Category Archives: Spiritual gifts

Spiritual Gifts

The gifts are real, they’re for today, and they’re widely misunderstood. These posts work through what Scripture actually says, without the hype or the scepticism.

How miracles happen

Miracles! The Bible is replete with accounts of miracles. However, when we come to the Church in Galatia, it not only had a history interwoven with stories of the miraculous, particularly in the ministry of Jesus and the post-Pentecost church, but they were also witnessing miracles in their midst. What miracles they were seeing, we are not told,… Read More »

Prophets talking …

Like many, I can easily be gripped by the drama of the exploits of Elijah and Elisha. It’s an emotive story with powerful manifestations of God’s presence – and of course, there’s the mantle, angels, lots of rain, dead being raised, the chariots of fire and the double portion of anointing! Much like others, I find myself profoundly… Read More »

70 prophecies but no prophets

We are living under a new, and better covenant than Old Testament days, and the message that flows from the prophet Joel is both encouraging, and challenging. The inspiring message from Joel was that in the last days, God would pour out His Spirit on all flesh. The manifestation of this great outpouring of the Person of the… Read More »

Hearing God!

Prophetic ministry is known for its ability to hear what God is saying, but almost all the prophetic people I know would agree that you can’t always guarantee that you will hear God, or that you will hear him accurately. Sometimes God is simply not saying anything! Sometimes it is a matter of ‘hear what He is saying,… 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 »

Receiving from God

How do prophetic people receive from God? How do they cope with silence? We have all encountered a time of decision or uncertainty and sought God. Sometimes those moments are saturated with the overwhelming sound of silence. Does the silence mean, ‘yes’, ‘No’, ‘Maybe’ or try again later?! I’m being flippant but you know the feeling. There is… Read More »