Developing Your Prophetic Gifting

by Cooke, Graham

• ISBN13: 9780800793265
• ISBN10: 0800793269
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-02-01
• Publisher: Chosen

Summary

Prophecy has tremendous potential for encouraging vision, stimulating faith and bringing revival and renewal into the hart of the Church. Misused, however, the gift can engender strife, division and confusion. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Graham Cooke has been involved in prophetic ministry since 1974

Table of Contents

Foreword	13	(2)
Introduction: Understanding Prophecy	15	(2)
Understanding Prophecy	17	(12)
Prophecy and Scripture	17	(2)
Strategy and tactics	19	(1)
Humility is a prerequisite	20	(1)
Prophecy and history	20	(1)
Getting hold of the false	21	(1)
Overcoming the negatives	22	(1)
Counterarguments to release prophecy	23	(6)
The Value of Prophecy	29	(14)
Prophecy restores people's dignity and self-respect	29	(1)
Prophecy edifies, encourages and comforts the church	30	(1)
Prophecy can bring correction and warning	31	(1)
Prophecy can provide direction and enhance vision	32	(1)
Prophecy provides an agenda for prayer	32	(3)
Prophecy opens up the teaching of the Word and confirms preaching	35	(1)
Prophecy can provide evangelistic breakthroughs	36	(1)
Prophecy can release the church into new doctrine or practices	37	(1)
Prophecy provides insight into counseling situations	38	(1)
Prophecy provides a spirit of thanksgiving and praise	39	(1)
Prophecy provides a faith injection	40	(1)
Prophecy is vital to spiritual warfare	41	(2)
PART 1: The Gift of Prophecy	43	(74)
First Steps in Prophecy	45	(16)
Preparation	46	(6)
Desire to prophesy	52	(2)
How does prophecy come?	54	(7)
The Practice of Prophecy	61	(18)
Objective ... the burden of God's heart	61	(1)
Diagnosis and prognosis	62	(5)
Negativity and judgmentalism	67	(1)
Deal with frustration	68	(1)
Don't be superspiritual	69	(1)
Revelation and information	70	(2)
Don't look for clues!	72	(3)
Consider the person you are ministering to	75	(2)
Recording prophecy	77	(1)
Personal and private prophecy	77	(2)
Guidelines for Handling Prophecy	79	(16)
Judgment before delivery	81	(3)
Bring in outside perspective	84	(2)
Revelational prophecy and character	86	(3)
Interpretation	89	(3)
Application	92	(3)
Personal Prophecy	95	(22)
What is the presbytery?	97	(1)
Prophets in the plural	98	(1)
Who needs prophecy?	99	(1)
When is it right to prophesy and when to open the Scriptures?	99	(1)
Leaders, ministries, people doing well	100	(2)
Prophecy is incomplete	102	(1)
The mercy of God never condones sin	103	(2)
Prophecy is ongoing and developmental	105	(5)
Prophecy is provisional and dependent on obedience	110	(7)
PART 2: Prophecy in the Church	117	(2)
Judging and Weighing Prophecy	119	(1)
SECTION A---THE MAIN TESTS	119	(26)
The biblical pattern	121	(3)
The tests	124	(17)
How do we handle negative prophecy?	141	(3)
How do we apply the tests?	144	(1)
SECTION B---THE SUBSIDIARY TESTS	145	(34)
Focus on the outcomes	145	(3)
We prophesy in part	148	(2)
There are different categories of prophetic words	150	(2)
Examine the track record	152	(1)
Distinguish between false prophecy and poor prophecy	153	(3)
We must always ask for God's permission to speak	156	(2)
Don't make any adjustments	158	(1)
The Role of the Christian Prophet	159	(16)
The gift of prophecy	159	(1)
The prophetic ministry	160	(2)
The office of a prophet	162	(1)
The importance of development	162	(2)
Features of Old and New Testament prophets	164	(3)
The Christian prophet	167	(8)
To Be or Not to Be?	175	(4)
Christian fatalism	175	(4)
SECTION A---ACCEPTANCE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT	179	(13)
Established opinions hinder response	179	(2)
Witness of the spirit	181	(1)
Parable of the sower (Matthew 13:19--23)	182	(1)
Disobedience prevents us from hearing the Lord	182	(1)
Register the elements of truth	183	(1)
What happens when the opposite of the prophecy occurs?	184	(3)
There will be a contesting	187	(2)
Examine your faith for a good confession	189	(3)
SECTION B---ABSORPTION AND ASSIMILATION	192	(13)
Open the prophecy for comment by mature people	192	(1)
Accountability	193	(3)
Prophecy contains a moral imperative	196	(1)
God has His own agenda in prophecy	197	(1)
Don't neglect the character response	198	(4)
Prophecy will cause a shaking	202	(1)
Prophecy will test us	203	(2)
SECTION C---ACTUALIZATION AND ATTAINMENT	205	(32)
Recognize our responsibilities	205	(2)
Timing and preparation	207	(5)
True Christian hope	212	(3)
Patience and perseverance	215	(2)
A Framework for Prophecy in the Local Church	217	(14)
Inspirational prophecy	218	(1)
Encourage good habits	218	(13)
Keeping Prophecy Alive	231	(6)
PART 3: The Leadership Role in Prophecy	237	(2)
The Leadership Role in Prophecy	239	(1)
Leaders can despise prophecy	239	(3)
Prophecy tests the leadership	242	(2)
Prophecy affects the status quo	244	(3)
Corporate morality	245	(3)
Holding people's histories against them	248	(3)
Create a climate for prophecy	251	(2)
Handling Wrong Prophecy	253	(1)
Know the difference between false and poor prophecy	254	(4)
Handling wrong prophecy in the meeting	258	(4)
Giving constructive criticism	262	(1)
Handling frustration and private opinion	263	(1)
Have integrity when cleaning up the mess	264	(3)
The Prophetic Partnership	267	(1)
Controlling or releasing?	267	(1)
General criteria	268	(1)
Training, equipping and releasing the prophetic	269	(1)
Active cross-pollination	269	(1)
External ministry	270	(1)
Good leaders promote the interaction of ministry	271	(1)
Creating a prophetic team	272