Any preaching friends reading this. Let's have a holy dissatisfaction if we have fallen into the trap of thinking that because we don't see a great deal of supernatural accompanyment to our preaching at the moment that therefore we shouldn't or that God doesn't do that today. Let's not justify our powerlessness on the grounds that we shouldn't expect God's power to be at work. Let's get on our knees - fall on our faces even - and beseech him. So that, like Paul, our preaching of the glorious new covenant in the Spirit might come:
not only in word, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction (1 Thes. 1:5)
Read moreThe Glorious New Covenant of the Spirit; 2 Cor.3&4
The New Covenant in Jesus Christ is far more mighty, marvellous, weighty, shining, hope-saturated, spine-tingling and just magnificently beautiful than the language I have to describe it.
Read moreHow is Your Worship Life?
Biblical leadership and preaching are by-products of joy in God. They don't work properly unless they spring from this source
Read moreGod Can Change Lives in an Instant
Let's never think that we have our lives all taped and planned out. That is faithless thinking. Its the perfect way to step out of the adventure that God might step in and do something immeasurably wonderful and more than we can ask or imagine. Let's be people who, in prayer, are expectant "more than we can ask or imagine" people.
Read moreDoes Paul Disobey the Holy Spirit?
For a whole host of reasons I conclude that God gives prophetic words today, but that they are not the primary means of revelation: scripture is. And prophetic words need to be tested by scripture, by scriptural tests of authenticity and by submission to wise, biblical leaders. Prophetic words are not inspired or inerrant in the same way the Bible is. Scripture is final and sufficient.
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