An Examination of the Role of the Holy Spirit in the Ministry of Jesus in Luke 4:18-19 with an Emphasis on Pentecostal and Charismatic Churches in Ghana
Patrick Yankyera 
Issue: Vol.4 No.2 June 2023 Article 1 pp. 13-24
DOI : https://doi.org/10.38159/pecanep.2023421 | Published online 16th June 2023.
© 2023 The Author(s). This is an open access article under the CCBY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
It is important to state that many Pentecostal and Charismatic Christians in Ghana are confounded by why Jesus in his capacity as God would need the empowerment of the Spirit in his earthly ministry. This presupposes that God sent him for a purpose and he needed divine approval and empowerment in order to carry out that purpose. Jesus sets the stage for today’s Christians and ministers of the gospel to acknowledge the fact that fulfilling a God-given task depends on how one aligns with the Spirit of the Lord. The emphasis on the anointing of kings, priests, and prophets in the Old Testament to carry out their individual assignments is an important theology that Luke also affirms in his narrative in Luke 4:18-19. This paper contends that the Holy Spirit in the ministry of Jesus is a vital theological element to be considered especially at the time when many who claim to be prophets and messengers of God are exhibiting various spiritual dynamics. The paper concludes that understanding the Holy Spirit in the ministry of Jesus is critical to shaping the perspective of Christian ministers today.
Keywords: Pentecostal/Charismatic Churches in Ghana, Holy Spirit, Jesus’ Ministry, Anointing.
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Dr. Patrick Yankyera is an Adjunct Lecturer at the West Africa Advanced School of Theology (Lomé) and Assemblies of God Theological Seminary, Saltpond, Ghana.
Yankyera, P. “An Examination of the Role of the Holy Spirit in the Ministry of Jesus in Luke 4:18-19 with an Emphasis on Pentecostal and Charismatic Churches in Ghana.” Pentecostalism, Charismaticism and Neo-Prophetic Movements Journal 4, no.2 (2023): 13-24. https://doi.org/10.38159/pecanep.2023421
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