The Holy
Spirit's
work in
Jesus and
the Apostles
and You
Late in the
day of the
Resurrection,
Jesus
suddenly
appeared in
the closed
room where
the
disciples
had
gathered,
"Breathed on
them, and
said to
them,
'Receive the
Holy
Spirit.'"
John 20:22.
In that
phenomenal
moment, each
one
experienced
the
life-changing,
regenerating
power of
God. This
receiving of
the Holy
Spirit was
not an
inconsequential
event. In my
opinion,
that day the
disciples
were
born-again,
permanently
transformed,
translated
from the
dispensation
of Law into
the
dispensation
of Grace. In
that awesome
moment,
these men
were the
first to
step from
the Old
Covenant
into the
New. The
"new birth"
was
exclusively
a New
Covenant
provision;
it was
foretold in
the Old but
became
reality only
when the
Resurrection
had become
historic
fact.
Previously
in Israel,
only Kings,
Priests,
Prophets,
and people
of special
calling,
experienced
the Holy
Spirit’s
presence
upon them.
Observe
this: When
Scripture
says Jesus
breathed
"on" the
disciples,
the Greek
preposition
is
enefuseesen
which is the
origin of
our English
word
"infusion".
What
happened to
these men
was not an
external
experience;
literally,
they were
infused–"poured-into"
by the Holy
Spirit.
Though the
event was
earth-shaking,
another
encounter
with the
power of God
awaited
them: That
would be
Pentecost.
Some current
theologians,
in their
effort to
deny the
disciples
two-fold
encounter
with the
Holy Spirit,
minimize the
significance
of this
Resurrection-day
experience
and dismiss
it as
insignificant.
In that
error, great
violence is
done to
Theology and
Scripture.
Exciting as
this new
birth was
for the
disciples, a
more
dramatic
impartation
of the Holy
Spirit
awaited
them. While
they were
still
vibrating
from that
first
experience,
Jesus
"commanded
them not to
depart from
Jerusalem,
but to wait
for the
Promise of
the Father."
He said,
"You shall
be baptized
with the
Holy Spirit
not many
days from
now ... You
shall
receive
power when
the Holy
Spirit has
come upon
you; and you
shall be
witnesses to
Me in
Jerusalem,
and in all
Judea and
Samaria, and
to the end
of the
earth." Acts
1:4,5,8.
It is vital
that we
recognize
the
difference
in these two
impartings
of the
Spirit which
the
disciples
received.
The first
achieved the
disciples'
personal
salvation;
the second,
at
Pentecost,
was for
empowering
their
ministry.
This
followed the
exact
pattern of
Jesus' two
experiences
with the
Holy Spirit:
Conception
and
Anointing.
Jesus was
conceived in
the womb of
the Virgin
by the Holy
Spirit, Luke
1:34,35, and
30 years
later at the
introduction
of His
public
ministry was
anointed by
the Spirit.
Luke
4:16-19.
These two
are very
definite and
essential
works of the
Spirit in
Jesus'
experience.
One could
not replace
the other.
Conception
by the
Spirit
occurred in
the womb.
Luke
1:31-35.
Anointing by
the Spirit
occurred in
the Jordan.
Luke
3:21,22. The
first
incarnated
Him into
human flesh
and prepared
Him for the
Cross,
atonement,
and
redemption.
The second
made Him
Messiah and
equipped Him
for Kingdom
ministry of
miracles and
healing.
The Hebrew
word
"Messiah"
and the
Greek word
"Christ"
both mean
"Anointed
One." They
are not
references
to His
incarnation.
In the
Synagogue of
Nazareth,
Jesus
explained,
"The Spirit
of the Lord
is upon Me
because He
has anointed
Me to preach
... to heal
... to
deliver ...
to recover
sight ... to
liberate
..." Luke
4:18. The
key is the
word "upon."
In this
instance,
Jesus
referred
only to the
Spirit's
descent upon
Himself in
the Jordan
river; He
made no
reference to
what
happened in
the womb. In
that brief
message in
Nazareth, He
showed that
anointing
and ministry
are
inseparably
connected.
His
anointing,
like that of
Aaron,
David,
Solomon,
kings,
priests, and
others, was
for Kingdom
ministry.
Note how
these two
facts
clearly
define the
Holy
Spirit's
dual work in
Jesus:
1. The
Spirit's
work of
incarnation
destined
Jesus to the
Cross and
provided
redemption
for mankind.
Ephesians
2:16.
Colossians
2:14.
2. The
Spirit's
anointing
upon Jesus
demonstrated
the presence
of His
Kingdom on
earth
through,
"signs,
wonders, and
mighty
deeds.
Matthew
12:28.
Salvation–and
the
anointing–are
parts of the
Holy
Spirit's
work which
Jesus offers
us. When He
said, "He
who believes
in(to) Me,
the works
that I do he
will do
also; and
greater
works than
these he
will do,"
John 14:12,
He was
speaking of
the
anointing.
It is
important to
recognize
this truth:
Gifts of the
Spirit draw
back the
veil,
allowing us
to
experience
the "powers
of the age
to come,"
Hebrews 6:5,
and see the
Glory that
waits beyond
this present
life. That
revelation
makes faith
possible in
those who
otherwise
have
difficulty
believing.
The cry from
Calvary, "My
God! My God!
Why have you
forsaken
Me?!,"
occurred
because the
anointing
lifted from
Him. Now,
the Helper
was gone.
The removal
of the
Spirit at
crucifixion
did not
affect
Jesus'
incarnation
as the Son
of God.
Everything
given Him in
conception
remained;
only what
came upon
Him in the
Jordan river
left at the
Cross.
Nor is that
departure to
be confused
with Jesus'
cry to the
Father,
"Into Your
hands I
commit my
Spirit."
Luke 23:46.
As true man,
Jesus
possessed
spirit,
soul, and
body. His
spirit,
which He
committed to
the will of
the Father,
descended to
Sheol, I
Peter
3:18-20; His
soul, (the
life of
which is in
the blood)
Leviticus
17:11, was
"poured out
unto death;"
Isaiah
53:12. His
physical
body was
laid in
Joseph's new
tomb. John
19:40-42.
Scripture
carefully
details
these three
aspects of
His death.
Why the
removal of
the
"Comforter"
was
necessary:
1. As the
ultimate
Scapegoat,
Jesus had to
be abandoned
to die.
Leviticus
16:10.
2. His
personal
ministry of
preaching,
healing,
delivering,
had ended.
The need for
the
anointing
was gone.
John 16:10.
3. The Holy
Spirit
lifted from
Him in
anticipation
of His
anointing
the new Body
of Jesus,
the Church,
on the Day
of
Pentecost.
Acts 1:4-8.
The Book of
Acts
identifies
five groups
who
experienced
salvation
and
anointing in
separate
phases. As
the
ultimate,
hard-line,
Baptist
pastor, it
was the
truth of
these
Scriptures
that opened
my eyes and
forced me to
acknowledge
the Holy
Spirit’s
two-fold
work in the
believer.
1. The
Original
Disciples.
Salvation:
Jesus
"Breathed on
them, and
said to
them,
'Receive the
Holy
Spirit.'"
This
occurred on
the day of
the
Resurrection.
Baptism In
The Spirit:
Acts 2:1-4:
"When the
Day of
Pentecost
had fully
come, they
were all
with one
accord in
one place.
And suddenly
there came a
sound from
heaven, as
of a rushing
mighty wind,
and it
filled the
whole house
where they
were
sitting.
Then there
appeared to
them divided
tongues, as
of fire, and
one sat upon
each of
them. And
they were
all filled
with the
Holy Spirit
and began to
speak with
other
tongues, as
the Spirit
gave them
utterance."
2. The
Samaritans.
Salvation:
"Then Philip
went down to
the city of
Samaria and
preached
Christ to
them ... But
when they
believed
Philip as he
preached the
things
concerning
the kingdom
of God and
the name of
Jesus
Christ, both
men and
women were
baptized"
Acts 8:5,12.
Baptism in
the Spirit:
"Now when
the apostles
who were at
Jerusalem
heard that
Samaria had
received the
word of God,
they sent
Peter and
John to
them, who,
when they
had come
down, prayed
for them
that they
might
receive the
Holy Spirit.
For as yet
He had
fallen upon
none of them
... Then
they laid
hands on
them and
they
received the
Holy
Spirit."
Acts
8:14-17.
3. Saul of
Tarsus.
Salvation:
"And as he
journeyed he
came near
Damascus,
and suddenly
a light
shone around
him from
heaven. Then
he fell to
the ground
and heard a
voice saying
to him,
'Saul, Saul,
why are you
persecuting
me?" "...
Who are You,
Lord?..." "I
am Jesus."
Acts 9:3-5.
Baptism in
the Spirit:
"And Ananias
went his way
and entered
the house;
and laying
his hands on
him he said,
'Brother
Saul, the
Lord Jesus,
who appeared
to you on
the road as
you came,
has sent me
that you may
receive your
sight and be
filled with
the Holy
Spirit.'"
Acts
9:17,18.
4.
Cornelius.
Salvation:
"A devout
man and one
who feared
God with all
his
household,
who gave
alms
generously
to the
people, and
prayed to
God always
... the
angel said,
'Your
prayers and
your alms
have come up
for a
memorial
before
God.'" Acts
10:2,4.
Baptism in
the Spirit:
"While Peter
was still
speaking
these words,
the Holy
Spirit fell
upon all
those who
heard the
word ... For
they heard
them speak
with tongues
and magnify
God. Then
Peter
answered,
'Can anyone
forbid
water, that
these should
not be
baptized who
have
received the
Holy Spirit
just as we
have?'" Acts
10:44-47.
5. Ephesian
believers.
Salvation:
Paul "Came
to Ephesus
and finding
some
disciples he
said to
them, 'Did
you receive
the Holy
Spirit when
you
believed?'
And they
said to him,
‘We have not
so much as
heard
whether
there is a
Holy Spirit
...'" Acts
19:1,2.
Baptism in
the Spirit:
"When Paul
had laid
hands on
them, the
Holy Spirit
came upon
them, and
they spoke
with tongues
and
prophesied."
Acts 19:6.
The day Paul
met the
believers at
Ephesus,
Acts
19:23-41, he
did not
question
their
salvation
but he did
question
their lack
of power.
Like many
believers
today, the
Ephesians
had received
the new
birth but
not the
"Promise of
the Father."
Ephesus
contained
the greatest
architectural
wonder of
the ancient
world, the
Temple of
Diana.
Worshipers
came to this
site from
every
province of
the Roman
Empire. As
such, the
city was a
bastion of
demonic
activity.
The Church
in Ephesus
had
accomplished
absolutely
no growth,
no victory
over
paganism.
When Paul
arrived he
asked the
all-revealing
question,
"Did you
receive the
Holy Spirit
when you
believed?"
Acts 19:2.
Their answer
was, "No."
Paul then
"laid hands
on them, the
Holy Spirit
came upon
them, and
they spoke
with tongues
and
prophesied."
Immediately,
the power of
God slammed
upon the
city in a
way that
broke
curses,
demolished
demonic
strongholds,
and
eventually
emptied the
world-famous
Temple.
Ephesus then
became one
of the
greatest
Christian
Citadels in
history. The
anointing
made the
difference.
Regeneration
did not
equip the
Ephesian
believers
for their
explosive
success.
Baptism in
the Spirit
did.
Jesus said
you need
both
salvation
and baptism
in the
Spirit. Stop
your
quarreling
and receive
everything
God intended
for you. You
will be glad
you did!
Charles
World
Doctors’
Conference
Heart
Surgeon
Relates
Astounding
Account of a
Resurrection
from the
Dead.
Source:
Assist
News/Christian
Doctors
Network
(MIAMI,
FL)—The
audience of
120 doctors
from 50
countries
sat in
stunned
silence as a
renowned
heart doctor
produced
evidence of
how, after
he had
prayed for a
patient who
had died and
was being
prepared for
the morgue,
was brought
back to life
after
prayer. Dr.
Chauncey W.
Crandall IV,
who serves
at the Palm
Beach
Cardiovascular
Clinic in
Palm Beach
Gardens,
Florida,
made his
dramatic
presentation
on Friday,
July 13th,
2007, at the
4th Annual
World
Christian
Doctors
Network
Conference
in Miami,
Florida. He
produced
dramatic
evidence
that was
shown on the
screen and
then,
afterwards,
agreed to
tell the
story to
Assist News
Service in
an interview
with Dan
Wooding. The
following is
the
interview as
conducted by
Dan: Dr.
Crandall
began by
saying that
the dramatic
incident
took place
over a year
ago in West
Palm Beach,
Florida. "We
had a
fifty-three
year old man
who came to
the
emergency
room with a
massive
heart attack
and actually
his heart
had
stopped," he
said. "The
medical
people had
worked on
him for over
forty
minutes in
the
emergency
room and
then
declared him
dead.
"They called
me in to
evaluate the
patient
towards the
end of his
treatment
where they
had
unsuccessfully
tried to
revive him.
The nurse
was
preparing
his body to
be taken
down to the
morgue when
the Holy
Spirit told
me to 'turn
around and
pray for
that man.'
When the
Holy Spirit
talks to
you, you
have to
respond.
It's
sometimes a
quiet voice
and this was
a quiet
voice and to
honor the
Lord I did
turn around
and I went
to the side
of that
stretcher
where his
body was
being
prepared.
"There was
no life in
the man. His
face and
feet and
arms were
completely
black with
death and I
sat next to
his body and
I prayed,
'Lord,
Father; how
am I going
to pray for
this man?
He's dead.
What can I
do?' All of
a sudden,
these words
came out of
my mouth,
'Father,
God, I cry
out for the
soul of this
man if he
does not
know You as
his Lord and
Savior,
please raise
him from the
dead right
now in Jesus
name.
"It was
amazing as a
couple
minutes
later, we
were looking
at the
monitor and
all of a
sudden a
heart beat
showed up.
It was a
perfect
beat; a
normal beat;
and then
after a
couple more
minutes, he
started
moving and
then his
fingers were
moving and
then his
toes began
moving and
then he
started
mumbling
words.
"There was a
nurse in the
room—she
wasn't a
Believer—and
she screamed
out and said
'Doctor
Crandall,
what have
you done to
this
patient?'
And I said,
'All I've
done is cry
out for his
soul in
Jesus name.'
"We quickly
rushed the
gentleman
down to the
intensive
care unit,
and the
hospital was
by now
buzzing
about the
fact that a
dead man had
been brought
back to
life. After
a couple of
days he woke
up. He had
an amazing
story to
tell after I
had asked
him, 'Where
have you
been and
where were
you on that
day that you
had that
massive
heart
attack? You
were gone
and we
prayed you
back to life
in Jesus
name.'
"He said,
'Doctor
Crandall,
it's the
most amazing
thing. I was
in a dark
room and
there was no
light. It
was complete
darkness and
I felt I was
in a casket
and I kept
repeating
that I was
so
disappointed.'
He said the
disappointment
came from
the fact
that none of
his family,
friends or
colleagues,
had come to
visit him.
Then he told
me, 'All of
a sudden,
these men
came in and
they wrapped
me up and
they threw
me in the
trash.'
"Dan, he was
in hell that
day and as
he told me
that story,
I cried out,
'Lord, this
gentleman
needs to
accept You
as Lord and
Savior.' I
then
explained
the
salvation
message to
this man as
he sat in
that bed and
I held his
hand and I
cried out,
'Father God,
in the name
of Jesus, I
pray that
this man
accepts you
as his Lord
and Savior
right here
in the
intensive
care unit.'
He held out
his hand and
accepted
Christ as
his Savior
with tears
rolling down
from his
eyes and now
he's a child
of God. "I
told him,
'You never
have to be
thrown in
the trash
into total
darkness
now. The
life of
Christ is in
you and the
light of the
kingdom of
Heaven is on
you now."
I asked Dr.
Crandall if
there had
been any
brain damage
to the
patient.
"No there
was no brain
damage at
all; his
brain was
completely
normal," he
said. "I was
most
concerned
about his
hands
because his
fingers were
completely
black and he
had some
numbness in
his fingers
and his
feet, but
now that is
totally
resolved."
I asked Dr.
Crandall if
he could
give the
name of the
man and he
said he
couldn't as
the patient
had
requested
that it
would not be
revealed.
"All I can
say is that
he was
fifty-three
years old
and he was a
car
mechanic,"
he said. "He
had a family
who were
Believers,
but he left
them twenty
years ago
because he
didn't
believe in
the Lord.
His family
continued to
pray for
twenty years
for his
salvation,
and his
ex-wife was
on her hands
and knees
praying for
the
salvation of
her
ex-husband,
who came to
know the
Lord that
day."
I then asked
the doctor
if he had
seen other
similar
miracles in
his
practice.
"I've been
witness to
three cases
of people
being raised
from the
dead," he
said. "One
other case
was when
another
patient came
to the
hospital
with a
massive
heart
attack. It
was on the
very day
that I
received the
Baptism of
the Holy
Spirit and
I'd been
praying for
weeks that I
would
receive this
mighty
baptism that
the Lord can
give us. We
were working
on this
patient that
came in
again with a
massive
heart attack
and who
didn't
survive in
the
operating
room.
"All of a
sudden, that
Baptism of
the Holy
Spirit hit
me and I
started
speaking in
a spiritual
language and
crying over
this patient
who, in the
operating
room
theater, had
passed away.
And then,
within five
or ten
minutes, the
heartbeat
came back
and life
came back to
this
patient.
Once again,
the nurses
who are not
Believers
looked at me
as if to
say, 'There
goes Doctor
Crandall on
another
case."
I concluded
the
interview by
asking Dr.
Crandall
what he
would like
to say to
doctors who
do not
believe in
supernatural
healing.
"I would
just like to
say to my
colleagues
and
physicians
out there,
that the
Lord is
real. We've
seen many
miracles and
we pray for
our patients
daily. There
is not one
week that
goes by that
we don't see
a mighty
miracle in
our office.
The people
need this;
they need
the power of
Christ in
their life
and they
need the
power of
Christ for
healing.
"I would
just
encourage my
fellow
doctors to
get involved
in a church,
meet with a
minister,
and attend a
healing
service run
by people
that believe
in the power
of Jesus
Christ. We
love our
colleagues
in
medicine—we
pray for
them."
Todd Bentley
and the
Lakeland,
Florida
Revival
Todd Bentley
and I first
met in 2005
when we were
speakers at
an
international
Conference
at the
Toronto
Airport
Fellowship
in Canada.
In spite of
the tattoos
and other
remnants of
his former
life as a
biker,
drug-user,
alcoholic,
convict,
etc., etc.,
I
immediately
knew Todd
was a
genuinely
born-again,
saved,
anointed
servant of
God. Like
the rest of
us, he is
still very
much a man,
is subject
to human
failure, and
needs the
counsel of
others
around him.
Even so, I
do not
question
that he is
called of
God,
anointed by
the Holy
Spirit, and
experiencing
phenomenal
words of
knowledge
and gifts of
healing. I
personally
know people
who
experienced
amazing
healings at
the Lakeland
Revival.
While Todd’s
unorthodoxy
and lack of
theological
training
brings an
enormous
challenge to
traditional
Christianity,
I believe it
was to help
us adapt to
such
situations
that Paul
wrote:
"God has
chosen the
foolish
things of
the world to
confound the
wise; and
God has
chosen the
weak things
of the world
to confound
the things
which are
mighty; And
base things
of the
world, and
things which
are
despised,
has God
chosen, yes,
and things
which are
not, to
bring to
nought
things that
are: That no
flesh should
glory in his
presence." 1
Corinthians
1:27-30.
I also
remember
God’s
warning:
"Touch not
my anointed
and do my
prophets no
harm!" I
Chronicles
16:22. Amen!
In the
Church and
in Society
"It takes a
steady hand
to hold a
full cup"
A group of
young
pastors have
asked that I
meet with
them monthly
for lunch to
answer
questions
and provide
help. At our
last meeting
I gave them
the pop-quiz
below. I
recommend
that you
read it. If
you are a
pastor you
may be
helped by
examining
your
answers. If
you are not
a pastor you
might
recommend it
to your
pastor. CC
1. As a
pastor are
you
listening
to,
benefitting
from—or
ignoring
your
critics?
2. Are you
emotionally-secure
enough to
realize that
your critics
are
sometimes
right?
3. Do you
know the
most
frequent or
significant
criticism
made of you?
4. Do you
regard your
opponents as
being
"unspiritual"
and unworthy
of
consideration?
5. Do you
justify the
departure of
members from
your
congregation
as simply
being "God’s
‘pruning’"
and/or their
refusal to
accept your
"new wine
skin"?
6. Did you
learn from
wrong
choices you
made in the
past?
7. Do you
ever listen
to–print
copies of
your own
sermons–critique
them, and
hear your
preaching as
others hear
it? Do you
study the
content and
eliminate
superfluous
talk?
8. If you
were asked
to preach a
3-point,
quality
sermon in 15
minutes
could you do
it?
9. Are you
prepared to
preach "in
season, out
of season"?
10. Do you
blame your
lack of
preparation,
indecisiveness,
or
procrastination,
on your
supposedly
allowing
"freedom"
for the Holy
Spirit?
11. Are you
willing to
preach more
sermons to
more people
by being
considerate
of their
time or do
you insist
on longer
sermons and
fewer
people?
12. What
percent of
your
congregation
arrives late
to avoid the
length of
the service?
Have you
ever
considered
that
possibility?
13. As a
pastor, do
you pray as
ardently
about your
administrative
responsibilities
as you do
your
preaching
responsibilities?
14. Do
members see
such
consistent
growth in
your
preaching,
your
administration,
that they
are eager to
hear your
next message
and be part
of your next
action?
15. Do
visitors
observe such
maturity and
reliability
in your
whole
church-experience
that they
want to
transfer its
pattern into
their home
and personal
life?
16. Do
visitors
eagerly
return to
your service
or are most
one-timers
only?
17. If you
were a
first-time
visitor in
your own
congregation
what would
be your
honest
opinion?
18. Are you
providing
your
congregation
with the
example of a
loving,
disciplined,
well-structured
life?
19. Apart
from your
preaching-ministry,
does the
congregation
witness the
power of the
Holy Spirit
in you
privately?
Are you a
"carrier" of
the
anointing?
20. Have you
ever
canvassed
your
congregation
to ask for
their honest
opinions
about
improving
the Church’s
total
ministry? If
not, why
not?
21. Is there
consistent,
viable
presence of
the Holy
Spirit
displayed
through your
laying
on-hands and
personal
ministry?
22. When
laying-hands
on people do
you push
them down?
If so, Do
you possibly
mistake your
emotion and
pumped-up
zeal with
the genuine
activity of
the Holy
Spirit?
23. Are your
prayers so
long that
people quit
participating?
24.
Theologically,
are you a
Kingdom-man
or a
Church-man?
25.
Theologically,
are you a
"closed
door" or do
you listen
to new,
godly ideas?
26. Do you
give
opportunity
for
prophetic
messages,
tongues,
interpretation,
signs,
wonders,
etc, in
every
worship
service?
27. Do you
do all the
talking,
praying,
announcement
making,
letting the
congregation
hear your
voice alone?
Are you a
"one-man"
show?
28. How many
others had
an actual
part in your
service last
Sunday?
29. True
leaders
encourage
leadership-development
in those
under them.
Do you have
difficulty
delegating
authority?
If so, why?
30. Do you
encourage
and provide
adequate
fellowship-time
for your
congregation?
31.
Basically,
you are a
choleric,
sanguine,
melancholy,
or
phlegmatic
personality.
Do you know
which
pattern you
are and are
you aware of
its
weaknesses
and
strengths?
32. Is your
personality-pattern
benefitting
your whole
congregation
or are you
unconsciously
styling your
ministry to
satisfy the
needs of
your type
only?
33. Do
people leave
your service
feeling
nourished by
the gospel
or feeling
unfed and
their
spiritual
needs
unfulfilled?
Have you
ever
seriously
asked them?
34. In
worship and
preaching,
does the
congregation
stay
together or
is the
experience
disconnected
for each
one?
Spiritually,
do you go
off and
leave them?
35. Is the
volume of
your P. A.
system
painful to
your
hearers’
ears? Have
they ever
told you?
36. Is your
music
integrated
with
historic and
contemporary
Christian
songs or
does it
reflect the
taste of one
age- group
only?
37. Do you
think the
previous
generation
has nothing
of musical
benefit to
offer your
worship?
38. Does
your Church
appeal to or
repel the
community
around it?
Have you
ever
canvassed
the
neighborhood
to find out?
39. Do you
participate
in
interdenominational
activities,
pursue
fellowship
with other
pastors, and
take part in
community
affairs?
40. Do you
try to
"become all
things to
all men that
you might
save some"?
41. Is your
preaching
relevant?
42. Do you
consistently,
routinely,
regularly,
"teach the
word"?
43. Jesus’
Sermon On
The
Mount–the
greatest
single
message in
human
history–was
preached in
less than 15
minutes; are
you striving
for
God-empowered
integrity in
your sermon
or for
impressive
length?
44. Do you
seek to know
your
congregation
relationally?
Are you
available to
them or are
you hard to
find? Do you
blow in,
blow up, and
blow out?
45. Do you
sufficiently
provide
private time
for your
family and
proper
public time
for the
congregation?
Are you fair
to both?
46. Do you
pray, study,
prepare, for
preaching as
if it all
depends on
you but
preach
knowing it
all depends
on God?
47. Have you
answered all
these
questions
honestly?
