| Do Not Quench The Spirit – Part 10

The Scriptures tell us in 1 Corinthians 12:1 Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I do not want you to be ignorant.  In 1 Thessalonians 5:19 – 21 we are told, “Do not quench the Spirit.  Do not despise prophecies.  Test all things; hold fast what is good.”  From these passages of Scripture, we can readily see that the Lord does not want us to be in the dark when it comes the ministry of the Holy Spirit in His church today.  Jesus told us in the book of John 14:16-18 that He would be leaving but that He would send us another helper, the Holy Spirit.  Many in the church today do not understand the operation of the Holy Spirit.  In this series we are going to discover from the Scriptures the importance of a Holy Spirit filled church.  A church that has knowledge of the gifts of the Spirit.  A church that lives in intimate fellowship with the Holy Spirit and senses His promptings in ministering to the church and the world around them.  Let’s come together and desire, discover, and develop in the giftings of the Holy Spirit.

Part 10 – Prophecy is to be grounded in the resurrection of Christ.  The simple gift of prophecy is for edification, exhortation, and comfort.  The main purpose of this gift is for those reasons.  In this message we look at the future aspect of prophecy.  This aspect of prophecy gives us future road markers to confirm what is in our heart by the Holy Spirit and to stabilize us in Christ when we go through trials walking out the plan of God for our lives.  We take all prophetic things and judge them by the Scriptures and the leading of the Holy Spirit within us.