5 Smooth Stones

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter # Introduction..........................................................................................................7 1. Five Smooth Stones..........................................................................................9 2. Present Day Ministry Gifts...........................................................................15 3. Calling and Commissioning.........................................................................21 4. Character Comes First...................................................................................27 5. Understanding The Shepherd’s Gift...........................................................31 6. Servant Leaders..............................................................................................39 7. Biblical Eldership...........................................................................................43 8. Balance Between Ministries..........................................................................47 9. What Makes Church......................................................................................51 10. Know Your Company..................................................................................59 11. Apostles Establish, Prophets Con fi rm, Teachers Strengthen.................65 12. The Seal of Apostleship – Planting Churches?........................................71 13. Prophets, Seers and Builders......................................................................75 14. Perfecting the Prophetic Ministry..............................................................81 15. Old Testament and New Testament Prophets.........................................87 16. Purposes of Prophetic Ministry – Direction, Protection, and Correction....................................................................................................91 17. Apostles and Prophets Teaming Together...............................................99 18. The Gift of Evangelist................................................................................109 19. Evangelists and Apostles..........................................................................117 20. Apostolic Teams.........................................................................................123 21. False Leadership, True Love....................................................................129 22. Pitfalls and Polishing................................................................................133 23. Balaam – Beware the Glory, the Gold, and Girls...................................141 24. Jezebel – Fear, Discouragement and Control.........................................149 25. Absalom – A Betrayal of Trust................................................................159 26. Diotrephes – The Spirit that requires Preeminence.............................167 27. Diotrephes – False Leadership / Cold Love...........................................173 28. Diotrephes – Diotrephes and the Nicolaitan..........................................179 29. Sound Judgment Produces Justice..........................................................185 30. Judging Ma tt ers..........................................................................................191 31. Called from Birth.......................................................................................201 32. The Polished Shaft.....................................................................................211 Appendix A Government Structures............................................................215 Appendix B Twelve Expressions of Inspiration..........................................217 Appendix C Prophetic Etique tt e....................................................................220 4