Regarding individual ministry gifts, Three Fold Cords serve the people powerfully. Three Fold Cords produce absolute values in respect to ministry gifts. The corporate ministry represented within a greater Priesthood comes out of absolute values. True standards of Christ bring unity among those of like gifting - not disunity. This administration of ministry witnesses of the Elders of Titus 1:5.
The apostolic and prophetic community (as well as the School) that Apostle Hausley mentions bears witness of ministry that comes out of an administration. Close relations with other gifts build us towards TEAM. Teamwork further prepares us in building the administrations needed to minister to greater community life.
The ministries of Christ are already a TURN-KEY operation. A body only needs two or three who will faithfully operate in the grace that they carry in relationship to other like gifts. When this agreement is present through absolute values, all enjoy the fellowship that Acts 2:42 ministers to us.
Beyond the gifts, the formation of ministry teams and greater counsel serve to cultivate ministry through greater community. The guidance of the Rocket that Apostle Ricci speaks of witnesses of how greater community is developed through the ministries. Equip, release and listen to what God speaks through His people!
Enjoy this timely word!
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| Apostle Ricci J. Hausley, Sr and Pastor Theresa Hausley Eagles Nest Christian Fellowship Philadelphia, PA |
Debugging the Prophetic
by Apostle Ricci J. Hausley, Sr.
"Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a foul odor: so does
a little folley to him that is respected for wisdom and honor," Ecclesiastes - 10:1
Beloved I have carried the baton for the Prophets and Apostles in our region for well over 20 years of my 35 years of ministry and nearly 40 years in Christ Church. Dead flies in the ointment will always send forth a foul odor! Many in our Apostolic Prophetic community ask, why are Pastors so hard on Prophets and Prophetic People? Actually, this is one of the most common complaints we get, but it's not actually the full truth. The hardest people on Prophets and Prophetic people are other Prophets and Prophetic people, for the Word of God it actually says, "Let the Prophets speake two or three, and let the others (Prophets) judge,” I Corinthians - 14:29.
There is a single and clear reason for this. The problem is that most people who "hear or see" prophetically expect others to see and hear just the way that they do. That will never happen, because the ways people see and hear prophetically are just as numerous as the number of people upon earth.
We have no problem saying everyone's looks, personality, talents, and gifting's are expected to be varied. Why then do we not expect prophetic people to be different in the way they see and hear? God is no less creative with prophetic types of people than He is with all people. He will cause one, even at the age of seven years, to see and hear, and have prophetic experiences of being caught up into heaven and seeing awesome things. He'll create another to operate by faith alone.
I asked a very high level and mature Prophet once, how often--when he publicly prophesies--does he see everything he prophetically states, and how often does he prophesy by faith. He said, "I see about 50% exactly what I prophesy. The other 50% of my Prophesy is actually by faith." But think about it, that's exactly what the Scripture confirms when it states in Romans - 12:6:"We have different gifts, according to the grace given us. If a man's gift is prophesying, let him use it is according to the proportion of his faith."
Don't be discouraged if your prophesying is by your faith alone, for you will be in good company. Back to Pastors: Most who are even slightly interested in knowing what God is saying, they LONG really for Prophets who will not "act weird" and just please give a clear word from the Lord. The main problem with Pastors is not them all the time, but that they often see too many prophetic people who just have to much ambitious and are too show oriented. Prophetic people need to balance their ambitious drive and need for sensationalism and being seen. Then Pastors will more likely be open to hearing a clearly-stated prophetic word. This is a homework project to work towards!!!
One of the questions I often get from sincere prophetic people is: "How do I know if I'm hearing God or it's my own thoughts?” Remember God was very clear when He said “For My thoughts are not Your thoughts, neither are Your ways My ways, says the LORD,” Isaiah - 55:8. But He never said, "My thoughts won't get into your thoughts.” It says in James - 5:17, “Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain,, and it did not rain on the earth for three years and six months.” On the surface this seems like Elijah labored in prayer and then God honored his prayer.
The New Testament writers had a way of generalizing when quoting Old Testament quotations. They would quote just enough to get their point across, without giving the full detail of the quotation. But let’s take a look at the actual quote in I Kings - 17:1 which says, "And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the Lord God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years,but according to my word.”
Did you see that? God had actually gotten into his thoughts so that Elijah’s thoughts and God’s thoughts had become one. Jesus prayed for all of us that we wouild become one with him and the Father. God getting into our thoughts is one of those ways. I have discovered that when the Holy Spirit is at work through your human spirit and its variopus faculities, the human intellect aspect of your brain is at complete rest. The aspect of your brain which is at work when under the opeartion of the Holy Spirit is your motor control faculities. In Hebrews - 5:14 we have been given a clue how to develop this ability. It says they who have matured have developed skill by training their human spirit to discern good from evil.
God’s thoughts and your thoughts becoming one is one of those ways of God. Until you receive training many times you will be hearing the Lord and not even know it because on the surface it may feel like your thoughts. Many prophetic people think what they "hear" are just their own thoughts. But here is the difference, when your thoughts come out of your intellect you can tell it, verses when it comes to you. The Old Testament Prophets explained it this way, “The Word of the Lord CAME UNTO ME SAYING”… Beloved follow your gut instincts. The world has come to call this as "your sixth sense." But that's not what God calls it. In the Bible it's said like this: "Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, 'This is the way; walk in it," Isaiah - 30:21.
Sometimes when you least think you're hearing God's Voice, you are actually hearing Him the most--because you're following your "gut" instinct, your sixth sense as it were--or really your faith. My Spiritual Father Apostle Chuck Clayton use to always say "obey your first mind, for it is always the mind of Christ." I always say your spirit will always get things long before your intellect and brain get the news.
Someone asked a man once, "What if I make the wrong decision when I THINK I've heard from God?" He said, "Son, God can do more with your mistakes than you can ever do with your best obedience or your best intentions.” In our Prophetic College I like to say to people, "Don't stand there. Just do SOMETHING!" God will make the crooked path straight. Remember God is a father, and like watching a baby take its first step, our heavenly Father is more interested in you trying to take steps than He is in allowing fear to cripple you. But just like a rocket blasting off, you have to be moving in order to be guided. You can't guide a rocket sitting on its launch pad. Just move--or in this case, SPEAK. God will do the rest. At the Samuel Elijah Prophetic College we have a saying "MAKE A LOUD MISTAKE!!!"
Another question I always get is how will I get people or my Pastor to actually listen to my prophetic gift? This is easy. Just keep prophesying and do it with grace and mercy and encouragement. See we are told beloved in the book of I Corinthians - 14:3 "But everyone who prophesies speaks to men for their strengthening (edification), encouragement (exhortation), and comfort." People spend way too much time "correcting" people's sins, rather than figuring out a way to encourage them. The Old Man (the flesh) has no 12 step program or rehab center to help him recover.
Apostle Paul made it plain that the Old Man is to receive a death sentence and is to be put off with his deeds, for we are to identify with Christ crucifixion! We always encourage people at the School of The Apostles and Prophets once a month also to “MAKE A LOUD MISTAKE” (i. e. under supervision). Let me state this another way, We ALL SIN, All OF US DO SO in the name of ignorance, immaturity, and a need for development! That is why Apostle John said, “If we say we do not sin, we LIE and the truth is not in us, but if we confess our sins, He is faithful an just to forgive us our sins and to cleans us from all unrighteousness."
Prophets and prophetic people need to spend time asking God for an encouraging word for another person that will help them find their prophetic voice--and they'll not only find it--but they'll discover people will listen to them. Jesus, as you may remember, except for the unrepentant Pharisees, spent most of His time encouraging, building up and teaching those who needed the same from Him. He spent precious little time correcting sin. Most Old Testament Prophets walked alone with the exception of those who were in the Prophetic family of Moses or the prophetic company of Samuel and Elijah. Too many New Testament Prophets and prophetic people use an Old Testament “walk alone” model when presenting their prophetic messages, rather than a New Testament, fivefold model.
Having oversight of a Apostolic Prophetic community for as long as I have we can surely testify that all too often prophetic people self-afflict some of the hurt and wounds they carry. Most of it comes from a lack of training, and having never done an appreticeship under seasoned Prophets. We call people who need their prophetic debugged, spiritual granola bars, "Fruit, Flakes, & NUTS." Todays Apostolic Prophetic Newsletter is our 107 volume and is taken from our new Updated version of our Prophetic Two course. Hopefully this newsletter has stirred up your pure mind and caused you to stretch and exercise your God ordained ability within your redeemed human spirit.
Registration is open for those who are local to the Samuel Elijah Prophetic College, and the International Fivefold School of Ministry, so please go to www.samuelelijahpropheticcollege.org. Or call our Administrator Minister Lisa Case at - 1-609-802-3094
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