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

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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.

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 ...

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

This was an awsome book that helped me to see not only how to use the gift of prophescy but it helped me to understand to role of a pastor and the role of the prophet. We need to understand that God gives the gifts and that they need to be used for Him, but this book helps you to understand how to walk in the gifting that God has given you and allow the pastor to walk in his gifting, and to work together for God and His will.

The author tells of his own journey away from "prophetic chaos" toward a clearer understanding of God's order. Out of this experience he conveys insights beneficial for the development of prophetic ministry in the church today.

A must read for every Christian, whether you consider yourself a prophetic person or not. Mike Bickle and Michael Sullivant offers valuable insights and lots of wisdom from their years in pastoring the prophetic. It is easy to read and the stories are funny. It has helped me tremendously in my own walk with God as well as helping others in the church.

It took me a while to decide what book to buy regarding prophecy. So many out there! and when you are a beginner is hard to discern which one is best for you.

This book is not complicated. It is well detailed and helpful if you are trying to figuring out how to deal with your prophetic gifts. It's a good start and a good reference guide when the time of leading prophetic groups comes.

Mike Bickle is not just a great author...but he has sheparded a move of God. He is a great man of God with tremendous incite. He is also balanced and not overly emotional nor drawn to extremes.

I would recomend not only this book...but anything by him.

I do recommend this book to anyone who want to get closer to God to read this book and not only once, but read it again and again. God bless.

I quite enjoyed this book, not that it gave great insight into moving in the Prophetic, but it gave great insight into the very real and present (physical and spiritual) dangers of being in the prophetic. The author, Mike Bickle, admits to being very non-prophetic, and as such he takes a very real stance on maintaining a proper balance of worship, teaching, leading, and prophetic ministering. I believe this is a MUST READ book for anyone who believes they have the gift of prophecy or for anyone who works with those who do.