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SEEC Magazine 14 February/March 2017
(Jim Hodges is the founder of the Federation of Ministers and Churches International, a
relational, apostolic network of ministers, apostolic teams and local churches across the
nation. Having ministered in over 40 nations, Apostle Hodges serves the Body of Christ
internationally as a teaching apostle with a passion to see the Body of Christ fully estab-
lished. Apostle Jim Hodges’ new book WHAT IN THE WORLD IS THE CHURCH TO DO?
This book and other materials may be found at his website: fmci.org or by calling the office
972-283-2262.) JIM HODGES WILL BE GIVING AN UPDATE ON ISRAEL March 2
To See The Schedule of Speakers: martygabler.com/kec2017/ or call 936‐856‐2455

Simon will be speaking at Kingdom Congress 2017.

Usually, it is not the leaders but the congregation themselves that de-
termine the level of word that can be ministered. There are congregations
that cannot take beyond the milk of the word. 1Co 3:1 And I, brethren,
could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, as unto
babes in Christ. 3:2 I fed you with milk, not with meat; for ye were not
yet able to bear it: nay, not even now are ye able. Verse 4 tells us that a
mark of being a babe is strife, envy and division. So being born again
does not mean we cannot be a troublemaker. There is a clear distinction
between son of God and child of God in scripture. Vine says that the
Greek word for sons of God is huios, meaning a mature son in the father’s
likeness. Son here refers to likeness of the father’s character. Child refers
to an offspring. Rom 8:14 says, For all who are led by the Spirit of God
are sons of God. That means they have some level of maturity. It is very
difficult for those that are children to be led by the Spirit. Most things
that we think and are being led by when we are young and zealous are out
of our own heart and desires. Rom 8:16 says, The Spirit Himself bears
witness with our spirit that we are the children of God. Verse 14, con-
cerning those that are led by the Spirit, refers to their nature as more ma-