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Apostleship

The Making of an
Apostle in the
Holy Order

By
Special Senior Apostle
David Martins MD
Mission of the Church

The mission of the ESOC&S


“To evangelize and to arouse the African
in Nigeria in particular and the whole
world in general to the practice of a
spiritual Christian life and to those
sublime principles of Christian charity
and faith as taught by Christ himself”
Method of the Church
 Training and Ordination of the Members
– Trained and educated under the tutelage of
the Holy Spirit through the sharing of the
individual spiritual gifts among the gifted
members of the congregation
 The Concept of Sanctuary Education
 The Contrast of Seminary Education
– Training and education under the tutelage of biblical
scholars that may not even be Christians
Purpose of Ordination
 Some spirit-filled born again believers have been
endowed with specific gifts of the Holy Ghost
– And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and
some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers
Ephesians 4:10-12
 The progressive ordination of the members prompts
them to practice through the ordination ranks and thus
provides them the opportunity to probe themselves
for hidden gifts of the Holy Ghost
– The proficiency of performance is usually significantly
enhanced when the Gift of the Holy Ghost aligns with the
Ordination Rank and Role of the gifted member
Practical Opportunities
 The General Practice
 Rabbi: Bible Study Facilitation
 Pastor: Pastoral Care and Counseling
 Evangelist: Open Air Service
 Prophet: Spiritual Guidance
 Apostle: Leadership
 The Gifted Practice
 Specific practice with premier proficiency
 Neglect not the gift that is in thee (I Timothy 4:14)
Training by Apprenticeship
 The training of Aaron’s sons by Aaron
 The training of Timothy and Titus by Paul
 The training of our fathers by the founder
 House-keeping duties of brothers and sisters
 A true test and training in humility
 Prayer sessions of the Aladuras and L/Aladuras
 An introduction to fasting and abstinence
 Leadership staffs and skills of the Leaders
Performance-based Progression

 Membership Ordination Progression


 Brother and Sister (House-keeping duties)
 Aladura and Lady Aladura (Prayer Sessions)
 Leader and Lady Leader (Worship Setup)
 Rabbi and Dorcas (Bible Study Facilitation)
 Pastor and Deborah (Care and Counseling)
 Evangelist and Mary (Open Air Service)
 Prophet and Prophetess (Spiritual Guidance)
 Apostle and Mother (Leadership)
Performance Measures
 Attendance
– Presence and Participation
 Bible Study and Sharing
– Personal and Congregational
 Contribution
– Time
– Talent
– Tithe
Model of Success

Apostles

Evangelists

Pastors

R a b b i s

Congregation
The Making of A Baba Aladura

From Brother J.S. Olugbusi:


Secretary of Leader H.A
Phillips Bible Class in 1927
to His Most Eminence Elder
J.S. Olugbusi: Prelate of the
Eternal Sacred Order of the
Cherubim and Seraphim and
Moses Orimolade IV in 1960
Rabbi and Dorcas

The First Office of


the Priesthood
Power of Anointing
Then Samuel took
the horn of oil, and
anointed him in the
midst of his brethren:
and the Spirit of the
Lord came upon
David from that day
forward
I Samuel 16:13
Bible Study and Sharing
Study to shew thyself approved
unto God, a workman that
needeth not to be ashamed,
rightly dividing the word of
truth
2 Timothy 2:15

…………… ye need not that


any man teach you but as the
same anointing teacheth you of
all things
I John 2:27
Bible Study Importance

 BibleStudy and the Mission Statement


of the Holy Order
– To evangelize and to arouse the African
in Nigeria in particular and the whole
world in general to the practice of a
spiritual Christian life and to those
sublime principles of Christian charity
and faith as taught by Christ Himself ”
Bible Study Mnemonic

Basic Study it
Instructions Teach it
Before Use it
Leaving Disseminate it
Earth Yield to it
Bible Study Plan
 Scheme
– Topical Study versus Reading Cover to Cover
 Statistics
– 1,189 Chapters in 66 books of the Bible by 40 men
 Schedule
3 Chapters for one hour every Sunday
 Seven-Year Complete Bible Study Cycle
Deuteronomy 31:9-11
Bible Study Facilitation
 Keep it Steady
– Bible Class Schedule
– Facilitating Rabbi Schedule
 Keep it Simple
– Biblical Content Review: Not a Sermon
– Comments and Considerations
 Keep it Straight
– Reserve Controversies for the Elders
Pastor and Deborah

Pastoral Care and


Counseling
Background
 Pastoral care and counseling
– Demonstration of the first rule of love as
the bounding duty of the members to God
and one another in the Holy Order
 Love for God fosters a sense of divine service
 Love for one another fosters a sense solidarity
– Solidarity
 The ability to give oneself up for the greater good of
another driven by the harmony of interest and dedication
among the members of the congregation
– All for One and One for All
Pastoral Care
 Prescribed personal prayers
– Intercessory Candle Prayers
– Intercessory Fasting
 With the involvement of the Aladuras
 Congregational well-being
– Attendance and Participation
– Home and Hospital Visitation
Pastoral Credibility
 Expertise
– Biblical knowledge
and practical
experience
 Trustworthiness
– Talking the talk and
walking the walk
– Avoidance of doubt
and dissimulation
Importance of Trust

 People believe what they see


– Bible Knowledge and Spiritual Skills
 People try and test what they believe
– Prayer Request and Response
 People trust what they have tried and
tested and found to be true
– Hence the recognition of the Christians in
Antioch and the Aladuras in Lagos
Guidance and Counseling
 To evangelize and arouse the African in
Nigeria in particular and the whole world in
general to the practice of a spiritual
Christian life
– Definition of Arouse
 To make aware
 To evoke a desire
 To wake somebody up from sleep

– Make aware and desirous of righteousness


II Timothy 3:16
Guidance and Counseling
 An integral weekly and gender-specific
activity in the Eternal Sacred Order of
the Cherubim and Seraphim
– Place of Activity
 Women’s Wednesday Morning Prayer
 Brothers’ Midnight Service

– Time of Activity
 The time slot for advice during service
Guidance and Counseling
A general responsibility of the anointed
male and female members from the ranks
of Pastor and Deborah: Spiritual Advisers
– The limited scope of the activity
 Thespecific responsibility of the
prophets and prophetesses
– The restriction to the place and people
Guidance and Counseling

 Licensure and Certification


– Not required for a religious obligation
 Limited Basis
– Spiritual basis provided by the authority of
the bible and prophecy as the Word of God
 Liability
– Beyond the bounds of the biblical authority
Case Study 1 of 3
A female member of the church married to
a non-Christian man seeks advice on what
to do because her husband has threatened to
divorce her if she does not leave the church

– How will you advise this female member?


– What is the biblical basis for your advice?
I Corinthians 7:12-15
Case Study 2 of 3
A member and father of a 21-year old girl
that has been impregnated by a 51-year old
married elder in the church seeks counsel at
the brothers’ midnight service
– What should be done with the pregnancy?
– What should be done to the elder?
– How will your counsel change if the girl
was 14 years old?
Case Study 3 of 3
The wife of the most senior elder in the
branch showed up for Women’s Wednesday
prayer with bumps and bruises inflicted on
her by the elder and seeks counsel
– What will you advise the woman to do?
– What can the church do about the elder?
– How will your counsel to the woman change
if the husband was not a member?
Evangelist and Mary

Evangelism in the
Holy Order
Definition of Evangelism

 II
Timothy 4:1-5 with an emphasis on 5
 What is the work of an Evangelist?
– Evangelism is the spreading of Christianity
especially through the activities of
evangelists
– Evangelist seek and create opportunities to
declare the word of God
 It is the Holy Spirit that convicts and converts
Types of Evangelism
 Private
– Personal outreach
 Seeking connection with individual persons
for the purpose of declaring the word of God
 Public
– Population outreach
 Creatingopportunities to declare the word of
God to groups of persons at a time
Private Evangelism
 Personal Connection
– Personal plight
 Empathy
 Probe
– Spiritual insight
– Plan of action
 IntercessoryPrayer and Follow up
 Witness and Promotion of the church
Public Evangelism
 Public Parade
– Palm Sunday and Pentecost Sunday
 Open Air Preaching
– Yearly and Monthly
 TheatricalPerformances
 Audiovisual Musical Products
 Anniversary Invitations
Open Air Preaching
 Message
– Language and literacy levels of the people
– Cultural context of the place
 Messengers
– Membership reputation in the community
 Method
– Public procession and profession
Prerequisite Courage
 Strength
– Strength in the faith of the fathers as laid
down by the founding father Moses
Orimolade
 Sensitivity
– Recognition and respect for the culture
and the practice of the people regardless of
the position of the church
Preparation

 Knowledge of God
– Bible Study
 Knowledge of the People
– Race and Ethnicity
 The African Emphasis of the mission
– Religious Beliefs
– Cultural Practices
Promotional Material

 Church
– Origin
– Doctrine
 Branch
– Location
– Contact Information
– Schedule of Activities
Personalization
 Accuracy of the information
– Verification of the information
– Clarification of the information
 Ability to respond to the information
– Resources required to act on the information
 Assistance available to the respondent
– Pick up and drop off
Prophet and Prophetess

The Controversial
Gift of Prophecy
Promise of Prophecy
 The Promise of the Gift of Prophecy
– And it shall come to pass afterwards, that I
will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and
your sons and your daughters shall
prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams
and your young men shall see visions
Joel 2:28
Promise Fulfilled

Acts 2 :1- 4
Equivalence of the
Gifts of the Holy Ghost
Romans 12:6-8 Ephesians 4:11 1 Corinthians 12:1-14
7. Rulership 1. Apostle 1. Word of Wisdom

1. Prophecy 2. Prophet 5. Prophecy


7. Tongues
8. Interpretation
6. Discernment
4. Exhortation 3. Evangelist 3. Faith

6. Showing mercy 4. Pastor 5. Miracles


5. Giving (S & S) 4. Healing
2. Ministering
3. Teaching 5. Teaching 2. Word of Knowledge
Value of Prophecy
 But if all prophesy, and an unbeliever or
an uninformed person comes in, he is
convinced by all, he is convicted by all.
And thus the secrets of his heart are
revealed; and so, falling down on his
face, he will worship God and report
that God is truly among you
1 Corinthians 14:24-25
Legacy of Prophecy
 TheEternal Sacred Order of the
Cherubim and Seraphim is a spiritual
Christian organization
– Committed to the arousal of the African to
the practice of a spiritual Christian life
 Thegift of prophecy was specifically
prayed for by the founder and granted by
God for the Holy Order
Targets of Messages
 A Person
– Agabus to Apostle Paul
 A Family
– Samuel to the family of Eli the High Priest
 The Church
– Apostle John to the seven Churches in Asia
 The World
– Agabus to the world of Claudius Caesar
Types of Messages
 Foretellthe future: death and disaster
 Reveal the past: action and events
 Comfort the hurting: trial and tribulation
 Reprove and reprimand: offenders
 Directions for prescribed personal prayers
 Reveal the thought of the heart
 Name a Child or an Institution
Duty of the Prophet
 Reception of  Transmission of
Messages Messages
– Voice – Delivery under
oath
– Visions
– Theatrical
– Dreams Performance
– Combinations – Trance
 Voice and Vision Communication
Dilemma of the Prophet

 Simple and Straight Messages


– Desirable but rare in prophetic communication
 Difficult and Ambiguous Messages
– Force Prophets into deeper communion with God
– Foster collaboration among the Prophets
– Facilitate the mentoring of the young Prophets
 Silence of the Divine
– The temptation to fill in the blanks under undue pressure
 And the spirit of the Prophet is subject to the Prophet
1 Corinthians 14:32
Vulnerabilities of a Prophet
 Assumptions and Presumptions
 Pride and Arrogance
– Failure to seek counsel and clarification
from the other prophets in the house of
prayer
 Personal Interest and Bias
– Ulterior Motives and Hidden Agenda
 Sexual Harassment and Seduction
Protecting the Legacy
 The activities of the Prophets must be
limited to the house of prayer
– The Doctor and the Hospital Analogy
 Allprophetic utterances and transactions
must be witnessed and documented by
designated officers of the congregation
– The Elder in charge and the Rabbi
Tracking the Prophets

 Record of Messages
– Proper record of messages by the Rabbi
 Review of the Book of messages
– Periodic Review of the Book of messages
 When a prophet speaks in the name of the
LORD, if the thing does not happen or come to
pass, that is the thing which the LORD has not
spoken; the prophet has spoken it
presumptuously; you shall not be afraid of him
Deuteronomy 18:22
Authentication
 Prophets
– Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the
spirits whether they are of God: because many
false prophets are gone out into the world
1 John 4:1
 Prophecy
– The Word of God
– The Worship Setting
– The Way of Our Fathers
Apostle and Mother

Leadership in the
House of Prayer
Apostle
 The word “Apostle” actually means “the
one that was sent out”
 The Acts of the Apostles in the ESOC&S
– Establishment of new branches
 Apostles and Mothers in Israel (i.e...the Church)
– Oversight of the established branches
 SupervisingApostles and Senior Mothers
 Senior Apostles
Local Responsibility
 Membership Duty Roster
 Record of Performance
 Attendance: Presence and Participation
 Bible Study:Adults and Children
 Contribution: Time, Talent and Tithe
 Review of Performance
 Group: Monthly Open and Public Meeting
 Individual: Yearly Closed and Private Meeting
Global Responsibility

Increasing the number of Branches in every District


Increasing the number of Districts in every Province
Increasing the number of Provinces in every CMC
Increasing the number of CMCs in the Church
Q & A Session
Closing Prayer
Thank You

The End

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