit. As it does, many of his old attitudes, plans, and ideas will be uprooted, and he will be forced to take on new ones. He may even find himself having to learn totally new skills. Strict self-discipline may for the time produce intense discomfort. He may have thoughts or outbursts of sudden resentment, doubts, discouragement. Emotionally, mentally, and spiritually, the time is one of personal reevaluation and upheaval. But through it, the image he had of himself and his purpose in life dramatically changes.

 

The soldier will find that his strength in himself has been broken, but that it is replaced by a new strength in unified purpose in others. A new strength in oneness with whosoever he serves: a new ability not only to cope, but be victorious over whatever comes along. He will have a new pride, not in himself, but in the one he serves.

 

Like this soldier, Christians undergoing the first phase of this harvest time cycle, will find themselves experiencing very similar things. During this period, God may allow circumstances to hinder you: old frustrations to crop up or testing's in many areas of your life.

 

Once the reality of spiritual war sinks into every thread of your being, you, like the worldly soldier, may experience a revolution in your spirit. You, too, will be forced to take a close, hard look at what your real motives and goals are in the church. To your horror you may find that, like the Pharisees, you are more like a whitewashed tomb which outwardly appears righteous to men, but within is full of spiritual deadness, apathy, indifference, and secret sin. Matthew 23:27

 

But do not despair! This phase is necessary, for after you have humbled yourself, turned to the Lord and repented of these areas of darkness, He has great things for you. He will revive your spirit and your heart as never before.

This is His preparation in your life for the fullness of the Latter Rain of His Spirit. In this period of reevaluation with the Holy Spirit, your old pride in who you have been as an individual Christian will have been broken. You are fueled by a new love, a new identity, and a new total reliance on the One who you serve.

 

You will no longer say, Look at the good Christian I have become in myself. Instead, you will say, Look at the Proof Producer I have become in the One who dwells in me!

 

There is no moving out onto the battlefield apart from a deeper intimacy and more total obedience to Him. He is the Vine; we are the branches. John 5:15 He is the Supreme Commander; we are His soldiers. Apart from Him, we can do nothing. But in Him, we are a victorious people of war!

 

God is Raising You up to Manifest His Miracle Power

 

Then all the multitude kept silence, and gave audience to Barnabas and Paul, declaring what miracles and wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles by them. Acts 15:12

 

God has given you and me the privilege of living in the most important hour of Spiritual destiny that the world has ever known. Today is a day of Spiritual acceleration. God is speeding up the process whereby He is bringing His people into all the fullness that He has purposed for our lives.

 

Revelation is springing forth, a new anointing is falling, God is pouring new strength into your inner man, He is restoring to us what we forfeited in the Garden of Eden. And now, as part of the manifestations that are taking place in God's End-Time Harvest Time Cycle, God is raising YOU up in this hour to manifest His miracle power, just as He used Barnabas and Paul in this scripture.

 

God wants YOU to operate in the same miracle power that was operating in Barnabas and Paul. God wants you to operate in the same power and anointing which was upon His Son, Jesus Christ.

 

A miracle is something which cannot happen by human means. It is a supernatural manifestation of God that comes into our daily lives to deal with events and circumstances that cannot be met by just the normal means. God uses miracles today, just as He did in the New Testament days, to confirm His will and confirm His Word, and to provide for the needs of His people.

All the truths concerning miracles have been preparing you to enter and live in a rhythm of miracle living whereby God's miracle power is flowing through you in a continual stream into your life to give you total victory, and out of your life to fulfill God's will in healing the sick and casting out devils in order to build the Kingdom of God.

 

When I refer to living in a rhythm of miracles, I am not talking about an ethereal, pie-in-the-sky type of living where there is no pain or headache and where everything is automatically provided. Living in a rhythm of miracles involves down-to-earth day-to-day living.

 

Problems will come. Trials and testing's will come. But when a Christian is living in a rhythm, a continual flow of miracles, each one of those trials and testing that comes your way will be met and overcome by the miracle power of God! God did not promise us we would never know sickness, pain or sorrow. Jesus said, These things I have 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. John 16:33

 

Real victory comes during the trial. It is not God's will to take away all our problems and the adverse circumstances in our lives, but in the midst of them it is His will for us to receive and experience the manifestation and fulfillment of His will and His Word. Every experience you have in life is another opportunity for God to supernaturally intervene and fulfill the promises He has given you, and to perform a miracle.

 

God is Raising You Up in this Hour to Manifest His Miracle Power

 

And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he corrupt by flatteries: but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits. Daniel 11:32

 

There are many examples in the Word which illustrate the type of miracle living that God wants you to have in this End-Time Harvest Cycle. As this one scripture relates, we are living in a day of Spiritual acceleration when the Spirit of God is bringing together all things in Christ.

 

God is a God of plan, purpose, design, and objectivity. None of these end-time manifestations happen by accident. However, it is not enough just to know about God's miracle power. You must enter into an experience wherein you see miracles on a consistent basis so that they become a normal part of your life. God's will for His people is that they live in a rhythm of miracles.

The help you understand the availability of God's miracle power and how simple it is for your life to be literally charged with that miracle power, I want to show you a simple but tremendous truth in the natural world concerning electricity.

 

For instance, did you know that it is possible to transfer electricity to another wire without it actually being connected? As long as two active power lines are running in the same direction- parallel- power is transferred. When they are at right angles to each other nothing happens. If one wire is not grounded, an electric charge powerful enough to kill a person will be transferred to the other wire, even though it is not connected. The simple wire beneath the power lines cannot produce electricity, but when it is stretched parallel to the supply lines overhead, something amazing happens. The power from the power lines is transferred to the simple electric wire, and a powerful electric current surges through it. All truth is parallel.

 

In this simple illustration, the power lines represent God's miracle power. The electric wire that is drawn parallel to the power lines represents your life. God's miracle power is available to you when you keep your will lined up with God's will, your mind with God's mind, and your purpose with God's purpose. The miracle power will be transferred to your life as surely as the electrical power of the power lines in this illustration is transferred to the small parallel electric wire. absolutely nothing can keep that power from revolutionizing your life, except yourself. You must continually bring your will into subjection to God's will. As you continually keep your life lined up with God's will as revealed in His Word, God's miracle power will flow through you in a continual stream, like an electric current, to meet the needs in your life and in the lives of those around you.

 

It is time to accelerate and intensify our efforts in evangelizing the world. This is one of His purposes for bringing His people into a new rhythm of His miracle power. God is saying that it is time that we go forth in the miracle power of Almighty God into the Cities and Nations of this world conquering the forces of evil and setting free all those who have been held captive in Satan's power.

 

Break Through Your Personal Environment into a Rhythm of Miracle Living!

 

Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; 2 Corinthians 10:5

 

Your Mind is Satan's battleground. He knows how important it is for you to have a clean, renewed, victorious mind. The extent to which Satan can influence and control your thoughts is the extent to which he can control and hinder you from receiving from God.                                                                       

 

In this scripture Paul instructs us on the importance of bringing every thought into captivity and place it under the obedience of Christ. When your thoughts are in line with the Word of God, something amazing is going to happen in your life. You will receive a Spiritual charge of energy that will enable you to break out of your personal environment and enter a rhythm of miracle living!

 

You will be able to catch every negative thought of doubt and unbelief as you take quick and authoritative action by putting up a no trespassing sign the moment they come into your mind. Then you must cast them out in the Name of Jesus and replace those negative thoughts with the infallible, impregnable Word of God.

 

Most Christians are influenced by what they see, hear, feel, or think and they are not able to break through that environment into a rhythm of miracles. Most of us go through life depending on our own abilities and mind instead of depending on God for a supernatural intervention in the circumstances of our lives. We limit God by our own preconceived attitudes and our unbridled emotions.

 

Bring your emotions under the control of the Holy Spirit. Do not be motivated by how you feel. Your faith must not be hindered by the influence of your emotions on your thoughts and actions so that you cannot break out of this environment and enter and live in a flow of God's miracle power.

 

The key to taking authority and dominion over your emotions is to have the same deep inner-knowing that God is in control. Then you will be able to resist the temptation to give in to your feeling and, through the mighty weapons of warfare, bring them under submission and control of the Holy Spirit.

 

Also, the words that you speak can actually determine the course of your life (James 3:2). Neurosurgeons have discovered that the speech center in the brain has total dominion over all the other nerves in the body. Simply speaking can give a person control over his body in a certain way, depending on the words spoken. It is, therefore, of the utmost importance that you analyze the words that are coming out of your mouth. What are the words that you are speaking concerning the circumstances in your life that need a supernatural manifestation of God's power? Are they words that are spoken in faith? Are they controlled by the Holy Spirit?

 

It is not easy to enter a rhythm, a continual flow, of God's miracle power. There are many barriers that hinder and hold back the Church of Jesus Christ from operating in the miracle power of God. You must press through and break down

every hindrance that stands in your way. You must have a definite God-given strategy that will accomplish this. And you must analyze your personal environment, which will help you determine and conduct Spiritual warfare against the evil spirits that place these hindrances in your way. Only then can you break through your personal environment to go beyond into a rhythm of MIRACLE LIVING!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                       

 

 

 

 

                                                                     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The School of Ministry

 

 

THE SCHOOL OF MINISTRY

 

THE PRINCIPALS OF BUILDING THE KINGDOM OF GOD



 

Addition and Multiplication of the Church

 

Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved. Acts 2:47

And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith. Acts 6:7

The Lord added and multiplied the souls into His Kingdom and the numbers of the disciples grew and multiplied in the Church.

 

Everyone who receives salvation is to be raised up as a minister of the Gospel. Then the Gospel is to be preached to others and the others are to also spread the Gospel to others and by this the Gospel goes to your City and the surrounding Counties and to your State and then the surrounding States and then your Nation and then your world!

 

But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. Acts 1:8

 

The Apostles were commanded by Jesus Christ to teach, disciple all the new converts and make them also into disciples.

Go then and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, Teaching them to observe everything that I have commanded you, and behold, I am with you all the days (perpetually, uniformly, and on every occasion), to the [very] close and consummation of the age. Amen (so let it be). Matthew 28:19,20(Amp)

All of God's people are called to be ministers. This is according to Ephesians 4:11-16.

And His gifts were [varied; He Himself appointed and gave men to us] some to be apostles (special messengers), some prophets (inspired preachers and expounders), some evangelists (preachers of the Gospel, traveling missionaries), some pastors (shepherds of His flock) and teachers. His intention was the perfecting and the full equipping of the saints (His consecrated people), [that they should do] the work of ministering toward building up Christ's body (the church), [That it might develop] until we all attain oneness in the faith and in the comprehension of the [full and accurate] knowledge of the Son of God, that [we might arrive] at really mature manhood (the completeness of personality which is nothing less than the standard height of Christ's own perfection), the measure of the stature of the fullness of the Christ and the completeness found in Him. So then, we may no longer be children, tossed [like ships] to and fro between chance gusts of teaching and wavering with every changing wind of doctrine, [the prey of] the cunning and cleverness of unscrupulous men, [gamblers engaged] in every shifting form of trickery in inventing errors to mislead. Rather, let our lives lovingly express truth [in all things, speaking truly, dealing truly, living truly]. Enfolded in love, let us grow up in every way and in all things into Him Who is the Head, [even] Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One). For because of Him the whole body (the church, in all its various parts), closely joined and firmly knit together by the joints and ligaments with which it is supplied, when each part [with power adapted to its need] is working properly [in all its functions], grows to full maturity, building itself up in love. Ephesians 4:11-16(Amp)

Jesus Christ told His disciples that whoever would be chief among them was to be a minister or servant.

But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister; And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant: Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many. Matthew 28:26-28

The early Church evangelized the world in 200 years because every part of the Body of Christ was willing to accept their responsibility as a minister.

As ministers your ministry is to the lost in your City, State, Nation, and World.

 

Here are five important aspects of your ministry-

 

1.     To whom am I sent?

2.     What am I going to minister?

3.     Where am I to minister?

4.     When shall I begin to minister?

5.     How am I going to minister?

 

To whom am I sent?

 

Jesus said,

For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which is lost. Luke 19:10

 

What am I going to minster?

 

You and I must minister the Word of life and liberty, the truth which will set men free from every kind of sin, evil habit and diseases.

 

The words that I speak unto you, they are spirit and they are life. John 6:63

 

Where am I to minister?


Where do you find sinners, those who are searching, hungry, lost?

 

Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled. Luke 14:23

 

When shall I begin to minister?

 

Today is the day of salvation. We are in a race against time.

 

I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day; fro the night cometh, when no man can work. John 9:4

 

How am I going to minister?

 

There is one word which stands alone as the answer to this question: POWER.

 

But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. Acts 1:8

 

With the outpouring of the Holy Spirit and power, on the Day of Pentecost God raised up a new breed of people, a people walking in the power and authority of Almighty God to fulfill His will upon the earth.

 

The tongues of fire upon the heads of the 120 in the upper room was a outward manifestation of an inward transformation that had happened to them.

 

An example of this is the change that happened to Peter.

Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour. And a certain man lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple; Who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple asked an alms. And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him with John, said, Look on us. And he gave heed unto them, expecting to receive something of them. Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk. And he took him by the right hand, and lifted him up: and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength. And he leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God. And all the people saw him walking and praising God: And they knew that it was he which sat for alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple: and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened unto him. And as the lame man which was healed held Peter and John, all the people ran together unto them in the porch that is called Solomon's, greatly wondering. Acts 3:1-11

When Jesus Christ took Peter with Him and went apart for His times of prayer, what did Peter and the other disciples do while Jesus was praying?

 

They slept.

 

And he cometh, and findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Peter, Simon, sleepest thou? couldest not thou watch one hour? Mark 14:37

 

When Jesus Christ was on trail for His life, what did Peter do?

 

He denied Him.

Now Peter sat without in the palace: and a damsel came unto him, saying, Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee. But he denied before them all, saying, I know not what thou sayest. And when he was gone out into the porch, another maid saw him, and said unto them that were there, This fellow was also with Jesus of Nazareth. And again he denied with an oath, I do not know the man. And after a while came unto him they that stood by, and said to Peter, Surely thou also art one of them; for thy speech betrayeth thee. Then began he to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the man. And immediately the cock crew. And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, which said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And he went out, and wept bitterly. Matthew 26:69-75

Where were Peter and the other disciples when Jesus was hanging on the cross?

 

They were hiding.

 

Yet in the third chapter of the book of Acts, we find this same man, Peter, approaching the gate of the temple. He had come to this temple on many occasions, but this time it was very evident that this was not the same Peter.

 

Something had happened to Peter. His body was the same, his physical characteristics were to same, but it was quite evident that something had happened to him.

 

Peter encountered a cripple who had been sitting at the gate of the temple day after day for many years. He had passed this crippled man on many prior occasions when all he could do was look at him with sympathetic eyes.

 

This poor man might be typical of all the needy, the broken, the sinsick, who long have sat at the door of the Church with their needs unmet.

 

No doubt there were beautiful services going on inside the temple on many occasions, beautiful ceremonies, long robes, the chanting of prayers, the sprinkling of incense.

 

Yet unnoticed and with his needs unmet sat this poor crippled man.

 

Without a doubt Peter had seen the man on many prior occasions, perhaps tossed him a coin when he could.

 

Peter had the keys!

 

This time as Peter walked by the crippled man, something seized him, and he seized something. With John he walked over to this man, infirmed, crippled from his mother's womb.

Peter said, Silver and gold have I none. I don't have anything to give you materially, but I give you what I have. Look at me.

 

I have something to give you.

 

He took the crippled man and lifted him to his feet.

 

You do not take a crippled man and lift him up to his feet unless you have something! And you had better know what you have.

 

Peter literally took this man by the hand and lifted him up.

 

This was a different Peter.

 

Was this the same Peter that slept when Jesus prayed?

 

Obviously not.

 

Was this the same Peter who, before the cock crowed three times, said, I am not associated with Jesus Christ?

 

No, not at all.

 

Was this the same Peter who would not even approach the cross while his Master was bleeding and broken and dying?

 

It could not possibly be.

Was this the same Peter who, when the message came to him from the other disciples that Christ was risen, said, I don't believe it.                                                                                            

 

Is this the same Peter?

 

Far from it.

 

He is the same physical man. He has the same face, he has the same physical body, he is even in the same environment, but he is not the same inner man.

 

Something had happened to Peter.

 

I tell you what happened to Peter must happen to you and to me!

 

What had happened to Peter?

 

He had an experience.

 

 



 

 

 

 



Using the Rod of God

Using the Rod of God

 And Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them upon an ass, and he returned to the land of Egypt: and Moses took the rod of God in his hand. Exodus 4:20

 

Prophet Timothy Snodgrass while ministering in the Salvation of God Church on September 21, 2007 saw a vision: “I saw William Branham walk into the back of the room in the Spirit I saw Kathryn Kuhlman walking behind him she was wearing a beautiful funny looking gown. We are to come into agreement with angels. The angels agree with the voice of the Holy Spirit. As we were in worship I was looking up into the Heavens and I saw something interesting take place, I saw an open Heaven, the Heavens began to open up like a circle and Elijah began to come down on that chariot and I saw angels standing in the back Gabriel and some other ancient angels very ancient angels that have been around for a long time, nameless faceless angels they don’t attention to themselves and I saw these two ancient angels standing in the back as William Branham came in with the staff, he had that staff in his hand, I was looking at this photo you have in your office brother Pat where you took a photo out of the parking lot at night and the Light began to dance in the photo and there were staffs over the property and you could see the top of the staff, they were orange they were on fire, William Branham came walking in the back,  he’s in here tonight, we have some interesting strange people in here tonight. The staff of the Lord is here tonight this is a turning point for the planet, for the earth, this is a turning point. 20 years ago the Lord took me in the Spirit I was standing in Oregon and an angel walked into my room from Africa and he was dressed with a mantle made out of some kind of skin and he had a mantle for Africa but he had a staff in his hand and he handed me the staff and he told me to hit the earth hard with it, put it down on the earth he gave me the date 9-21- September 21, this was 20 years ago and when I put that staff down on the earth ripples began to go out from that place the staff went down and they went around the world. 20 years ago forgot about that vision for twenty years until we were in Israel. The angel Gabriel that was on the Mount of Olives in the vision is here tonight. The angels are here tonight because it’s the appointed time. I believe things are beginning to shake. The word the Lord kept giving us today is “A shaking is coming” (Note- Timothy prophesied at the Salvation of God Church in June 2007: “To get our digital camera’s and take pictures for God would allow the eye of the camera to take pictures of His angels and His glory to show people that He is real)

 

Then on September 25, 2007 4 days after the prophecies Timothy spoke the Lord caused another supernatural picture to be taken of the Rod of God. Picture below.

(In the above picture you can see the top of the Rod of God and the rod turning into a serpent. There are two rods because the Rod of God swallowed up the rods of the magicians.)

Understanding of this picture of the Rod of God turning into a serpent-the Lord is giving us the first sign.

 
And Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice: for they will say, The Lord hath not appeared unto thee. And the Lord said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A rod. And he said, Cast it on the ground. And he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from before it. And the Lord said unto Moses, Put forth thine hand, and take it by the tail. And he put forth his hand, and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand: That they may believe that the Lord God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath appeared unto thee. And the Lord said furthermore unto him, Put now thine hand into thy bosom. And he put his hand into his bosom: and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous as snow. And he said, Put thine hand into thy bosom again. And he put his hand into his bosom again; and plucked it out of his bosom, and, behold, it was turned again as his other flesh. And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe thee, neither hearken to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the latter sign. Exodus 4:1-8

And the Lord said unto Moses, See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh: and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet. Thou shalt speak all that I command thee: and Aaron thy brother shall speak unto Pharaoh, that he send the children of Israel out of his land. And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt. But Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you, that I may lay my hand upon Egypt, and bring forth mine armies, and my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments. And the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord, when I stretch forth mine hand upon Egypt, and bring out the children of Israel from among them. And Moses and Aaron did as the Lord commanded them, so did they. And Moses was fourscore years old, and Aaron fourscore and three years old, when they spake unto Pharaoh. And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, When Pharaoh shall speak unto you, saying, Shew a miracle for you: then thou shalt say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and cast it before Pharaoh, and it shall become a serpent. And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and they did so as the Lord had commanded: and Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh, and before his servants, and it became a serpent. Then Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers: now the magicians of Egypt, they also did in like manner with their enchantments. For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron's rod swallowed up their rods. And he hardened Pharaoh's heart, that he hearkened not unto them; as the Lord had said. Exodus 7:1-13

The gift of the working of miracles was in operation in Egypt- “that was the gift of miracles,” saith the Lord that operated.

Prophet William Branham was also given two signs and was the Prophet Moses. The Angel of the Lord told William Branham: “As the Prophet Moses was given two sign to vindicate his ministry so are you. The first sign, not for healing, was to be a gift in his left hand; by the power of God, with this gift he would discern or detect the diseases the people had. This supernatural sign would result in the building up of the faith of the entire congregation.” The Angel declared to him that he would be able to discern disease by supernatural power.

God is saying by all these things: “That He is beginning to restore the anointing or mantle of William Branham and the first sign He gave to him as He gave to the Prophet Moses.”

Different Prophets have seen and prophesied that God is restoring the anointing or mantle of William Branham to the Church.

The spirit of Moses and the spirit of Elijah are being restored in these last days before the coming of the Lord! Both of these mantles are being put upon the Bride-the Church. 

 

(A picture taken of the two Rods)

 

 

On October 2, 2007 Patrick acted by faith with the Rod of God and the first sign and began to pray for people and the Lord began to manifest creative miracles and healings. Many miracles and healings have happened since and continue to happen.

It is Time for the Church of Jesus Christ to witness God's Supernaturalism!

God has sent His two resurrection angels with the Rods in their hands.

The Rod of God was symbolic of God's authority and power.

The authority and power Jesus is giving us comes through our union and oneness with Him.

Remember in this abiding revelation we learned that God the Father sent His Son Jesus with His authority to do signs, wonders, and miracles in His Name.

Jesus answered them, I have told you so, yet you do not believe Me [you do not trust Me and rely on Me]. The very works that I do by the power of My Father and in My Father’s name bear witness concerning Me [they are My credentials and evidence in support of Me]. John 10:25(Amp)

 

If I am not doing the works [performing the deeds] of My Father, then do not believe Me [do not adhere to Me and trust Me and rely on Me]. But if I do them, even though you do not believe Me orhave faith in Me, [at least] believe the works and have faith in what I do, in order that you may know and understand [clearly] that the Father is in Me, and I am in the Father [One with Him]. John 10:37,38(Amp)

 

Being One with the Father is what brought the Father's deeds of power.

By the same Spirit that spoke to Moses out of the burning bush, God has called and given you a great commission to fulfill. He has set you apart and distinguished you from all the other people in the world today as signs and wonders as your credentials.

The Rod God placed in Moses hand was symbolic of His supernatural authority and power to perform signs and wonders. God has placed His Divine Rod in your hands. He has given you the all-powerful Name of Jesus, which gives you the authority and power to perform signs and wonders in His Name. Jesus said:

And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. Mark 16:17,18

Just as Moses picked up the Rod of God and used it to perform miracles and fulfill the commission God had given him, you must learn to pick up this powerful Rod-in the Name of Jesus, and use it to fulfill the commission God has given you.

Take the Rod of God in your hand and use it!

God has always had a remnant of people through whom He could manifest His power and glory to the world. Throughout the years, God has raised up men and women , ordinary people like you and me, and baptized them with the Holy Spirit, giving them the authority and power to perform signs and wonders in the Name of Jesus.

Throughout the ages, the signs and wonders He has performed have been a powerful testimony to the supernatural God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of signs and wonders. They have been a living memorial to God that He is alive, that He is all-powerful, that Jesus is the Son of God, that He is the One true and living God!

Prophecy: "Expect many signs and wonders to be wrought in the Name of Jesus, not just physical wonders through the atoning work of Jesus, but signs and wonders that will interrupt the affairs of man and manifest the true and living God to this world."

God has placed the Rod of God in your hands.

You may look at the signs and wonders God has worked through great men and women of God and think, I'm not a great Evangelist or Preacher. I don't have a big ministry. How can I be used of God to manifest signs and wonders? I'm just a housewife, a businessman, a carpenter.

Throughout the years, God has raised up and anointed men and women with great ministries of healing and deliverance. He has used them mightily in manifesting miracles, signs and wonders throughout the Nations of the world. However, He did not intend for only a few select individuals to manifest His supernatural power, which has been the case.

God planned for the entire Body of Christ, especially His end-time people, to be infused with His power and authority to manifest signs and wonders in His Name. Before Jesus ascended into Heaven, He said: And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils, they shall speak with new tongues; They shall take up serpents, and if they drink ant deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shell lay hands on the sick and they shall recover (Mark 16:17,18).

Just as God placed the Rod of God into Moses hand, giving him the authority and power to part the Red Sea in His Name.

 

Just as God placed the Rod of God into Elijah hand, giving him authority and power to shut up the heavens and call down fire from heaven in His Name.

Just as God placed the Rod of God into Jesus hand and anointed Him with the Holy Spirit, giving Him authority and power to open blind eyes, cast out devils, and raise the dead in His Name.

God has placed the Rod of God into your hands, giving you the same authority and power, through the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, to perform signs and wonders in the Name of Jesus! Jesus did not limit the working of signs and wonders to the disciples. He said the believers shall go forth in His Name and signs and wonders will follow. This is God's plan for the Body of Christ, every believer being a channel through which God's signs and wonders can be manifested in Jesus Name-

 

1. To bring glory and honor to God.
2. As a witness to the world that Jesus is the Son of the living God.
3. To confirm His Word.
4. To supernaturally meet the desperate needs of the people.
5. To deliver the people out of Satan's hands.