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Elijah Task: A Call to Today's Prophets

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Pain, trial and persecution are normal process encountered while growing in the prophetic. Times twice of that defines the preparation process one needs to go through when one grows in the office of a prophet.

John Sanford is definitely a season prophet. However he has not graduated from the School of the Holy Spirit. It takes patience to learn all of God's ways. In "Elijah Task", John described how he and his wife has to go through some of the most severe testing while being trained to be a prophet. When you recognized your calling as a prophet, cutting corners is never the chosen path. From John's experience, prophets are at the peak of their training during the trough of their lives. In other words, the making of a prophet's ministry usually take place in the darkest moment of his life. The end result God desires is humility and brokenness. Only then He can use His prophets to complete His divine task.

Today John Sanford's ministry has proven to be a great contribution to the Body of Christ in the area of counseling and healing. This book is an expression of his priceless experience. I believe the insightful teachings provided here are very essential materials to emerging prophets of our time. John has made us aware that operating in the prophetic realm can be a dangerous playground. He made it plain to us that it takes integrity and wisdom when prophets handle their gifting.

In one of the chapter, John also mentioned that God occasionally allow His prophets to miss the mark. This is necessary in order to deflate any form of pride that may arise in the ministry.

This book is a must if you are serious about letting God to shape your life as a prophet or a prophetic person.

This book is aimed at those who feel that God has called them to hear his voice, to walk with a prophetic annointing. The Bible encourages us to "eagerly desire the gift of prophesy", and anyone who has experienced or heard testimony of the power of this spiritual gift -- to make God real to people in this world and to address the underlying spiritual realities of the world through the ministry of prayer -- should make this book a number one priority.

John Sandford writes not from an academic view, but from the point of view of someone who has clearly been called to a prophetic ministry. The message of the book is that clarity costs, and the process of reaching it is often messy. But, oh, the blessings it releases!

Far from the Hollywood personification of Biblical prophets as heroic figures, Sandford lifts up a corner of Christian life to uncover a reality that is very quiet, very real, and very necessary for our times.

If you're a Christian and you've received revelation -- visions, dreams, and words of knowledge and wisdom -- that leave you confused but hungering for more of the reality of God's voice, this book will do a lot for you.

The Elijah task is also recommended for pastors seeking to understand and incorporate the gift of prophesy into your local church.

Nurture your prophets gently, it's a hard walk but, ultimately, one that will be a blessing to many.

NP

I have finally read this book and am satisfied. John Sandford is a true prophet of God and explains intercession well, dramatically highlighting its dynamics. No person who is unfamiliar with the depths of prayer or is unaccustomed to charismata can simply pick up, read, and expect to understand. It really is heavy stuff. But there is no person who might not be made to consider whether the prophetic is real after reading. Sandford has done a great job, too, in providing a manual on God's purpose for prophets and intercessors and the communication languages of God, like dreams and vision and what they mean. The only negative to the book is that Sandford's writing can be hard to endure and understand. Also, at times he states things that seem to go too far as it concerns orthodoxy. All in all, the book is a "next level" book for persons who want the depths of prayer and for those who might feel called to the prophetic.

This book was Incredible, a must for any saint searching to maximize spiritual growth. Reading this book once simply isn't enough. John Sanford, bring such clarity to simple things. Your eyes will be opened like never before. I highly recommend the book to Christians looking for a serious walk with Christ.

I thank the Author for his honesty and Obedience to the Spirit of God.

Picked this little guy up at a GoodWill in desolate, desert Idaho. Changed my life! Elijah'd popped up in my readings, and I feel a great sense of urgency with this title. Haven't finished it yet, but the Sanford's don't play around - mysticism, for the everyday man, or woman. I look forward to exploring more, and you should seek their seminars, because I hear they have some (according to their website). Love!
God Alone

The Elijah Task is perhaps the most instructive and illuminating text on the role and preparation of the Prophet currently in print. It ought to be considered essential reading for any who find themselves called to - or already in - prophetic ministry, as well as for those called alongside such individuals, and who want to better understand and support their development.

Originally written in 1977, this text remains fresh and compelling; in fact, many of the pivotal teachings on the nature and function of the prophetic office emergent over the last 20 years appear to be both first contained and most succinctly expressed here. John Sandford is undoubted a father in the prophetic and one wonders how much of what we understand today actually had its origins in this work, although it is notable that the authors also make attribution to others as appropriate.

Thoroughly scriptural throughout, the Sandfords have an authentic and humble approach to their subject; the book is replete with real-life illustrations and examples, and it seems as many of these are of the lessons learned from their own mistakes as they are of spectacular `success' or stunning revelation. The theme throughout is concerning the breaking and shaping of the Prophet's character into utter dependence upon the Lord and the realisation that he never attains any state of righteousness or effectiveness in the gifting apart from that dependence.

The Elijah Task is a most practical work that will not only assist the budding Prophet in understanding and stepping into their call, but will also unambiguously dissuade them from any notion that the road ahead will be quick, easy or glorious. The Sandfords convincingly demonstrate what it means for the Prophet to be next to last in the ecclesiastical order; that the call to high office in the Church is never a elevation to honour (in this life), but rather an invitation to humiliation. Their frank and honest discussion of their own sins and failings is the greatest encouragement to those who would follow on that narrow path.

I heartily recommend this book to any with an interest in the topic.

This was not your average Christian book. Suggest that it only be read by those seriously seeking a deeper place in Jesus Christ.

I recommend this book to any serious servant of God exercising a prophetic ministry or interested in developing one. The sound and exquisite clarity and reflection of God's pure heart and the Spirit of Truth (Aletheia) contained it this book serves as a road map for any true Prophet and/or Intercessor desiring to function in a ministry of integrity and longevity. Very good resource for study and expansion and a great addition for your prophetic library.

This is the best book I have read on the office of "Prophet." The writer gives a perspective that is somewhat different than that of others. One example is this: In the Old Testament, the prophet was known to point out sin, but in this age, the role (words) of the prophet is to help bring ones not just to acknowledge their sin, but to bring them to total restoration. The writer speaks much of the need for the prophet to have a intimate relationship with the Father, and ministry will flow from that relationship. As the writer says, this book is "a call to today's prophets and intercessors." This book is excellent for anyone doing a serious study of either.

His book references Matthew 17:9-13, to quote "Elijah does come, and his to restore al things; but I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not know him, but did to him whatever they please...".

Page 24 I quote again "The entire church is to act as Elijah. The church is not to flee to heaven before tribulation, but to restore all things in preparation for the return of the Lord." Later on down to put it into perspective it says "however, the church does not become that Elijah of the end time until as Jesus commanded, His specific messengers, His Elijah prophets, call the church to the Elijah task.

Great book and establishes a foundation of the Office of Prophet. He discusses the processes of training, all the avenues the Lord uses to communicate as well. The first book written in 1977 is not at all out of date but the way it was written is really compact with a lot of information inside. It has taken me at least two reads to really absorb it what is in here.

Its time that the body of Christ rise up and declare and allow the Kingdom of God be established. it's time to really minister the heart of the Father to the unsaved. He discusses the role of the Prophet to train, to warn, to restore, and to heal.