God’s Plans for the Prophetic
Posted by John Young on January 15, 2010
Central to who we are at Crossland, and at the core of everything we do, is our overwhelming desire to be a listening church. In accordance with this, the prophetic ministry’s chief calling is to aid the church, the leadership, and the individual members as they seek the Father’s heart and listen for His voice in their lives and in their ministries. By seeking words of encouragement, comfort, and edification for each other (1 Corinthians 14:3), we receive some of the richest blessings our Father desires to give us.
As believers, when we hear the Father speak His heart to us through others, especially after we have first sought Him diligently ourselves, we are able to receive from Him in more powerful ways than is usually possible on our own. Often, these words from our brothers and sisters bring a needed clarity or depth of understanding to the things we have been hearing or sensing from God. This happens in a variety of ways… from the sharing of a single word or simple Bible verse to the sharing of a message that is pages long. It happens during organized intercessory and prophetic prayer times, and it happens as God calls us to pray for someone while driving down the road. By putting ourselves in a position to be used by God in this way, and by keeping ourselves open for God to use in this fashion, the prophetic ministry helps our church, as well as each of her members, receive all that God desires for their lives.
As a primary focus for 2010, just as in 2009, God has given the prophetic team the charge of “facilitating” our banner verse. As we move through the year and as we continue to see more fully the depth and breadth of the blessings God has in store for us through our banner verse, the prophetic ministry will be actively involved.
In pursuing God concerning our banner passage, I feel He has already impressed upon me His desire for our church to experience His love to even greater depths than we have ever imagined. He further desires us to step fully into the covenant of His everlasting love and receive the abundance only He can offer. As we find our true identity in His love, He will give us the opportunity to lead others to experience the same. He promises to lead us out in joy and in peace as we experience the best He has to offer.
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