Prophesy or words of knowledge? I might be a little pedantic here – but stay with me, there’s a familiar moment in many Spirit-filled gatherings; someone stands, voice steady, heart stirred, and says, “I feel the Lord is saying…” Mobile phones are lowered, eyes open and heads lift… Expectation rises. Prophecy, we assume. And often, what follows is… Read More »
When you expected dreams, visions and prophecy … It’s Pentecost Sunday this week! Pentecost didn’t begin in Acts 2. It wasn’t a sudden gust of divine spontaneity, as if God woke up one morning and thought, “Now seems like a good time to pour out My Spirit.” No, Pentecost was etched into the divine script from the beginning.… Read More »
When prophets were Prophets … Snuggled between the prophecies of Habakkuk and Haggai — the two formidable H’s of the Old Testament prophets — you will find Mr Zephaniah. This is no quiet, forgettable figure. No, he strides onto history’s stage like a military thunder flash: one sharp detonation, and suddenly, every head snaps round in alarm. His… Read More »
I know no-one asked my opinion but.. There’s a kind of slow, almost unperceivable drift that happens in the Church, not with flags waving or heresy shouted from the pulpit, but with a quiet settling of the soul. It’s similar to the subtle way that icons or colours are changed incrementally and imperceptibly on our digital devices. We… Read More »
What are you saying? Becoming a Christian in 1979, in an evangelistic fervour where signs and wonders, healings and miracles were prevalent, accompanied frequently by tongues, either in prayer or in public settings with interpretation, as I did, meant that you inherited a high value of the things of the Spirit. I think we are missing something, especially… Read More »
Informing you above and beyond “Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be uninformed.” — 1 Corinthians 12:1 Paul kicks us off here in a brilliant way, politely telling the Corinthians that he doesn’t want them uninformed! Do you consider yourself well informed or uninformed when it comes to the gifts of the Spirit?… Read More »