One of the pitfalls of many churches is the missing element of prophetic ministry. Prophetic ministry can be such a blessing to churches in the sense that prophets have the ability to often bring encouragement, inspiration and strength to a church that might be going through beginning stages or is in a season of a spiritual slump. In fact, I dare to say that a church in this condition has a faint chance of making it out unless the bring in or have access to a true prophet to come and breath life into the congregation. Often times the lack of prophetic ministry in a church is due to a few reasons. Sometimes pastors have the wrong assumption that they…

I declare that you are not the whipping boy of hell, that you are coming into a season of great authority  and knowing who you are in Christ. You will flourish in your identity with Jesus. You are called not to succumb to the works of the devil, but to destroy his works. You will lay hands on the sick and they shall recover. You will speak with boldness and power instead of intimidation, struggle or confusion. You are famed in heaven and a threat in hell. God knows your name and the number of hairs on your head, therefore there is nothing he doesn’t see, hear or know about you. He knows your struggles, your desires and you hopes…

Raising the Prophetic Standard Over the past 20 or so years, the Lord has graced us with better understanding of prophetic ministry. We have seen a great restoration of the ministry of the prophet in our day and for that I am totally grateful. Gone are the days where there is no word from heaven and the image of prophets are simply a picture of Moses with a long, grey beard in a flowing robe. I believe that now God wants to raise the prophetic standard in our churches. As with anything that is being restored, there can seem to be an over-emphesis or over use of the subject matter. For example, since God wants to restore the prophetic role…

Prophetic Word over Elgin, IL: The Lord said to me today that there will be a push for buildings in Elgin. This push will be a push upward saith the Lord. Skyscrapers saith God! These will be the next installment of buildings that will go up in my name saith God. Elgin will be a city that will cause people to look up to the heavens. It will be an upward bound city. Over the next 5 years, prominent buildings will be torn down saith God. You will see a building stand, and then you will see it no more. As quick as it will be destroyed, a new one will go up in my name saith God. I am…