Sermon on Sunday 2nd Dec, 2007
Text :
(Acts 28:1-6)/Math 3:7
nActs 28:1-6
n(1) When we came ashore, we learned that the island was called Malta.
n(2) The local people were very friendly, and they welcomed us by building a fire, because it was rainy and cold.
n(3) After Paul had gathered some wood and had put it on the fire, the heat caused a snake to crawl out, and it bit him on the hand.
n(4) When the local people saw the snake hanging from Paul’s hand, they said to each other, “This man must be a murderer! He didn’t drown in the sea, but the goddess of justice will kill him anyway.”
n(5) Paul shook the snake off into the fire and wasn’t harmed.
n(6) The people kept thinking that Paul would either swell up or suddenly drop dead. They watched him for a long time, and when nothing happened to him, they changed their minds and said, “This man is a god.“
n(Mat 3:7)
nBut when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
Introduction:
nRecapping on what I touched last week;
nThe Eagle is liken to us Christian, it is a royal bird and regarded as the King of the Sky. Do you see any similarity there?
nThe Eagle Warriors Will Herald the new move of God: As an Eagle Warriors; God gave you foresight into the future plans and purpose of God. You are not tempted to stay in the well establish paths of the former generation.
nEagles Loves Freedom-We can not be the Eagle warriors of the air whilst we are bound to our various cages (Flesh,Traditions,Cultures etc)
nEagles are Fearless-If you are going to stand the test in the end time shaking of our foundations, traditions and religions you have to be very strong and courageous. Eagles are large birds of power, authority and dominion aero dynamic and perfect fighting machine assembled by our maker God Almighty.
nEagles nest – Our first level of supernatural faith is to make our home base a solid environment to live in. The Eagle chose the cleft of the rock.
nThe Mother Stirs The Nest – God will always stir up our comfort zones so that we could move to the next level. (Deut 32:11)
nLearning To Fly:-God wants us to stop flapping and start flying. Flapping will not allow us to move in super natural faith nor rule & reign with Christ in the heavenly
nEagle Soar they do not flap – they glide into the storm.
nEagle Sees the enemy.
nEagle in Love.
Eagles fly into the Sun
nMature Eagle Eat Snakes.
nWe are in the hour of an awesome restoration of the Apostles and there are churches with apostolic anointing being birthed
nThe more heat the Apostolic anointing is released it will cause the viper to crawl out.
nThe anointing attracts the enemy to try and stop the new move of God.
nSome of the ships wrecked were the doing of the eye of Lucifer that command the storm to go your way.
nGod will see that no life will be lost and restoration will come.
nThe Bible also talks of the vipers as Sadducees and Pharacies.
nThe wood that you put into the fire will bring forth the heat that will cause the viper to crawl out.
nThe Viperidae – Are a family of venomous snakes commonly referred to as vipers, These snakes are found all over the world, All have relatively long hinged fangs that permit deep penetration and injection of venom. Vipers.
nBehavior - Experiments have shown that these snakes are capable of making decisions on how much venom to inject depending on the circumstances. In all cases, the most important determinant of venom expenditure is generally the size of the snake, with larger specimens being capable of delivering much more venom. Also, the species is important, since some are likely to inject more than others, how much venom is available, the accuracy of the strike, and the number of bites already delivered in a short space of time. Venom:
nVenom: – Viperid venoms typically contain an abundance of protein-degrading enzymes, called proteases, that produce symptoms such as pain, strong local swelling and necrosis, blood loss from cardiovascular damage complicated by coagulopathy, and disruption of the blood clotting system. Death is usually caused by collapse in blood pressure.
2.Office of Apostles:
nThe rise of the Apostolic ministry will attract spiritual opposition. (Acts 17).
nThe enemy hates the apostolic office and its anointing and he will do everything to neutralize it. Strong resistance will occur.
nThe apostolic anointing & mental comes with a fathering, to father according to the word.(1Cor 4:15)
n(1Co 4:15-16)
n“For though you have countless guides in Christ, you do not have many fathers. For I became your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel. I urge you, then, be imitators of me.”
nApostles are to function in the power gifts, and with great wisdom, bring the people of God into maturity.
nThe Apostles role is to mature Christians from spiritual babes to being spiritual adults, who move in the Power of the Lord.
nEph 3:10) “To the intent that now the manifold wisdom of God might be made known by the church to the principalities & powers in the heavenly places.”
nThe Apostolic call originates from the Heavenly Fathers heart.
nThe Spirit of God acts as a seal upon the message of the Apostles, confirming the Word with super natural signs and wonders.
n1Cor 12:12) “The body of Christ have many different parts…”
3. Shipwreck
nThe Apostolic anointing will always attract the storms of life into you. Most ship are wrecked by the curse of the enemy, if we can not identify and break it foundation within our life.
nToday the enemy is counterfeiting the true apostles and bring in their destruction.
nThe enemy wants to stop the church coming back to the power of the early church with signs and wonders.
nThe vessel has the twin Castor and Pollux on the mast; the sign of incest. Paul recognize the sign and knew that it will attract the eye of the storm.
nAct27:10-11) Paul warned them and no one listen.
n(Act 27:10)saying, “Sirs, I perceive that the voyage will be with injury and much loss, not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives.”(Act 27:11)But the centurion paid more attention to the pilot and to the owner of the ship than to what Paul said.
nThe enemy will attack like a storm.
nFirstly it will blow gently.
nThen the storm will begin to intensify when you are drawn further away from God.
nThe next phase of the attack is the unloading of our cargo.
nWhen we can not go against the attack we will flow with it. It will begin to dictate your directions.
nThe ship than ran aground or on the reef.
The vessel itself begins to break.
nThis portrays the enemy attack on the apostolic.
nActs 27
4. The Viper on The Apostolic
nThe spirit of Idolatry brings death. The people of the Island worship Him as a god.
nThe spiritual viper will beset any person in the apostolic office.
nThe island of Melita is code name for female harlot in Freemasonry the join of Paul and Melita is incest. Twin Spirit of Incest will destroy the apostles if not broken.
nThe Spirit of Adultery will also destroy the Apostolic if we do not break its hold.
nThe lust for money will also contribute to the destruction.
nSustained attacks on the reputation of an Apostles will destroy your ministry.
nThis is the hour that we are going to come with revelations and exposing of the pagan Gods.
nLet renounce and break all curses (freemason/witchcraft) of destruction on the apostles in Jesus name.
nWe break all false accusations off the Apostles.
nBreak the idolizing of the Apostles & the religious spirit of death off the person called to the apostolic office.
nRenounce the spirit of Judas (suicide of the Apostolic Ministry)
nAll of these have to be broken off the Apostolic before actually moving powerfully in the new move of God.
