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SUPERNATURAL LIFE
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Exploring how to minister faithfully, grow in spiritual gifts and walk with maturity and integrity in the Spirit.
The Spirit of Prophecy
For those who desire to understand prophecy, whether receiving it or delivering it, a key principle is to understand that there is a spirit behind all true prophecy. This should not surprise us because prophecy is essentially the receiving and communicating of God's will, and God himself is spirit (John 4:24). Furthermore, understanding what the spirit of prophecy is will also help us weigh or test prophecy (1 [...]
MAKING A WAY
I was reading in the gospel of John recently and a couple of verses really jumped out at me! They were verses that I'm sure I'd read many times but I never really saw their significance. They made me think - "Well look at that! Just when Jesus needed a boost of encouragement look at what John the Baptist did!" It made me think of all those times [...]
MINISTERING IN HEALING: “WHAT DO I DO IF NOTHING HAPPENS?”
This article is for those who seek to serve the Lord Jesus through the ministry of healing. To be more specific, we’re talking about what we should do if we’ve stepped out in faith for a healing and nothing happens? Beyond, "Have more faith and just keep praying" (which is actually a pretty good response), is there anything else we can do? For most it’s a very common [...]
HOW SPIRITUAL AM I?
Regardless of religion or faith in anything particular, many people intuitively sense what it means to be a spiritual person. So, you may ask yourself the question, 'How spiritual am I?' A quick Google of the word ‘spiritual’ will produce a colourful mash-up of eastern imagery mixed with planets, sunsets and candles. Is ‘spiritual’ simply being aware of ‘the universe’ or ‘universal energy’? Many people will use religious [...]
WHAT SHOULD I PRAY FOR HEALING?
'WHAT SHOULD I PRAY FOR HEALING'? 'When it comes to healing (for myself or others) what actually is the role of prayer'? In my article 'DO I COMMAND HEALING OR ASK FOR IT?' I showed how in every account of healing in the book of Acts the COMMAND of HEALING was used rather than the REQUEST of HEALING (or 'asking God to heal' others). So this then raises [...]
SUPERNATURAL MINISTRY IN THE MARKETPLACE
I checked out some of the TV footage recently from 'Glastonbury '23' a popular UK music festival and came across the band SPARKS performing 'The Girl is Crying in her Latte' with Cate Blanchett (no less) doing the dance moves. I've got a soft spot for SPARKS having had some of their early hits like 'No 1 in Heaven' back in 1979 (on 45 single). You've got to hand [...]
FRUIT or GIFTS – Which is Best?
Which is best - the FRUIT of the Spirit or the GIFTS of the Spirit? What do you think? Typically the FRUIT of the Spirit is known as the nine ‘character’ attributes of love, joy, peace, patience etc found in Galatians 5:22-23 and the GIFTS of the Spirit are the nine ‘power’ manifestations of the Spirit - prophecy, words of knowledge, healing and so on, from 1 Corinthians 12:7-11. [...]
What’s my Purpose?
What’s your PURPOSE? Do you have one? Ask most people that question and they’d likely shrug and say, “Er… hang on… my purpose? What do you mean exactly?" Or if they did have an answer it would be so vague as to not make a whole lot of difference to what life might actually look like: ‘Be a good person’, ‘Have a family and be successful’ - that sort [...]
What Do My Dreams Mean?
Have you ever wondered, 'What do my dreams mean?' Dreaming while sleeping is common to all the people of the world. From babies, to children, to adults; we all dream! Dreams are strange experiences. Sometimes so lucid and convincing that they cause us to actually speak or move in our sleep. Dream worlds are weird. They have different rules, they seem to be mixtures of the familiar and [...]
THE POWER OF FASTING
FAST FOOD (OR BANQUETING WITH ANGELS) "Fasting possesses great power and it works glorious things. To fast is to banquet with angels." Athanasius (4th Century) In modernity we are blessed with an abundance of food only dreamed of by our ancestors. In fact, we have a variety of food available to us that would put many a former kings’ table to shame. Supermarkets provide us with year round [...]
