By definition, “Ordnance Handling Experts (OHE), move munitions and other explosive materials for storage or transportation, typically via rail car or airplane. Positions for these workers can be found in construction companies, airlines and airplane manufacturers, rock and gravel quarries, the oil and gas industry, the military”, ... and Pentecostal Churches (emphasis added).
According to a simple Google search, dynamite was invented in 1866 and patented in 1876 by Alfred Nobel of Geesthacht, Germany. However, he was not the first to discover this powerful source. While dealing with demonic activity in Corinth, Paul wrote, “And my speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power ...” 1 Corinthians 2:4.
As we witness an increasingly demonic agenda throughout the world, let us never forget that God’s power was very instrumental in communities where the spirit of anti-christ (occult) was pervasive and supernatural manifestations were commonplace. For example:
Acts 13:6-12 - Paul had a face-to-face confrontation with a local sorcerer. Even city authorities were stunned. Verse 12 tells us, “Then the deputy, when he saw what was done, believed....”
Acts 14:8-18 - seeing a crippled man who had never walked, Paul told him, “Stand upright on thy feet. And he leaped and walked” (v. 10). As a result of this miracle, people received the Gospel message with outstanding results.
Acts 16:16-18 - Paul encountered “a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination.” After this girl harassed Paul and his associates, Paul addressed the spirit and said, “...I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out the same hour.” That night Paul and Silas were praying and singing when, “ ... suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one’s bands were loosed”, (v 26). The keeper of the prison cried out, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” (v. 30). These demonstrations led to the salvation of this man’s family. History tells us that this jailhouse keeper became one of the chief leaders in the church of Philippi.
Acts 19 - Paul found himself in Ephesus, the world center of Artemis worship. Verse 11 & 12 says, “And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul: so that from his body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them.” When the Ephesians saw this demonstration of power, verses 18 and 19 tells us that “...many that believed came, and confessed, and showed their deed” ... and, “so mightily grew the word of God and prevailed.”
Acts 28:6 - Paul was shipwrecked on an island of barbarians. While building a fire, a venomous snake latched hold of Paul’s hand, yet it did not kill him. This event opened the door for Paul to preach the Gospel to them. When Publius saw that his own father was critically ill, he called upon Paul to come pray for him. Acts 28:8 says, “And it came to pass, that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever and a bloody flux: to whom Paul entered in, and prayed, and laid his hands on him, and healed him.” Because of this demonstration of power, verse 9 says, “So when this was done, others also, which had diseases in the island, came, and were healed.”
Paul repeatedly came with a demonstration of God’s power. The word “demonstration” is translated from the Greek word apodeixsis, and it means “to display, or to demonstrate”. Paul knew that to reach pagans, a demonstration of God's power would convince unbelievers that his preaching was more than mere words. Rather, his preaching was backed up by Almighty God Himself! Paul started his ministry in Corinth not only with words but also with a “demonstration of the Spirit and of power.”
The word “power” is dunamis (dynamite). This Greek word and its various forms are used 119 times in the New Testament. Dynamite denotes an explosive power. This word denotes God’s supernatural power, which when released, is explosive, mighty, and awe-inspiring to those who witness it.
This is the power that we must have operating in our churches. Enticing words and oratorical skills are not enough to set people free. If the power and demonstration of the Holy Spirit is not operating, our churches are not penetrating. Without the Spirit’s enablement, you can sing “just as I am”, but people will sit “just as they are”, and eventually leave “just as they were”! Your community needs for your church to possess the skill of handling God’s dynamite. For this job, only Spirit-filled Ordnance Handling Experts need apply.