Defining both the "Anointing" and "The Prophetic"

James Goll: DEFINING BOTH THE "ANOINTING" AND "THE PROPHETIC"

DEFINING THE ANOINTING

A New Anointing for a New Generation

1. I Corinthians 12:4-6, "Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit. And there are varieties of ministries, and the same Lord. And there are varieties of effects, but the same God who works all things in all persons."

2. Psalms 92:10, "But Thou hast exalted my horn like that of the wild ox; I have been anointed with fresh oil."

3. Isaiah 10:27b, "...the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing fatness."

4. Acts 10:38, "...God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him!"

Definition of the Anointing
Supernatural enablement, grace, manifested presence of the Holy Spirit operating upon or through an individual or corporate group to produce the works of Jesus.

DEFINING THE PROPHETIC

What is the Prophetic?
1. As a people, we have been called to carry a prophetic-type burden; to live out on the living edge of God's eternal purpose.

2. We should, especially in the New Testament, make a working distinction between the office of a prophet and the prophetic ministry of a corporate people.

3. We see the prophetic ministry as one aspect of the five-fold calling, resident in a degree in every ministry; more evident and activated in others.

4. God's ultimate weapon is a man or a woman who has encountered the prophetic anointing. It should ever be kept in mind that God does not anoint projects but men and women--people!

5. A working definition of the prophetic ministry is as follows:

They speak the Word of the Lord in the Name of the Lord.

They carry "weight" by virtue of the ethical, moral, and spiritual urgency in their message.

They are prophetic, not by birth or official designation, but by the power of their inner call and the response of their hearers.

The single most characteristic mark of true prophetic people is the evidence that they have stood in the counsel of Jehovah and have, thereby, faithfully declared what they have heard from His mouth.

They are primarily concerned not with the distant future, but to tell forth the will of God in the crisis of their own days. They are then essentially, interpreters of God.

Their major task--Old Testament and New, was to declare that in Christ, all the prophecies were foreshadowed and fulfilled: Acts 3:24, I Peter 1:10-11, Revelation 19:10.

What is Prophecy?
We could say that prophecy is the expressed thoughts of God, spoken in a language that no man in his natural gift of speech could ever articulate. The substance and nature of prophecy exceeds the limits of what the natural mind could conceive. (God's thoughts are not man's thoughts, Isaiah 55:8.) The gift of prophecy comes through the mouth of man, but it comes from the mind of God--spiritual thoughts in spiritual words. (I Corinthians 2:9-16)

DEFINING VARIETIES

Varieties (from Webster's Dictionary): Being various or varied; absence of sameness; different form of same thing, condition; collection of different things.

Different Levels of Prophecy
1. Spirit of prophecy.

2. Gift of prophecy--circumstantial or occasional that comes upon a person.

3. Ministry gift--residential, consistently abiding within a person.

4. Prophetic office--that can be a foundational ministry in the church. (Ephesians 2:20)

Seven Expressions of the Prophetic Spirit
Prophets and those in prophetic ministry are as different as one snow flake is to another. The following list of seven distinct expressions gives us a sampling of these prophetic variations.

1. Seers operating in dreams and visions.

2. Those who proclaim God's corporate purpose.

3. Those who proclaim God's heart standards for His people.

4. Those who proclaim the church's social responsibilities and moral actions.

5. Those who speak forth the administrative strategy of God with a political slant.

6. Prophetic worship leaders who usher in the manifested presence of God through prophetic worship.

7. Prophetic intercessors who pave the way for prophetic fulfillment.

VARIETIES OF PROPHETIC ANOINTING

The Kingdom versus the Church
1. Some are placed in the church to equip the church. Others are placed in the church for ministry to the secular community to release God's Kingdom influence.

2. With governmental authority or without? Some prophetic vessels carry a governmental leadership anointing (Moses, Abraham, David, etc.) Others do not and should not. Let us not covet another person's grace allotment.

Other Possible Categories Needed Today
These are simply a few additional examples of the variety of prophetic anointing the Holy Spirit wants to release.

1. Spirit-Bearers:

John 3:8, "The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from and where it goes. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit."

The practice of the presence of Jesus--releasing the ordinary manifestations of God's glorious presence, through a love-walk.

Extraordinary manifestations, such as falling in the Spirit, quaking, shaking, ecstatic speech, power encounters, kingdom clashes of angelic and demonic warfare, angelic activity, fragrance of Christ, etc.

2. Prophetic Counselors: This is a combination of pastoral and prophetic. Often mingled with the spirit of counsel and understanding (gifts of healings and discerning of spirits). Their concern is with the internal condition of the heart and mind of man.

3. Prophetic Enquirers: This is a prophetic and teacher combination. They explain the ways of the Spirit, taking the bizarre and making it practical, relatable, and understandable. Their call is to multiply and disciple.

4. Prophetic Writers: This is a gift-mix of writing and prophetic. They write with revelatory anointing, expressing God's heart to contemporary society.

5. Prophetic Evangelist: This is taking the revelatory gifts to the streets, stadiums, neighborhoods, health clubs, executive places, shopping malls, etc.

SOME CLOSING ADDITIONAL THOUGHTS

The Killer
Comparing oneself to another, and wanting what they have produces death. Avoid jealousy and insecurity. God has plenty to go around--seek your own call and anointing, learn from others but get your own.

The Antidote
Walking in accountability with others. Cultivate faithfulness with what you already have. Find your identity in Christ Jesus first, instead of gifting. Then give yourself to that unique expression of His grace in your life.

Breaking Barriers and Mental Limitations
There can be "molds and yokes" that seem to hinder people. Through rejection, wrong types of comparisons, and the residue of legalistic traditions permeated with the fear of man, we can walk under false "yokes and molds" that need to be identified and broken off. The Holy Spirit will help us and liberate us to be the unique, varied expressions of His wonderful prophetic presence, and yet walk circumspectly with integrity within the Church.

Breaking out of the Box
God has never been in a box! We are the ones in boxes! We must let the Holy Spirit take the lid off, flow in creativity, and be all that you can be in God!

Blessings!

James W. Goll
Encounters Network

Today's thought

It's not easy being GREEN!

Bring it on Home

I am sorry I haven't been writting much lately,
God is speaking a lot, but He is telling me
to wait to share. But the words to this song
have just stirred me, so I thought I would
post them. I love you.
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You've got someone here
Who wants to make it all right
Someone that loves you more than life
Right Here
You've got willing arms that'll hold you tight
A hand to lead you all through the night
Right here
I know your heart can get
All tangled up inside
But don't you keep it to yourself

When your long day is over
And you can barely drag your feet
The weight of the world
Is on your shoulders
I know what you need
Bring it on home to me

You know I know you
Like the back of my hand
And you know I'm gonna do
All that I can right here
Gonna lie with you
Till you fall asleep
When the morning comes
I'm still gonna be right here
Yes, I am

So take your worries and
Just drop them at the door
Baby, leave it all behind

When your long day is over
And you can barely drag your feet
The weight of the world
Is on your shoulders
I know what you need
Bring it on home to me

Baby, let me be your safe harbor
Don't let the water come
And carry you away

When your long day is over
And you can barely drag your feet
The weight of the world
Is on your shoulders
I know what you need
Bring it on home to me

Oh, bring it on home
Oh, bring it on home to me
Home to me
Oh, bring it on, bring it on home
to me

You've got someone here wants
To make it all right
Someone who loves you
More than life
right here

"Bring it on home"
Little Big Town

What is Love?

A guy friend of mine posted this question, and I responded to it.
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What is love...(baby don't hurt me, don't hurt me no more)
First, I hope that people understand the song referenced above, i know its cheesy. But when i thought about what to write about I started singing it even though it has nothing to do with what i am thinking. I am really wondering what is love and how do you know you have it? I mean I remember in 7th grade saying i was "in love" but i look back now and realize that i was just young and it was a little crush, but at the time it was revolutionary. So how do we as people ever know when we have reached that point? Is life one continual experience of "love" only to look back later and realize it wasn't it? Is love just a crush that people work out and commit to making work? I know love is patient and kind, etc.; but a descriptions of parts does not equal what it is. Listing characteristics of people, or of God, does let one really know that person. What does it take? What does it require? How do I know if I have it? Am I too scared to come to know it or even admit that I already have it?
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Comment to your July 18th post :)

What is love, well this is my opinion and experience, so take it or leave it. But it is a question that we all ask. I believe that like many things that God has his hand in, there is a trinity here. We love in many different ways and for many different reasons. The English language has one word, that can mean so much. I believe that we tend to love in three broad categories: Friend, Brother/Sister, lover. The brotherly love can be as broad as we are human both you and I so I love you. It can be blood, it can be I love you because I have to, but I don’t like you. It pertains to family both blood and Christian family. We love them because God loves them. Then there is friend love, this is more intimate, this is who we will open up to, be vulnerable with, who we enjoy being with doing things that we like together. A trust is built here in many different levels. We will love different friends for different reasons, they fulfill different purposes in our lives. Then there is the physical, this is attraction, this is “I want to kiss this person” I want to make love to this person”. BUT when is it real love…. You know the marrying kind? Well I believe this is when all three become one. God is so into a trinity, three separate things, yet one. Our brother/sisters can become friends, and we can be physically attracted to someone who we might respect or admire (brotherly love), but when we combine all three, that is when you have something. When you respect them for who they are, desire the best in their lives, believe that you are connected because God has put the two of you together in each others lives, then that grows in to friendship, trust, intimacy. This then is the person you want to tell all your secrets to, you trust them enough to know all the crap. You believe that even when they are mad at you they still love you and will never give up on you, when you find the best friend someone that you can’t see living your life without, you want to kiss them you want to make love to them, you want to clean up their vomit (not that you would want to, but you would willingly do it) it is ok to fart around this person, and be your real self. When you see that this person helps you be a better person, and that you help this person be a better person. It is when you know that even though you could survive without them, you don’t want to have too! Like the fact that we don’t need toilets and showers, but most of us would be miserable without them. This is the person that even when they are in the crappiest mood ever, you are still happier with them then you are without them. (this does not mean that you have to be with them 24/7, or that you cannot enjoy alone time and being an individual) Then the love grows and becomes more like finishing each others sentences and thoughts, knowing what each other likes and being connected to them in prayer and in dreams. This kind of love is hard, but it is worth every effort to have. Satan’s desire is for us not to live this way, because in this kind of unity there is great power. So I have either helped you, or I have raised many more questions, but that is my two cents :)

I love you
Barby

Unwritten

I am unwritten, can't read my mind, I'm undefined
I'm just beginning, the pen's in my hand, ending unplanned

Staring at the blank page before you
Open up the dirty window
Let the sun illuminate the words that you can not find
Reaching for something in the distance
So close you can almost taste it
Release your inhibitions

Feel the rain on your skin
No one else can feel it for you
Only you can let it in
No one else, no one else
Can speak the words on your lips
Drench yourself in words unspoken
Live your life with arms wide open
Today is where your book begins
The rest is still unwritten

I break tradition, sometimes my tries, are outside the lines
We've been conditioned to not make mistakes, but I can't live that way

Staring at the blank page before you
Open up the dirty window
Let the sun illuminate the words that you can not find
Reaching for something in the distance
So close you can almost taste it
Release your inhibitions

Feel the rain on your skin
No one else can feel it for you
Only you can let it in
No one else, no one else
Can speak the words on your lips
Drench yourself in words unspoken
Live your life with arms wide open
Today is where your book begins
The rest is still unwritten

Staring at the blank page before you
Open up the dirty window
Let the sun illuminate the words that you can not find
Reaching for something in the distance
So close you can almost taste it
Release your inhibitions

Feel the rain on your skin
No one else can feel it for you
Only you can let it in
No one else, no one else
Can speak the words on your lips
Drench yourself in words unspoken
Live your life with arms wide open
Today is where your book begins

Feel the rain on your skin
No one else can feel it for you
Only you can let it in
No one else, no one else
Can speak the words on your lips
Drench yourself in words unspoken
Live your life with arms wide open
Today is where your book begins
The rest is still unwritten
The rest is still unwritten
The rest is still unwritten

My Godson

Here is my new Godson Mark. Isn't he cute :)

What do people think of your face

What Your Face Says

At first glance, people see you as warm and well-balanced. Overall, your true self is passionate and physical. With friends, you seem dramatic, lively, and quick to react. In love, you seem energetic - almost manic. In stressful situations, you seem cheerful and optimistic.

What Do People Think Of Your Face?

Inside the room of your soul

What Your Soul Really Looks Like

You are a wanderer. You constantly long for a new adventure, challenge, or eve a completely different life. You are a grounded person, but you also leave room for imagination and dreams. You feet may be on the ground, but you're head is in the clouds. You believe that people see you as larger than life and important. While this is true, they also think you're a bit full of yourself. Your near future is in a very different place (both physically and mentally) from where you are right now. For you, love is all about caring and comfort. You couldn't fall in love with someone you didn't trust.

Inside the Room of Your Soul

what does your name mean?

BARBARA
B	is for	Boisterous
A	is for	Adaptable
R	is for	Radiant
B	is for	Bewitching
A	is for	Amazing
R	is for	Rare
A	is for	Alert

What Does Your Name Mean?

Simon and Salim

Simon and Salim are heading back to Lebanon today, and I miss them already. I love you and God bless you as you minister. I will see you soon.

Sovereign God

Sovereign God
Raise up a people for your name
Sovereign God
Raise up a people for your fame
Raise up a lover
Raise up a bride
Raise up a maiden dressed in white
Sovereign God
Raise up a people for your name
Sovereign God
Raise up a people for your fame
Why should the nations say,
Where is their King?
Raise up a bride
Who proudly wears your ring
We want to wear your ring
Raise up a lover
Raise up a lover
Raise up a bride
Raise up a maiden dressed in white
Why should the nations say,
Where is their King?
Raise up a bride
Who proudly wears your ring
Sovereign God
Raise up a people for your name
Sovereign God
Raise up a people for your fame.