Hearing What the Spirit is Saying unto the Church! In 1Corinthians 12, the Apostle Paul lays out for the church an explanation of Spiritual Gifts. If you read the list, you will see that three of the gifts are vocal. Prophecy is words inspired by the Spirit in a known language. Tongues are words inspired by the Spirit in an unknown tongue. Interpretation of tongues is a Spirit given rendering of an unknown tongue. Below is an example of the gift of prophecy.
The following prophecy was given by Kenneth E. Hagin on February 28, 1981.
Hearing What the Spirit is Saying unto the Church! In 1Corinthians 12, the Apostle Paul lays out for the church an explanation of Spiritual Gifts. If you read the list, you will see that three of the gifts are vocal. Prophecy is words inspired by the Spirit in a known language. Tongues are words inspired by the Spirit in an unknown tongue. Interpretation of tongues is a Spirit given rendering of an unknown tongue. Below is an example of the gift of prophecy.
The following prophecy was given by Kenneth E. Hagin on June 22, 1988.
Most of the accomplishments I’ve achieved in life I began to attempt before I was really ready. When I was teaching pastors leadership in 1984 and they asked for ongoing teaching, I wasn’t ready to give it to them. But during a conference with thirty-four people in Jackson, Mississippi, I decided to pass around a legal pad and get the contact information for anyone who wanted to receive a monthly leadership tape. All thirty-four signed up. Was I ready to start a monthly leadership subscription series? No. Did I start it anyway? Yes. When I needed to raise money to relocate my church, did I know how to do it? No. Did I start to do it anyway? Yes. When I founded EQUIP to teach leadership to people in countries around the world, did I have a proven strategy to get it done? No. Did we get started anyway? Yes. Nobody ever got ready by waiting. You only get ready by starting. – John Maxwell
Integrity is like virginity, once it is gone, it is gone for good.
I was so ‘over the top’ excited when I came across this volume. Scholars who believe in miracles and the moving of the Holy Spirit are rare birds indeed. Craig Keener is an academic and professor of New Testament at Asbury Theological Seminary. Keener has done meticulous research into the subject of the veracity of miracles. His scholarly conclusion? The age of miracles has not passed as so many in academia have tried to tell us. This is a voluminous ‘wordy’ account but well worth having in your library.
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His very strength that He has given us has been to bear the burdens of the weaker ones. His ability has been given to us for the benefit of those who lack ability. There will always be the weak and the inefficient. They will ever be learning but never coming to the reality of redemption. Because of this we must go out and serve the unworthy and the selfish, give ourselves as He gave Himself for us. He did not die for the righteous. He died for the unrighteous. He died for the ungodly. He died for men and women who have gone wrong, who have nothing to give Him but a shattered life. — E.W. Kenyon
Ministry is too sacred to be motivated by gain. It is too difficult to be motivated by duty. Only love can sustain us. — John Maxwell
I was always going somewhere and never truly enjoying anywhere. I was deceived by thinking that I would have joy when I arrived – that now was a time of sacrifice and hard work. I have come to the conclusion that there is nothing as tragic as being alive and not enjoying life. — Joyce Meyer
In any moment of decision the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing you can do is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing. — Teddy Roosevelt
Learn to enjoy every minute of your life. Be happy now. Don’t wait for something outside yourself to make you happy in the future. Think how really precious is the time you have to spend, whether it’s at work or with family. Live life so completely that when death comes to you like a thief in the night, there will be nothing left for him to steal. — Anonymous
Nice site with good testimonies on faith and healing. I especially enjoyed this testimony on the miracle of fire in the furnace.