hearing from Godweek 5: prophecy and relational responsibility

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key highlights:• relational responsibility and prophetic accountability are synonymous

• if we’re going to prophesy its important to keep ourselves accountable in

both our relational skills and our prophetic words

• getting feedback from those we minister to is one way of doing this

• feedback is meant to be a helpful tool for personal growth – allowing us

to measure our successes/mistakes and supplying us with honest evalu-

ation

• feedback promotes a culture of empowerment – we empower others by

allowing them to share with us freely. we’re empowered by positioning

ourselves in humility to receive, without it disturbing our identity or cre-

ating offense in our hearts

• prophetic accountability is healthy – it can remind us that our identity is

not tied to our performance/accuracy

• prophetic accountability is biblical – the words themselves should be

weighed/judged (1 cor. 14:29)

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• prophesy in accordance to your faith (rom. 12:6). determine how

confident you are and go from there

• use words carefully to help manage expectations

• track prophetic words you’ve given

• if you share something about the future, follow up regarding it.

• take responsibility for words that don’t happen if you missed it

• if your words are more encouragement/insight, get immediate

feedback; ask what’s correct and what’s not

practicle ways to be accountable:

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activation activity

01prophetic ministry feedback & reflection exercise

find an acquaintance or a family member and sit down with them

with the intention to prophesy. pray that you’d connect to what’s

in God’s heart for each other... once you share with them the word

you received, fill out the following feedback form:

type of word i gave (check each one that applies)

encouragement/insight

foretelling

word of wisdom

word of knowledge

what i prophesied:

activation activity

01

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ask them to rate your accuracy/presentation/communication:

personally consider the reasons for/circumstances behind that

level of accuracy/inaccuracy:

activation activity (cont.)

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activation activity

02course feedback

what was the greatest risk you took personally during this course?

did it cause you to push yourself spiritually? explain in the space below.

what felt most natural to you – which topic/activation activities

around it came pretty easy?

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activation activity (cont.)

02what felt most natural to you – which topic/activation activities

around it came pretty easy?

what was the most helpful point/truth you’ll walk away with?

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post course activation

prophetic group activity / personal practicals

make a plan with some friends to join together as a group for the

purpose of ministering prophetically within your city. try and accom-

plish the following as a team:

• pray for words of knowledge. ask God for risky details like some-

one’s name, birthdate, or what they do as a profession. write

down everything you may hear. as you go out that day purpose-

fully look for the one(s) those words were meant for

• find someone who looks like they need some hope. try encour-

aging them the best you can. then ask if they’d let you pray for

them

• if you see a mom with small children, ask God for a word of en-

couragement for her. be sensitive and share the word fast!

• look for a “creative person”. prophesy to them about their

dreams/future projects

• prophesy over someone you normally may not approach. ask

God to reveal to you what’s in His heart for them, then step out

and share what you believe you’ve heard

• give someone something of yours and then share a prophetic

word about why you’re giving the gift so that it reveals the love

of God

• pray for physical healing for someone who appears to be in

need. then ask God for an encouraging word you can share with

them after

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post course activation (cont.)

• ask God to give you someone’s name. when you’re out and

about ask anyone who’s highlighted, “do you know someone with

this name?” if they do, quickly ask God for a prophetic word for

them and share it

practicals to remember:

starter questions: when initiating a prophetic conversation find

wording that works for you. an example might be: do you have a

second for me to share something I think might encourage you?

use simple phrases: after receiving a positive response, use simple

phrases to share the prophetic word. examples: i got this impression

or sense that... i saw a picture of... i believe i heard...

adapt your language: don’t use “spiritual” language. good rule of

thumb: if a youth could understand what you’re describing, you’re

probably good.

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don’t embellish: you may not always receive an interpretation for

what you’ve seen/heard. be faithful with what God gives you–don’t

add to it. sometimes He only gives us a portion because He’s invit-

ing the other person into a place of personal discovery with Him.

note: there may be times, however, when asking the question, “does

this mean anything to you?” releases additional prophetic clarity.

making mistakes: be humble; admit you’ve missed it and try again

another time.

post course activation (cont.)