mercredi 29 novembre 2017

Important Functions Of Prophetic Ministries

By Roger Stewart


Christian faith has provisions for spiritual gifts that are majorly categorized in a group of five departments including the apostleship, evangelism and three more others. These are all believed to be a building block of a church, and all should work in harmony to bring a sense of organization according to the teachings of the scriptures. Here are some important functions of prophetic ministries.

They are the custodian of the revelation of the word. This means they make the word become more effective and live to the life of listeners. Normally, they would read the word but would not get where it is applied in their life. The prophecy will be giving such understanding for people to get what area of their life the word is transforming or manifesting its power.

They lead to spiritual authority as well. This office has the mandate to suppress any other spirit that tries to magnify itself against the kingdom of God. They are there to establish that none other than the ruling power of God. Such spirits may be rebellion or anyone planting a bad seed to divide the church or influence members to the wrong direction or false teaching.

They also set a pace for spiritual breakthrough. This is where God is about to establish something, or mission is coming on the way. The church has to be well prepared to experience the manifestation of Holy Spirit or dispensation of the power of Christ. They work to bring the believers to attention and let them cleanse themselves while awaiting the visitation.

Personal prophecy is common, and it is biblical. This is where the word of wisdom is meant for a particular person not everyone in the meeting. Such could be a word of rebuke, encouragement or assurance of a future thing to happen. It helps keep believers in faith and assured of the intervention of Christ. In other words, it speaks to an individual about something that is affecting them.

Likewise, they lead people from sin to holiness. This is where they warn people of their sinful ways and call them to repentance. They give the direction that they should follow and lead their intercession with the backup of members. They dictate direction on what God wants for them to heal from a given calamity or catastrophic event that may be seen as subject to their sinfulness.

They also challenge the false tradition of various religions that claim to have power over God. In this case, they may bring a challenge before them in which when they fail they agree to turn to the true God and follows His ways rather than of the other religion. They dare other false prophets into performing some function and demonstrate the power of Christ to challenge them.

They are stewards of mysteries of the Almighty in the nation or church. They would strand to explain things affecting the group and offer a solution through the help of God. Through this process, people can know what role to play and what to keep ahead as well as what to release. This may bring relief to a nation grieved or stricken by a calamity.




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