Growing In The Prophetic: A practical biblical guide to dreams, visions, and spiritual gifts [Paperback]

Mike Bickle (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 4, 2008

Mike Bickle combines biblical balance and passionate faith to draw readers into new spiritual levels of relationship with God. This revised edition discusses Bickles's involvement with the International House of Prayer and TheCall. Having lead a church where prophetic gifts have been practiced for over 20 years, Bickle offers practical and sound advice to pastors, leaders and lay people. Learn how to integrate prophetic ministry into the life of your church.

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From the Back Cover

The Prophetic Ministry--as God Intended

Best-selling author Mike Bickle writes the definitive manual for understanding how to activate the expression of spiritual gifts in your life and in your church.

His own journey in pastoring prophetic people began suddenly in the spring of 1983, and throughout his ministry he has experienced both the exhilaration and the confusion that the prophetic ministry can bring. It is out of these experiences he now writes for everyone who is interested in seeing spiritual gifts and fresh revelation from God developed with integrity in the church today.

About the Author

Mike Bickle is director of the International House of Prayer of Kansas City, a 24/7 prayer ministry. He is one of the leaders of TheCall, a nationwide cross-cultural and cross-denominational grassroots movement emphasizing prayer, worship, and fasting for spiritual breakthrough. He is also president of the Forerunner School of Ministry, a full-time Bible school in Kansas City.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Charisma House; Revised edition (November 4, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1599793121
• ISBN-13: 978-1599793122
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #175,433 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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25 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Helpful and Important, September 6, 2000

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"pollopadreredux" (Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Growing in the Prophetic (Paperback)

This book is enormously helpful. At first I sort of cringed and considered Mike Bickle to be hyper-analytical about the whole "prophecy thing." But after completing the book and coming to understand the extraordinary outpouring of the gift of prophecy at his church, I found his viewpoint and "hyper-analytical" approach to be a great gift and a crucial tool for keeping the proper focus (on the Creator) at his Kansas City church. What a blessing it is for others to have this very practical guidebook. For those who are "new" to the prophecy gift, I recommend Jack Deere's "Surprised by the Voice of God" for a more "passionate" picture. Then Bickle's book makes for a very nice and helpful "follow up" guide.

25 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Steering the prophetic the right way ..!, June 9, 2000

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Melvyn Lee - See all my reviews

This review is from: Growing in the Prophetic (Paperback)

This is a prophetic package when unfold reveals the heart of Mike Bickle who longs to see the powerhouse of the prophetic movement balance between sound teaching and action application. For someone who does not profess to be prophetic, Mike owes a lot of his experiences to the surrounding osmosis from his prophetic company.

This book is basically an oasis of Mike's experience. The substance of the content is exceptionally rare as understanding the prophetic requires us to move beyond the corral of theology knowledge. It takes a good drill of application experiences to appreciate the positive effects and avoid the abuse of the prophetic. Through a host of honest trials and overt errors, the making of "Growing in the prophetic" is realized for our benefit.

By reading this book, you will find out that when teachings steep to the taste of high flying individuals, prophetic ministry will turn volatile and can potentially burst into a host of damaging effects. Mike Bickle is here to firm up the prophetic application based on truthful and biblical teaching.

One of the immediate requisition of the prophetic is the admission of strong kinship relationship and constant accountability. Such requirement is foundational and creates boundary of peace, joy and covering for those who operate in this calling. However when individuals choose to walk out of such privileged dimension, the light of God dims slowly, susceptibility to all kinds of weird and strange acts are bound to manifest and latch on them.

You will discover moving into the prophetic is actually a maturation process which can be measured by different levels of gifting. I appreciated the way Mike punctuated each teaching with life examples. Paul Cain, Bob Jones and others powerful prophetic figures are included as additives to his examples because of their reputed ministries and global recognitions.

I thank Mike for his honesty. It's people like him we can steer the prophetic ministry into great usage and reap powerful results that God intended it to be. I am sure Mike Bickle has more to say about the prophetic since this book was first released ...

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A sobering review of the prophetic service in the church, August 26, 1998

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[e-mail] (Bergen, Norway) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Growing in the Prophetic (Paperback)

Rarely have I read a book that leads me to describe it as sobering. Yet, Mike Bickle does more the deserve it. Just pointing out how to use the prophetic within the church - and how not to use it. Paul has given us a great rule, when saying that we shouldn't patronize the prophetic, but Mike Bickle puts the word into a very Biblical and easy to understand setting, so that anyone can understand what he is talking about. Since Bickle has been the pastor of a church where the prophetic has been allowed to grow for several years - with both good and bad sides to it, this book shows, as mentioned above, a very sober attitude. I will gladly recommend the book by all of my heart. PS! I've read the book in Norwegian..., and recommend it to Norwegian Readers as well