Prophet E. Obi

WHAT IS A WINESKIN?

wineskin was full of shadows and types and had many symbols of things to come. That oldbe wasted and there would be nothing left. There needed to be a new wineskin which was fresh and what that new wineskin is like.
something new with His people. There is new wine, God moves in new ways and in that sense the old wineskin knowing it would never be suitable, and introduced something quite different Spirit on the Day of Pentecost could never be contained by that kind of wineskin. The wine would wine expands in size and can break a brittle old wineskin, losing the wine. Jesus was of course less
wineskin was legalistic, black and white, and focused on outward things. of the heart. This is a wineskin that can contain what God is wanting to do, whereas a traditional Jesus initiated it Himself when he said “A new commandment I give you, that you must love one pliable, and that was the Church. “the heart.” It is something made and joined by proper relationships between people, relationships, So what we are saying is that God wants to dwell among a people, and these people are a people of the Holy Spirit. In one sense, the wineskin is God's people and in each generation God does concerned with wine than with spiritual realities he was trying to explain. which would hold the wine He knew was coming. wineskin suitable for that purpose and we will describe in more detail in the next section exactly there is always a new wineskin for every new thing God does. God desires to pour out the Holy Spirit on His people and it was prophesied in the book of Joel. Jesus said that you cannot take new wine and pour it into an old wineskin. This is because new However if we really understand what Christ was saying, there is only one new wineskin. The new wineskin that God desired was NOT something that was formal, comprised of rules and another as I have loved you.” (John 13:34)

SPIRITUAL FATHERS BRING A SPIRITUAL COVERING AND PROTECTION.

One of the greatest benefits of being around a spiritual father is they help provide sanity and sound thinking by what they share, demonstrate and advise. At the end of the day, you know they have your back, so this empowers you in your own growth and ministry.

They often battle many things that you don’t have to battle, so we can learn from their trials. We’ll have to face our own trials, but we become encourage to walk through them with greater confidence.

Spiritual fathers help you gain empowerment to work in your sphere of influence. Their covering provides, wisdom, interaction and healthy warnings. As Paul said, I do not write these things to shame you, but as my beloved children I warn you. (1 Corinthians 4:14)