He Gave Gifts Unto Men ~ Source material for series

As we investigate the Ministry Offices of the Holy Spirit, I wanted to reiterate a story on the source material that helped guide this series because it would be a good resource for your God library. In February of this year, I pondered writing this current series “He Gave Gifts to Men”.  Through prayer I decided on the name based upon Ephesians 4:8: Therefore, He says: “When He ascended on high, He led captivity captive, and gave gifts to men.”

As I searched the internet for a picture to illustrate the first post, I found a PowerPoint Presentation by Kenneth Hagin on the gifts.  The name of the author sounded familiar, but I couldn’t place how.  I saved the presentation as background material for the series if I needed it.

The next morning as I awoke, I remembered having a book in my library by the same name as the title of this series.  In fact, it was a gift from a customer from my Iron Mountain days.  Mind you, the book was given to me sixteen years ago!  And I don’t remember reading it.

I pulled out the book and to my great surprise it was written by the same author as the PowerPoint Presentation, Kenneth Hagin!  I opened the book and read my notes on the title page.

My customer, Bong, signed the book.  He wrote on 12/31/05: “Sis Pam, May the Lord God reveal to you what you are searching for through this book by the unction of the Holy Ghost.  God bless and Happy New Year.  I love you, sis.  Brother, Bong.”

And now my inscription: “I’ve been praying since 2004 about why my gifts and what I read in scripture does not line up with what I am experiencing at my church.  Today, January 16, 2006, I visited my Customer, Bong.  As I did, he gave me this book.  He told me he had a dream last night.  In the dream, he said “Well, there is sister Pam” and we talked in his dream.  In the morning, the Lord told him that I would be visiting today and at what time I would be coming.  He was told by the Lord to give me the book. The book is dated almost a month before I got there!  Thank You, Jesus!”

He had signed it In December 2005 a month before I showed up to get the gift in January 2006.  If that weren’t cool enough, it is written by Kenneth Hagin…the same man as I got the PowerPoint Presentation from and it is the same title, He Gave Gifts Unto Men!

The Lord used this book received over fifteen years ago to help me organize the series you are currently reading.  Only God could arrange that!  If you would like to pick up Rev. Hagin’s book, it is available through the below link.

He Gave Gifts Unto Men: Kenneth E. Hagin: 9780892765171: Books (amazon.com)

He Gave Gifts Unto Men – “Drawing from a revelation received in a 1987 visitation from the Lord Jesus Christ, Rev. Kenneth E. Hagin takes a scriptural look at the offices of the apostle, prophet, and pastor in the early church and as they function in the body of Christ today.”