Episode 2-22: The Gift of Prophecy, Alive or Dead, True or False? Part 1

 Welcome back!  I am your host Dawn Simmons and in this episode of Conquering Our Unseen Enemies we are going to be discussing prophecy.  Is the gift of prophecy alive today or dead?  Is it true or false? This spiritual gift is one of the most misunderstood Spiritual Gifts and unfortunately one of the most misused, even abused gifts used to deceive the undiscerning. 

In order to discuss all of the elements we need to cover; I want to first walk through an understanding of prophecy.  Prophecy is one of the nine spiritual gifts Paul refers to in 1 Corinthians 12:1-11.  To truly understand it, we need to understand what it is, what it isn’t, who has the gift, what is the gift versus the office, how is the gift to be used and finally the misuse of the gift. That, my friends, is a lot to cover and we will not get through this in one episode, so get comfy and let’s get started understanding this wonderful gift that is still in operation today.

Top Show Points:

·      This week we are discussing prophecy. 

·      Prophecy is one of the nine spiritual gifts Paul refers to in 1 Corinthians 12:1-11.

·      9 Spiritual Gifts are: wisdom, word of knowledge, faith, healings, miraculous powers, prophecy, discerning of spirits, tongues, interpretation of tongues. 

·      The gifts can be grouped as Power gifts, Revelation gifts and Spoken gifts. 

·      Of the three Spoken gifts prophecy is the one that is the strongest in that it can stand on its own.

·      The spiritual gift of prophecy involves three things: edification, exhortation and comfort.

·      Recently someone offered me a “prophetic word” and it was literally one word.  This person is retired and presents himself as someone with a prophetic gift

·      Those who function in this office have a divine call to do so and they are to do so for the body of Christ.  This is not a spiritual gift but an entire office.  A person in this role has more than just the spiritual gift but rather it is a ministry gift

·      Office, you must also have Revelation gifts.  Remember Revelation gifts are wisdom, word of knowledge and discerning of spirits. 

·      Philips daughters who functioned in the gift of prophecy

·      Agabus, a prophet, using foretelling with Paul

·      Difference between foretelling and forthtelling

·      Discussed how to gracefully not accept a prophetic word given to you

We encourage you:

·          To have an active Bible reading plan, it will be helpful in gaining wisdom and understanding and it is required for the gift of spiritual discernment

·          If you want to learn more about how to Hear God's Voice, take a look at my book, Loving Conversations: How to Pray and Hear God's Voice.  There is also a Study Guide available and two new devotionals coming out based on the Loving Conversations Book.  One devotional is for women and one is for men.

I have enjoyed our time this week and look forward to spending time with you again next week!

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