Tue 11 May 2010
How To Share A Prophecy With Someone Who Is Not A Christian
Posted by Helen Calder under Personal Prophecy, Prophetic Evangelism, Prophetic Ministry
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You did it! You have a prophetic word, picture, scripture or thought that you believe is from God for your non-Christian friend or family member. How do you share it?
Prophetic Evangelism: How to Share a Message from God
In the context of church life, we understand that prophecy is subject to being weighed up (1 Cor 13:9, 1 Thess 5:20-21). So generally, we don’t preface a prophecy with ‘Thus saith the Lord,’ and neither should we when we have a prophetic insight for someone who is not a Christian believer.
You can frame a word that you believe God has given you for an unbeliever with a question like, “Does ___ mean anything to you?” or, “I’ve been praying for you and I believe God is saying, ___.”
Remember that your objective is to build a bridge, not to burn your bridges! This is especially true when the person you are bringing a prophetic word to is someone you know personally and not a stranger. So you should bring a prophecy sensitively and in a relaxed manner.
I have also found it helpful to give a brief explanation about what a prophecy is, and to encourage them to consider it and even pray about it!
A genuine word from God will hit the spot, even when you bring it tentatively. This is because:
1. You are sharing something that you could only know by supernatural means, and
2. The Holy Spirit will bring impartation or conviction with a word that originates from God
Recently, I preceded bringing a prophetic word to a couple of young guys by saying, “If this is me, you’ll be able to brush it off, but if this is God, it will lodge.”
A Prophecy Will Point People to Jesus
To share a word that you believe is from God takes faith and involves risk. When deciding what to share, remember that God’s word to an unbeliever or backslidden Christian will be like a signpost.
A prophecy will point or lead them to Jesus. It will always be redemptive. It’s going to have the mark of the Gospel on it. In other words, it will reflect God’s desire to save them, turn the direction of their lives around, and transform their mess into a testimony of God’s goodness.
It will convey the message that God is personally interested in them, that He loves them and has a destiny and a purpose for them.
1 Cor 14:24-25 says,
‘But if an unbeliever or someone who does not understand comes in while everybody is prophesying, he will be convinced by all that he is a sinner and will be judged by all, and the secrets of his heart will be laid bare. So he will fall down and worship God, exclaiming, “God is really among you!”
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Related Posts:
A Beginners Guide To Prophetic Evangelism Part 1
Key To Prophetic Evangelism: What is the Father Doing?
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The above post was adapted from a chapter in the e-book,
‘How To Be a Supernatural Christian In Your Everyday World’
© Helen Calder Enliven Blog – Prophetic Teaching
On team with David McCracken Ministries: Prophetic Ministry That Empowers The Church
Hi, Just wanting to say ti great to see such wonderfully encouraging and discerning teaching on prophesy. I was a very backslidden christian or christian who really did not now God. My mother actually spoke a prophesy to me before she died of cancer. 7 years later, every single part of the prophesy had come to pass and God was able to cut through to the very assunder of my soul with the word which had been imparted. I wish more than anything that I would have heeded the word which was spoken to me and made the path much easier to begin with, but the Lord did know the desires of my heart and where I was headed as Satan most certainly did try to sift me. At that time when the word took root, immediatley God was able to break the chains around me and I was set free. It is amazing also the way that the Holy spirit quickened me at that time and brought the scripture to my rememberance. Of course not all is made perfect and it still is a road we need to continue to march down wirth struggles at time, but I can honestly say prophesy and words of knowledge are most certainly an amazing tool for the body of christ to understand and utilise at the will of god and for his glory. Thankyou so much for your teaching it makes me so happy to see this truth written. I also found the idea of praying over unfullfilled prophesy, I think this has propmted me tonight to begin prayer over these unfillfilled prophesies that we can see longing to be fullfilled!
Hi Brydie, thank you so much for stopping by and leaving a comment, it is wonderful to hear from you!
What an amazing story of God’s grace on your life. It can be hard when we look back and see how things could have been different if we had heeded God sooner–and yet He has a way of using even those failures and mistakes to bring testimony and glory to Him, as well as shaping our character and ability to influence others. I pray that you will continue to grow in grace and in the gifts He has placed in your life.