Changes Here are On-going and Constant

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Here at Ralph Howe Ministries change is on-going and constant and moves at quite a fast clip most weeks. This week we are working with a new program that will allow us to format and publish the books we are writing and planning to self-publish as well as some of the teaching manuals for Global Discipleship Training Schools (another outreach of our ministry that began 10 years ago). These teaching manuals are being rewritten into a “correspondence school” format so we can go on-line with this proven, tried and tested 30 course discipleship school offering it both in English speaking world as well as the Russian speaking world.

Of course, change does not always go smoothly. This time the new program first needed an update of our operating system. Ah! A free download. Yes, free financially but not free of troubles. It downloaded well – then, when we tried to load the new programming it literally would not load and caused major problems with the basic functioning of the HP mini-computer. Another visit this afternoon from our IT guy…

Some other recent changes …

Our ministry schedules are posted on-line a number of months in advance and if we are ministering in your area we would love to have you attend and make yourself known to us. Always good to see friends of this ministry.

Our overseas ministry schedule will soon be located on the Russian-speaking section of the web page so that people in the former Soviet Union will be able to plan ahead to join us for the exciting ministry opportunities that are opening up there for our ministry teams. As well, the Russian speaking section of the web site will soon begin to have several posting a week of resource material to help train and equip the saints for the work of the ministry (Ephesians 4:11).

Our web site is now designed to handle any inquires we have from the Russian-speaking world. We have added several part-time staff members overseas to help us with the translation of emails and other correspondence. As well, we have begun to write training material for the generation of young apostles and prophets arising in Eastern Europe and we are having this material translated into Russian and sent out electronically to an ever-growing list of five-fold ministers in many nations. As well, several of my teaching manuals are going to be translated into Russian as I have had several requests to teach a number of the seminars I have been teaching in North America for years.

We have recently received an offer from the nation of Russia to work on the translation of the books that I am currently writing (to fulfill a prophetic word I have received a number of times regarding just that – the writing of books). So, as each one nears completion we will begin to translate and print a Russian edition of the material. Of course, we are excited about the possible impact this will allow Ralph Howe Ministries to have in many nations where Russian is the working language of the people.

We most certainly covet your prayers for all that is going on in both our North American office as well as in our overseas office. We depend on the Lord for the wisdom to do all He has called us to do as well as the strength to do it. Our team would also benefit from your prayers during this time – especially with the addition of several new team (staff) members and the adjustments that we are all making. As well, pray that all the needs would be met – added staff salaries, costs of new computers for our overseas workers, phone connections in Ukraine and general operating expenses for daily interpretation work and long-term translation of teaching and training material. These are exciting times for Ralph Howe Ministries and everyone involved as we step out in faith and trust the Lord more and more.

Our radio program – THE POINT – has begun broadcasting twice a week (Fridays and Sundays). Initial discussions have begun to work through what it will take to enter into a daily format for the program by late fall of this year. We have made some technological changes and purchased some new equipment to enable this and make it a distinct possibility. This will also allow us to do several of the programs each week “live” with a phone-in format. As well, several new Christian stations have begun broadcasting in our province (region) and so negotiations have begun to see if these new broadcast outlets might air our show in their areas. Again, God has supplied all the needs for this media outreach of Ralph Howe Ministries.

We are currently in the process of changing the location where are web site is located and the web master that handles all the daily work to keep us on-line and current. My personal assistant will now be doing the maintenance and updates and a local company will be doing the hosting. This is a substantial cost-saving move which will allow us to be better stewards of the financial resources the Lord supplies and will release more funding for our outreach projects.

We are now training a combined prophetic team and outreach team so that we are ready for the great summer and fall weather. We will be heading out to the parks and outdoor events in our local area to offer prophetic ministry and healing ministry to unbelievers in parks and parking lots. We have a dedicated outreach team and a seriously dedicated prophetic team – and thius combination of the two and the corss-training of the two is an exciting adventure as we begin to step out to see the lost saved and planted in the local church. This is a major focus here at Ralph Howe Ministries over the summer months.

These are just some of the many changes that are happening here as we continue to follow the leading of the Holy Spirit to fulfill the mandate that the Lord gave to this ministry prophetically several years ago. Your prayers are always greatly appreciated.

It is always good to hear from you and you can keep in touch by sending your emails to ralph@ralphhoweministries.com or by calling our toll-free number (1-866-615-6470 ext. 701) or my cell number at 306-536-9574.

Faith

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Faith is a very important aspect of the life of someone who believers in the Lord Jesus Christ. The Bible states “be it done unto you according to your faith” (Matthew 9:29). So, if you want to move forward in your Christian life you need to apply your faith.

You were saved by believing – having faith; trusting totally in – the Lord Jesus Christ and His death on the Cross of Calvary and His resurrection from the dead (see Romans 10:9-10). You are called to live by faith and not by sight (2 Corinthians 5:7). We are told to pray ‘believing’ or having faith that God hears and will respond (1 John 5:14-15). Faith is so vital and is central to every aspect of our daily walk that we are known as members of the Christian faith.

For your faith to be growing and developing and becoming stronger you need to “exercise” it. That means you need to use it. So, the question of the day is: “What are you currently believing (having faith) for?” I have asked a number of believers that question recently. The answer – “nothing”. And, guess what? If you are believing (having faith) for nothing you will receive just that. You will see nothing happen because “it is done unto you according to your faith (what you are believing).”

The Lord is saying to His Church: It is time for my people to, once again, walk by faith and begin to do more than believe in Me. It is time for My Children to believe Me for the things I have promised them as they walk with Me. It is time for My children to step out in faith to see lost souls come into My Kingdom. It is time to take seriously those things I have spoken and that are recorded in My Word – and to actually apply these truths and walk in them. It is time to “do those things that I have done and greater things” (John 14:12). It is time to walk in the power that you have received so that you can truly witness for Me and about Me to the people in your world and mine. It is time to take seriously that which I have spoken and to walk by faith and no longer walk in the flesh. (Galatians 3:3) It is time for My Church to become seriously supernatural and to do the things I have anointed you with power to accomplish. It is time. It is time. It is time, says the Lord.

Suggestion: believe (have faith) that God just spoke to you because He did as you read this – and begin to walk in the Truth of what you have just heard in your spirit. Begin to believe God’s Word as you apply it and walk in it. And, every day, listen to His voice and obey what you hear.

What Are You Waithing For?

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During my recent visit to Ukraine we spent a morning ministering to pastors and their spouses at a restaurant. Bob MacDonald taught on the ministry of apostles and prophets and then the team members whom we had invited to the morning (Andrew, Igor and Miroslav) helped us to minister prophetically over a number of those in attendance.

It is this type of morning when we teach and minister to leaders – pastors, apostles, prophets, worship leaders and church planters – that gives us the biggest return on our investment of time and personal energy. Here we were able to seriously impact God’s leaders for a city of 2 million – and several surrounding cities also fairly large in size. By transforming the life of leaders we can then indirectly influence their people and they can effect the eternal destiny of their family, friends and those they work with.

As a result of this one meeting I have received a number of invites to minister in three different cities represented by the men and women who shared a meal and worship with us that Saturday morning. The invites include training for leaders, prophetic evangelism and soul-winning in general, training of pastors, the gifts seminar I have taught here in North America for years, how to disciple, equip and mentor others as well as further teaching on the ministry of prophecy and the training of apostles, prophets and five-fold evangelists. All from one morning breakfast fellowship when we were given the opportunity to minister the love and power of God the Father.

God’s grace is so amazing – even the fact that He has us involved in such a powerful ministry that is impacting nations and changing individual lives forever – amazing! Neat! Awesome! Wonderful!. It is all God – as I am only doing what He spoke in His Word (Bible) and through the prophetic words spoken over my life during the last ten years. It is all Him! And, He will do the same with and through you if you will make yourself available and be willing to do what He speaks to you. But first, you must be already doing what the Bible tells us you should be doing.

Often we are waiting for a prophetic word from the Lord (through some well-known and recognized prophetic voice) to release us to minister overseas or in the calling we know that we have on our lives. We sit and we wait and nothing every happens. That’s because you are waiting for God to speak (which is a good thing) and yet not doing anything with what He has already spoken.

His Words as recorded in your Bible tell us what we, as believers, are to be doing. And, if you are not doing the basics or the foundational things then the Lord will certainly not speak and release you to do things over and above the basics. He does not build the house (ministry) until the foundation is in place and that foundation consists of the basic commandments of the New Testament and involvement in the mandate of the Church to win the lost.

Become involved in the life of a local church – I mean really involved – working alongside those who are leading it, praying, tithing and giving, serving, witnessing – and be faithful and consistent in all that you do – then the Lord will speak further instructions (prophetic words) to begin to widen your sphere of influence and ministry impact.

Too many are doing too little in their home churches waiting for promotion and that prophetic launch into a big, powerful ministry. Won’t happen. The Bible states:
1> Faithful in little – given much
2> Faithful in what belongs to another – given what will belong to you
3> Faithful in the natural – given the supernatural

Then God will speak – and give you more to accomplish for Him with greater challenges to face. It is all so logical – and biblical at the same time.

The Alarm Clock is About to Go Off

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When I look at the Christian Church here in North America it seems to me that, in many ways, we are a sleeping giant that needs to awaken and begin to defend the faith while there is still both time and opportunity.

However, as I talk with believers I have come to realize that before we can defend the faith in general and share this faith with others – seeing the lost saved in substantial numbers – there are a number of things that would need to happen first. Generally speaking (and you may be the exception to the “rule”)…

1> We will need to get over our apathy and lethargy about the Christian faith in general and about seeing people rescued from a Christ-less eternity in Hell. I believe this will happen when we recover our passion for the Lord and His plans and purpose for us, His Church, and the lost.

2> There will need to be a serious willingness to change our own life-style to include “the lost” – time-wise, budget-wise, emotionally and in our prayers.

3> We will need to increase our understanding of the Bible and the foundational teachings of the Christian faith as most lack a working knowledge of the basics of the faith and one can’t defend or spread what you really don’t understand and have a real grasp or handle on.

4> We will then need to learn “how to” defend and spread the faith in this generation as it is vastly different than it was even a decade ago. We will all need training but there are many who are successfully doing it from whom we can learn.

5> We will need to actually release the supernatural power of God that is upon us through the baptism in the Holy Spirit that we have received to enable us to witness (Acts 1:8).

6> We will also need a dose of supernatural boldness (available from God for the asking) and plain old guts and courage to step out in faith believing.

God has commanded His Church to “go into all the world…” and spread (including defend) the Gospel which is the power of God unto salvation. I believe He is moving on the hearts of all believers who are “asleep at the switch” urging them to wake up and take Him and His mandate to “seek and save the lost (Luke 19:10) seriously. I think we are in for a season of tremendous shaking because God is passionate about all of this even when we are not – yet!!

Content or Discontent

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I remember my first visit to the place. They had literally nothing. No luxuries – not even most of the basics of a “normal life” that I would take for granted and that are a given in my world. The comforts of home just did not exist for many.

I remember how content the people were in spite of what, in my opinion, was mising from their lives – in many cases things that were considered ‘the basic necessities’ in my world.

I remember the impact this had on my life. I realized how blessed I was to live in the nation that I do. I came to appreciate even more all that I do take for granted and which I see, in some ways, as my “right to have” even when it really is not a right.

I remember the change I decided to make make at that time. I decided that I would no longer complain about things in this nation or things in my life. That I would be much more aware of how blessed I really am and how much I had when compared to probably 90% of the world. I made up my mind that I would be very careful about my attitude and the words that I spoke and that I would begin to express gratitude for what I did have and not complain about what I wanted but didn’t have.

I remember listening to a sermon from Skyline Wesleyan Church and Dr. John Maxwell (now pastored by Dr. Jim Garlow) entitled “Content or Discontent – Which Tent Do You Live In” based on Paul’s comment in Philippians 4:11-13. It impacted my life and helped me to drastically alter my life-style starting with the way I thought and the words I spoke but certainly not limited to these areas. My consumption of material things, my need for another book, another trinket, the latest electronic gaget (I still have my original iPod that weighs a ton and has absolutely none of the features of the much newer iPod Nano’s), and all the other “confort things” we fill our lives and homes with. Not needed – not basic – don’t miss them.

The other day I was reading up on some things I was praying for … and read something that seriously reinforced my decision those many years ago. It came from www.prayerinitiative.com and it went as follows:
“Zimbabwe is in the midst of unprecedented political and economic turmoil. The inflation rate is at 231 million percent, 94 percent of the nation in unemployed, and 3,400 people have died in a recent cholera outbreak….”

Once again I realized how blessed we are even in the midst of our so-called economic troubles and stock market downturns… That we still have the very basics of life and still live in a way that places us in the top 10% of the world’s population. And, I was able, due to my simpler life-style based on having chosen to live in “content” and not be consumer oriented and purchase so many of the extras that are constantly being advertised, to give even more to Christian mission work overseas where the need is so much greater.

Content or Discontent – which tent do you live in?

Follow-Up to Just Do It

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Charisma OnLine News – April 16, 2009

Hundreds Go Barefoot to Raise Awareness of the Global Need for Shoes
Adrienne Gaines News – Featured News
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April 16, 2009 — Hundreds of people are going barefoot today as part of a nationwide effort to raise awareness about the global need for shoes.

Organized by TOMS Shoes, a company founded by Christian businessman Blake Mycoskie, the One Day Without Shoes event has drawn participants from around the world. The Assemblies of God-affiliated Southeastern University in Lakeland, Fla., is serving as a pilot school for what they hope becomes a growing annual initiative.

“The idea for One Day Without Shoes was to kind of raise awareness of what life is like without shoes, to kind of think about the people in the world who are living without shoes and what they are susceptible to as a result of that,” said Allison Dominguez, a public relations representative for TOMS Shoes, which gives away a pair of shoes for every pair sold.

Reporting that 40 percent of people worldwide lack shoes, the Los Angeles-based company has donated 200,000 shoes to needy children worldwide since 2006. In rural areas where people walk through volcanic soil, such as in Ethiopia, going barefoot can lead to podoconiosis, a disfiguring illness that causes swelling and ulcers in the feet and lower legs.

“[One Day Without Shoes] really fits who we are,” said James L. Davis, vice president of development at Southeastern, which presented Mycoskie with its Servant Leader Award last month. “We believe servant leaders are world changers, so the whole premise of giving something away and serving the community and serving the world really fit for us. It was perfect in every way.”

Southeastern hoped to have 100 percent participation today, with students filing shoeless everywhere except to the school’s dining facilities, where bare feet would violate health codes. The Southeastern students are also participating in a documentary that will be used to encourage other colleges to get involved in future One Day Without Shoes campaigns.

“They’re doing exactly what we want to do-spreading the awareness and getting everyone involved in what we’re trying to do,” Dominguez said.

Mycoskie, who won third place in The Amazing Race II in 2002, said the idea for TOMS came after he befriended the children of an Argentine village and found that they lacked shoes. He thought his tech company would help pay for the shoe venture, but a newspaper article generated so much business he decided to sell the tech company and focus exclusively on TOMS, which refers to “creating a better tomorrow.”

Nearly 200 One Day Without Shoes events are being held nationwide, with attorneys at an Ohio law firm putting aside their wingtips to go barefoot for the day. Five events are being held internationally.

In addition to going without shoes today, Southeastern students purchased TOMS’ canvas slip-ons to sponsor shoes for needy children in the U.S. and abroad. Davis said a team of students also will accompany TOMS representatives on a “shoe drop” later this year.

Asleep At The Switch

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When I look at the Christian Church here in North America it seems to me that, in many ways, we are a sleeping giant that needs to awaken and begin to defend the faith while there is still both time and opportunity.

However, as I talk with believers I have come to realize that before we can defend the faith in general and share this faith with others seeing the lost saved in substantial numbers there are a number of things that would need to happen first. Generally speaking (and you may be the exception to the “rule”)…
1> We will need to get over our apathy and lethargy about the Christian faith in general and about seeing people rescued from a Christless eternity in Hell. I believe this will happen when we recover our passion for the Lord and His plans and purpose for us and His Church.

2> There will need to be a serious willingness to change our own life-style to include “the lost” – time-wise, budget-wise, emotionally and in our prayers.

3> We will need to increase our understanding of the Bible and the basics of the Christian faith as most lack a working knowledge of the basics of the faith and you can’t defend or spread what you really don’t understand and have a real grasp or handle on.
4> We will then need to learn “how to” defend and spread the faith in this generation as it is vastly different than it was even a decade ago. We will all need training but there are many who are successfully doing it from whom we can learn.

5> We will need to actually release the supernatural power of God that is upon us through the baptism in the Holy Spirit that we have received to enable us to witness (Acts 1:8).

6> We will also need a dose of supernatural boldness (available from God for the asking) and plain old guts and courage to step out in faith believing.

God has commanded His Church to “go into all the world…” and spread (including defend) the Gospel which is the power of God unto salvation. I believe He is moving on the hearts of all believers who are “asleep at the switch” urging them to wake up and take Him and His mandate to “seek and save the lost (Luke 19:10) seriously. I think we are in for a season of tremendous shaking because God is passionate about all of this even when we are not – yet!!

Just Do It

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Nike I have heard of – although I have to admit I have never worn a pair of them. Toms Shoes I have never heard of before a few weeks ago. Flipping through a large stack of magazines that pile up as they come in – “tidy up the office before I scream” day – and ran across this article from Charisma’s April, 2009 edition. I had torn it out some weeks before and tossed it onto the piles.

“Shoes With A Cause”
Blake Mycoskie proved that business and ministry don’t have to be separate when he launched Toms Shoes in 2006.
For every pair of his $42.00 canvas slip-ons purchased, Mycoskie, 32, donates a pair of shoes to needy children in developing nations. His company gave away some 200,000 pairs last year throughout Argentina, South Africa, and Ethiopia.
After winning third place in The Amazing Race II in 2002, Mycoskie, who became a Christian at age 17, returned to Argentina, where he saw firsthand the need for shoes. He thought his tech company would help pay for the noble shoe venture, but a Los Angeles Times article generated so much business that he decided to sell the tech company and focus exclusively on Toms (tomsshoes.com), whose name refers to “creating a better tomorrow.” A subsequent article in Vogue led to calls from numerous retailers, including Nordstrom and other boutique stores across the nation. Today more than 500 stores carry his shoes, and Mycoskie said he has not spent a dollar on advertising. (Carol Chapman Stertzer)

I love it when God goes against conventional wisdom and works His plans and His purpose in such wonderful and somewhat different ways.

I love it when someone is led by the Holy Spirit to reach out in God’s life-changing love to help people in practical ways that then wins them the right to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ – the power of God unto salvation.

I love it when someone, other than Taco Bell, thinks outside the bun – I mean, outside the box – and finds wonderful new ways to bless people in the Name of the Lord Jesus

I love it when a simple idea simply takes off and becomes much more than anyone ever planned or thought it could be.

I love it when young people become involved in innovative ideas that explode (in a positive sense) and simply become much more than they could ever have done in the natural – and then the success of the venture points directly to divine intervention.

But, let’s not forget, it took a young man following the guidance of the Holy Spirit.
It took a person stepping out in faith to do something he or she has never done before.
It took a person who was willing to risk failure
It took a person who was willing to pay the cost
It took a person who was walking by faith and not be sight
It took a person who loved God enough to try something for God
I took a person who was obedient to the Great Commission to “go into all the world…”
It took a person who was not willing to just sit back and wait for “George to do it”
It took a person who was willing to “Just Do It!”

It has always been that way. During Jesus’ first miracle that He did in Cana of Galilee He told the servants to fill the large barrells with water – fill them to overflowing – and then draw some of the “water” and take it to the head servant who was running the wedding banquet on behalf of the groom. I am sure they looked at Jesus and wondered what was wrong. But Mary, Jesus’ mother, looks at the servants and states, “Just do it!” and we had a supernatural miracle of water becoming wine.

Nike was not the first to use the slogan. And the truth of Mary’s words still ring true today. Christians – “Just Do It!”. Simply do what Jesus commanded us to do and trust Him to guide and direct you in unique ways to impact people’s lives with His love and the Gospel. He will always amaze you.

In the Time It Takes You To Read This

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I talk to a lot of Christian groups. I teach and lead different groups of varying sizes and groups that are meeting for a variety of purposes – discipling, mentoring, equipping, training, as well as worship services or Sunday assemblies. This is almost a daily event at this point in my life so that I am teaching as many as 7 to 10 times in any given week.

I also meet daily with both believers and non-believers. With believers I listen and minister or simply fellowship together. With non-believers I am focused on learning more about them, showing them Christ’s deep love for them and eventually (if not immediately) sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ with them. I’m focused on seeing them enter into a life-changing, eternity-altering relationship with Jesus Christ.

A number of observations:

First, I am amazed at the number of people who state boldly that they are born again Christians and yet openingly acknowledge that they do not attend Church anywhere. Let me be quick to add that I am not judging them. I am concerned for them because they are living contrary to God’s Word (which is never good) and are not experiencing the fullness of God’s council and wisdom – some of which is only revealed corporately and not when in one’s own private prayer time or via some internet “feeding station”. However, I do understand that the Church, as it now is, fails to be attractive or inviting to many – including believers.

Secondly, I am seriously astonished at non-believers perception of the Church which leads to an atttude towards the Church that is anything but good. In 2007 Dan Kimball wrote a book entitled “They Like Jesus But Not the Church”. I agree that the Church is not sending an accurate message of what it is all about. But then, I believe that is because the average believer and the regular Church has little understanding (and no real grasp on) of what they are suppose to be all about – what the Founder has declared to be the mandate for His people. So, they do their best and they are sincere in what they do – but it often bears little resemblance to what the Lord birthed the Church to be and to do.

However, I disagree with Dan Kimball – I believe they “like Jesus” but “He” is a Jesus of their own imagination (a god created in their own image) and not the Jesus as revealed within the pages of Scriptures. As Paul states… “For if one comes and preaches another Jesus whom we have not preached, or you receive a different spirit which you have not received, or a different gospel which you have not accepted …” (2 Corinthians 11:4) I believe that the Jesus many “like” is not the Jesus of the Bible. Not to mention that “liking” Jesus is not what this is all about – responding to His love is.

Thirdly, I am concerned about those who do attend weekly worship and whose focus has somehow remained on themselves – their needs, their wants, their hurts, their opinions. Everything that happens related to the life of the local church is filtered through this self-centered approach to Church life and thus the true focus (as well as the true purpose) of the Church is lost. The true focus is Jesus and the true purpose is to do His will which is to reach out and save the lost. Both at lost in many cases and in many churches.

Some Christians are disconnected from the Church; other Christians are disconnected from the Lord and His will although attending Church; the Church is disconnected from the reality of the battle for souls that is ongoing and daily; and the world is disconnected from the Church because it thinks the Church is irrelevant (and in its present form and format it may well be) and as a result has created a “Jesus” of its own design and a non-biblical “gospel”.

Something needs to change – and I sense that the Lord is about to make that change and it will be a rapid adjustment. I sense we are about to make a right-hand, 90 degree turn while in third gear. Whiplash anyone? There is an urgency brewing in the spiritual realm that is flowing over into the everyday life events of the Church.

In my own life – this translates to less patience with self-centered believers; a deep concern for those still anchored in their past who are letting their wounds and hurt (and thus their past) dictate their present and eliminate their future; a frustration with Christians who do not attend or participate in weekly worship in a local church; a concern for those who lack passion for both the Lord and His purpose; a sense of weariness with believers who are fed well from God’s Word and, in most cases, are hearers only and do not apply what they learning and thus do not experience life-change; and a commitment to rise to the challenge and see all of this change so that the Church can become a mighty force for world change one person at a time.

Maybe it is just me – but I sense the Lord saying “I came to seek and save the lost” (Luke 19:10) and gave the same mandate to My Church (Matthew 28:18-20) called The Great Commission and yet the Church and individual believers are focused on anything but.

And – may I add – in the time that it took to read this blog 500 people were born, 213 have died, 145 of whom likely didn’t know Christ. In 2007, approximately 3.8 million people died who likely did not know Christ. It is time for the Church to care and for individual believers to act upon what they say they believe and become “ambassadors of Christ Jesus” (2 Corinthians 5:20) in their everyday world – every day!

The God Advantage

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From the e-newsletter of Dennis Cramer Ministries … sign-up at www.denniscramer.com

My “word in season” this month to you is about getting and keeping any and all spiritual advantages which God may have for you. Certainly you would prefer to win rather than to lose. Clearly, you would rather defeat your enemy instead of being defeated by your enemy. Obviously, you’d rather be the victor than the victim. Yet, there are countless believers who are spiritual victims because no one ever told them how to get the God advantage. Well, you’re about to find out how!

Have You Experienced The God Advantage?
(II Kings 6:8-18)

Personal Prophecy = The God Advantage

Just as prayer allows you to talk to God, prophecy allows God to talk back to you. God has placed this “real-time” supernatural gift of prophecy in His church to openly show you His heart. Prophecy reveals to you that God both likes and loves you. It shows you He is very emotional towards you! Prophecy reveals that God is for you not against you, and that He is not eternally angry with you.
But even more than this, God uses prophecy to give you the winning edge, the superior position, the benefit, the upper hand, to put the odds in your favor. In a word, God uses personal prophecy to give you the advantage in battle – the God advantage.

Seven Basic Power Points Of Prophecy

Sometimes, all you need is one prophetic word from God to turn the battle in your favor because a genuine prophetic word carries with it great power and authority. It is one of the deadliest weapons in your arsenal.

Here are seven basic power points of prophecy based on 2 Kings chapter six. Please read carefully verses 8-18. You may even want to make a copy of these seven points and carry them in your Bible.

1. DURING TIMES OF WAR JUST ONE PROPHETIC WORD FROM GOD CAN GIVE YOU THE GOD ADVANTAGE! IT CAN GIVE YOU THE “JUMP” ON YOUR ENEMY. IT WILL SERVE TO “WARN” YOU AND TO MAKE YOU “WATCHFUL” JUST LIKE IT DID FOR THE KING OF ISRAEL. READ VS. 8-10. PROPHECY IS FOR THE PURPOSE OF GIVING YOU A DISTINGUISHABLE “GOD ADVANTAGE” IN YOUR LIFE AND MINISTRY. IN LIFE, THE ONE WITH THE ADVANTAGE ALWAYS WINS! IT’S TIME FOR YOU TO WIN!

2. JUST ONE PROPHETIC WORD FROM GOD WILL CAUSE YOU TO KNOW GOD’S SPECIFIC STRATEGY FOR YOUR LIFE! READ VS.9 PROPHECY GIVES YOU GOD’S PERSONAL STRATEGY FOR YOUR NATURAL AND SPIRITUAL LIFE. A STRATEGY IS A CAREFULLY WORKED OUT PLAN OF ACTION. TODAY, YOU NEED HIS “CAREFULLY WORKED OUT PLAN” FOR YOUR LIFE. PROPHECY PROVIDES IT!

3. JUST ONE PROPHETIC WORD FROM GOD WILL CAUSE YOU TO LOOK BEYOND THE NATURAL AND INTO THE SUPERNATURAL! READ VS.16 PROPHECY CAUSES YOU TO “SEE” AND TO THINK BEYOND YOUR NATURAL AND OFTEN CONTRARY CIRCUMSTANCES. IT CAUSES YOU TO THINK SUPERNATURALLY, TO THINK THE WAY GOD THINKS.

4. JUST ONE PROPHETIC WORD FOR GOD WILL REVEAL GOD’S PERSPECTIVE FOR YOUR SITUATION!
READ VS.16 REMEMBER, HIS SPIRIT REALM BASED PERSPECTIVE MAY CONTRADICT WITH YOUR NATURAL REALM BASED PERSPECTIVE. BUT PROPHECY ALWAYS REVEALS GOD’S OPINION -THE ONE OPINION YOU NEED WHEN THE BATTLE IS RAGING. REMEMBER, THERE ARE FACTS – THEN THERE IS TRUTH. WITH GOD, SUPERNATURAL TRUTH ALWAYS WINS OUT OVER NATURAL FACTS. PROPHECY REVEALS SUPERNATURAL TRUTH AND WILL ALWAYS OVERRIDE NATURAL FACTS.

5. JUST ONE PROPHETIC WORD FROM GOD WILL CAUSE YOU TO SEE THE “ODDS” IN YOUR FAVOR! READ VS.16: IT SAYS, “THOSE WHO ARE WITH US ARE MORE – ” PROPHECY OFTEN GIVES YOU THE OUTCOME, THE ULTIMATE VICTORY FOR YOUR LIFE REGARDLESS OF THE IMPOSSIBILITY OF THE CURRENT NATURAL SITUATION YOU ARE FACING.

6. JUST ONE PROPHETIC WORD FROM GOD WILL ULTIMATELY INCREASE YOUR FAITH. READ VS. 17
PROPHECY WILL GIVE YOU INSIGHT INTO THE SPIRIT REALM. YOU WILL BEGIN TO SEE WHAT GOD SEES WHICH IS THE KEY TO LIVING BY FAITH. ULTIMATELY, FAITH IS THE KEY TO YOUR VICTORY.

7. JUST ONE PROPHETIC WORD FROM GOD WILL LITERALLY CONNECT YOU TO THE UNLIMITED POWER OF GOD FOR YOUR LIFE! READ VS.17 IN THIS VERSE HORSES AND CHARIOTS REPRESENTED GOD’S POWER AND PRESENCE IN THE SITUATION. PROPHECY UNLEASHES THE POWER OF GOD INTO YOUR LIFE.

JUST ONE PROPHETIC WORD FROM GOD WILL –

1. GIVE YOU THE ULTIMATE “GOD ADVANTAGE”!
2. CAUSE YOU TO KNOW GOD’S SPECIFIC DIVINE STRATEGY!
3. CAUSE YOU TO SEE BEYOND THE NATURAL INTO THE SUPERNATURAL!
4. REVEAL GOD’S PERFECT PERSPECTIVE OF YOUR CURRENT SITUATION!
5. CAUSE YOU TO SEE THE “ODDS” IN YOUR FAVOR!
6. ULTIMATELY INCREASE YOUR FAITH!
7. DIRECTLY CONNECT YOU TO THE UNLIMITED POWER OF GOD!

So, go wherever you have to go, spend whatever you have to spend, and do whatever it takes to get a genuine prophetic word from God. You’ll be glad you did! One prophetic word from God can change your life forever. It’s time for you to win. It’s time for you to get the God advantage!