Your Sons & Daughters Shall Prophesy - Prophetic Gifts Today In The New Testament Church

The Importance of Prophecy

the congregational life of a church. But prophecy must not be neglected, for it is itself a great pillar in the temple of God. Surely there can be no question that today's Church needs to hear God's present thoughts of comfort, edification and exhortation.

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When we remember that God thought upon us from old eternity, con tinues to think upon us every moment, and will think of us when time shall be no more, we may well exclaim, "How great is the sum!" Thoughts ... are evermore flowing from the heart of the Lord.Thoughts of our pardon, renewal, upholding, supplying, educating, perfecting, and a thousand more kinds perpetually well up in the mind of the Most High. 4 Charles H.Spurgeon God has an intense desire to speak to his people....If you do not believe that God is willing to speak to us, then you do not understand God. 5 Bruce Yocum When we prophesy, we are proclaiming the thoughts of God to a gathering of believers for the present moment.Prophecy is a forth-telling of the thoughts of God to you right now....Through prophecy God artic ulates His feelings toward us, His plan for us, His comfort for present dis tress, and the changes that need to be implemented in order to align our selves with His will. 6 Dick Stark Prophecy verbalizes God's good thoughts....When the reality of this grips us in the depths of our souls, we experience a deep inner response of trust and openness to the Lord.7 Glenn Foster How does God accomplish His prophetic word? It begins with just a thought.God thinks about something....If you could have just a glimpse of what God thinks about you, you would become a new person.His esteem for you is greater than you have for yourself. 8 Kim Clement