Understanding the anointing and the spiritual concept of impartation...

1. The Anointing and Spiritual Impartation
Breath of Life International Church
Latreia Bible Study
October 5, 2011

2. What is the anointing?
• Anoint
– To smear, rub or cover with oil
– To apply oil, ointment or a similar substance to
– To authorize, or set apart, a person for a particular
work or service (Isaiah 61:1)
• Anointing
– Supernatural enablement, grace, manifested presence
of the Holy Spirit operating upon or through an
individual or corporate group to produce the works of
Jesus; God’s blessing
– The spiritual smearing or covering of Jesus Christ,
provided by and manifested through the Holy Ghost

3. What is impartation?
• Impart
– To communicate (message) or bestow upon (quality)
– To grant a share or portion of (Romans 1:11)
– To make known or disclose
• Impartation
– A share, portion or revelation of something by means
of another person or resource (as opposed to a
revelation, which is an “internal” revealing)
– A spiritual transfer (Leviticus 16:21)

4. The Purpose of Anointing
• Ordination, Sanctification
• Deuteronomy 34:9
• Acts 6:3-6; 13:1-4
• Impartation
– Holy Spirit (Acts 8:14-20)
– Spiritual Gifts (Acts 19:6)
• Divine Knowledge
• Prophesy
• Healing, Protection
• Exodus 12:1-13
• Mark 6:5, Luke 4:40
• Acts 28:8

5. Results of the Anointing
• Sanctification
– The anointing always “sets apart” (2 Corinthians 1:212)
• Change
– The anointing requires an evident and distinctive
change
• First Examples found in Old Testament
– Anointing of priests, kings and prophets
• Anointed with oil
• Required to live isolated, reverenced lifestyles
• Required to wear distinguishing attire
• Specially assigned to tasks that others could not perform

6. Methods of Impartation
• Association
• Exodus 4:14-16
• 2 Kings 2:9-15
• Mark 3:13-14; Acts 4:13
• 1 Corinthians 15:33
• Acts 19:11-12
• Prophecy
• 1 Samuel 10:6-9; 15:23-
26
• 1 Timothy 1:18
• Laying on of Hands
• Deuteronomy 34:9
• Mark 16:17-18
• 1 Timothy 4:14
• 2 Timothy 1:6
• Intimacy
• WORSHIP
• Daniel 11:32
• John 4:22-24
• James 4:8
• Giving and Receiving
• The Law
• Luke 6:38

7. THE ANOINTING AND
SPIRITUAL IMPARTATION
Breath of Life International Church
Latreia Bible Study, 05 October 2011