Releasing the Ministry

Foundational ValuesSensitivity 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

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)

Foundational Values

Foundational ValuesThe place of faith

• By the sick person’s friendsCenturion 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)

Foundational ValuesFaith 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

Foundational ValuesOther 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’

Foundational ValuesJesus – 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)

Foundational ValuesLove 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

Foundational ValuesWholeness• 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 relationshipsGodly response to suffering (Heb 12.11)

Foundational ValuesThe 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

Specific Types of Ministry

Ministering deliverance

The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil's work.

1 John 3.8

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!"

Ministering deliveranceComments• Synagogue attendee • Demonised – a scale of influenceSymptoms• The demon manifests during worship• BlasphemyMinistry• Silences the demon • Commands ‘come out’• Visible and audible manifestation

Ministering deliverance

Common Entry Points

1. 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)

Ministering deliveranceCommon Entry Points

2. 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)

Ministering deliveranceCommon Entry Points

3. 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)

Ministering deliveranceCommon Entry Points

4. 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)

Ministering deliveranceOther symptoms

• Out of control physically (Mk 9) • Self-destructive behaviour (Mk 5)• Habitual sin

In the mindIn the bodyIn the heartOn the tongue

Ministering deliveranceOther 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

Ministering deliveranceGuidelines 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

Ministering deliveranceGuidelines for ministry

• Engage the person’s willMinistering in daylight not darknessReceiving the victory of Jesus on the

crossBeing filled with the Holy SpiritCommitting to a holy lifestyle

Ministering deliveranceGuidelines 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

Ministering deliverance

Guidelines for ministry

• Provide appropriate follow up Touch - love Practical help Emotional help Spiritual help

Specific Types of Ministry

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 )

Ministering forgiveness

Helping someone receive forgiveness

Encourage confession .. Aloud? Pronounce cleansing Sign with cross Rededicate the body (Rom 12)

Ministering forgivenessHelping 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?

Ministering forgivenessHelping 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?

Specific Types of Ministry

Ministering Filling with the Holy Spirit

Acknowledge any possible barriers

Ignorance Hostility & fearSpiritual & moral issues

Ministering Filling with the Holy Spirit

Filling with the Holy Spirit

Explain what you will do Encourage confessionPray while laying on handsEncourage speaking in tonguesSpeak prophetically over themPray for a sealing of the Spirit’s work

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

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