Church leaders are very pivotal to young men and women achieving their full potentials in Christ.I say this because I am a product of this. Most of you have read my story, and I keep telling it to encourage younger folks, and to put them in the straight and narrow path.
I have since found out that it is not Love or an act of kindness and goodness to put a young man or woman in the limelight, merely on the basis of talent. This is something I personally did not understand but as I grew, and matured in Christ, this has became so clear and real to me.Many say doing so is to encourage them. Bu...
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How To Develop Your Prophetic Gift: Where to Begin
Your Gift of Prophecy
You believe you have a spiritual gift of prophecy (Rom 12:6)–the special ability given by the Holy Spirit to receive messages from God for yourself and others [1]–but how and where do you start developing it?
Like any spiritual gift and skill, the gift of prophecy takes study, practice and training to develop to its fullest potential. We need to be intentional about developing the spiritual gifts God has invested in our lives. We have a responsibility to steward the gifts God has given us (2 Tim 1:6, 14).
In the New Testament, prophecy is nurtured and grown in the en...
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7 Results of Abiding in God’s Anointing
Here's an excerpt from an email I received from pastor Benny Hinn's email newsletter sometime ago. I believe you will find this very helpful.
The anointing is the overflow of Christ in your life!
It comes to us as we spend time in God’s Word, seek Him with our whole heart, and worship Him. Jesus said:
“If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you” (John 15:7).
We increase the anointing by spending time in His presence. And you will certainly know when the presence of the Holy Spirit has come upon your life.
Here are s...
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Practicing the Prophetic (Part 1)
Growing up in the church, I really wrestled with the idea of prophecy and being prophetic. In 1 Corinthians 14, I read Paul’s admonition to eagerly desire the gift of prophecy, yet something in me resisted with a quiet, but firm “no thank you.”
It wasn’t that I didn’t believe in prophecy or think it was real. It wasn’t even because of the times I’d seen the prophetic used manipulatively, although that certainly didn’t help. My primary resistance was because, well, prophetic people seemed weird. (Is that too much honesty?) The Biblical prophets didn’t strengthen the case much—giving their ki...
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20 Great Quotes on Prayer
Here are 20 great quotes on prayer from well-known believers in Christ that I believe will inspire you and encourage you to keep praying.
● "The greatest thing anyone can do for God or man is pray." - S. D. Gordon
● "Prayer is where the action is." - John Wesley
● "Satan does not care how many people read about prayer if only he can keep them from praying." - Paul E. Billheimer
● "Don't pray when you feel like it. Have an appointment with the Lord and keep it. A man is powerful on his knees." - Corrie Ten Boom
● "Satan trembles when he sees the weakest Christian on his ...
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