17 Bible Verses about Prophesying In The Church
Most Relevant Verses
" 'It will come about in the last days, God says, That I will pour out my Spirit upon all mankind; Your sons and daughters will become prophets, Your young men will have visions, And your old men will have dreams.
Even on my slaves, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days, And they will become prophets.
another, the working of wonders, another, inspiration in preaching, another, the power of distinguishing the true Spirit from false ones, another, various ecstatic utterances, and another, the ability to explain them.
You must pursue love, while you are cultivating the spiritual endowments, and especially inspired preaching.
So, my brothers, set your hearts on being inspired to preach, and yet do not hinder people from speaking ecstatically.
So this ecstatic speaking is meant as a sign not to those who believe but to unbelievers, but inspired preaching is a sign not to unbelievers but to those who believe.
Do not neglect the gift you have, that was given you with predictions of your work, when the elders laid their hands upon you.
If I am inspired to preach and know all the secret truths and possess all knowledge, and if I have such perfect faith that I can move mountains, but have no love, I am nothing.
But the inspired preacher does his fellow-men good and encourages and comforts them.
For in this way you can all preach one after another, as you are inspired to, so that everyone may be instructed and stimulated,
But if they are all inspired to preach and some unbeliever or outsider comes in, he is convinced of his sin by them all, he is called to account by them all,
And let two or three who are inspired to preach speak, while the rest weigh what is said;
and when Paul laid his hands on them, the holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke in foreign tongues and with prophetic inspiration.
We have gifts that differ with the favor that God has shown us, whether it is that of preaching, differing with the measure of our faith,
I fell at his feet to worship him, but he said to me, "You must not do that. I am only a fellow-slave of yours and of your brothers who have accepted the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is what inspires prophecy."
Love will never die out. If there is inspired preaching, it will pass away. If there is ecstatic speaking, it will cease. If there is knowledge, it will pass away.
