Mentoring the Prophetic

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Mentoring the Prophetic

June 3, 2024 • Doug Addison

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In this special excerpt, Cindy Jacobs shared insight about some needed things in the prophetic movement right now.

Below are some notes from our Partners-only Monthly Mentoring Session. These sessions have been recorded and you can access them by becoming a Partner today! Find out more at DougAddison.com/TimeOff

Cindy started off the session by saying that those who are interested and supportive of prophets are either prophetic intercessors, prophets themselves, or are on their way.

For those who are just learning about the prophetic, Cindy mentioned that she wishes someone would have helped her in her early days. She feels like she would have made fewer mistakes. Early on in her ministry, she thinks she could have done a better job in her delivery. This is often the case with prophets when they are starting out, and that’s. That’s one of the reasons she wrote some of her books.

We can learn to be skillful at giving prophetic words, or how we apply or pray about them.

The gift of prophecy is very important. To emphasize this, Cindy mentioned 1 Corinthians 14, which talks about the importance of the prophetic gift. She pointed out that in verse one, the Bible says that we should eagerly desire the gifts of the Spirit, especially prophecy. We should fervently and passionately desire the prophetic.

Cindy went on to mention how much easier it is to find correlating Bible verses and information now. When she first started preaching 45 years ago, she had a room full of study books. It used to take her hours.

She shared some memories of one of their first prophetic conferences when Dutch Sheets gave a word about “setting a trumpet to your mouth.” This helped Cindy as she was really pursuing the prophetic at the time. She was just launching into the deep. Back then, she also met Bishop Bill Hammond, who she considers to be the father of the modern-day prophetic movement.

Cindy mentioned that she first prophesied when she was four years old. She prophesied the birth of her little sister … She just knew things!

There’s a lot of discussion about whether you are born with a prophetic gift or if you can develop it. When Cindy wrote her book, The Voice of God, she interviewed many different prophets to try to get to the bottom of this question. There's natural wisdom then there's wisdom given by God.

Cindy emphasized that it's so important to develop prophetic gifts. We need all the gifts to manifest! She said that it's wonderful to see all the gifts of the Holy Spirit and all the offices functioning together.

Cindy thinks that we need to go back and teach on the offices (some of the basics). In the 1980s, these were taught a lot … In the 1990s, there was more of a focus on the prophets and prophecy … Many people don’t have the proper foundations and it would be good to go back and lay those foundations again.

InLight Connection thanks Cindy Jacobs for sharing her heart with us!

P.S. Thank you to all of those who partner with InLight Connection and give on a regular basis. You are holding their arms up in the spirit right now, and they are truly grateful. For those who have not yet given or it’s been a while, please consider giving now (or partnering monthly) … to help, just click HERE. Becoming a Partner will give you access to the upcoming guest speaker events. These meetings are going to be POWERFUL!

Doug Addison is the founder and president of InLight Connection. Doug is a prophetic speaker, author and coach. He is known for his Daily Prophetic Words, Spirit Connection podcast and blog. He and his wife Linda live in Los Angeles, California where they are impacting the arts, entertainment and media industries.

God Has the Enemy in Checkmate

November 28, 2024 • Doug Addison, Shawn Bolz

In this special excerpt, Shawn Bolz talks about some things we are currently seeing in culture and the Lord’s response. Below are some notes from our Partners-only Monthly Mentoring Session. These sessions have been recorded and you can access them by becoming a Partner today! Find out more at http://dougaddison.com/timeoff Shawn started off the session by saying that there are things manifesting in culture and in the world right now that are insidious and demonic. We know that God is omnipresent. The enemy is not omnipresent. When he is manifesting in these many places, he’s holding nothing back. He doesn’t have many resources, so he’s using all his resources at once in our generation to make a show and an appearance. That’s why you’re seeing such blatant things like Grammy performances—which are actual demonic displays—and recent scandals where there’s been occult activity. You’re also seeing it with other musicians, film and video games. Many things happening in culture are a full display of the enemy. And while you look at this (and of course you hate to see it), know that the enemy does not have us in check ... God has the enemy in checkmate! The enemy does not rule. God rules! God is doing an alignment right now and that's why there's been so much transition. Many people have been going through career changes, geography changes, personal development changes … so many of us have overcome things! A barrage of spiritual warfare has happened against the average believer. Some of you may have felt that or maybe you’ve already overcome it. Maybe it feels as if you’re in the middle of it now. But understand the reason why the enemy does this … It’s to distract us from who Jesus is and what He can do. If we can keep our eyes on Jesus, everything in the world can be overcome. Jesus already beat everything at the cross. When you’re looking at Jesus and His affection for humanity, it changes the narrative. For example, when the Pharisees came to stone the woman caught in adultery, they wanted to trap Jesus by having Him say that the woman shouldn’t be stoned, because that would have gone against the law. Instead, Jesus said that whoever didn’t have sin should cast the first stone. When Jesus looks at the world right now it's not Democrat or Republican or Diddy versus the clean celebrities. Or your children who are having a hard time versus the ones who aren’t … He looks at the world with love and He came to die to give His life for each one, so we can all know Him. The Lord is going to give His people unusual options that don't exist on the table of humanity right now. We’re going to encourage each other through His prophetic Spirit and anointing, and then we're going to see a spirit of encouragement be released where there's been all hell breaking loose. Shawn said that he’s not sure when it will be, but we're about to hit a tipping point. We're in a window of opportunity right now to see and focus ourselves on what God's doing. Even if it’s just a practice of love—we’re coming to Thanksgiving and being grateful for what we’re seeing God do. Shawn urged the Partners to pray, “You are my tipping point, Jesus. You’re the one who’s going to bring me (and the world) all the way with Your full plan. You lose nothing. Even though we can see the injustice of what’s been lost, You can bring it all together.” We are going to be in Heaven one day and we’re going to see the beautiful recompense, restitution, and restoration … the full plan of God. When we do, we’re going to say, “You’re so brilliant, God.” We have no idea how good His goodness is! When we see His full plan, we’re going to be screaming, “Holy!” When we look at Him, we’re going to be astounded at what He’s done to make things right, and this will be beyond what we can comprehend. We’re going to worship Him forever for it … and we can enter into some of that now. God wants to show us what He's doing. He wants to show us that He has a plan that's going to trump the enemy. He has a plan that's going to destroy the works of darkness and align Christians to be transformative agents … to do things in culture that have never been done before. Shawn told the Partners how he spoke at churches and conferences and enjoyed it for many years, but then there was a shift in him. He felt like he was being deployed from the church and into the world. He felt the Lord calling him into the area of media ministry. Shawn also said that he felt the contradiction in many people’s hearts where they didn’t really believe to go into all the world, even though they preached it. They didn’t think it was that valuable … Regardless, Shawn started a news commentary broadcast, and they’ve had 20 million listens, which is a huge distribution. At first, it felt as if they were just shooting in the dark. And even some of the subjects he was given … Shawn wasn’t sure how he would talk about them with love and in a way that was honoring, but then he realized that God was deploying people into culture. This is going to require transformation and people who are willing to go and be in these environments to see that transformation happen. InLight Connection thanks Shawn Bolz for sharing his heart with us! P.S. Thank you to all of those who partner with InLight Connection and give on a regular basis. You are holding their arms up in the spirit right now, and they are truly grateful. For those who have not yet given, or it’s been a while, please consider giving now (or partnering monthly) … to help, just click https://dougaddison.com/timeoff/. Becoming a Partner will give you access to the upcoming guest speaker events. These meetings are POWERFUL! Doug Addison is the founder and president of InLight Connection. Doug is a prophetic speaker, author and coach. He is known for his Daily Prophetic Words, Spirit Connection podcast and blog. He and his wife Linda live in Los Angeles, California where they are impacting the arts, entertainment and media industries.

Walking in Your New Nature & Manifesting Christ

November 21, 2024 • Patricia King, Doug Addison

In this special excerpt, Patricia King answers a question submitted by one of our Partners. Below are some notes from our Partners-only Monthly Mentoring Session. These sessions have been recorded and you can access them by becoming a Partner today! Find out more at http://dougaddison.com/timeoff Question: I would like to have a better awareness of living and functioning from being seated in heavenly places. What would be a good way to approach maturing in that way? Patricia King’s answer: First of all, we always need to understand what the truth of the Word is. The Word says in Ephesians that we're already seated in heavenly places in Christ. That's a good foundation to start with … to have confidence in what the Word says and to understand what that means. Jesus said (in John 3) to Nicodemus, “that which is born of the flesh is flesh and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.” Nicodemus was asking Jesus about being born again. When we receive Christ into our life, He comes inside our spirit. You are a three-part being, just like God is a three-part being. You are one person, but you have three parts. You have a soul, and you live in a body. Your soul is your mind, will and emotions. Your body is the physical container you live in. But your spirit is at the core of your being. In Scripture, it's often called your “inner man” or the “innermost part of your being,” that is your spirit man. That is the part of you that is born again. When Jesus comes into your heart, He comes inside your spirit. When Paul spoke to the church at Corinth, he said that when Christ comes into you, you become a brand-new creation. Old things have passed away, and all things have become new. When you invite Jesus into your heart, not all things have become new in your physical body. Your physical body is the same. Even if we would like some change, all things are not made new in our physical body and in our soul. When I got born again, I was so filled with love that I was seeing everything through the lens of love. My emotions, thoughts and choices were saturated in the presence of God. But it didn't take long to realize that not all things had become new in my soul. There were certain thoughts I would have or words I would speak that were not aligned with what Christ would have wanted for me. It wasn't my soul, but it was my spirit that was brand-new. This is so important when you are living your life in the Lord because you want to live from that which is perfect. And that’s done day by day, by the Word of God and by choosing to walk in His light. Our spirit is already perfect. It's already made in the perfect image of God. There's no sin in your spirit. Your spirit cannot be broken, and it can't be sick or demonized. That new nature of Christ is holy. It's the Holy of Holies inside of you … Absolutely pure and beautiful. Your spirit man is not just a blob on the inside of your belly. It actually fills your whole being. If I were to take off my physical body and put it on a hanger, and then take off my soul and put it on a hanger, all I would have left is my spirit man. I would look just like me, except in the spirit. I would be a transfigured me. You would see the nature of Christ in me. You would see the beauty of Christ in me, but I would look like me. In your head is your spirit man head. In your neck is your spirit man's neck. Just get past thinking that it's just a blob on the inside of you! In this spirit man, you are perfectly formed. It's a miracle of rebirth and you're given what's called eternal life … It’s God’s life in you! I love coffee so I could pour myself a cup of coffee, but I like it with cream. So, I pour a cup of black coffee. But the moment I put cream in my black coffee, it is now a new drink. I can't separate the cream from the coffee anymore. Or the coffee from the cream. It's a brand-new drink! This is like Christ and you together; you’re a brand-new creation! There's no one else like you. Nothing in all eternity is like you. That is who you really are! Paul said that when you walk in the spirit, you don't fulfill the lust of the flesh. We know when we walk in the Holy Spirit, we don't have access to the flesh … but it's also your spirit man, your born-again spirit nature. When you walk in that new nature and identify with who you are, you're not trying to fix anything. You're identifying the truth of who you are as a brand-new creation. That is the real me. I am in Christ. I am amazing. I am pure and holy and righteous, and I have the mind of Christ. This is who I really am! The more you focus on who you are, the more you'll manifest who you are. When you walk in your new nature, you won't be feeling the loss of the old nature. You will be walking in the new nature and manifesting Christ! InLight Connection thanks Patricia King for sharing her heart with us! P.S. Thank you to all of those who partner with InLight Connection and give on a regular basis. You are holding their arms up in the spirit right now, and they are truly grateful. For those who have not yet given, or it’s been a while, please consider giving now (or partnering monthly) … to help, just click https://dougaddison.com/timeoff/. Becoming a Partner will give you access to the upcoming guest speaker events. These meetings are POWERFUL! Doug Addison is the founder and president of InLight Connection. Doug is a prophetic speaker, author and coach. He is known for his Daily Prophetic Words, Spirit Connection podcast and blog. He and his wife Linda live in Los Angeles, California where they are impacting the arts, entertainment and media industries.

Spirit of Might, Counsel, Knowledge and Fear of the Lord

November 14, 2024 • Sean Smith, Doug Addison

In this special excerpt, Sean Smith shares insight on four expressions of the sevenfold Spirit of God. Below are some notes from our Partners-only Monthly Mentoring Session. These sessions have been recorded and you can access them by becoming a Partner today! Find out more at http://dougaddison.com/timeoff Sean Smith started out the session by talking about the Spirit of Might. The Spirit of Might imparts power, strength and anointing for divine plans. Sometimes we want the Spirit of Might for our plans, but the Spirit of Might is guaranteed for divine plans. Might was a word used to describe David's mighty men. Benaiah went down into a pit and killed a lion on a snowy day. Three of David’s men broke through a Philistine garrison to get water. Shammah defeated the Philistines in a lentil field. These were amazing, mighty men! Sean asked the Partners two questions: Are you ready to see God's power? Are you desperate to witness a display of God's might? Holy Spirit makes that available to us and God wants YOU! Sean mentioned that he and his mentor were watching a particular evangelist, and many people came to be healed. Sean’s mentor said, “If half these people came with the same expectancy to their Sunday morning service or their small group, they could get their healing there.” The people had the expectation that the evangelist had the might instead of the Holy Spirit. Holy Spirit is ready to bring the might! He carries the explosive, miracle-working power and He’s ready to use it. Give Him the opportunity! Next, Sean focused on the Spirit of Knowledge. The Spirit of Knowledge is knowing things hidden from human eyes. This can include knowing what people are planning, what they are doing, or what they are hiding. You can perceive what’s going on! For example, in Acts 8, Peter perceived that when Simon the sorcerer was trying to buy the Holy Spirit, he was in the gall of bitterness. It’s important to understand that there’s head knowledge and then there’s heart knowledge. We can get a lot of head knowledge easily. We can Google stuff, use ChatGPT and more, but the Holy Spirit is ready to give you heart knowledge. Sean continued by talking about the Spirit of the fear of the Lord. He mentioned that the Father is loving, and we can bask in that love, but we can’t lose the awe of Father God and the fear of God. Sean thinks that the North American body of Christ has lost the awe of God. He believes the Holy Spirit wants to bring that back. And where there’s awe, there’s intimacy. If people really knew the Father, there would be more reverence. Sean said that he has no problem calling God “Daddy,” and we call out “Abba.” But in the midst of that, understand that He’s a sovereign God. It’s a balance of knowing God as Daddy, but also knowing Him as a sovereign God and having awe of God. This is what will keep us from secret sins, and it will keep us from allowing pride to build up. The Spirit of the fear of the Lord is knowing who He is, thinking about the twenty-four elders bowing down and more! John wrote the book of Revelation and when he saw Jesus as the Resurrected One, he fell on his face as if dead. Sean ended the session by challenging the Partners to use each of these designations of the Holy Spirit as decrees and prayer points. Also do the same for the sevenfold expressions of the Spirit of God. InLight Connection thanks Sean Smith for sharing his heart with us! P.S. Thank you to all of those who partner with InLight Connection and give on a regular basis. You are holding their arms up in the spirit right now, and they are truly grateful. For those who have not yet given, or it’s been a while, please consider giving now (or partnering monthly) … to help, just click https://dougaddison.com/timeoff/. Becoming a Partner will give you access to the upcoming guest speaker events. These meetings are POWERFUL! Doug Addison is the founder and president of InLight Connection. Doug is a prophetic speaker, author and coach. He is known for his Daily Prophetic Words, Spirit Connection podcast and blog. He and his wife Linda live in Los Angeles, California where they are impacting the arts, entertainment and media industries.