READ: Ezekiel 34:1-16
“And the spirit entered into me when he spake unto me, and set me upon my feet, that I heard him that spake unto me.” – Ezekiel 2:2
It is important that every servant of God is armed with large collections of audio and video preaching messages. Listening to messages and watching videos will ensure that the servants are armed with the anointing. The Spirit will enter you when you listen to the word of God. Through technology you can have large collections of audio and video teaching messages.
There are messages of God that are meant for shepherds. “And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Son of man, PROPHESY AGAINST THE SHEPHERDS OF ISRAEL, PROPHESY, AND SAY UNTO THEM, THUS SAITH THE LORD GOD UNTO THE SHEPHERDS; Woe be to the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves! should not the shepherds feed the flocks?” (Ezekiel 34:1-2).
You must distinguish between messages intended for the general flock and messages designed for preachers and teachers. There are preaching messages that the servants of God must be armed with. In the thirtyfourth chapter of Ezekiel, we see messages that are specifically meant for the shepherds and not the ordinary congregants. The “Machaneh” * is one such collection of special preaching and teaching messages for preachers and teachers.
There should be an increase in the amount of teaching of the word of God. This preaching and teaching campaign increases the growth and blessing in the church. “And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith” (Acts 6:7).
*The Machaneh is a collection of preaching and teaching camp messages by the author, Bishop Dag Heward-Mills. It is available on podcast and at daghewardmillsaudio.org