Helping everyone to HEAR God's voice

Mike Bollinger writes:

Over the past years, we have been fortunate to have strong prophetic ministry like Keith Hazell and  Julian Adams, who have fuelled our apostolic mission and served our local churches. The challenge we face now is to raise up a home-grown, sustained expression of the prophetic in our local churches in the Relational Mission family.

In his book, 'Who’s word is it anyway?', Keith speaks of this challenge:

'There is a great need for the encouragement and blessing of the prophetic ministry in the local church. Like vegetables it is one of the staple foods of the church and we need to be assured of its  availability... Also, the opportunity to grow and nurture the prophetic ministry in the local church means the leaders there can play a part in nurturing and growing it from scratch.”

Our HEAR event on Saturday 29 November is a practical day of sowing those seeds through teaching and exercises to encourage all believers to be able to recognise God’s voice as part of their spiritual inheritance.

 

A ONE DAY CONFERENCE EXPLORING HOW WE CAN HEAR GOD'S VOICE Who's it for? Everyone! Because everyone can hear God's voice. Please arrange your own childcare, as we're unable to accommodate children at this event. The Practicalities Arrive from 9:30am to register and grab a tea or coffee. The first session starts at 10:00am. Refreshments will be provided, but you'll need to bring your own packed lunch. The King's Centre has no car parking facilities, so you will need to use a nearby pay and display car parks (Rose Lane, Mountergate, Rouen Road) - don't forget your change! Interested? More about HEAR here. Where? The King's Centre 47-51 King Street Norwich Norfolk United Kingdom NR1 1PH   - See more at: http://www.relationalmission.com/events/hear

Remember, remember

It is really easy for us to suffer from SMS (Short Memory Syndrome). I don’t just mean forgetting where we left the keys, what we ate for dinner yesterday or what the preacher spoke about last Sunday!

We live in a world where everything is moving very fast, where things go out-of-date and out of style very quickly (iPhone 12 anyone?), and where lots of people are looking for whatever is flavour of the month this month.

And we can just as easily fall into this trap as God’s people.

Psalm 105 encourages us to:

“Thank God! Pray to him by name! Tell everyone you meet what he has done! Keep your eyes open for him, watch for his works; be alert for signs of his presence. Remember the wonders he has done, his miracles, and the verdicts he’s rendered….” (The Message)

God’s kingdom is advancing and we want to be moving on in all that God has prepared for us, but at the same time we also need to continually remember to remember; remember who God is, what He has done, and what He has spoken to us.

This is how we are strengthened in God—by delighting in Him, by cultivating thankful hearts of praise towards Him, and by holding fast to His promises.

Our God loves to transform lives through His son, Jesus, and we believe He has said that we are entering a new season of anointing, authority and visitation which will be marked by waves of Holy Spirit activity bringing blessing, repentance, healing and salvation.

This is not just a ‘nice thought’ that formed a short summer preaching series that we have now moved on from! This is a promise to feed on, pray into and give our lives for.

Nothing could be more exciting than following Jesus—let’s not forget it!

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Simon Gallagher
Lead Elder | Aylsham Community Church