Discover the role of the prophetic ministry and why it is so necessary today. Through this knowledge, you will: Discover how God awakens, calls, grooms and produces excellent prophets. See how prophets differ from psychics and how prophecy excels divination Get answers to the most common questions people ask about prophecy and prophets Recognize budding prophets in the church Paula Price intelligently and skillfully explains the function and responsibility of local church prophecy and prophets. As an indispensable reference, this comprehensive text is one no Christian should be without.Don’t let lack of knowledge keep you from utilizing one of God’s extraordinary gifts to the church today.
Looking for direction in your life? Ever wonder how God is working in you and around you? Join pastor and trainer Steve Witt as he helps you locate the intersection where our passions and personal currencies meet—your sweet spot—and in the process discover where God has been at work all along. Partnering with God’s Spirit in these ways will breed a deep sense of inner peace and cause your faith to grow. You will begin to recognize God’s hand in your past, your present, and see how He is plotting a course for your future. Complete with interactive charts and guides, Your Prophetic Life Map will become the go-to instrument in your spiritual development. Steve will show you how a lifetime of encounters with God can shape your destiny. You will learn to: view your pain as a guide work your way out of immovable moments in life spot Spirit-led opportunities navigate life’s eight great choices see the art of planning as an act of faith
"Joni Ames provides a Bible-based, clear, concise, and practical explanation of the operation and use of personal prophetic ministry in the church. Her goal is to act as a teacher and mentor for people with prophetic gifts and to help church leaders understand and recognize prophets"--
"An outstanding presentation of proper use of prophetic ministry..." --Bill Hamon "Every believer will do well to read and heed this strategic book." --Jack Taylor "A solid prophetic voice in the church today." --Roberts Liardon Restoring Prophetic Ministry to Its Rightful Place in God's Church "Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, let us prophesy in proportion to our faith." (Romans 12:6) Joni Ames provides a Bible-based, clear, concise, and practical explanation of the operation and use of personal prophetic ministry in the church today. Her goal is twofold: first, to act as a teacher and mentor to help people with prophetic gifts understand and mature into those gifts; and second, to help pastors and church leaders understand, acknowledge, discern, and train the prophetic community within their body of believers. Joni also debunks some myths and falsehoods about prophetic ministry, while bringing a greater level of maturity and confidence to those seeking to develop their revelatory gifts.
A guide for students and pastors to interpret and communicate the messages of the prophetic books well Preaching from a prophetic text can be daunting because it can be difficult to place these prophecies in their proper historical setting. The prophets used different literary genres and they often wrote using metaphorical poetry that is unfamiliar to the modern reader. This handbook offers an organized method of approaching a prophecy and preparing a persuasive, biblically based sermon that will draw modern application from the theological principle embedded in the prophetic text.
Prophetic gifts without love are nothing. But what does love look like through the gift of prophecy?Four verses penned nearly two thousand years ago capture on eof the world's greatest descriptions of love. These verses embeddedi n the context of instruc ion on spiritual gifts unveil thirteen secrets for healthy funtion of the gift of prophecy within society; they are the ultimate prophetic protocol.
After twenty years of research, Dr. J. Barton Payne has compiled the one complete guide to Biblical prophecy. From the prediction of Adam's death in Genesis 2: 17 to the prophecy of mankind's perpetual worship of God in the new heaven and earth (Psalm 72:5), the ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLICAL PROPHECY discusses every verse of prophetic matter in Scripture. It identifies every probable point of fulfillment whether in the past, present, or still in the future. The first 144 pages of the ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLICAL PROPHECY set forth a systematic approach to the subject of Biblical prophecy and the legitimate place for prediction in it. The ENCYCLOPEDIA is arranged according to the 66 books of the Bible. In each book, all the verses on one prophetic theme are treated in one combined discussion. For example: The 12 verses of Genesis that foretell God's granting of the land of Canaan to the descendants of Abraham are discussed together. It is then shown how the promise was fulfilled in the days of Joshua. One of the ENCYCLOPEDIA'S concluding summaries lists all the 737 major subjects that appear in Biblical prediction, with the books and paragraphs in which each is found. This way, each prophecy can be traced from its first appearance in the Bible to its last. Among the many features is a complete list of all the Scriptural prophecies pertaining to Christ. No other book has ever examined Biblical prophecy so thoroughly or presented it in such a balanced perspective as the ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLICAL PROPHECY. -1,817 entries covering all the Biblical predictions in both the Old and New Testaments -A complete discussion of all 8,352 predictive verses in the Bible -14 tables, including three on the Book of Revelation -Bibliography -4 summaries -4 statistical appendixes -5 complete indexes An indispensable tool for students of the Bible, for students in theological seminaries and Bible colleges, for pastors as a reference guide, and for concerned lay people. The ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLICAL PROPHECY is certain to bring a fresh understanding and rewarding insights of the bible.
Do you sense that God is calling you into the prophetic? Pioneer Prophets will help you to understand the call of God on your life. As a pioneer you are called to be the first within your generation to discover new ideas, witty inventions, dig new trenches of revival, create a pattern of wealth in your generation and that to come and the very first to establish these ideas into manifestation.This book wil help you to thrust into an ususual pattern of seeking, intercession, unusual worship, unusual glory and a dynamic unusual manifesting of the presence of God in your life and your ministry.
This critically informed and theologically sensitive introduction to the Prophets considers the often-misunderstood prophetic books of the Old Testament, including an exploration of their historical context, their artful use of language, and their place within the chorus of Old Testament voices.
