The Anointing on Jesussome people even in charismatic circles who are living together
without marriage, saying, "Oh well, God knows, and he's really
my husband." He's no more your husband than you are a
monkey's uncle.)
The woman at Jacob's Well acknowledged, "Sir, I perceive
that thou art a PROPHET" (v. 19). She left her waterpot,
returned to the city, and told the people, "Come, see a man,
which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ?"
(v. 29).
One aspect of the prophet's ministry is that he sees and
knows things supernaturally. (In the Old Testament he
sometimes was called a "seer.") So Jesus was a prophet.
He also stood in the office of the evangelist. He said in Luke
4:18, "The Spirit o f the Lord is upon me, because he hath
anointed me to PREACH THE GOSPEL.... " That's what the
evangelist is anointed to do: preach the Gospel, the Good News.
Fourth, Jesus stood in the office of pastor. He said, "l am
the good SHEPHERD" (John 10:14). The word "shepherd" is the
same word that's translated "pastor." Peter calls Jesus "the chief
Shepherd" (1 Peter 5:4).
Fifth, Jesus stood in the office of teacher. The four Gospels
say more about His teaching than anything else, if you go
through and underline the word "teach" or "taught." Jesus taught
more than He healed. He taught more than He preached.
Teaching was first with Him.
Matthew 9:35 says, "He went about all the cities and
villages, TEACHING in their synagogues, and PREACHING the
gospel o f the kingdom, and HEALING every sickness and every
disease among the people."
His ministry consisted of teaching, preaching, and healing.
There is an anointing that goes with each of these offices.
And if you'll function in your office, the anointing will be
there. It can become stronger—it can be increased—or you can
cause it to diminish and decrease, as we will study later.