by Axel Sippach | Feb 1, 2021 | Epic Category, The Apostolic
A healthy biological ecosystem is a living environment in which a vibrant community of diverse organisms work together and are interdependant, with each species having a niche and role to keep the ecosystem healthy and functional, reproducing and growing.
If an apostolic leader desires the church he/she leads to become such a vibrant healthy and reproducing ecosystem, then the leader must with intentionality mobilize the collective gifts, talents, strengths, and anointings in the local ekklesia (ecosystem) he/she leads to function in their proper roles, through passionate vision casting, equipping and empowering.
The effective result will be a healthy “apostolic ecosystem” from which powerful synergistic movement and momentum can be initiated, creating tremendous leverage to accomplish great things for the Kingdom of God.It is imperative that the “biological ecosystem” gets enough light, water and nutrients for each organism to function and perform correctly and optimally, and contribute to the overall health of the system.
And it is imperative that a New Covenant atmosphere and “operating system” of transformative grace vs religious legalism prevails as the life-giving oxygen of this ecosystem that will make disciples of Jesus, and sons and daughters of Abba Father, rather than servants and slaves to a toxic destructive religious plantation ecosystem.
An apostolic leader must accurately evaluate this, or risk an eventual breakdown in the ecosystem creating great dysfunction and threatening life if an invasive species is allowed to invade with religious toxicity to destroy the ecosystem.When an “apostolic ecosystem” is healthy, there is great potential to see the Kingdom of God powerfully advance through it.
The early church in the Book of Acts in the midst of all the challenges and persecution had such a pretty healthy ecosystem that the church not only thrived but exponentially grew with tremendous momentum.We definitely need to revisit and recover the apostolic core values of the early church if we are going to see similiar results.
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by Axel Sippach | Jun 16, 2020 | Epic Category
As a disciple of Jesus Christ, God has called you to be a “salt and light” influencer in the kingdoms of this world – the 7 MOUNTAINS by being wise as a serpent yet innocent as a dove.
He has called you to reign as “KINGS” in this life through your new creation identity as righteous sons and daughters qualifying you to become vice-regents of the King of Kings, authorizing you to take territory for Him.
He has called you to OCCUPY BABYLON with “mustard seed faith” and let your light so shine that darkness cannot comprehend it. He has called you to be at least 10X BETTER than any counterfeit illegitmate spiritual activity operating in your sphere of influence.
And to do that, the same “spirit of excellence” that was found in Daniel making him “EXTRAORDINARY” must be found in you. In fact it is. The same Spirit that raised Christ from the dead is in you – the Holy Spirt – the Spirit of Christ – a TREASURY of wisdom and knowledge.
Whatever mountain God has called you to scale and have influence over, He has given you the INTERNAL RESOURCES by His Spirit necessary to do so. You must just discover them and by faith see them activated to accomplish GREAT EXPLOITS.
As Obadiah has prophesied – you are a deliverer come from Mt. Zion to take over and rule the mountains of Esau WHICH WILL BECOME the Mountain of the Lord’s.
Somebody needs to shout like Caleb did to Joshua at 80 years old: “Give me my mountain!!” I’m as strong now as I was at 40. I’m going to take that mountain and vacate every “ite” giant from it. It’s my inheritance.
Yes – the mountains – the kingdoms of the world – the nations – they are your inheritance in Christ.
Jesus said – All authority has been given unto me in heaven and earth – now go into all the world – into the 7 mountains – and proclaim the Good News that nations are now my inheritance the Father has given me – so whosoever will – let him come into My Kingdom!!!
The 7 mountain template is the greatest apostolic strategy for spiritual warfare the Lord is downloading to us, and the result will be releasing the GLORY that is locked up in those mountains – of which the greatest glory is the harvest of nations – a harvest of sons and daughters for our Father in heaven.
“Then this Daniel became distinguished above all the other high officials and satraps, because an excellent spirit was in him. And the king planned to set him over the whole kingdom.” Daniel 6:3
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by Axel Sippach | Jun 16, 2020 | Epic Category
There is an apostolic anointing that will break systemic poverty. Poverty is connected to the fall of Adam. It is a way in which demonic systems oppress and control people, cities and nations.
When Jesus began his ministry, he proclaimed Isaiah 61: 1-2a fulfilled in their ears – that the Spirit of the Sovereign Lord was upon him and that he was anointed to preach to the poor.
I just heard from a young man I had supernaturally met in China years ago and connected with who was from the poorest of the poor family in a rural peasant area. Now he is a successful businessman coming to the States for the first time for a business conference.
After I got that email, I began to think about all of those over the past 30+ years the Lord had connected me with from the poorest of the poor in challenging conditions, who today are successful, prosperous and blessed in ministry, business, government or other marketplace leaders.
The apostolic anointing, prophetic ministry, encouragement, discipling, teaching, fathering dimension,etc. of what God had put in me as an apostle when released to these young people, set them on a path of blessing and success as it activated their destinies and gave them the confidence to know they could do it, and that their situation would change.
Even the poorest of the poor do not need to stay poor. Now although God does do supernatural financial miracles at times, that is not what I am talking about. I’m talking about the anointing destroying the yoke of systemic poverty and releasing them from that demonic system. I’m talking about the goodness and mercy of God through Christ.
I believe in this season God will have more apostolic leaders discover the power of that anointing to break systemic poverty. Unfortunately, there will be some “apostles” who will take advantage of this to take advantage of the poor, and they will come under the severest judgment of God if they do not repent.
I believe locked up within the mystery of this glorious apostolic anointing are the possibilities of releasing so many incredible blessings of the Kingdom including Shalom – peace and prosperity.
Axel Sippach
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by Axel Sippach | Jun 16, 2020 | Epic Category
Many people upon hearing this term for the first time are asking the question: What is the 7 Mountain mandate? Scripture is replete with references concerning mountains in both the New and Old Testaments. Certain mountains were places of encounter where God met with those he had chosen, such as Moses and Mt. Sinai and Jesus and the Mt. of Transfiguration.
Mountains were also places of confrontation between light and darkness, such as place where the Prophet Elijah confronts backslidden Israel and challenges to a contest the 450 false prophets of Baal and 400 false prophets of Asherah on Mt. Carmel. Mt. Zion, a high point in Jerusalem was where King David ruled from after taking the stronghold from the Jebusites and establishing his palace and the Tabernacle of David there.
The heavenly divine cosmic mountain called Mt. Zion is the spiritual counterpart of it – it is the place where God dwells and from where He rules and reigns, and is now the place where believers dwell with Him.
So the biblical theology of mountains is incredibly important for us to understand God’s greater Kingdom plan and purpose. It becomes a hermeneutical lens that helps us see more clearly in Scripture the spiritual dynamics taking place in the invisible realm, but also helping frame a biblical worldview for us that inspires and motivates us to more passionately pursue our destiny and calling in Christ.
The 7 Mountain mandate has it modern day inception with two great apostolic giants of the faith who have pioneered some of the largest youth movements in the world: Loren Cunningham, founder of Youth with a Mission (YWAM), and Bill Bright, founder of Campus Crusade for Christ. In August of 1975 these two leaders had lunch and were comparing notes of what God was speaking to them. Surprisingly, they both on the same day received the same revelation from the Lord concerning the 7 spheres of influence that are the mind-molders of society, culture and nations. They began to share it with their movements, but it did not gain much global traction in that season.
A few years ago, some current apostolic leaders from the New Apostolic Reformation movement (about 20+ years old now) picked up that revelation and began to develop it more in the framework of using the term “mountains” rather than just “spheres.” The message began to gain traction and is becoming an apostolic mandate for our generation.
Briefly, the 7 Mountains are the Mountain of Religion; Mountain of Family; Mountain of Government; Mountains of Business; Mountains of Arts and Entertainment; Mountains of Media; Mountain of Education. Of course there are many “hills” or subcategories such as “Sports” which could be under the Mountain of Arts and Entertainment, etc. But these 7 Mountains are the primary mind-molders of culture that influence cities and nations, and the 3-8% that reach the tops of these mountains are the dominant influencers of the whole mountain.
Isaiah 2: 1-5 (Micah 4:1-7) speaks of the mountain of the Lord’s temple (palace, house, court, etc) being established as chief or highest among the mountains – or you could say “ruler of the mountains,” and as this happens – or is manifest, all nations/all peoples will flow or “stream” up to it. It’s interesting that in Jeremiah 51:44 God is pronouncing judgment on Bel – the dark fallen prince who ruled in Babylon, and God says He will make Bel spew out what he has swallowed, and that the nations will no longer “stream” to Bel because the wall of Babylon had fallen.
The Hebrew for “stream” is “nahar” and is the same as in Isaiah 2:2. So we see a reversal taking place – whereas the nations had streamed to satanic fallen princes and were swallowed up so to speak by them, they now will stream to the Mountain of the Lord as the rulership of overcoming believers who understand they are “kings” is exercised on the tops of the (7) mountains.
Do you see it? Do you see the picture here? Jesus is building His church – His ekklesia at the very gates of hell and they cannot prevail. He has given us the key of the Kingdom to bind and loose – to transact Kingdom business in the earth. And God is raising a company of sons and daughters – Daniel, Joseph, and Esther “overcomers” who will rule and reign with Christ as “kings and priests” on the tops of the mountains so that the nations will flow up to the house of the Lord.
Obadiah verse 21 speaks of “deliverers” going up on Mt. Zion to govern the mountains of Esau, and that the kingdom of Esau will be the Lord’s. God is calling His sons and daughters to begin to take their rightful place with Christ and learn how to rule and reign on the mountains. So the 7 Mountain mandate becomes an incredible template for spiritual warfare. It was the missing piece to really begin to see greater healing, restoration and transformation of cities and nations.
This is where we are headed – not just ministry in the church, but ministry in the marketplace. Not just Sunday in the church facility begin sacred space – but seeing your work as sacred-space. Why? Because everywhere you go is sacred space. Everywhere the soles of your feet touch is sacred space because the Spirit of God is in you and because you are the temple of the Holy Spirit.
This is why the 7 Mountain message and mandate is such an important part of the vision of EPIC Global Network (E7). And this is why EPIC stands for Extraordinary People Influencing Culture. We are EPIC!! You are EPIC – an extraordinary person called to influence culture – to be salt and light influencers – a city set upon a hill whose light cannot be hidden. You are called to be Daniels in Babylon – Josephs in Egypt and Esthers in Persia. You are IN Babylon – but not OF Babylon. And Bel will and is giving up the harvest because God has judged him.
And we are the authorized Holy Spirit energized and empowered judicial witnesses, called upon to carry out the sentence on the mountain tops through our gifts, talents, abilities, calling and destiny. Are you up to the task? To the calling? May we learn more and more to “reign in this life as kings” and realize that we are the vice-regents of the King of Kings and Lord of Lords – Jesus Christ, who is now ruling and reigning on the eternal throne of David in heaven at the right hand of the Majesty on High.
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by Axel Sippach | Jun 16, 2020 | Epic Category
Today is the beginning of Black History Month in the United States, and the title of this post is from a revelation and message God gave me more than a decade ago, and one I preached at Crusaders Church Chicago. “The Resident Anointing in the Black Experience” was perhaps a bit of a strange message for a white guy to preach in a predominately African American church, but one I nevertheless did preach, because the Holy Spirit has stirred it within my spirit. And that was the title He gave me for it.
I still have the cassette tape somewhere, and when I find it, I may have it converted to mp3 format so I can post some clips. I will just try to recap some of the main points from the message here on this post. I began by saying this. If a professional secular white singer got up on a stage and sang a nice secular song, you might say, well, I liked that – that was real nice.
But now what if a Whitney Houston or Patti Labelle get up and sing the exact same song? You might say – what was that? I felt something! The hair stood up on the back of my neck. It stirred something in me!!
Well, what was that? It was the Resident Anointing in the Black Experience – otherwise known as “Soul” to many. Where did it begin? How did it begin? Do other cultures have it? Well, other cultures have their own “soul” expressions in terms of their “ethnos” experiences that have developed their traditions and musical expressions.
But there is no culture like that of African-Americans that originally had the distinctive of “soul” – or The Resident Anointing in the Black Experience. I remember when I first began to travel throughout Africa in 1985. I thought Black Africans would have similar musical expressions as African-Americans. Not so. They do now through years of the exporting of soul and gospel music from America. They had their own unique and rich cultural heritage styles of musical expression which was awesome. But it was not “soul” as the unique expression that has come out of the unique Black Experience of several hundred years of slavery, oppression and struggle.
I don’t pretend to be a Black History expert, or academic historian, but this is what I understand. That a couple hundred years ago, those that were Black Christian slaves on the plantations of the South, while working the fields were not allowed to pray or really sing out loud. I think the slave owners were fearful they were inciting rebellion and made them keep quiet. But deep down inside there a painful groaning and travail to God for deliverance and emancipation.
Romans 8:26 speaks of this. Out of that deep intercession without even being in an intelligible language – except the language of the Holy Spirit, was birthed an incredible sound – an incredible anointing – a deep cry to God for freedom. The Resident Anointing in the Black Experience was birthed – some call it “Soul.”
Out of those deep groans and travail for deliverance, freedom and emancipation came the Negro Spirituals: Go Down Moses – Go Down in Egypt Land – Tell Ol’ Pharaoh – Let My People Go, and so many others like Wade In the Water, etc. Out of that came blues, jazz, gospel, swing, rhythm and blues, rock n roll, Hip Hop, rap, and almost every major musical genre in America. They can all at some level trace their roots back to what was birthed on the slave plantations.
In 1865 emancipation came. God heard the cries of His people. The Resident Anointing in the Black Experience had been birthed on the plantations, and continued as part of the Black Experience in both sacred and secular realms. Most of the greatest secular African-American singers and musicians discovered and had that gift activated as children in the “Black Church.”
The Resident Anointing continued in the culture powerfully. In 1906, a son of Louisiana slaves, WJ Seymour became the greatest apostolic reformer in the church next to Martin Luther, as he believed God for the restoration of the baptism of the Holy Spirit back to the church. At a warehouse building on Azusa Street in Los Angeles in 1906 God tore open the heavens and came down with a Pentecostal Outpouring that is still happening today.
That “breaker anointing” is part of that Resident Anointing in the Black Experience. The papers first reported the Azusa Outpouring as a “Negro Phenomenon. They said it was just a “black church” thing. But within weeks thousands from all over America came on trains to receive this experience.
Even white ministers from Jim Crow South came and parked their racist behind outside and came in and got filled with the Holy Spirit. It was no longer just a “Black Church” thing. It was for everyone that was hungry. WJ Seymour believed the unity of the races was just as much the fruit of being filled with the Spirit as was speaking in other tongues.
Fast forward to the 1960’s and a Baptist minister named Dr. Martin Luther King begins to tap into this Resident Anointing in the Civil Rights Movement. At the Washington Mall as he is about to deliver his “I Have A Dream” speech, his good friend gospel singer legend Mahalia Jackson leans over to him and says, “Martin – now take us to church.” Measuring out some of that Baptist Church preaching cadence – the Resident Anointing in the Black Experience, he takes a quarter million citizens to church at the Washington Mall. It has become perhaps one of the most well known speeches of all times.
This “anointing” is resident at some level within the culture of a people who have been through a horrific struggle for freedom. It birthed a unique cultural expression unlike any on the planet. It began as movement of the Holy Spirit in and upon slaves on the plantations of the South crying out to God for freedom. It is an amazing expression of the Black Experience.
And do you know what – it is even transferable at some level. A white boy from the projects of Detroit makes millions from it. His name is Eminem. In the late 1990’s I was connected with the largest church in Latvia in eastern Europe, formerly part of the Soviet Union. The loved all kinds of music, but especially Gospel. I was invited to speak in the stadium there for their 8th anniversary service.
I was having phone conversations with Andre Crouch at that time asking him to come with me. He wanted to, but couldn’t get out of a studio project he was doing. But Andre told me something interesting. He said he had been going for years to either Sweden or Norway, working with a choir there, teaching them Gospel. He told me that now, if you closed your eyes and heard these blue-eyed blond-hair Scandinavians sing, you would think they were an African-American Black Gospel choir. So at some level, it is exportable and transferable.
Within the Resident Anointing in the Black Experience is that ability to break things open – to open hearts – to bring freedom and liberty. It came from a place of great pain – but now brings such great joy. And when you couple it with apostolic and prophetic dimensions and anointings of the Holy Spirit – wow – the potential for spiritual breakthroughs is incredible.
The Resident Anointing in the Black Experience – it is one gift among so many that African-Americans have given not only America, but the world. Now when I go to Africa, so many choirs and worship teams have now this “soulful” expression of the Black Experience because of Christian TV and DVD’s exporting it. And when it becomes coupled with their unique cultural expressions – wow, it just enhances their ethnic cultural distinctive.
This is in a nutshell what God had given me about 13 or 14 years regarding the Resident Anointing in the Black Experience. If I find the tape, I will upload some clips in the future. Have a blessed February everyone. I hope that many across America will learn new things this month concerning the tremendous contribution that African-Americans have made to our nation. I for one in so many ways have been greatly blessed.
Axel Sippach
by Axel Sippach | Jun 16, 2020 | Epic Category
GIRL – GET UP!!!!!!
APOSTOLIC WOMEN – ARISE!!!!!
TABITHA (DORCAS)
In Acts 9: 36-42 she is named as a disciple – a follower of Christ – only female in NT directly called a disciple (student). Only place the female form of disciple is used. She is commended for good works and charity. She wove clothing – gave robes and garments to many people.
She was an entrepreneur – a businesswoman and Joppa loved her for it. The widows loved her.
Her name in Greek is “Dorcas” which means GAZELLE. Names in the Bible are normally very prophetic, and I believe Tabitha’s was also.
GAZELLE: Gazelle’s are swift –can run 50-60 and even 80mph.
They are survivors – can survive in deserts, bush and savanna land. They can adapt to harsh climates where there is little water.
They are very alert. They are graceful. They can live without water for long periods. They have a keen sense of smell which helps them find food.
They not only run fast, but are able to do what is called stotting or pronking (kind of like jumping straight up and down quickly) to display strength. They are beautiful and nimble, exceptionally alert to sounds and movement.
Their keen fine senses of hearing, sight, and smell balance their vulnerabilities. (Prophetic and discerning).
They can zig zag when running from predators CONFUSING THEM. THEY KNOW HOW TO MOVE TO SURVIVE.
They have a behavior of fascination – captivating their predator. Bluff tactic. This helps keep the threat under control and maintain the upper hand.
TABITHA WAS A GAZELLE.
SHE KNEW HOW TO MOVE AND SURVIVE. SHE LEARNED HOW TO PROSPER.
SHE WAS A MODEL TO HER COMMUNITY. SHE BLESSED THE POOR AND WIDOWS. SHE WAS A DISCIPLE OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST – A WITNESS FOR HIM!
When she died, the widows of Joppa would not let her go that easily. They sent for Peter.
Peter said: TABITHA – ARISE – GET UP!! And Tabitha got up and continued to bless her community spiritually and economically. SHE WAS AN APOSTOLIC WOMAN!!
It’s possible to read between the lines and speculate that she is not only giving people fish, but teaching them to fish. It’s quite likely that Tabitha was not only involved in weaving herself, but providing opportunity for many widows to work at sewing and to sell clothing.
We could say Tabitha was a fashion designer and clothing manufacturer. She was a woman of means and able to help the poor.
She was a model in her community. She was also most likely a widow herself. Phillip had established this church in Joppa, and it was a center of fervent evangelism.
Tabitha’s story in the Bible begins with her death. And sometimes your story may actually begin with the death of something in your life!
Peter was sent for and upon arriving takes control of the atmosphere and puts out the doubt, unbelief and grief. And most probably SHUT THE DOOR! He shut the door of doubt and opened the door of faith.
He says – TABITHA, GET UP!! GIRL – GET UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And she did! This miracle became known all over Joppa and many believed in Jesus as a result of hearing it.
You are apostolic women. You are WOMEN OF GREAT DESIGN!
I want to say to some of you today – it’s time to GET UP!
GIRL – GET UP. GET UP FROM YOUR DEPRESSION. GET UP FROM YOUR FEARS. GET UP FROM WHAT HAS DEFEATED YOU. GET UP GET UP GET UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tabitha Arise!!!!! Shine!!!!!! For your light has come!!!!!!!!!!!!
GIRL – GET UP!!!!!
Axel Sippach
