DEVELOPING YOUR PROPHETIC GIFT: SMALL GROUP
(Message by Tanny Keng)
1. Developing Your Prophetic Gift?
a) Where to begin: Your gift of prophecy
i) You believe you have a spiritual gift of prophecy (Romans 12:6) – the special ability given by the Holy Spirit to receive messages from God for yourself and others (Prophecy is the Spirit-given ability to receive and pass on a message from God, expressing His heart and intent to a church, group or individuals). But, how and where do you start developing it?
ii) 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 Timothy 1:6, 14).
iii) In the New Testament, prophecy is nurtured and grown in the environment of church life (1 Corinthians 14). Within that, there are a number of contexts in which we can grow our prophetic gift.
2. Small Group
a) The best way to develop the gift of prophecy is to start in a place and atmosphere where you can have a go with safe people that you trust.
b) You need to be free to try prophecy and also be free to fail or feel foolish (we’re never as foolish-looking to others as we think we are when we’re beginning with prophecy).
c) A small group may be a cell or home group, or small prayer meeting with others who know you or who are on the same journey.
d) Don’t feel that you have to be authoritative in your approach to a prophetic insight. You can preface your message with words like,
‘I sense God is saying…’
‘Does _____ mean anything to you?
‘I’m getting a picture / word verse…’
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1. Developing Your Prophetic Gift?a) Where to begin: Your gift of prophecy
i) You believe you have a spiritual gift of prophecy (Romans 12:6) – the special ability given by the Holy Spirit to receive messages from God for yourself and others (Prophecy is the Spirit-given ability to receive and pass on a message from God, expressing His heart and intent to a church, group or individuals). But, how and where do you start developing it?
ii) 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 Timothy 1:6, 14).
iii) In the New Testament, prophecy is nurtured and grown in the environment of church life (1 Corinthians 14). Within that, there are a number of contexts in which we can grow our prophetic gift.
2. Small Group
a) The best way to develop the gift of prophecy is to start in a place and atmosphere where you can have a go with safe people that you trust.
b) You need to be free to try prophecy and also be free to fail or feel foolish (we’re never as foolish-looking to others as we think we are when we’re beginning with prophecy).
c) A small group may be a cell or home group, or small prayer meeting with others who know you or who are on the same journey.
d) Don’t feel that you have to be authoritative in your approach to a prophetic insight. You can preface your message with words like,
‘I sense God is saying…’
‘Does _____ mean anything to you?
‘I’m getting a picture / word verse…’
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