The Spirit not indwells but he, at times, grants special anointing. What are the dynamics and phenomenology connected with this. How does this relate to the ongoing work of the ministry?

1. Empowerment,
Deliverance, Healing
Viv Grigg
Lifelong Pilgrimage

2. Jesus Empowers when he Sends
 Matt 28:18-20 is a promise of
empowerment as we exercise apostolic
mobility and evangelistic intent
 It is not a verse in isolation but a linkage of
major themes in the gospels and Acts.
 It leads logically to three questions
Have you experienced his empowering?
 What are the marks of that empowering?
Is there a process to empowerment?

3. Empowerment
 A popular term in community development
and more so in community organization.
 It implies facilitating emergence of
leadership, so they can garner resources
wand withstand those who are oppressing
them.
Enabling leaders to garner social, economic
and political capital to face powers of
oppression

4. Empowerment
 Is there a deeper level of empowerment?
 One that enables leaders to tap into divine resources?
 One that builds spiritual, moral, relational capital among
the people?
 One that sets people free from demons, sicknesses,
curses, bondage, destructive fears?
 Is empowerment at the spiritual core of the culture in the
long term
 (a) more sustainable
 (b) more transformative
 (c) faster than other approaches?

5. Contextual Spirituality
 The nature and presence of the Holy Spirit
and his works becomes more critical when
dealing with a culture of spiritism.
 Understanding the context becomes
critical
Who Are The Filipino? Indian? African?
Spirits?
What is the hierarchy?
How do you deal with these?

6. Traditional
Bathala, Abba
 Upper World Gods
(Anitos)
 Good
 Bad
 Lower World spirits
 Aswang
 Dwende, Kapre, Tikbalang
 Human Medium:
Babaylan, Albularyo,
Manghuhulan
Catholic
Diyos
 Almighty Distant God
 Angels
 Santos
 Demonios
 Saints
 Idols
 Priests

7.  Upper World Gods
(Anitos)
 Good
 Bad
 Lower World spirits
 Aswang
 Dwende, Kapre,
Tikbalang
 Medium:
Babaylan,
Albularyo,
Manghuhulan
Biblical View

8. Empowerment: Holy Spirit & Our Spirit
 Is there empowerment without going?
 Is there empowerment without preaching?
 Is empowerment based on holiness?
 Why does it occur after fasting? (Jesus,
Moses, Daniel)
 Is the laying on of hands significant?
(Jesus, Timothy)
 Can power be inherited from others?
(Elisha, Joshua, Timothy)

9. Deliverance, Healing
 Are these signs of spirituality?
 Are these part of spirituality?
 Are these an essential part of our
spirituality?
 Why Do they wax and wane?

10. References
 Grigg, Viv. (2005). Works of the Spirit of God. In Cry of the Urban
Poor. GA, USA: Authentic Media.
 Jocano, F. Landa. (1980). The Coming of the Gods. In Outline of
Philippine Mythology. Manila: Centro Escolar University Research
and Development Center.
 Koch, Kurt. (1994). Pastoral Cases from the Field of
Occultism. Christian Counselling and Occultism (fr German, Trans.).
Grand Rapids: Kregel.
 Wimber, John & Springer, Kevin. (1986). An Unlikely Healer. Power
Healing. London: Hodder & Stoughton.