Schools of Power

Why I believe the time is now to equip believers to walk in the power of God.

Several years ago, while talking with a man of God who consistently operates in the power gifts of the Holy Spirit, I shared with him that I could see him establishing a place where people would be groomed to operate in the power gifts. The words I used were, “It would be like Professor Xavier’s school in X-Men—a place where people learn to understand and use their gifts.”

Recently, I heard a woman of God describe a place of equipping using that same example of Professor X’s school in X-Men. When those words circled back around after all these years, it caught my attention.

I believe the time is now for what I would call Schools of Power.

Why the Time Is Now

What these schools would teach is needed. The purpose is to equip believers to serve people through miracles, signs, wonders, healing, and deliverance. The gifts of the Spirit are given for the good of others (1 Corinthians 12:7–11).

People will need help. World systems we depend on will fail. I believe this is generation zero. We are laying the groundwork for those coming after us. Everything we are preparing for may not happen in our lifetimes, but the preparation must begin now (Psalm 78:4–7).

All power belongs to God (Psalm 62:11). Yet we have too often seen a Church that talks about power while showing little evidence of it (1 Corinthians 4:20). Meanwhile, people outside the Church pursue the supernatural through counterfeit practices (Acts 8:9–13, 18–23).

Three Areas of Equipping

I believe there are three key ways of accessing power. I see these as three main areas these Schools of Power will focus on.

1. Laws and Principles

Some call them universal laws. People operating outside the Church often understand principles such as honor, sacrifice, sowing and reaping, stewardship, and the power of our words. These principles have consequences, even when people do not acknowledge God. We must understand what Scripture teaches about them (Galatians 6:7, Proverbs 18:21).

2. Relationship With the One Who Owns the Power

Intimacy with Holy Spirit is absolutely necessary. When I think of Benny Hinn and his ministry in the power gifts, I think of his emphasis on fellowship with Holy Spirit. We must know God for ourselves (2 Corinthians 13:14).

Scripture says, “The people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits” (Daniel 11:32, KJV).

3. Impartation

God can impart spiritual gifts through the laying on of hands (1 Timothy 4:14). Relationship, service, and proximity can also provide opportunities to receive and grow (2 Kings 3:11, 2 Kings 2:9–15). Paul reminded Timothy to stir up the gift of God that was in him through the laying on of his hands (2 Timothy 1:6).

What Schools of Power Could Look Like

I believe Schools of Power can take several forms. Some may be stand-alone institutes. Others may grow out of apostolic local assemblies or apostolic hubs. In those settings, training and equipping may be the work of a dedicated ministry or a central part of the life of the assembly or hub (Acts 13:1–3, Ephesians 4:11–13).

These will be schools of the Spirit where believers learn God’s principles for accessing and exercising power, grow in intimacy with Holy Spirit, and receive impartation to be strong and do great exploits (Daniel 11:32, 2 Timothy 1:6).

Through intimacy with Holy Spirit, believers are transformed to reflect the character and nature of Christ, walk in His power and presence, and live by His wisdom and ways (2 Corinthians 3:17–18, Acts 1:8, Colossians 1:9–10).

These schools will train witnesses, sent ones, and apostolic believers to walk in power with love, humility, and obedience to God (John 20:21–22, Philippians 2:3–8, 1 Corinthians 13:1–3).

Get ready. Get ready. Get ready.

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