1. Gift of prophecy

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

3. 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 …”’

4. 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.”’

5. We need to minister from an overflow

6. Four functions of New Testament prophecy

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

8. Four methods of prophecy

9. Four methods  Intercession

10. Four methods  Intercession  Worship

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

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

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