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direction of the gospel ministry

3. Luke 10:9 “And heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them, The kingdom
of God is come nigh unto you.” Here the Lord gives the seventy the message they
were to bring to the ones they were to preach unto. That message was that the king-
dom of God was come unto them.

Today, we do not have the Lord in a human body on earth directing the gospel minis-
ters. However, the Lord promised that when he departed he would send another Com-

forter which is the Holy Spirit. It is the Holy Spirit which now gives direction to his
messengers as to where they are to go, what they are to preach, and where their field
of labor is to be. The following verses illustrate these principles:

1. Acts 8:26 “And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go

toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is
desert. 27 And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great
authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her trea-

sure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship, 28 Was returning, and sitting in his
chariot read Esaias the prophet. 29 Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join
thyself to this chariot.” Here the Holy Spirit directed Philip unto where he was to go
and to whom he was to preach.

2. Acts 10:9 “On the morrow, as they went on their journey, and drew nigh unto the
city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray about the sixth hour: 10 And he became
very hungry, and would have eaten: but while they made ready, he fell into a trance,

11 And saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending unto him, as it had been
a great sheet knit at the four corners, and let down to the earth: 12 Wherein were all
manner of fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and
fowls of the air. 13 And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill, and eat. 14 But
Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean.

15 And the voice spake unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, that
call not thou common. 16 This was done thrice: and the vessel was received up again
into heaven. 17 Now while Peter doubted in himself what this vision which he had

seen should mean, behold, the men which were sent from Cornelius had made inquiry
for Simon's house, and stood before the gate,

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