The goal of ministry to an individual is to effect change in the seeker's life. When scripture is merely read or shared, or when examples are given from one's own life, the result is ministry to the soulish area (mind, will, emotions). However, when the Word of God is delivered as that which is "living, and active, and sharper than a two-edged sword" (Hebrews 4:12), or as "a hammer that shatters the rock" (Jer.23:29), or as "fire that consumes" (Jer.5:14), then change comes to the spirit of man, with eternal results!
1 Cor.4:20 - "For the Kingdom of God does not consist in words, but in power."
1 Cor.2:4 - "And my message and my preaching were not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power."
Rom.15:18,19 - "For I will not presume to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me.... in the power of signs and wonders, in the power of the Spirit....."
Nugget of Gold: It's not our words that effect change, but the Word of God. When a child of God speaks the Word under the anointing of the Holy Spirit, things happen in the realm of the spirit. Evidence of this can be seen in the natural in the form of changed countenances, changed lives, and victorious living. The Lord has promised that in these last days, signs and wonders will also be seen as confirmation of the Word. So, let us speak boldly, with reliance upon the Lord, who will bear witness to the Word of His grace, granting that signs and wonders be done by our hands!
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