Suggested Reading
Someone asked me recently, “Do you have an absolute “favorite” book out there on the prophetic ministry?”
The answer to that question is that there are good books out there, but they all need to be approached with careful consideration…
Prophecy has tremendous potential for encouraging vision, stimulating faith, and bringing revival and renewal into the heart of the church. And in the wrong hands, the gift can suffer misuse and abuse that can lead to strife, division, and confusion. An accessible, comprehensive, and timely guide, as prophetic gifts in the church are burgeoning, Developing Your Prophetic Gifting is packed with information that will help to – give practical instruction on moving in the gift of prophecy – establish biblical guidelines for churches to pursue the prophetic gift and ministry – support church leaders as they seek to build a credible local partnership with prophetic people. 288 pages, paper.
An authentic gift of prophecy-What is it? Who has it? Can you hear God’s voice for yourself? Jack Deere helps you safeguard yourself against deception, find balance and insight, and shows you how to discover and activate your own gift of prophecy.
What does the New Testament teach about the spiritual gift of prophecy? What is it? How does it function? Can evangelical Christians use it in their churches today? This updated, comprehensive work answers such questions and points the way to a renewed understanding of the gift of prophecy-an understanding that suggests how the body of Christ may enjoy one of the Holy Spirit’s most edifying gifts without compromising supremacy of Scripture.
If you are in need of an easy to understand handbook to prophecy-how to use it, how to receive it-then Prophetic Etiquette is for you. God’s word is serious business. At last, here is a book that shows you steps and strategies to doing prophecy decently and in order God’s way!
Do you want to know what prophecy is–what it really is? In this book you’ll learn the basics of how to prophesy, who can prophesy, who is a prophet, and many other concepts.
Whether you’re a novice or a seasoned believer, this book will teach you the fundamentals and stir up the prophetic gift that God has placed inside you. Filled with practical principles and personal stories, it will encourage you to step out into the deep waters of biblical prophecy.
This book lays out the key convictions of many new churches about the Body of Christ: how it functions, and what it seeks to achieve. What is apostolic ministry?
The nature of baptism? The role of women? How should spiritual gifts operate? What is the Church’s mission? – John Hosier
‘There is a desperate need to recover biblical Christianity and reproduce it through vibrant churches scattered all around the world… My appeal, therefore, is that rather than give up on the church and anticipate her demise, we give our best energies to her success, knowing that Christ is determined to have a glorious bride, worthy of his own majesty and might.’
In this long-awaited book, David Devenish shares insights drawn from many years of personal experience in helping people break free from strongholds that have bound them. In this no-nonsense guide to spiritual warfare, he gives us effective strategies for spiritual warfare which include:
- Having a biblical model for understanding the enemy’s strategies and dealing with them.
- Keeping a balance between the reality of Satan and the demonic realm, our responsibility for our actions, and the absolute sovereignty of God.
- Understanding that strongholds are wrong thinking, and learning to use Godly power to pull them down.
- Understanding our authority in Christ.
- Knowing our weapons and using them.
The CALL and CHALLENGE of PREACHING Today
In changing times, one thing does not change: the quiet but insistent call of God to preach the gospel. Yet there has been a widespread loss of confidence in the scriptures and growing confusion about their message. As a result, our witness has often been muted, timid and unclear.
One of the greatest casualties has been the decline of bold, authoritative and powerful popular preaching. Many critics have predicted the total demise of preaching from church life altogether, since it is increasingly seen as an outmoded relic of a former age. The result of this loss has been a widespread leakage of spiritual power, declining numbers and stunted spiritual growth in many churches.
In the Autumn of 2003, at Westminster Chapel, we embarked upon a preaching school that sought to provide a remedy for this problem. It was simply called Preach the Word! My hope was that it would help raise the calibre, profile and effectiveness of authentic biblical preaching across every denomination and stream in the Body of Christ.
A wide range of outstanding teachers, preachers and communicators were invited to share their skills, wisdom and strongest convictions on a host of themes related to this great task, and a large number of delegates gathered each month to give them an enthusiastic hearing. The transcripts of these teaching sessions have been edited and distilled into this single volume, in an effort to reach and engage an even wider audience. These presentations will encourage renewed confidence in the importance of this ministry, and impart practical know-how in its development, both in beginners just 17 starting out on this call as well as those considerably more experienced in the work. Men and women of all ages, who are called to this task, will benefit greatly from this extraordinary collection.
Greg Haslam
Many disagree about the details of Christ’s return, yet it’s what the bible says that matters. For a clear, concise biblical explanation about the end of the world and your personal destiny look no further than Hosier’s highly recommended exploration. – John Hosier
Revelation is a difficult book for many to understand, the author explores the book and world events to bring us an accessible, scrupulously balanced introduction to Revelation and explains its relevance for today’s readers. – John Hosier
Against the backdrop of advancing secularism and rampant atheism, we see churches closing on all sides, particularly in the West, where Christianity is often regarded as old hat, quaint and irrelevant. Yet, strangely, at the same time it is evident that new churches are springing up everywhere.
Why? Because God’s purposes for His church will not be thwarted.
By examining the lives of Joseph, Gideon and Nehemiah, the author inspires us afresh and shows us that the tide is turning against secularism and we are increasingly seeing God’s great plan being fulfilled to glorify His son in the earth. – Terry Virgo
I hope that this book works as a stand-alone resource for an individual. But it is really designed to help emerging apostolic teams understand the role of apostles and their teams more and more. Read a section, discuss things, pray for each other, and generally fire each other up to 1000 degrees centigrade to leave that room burning hot for Jesus… 100% radically committed to changing the world for Jesus. – PJ Smyth