Category Archives: All Notes

Why we may need to apologise to John the Baptist

The Bible tells us about some extraordinary acts of faith and obedience exhibited in the lives of ordinary people in the face of adversity, hardship and persecution. It also tells stories of the encounters of prophets that many in modern society have sought to emulate, but very few have actually experienced, despite their claims. There is something strangely… Read More »

Increasing anointing

I can only think of two people that I have met in the last 34 years who wouldn’t say a hearty, “Yes!” to the question of having an increase in the anointing on their life and ministry. Who wouldn’t say yes to such an increase? What would you say – especially in this day and age? Interestingly, both… Read More »

The gift of interpretation

  I found it interesting that when I looked up the subject of interpretation of tongues on the internet, that most of the explanations come bouncing off of the screen with a fair degree of legalism. It has to be said that rules and regulations grip the heart of many, even those who are moving in the gifts… Read More »

Prophets in the shadows…

There is a chance that Flavius Josephus, the Jewish historian may be wrong when he states that between the time of Malachi and the birth of Christ that there was 400 years of prophetic silence.  Between the canonical prophet, Malachi and the birth of Christ there was a long period of silence, but It is important for us… Read More »

Nothing to say

Prophets, artists and musicians all have one thing in common – they need inspiration to work at their best. Anyone can function to some degree without inspiration, but the results are lackluster, dull and unimaginative, and lack the ability to inspire others. Being pedantic, prophets are not attempting a performance, and so being ‘at their best’ is perhaps not… Read More »

Thinking Jacob’s thought

If there is one thing that the prophetic ministry will bring both to the Church and to the individual, it is the realisation of the nearness of God. It is one thing to hear great encouragement about God’s intention to bless, restore or intervene, but to hear the assertion that God is with us, is another thing. To… Read More »