Category: Kingdom of God / Leadership and Honor
Preacher: Apostle Joshua Selman
Ministry: Eternity Network International (Koinonia)
Date Preached: Sep 20, 2026
Date Published: Oct 09, 2026
Language: English
Pages: 60
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About This Message
Earthen Vessels (Receiving the Ministry of Men) is a message by Apostle Joshua Selman on how to receive from the men and women God uses without worshipping them or being derailed by their humanity.
Delivered at a Koinonia Global gathering, the message opens with prayer, a word on consistency, and a short teaching on leadership before moving into its main text, 2 Corinthians 4:7: “We have this treasure in earthen vessels.” Apostle Selman recaps the four essential encounters every believer needs for maturity, beginning with Jesus and the Holy Spirit, then turns to the central question: how do we benefit from ministers who are called by God and yet still human?
From there, the message works through the tension between humanity and calling, honest facts about men in ministry, and practical principles for receiving from people. Apostle Selman teaches three levels of engagement: alignment and submission, receiving from a distance, and cutting away when your spiritual life is under attack. He redefines honor as the maturity to disagree respectfully without hatred, and loyalty as something broader than blind followership. Drawing on Samson’s riddle, he teaches how to find “honey from the carcass”: receive the grace on a person without taking offense at their flaws. The message closes with prayer for the believer, for the Church in Nigeria, and an altar call.
About the Preacher
Apostle Joshua Selman is a Nigerian minister of the gospel, teacher of God’s Word, and the founder of Eternity Network International (ENI), the ministry behind the widely known Koinonia meetings.
His ministry is marked by deep scriptural teaching, prophetic insight, and a strong emphasis on intimacy with God, spiritual growth, and the accurate understanding of kingdom principles. Through conferences, teachings, and global outreach, he has impacted millions of believers, equipping them to walk in spiritual maturity, purpose, and effective service in God’s kingdom.
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Digital Book Information
| Information | Details |
|---|---|
| Title | Earthen Vessels (Receiving the Ministry of Men) |
| Preacher | Apostle Joshua Selman |
| Ministry | Eternity Network International (Koinonia) |
| Date Preached | Sep 20, 2026 |
| Date Published | Oct 09, 2026 |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 60 |
| Format | PDF Digital Book |
| Publisher | LivingSermons.com |
| Edition | First Edition — 2026 |
| Archive Status | Published and preserved |
Key Scripture
2 Corinthians 4:7
“But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.”
Apostle Selman builds the message on this verse: receive the treasure without worshipping the vessel, and hold leaders to a high standard without demanding that they be gods.
Inside This Digital Book
This digital edition contains:
- Opening prayer
- Consistency and refining
- Gold in its crude form
- Growth dimensions and welcomes
- A word of appreciation
- Leadership principles
- Back to capacity
- The ministry of men
- Four essential encounters
- Understanding earthen vessels
- The conflict between humanity and calling
- Facts about men in ministry
- Human nature and expectations
- Principles of receiving from men
- Three levels of engagement
- Redefining honor
- Redefining loyalty and followership
- Wisdom as a teacher
- Honey from the carcass
- Receiving without offense
- Closing prayer and altar call
- A prayer for yourself
- Praying for the Church in Nigeria
- The altar call
- About the speaker
- About LivingSermons
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