The beauty of N.T. prophetic ministry - March 9th worship service at Lamb
I Cor. 14:3 But one who prophesies strengthens others, encourages them, and comforts them.
This past Sunday (the 9th) was a powerful example of the truth of this passage. I want to review what took place in the service and talk about how the gifts operate to build up the church. I may miss some of the things that are relevant, but this is my perspective after reflecting on the service.
A brother came to the front and shared a tongue and an interpretation of that tongue. The interpretation of that tongue focused on concern for some one (or ones) who were struggling with a great deal of fear. Shortly after that a young brother came to the front and read Psalm 23 (with a fair amount of emotion). Sometime after that a sister came to the front and sang a beautiful song in which the Lord calls for us to come to him, and allow ourselves to be comforted by Him. The imagery of the song was very fatherly, and the repeated refrain was to come and allow the Lord to tenderly embrace us and to give us comfort.
Simultaneously a group of people gathered to pray for a young boy (who was at the altar with his father). This prayer time went on for probably 10 or more minutes. I think I have described the basic elements of what I observed this past Sunday. Now I would like to break them down and talk about how different ‘manifestations’ of the Spirit were in operation. (more…)