st Apostolic School Of Ministry - Randolph Barnwell

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 Understanding the Present Apostolic Season
 The Messenger Community
 Administrating Grace
 Prophetic Imperatives for this Season
 Christ - The Purpose of the Ages
 The Spirit of Nimrod
 The Seven Pillars of Wisdom
 Authenticity
 Being Established
 How Should We Then Preach?
7-12 May 2012
Hosted by Thamo Naidoo
River of Life Christian Ministries
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The Table of Contents is arranged in order of ‘speakers’. The session numbers do not appear in
sequentialorder,butrather,topicsspokenbyeachspeakeraregroupedtogethersoastofacilitate
agreatercontinuityinstudyingthebroadthemessystematically.
Session Speaker Topic Page
1. ThamoNaidoo UnderstandingthePresentEmphasis
inTheApostolic 4
3. ThamoNaidoo TheMessengerCommunity -Part1 7
5. ThamoNaidoo TheMessengerCommunity -Part2 11
6. ThamoNaidoo TheMessengerCommunity -Part3 16
15. ThamoNaidoo TheMessengerCommunity -Part4 20
14. ElijahMorgan HowShouldWeThenPreach? 24
16. ThamoNaidoo AdministrationofGrace -Part1 28
19. ThamoNaidoo AdministrationofGrace -Part2 33
20. ThamoNaidoo AdministrationofGrace -Part3 37
22. ThamoNaidoo AdministrationofGrace -Part4 42
2. ShaunBlignaut PropheticImperativesforThisSeason 44
8. ShaunBlignaut Christ-ThePurposeofTheAges-Part1 50
13. ShaunBlignaut Christ-ThePurposeofTheAges-Part2 56
11. KobusSwartz Authenticity 59
7. SagieGovender TheSpiritofNimrod 63
4. SagieGovender Wisdom -Part1 69
10. SagieGovender Wisdom -Part2 76
17. SagieGovender Wisdom -Part3 82
18. SagieGovender Wisdom -Part4 90
21. SagieGovender Wisdom -Part5 98
9. BenKleynhans ToBeEstablished 104
12. FransDuPlessisI&II MyKilamanjaroExperience 111
PierreToerien’sPoeticSummationoftheMay2012ASOM 131
NextApostolicSchoolofMinistry 138
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Session1 ThamoNaidoo
Introductory Session
Understanding the Present Emphasis in the Apostolic
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n this school we celebrate Christ, and not human vessels per se, although the humans are the
vesselsthroughwhichHechoosestoworkandexpressHimselfthrough.Youmustdiscerngracein
thosethatspeak.Thisapostolicschoolwillbeveryprophetic-astheLordspeaks,sowillwespeak.
Thisapostolicschoolisstructuredaroundthespiritoffamily.Gobeyondyourpersonalprejudices-
stepoutandgettoknowdifferentpeople.Goddoesnotcelebrateindividuals.
Jethro fathered Moses for a season. Jethro was the priest of Midian (which means ‘strife’) in the
wilderness. There is a massive shift taking place away from individualism towards a corporate
family culture. A family is not a family if the principle of fathering is not present. We shift from
celebrating individual visions to corporate purpose. Many so-called ‘vision statements’ are really
‘ambitionstatements’.Goddoesnotgiveindividualvisions–Hegivesonecommoncorporatevision
toa‘father’overcommonfamilies.Eachhouseholdwillhaveasenseofuniquenesstowhattheydo
– there will be diversity – yet there will be a commonality to the broad corporate vision.
Sometimes God establishes His purposes and prepares His people in a dry place. Jethro’s other
name was Reul, which means ‘friend of God’. ‘Jethro’ means ‘pre-eminent’. Ranking does not
suggest inequality. In equality there are metrons of grace. God elevates certain individuals because
HewantstocommunicateHimselftoothersthroughthem.EngageandappreciatethegraceofGod
in others around you. We must develop a very strong environment of community. Celebrate each
other. Our speech must be salted with grace. Exercise prudence, diplomacy and sensitivity. Do not
beargumentative.
We have different streams of the apostolic present at this apostolic school - God is heard in the
sound of many waters. Appreciate each voice of God in each speaker. We must pray for the
confluenceofallthestreamsofGod.
TheWordofGodhas apre-eminent place inthis apostolic school.The Bibleistheabsolutecentre
and measure of everything we do. Luke 24 illustrates this in that Jesus led Himself out from the
Scripture. There is a famine of hearing the Word of God. We ‘break bread’ by breaking open the
Scriptures. We teach apostolic doctrine that comes through apostolic agencies. There has been a
pseudo-apostolic expression in the earth – where something is proclaimed as true when it is not.
Grace is not just in any message displayed to us. Apostolic doctrine focusses on Christology – and
not theology per se. Theology is an attempt to know God. Christ is the key to God. Christology is
studying the fullness of God. Christology informs our theology and our understanding of fathering
andsonship.Trueapostlesdonotcometobuildtheirpersonalnetworks–buttheyarefocussedon
forming Christ in every man. Christ comes to us THROUGH THE WORD. The Word, when it is
received – is called grace. Grace manifests as TRUTH. When grace is injected into you, there is a
piercingfeeling(not aticklingfeeling).Grace is installedinto you.The basket – the container– that
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receives grace – is your spirit – and then this grace is transferred to your soul. We do not want to
tickle your mind with the Scriptures. Grace comes in the form of doctrine – like ‘manna’ in the
wilderness.Fathersofhouseholdscollectthemannaandthenbakeitfortheirfamilies.Similarly,we
who are heads of households, must break and bake bread in palatable dosages for our people.
Find ways to make it attractive to eat. Learn how to prepare your table. Do not over-feed your
people.Force-feedingcankillyou.Foodwillalsobewasted.
THEVOICEANDTHEEAR
AllmovesofGodareadministratedbya‘voice’.ThereisthevoiceofGodinthevoiceofaman.Hear
Godinthevoice–thisiswhenfaithisgeneratedwithinyourheart.WhateverGodgivesyouiswhat
Hewantstofeedyouatthatpointintime.Manyofuswhohavestudiedtheapostolicmessage,are
swelling with information – yet very little influence is taking place in our jurisdictions. The
accumulation of information does not mean that we are apostolic. Move from Ephratha
(fruitfulness)toBethlehem(HouseofBread)–shiftfromconsumerstoproducers.
This present apostolic season will become VISIBLE AND VIRAL.This season hasbeen developing in
obscure places in the earth. God had to prepare a people to model the message. This apostolic
season and message has not yet attracted the attention of the large majority of people. With the
visibility ofthisseasonanditssystemic influence,itwillattractmany toits risingglory.Somewill
bere-positionedgeo-spirituality.Butalso,whereattentionorthelightshines,thenscrutinycomes
fromthedomainofthedemonic.Siftingandweighingwillcome.Wehavetobefoundworthy.The
refiner’s pot and purifier’s soap – this will be the emphasis of the Lord as well. We are on the
potter’swheels.Manyhaveabandonedthemessagebecausetheyusedthecharismaticmeasureto
determine success in the apostolic. All moves of God are born in obscure places (Jesus in a stable).
All preparatory moves of God operates in the wilderness of the Jordan. We are on the threshold of
crossingourJordan.
We need a greater and more accurate understanding of the mysteries and purposes of God. We
are God’s best secret for the present hour. Consider Caleb whose name means ‘dog’. ‘Dog’ is
suggestive of his nature as being indomitable, faithful, heeding his masters voice, wanting to obey
NOW.
CalebwasbornintheyearthatMoseswentintoexile. WhenMosescameback,Calebwas40years
old. Caleb emerged as the leader of the tribe of Judah. There are twelve grace configurations
globallytofulfilGod’sglobalpurposes.Caleblivedinslaveryforfortyyears–whileMoseswasbeing
prepared in the wilderness. For the next forty years he is under the leadership of Moses, who
functionswitha‘Leviticalanointing’.HewilllearnmanythingsunderMoses.HebelievedGodfully
andcompletely.He was confident intheircapacity andability to go up,go in,andpossessthe land.
Yet he had to suffer because of the faithlessness of the people. He saw much in the wilderness.
Caleb then served Joshua for 30 years. Joshua was from the tribe Ephraim (fruitfulness). Caleb
tasted many things but God kept him hidden. Then God says, “Who will go up first”. ‘First’
representsthe‘apostolic’principle.
God has kept the apostolic hidden through many seasons. The ‘apostolic’ takes the land through
theedgeoftheSWORD-througha‘mouthofwords’.Whenwespeakthingswillhappen.Godwill
harkenalsotoourvoices,becauseitisessentiallyHiminusspeaking.
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Wearenotbetterthanthepreviousseasons.Goddidthingsineachseason.Wemustbeconfident
thatGodisabouttodosignificantthingsthroughuspresently.AllthatGoddidpreviouslywasaset
upforthis bigmoment. Godhadtochangethechurchfrom aninstitutiontoafamilywithfathers
andsons.Whenyoutravel,onlygotoa‘manofpeace’whomyouhavethoroughlyinvestigated. All
of our previous teachings are being merged together in a more holistic way. The valley of dry
bones is coming together to constitute a vibrant army. Learn to become a man of peace. Remain
strongandauthoritative,yethumble.Becomethemessage.
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SESSION3 THAMONAIDOO
The Messenger Community
Part1
Threethingsarecriticalforustounderstand.
1. AMESSENGERCOMMUNITY
2. THEVOICE - THEMEDIUMTHROUGHWHICHWEAREMESSENGERS
3. THEEAR - THATRECEIVESTHEMESSAGEFROMTHEMESSENGER
The identity and function of a ‘messenger community’ is encapsulated in the lives of John and
Elijah. These are preparatory to the coming of the Lord. These individuals have references to
God’s methodology. These operate in the anointing of Christ, which has various parts to it.
Anointing is specific tools for specific purposes. Our enablement is actually the Lord in us rather
thanweintheLord.AllanointingthathasbeengiventouscanbetracedrightbacktoAbelallthe
way through to John. They functioned in the spirit of Christ. They were ordinary humans like you
and I who even made colossal mistakes – yet God used them. All of these individuals in the Old
Covenant are dwarfedbywhat Godhasmade us inChrist. All ofthem cannot becomparedwith
what God has in store for each one of us. We operate from the most intimate position from
beingaSONOFGOD.
We are many things in Christ. These seem like apparent contradictions. We are fellow workers
withGod–HemakesHimselfvisibleinusintheearth.AtthesametimewearealsoHisfield.Heis
working on us while He works with us. Paul keeps his flesh under while preaching. At the same
time we are God’s building. We are building like craftsmen – but at the same time He is building
us as His house. One of the things we are - we are messengers to prepare the way for Christ.
ChristwillappearinusaswellasappearTOus.Heraisesapeopletobecomeavoiceintheearth.
JohntheBaptistdidnotknowhewasfunctioningintheanointingofElijah.Christrevealedthis.All
John knew was that he was a voice crying out in the wilderness. You do not draw attention to
yourself.YoualwaysfocusonChristwhoiscoming.Neverdrawattentiontoyourself.
Elijah= ‘My Godis Jehovah’= implyinghe is focussedonrepresentingGodfully.He embodies the
concept of a representative messenger. This anointing prepares itself for something far better
thatisabouttomaterialise.
Malachi3:1 "Behold, I am going to send My messenger, and he will clear the way before Me.
AndtheLord,whomyouseek,willsuddenlycometoHistemple;andthemessenger
of the covenant, in whom you delight, behold, He is coming," says the LORD of
hosts.
The messenger prepares the way for Christ – so the messenger is not Christ. The messenger does
notownpeoplebutseekstomentorandfatherpeopleintotheimageofGod.Manyareoffended
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when they lose a son – because they only see it as an economic loss. Fathers know that their
resource comesfromGodandnooneelse.
‘THEWAY’ =thepassagethatholdstheprinciplesanddestiniesofmen.
=themodeofactiontobetaken
=theroadtobetaken
=themoralcharacteroflifeandbehaviour.
Whenever God speaks – He chooses a man through which to speak. Heb 1 – God spoke to the
fathersintheprophets–mediumsthroughwhichthemessageistransmitted.
God does not control us robotically – we make a choice to obey or disobey. You are reckoned
righteouswhenyoubelievebecauseyouhaveheardHisword.
The messenger community speaks the Word. His Word is a lamp. The written word becomes the
spoken word. The written word becomes your GPS – a ‘voice’ proceeds from this. We have to
listentothemessengerwhospeaks.
TheLordwhomyouseekwillsuddenlycometoHistemplerepresentedinthemessengersthatHe
sends to you. Our houses must not become desolate. If you kill those who are sent – your house
becomesdesolateuntilyousay–“BlessedishewhocomesinthenameoftheLord”.Desolationin
yourhouseiscausedbyyounotreceivingwhoGodsendstoyou.
Malachi1-18
2 "ButwhocanendurethedayofHiscoming?AndwhocanstandwhenHeappears?ForHeislike
arefiner'sfireandlikefullers'soap.
3 "Hewillsitasasmelterandpurifierofsilver,andHewillpurifythesonsofLeviandrefinethem
likegoldandsilver,sothattheymaypresenttotheLORDofferingsinrighteousness.
4 "ThentheofferingofJudahandJerusalemwillbepleasingtotheLORDasinthedaysofoldand
asinformeryears.
5 "ThenIwilldrawneartoyouforjudgment;andIwillbeaswiftwitnessagainstthesorcerersand
against the adulterers and against those who swear falsely, and against those who oppress the
wageearnerinhiswages,thewidowandtheorphan,andthosewhoturnasidethealienanddo
notfearMe,"saystheLORDofhosts.
6 "ForI,theLORD,donotchange;thereforeyou,OsonsofJacob,arenotconsumed.
7 "FromthedaysofyourfathersyouhaveturnedasidefromMystatutesandhavenotkept them.
Return to Me, and I will return to you," says the LORD of hosts. "But you say, 'How shall we
return?'
8 "WillamanrobGod?YetyouarerobbingMe!Butyousay,'HowhavewerobbedYou?'Intithes
andofferings.
9 "Youarecursedwithacurse,foryouarerobbingMe,thewholenationofyou!
10 "Bringthewholetitheintothestorehouse,sothattheremaybefoodinMyhouse,andtestMe
nowinthis,"saystheLORDofhosts,"ifIwillnotopenforyouthewindowsofheavenandpour
outforyouablessinguntilitoverflows.
11 "ThenIwillrebukethe devourerforyou,sothat it willnot destroythe fruitsofthe ground; nor
willyourvineinthefieldcastitsgrapes,"saystheLORDofhosts.
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12 "Allthenationswillcallyoublessed,foryoushallbeadelightfulland,"saystheLORDofhosts.
13 "Your words have been arrogant against Me," says the LORD. "Yet you say, 'What have we
spokenagainstYou?'
14 "You have said, 'It is vain to serve God; and what profit is it that we have kept His charge, and
thatwehavewalkedinmourningbeforetheLORDofhosts?
15 'Sonowwecallthearrogantblessed;notonlyarethedoersofwickednessbuiltupbuttheyalso
testGodandescape.'"
16 ThenthosewhofearedtheLORDspoketooneanother,andtheLORDgaveattentionandheard
it, and a book of remembrance was written before Him for those who fear the LORD and who
esteemHisname.
17 "TheywillbeMine,"saystheLORDofhosts,"onthedaythatIprepareMyownpossession,andI
willsparethemasamanspareshisownsonwhoserveshim."
18 So you will again distinguish between the righteous and the wicked, between one who serves
GodandonewhodoesnotserveHim.
We celebrate the covenantal principle. The covenant is not the commandments sprinkled with
blood. The covenant is a covenant of Sonship. The messenger community speaks about the
covenant of how God establishes a corporate son in the earth that will manage His affairs in the
earth. God wants a corporate son in the earth. This son cannot fall from a tree.God has to put the
son in the custody of human fathers. Jesus grew up under Joseph and Mary. Ultimately in this
process, the heavens opened and God the Father declares Jesus as His Son. The pattern is the son.
Jesussaid“Iamtheway,thetruthandthelife”:i.e.…
 Theway - themodel,
 Thetruth - theveritableessence
 Thelife - thingscannotdieinme
Malachi3:1-5
1 "Behold,Iam goingto send My messenger,andhe willclearthe way beforeMe.Andthe Lord,
whom you seek, will suddenly come to His temple; and the messenger of the covenant, in
whomyoudelight,behold,Heiscoming,"saystheLORDofhosts.
2 "ButwhocanendurethedayofHiscoming?AndwhocanstandwhenHeappears?ForHeislike
arefiner'sfireandlikefullers'soap.
3 "Hewillsitasasmelterandpurifierofsilver,andHewillpurifythesonsofLeviandrefinethem
likegoldandsilver,sothattheymaypresenttotheLORDofferingsinrighteousness.
4 "ThentheofferingofJudahandJerusalemwillbepleasingtotheLORDasinthedaysofoldand
asinformeryears.
5 "Then I will draw near to you for judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers
and against the adulterers and against those who swear falsely, and against those who oppress
the wage earner in his wages, the widow and the orphan, and those who turn aside the alien
anddonotfearMe,"saystheLORDofhosts.
ThemessengerwillincreasethevisibilityofChrist.Themessageisthere-alterationofthemind-sets
of people. Our job presently is to change the way people think. Our task is to bring down
imaginations that exalt themselves against/above the knowledge of Christ. We have been so
stereotyped that we kill the moves of God. Messenger communities face serious challenges in the
spirit.
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Ourministryisatransitionalministry.Partofourprocessisdeathtoself- theJordanisthelowest
river.Webaptisepeoplefromthewildernesshere.Thewildernessisaplacedestroyedbyreligion.It
speaksofawastedplace,asolitaryplace,adryplace,adesertedplace-itdeprivespeopleofaidand
protection. Religion kills everything that supposed to grow. Religion stones those that God sends.
Thevoicecomestoprepareaplaceinthewildernessofreligion.
Ourcryis,“comeseewhereweliveandcomeandseeourwisdom”.
Your dress code cannot be that of the world. Your appearance, like John the Baptist, is simple –
thereisoverdressinginthechurchcircle.Buttherehastoalsobeapoise,aregalityandadignityin
the spirit. In the spirit, kings were attracted to John the Baptist. In the spirit there is a cloth that is
comingtothechurch.
Mantlesneverleavetheearth.Elijahhadtoleavehisclothingbehind.Jesuslefthisgarmentbehind.
Eveninthegrave,thatlinenclothwasleftbehind.
Our diet is different. Like John’s was that of locusts and honey. We eat the diet of heaven. We do
not bow ourknee to Nebuchadnezzar’s diet.We eat the foodof heaven. There is amixture coming
tothechurcheveninapostoliccircles.YoucannotcopyandpastefromGoogleorfromtheInternet.
Johndidnotconsumewine.Spiritually,winespeaksoftheideologiesofthisage/world.
John did not cut his hair. The hair symbolised the glory of God. No one could edit or tailor that
whichGodgavehimashisstrength.
Also,theprinciplesofsubmissionandsurrenderinthespirit.Becomeaeunuchinthespirit.Prepare
thebrideasHisseedintheearth.
Such messengers are naïve to the protocols of civil society. They confront the spirit of incest,
fornication,adultery.Itconfrontsrulingpersons.Itistotallynaïvetoworldlysystems–itonlywants
tobethevoiceofGod.Wecelebratecelibacyinthecovenantofmarriage.
John discerned the Christ in Jesus. John probably through his knowledge of the scriptures
discoveredwhoJesuswas.JohnwaspreparatorytoJesus,yettheyweredissimilarinmanyrespects.
The ‘voice’ (John) could not drink wine and yet the Christ does; the one is half dressed and Jesus is
fullydressed;theoneisalonerandtheotherisasocialite.YoucannotstereotypemovesofGod.
When John realised his mission was completed, he should have released his disciples to follow
Jesus.Johnhaddoubtswhenhewasimprisoned.NotwomovesofGodcanco-existsimultaneously.
JohnunderstoodtheworkingsoftheSpirit.JohnwasmovedbytheSpirit.Donotbecomeaslaveto
yoursermonbutbeaslavetoHisspirit.