Opening the Prophetic Gifts Midterm

Randall Q. Lawrence
Faith Bible College
Dr. E.
Opening Prophetic Gifts
3/8/11

Midterm: how you get in the Spirit…
• Seeker—I hunger and thirst for knowledge. Peggy calls me a “sponge” when it comes to try to understand something whether it be prophetic gifts, end-times, tongues, Pentecostal movement, revival/endowment. I am not satisfied until I, at least, have a basic understanding.

• Preaching—used preach from a written sermon, then nothing written, and now an outline. I have felt a call to preaching for years and years. Enjoy looking at my audience and making eye contact and flowing with the Spirit in encouragement, challenge, and sharing about Jesus.

• Fasting—tried this in college with limited success. God has grown me from 3 day fasts to even a 16 day and 40 day fast as he has called me to them. I know that it is by His Grace that I am able. Fasting has put me on a quick learning curve for the prophetic gifts and prophetic understanding. IMO, it is absolutely vital for a walk with Christ and being in the Spirit.

• Tongues—I love this gifts—has “turbo-charged” all my other gifts—prophecy, dreams, healing, intercessory prayer, and more. Really enjoy using this gift. Now, I understand my prayer tongue as Navajo with God’s calling on my life to be a “code/wind talker” (intercessor, preacher)

• Dreams—very significant in my life….

• Healing—very important to me as an RN—realize God’s healing is way better than modern health-care system

• Intercessory Prayer—Randall—prophetic intercessor, Peggy—intercessory prophet—way we tend to mesh very well and powerfully especially in car, but also other places—learned that prayer needs to go on all the time—in line at post office, grocery store, in car, walking, etc. (except for God—prayer is strongest resource/power available)

• Worship—appreciate this more and more for getting focused and being in the Presence of God

• Prophecy—love sharing words of encouragement with others as God lays things on me to share

• Compassion—connecting with the Heart of Jesus for others and enlarging my heart to match His…

• Service—something important to me and also fitting with the heart of Jesus—need humility—understand it as a Supernatural calling of Helps

• Witnessing—sharing the gospel—often about being rather than doing—being an overflowing cup which God uses