PROPHETIC TROUBLEMAKERS

If you believe all prophecy is to be encouraging and without ever issuing a warning, this message will challenge your current understanding. That misconception is part of the problem with our understanding of New Covenant prophecy. There are times when prophetic words...

THE FIRST TIME

I remember the first time I publicly prophesied in a church service. It happened at Faith Center in Eugene, Oregon. That Sunday was just a few weeks after the Lord met me in the middle of the night and radically changed my life.  As the worship service began, I...

WHY WE SPEAK

I study the life of prophets. I want to know what they went through when called to deliver a challenging word to God’s people. This is the territory where a prophetic gift is released and is either accepted or rejected. Humility must take the reins of our will if this...

NO MORE TOTEM POLES

I was talking to a pastor who is a good friend of mine. He has a significant prophetic anointing. He was told by an older prophet who has a very public and recognized ministry that he needed to graduate from his pastoral assignment to embrace his prophetic calling – a...

IT’S NOT PERSONAL – IT’S A CALLING

The conversation went like this: “Why are you talking about those things? “Because you aren’t and it’s my assignment.” The Church has been described as a body with many parts that have different positions and functions. Our spiritual health and our reasonableness are...