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Prophets Pitfalls and Principles: God's Prophetic People Today »

Authors: Bill Hamon, Oral Roberts
ISBN-13: 9780939868056, ISBN-10: 0939868059
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Destiny Image Publishers
Date Published: October 1991
Edition: (Non-applicable)

Author Biography: Bill Hamon

Book Synopsis

This book shows you how to recognize your hidden "root" problems, and detect and correct character flaws and "weed seed" attitudes. It also can teach you how to discern true prophets using Dr. Hamon's ten M's.

	Foreword	iii
	Dedication and Appreciation	v
1.	God's Preparation Process for Pitfalls and Principles	1
	Foundations for Prophetic Ministry
	Prophets-1, Prophets-2, Prophets-3
2.	Pitfalls for Prophetic Ministers	7
	A Person's Calling is God's Sovereign Choice
	God's Goodness in Calling-Severity in Training
	Weed Seed Attitudes and Root Problems
	God's Remedy for Removing Bad Roots
3.	Prophet Elijah Pitfall	13
	Victory on Mt. Carmel to Death-Wish under Juniper Tree
	The Pit of Rejection & Persecution by Leadership
	"I'm the Only One Left" Syndrome
	The Prophet "Cave" Mentality
	Life Example of Adjusting an Elijah Type Prophet
4.	Prophets Jeremiah and Ezekiel's Problem with Persecution	21
	Suffering is Standard for Prophetic Life
	Being Rejected without Developing Spirit of Rejection
	Persecuted without Developing Persecution Complex
5.	Prophet Abraham and Family Problems	25
	Prophetic Commission vs. Family Responsibilities
	The Spoiled Child Syndrome
	Ministerial Mates and Spiritual Spouses
	The Prophet's Pitfall of Sexual Immorality
	The Wife's Rights and Responsibility in Such Matters
6.	Prophet Moses and Overprotectiveness	33
	Pitfalls for Prophetic Pastors
	Personal Prophecy Partially Fulfilled
7.	Prophet Jonah's Pride and Judgment Pitfall	37
	Jonah's Root Problems and Character Flaws
	Shooting Star Prophet or Orbiting Star
8.	Achan and "My Ministry" Syndrome	41
	Why God Was So Severe in Old Testament
	God of Old Testament Is Same God of New Testament
	Achan's Character Flaw and Pitfall
	A True Minister's Motivational Purpose
9.	Judas' Character Flaws: "Desire to be Rewarded for Every Service"	47
	Attitudes That Make an Apostle Become an Apostate
	Prophets' Rights vs. Prophets' Responsibilities
	Steps That Led to Judas Hanging Himself
10.	James and John Syndrome	51
	Young Ministers with More Zeal Than Wisdom
	From Aspiring Disciples to Church Apostles
	Bishop's Responsibility to Discern if a Judas or a James
11.	Prophet Balaam Pitfalls	55
	Judging Prophecy vs. Judging Prophet
	How Many "M's" Out of Order Make a False Prophet?
	Animal Prophetic Voice vs. False Prophet
	True Prophesier But a False Prophet
12.	Joseph's Divine Optimism vs. Jacob's Human Pessimism	61
	Proper Attitudes for All Prophetic Ministers
	Horrible Personal Experiences No Excuse for Pessimism
	Jezebel Spirit, Absalom Syndrome, David's Sin
13.	The 10 M's for Maturing and Maintaining Ministry	67
	Determining Prophetic Ministers True/False Status
1.	Manhood
2.	Ministry
3.	Message
4.	Maturity
5.	Marriage
6.	Methods
7.	Manners
8.	Money
9.	Morality
10.	Motive
14.	Prophets and Personal Prophecy--A Synopsis	103
	Prophets Are Special to Heart of God
	Logos and Rhema Prophetic Words
	Five Ways to Minister Prophetically
	God's Word, Will and Way and Prophetic Terminology
	Proper Responses to Personal Prophecy
	Hindrances to the Fulfillment of Personal Prophecy
15.	Prophets and Prophetic Movement--A Synopsis	117
	Past, Present and Future Restorational Movements
	Characteristics of a Restorational Movement
	Directives for Balance, Structure and Order
	The True Spirit of God's Appointed Prophets
	The Prophetic Movement vs. New Age Movement
	Five Characteristics of Five-fold Ministry
	Prophets Prophesying--Greatest Sign of Our Century
16.	Prophetic Principles to Practice Answers to the Most Often Asked Questions	123
1.	Are Old Testament Standards for Determining False Prophets Valid for New Testament Prophets and Prophetic Ministry?
2.	What About Prophecies that Seem to Contradict One Another?
3.	Does Prophecy Come to Pass According to Expectations?
4.	Why Does God Allow False Prophets and Prophecies?
5.	How Can We Weigh and Prove a Word to Be True Yet Have Faith in the Word of the Lord and Believe His Prophets?
6.	Will the Person Receiving a True Prophetic Word Always Have a Witness That It Is Accurate and from God?
7.	Is Prophetic Ministry Always the Pure Word of the Lord, or Contain Human Opinions, Applications or Interpretations?
8.	Are Prophets Divinely Gifted by God to Minister Prophetically to Anyone Who Comes Before Them for Such Ministry?
9.	Is It Possible to Prophesy a Person's Desire Even if the Desire Is in Conflict with God's Will for That Person's Life?
10.	What Wrong Motives Must Prophets Avoid in Ministry?
11.	What Are Proper Guidelines for Ministering Prophetic Words That Deal with Romance and Marriage?
12.	What Are Proper Guidelines for Ministering Prophecies to the Sick or Dying Concerning Their Healing?
13.	Is There a Normal Course of Time for Prophecy to Be Fulfilled?
14.	Will Personal Prophecy Reveal All of God's Will for a Person?
15.	What Should Be the Results of Prophetic Ministry?
16.	How Are Prophets and Prophetic Ministry to Relate to the Rest of the Body of Christ?
17.	What Is a Proper Protocol for Ministering Personal Prophecy in a Public Setting?
18.	Should Prophetic Utterances Serve As the Sole Basis for Determining Doctrine and Practice?
19.	What Are the Different Levels of Giftings in the Prophetic Realm, and Are All Who Prophesy Considered Prophets?
17.	Prophetically Knowing the Times, Seasons and End-Time Events	179
	God's 2000 Year and 500 Year Times
	Parallel between John D'Baptist and God's End-Time Company of Prophets
	Heavenly Decrees That Came with the Prophetic Movement
	What Has Happened in the Church Since the Prophetic Movement
	God's Standard of Righteous Now Being Enforced
	Prophets Are God's Refiners and Purifiers
	The Coming End-Time Judgment Ministry
	Greatest Move of God Ever Is Coming
	God's Last Day Call
	Explanation and Definitions of Present Truth Prophetic Terms	193

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