What’s It About Spirit Forward: How I Encountered The Spirit of Jesus is Pastor Ken Schaap’s personal story of encountering the Holy Spirit and His work in our lives and a personal, inviting introduction for the reader to do the same. In the opening pages, Schaap shares his own story of being a struggling Christian and pastor whose heart had…
Do Christians still prophecy today? If they do, what does that even look like practically? If you've asked those questions, or if the word "prophecy" freaks you out, or if you're wanting to learn more about how a prophetic word from God should be communicated or received, this is the blog for you. I have a 4-part series on prophecy…
Photo by Priscilla Du Preez 🇨🇦 on Unsplash *This is a companion post to Why I Believe Speaking In Tongues Is For Today Recently, Allen Parr, a Christian YouTuber I follow and respect as a brother in Christ and fellow minister of the gospel published a video called Why I Stopped Speaking In Tongues and You May Want To Too.…
*Photo by Priscilla Du Preez on Unsplash This is the final part in our prophecy series! I hope it's been fun and helpful to you! To close things out, we're going to get super practical and discuss how Christians should go about sharing prophetic words. 7. There’s an etiquette to sharing prophecy. This point is so deeply connected to the…
5. Getting a prophetic word wrong doesn't necessarily make someone a false prophet. Now let's really spice it up! This is my favorite one to talk about, if I'm being honest. :-) In both the Old and New Testaments, false prophets/teachers are defined in two ways: (1) people who intentionally fabricated messages from their own imaginations and claimed those words were from…
*Photo by Ben White on Unsplash Let's jump right back in and unpack some more misconceptions! 3. Prophecy isn't adding revelation to the Bible. This one is a concern that comes up fairly often in discussions on prophecy. But I can assure you that sharing a word of prophetic encouragement is not in any way adding to what’s written in…
Photo by Priscilla Du Preez on Unsplash More than once I've found myself in a YouTube video rabbit hole or in real-life conversations with Christians who are sharing their suspicions about prophecy and other spiritual gifts. I've noticed a common thread that those reservations are usually based in misunderstandings about the gift of prophecy and how God uses it in…
*This is the final post in on our series on the Holy Spirit and spiritual gifts. If this topic is new for you, this blog will make more sense if you read the rest of the series for context. You can start here. How to Pray for the Baptism in the Holy Spirit and/or to Speak in Tongues Okay, we're…
*Read my blogs 6 Common Questions About Speaking In Tongues Part 1 and Part 2 as a companion to this blog. When I was 14 years old, I was listening to worship music and singing to Jesus while I was waiting for a video game to load. Suddenly I felt the tangible presence of God overwhelm my entire body. I…
So far, we’ve talked about what spiritual gifts are and how we can know God still works through them today. Now, let’s talk about how to experience these gifts in your life. 1. Don’t scoff at or forbid them. So, my dear brothers and sisters, be eager to prophesy, and don’t forbid speaking in tongues. (1 Corinthians 14:39) Do not…