This series on the prophetic is based off my handwritten notes, which I took as I attended classes on this topic at church in Oct 2024.

• Instructor was in healing ministry for several years, and their team prayed for many people
• And he cried a lot; why are we not seeing as much healing as seen from the Bible
• So he asked God why, and then realised those who ministered had some root problems like unforgiveness, anger
• Later in prophetic ministry, he also noticed there are people in ministry, who feel hurt, regret, bitterness, etc
• So he began to realise and teach, that people who minister first need healing
• And there are 3 main areas where unhealthiness tend to lie: Power, Money, Sex
• And the root of it all is those don’t have a healthy and whole relationship with the Father
• So they are ‘orphaned’ prophets, pastors, and ministers, that need to be healed first
• And instructor prays that Holy Spirit will teach us, heal us, and we would know God as a Father; as Jesus says I know my Father
• This will allow us to minister from a place of wholeness

Syncing of our heart and mind:

• One scripture instructor prays everyday is Psa 86:11: Teach me your way Lord, that I may rely on your faithfulness, give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name
• MSG: Put me together, one heart and mind; then undivided, I will worship in joyful fear
• Let there be a syncing of heart (affections), and mind (attention), let them both be in sync together
• Col 3:20: Put on your spiritual self, after the image of God

Everything in our life is based on 2 foundational stones:

1. Proper, Healthy, Biblical image of who God is
2. Proper, Healthy, Biblical image of who I am

Who God is and who I am:

• Matt 16: Jesus asked the people, who do you think I’m, and people answered wrongly
• But the Holy Spirit came suddenly upon Simon that he knew Him as: The Son of the living God
• Jesus looked at him and said: You are Peter (petros; like a solid rock)
• The more I know who God is, and pursue Him, the more I get to know who I’m
• Because my identity comes His image
• My lifelong pursuit should hence be: to know God
• From there, I can then know myself
• And in this whole cycle, the enemy / devil wants to break it; this is the daily war (2 Cor 4:8-9)
• Paul says: as we are in the cycle of pursuing God, it is not easy, as the devil seeks to steal, kill, and destroy

4-fold daily attack:

1. Hard-pressed – Emotionally attacked
2. Perplexed – Mind under attack
3. Persecuted – Attacked by people
4. Struck down – Purpose and hope attacked

Believe and speak:

• 2 Cor 4:13: The way to make sure things are alright, is to believe and speak
• So keep check our heart and mouth, maybe we should call out one another and ask: how is your heart today, are you allowing anything bad to enter your heart, and similarly how is your mouth today
• Rom 10:8-10: The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart
• That if you confess with your mouth, you shall believe in thine heart
• Principle: We use our mouth (confession), to fill our hearts
• So that my heart becomes so full, that it overflows (for out of abundance of heart, speaks the mouth)

Confessing with our mouth:

• Instructor failed one grade, and teacher told his parents he would not be allowed to proceed to next grade
• His parents got home took out a sheet of paper, and written down verses from the Biblethat say who we are, e.g; we are a new creation in God
• And instructor used his mouth to confess these verses, so as to fill his heart
• And from then on something shifted, and he consistently got 96 marks for all tests
• So we have to use our mouth to confess God’s word, which provides direction for our life
• 2 Cor 4:16: Our inward man is being progressively renewed daily
• So it is the word of God that brings life, and we are coming in agreement with the Word

Guarding our hearts:

• Let’s now look at the heart
• Jude 1:21: Keep yourself in the foundation of the love of God, looking for mercy
• So love provides foundations for mercy
• For example, forgiveness (love / compassion), is an act of mercy
• Please refer to Jon 4:2 article, for how God had compassion for Nineveh that the he should not suffer the punishment they deserved
• But if we don’t realise its the love of God (foundation), then we will think that God forgives out of an ulterior motive
• Love chapter in the Bible: 1 Cor 13:4-7, God does not have love only, but He is love
• Please refer to 1 Cor 13:1 article, for more on God’s “agape” love
• Instructor’s Sunday school teacher, told him to replace all occurrences of “love” with “God”
• And when he did this; he realised that we really need the love of God, which shapes us / our character to be more Christ-like
• Joseph forgave in his brothers in Gen who betrayed him, and took their burden off
• But his brothers had a problem: they had not experience such love like Joseph before, as Joseph was always loved by his father in a special way
• So his brothers thought Joseph did that, because their father was still alive
• When their father died, his brothers cooked up a letter / story that his father’s last wish was for him to forgive them
• Joseph wept on reading the letter, because he had long forgiven them already
• So his brothers had actually received mercy, but had not experienced love
• And this might be the same for some Christians, if they are unsure if they are saved, and think Christianity is a set of rules, and had not experienced the love of God

4 stages of love:

1. Receiving and growing in depths of the Father’s love
2. Receiving the Father’s love for Jesus, by the power of Holy Spirit
3. Loving yourself by the help of Holy Spirit
4. Loving others in attitude and action

Receiving the Father’s love:

• We receive and grow in the height, depth, length, and width of Father’s love (Eph 3:18-19)
• This happens throughout our Christian life
• John 15:9, 1 John 4:19

Receiving the Father’s love for Jesus:

• These 4 stages are impossible on our own, we have to first receive to release
• And cannot release something we don’t even have
• So we have receive God’s love for us first, so we can love the Father in return
• John 17:26
• To show love to somebody, we need to find out their love language, whether it’s touch, gifts, etc
• Similarly, the love language of Jesus is: how the Father loved him
• Jesus says: You want to love me, love me how the Father loved me
• We don’t just love the Lord as in beginning of Psalms: because of what He does for us, e.g; answers prayers, protection, healing
• But later in Psalms, we see a more mature / deeper relationship with God: that we love Him because we have a relationship with Him
• Same like Daniel, he loved God regardless of whether God delivers them from the oven (please refer to Dan 3 article)
• And he will not bow, because he loves God

Loving yourself:

• Matt 22:39: Love your neighbour as yourself
• If we don’t even love ourselves, we cannot love our neighbours

Loving others:

• John 13:34-35
• Loving others in a proper biblical manner, that my heart is now transformed
• 2 words of love common in the Bible: agape (love of God) and phileo (brotherly love)
• Please refer to 1 Cor 13:1 article, for more on God’s “agape” love
• John 21:15-17: Jesus asked Peter do you “agape” me, Peter replied: I “phileo” you
• Before that in Matt 26:33, Peter said thrice he would never deny Jesus but failed
• So now Jesus is asking Peter what is this “phileo” love doing for you
• And sometimes we go for conferences, had an encounter and said: I will never, but failed because our will is not strong (not because we don’t have the hunger for God)
• But we need to ask daily: Holy Spirit pour in me the love the Father has for His Son Jesus, that I may love myself and others in a healthy manner

Sermon on the mount:

• We find out what we have to pay / give up to follow Jesus
• Yes salvation is free, but we have to take up our cross daily, deny ourself, and follow Him
• Real meat (burger), is in Matt 6; v1, 6, 8, 9, 14, 15, 18, 26, 32, all the verses having “Father”
• Jesus is saying: You are behaving like an orphan, because an orphan does not have a father
• So we need to have a right, healthy relationship with the Father

Orphans worry about:

1. Finances (ability, v24)
2. Food (daily provision, v25)
3. Fitness (identity, v27)
4. Fashion (acceptance, v28)
5. Future (security, v34)

• The primary reason: that God sent Holy Spirit, is to deal with your orphaness
• John 14:16-17: I will send another helper, who will be with you forever
• v18: I will not leave you as orphans
• Holy Spirit will be with you, and deal with that orphaness
• Holy Spirit is the agent that pours the love of the Father in our hearts (Rom 5:5, Gal 4:6)
• We thus need to have intimacy with the Holy Spirit, that brings the love of the Father
• And to minister to others
• Some people carry wound of rejection, and use ministry as a means to fulfil their identity
• Rejection can only be solved by knowing God as their Father

Symptoms of rejection:

1. Easily hurt and offended
2. Suspicious of others
3. Isolation from others
4. Self-verification
5. Failure to trust in God
6. Addictions
7. Workaholic
8. Commitment issue

• Some may not come from families of orphan, abusive father, and have a good mon / dad, but still carry the wound of rejection
• Parable of talent: The one who did not multiply, had the wrong image his Father
• Please refer to Prophetic Part 6: Sonship and Servantship, for how parable of talents represents our gifts

Orphan vs son:

1. Orphans strive for praise, approval, and acceptance of man. Sons are secure in total acceptance by God.
2. Orphans view the church as a place of membership with benefits. Sons look at the church as a family with each member’s contribution and responsibility.
3. Orphans thrive on information. Sons thrive on revelation.
4. Orphans see God as a master. Sons see God as their loving Father.
5. Orphans are loyal to who or what meets their needs, protect, or promotes them. Sons are loyal to their Father.
6. Orphans are driven out of fear. Sons are led by the Spirit.
7. An orphan spirit defines blessing in material terms. Sons define blessings as the natural result of living intimacy with the Father.
8. An orphan spirit is always pushing us into performance. Sons are always responding on obedience to the Father’s voice.
9. Orphans must be holy to have God’s favour and answer, thus increasing a sense of shame and guilt. Sons want to be holy; do not want anything to limit their intimate relationship with God
10. Orphans strive with competition, rivalry, and jealousy towards other’s success and position. Sons walk in humility and unity, value others, and rejoice in their blessings and success.
11. Orphans accuse and repose others to make themselves look good and others look bad. Sons walk in the love of the Father to cover the multitude of sins, and seek to restore and build.