1 1177tthh AAppoossttoolliicc SScchhooooll OOff MMiinniissttrryy AA SSuummmmaattiioonn ooff tthhee TTeeaacchhiinnggss 2222––2277MMaarrcchh22001100 TTooppiiccss Servanthood Rest Migrating from Local Church to City Church The Order of God’s House What did Adam Lose? Fathering & Sonship Preparing Sons for the day of Harvest Immortality The Kingdom in 2010 Returning to the Ancient Paths Resurrection Before the Final Unveiling The Reformation of a Father Treasures of the Kingdom Hosted by Thamo Naidoo, River of Life Christian Ministries, Pietermaritzburg 2 Note: The notes in this manual were transcribed as speakers delivered the Word of The Lord. Every endeavour was made to capture the essence of what was communicated. These notes are not transcribed verbatim butarereflectedastheywereencodedbythepersonwhotranscribedthem. Thesenotes,intheirpresent form, are unedited by the speakers and thus may or may not directly represent the intention of the speakers. 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ScripturalReferences: Unlessotherwiseindicated,allScripturereferencesaretakenfromtheNEWAMERICANSTANDARD BIBLE(NASB)Copyright©1960,1962,1963,1968,1971,1972,1973,1975,1995 bytheLockman Foundation. Usedbypermission. 3 TTaabbllee ooff CCoonntteennttss ((11)) TableofContents(1)isarranged‘Chronologically’, inthatthesessionsareappearin sequentialorderastheywerescheduleddailywithintheweekthattheASOMwasheld. Date Session Speaker Topic Page 22:03:010 1. ThamoNaidoo Servanthood- Part1 5 2. ThamoNaidoo Servanthood- Part2 7 3. ThamoNaidoo Servanthood- Part3 11 4. SamSoleyn WhyarewecalledtobeServants? 43 23:03:010 5. SegiGovender Rest-Part1 32 6. SegiGovender Rest-Part2 39 7. ShaunBlignaut Immortality 73 8. SamSoleyn TheOrphanSpirit&PropheticDecrees 48 24:03:010 9. SamSoleyn God’sPurposeinChoosingUs 53 10. ShaunBlignaut AReturntotheAncientPaths 77 11. SegiGovender Pentecost-MigratingtotheTemple:Part1 85 12. ThamoNaidoo Rest:Part1 15 25:03:10 13. KobusSwart BeforetheFinalUnveiling 103 14. ThamoNaidoo Rest:Part2 19 15. ThamoNaidoo Rest:Part3 23 16. SamSolelyn Resurrection 65 26:03:10 17. HowieBaker PreparingyoursonsfortheirdayofHarvest 71 18. SegieGovender Pentecost-MigrationtotheTemple:Part2 90 19. AlexandraChisango TheKingdomin2010 96 20. ThamoNaidoo Rest:Part4 27 21. SamSolelyn TheOrderofourFather’sHouse 57 31:03:10 SameSolelyn PerspectivesonTheApostolic TheOrderofourfather’sHouse 60 27:03:10 22. FransduPlessis TheReformationofaFather 100 23. ShaunBlignaut TreasuresoftheKingdom 81 24. SamSolelyn WhatDidAdamLose 68 25. ThamoNaidoo Servanthood&Rest:ConcludingRemarks 30 PierreToerien’sPoeticSummationofthe2010MarchASOM 107 FutureConferencesandApostolicSchoolsofMinistry 110 4 TTaabbllee ooff CCoonntteennttss ((22)) Table of Contents (2) is arranged ‘Topically’, in that the sessions are do not appear in sequential order, but rather, topics are grouped together so as to facilitate a greater continuity in studying the broad themes systematically. Session Speaker Topic Page 1. ThamoNaidoo Servanthood: Part1 5 2. ThamoNaidoo Servanthood: Part2 7 3. ThamoNaidoo Servanthood:Part3 11 12. ThamoNaidoo Rest:Part1 15 14. ThamoNaidoo Rest:Part2 19 15. ThamoNaidoo Rest:Part3 23 20. ThamoNaidoo Rest:Part4 27 25. ThamoNaidoo Servanthood&Rest:ConcludingRemarks 30 5. SegiGovender Rest:Part1 32 6. SegiGovender Rest:Part2 39 4. SamSoleyn WhyweareCalledtobeServants 43 8. SamSoleyn TheOrphanSpirit&PropheticDecrees 48 9. SamSoleyn God’sPurposeinChoosingUs 53 21. SamSoleyn TheOrderofourFather’sHouse 57 SamSoleyn PerspectivesontheApostolic: TheOrderofourFather’sHouse 60 16. SamSoleyn Resurrection 65 24. SamSoleyn WhatDidAdamLose 68 17. HowieBaker PreparingSonsfortheDayofHarvest 71 7. ShaunBlignaut Immortality 73 10. ShaunBlignaut AReturntotheAncientPaths 77 23. ShaunBlignaut TreasuresoftheKingdom 81 11. SegiGovender Pentecost-MigratingtotheTemple:Part1 85 18. SegiGovender MigratingtotheTemple:Part2 90 19. AlexandraChisango TheKingdomin2010 96 22. FransDuPlessis TheReformationofaFather 100 13. KobusSwart BeforeTheFinalunveiling 103 PierreToerien’sPoeticSummationofthe2010MarchASOM 107 FutureConferencesandApostolicSchoolsofMinistry 110 5 Session1 ThamoNaidoo SSeerrvvaanntthhoooodd PPaarrtt11 INTRODUCTIONTOTHEASOM: ThecapacityyoucreateinyourpersonallifeistheamountofroomyoucreateforGodtomove. ThemandateoftheASOMisbasedonthepost-resurrectionmethodologyofunveilingChristasrevealedin Luke 24, which records Christ’ discussion with the two disciples on the road to Emmaus. He did three things: 1. HeopenedtheirheartsbyopeningtheScriptures The Scriptures are our primary reference. We will allow the Scriptures to lead Jesus out unto us - from the Law, the Prophets and the Psalms. The Scriptures will speak in this school. Train yourself toshifttothenextlevelofengagementwiththeWord.Donotsuccumbtofatigueorsleep. 2. Heopenedtheireyes–bybreakingthebread Break the grace in the Word, through those who will bring the Word. This will demand for you to personally engage the Word at a deeper level. Be conscious of how grace is ‘broken’. First catch it inyourspirit–letyourmindcatchuplaterifithasto.Therewillalsobethe‘appearingofChrist’– be‘raptured’upintorevelationsofChrist. 3. Heopenedtheirminds -bypiecingvarioussegmentsoftheScriptures. Jesusbroughtfragmentsoftruthandpiecedittogethersothattheycanseethewholetruth.Recall the imagery of the dry bones becoming a powerful army. These bones are not the skeletons of a human body, but are the foundations of pieces of truth scattered in the valley of God. They are scatteredallover.Thebodyisdismembered. Various streams of truth are coming together to form the basis of “the Word becoming flesh and dwellingamongus”.OnlythencanwewageeffectivewarasthearmyofGod.Thisschoolwillbean affirmation of truth previously in(take out) given in piecemeal, but is now coming together as a whole unit. God builds precept upon precept and line upon line. Now things are coming together. GodiserectingHimselfinus–wemustbesofulloftheWordthatthereisnothingleftinus. SERVANTHOOD God builds on ‘principle’. We judge everything on ‘principle’. The biblical concept of servanthood is the vehiclethroughwhichGod’spurposesareeffected.Servanthoodisthemostimportanthermeneuticaltool, and is also vital to fully appreciate who we are. As we process servanthood, we must not understand it humanistically.Donotviewitdomesticallyorintermsofslaveryinhistory.ServanthoodispartofwhoGod is. If you are a partaker of His divine nature – then this aspect of Christ has got (can be taken out) to be formedineachoneofus.InChrist,thegodheaddwells. We are all sons of God. We are at liberty. Therefore servanthood is not about slavery in a negative way within the context of restriction. We are all set free from ‘slavery’, yet we choose to become slaves of Christ.Wepierceourear–indicatingthatweenslavedtoourMasterandthevoiceofMaster–wewillonly heartheWordofourMasteranddoHisbidding. All sacraments communicate grace, e.g. husband and wife in marriage communicate grace for God’s purposes. The Table of the Lord communicates great grace. But there is anothersacrament – the washing ofeachother’sfeet–notphysicallybutsymbolically.Ifyouwanttobethegreatest,learntobetheservant ofall.Togoupinthekingdom,youhavetochoosetobecomenothing. 6 Every citizen of the Kingdom should be a servant. Sonship is key today. Sons perpetuate the will of the father.Ifyouare goingtobe atruesonofthe king,the fundamentalprinciple ofservanthood needstobe installed. Read all the parables again – they emphasize servanthood. God will one day say to those who werefaithful,“WelldonemygoodandfaithfulSERVANT(notson)”.Learntolabourinthedust.Deaconship (diakonos)iskeytoeffectiveapostolicfunction. Whatever ministry we do is not unto man but unto the Lord. The ultimate objective of servanthood is to providea‘body’(“Abodythouhastpreparedforme”:Heb10:5b).Willyoubethatbody?Willyoubethat wombforGodtoestablishHispurposeintheearth? Mary calledherselfa‘maid-servant’inbearingthe Christ child.Godnevercreatedany ofus to be famous. We were not created to be glorious, but rather to reflect the glory of God. We were not called to own anything – we were called to manage or steward things on HIS behalf. Barnabas taught us, to enter the apostolicseasonyouhavetodispossessyourself ofthethingsyouarepossessedby.Wewillmanagelarge volumesofmoney,notinourchurchbankaccounts,butourpeople/sonswhowillknowhowtostewardit andplaceitatapostles’feet.Welearnhowtopossessallthingsbutnottobepossessedbythem. The administration of the kingdom is diverse and complex and it demands that service be rendered on manylevelsoffunctionality.Wearenotequalwhenitcomestofunction,yetatwhateverlevelweoperate, weareallservants.Servanthooddemandsvoluntarywork.SurrenderyourtimesolelytoyourMaster. SomeWordsrelativeto‘SERVANT/SLAVE’: Slave(Doulos) = onewhofunctionsinapermanentpositionofsubjectiontoanother.Heis consumedby thewillofhis master.Conveyedis the ideaofservingorsubjugation toanother.Thecommandsordemandsoftheotheraremore importantthanyour own desires. He is totally dependent on his master. He works without expectation ofpay.Hechoosesnottofreelypossess,buttostewardeverythingonbehalfofhis master. If you choose to become a ‘doulos’ to Christ, then the only view you should have of life, is a view that is focused on Christ – nothing you own is really yours. Like Elijah, you may think you are the only one, yet there are 7000 others likeyou.Godnevercalledyour‘ministry’or‘church’perse – he called YOU to bear the burden of His call. Keep your gaze on Christ. Those who will steward billions will have to prove servanthoodfirst.AtrueofferinginthesightofGodisa(takeout)tobeareflectionoftheoffering. Slavery is coming to a place of total dispossession. Do not crawl in the dust and eat dust. Slavery is the state of ‘handingover’.Becomenothingsothathecanbecomeallinall.Deaconshipinvolves‘laboringinthedust’. Minister=leitougeo = aministerperformingpriestlyfunctions–inaspecializedfunction. Servant=huperetes = subordinateservant=whowaitsforthecommandsofhissuperior(the secondman);partateamrowingtheboatbutyouareundercommand. Jesus was consumed with the will of His father. My frustration presently is with those that sat under my instructions but have not changed – they think this message is romanticism. They are still selfish, argumentative and divisive. God is calling forth Gideon’s 300 to selflessly fulfill the will of God. Jesus said “Myfoodistodothewillofhimthatsentmeandtofinishit”.Wedonotseethiskindofpassioninpeople anymore. 7 Session2 ThamoNaidoo SSeerrvvaanntthhoooodd PPaarrtt22 With the announcement of the restorationof apostles and prophets, people rushed into these offices and with it came a spurious manifestation of apostolic-prophetic work. People thought they were more apostolic if they had the title ‘apostolic’. Titles are not important to us. Servanthood is the more critical mechanism. CharacteristicsofaServant PermanentlySubjectedtohisMaster. WhenweareconsumedbythewillofGod,thennothingelsematterstoyou. ServantsareTotallyDependentontheirMaster. Wedonotdependonpeople.YourworkisuntoHIM. TheirserviceisinResponsetotheDemandsoftheMaster TheyworkwithoutExpectationofPayorRewardorAccolade Before the fall, the only economy was one of obedience and not faith. Slaves just OBEY. They do notargueorreason.Whenyouobey,youplaceyourselfunderthecoveringoftheonewhospeaks. God will take care of His servants. Isaiah 56:5 indicates that there is a better place higher than sonship – and this is the position of the eunuch totally sold out to preparing the bride for his Master. Isaiah56:3-5 LetnottheforeignerwhohasjoinedhimselftotheLordsay,“TheLordwillsurelyseparate mefromHispeople.”Norlettheeunuchsay,“Behold,Iamadrytree.Forthussaysthe Lord,“TotheeunuchswhokeepMysabbaths,AndchoosewhatpleasesMe,Andhold fastMycovenant, TothemIwillgiveinMyhouseandwithinMywallsamemorial, Andanamebetterthanthatofsonsanddaughters;Iwillgivethemaneverlasting namewhichwillnotbecutoff. In Luke 15, there were two sons in the house. On his return, the prodigal reduced himself to a servant–tosimplyfulfillthedesiresofthefather;theoldersonadoptedaself-righteousposition– heneverappreciatedtheloveofthefather.ClaimnothingandjustSERVEGodandseewhatHewill do. The Shunemite woman gave without expectation to receive - Elisha scans her life and determinessheneededababy.Godwilldothesameforyou. Cometoaplaceofasingleeye,oftotaldependenceuponHim.JustSERVEand God will take care oftherest.GreatslavesinGod’shousearegivenprominentplacesinhumanhistorybecauseofthe attitudeofserving. CHRIST–OURSUPREMEEXAMPLE Loveis the greatestvirtue.It isselfless unconditionalgiving. Loveimpoverishes itselftoenrichothers.God isselflessinHisgiving.Theconceptofa‘joint-heir’impliesthatafteryouhavebequeathedeverything,you havenothingleft. ChrististheSufferingServant: Acts3:13 “Hasglorifiedhisservant,Jesus” Acts3:26 “YourservantJesus” Acts4:25 “YourservantDavid” Acts4:30 “YourholyservantJesus” Isaiah49:5 “TheLordformedmetobeHisservant” 8 The ministryofJesus is classifiedintothree parts, namely,Priest,KingandProphet – yet the basisofallof thisisservanthood. Phil.2:5-11 1 ThereforeifthereisanyencouragementinChrist,ifthereisanyconsolationoflove,ifthereisanyfellowship oftheSpirit,ifanyaffectionandcompassion, 2 makemyjoycompletebybeingofthesamemind,maintainingthesamelove,unitedinspirit,intenton onepurpose. 5 HavethisattitudeinyourselveswhichwasalsoinChristJesus, 6 who,althoughHeexistedintheformofGod,didnotregardequalitywithGodathingtobegrasped, 7 butemptiedHimself,takingtheFORM ofabond-servant,andbeingmadeinthelikenessofmen. 8 Beingfoundinappearanceasaman,HehumbledHimselfbybecomingobedienttothepointofdeath, evendeathonacross. 9 Forthisreasonalso,GodhighlyexaltedHim,andbestowedonHimthenamewhichisaboveeveryname, 10 sothatatthenameofJesuseverykneewillbow,ofthosewhoareinheavenandonearthandundertheearth, 11 andthateverytonguewillconfessthatJesusChristisLord,tothegloryofGodtheFather. The term ‘Christ’ refers to pre-existent state. He was incarnated in human flesh and was known as ‘Jesus Christ’. The term ‘Christ Jesus’ refers to His ascended position after the cross - after the resurrection. But Heispre-existentastheCHRIST.InHimwelivemoveandhaveourbeing.‘Christ’wasintheformofGod. Note verse 1-2: Paul calls for like-mindedness, pure love, concern to be focused on one purpose. Christ Jesus made Himself of no reputation. This is referred to as the ‘kenosis’ of Christ - He emptied Himself of His equality with God. Godexalts Jesus because He emptied himself. There is equality in the Godhead but not equality in creation. We were not created to be equal to God but exact representations of Him. Insteadofchoosingexactrepresentations,theychooseequalitybyexaltingthemselves.Also,wehaveto revertbacktoobedience.Donotaspiretobecomeanything;simplyfocusonhowtofullyemptyyourself. Lookoutfortheinterestofothers. Formed=morphe= the essence or reality – the substance of a being, the primary form of something; nothing in this form can appear without it being an objective reality; this has to beconcreteandcomplete;itistheoppositeofbeingashadow. Youcannotparadeservanthoodwithoutitbeingthesubstanceofwhatyouaremadeupof-thisisthe ontologicalnature.Donotconfuse‘hospitality’with‘servanthood’(youcanbehospitablewithouthaving thespiritofservanthood).Christessentially,inHissubstantialmakeup,hada‘form’anditwas‘God’–‘in theFormofGOD’. ‘Morphe’alsorefersto the life quality that describes the very existence of God; the atomic nature of this immaterial God. ‘Morphe’ has got to do with the ‘timeless’ world. We are not ‘a’ WORDfromGod–weshouldbe,likeJesus,THEWord. ‘Morphe’ refers to what you were in your pre-existent state. Was Jesus in the form of God pre-existent? Yes. Now,He takes ontheFORM ofa bondservant.Thus the (take away) withinthe essence of the nature ofGodinthetrinity,thereistheprincipleofservingcalledsubmission.TheSpiritsubmitstotheSon–the Son to Father – everyone serves the other; at the end of age, the scriptures say that the Son gives the kingdombacktotheFather. We are not talking about the Roman concept of slavery. Recall how Joseph took Mary to go to Bethlehem to be registered in his father’s house before Jesus was born. Before we see the emergence of a ‘Christ- 9 man’intheearth,wewillhavetoobeytheheavenlydecree togotoourfather’shouse–toregisterinthat house - to be re-aligned with divine purpose. Before the Christ child could be born, He dealt with the orphanspirit.Joseph(Judah)andMary(Levi)hadtobereckonedfirstintermsoftheirfather’shouse. When Jesus emptied himself, he kept the element of servant-hood and slavery. We should all de-robe ourselvesoffalseaspirations.GodneverexpectsustobecomesomethingthatHehimselfhasnotlivedout. Matthew20:20-28 20 ThenthemotherofthesonsofZebedeecametoJesuswithhersons,bowingdownandmakingarequestofHim. 21 AndHesaidtoher,“Whatdoyouwish?”ShesaidtoHim,“CommandthatinYourkingdomthesetwosonsof minemaysitoneonYourrightandoneonYourleft.” 22 ButJesusanswered,“Youdonotknowwhatyouareasking.AreyouabletodrinkthecupthatIamaboutto drink?”TheysaidtoHim,“Weareable.” 23 Hesaidtothem,“Mycupyoushalldrink;buttositonMyrightandonMyleft,thisisnotMinetogive,butit isforthoseforwhomithasbeenpreparedbyMyFather.” 24 Andhearingthis,thetenbecameindignantwiththetwobrothers. 25 ButJesuscalledthemtoHimselfandsaid,“YouknowthattherulersoftheGentileslorditoverthem,andtheir greatmenexerciseauthorityoverthem. 26 “Itisnotthiswayamongyou,butwhoeverwishestobecomegreatamongyoushallbeyourservant, 27 andwhoeverwishestobefirstamongyoushallbeyourslave; 28 justastheSonofMandidnotcometobeserved,buttoserve,andtogiveHislifearansomfor many.” Jesusisthegreatest.Thegreatestistheservant.IfGodisthegreatest,thenHeisthegreatestservant. Whoeverdesirestobe‘first’(apostolic–firstintime,placeandrank),mustbeyourslave.“1Cor.12:28he gave some to be first apostles”. For apostles to be first, they have to become scum – the scourge – the least.InRomans1:1,Paulreferredtohimselfasa‘bondslave’andasanapostle.Jesusisthechiefapostle (Heb3:1)–sohefunctionsasachiefoftheslaves.Ifwegetthisright,immortalitycouldhappenwithinour life-time.Thefirstshallbelastandthelastfirst. John13:1-20 1 NowbeforetheFeastofthePassover,JesusknowingthatHishourhadcomethatHewoulddepartoutofthis worldtotheFather,havinglovedHisownwhowereintheworld,Helovedthemtotheend. 2 Duringsupper,thedevilhavingalreadyputintotheheartofJudasIscariot,thesonofSimon,tobetrayHim, 3 Jesus,knowingthattheFatherhadgivenallthingsintoHishands,andthatHehadcomeforthfromGod andwasgoingbacktoGod, 4 gotupfromsupper,andlaidasideHisgarments;andtakingatowel,HegirdedHimself. 5 ThenHepouredwaterintothebasin,andbegantowashthedisciples’feetandtowipethemwiththe towelwithwhichHewasgirded. 6 SoHecametoSimonPeter.HesaidtoHim,“Lord,doYouwashmyfeet?” 7 Jesusansweredandsaidtohim,“WhatIdoyoudonotrealizenow,butyouwillunderstandhereafter.” 8 PetersaidtoHim,“NevershallYouwashmyfeet!”Jesusansweredhim,“IfIdonotwashyou,youhaveno partwithMe.” 9 SimonPetersaidtoHim,“Lord,thenwashnotonlymyfeet,butalsomyhandsandmyhead.” 10 Jesussaidtohim,“Hewhohasbathed(baptism)needsonlytowashhisfeet,butiscompletelyclean;andyou areclean,butnotallofyou(Judas).” 11 ForHeknewtheonewhowasbetrayingHim;forthisreasonHesaid,“Notallofyouareclean.” 10 12 SowhenHehadwashedtheirfeet,andtakenHisgarmentsandreclinedatthetableagain,Hesaidtothem,“Do youknowwhatIhavedonetoyou? 13 “YoucallMeTeacherandLord;andyouareright,forsoIam. 14 “IfIthen,theLordandtheTeacher,washedyourfeet,youalsooughttowashoneanother’sfeet. 15 “ForIgaveyouanexamplethatyoualsoshoulddoasIdidtoyou. 16 “Truly,truly,Isaytoyou,aslaveisnotgreaterthanhismaster,norisonewhoissentgreaterthanthe onewhosenthim. 17 Ifyouknowthesethings,youareblessedifyoudothem. 18 “Idonotspeakofallofyou.IknowtheonesIhavechosen;butitisthattheScripturemaybefulfilled,‘HEWHO EATSMYBREADHASLIFTEDUPHISHEELAGAINSTME.’ 19 “FromnowonIamtellingyoubeforeitcomestopass,sothatwhenitdoesoccur,youmaybelievethatIamHe. 20 “Truly,truly,Isaytoyou,hewhoreceiveswhomeverIsendreceivesMe;andhewhoreceivesMe receivesHimwhosentMe.” Learn how to wash each other’s feet – serve each other selflessly. Recall Mary washed His feet with her tearsandwipeitwithherhair(glory/authority). NoteVerse18–Jesusissaying,“Hewhopartakesofgracewithmehascomeagainstme”.Tobegreat,you have to become aservant,yet Jesus did also not expect this level ofservanthood foreveryone (Judaswas excluded). Matt23:11 “Butthegreatestamongyoushallbeyourservant. Wehaveproduceddictatorsinthekingdom.Agreatslavecouldbeinchargeoversignificantareas.Slavery is not servile functions. Apostles must remain focused on the Word and prayer. Only those that have a broken spirit and a contrite heart can stand on the mountain of God. Jesus was not weak, yet He was humble and a servant. Pyramidal structure of church governance is not biblical (you have a pharaoh with slavesburningbricks). John13:16 “Truly,truly,Isaytoyou,aslaveisnotgreaterthanhismaster,norisonewhoissentgreaterthan theonewhosenthim
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