Prophecy

Guest post by Jon Cressey: Methuselah – a long life wasted?

August 23, 2011

Have you ever sat down and worked your way through the years of the first few generations of mankind (Genesis 5)? It’s a few minutes work, but it is worth it. There are a few surprises that grab your attention straight away. And one of them is a particularly sobering one – Methuselah. Biography Methuselah [...]

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A prophetic word from John Piper for the new reformed movement

July 19, 2010

Reformed people often forget that Piper is almost as much of a charismatic as I am! He is no doubt a bit more cautious than me about gifts, but he does believe in them. In this video clip he shares what he describes as a prophetic word that has a warning for the reformed movement [...]

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Wayne Grudem on whether God’s revelation has really stopped

May 14, 2010

This video might surprise some of my readers. Wayne is well known as a reformed theologian. Arguably he and Piper have between them, with some help from Keller and Carson, led to this resurgence of “Young Restless and Reformed” that so many people talk about. So when a man like that argues that God has [...]

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A Prophecy Told Me I Should Marry – Spiritual Gifts Q and A 3

June 10, 2009

The details of the following situation have been changed to protect the anonymity of those involved. Q. A friend of mine has come to me for advice. His girlfriend has told him that one of her close friends told her that God wanted them to hurry up and get married. He is not so sure [...]

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The Gift of Prophecy – How To Test It

June 9, 2009

In today’s post I continue to share an edited transcript of my sermon on the gifts of the Holy Spirit. The following is a list of questions to ask yourself as you test a prophecy: Is it upbuilding and encouraging? Does it leave you feeling positive? Even if there is an element of rebuke in [...]

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The Gift of Prophecy — Dangers to Avoid

June 8, 2009

This post is a continuation of an edited transcript of my sermon on the gifts of the Spirit. There are many dangers of prophecy. One example of this is foolish prophecy, which is really nothing more than wishful thinking. It might surprise you to hear me say this, but sometimes it can be a bad [...]

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THE GIFT OF PROPHECY – What It Is NOT

June 5, 2009

Today, I continue my edited transcript of a sermon on the gifts of the Holy Spirit. There are three key things that prophecy is not. You see examples of all of these in Acts 21, which makes that a crucial chapter for understanding New Testament prophecy. Prophecy is NOT infallible In 1 Corinthians 13, Paul [...]

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The Gift Of Prophecy – What Is It For?

June 3, 2009

For the remainder of the sermon I preached on spiritual gifts, I focused on this gift of prophecy. We will be several days in sharing an edited version of a transcript of this section. What is prophecy? I believe that prophecy is an impression that God may have something to say specifically to specific people [...]

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Andrew Fountain On God Speaking Today

May 24, 2009

My friend Andrew has posted on his blog after a long gap. He shares a personal example of how a friend of his recently heard God speak to them. I won’t spoil the story by sharing any of it here, pop over and take a read.

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Liam Goligher Video Interview

April 15, 2009

Interview With Liam Goligher from Adrian Warnock on Vimeo. One of my favorite memories from this year’s New Word Alive is meeting Liam Goligher. If you only want to watch one video from the event, watch this one. I am thrilled that this is the post I am sharing with you on my sixth blog [...]

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The Doctor on Direct Interventions By God Today

March 16, 2009

UPDATE- I have found the original source and as it is only now availble on the wayback machine include a copy here.——— The Doctor thinks we are crazy if we reject the notion of God intervenng directly in human history today. This quote makes me want to pray more for him to stretch out his [...]

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