Releasing the Ministry

1. Releasing the Ministry

2. Foundational Values Sensitivity to the Holy Spirit • Healing is His work, not ours • Be continuously filled with the Holy Spirit • Pray for the gifts of the Holy Spirit • Trust the work of the Holy Spirit – but it is still a mystery at times • Bear the fruit of the Holy Spirit

3. Foundational Values The place of faith • By whom is it exercised? • By the sick person • Noisy faith (Blind man Lk 18) • Silent faith (Woman Lk 8) • Reasoning faith (Centurion Lk 7)

4. Foundational Values The place of faith • By the sick person’s friends • Centurion for his servant (Lk 7) • Jairus for his daughter (Lk 8) • 4 friends of paralysed (Lk 5) • By the pray-er • Jesus and Lazarus (Jn 11)

5. Foundational Values Faith comes from • Hearing (Rom 10.17) • Seeing (John 10.37-38) • Doing (Matthew 17.18-20) • The faith environment ( Mark 6.1-6) Lord I believe .. Help my unbelief

6. Foundational Values Other core values The Bible as the word of God • All scripture is inspired .. So that we may be equipped (2 Tim 3.16) • Read the Scriptures with the Holy Spirit as our guide • Learn how to pray biblically – be cautious over some aspects of ‘spiritual warfare’

7. Foundational Values Jesus – centred • He is our example - ‘Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father’ • The first healing in Matthew shows ‘God wants to heal’ Matt. 8 • In the gospels to ‘save’ (sozo) sometimes means to heal or deliver • Jesus death on the cross is for our forgiveness and our healing (Isa 53.5)

8. Foundational Values Love for the individual • Jesus dealt with each individual in a unique way • Our healing is greater than being cured of a particular illness • We need to learn to love and pray for others as we like to be loved and prayed for • Special care of the demonised

9. Foundational Values Wholeness • God is committed to making us whole, not just healing immediate hurts • May the God of peace sanctify you through and through (1 Thess 5.23) • Personal Holiness (Heb 12.14) • Maturity in knowing God (Eph 4.13) • Healthy loving relationships • Godly response to suffering (Heb 12.11)

10. Foundational Values The Body of Christ • The church together is the Temple of the Holy Spirit (2 Cor 6.16) • Our praise and worship often lead to a manifestation of God’s healing • We minister under authority of leadership & with clear guidelines • We should recognise the need for correction / accountability / mercy and forgiveness

11. Specific Types of Ministry

12. Ministering deliverance The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil's work. 1 John 3.8

13. Ministering deliverance Mark 1:23-24 Just then a man in their synagogue who was possessed by an evil spirit cried out "What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are--the Holy One of God!"

14. Ministering deliverance Comments • Synagogue attendee • Demonised – a scale of influence Symptoms • The demon manifests during worship • Blasphemy Ministry • Silences the demon • Commands ‘come out’ • Visible and audible manifestation

15. Ministering deliverance Common Entry Points • Deliberate sin and uncontrolled emotions "In your anger do not sin" : Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, and do not give the devil a foothold. (Eph 4:26-27)

16. Ministering deliverance Common Entry Points • Sexual immorality “Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a man commits are outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body. Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own.” (1 Cor 6:18)

17. Ministering deliverance Common Entry Points • False worship “You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father's desire. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies.” (John 8:44)

18. Ministering deliverance Common Entry Points • Inheritance “You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me.” (Exo 20:5)

19. Ministering deliverance Other symptoms • Out of control physically (Mk 9) • Self-destructive behaviour (Mk 5) • Habitual sin • In the mind • In the body • In the heart • On the tongue

20. Ministering deliverance Other symptoms • Violent response to the name of Jesus • Pain moving about in their body • Eyes rolling back in their sockets • Speaking in a different voice • Disengagement from the ministry

21. Ministering deliverance Guidelines for ministry • Guard the person’s dignity • Take them aside • Minister in 2/3’s • Have someone of the same sex • Distinguish the spirit & the person • Dial down powerful manifestations

22. Ministering deliverance Guidelines for ministry • Engage the person’s will • Ministering in daylight not darkness • Receiving the victory of Jesus on the cross • Being filled with the Holy Spirit • Committing to a holy lifestyle

23. Ministering deliverance Guidelines for ministry • Trust in God’s power • The Lord in you is greater than the enemy - (1 John 4.4) • His power is made perfect in our weakness – confess our sins • The enemy recognises the church’s authority

24. Ministering deliverance Guidelines for ministry • Provide appropriate follow up • Touch - love • Practical help • Emotional help • Spiritual help

25. Specific Types of Ministry

26. Ministering forgiveness Forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation. (Luke 11:4) If you forgive anyone his sins, they are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven. (John 20:23 )

27. Ministering forgiveness Helping someone receive forgiveness • Encourage confession .. Aloud? • Pronounce cleansing • Sign with cross • Rededicate the body (Rom 12)

28. Ministering forgiveness Helping someone release forgiveness Questions to ask: • God come and reveal the root of bitterness • Can you describe the trauma? • Are you willing to (learn to) forgive? • Can you now ask God to forgive the person who has wronged you?

29. Ministering forgiveness Helping someone release forgiveness Questions to ask: • Will you now ask God to forgive you your sin of unforgiveness? • Now can you bless the other aloud as if they were here? • Holy Spirit will you come and heal?

30. Specific Types of Ministry

31. Ministering Filling with the Holy Spirit Acknowledge any possible barriers • Ignorance • Hostility & fear • Spiritual & moral issues

32. Ministering Filling with the Holy Spirit Filling with the Holy Spirit • Explain what you will do • Encourage confession • Pray while laying on hands • Encourage speaking in tongues • Speak prophetically over them • Pray for a sealing of the Spirit’s work

33. What next? • Prayer ministry within your church • Prayer ministry outside your church • Prayer Ministry Team at the New Wine Summer Conference • Prayer Ministry Team at other New Wine events

34. One of the things that makes New Wine unique is the opportunity for people to receive ministry in the power of the Holy Spirit. Having completed the Learning to Heal Training Day would you be interested in serving on the Prayer Ministry Team at the New Wine Summer Conference? Ministry team places are not free of charge. You must ensure that you are booked in as a delegate in addition to applying to the ministry team.     Further details on how to apply are available on the New Wine website at www.new-wine.org/summer/teams/prayer-ministry-team