As a Christian, you have been smeared with the presence of the Holy Spirit. The word “anoint” means “to smear,” so to be “anointed” is to have “been smeared” (past tense), and the “anointing” of the Holy Spirit is the “smearing” of the Holy Spirit.

If we can’t recognize unique graces on people’s lives, then we will be lacking because of our inability to receive. Again, this is why it can be so helpful to actually use the titles of these five graces when introducing a fivefold minister. It helps others know how to receive the grace that is on their life.

Grace is given not only based on calling and metron, but also based on humility. Some are humble and receive more grace; some are arrogant and lose what they have:

The Old Testament tells us a lot more about anointing than the New Testament does. Kings, prophets, and priests were all anointed in the Old Testament. The anointing did not come and go. It was applied and remained. Even in the case of evil King Saul, David recognized him as the Lord’s “anointed” long after God had rejected him as the chosen king.

If a church is built on the apostolic model, then we will see issues being confronted and dealt with much more assertively because the comfort of the sheep is not the main concern.

The goal of the fivefold graces is to get every member of the body activated in caring for their metrons, so that the influence of the kingdom covers the whole world, until our metrons fully match the metron of Jesus.

We must recognize that we are equal in Christ, but we do not have equal metrons, equal callings, or equal graces. This was Paul’s point in 1 Corinthians 12: And God has placed in the church first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, of helping, of guidance, and of different kinds of tongues. Are

If we are going to build with care, as Paul admonishes the Corinthians, we must build on the foundation of Jesus (the Apostle) and the other apostles. So everything that the modern church does must be built on an apostolic foundation. If we continue building on the pastoral foundation that tradition has handed us, that foundation could be seriously

All Christian leaders should be able to confidently (and humbly) say, “Read my life, follow my example, and imitate me. If you want to be like Jesus, be like me!” If you cannot say this about yourself to your followers, then you probably shouldn’t be leading.