At MelNet, we hold churches in high regard, believing that every entrepreneur should not only be connected to a local church but should have a thriving relationship of honor with the church leadership. In our understanding of Divine Architecture, we view churches as the full corn – the place where entrepreneurs are nurtured to maturity. We seek to facilitate partnership between the churches and the entrepreneurs within the churches and act as a catalyst for intra and inter church business growth. The growth of individual entrepreneurs should in turn translate in many ways into church growth – resulting in a massive Kingdom harvest.
When God Does a New Thing
The Children of Issachar are acclaimed as those who knew the times and seasons in Israel and therefore stood in a place of leadership among their brethren. It is imperative for Church leaders to track the movement of God in our Day.
Isaiah 43:18-19 implies that when God does a new thing, there is a requirement among His people to both see (awareness) and perceive (depth of understanding/comprehension).
“See I am doing a new thing… do you not perceive it?”
2 Peter 1:12 references the concept of Present Truth – implying that which God is doing in a particular time/season/epoch. This can be further appreciated from Hebrews 1:1-2 which brings out the fact that God manifests Himself differently in different seasons. It is the same Kingdom that is advancing but it has different expressions in different dispensations.
Is it possible for one to be saved, Spirit-filled, full of zeal and yet miss out on the Present Truth?
The instruction of Apollos by Priscilla and Aquilla suggests that it is a great likelihood. (Acts 18:24-26). What were the qualities of Apollos?
- He was a learned/eloquent man
- He had a thorough knowledgeof scriptures (NKJV defines him as “mighty in scriptures”)
- He had been instructed in the way of the LORD. (See Matthew 13:51-52)
- He spoke with great fervor/he spoke and taught the accurately the things of the LORD.
- He spoke boldly.
…and yet – he only knew of the baptism of John. Despite all the above great qualifications,
Apollos zeal was deficient in knowledge – thank God for the ministry of Priscilla and Aquilla. They explained to him the way of God more accurately/more adequately.
As leaders, we are called to have the same heart that Apollos had, which allowed him, with all the eloquence, knowledge, fervor, instruction and boldness – to learn the “next thing in God.”