The Beginner's Guide to the Gift of Prophecy (Beginner's Guides (Servant)) [Paperback]

Jack Deere (Author)

Book Description

Series: Beginner's Guides (Servant) | Publication Date: January 2001

The Beginner's Guide to the Gift of Prophecy describes the operation of the prophetic gift in the church today. The book offers not only a balanced overview of the role of prophecy in the Christian community but also practical information to help readers discern the authenticity of prophecies and learn to exercise the gift themselves.

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From the Back Cover

What is the gift of prophecy? Who has it? What is its purpose? How can you hear what God has to say to His people? In The Beginner’s Guide to the Gift of Prophecy, Jack Deere describes the spiritual gift at work in the Church today. You’ll find a balanced overview of the role prophecy plays in the twenty-first-century Church as well as practical guidance for discerning prophetic authenticity and for exercising the gift in your faith community. You’ll learn how God speaks today, how to understand His messages, how to avoid deception and false prophets, and how to grow your gift to benefit God’s people. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced prophetic minister, Dr. Deere’s honest and thoughtful exploration of this biblical gift will equip you to hear what God is saying.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

About the Author

Jack Deere has over twenty years of pastoral experience and is currently associate senior pastor on the executive staff at Trinity Fellowship Church in Amarillo, Texas. He is also Dean of the Wagner Leadership Institute in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He and his family live in Whitefish, Montana.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Vine Books (January 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0830733892
• ISBN-13: 978-0830733897
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #633,407 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Jack Deere, formerly an associate professor of Old Testament at Dallas Theological Seminary, is a writer and lecturer who speaks throughout the world on the gifts of the Holy Spirit. He is the author of the best-selling book, Surprised by the Power of the Spirit.

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86 of 89 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wisdom, February 1, 2002

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Will Riddle "and Jaime Riddle" (Cincinnati) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Beginner's Guide to the Gift of Prophecy (Beginner's Guides (Servant)) (Paperback)

Here is a little further perspective on this book; Jack Deere is a former cessastionist scholar who encountered God in a dramatic way and was mentored by John Wimber and Paul Cain. I've read all or part of several other books on the prophetic, but this one is special because of its Spirit:
Mike Bickle's book helps you relax and believe that prophecy is normal.
Bill Hamon gives you the ins and outs of almost every question or situation you could imagine about the operation of the gift
Steve Thompson's "You may all Prophesy" is really excellent at as a practical introduction-- covering all the bases of how God speaks, and the stopping places most people hit.
But Jack Deere's book actually made me cry at least once. There is such a revelation of humility and reverence for God that your eyes will opened to see prophecy in a whole new light. Not as a thing, but you will taste the Spirit of the Person who is Prophecy.
If you are burned out from the false prophets and failures since the Latter Rain, or if you are concerned that prophecy and prophets are just too weird and that it doesn't seem like the right Spirit, read this book. In fact, if you have any interest in speaking prophetically, please read this, and then move on to some of the other great books.

47 of 49 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pratical insight, March 27, 2001

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Eldon Raley (Titusville, FL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Beginner's Guide to the Gift of Prophecy (Beginner's Guides (Servant)) (Paperback)

For some time now I have been on the edge of the prophetic ministry, trying the gift, making mistakes, being humiliated, being encouraged but not giving up. Thanks to Jack Deere I have been greatly encouraged by this book. I am not placing myself in the same league with these great men of God but it helps to know that they have gone and are going through the same things. The book addressed more than the Prophetic. It is full of deep spiritual truths that bring revelations which are useful in anyones Christian walk. Thank you Jack.

20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Practical, Profound and Timely, November 28, 2002

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Troy Peterson "Stormy-trader" (Irvine, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Beginner's Guide to the Gift of Prophecy (Beginner's Guides (Servant)) (Paperback)

I truly was refreshed by reading this book. I love the practical insight and humility that this book displays. If you ever had a desire to move in the prophectic this book will encourage the process. "Pursue Love , and desire spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy" (1 Corinthians 14:1). Very well written and balanced theologically. Excellent!