THE DYNAMICS OF FAITH
- consists of transcribed teachings dealing with the
fundamentals of the faith-walk.
Thanks be:
To my beloved Heavenly Father for His Tender Love and His constant
and enduring Patience and Mercy.
To my beloved Jesus: my
Master, my Champion and my Lord.
To my beloved Friend and Teacher, the Holy Spirit - Who empowers me
in all things and leads me in the paths of righteousness.
To all those who love the Lord. May you be blessed in the reading of
this book.
This book is dedicated to the Glory of God the Father and to
the exaltation of the Name of Jesus in the earth and to the edification of the
Body of Christ and each one of Her members.
...."And God hath set some in the Church, first apostles, secondarily
prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles then gifts of healings, helps,
governments, diversities of tongues..."
1 Corinthians 12:28 KJV
...."And His gifts were varied; He Himself appointed and gave men to us,
some to be apostles (special messengers), some prophets (inspired preachers and
expounders), some evangelists (preachers of the Gospel, travelling missionaries),
some pastors (shepherds of His flock), and teachers, His intention was the
perfecting and the full equipping of the saints, His consecrated people, that
they should do the work of the ministering toward building up Christ's body the
Church. That it might develop until we all attain oneness in the faith and in
the comprehension of the full and accurate knowledge of the Son of God; that we
might arrive at really mature manhood - the completeness of personality which
is nothing less than the standard height of Christ's own perfection - the
measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ, and the completeness found in
Him"....
Ephesians 4:11-13 Amplified Translation
In this last hour there is a great need for every child of
God to have a full and true revelation of the five-fold ministry. There has
been much confusion in the Body of Christ as to the true definition of the
apostle, the prophet, the teacher, the evangelist and the pastor and, because
of this, the ministry of God's Word has been greatly hindered in the earth. The
Lord has instructed me to define the office of the prophet and, in doing so, to
provide those who will read this book with a deeper understanding and a greater
knowledge of the Father's purpose and will concerning the ministry. It is my
earnest prayer that the writings contained within this book will help clear
away any of the lies of Satan which have served only to hinder the building up
of the Body of Christ through the five-fold ministry.
THE WORK OF A
PROPHET
The work of a prophet is to act as God's messenger and make
known the will of God to His people. They are called to teach men and women of
God's character (the deepest thoughts and intentions of His heart), showing a
continually fuller revelation of God's dealings in the past through the
Scriptures - as well as to deliver the present-day message from the throne of
God to His people. It is also the call of the prophet to denounce sin and
foretell its punishment under the divine unction of the Holy Spirit. They are
to be - above all - a vessel of righteousness. When the children of God fall
away from the true and absolute faith to which they are called, the prophet is
brought on the scene to restore that faith by pointing the people of God back
to His holy Word and, by that Word, remove the false views about the Father’s
character - false views that are caused by mental (carnal, fleshly) ascent to
His Word - and the true nature of the "Divine Requirement" (Luke
10:27) for His children. Up until this time, there has been a great degree of
darkness in the church in the area of the offices of the ministry. Many “denominations”
refuse to acknowledge the fact that the office of the prophet is still in
existence, and that is necessary for the Church today. There are also certain
groups in the church who - though they acknowledge prophets and apostles - have
been deceived concerning the absoluteness of the Father’s plan for the
establishment of a Glorious Church and, thus, their actions are not in
accordance with the Word of God. Because they have “allowed” themselves to be
held by darkness in some form and they tend to exalt the self-exaltive
(arrogant) nature of Satan, rather than the mind and character of Jesus - and
the tender and loving mercies of the Heavenly Father. Then there are those who
accept the prophets of God to the degree that their words are able to be received
"comfortably" by them, but when the message of judgement and
repentance comes they will most certainly forsake the prophet of God and reject
“with a vengeance” what they say.
WE ARE ENTERING INTO THE GREATEST AGE OF
THE CHURCH THIS EARTH HAS EVER SEEN!
These "categories" are
not new to the people of God - for throughout history we are able to see the
mistreatment of the "messengers” of God! In the Body of Christ today these
things ought not be! For we have the Holy Spirit dwelling within us to teach us
and lead us into all truth. As the children of God draw near to their loving
Father in this last of the last hour the urgency in His heart for the true and
proper establishment of the offices of the five-fold ministry within the Body
of Christ will be revealed to their heart. We are entering into the greatest
age of the Church this earth has ever seen! There will be many raised up in
this hour as apostles and prophets for the edification of the Body of Christ.
Let us receive them for what they are: "gifts" sent from the heart of
God, and receive (hear and act upon) the revelations that He has given them.
For the hour is late and there is a great deal of work to be done before our
Lord returns, but by His Strength and Might we will accomplish the task, and
Satan and all his forces shall indeed be ashes under the soles of our feet!
THE CONTINUED
EMPOWERMENT OF THE SPIRIT OF WISDOM AND REVELATION
Keeping in mind all of the things which have just been
written here are seven definite characteristics of the true prophet of God. As
the children of God study and meditate on these points, and as they open their
hearts to the Word of God by giving Him His rightful place on the throne of
their heart, they will not be deceived by Satan in any way in this last hour.
Through the continued empowerment of the Spirit of wisdom and revelation they
will be able – in any given moment - to distinguish between those who do and
those who do not serve God, between the righteous and the unrighteous, and
between the prophets of God and the false prophets of Satan.
SEVEN DEFINITE
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE TRUE PROPHET OF GOD
1. They reverence God in all that they do.
2. They proclaim a revelation of the Truth in
all that they do - thus exalting the Name of Jesus at every turn.
3. They keep themselves separated from all sin
and all manner of iniquity.
4. They walk with God - and in His counsel at
all times.
5. They teach and expound on the Word of God,
speaking the Truth in love at all times.
6. They turn many away from iniquity and lead
the children of God into the “fulness” of the inheritance they have in Jesus Christ.
7. They are the messenger of the Lord at all
times and are a “sign” to the people of God; a good sign to those who love the
Lord their God, and a constant thorn to those who forsake their God to follow
after the desires of their own flesh.
All scripture quotations are taken from the New American Standard
Translation of the Bible unless otherwise noted.
"DYNAMICS"
- the inner workings of something, the
treating or study of the effects of forces that produce action or motion.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Called, Chosen
and Faithful
2.
God's Refining Process for His Children
3.
Seven Steps to the Life of Faith
4. Six Great
Hindrances to the Life of Faith
5. Defining the
"Fear" of the Lord
6. "God
Hath Not Given us the Spirit of Fear"
7.
"Be Ye Transformed by the Renewing of Your
Mind"
8.
Casting Your Care Upon the
Lord
9. "Be
Filled with the Spirit"....
10. Walking in the Counsel of God
11. “Take Heed Lest Your Light”....
12. The
Weapons of our Warfare
13. Defining "True Prosperity" New – December 20th ***
14. Healing -It is God's Will For You!
15. Choose This Day Whom You Will Serve!