Important Functions Of Prophetic Ministries

By Roger Stewart


Christian faith has provisions for spiritual gifts that are majorly categorized in a group of five departments including the apostleship, evangelism and three more others. These are all believed to be a building block of a church, and all should work in harmony to bring a sense of organization according to the teachings of the scriptures. Here are some important functions of prophetic ministries.

They are the custodian of the revelation of the word. This means they make the word become more effective and live to the life of listeners. Normally, they would read the word but would not get where it is applied in their life. The prophecy will be giving such understanding for people to get what area of their life the word is transforming or manifesting its power.

They lead to spiritual authority as well. This office has the mandate to suppress any other spirit that tries to magnify itself against the kingdom of God. They are there to establish that none other than the ruling power of God. Such spirits may be rebellion or anyone planting a bad seed to divide the church or influence members to the wrong direction or false teaching.

They prepare the church for spiritual breakthrough in a given mission. This could be a project the church is about to undertake or planning to implement. God will bring forth a word before the real commencing of the work to give them strength and prepare them adequately to take the roles. It would also something that God wants them.

Personal prophecy is part of major operations as well. This is seen when a word of Christ is revealed to them but meant for a particular person, not all the people. It could answer to prayers or something that has been bothering the person in their normal life. This role is essential as it gives the members assurance of Christ intervention in their affairs and faith issues.

Likewise, they lead people from sin to holiness. This is where they warn people of their sinful ways and call them to repentance. They give the direction that they should follow and lead their intercession with the backup of members. They dictate direction on what God wants for them to heal from a given calamity or catastrophic event that may be seen as subject to their sinfulness.

They also challenge the false tradition of various religions that claim to have power over God. In this case, they may bring a challenge before them in which when they fail they agree to turn to the true God and follows His ways rather than of the other religion. They dare other false prophets into performing some function and demonstrate the power of Christ to challenge them.

They are stewards of mysteries of the Almighty in the nation or church. They would strand to explain things affecting the group and offer a solution through the help of God. Through this process, people can know what role to play and what to keep ahead as well as what to release. This may bring relief to a nation grieved or stricken by a calamity.




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