| The role of the Apostle to some Christians has | | | | 5. Operate in Word of Wisdom |
| passed away with the last disciple 2000 years ago. | | | | 6. Act in discernment of spirits so they can cast out |
| Yet there are Apostles today and so this teaching is a | | | | demons. |
| little about the Apostle in the Five-fold ministry offices | | | | 7. Heal the sick |
| mentioned in the Bible. You can get deeper teaching | | | | Good ones can also walk in: |
| than this in other places if you look long and hard but | | | | 8 The gift of faith |
| suffice to say here, this will be a good start for the | | | | 9. The gift of miracles |
| novice to see if they fit the role of the Apostle. | | | | I heard a famous Indian Apostle once teach that when |
| The Apostle should be able to function in the whole | | | | 500,000 starving for help and restoration Indians travel |
| five of the five-fold ministry offices being Apostle, | | | | for days to get to your crusade and they come for |
| Prophet, Evangelist,Pastor, and Teacher. | | | | answers, it makes a lot of sense for you to be able to |
| The Apostle is like a pastor of pastors. The Greek | | | | minister to ANY NEED that they have. He said it |
| apparently means "sent one." Some people therefore | | | | makes no sense for the desperate Indians to just get |
| consider the missionary as an Apostle and in some | | | | some good teaching when they need to be healed or |
| way they are. A Pastor of pastors is a man or | | | | they need a miracle. |
| woman that can come to any church and consult with | | | | The Apostle has a prophetic mantle on Him. His |
| the Holy Spirit and preach the Word of God and | | | | preaching can be weighty and can have POWER to |
| correct any error in that church. An Apostle has many | | | | change, more so in POWER than the average pastor |
| pastors and many churches sometimes under his/her | | | | may have. The Apostle can carry an anointing so |
| care. They can plant churches and are very good at | | | | strong so that he can bring breakthroughs wherever |
| doing so, though an Apostle can preach and oversee | | | | he goes and wherever God calls him to go. |
| many churches and not plant any. | | | | An Apostle once taught me, that an Apostle who is |
| As an Apostle, the person should be able to walk in | | | | acting in his full office and not working as a senior |
| quite a few of the nine gifts of the Holy Spirit | | | | pastor on a Salary walks by faith and should be in |
| mentioned in 1 Corinthians 12. They should at least be | | | | other churches outside his home church for 9 to 10 |
| able to: | | | | months of the year. An Apostles anointing can keep |
| 1. Speak in tongues | | | | you glued to your seat for 6 hours and time moves |
| 2. Interpret tongues. | | | | really fast. |
| 3. Prophesy | | | | I hope this gives you enough information. |
| 4. Walk in word of Knowledge. | | | | |