Prophets And Prophecy: A Corner Piece Of The Church

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Prophets And ProphecyA Corner Piece Of The
Church

• Jon Wright
• 5th Feb 2006

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A Series of Talks following on from last years
Jigsaw

• 1st talk is to look at the fivefold ministry of
  the Prophets and prophecy in general
• (Eph 411) It was he who gave some to be
  apostles, some to be prophets, some to be
  evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers)
  
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• Later sermons (God willing) will look at the
  others

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What Is Prophecy

• It is a fivefold ministry gift appointed by God,
  when man appoints a ministry they are bought by
  the appointer. Jezebel appointed 450 prophets -
  didnt do her much good tho
• It is bringing forth words from God which may be
  good and uplifting
• Can be to call for repentance (Jonah)
• Can be to do something (Noah the Ark)
• Can be to do something strange (Jer 13 Acts 21)
  - a ruined belt and a bound man

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Prophets are obsessed with purity

• Their purity is partly from from keeping things
  simple, they are not double minded, in private
  they are the same as in public
• They will not compromise, its black or white with
  them (Micaiah 1 Kings 2219-28)
• Can have issues with Pastors The Pastor is too
  people centric and says weve made a mistake
  whereas the Prophet says repent NOW!
• Prophets mustnt say things just to control
  others

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The Role Of The Prophet Today

• Tend to work with Apostles - Paul Silas
• To speak new life and vision and change
• To activate gifts and ministries in others
• To train, encourage and build up believers
• To highlight sin in the camp to allow it to be
  released e.g. Joshua 710-13, where gold
  silver was kept from battles when God had
  forbidden it.

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We need to stop cursing people - James 35-6

• Likewise the tongue is a small part of the body,
  but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great
  forest is set on fire by a small spark. The
  tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the
  parts of the body. It corrupts the whole person,
  sets the whole course of his life on fire, and is
  itself set on fire by hell.
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Go and speak blessings instead

• We can look at the situation and proclaim the
  opposite instead
• So speak prophetically over them (I bless you to
  be healthy I declare growth in your Church)
• Wives if you want you husband to earn more money
  then you can bless him to prosper
• Husbands can bless them back
• Bless each other with scripture - John 21 15-18
  (Feed my sheep)

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To speak and act prophetically over places

• We put out gt 120 chairs each week in Oasis as a
  prophetic statement that we will grow
• We enlarged the small sanctuary on the 9F - a
  prophetic act that that space will be used more
• Remember Noah started building the ark 100 years
  before it rained!
• The name Oasis itself is prophetic
• The 9F needs a new name the old one does not
  speak prophetically the way God wants it to be,
  indeed it has become a hole spiritually

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The School Of The Prophetic

• Ann and Ian Pollard
• Fri Mar 30th evening
• Sat March 31st
• Sun April 1st (Sermon)
• Oasis 10F Sanctuary
• All Welcome
• Minimal charge NT 200

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Summary

• Stop cursing people - even in joking
• Start to bless people - proclaim the opposite of
  their negative situation
• Act prophetically - start to prepare songs /
  sermons / lessons, Claim your God given dreams
• Clean up our lives - remember prophetic people
  tend to be obsessed with purity
• Come to the School of the Prophetic - Oasis 10F
  Mar 31st Apr 1st