Discover how to test prophetic words in today's live broadcast, as Joseph Z and Rick Renner walk us down the lane of understanding the gifts of the holy spirit and how each functions in the body of Christ. Rick cites the Book of 1 Thessalonians 5:19 to remind us of the caution against quenching the spirit of God. He explains that when we undermine any of the gifts of the holy spirit, we're quenching the Spirit, and gifts of the Spirit are made available to the five-fold ministry because God sees the need for that. Also, he makes us understand that any gift can be falsified, thus we must be spiritually sound to discern the spirit behind any gift of prophecy.

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Interestingly, Joseph points out that some people can employ gifting to assert dominance over people. Still, we can judge prophetic words by following God's word in 1 Corinthians 14:26-29, "Everything must be done so that the church may be built up. If anyone speaks in a tongue, two—or at the most three—should speak, one at a time, and someone must interpret. If there is no interpreter, the speaker should keep quiet in the church and speak to himself and God. Two or three prophets should speak, and the others should weigh carefully what is said".

Rick enlightens us more, leading us to the Book of 1 Thessalonians 5:21 to establish the importance of judging a prophetic word once received; insisting that we must judge whether a prophetic word is right or wrong. On the other hand, Joseph brings to our understanding that the ultimate goal of the prophetic is to equip and edify the body of Christ. Again, Rick makes us understand that we're all members of the prophetic because we have God's spirit in us, and exhibiting any one of the gifts of the holy spirit does not mean that we must be a pastor in the five-fold ministry. They also point out the need to assess the track record of the prophets we receive prophetic words from.

Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 02:12 Testing Prophetic Words: 1 Thessalonians 5:19 05:49 Gifts can be Falsified 07:21 Using Gifts for Dominance 08:26 1 Corinthians 14:26-29 11:09 1 Thessalonians 5:21 21:02 Conclusion

September 07, 2024