6 Signs: Apostle or Want-A-Be?

Real Apostle or Want-a-be…Not everybody is an apostle. We need apostles, but we need the real deal. Let’s try to separate the real deal from the marketing hype. To begin let’s see what all apostles can have and then start to separate the real apostle from the want-a-be apostle. First, both can have meetings, conferences, seminars, and prayer lines. Both can get on television, radio, or in a magazine. Both can have a Facebook page. Both can write a book. Both can organize a great Internet web site. Even with all of that we still can’t tell who the real apostles are. So now let’s introduce other aspects beyond the business card or marketed hoopla.
CALLED BY THE LORD
All apostles are called by the Lord. The Apostle Paul is our example. Scripture says, “Paul, an apostle, not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead” (Galatians 1:1). Notice Paul was called by the Lord Jesus Christ and not by the head of a marketplace apostolic network, denomination, or even a mystical prophetic presbytery. Paul, like many true apostles that I have met around the world, had a supernatural encounter with the Lord (Acts 9). Continue reading »