Gift of prophecy

Isaiah 42:3 (NIV) ‘A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out.’

Isaiah 57:15 (NIV) ‘For this is what the high and exalted One says  he who lives forever, whose name is holy: “I live in a high and holy place …”’

Isaiah 57:15 (NIV) ‘“… but also with those who are contrite and lowly in spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly and to revive the heart of the contrite.”’

We need to minister from an overflow

Four functions of New Testament prophecy

Four functions  Foretelling (Acts 11:27-29)  Encouragement (1Corinthians 14:3)  Revelation (1Corinthians 14:24)  Personal prophecy (Acts 21:10)

Four methods of prophecy

Four methods  Intercession

Four methods  Intercession  Worship

Four methods  Intercession  Worship  Words of knowledge of knowledge

Four methods  Intercession  Worship  Words of knowledge  Encouragement

God’s word carries you, Not the other way around