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Published: Nov. 15, 2021, 6:44 a.m.

There's no doubt that the Apostolic ministry is divided into two main focus areas: one is its foundational base, which deals with the formation of its spiritual community.

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This community is viewed from the perspective of what is known as the Jerusalem Church. This is the administrative leadership based on the entire order of ministry of the saint; it is the seat of power in which the priestly ancestors make decisions in the Church, regardless of how complex they may sound. But it is the initial point of the spiritual development and integration of the Saints in the creation of members of the Body of Christ. 

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It is the starting point of the kingdom's initiative, which will ultimately develop to what is known as the utmost part of the earth. It is the place of apostolic leadership, fellowship, and communion among the saints until the mature to be sent out to fulfill their own mission in ministry. The Jerusalem is more of a mother Church, an in-reach community where you are nourished, empowered, trained, and prepared to move to the next level of ministry mandate. 

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While the Antioch Church model is mature, [marketplace] mission minded type community. One of the core mandates of the Apostolic Ministry is to represent Christ and his kingdom in the nations. It represents heaven's redemptive mandate across the world without limitation. As we continue to examine the Father\u2019s hearts in the restoration of a sound and healthy Apostolic community, we cannot but observe what the mission thrust of the Church means.

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To step into a mission field in accordance with God's principal value standard for human redemption, mission, the call to reach the nation with the Gospel of Christ must be a high priority within the mission manifesto of the Antioch Church model. According to the book of Acts, a ministry is mission oriented in the Gospel of the kingdom of God to the nations, particularly places ravaged by Satanic, New Age philosophy, and idolatry worship.

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We need to understand this vision of reaching the nation thoroughly and effectively, regardless of the resistance or challenges that we may face in this era of cancelled culture. We need to wait on the Spirit of the Lord to lead and direct us to where we\u2019ve been ordained to go, just as Paul and Barnabas were strictly led by the Spirit. Where the Spirit leads, He empowers us to breakthrough regardless of the resistance. Many things happen when we go according to the lead of the Spirit, according to:

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Luke chapter 4.

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16 He went to Nazareth, where he was brought up, and on the Sabbath day he went into the synagogue, as was his custom. He stood up to read, 17 and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. Unrolling it, he found the place where it is written:

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18 \u201cThe Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free, 19 to proclaim the year of the Lord\u2019s favor.\u201d

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