How many spiritual gifts can one person have? This is a pretty common question that people have concerning spiritual gifts. But before we answer this, we need to define precisely what we mean by spiritual gifts. Specifically, what type of spiritual gift are we talking about. Because the Scripture lays out a total of 21 […]
What is the Five-Fold Ministry? The Phrase, “The Five-Fold Ministry,” comes from the book of Ephesians 4:11-3, which says: “And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds, and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ until we all attain to the unity […]
How To Prophesy In this article, we will cover the essential steps of how to prophesy. In a moment, we will look at four principles of giving prophetic words. When I was a child, my Mom would often remind me, “It is not only what you say but how you say it.” I love this […]
Testing A Prophetic Word Testing prophetic words is essential for handling the gift of prophecy according to biblical standards. To help you build a framework for testing a prophetic word, let’s look at four key concepts. Do not quench the Spirit. Do not despise prophecies, but test everything; hold fast what is good (1 Thess. […]
What Is The Prophetic? What is the Prophetic? This article will cover a basic introduction to everything you need to know about prophetic and how you can begin to see the gift of prophecy work in your life. At large, the evangelical church has no problem with individuals seeking God to hear him speak personally […]
What if a prophecy is wrong? What does it mean if a prophetic word is given and it is wrong or not entirely accurate? Does that mean the person is a false prophet? This is a real concern if we are faithful to the Scriptures, which command us to test spirits to see if they […]
Pastor Tim Keller is such a gift to the body of Christ. He is certainly not charismatic, but in this quote from his sermon, he argues for the exact point I make regarding the distinction between Old Testament and New Testament prophecy. “The understanding of prophecy in the Old Testament was very simple, God gave […]
Spiritual Gifts in the Early Church Growing up the son of a Pentecostal Pastor, I have always been interested in spiritual gifts. Believe me, I have seen my fair share of craziness and have participated in it as well. But over time, even as much of my theology has evolved, and I have thankfully matured, […]
What are Apostles, and are they alive today? In this short blog, I will answer two critical questions regarding the spiritual gift of the apostle: 1) What is the historical background of the word apostle? 2) Are apostles still alive today? Let’s get going. 1) What is the historical background of the word apostle? The […]
