The Pastoral Mandate
The understanding of the liberation commission is that, it will basically be an outreach operation. The Presiding Bishop could not imagine any church connection with the commission. Our understanding then
was that there was no kind of church that was not in existence and that what was needed was to ignite the fire
of the Holy Ghost in existing churches through itinerant prea
ching in churches, instead of finding new ones. However, one glorious day, in November 1982, the Lord spoke to the Presiding Bishop clearly from
Luke 1:1-3 that "this mandate shall have a church base all that is in existence notwithstanding". Today,
the Living Faith Church, well known in some cities and nations as Winners' Chapel, and has become a worldwide name. The 12 Pillars Of Our Faith
God commissioned us with a Word of Faith ministry to our generation. Remember Paul said, "...if the trumpet
give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?" (1 Cor 14:8) By the help of the Holy Ghost,
our visioner has classified the Word of Faith God has committed into his hands into the specific areas of
emphasis, in direct response to Isaiah 40:6, "The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry?"
The Presiding Bishop has named these 12 areas of emphasis as the 12 Pillars of our Commission. We have
stood firm upon these twelve stones and they have resulted in breakthroughs - both for the ministry and all that
are partakers of the same grace with us. We have crossed Jordan into power, bearing the ark of liberation and have experienced amazing testimonies ever since this commission was handed down in May, 1981. Here are the 12 stones, after the order of Joshua 4:1-8, 20-24.
1. FAITH (1 John 5:4; Eph. 6:16)
"For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world,
even our faith." - 1 John 5:4
2. THE WORD (John 1:1-12; Heb. 1:3)
"Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high." - Heb. 1:3
3. THE SUPERNATURAL (Ps. 82:5-7; John 3:8))
"The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh,
and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit." - John 3:8
4. THE HOLY SPIRIT (Acts 1:1-8; Isaiah 10:27)
"And it shall come to pass in that day, that his burden shall be taken away from off thy shoulder, and his
yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing." - Isaiah 10:27
5. PROSPERITY (3 John 2; Ps. 35:27; Zech. 1:17)
"Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul
prospereth." - 3 John 2
6. PRAYER (1 John 5:14)
"And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he heareth us." โ
1 John 5:14
7. HEALING (Isaiah 53:3-4; Jer. 8:22; Matt. 8:17)
"That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and
bare our sicknesses." - Matt. 8:17
8. WISDOM (Prov. 24:3-4, Isaiah 33:6)
"And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times, and strength of salvation: the fear of the Lord is
his treasure." - Isaiah 33:6
9. SUCCESS (Joshua 1:8-10)
"This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou
mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and
then thou shalt have good success." - Joshua 1: 8
10. VISION (Prov. 29:18, Jer. 29:11)
"Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he." - Prov. 29:18
11. CONSECRATION (Hebrews12:14; 2Tim. 2:19)
"Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, the Lord knoweth them that are his. And
let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity. PRAISE (2 Chro. 20:20-22; Ps. 67:1-7; 149:1-9)
"And when they began to sing and to praise, the Lord set ambushments against the children of Ammon, Moab,
and mount Seir, which were come against Judah: and they were smitten." - 2 Chro. 20:22
