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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND CONTRIBUTING RESOURCES
Author: Victoria Bouler <vbouler@aol.com>
Followers of Jesus Church, Mobile AL
Editors: Teresa Seputis, Al Vesper

Prophetic-School MiniTraining Series

Prophetic Evangelism

Getting Beyond "The Four Walls" Mentality

(The goal of this series is to learn to take the prophetic anointing to the streets (power evangelism). One must be filled with God's power and anointing before one can "give it away". So we will examine how to get filled with God's presence ("Developing Intimacy With God" and "Worship") and then look at "Taking It To The Streets".)

Course 3 -- Part 1

Developing Intimacy With God

I would like to begin with my favorite old hymn:

And He walks with me
and He talks with me,
and tells me I am His own,
and the joy we share,
as we tarry there,
none other has ever known.

This hymn will be the basis of my discussion on intimacy with God. Let's look at it phrase by phrase...

"HE WALKS WITH ME, AND HE TALKS WITH ME"

  1. We Are His Pleasure And Delight

    God has had us in His heart before the foundation of the world. He chose us!! Paul writes in Ephesians 1:3 "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ. According as He hath CHOSEN US IN HIM BEFORE THE FOUNDATION OF THE WORLD."

    Have you wondered why God did that? He wanted to Walk and Talk with us.. glory!! We are His pleasure and delight... we must walk in that knowledge, we must ponder as we walk uprightly before him, and say I am His pleasure and delight.

    Rev. 4:11 "Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power, for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created"...See yourself!!

  2. We Were Made For Fellowshipping With God

    We can see clearly in Gen. that Our Father desired fellowship with man and woman. God walked in the cool of the day with Adam. He talked with Adam and Eve. It was a Father-son Father-daughter relationship. There's no scriptural evidence of these two ever discussing "spiritual" things, they talked about life as Adam was discovering it in Eden, and this seemed spiritual enough, since God was the source of all that life. It has been my experience that God loves life and loves to talk about it with us. Even our troubles, our concerns, our questions. For as we know He alone is our answer. He will answer. As I read the gospels, Jesus, always answered when someone asked Him.

    One man asked, Jesus what must I do to be saved? Jesus answered. A disciple asked, "Show us the Father", Jesus answered. Another asked, "When will the end of time come?" Jesus answered. That shows me that God who has all the answers, will answer us if we will only ask.

  3. As We Commune With Him, He Reveals Our God Given Authority

    As God walked and talked with Adam and Eve, He made known His covenant:

    Gen 1:26-28
    Let us make man in our image, after our likeness, and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him, male and female created he them, and God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

    God wants us as his own to know our God given authority, "Behold I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and OVER ALL THE POWER OF THE ENEMY; AND NOTHING SHALL BY ANY MEANS HURT YOU." Luke 10:19.

  4. He Reveals His Direction For Our Lives

    It's not hard for man or woman to hear God. To hear instruction or direction for our lives. Faith is the key that unlocks.. "He that cometh to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those that diligently seek him." Heb 11:6.

    The Lord said in Matt.7:7 "Ask and it shall be given you, seek and you will find, knock, and it shall be opened to you." We live in a society that denies the very existence of God, and yet as we look into God's Word we see how He had spoken to generation to generation. "God said to Noah, 'Build an ark to the saving of your household. Build it according to My pattern. And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, and thou shalt gather it to thee; and it shall be for food for thee, and for them.' Thus did Noah according to all that God commanded him, so did he." Gen.6:21-22. Wow!! God saved a whole family, and told them how to be delivered from the destruction!! What a protecting God. Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, Joshua. And the names go on.... and on... We see a Holy God, speaking to his people giving explicit directions for their lives. God has not changed, He is the same yesterday, today, and forever.

    Let us pray:
    Father, I am so excited that I am your delight. Thank-you for choosing us before the world began. That your desire for fellowship is my desire also. I want to walk and talk with you Lord, continually, Reveal to me more and more You. Your destiny and plans for my life. I choose to follow you. I choose to be taught, by You. Open my understanding of my God given authority to have power over all the enemy. May your divine grace continually influence my life. And just as You have spoken clearly to all generations past, speak to me Father. I want to glorify you in this earthen vessel. Thank-you Lord.

"AND HE TELLS ME I AM HIS OWN"

  1. Spirit Of Adoption

    How many times have you cried while in prayer? Groanings out of your belly? That's the spirit of adoption or intercession. Expressing love towards Our Father, or interceding. "And because ye are sons, GOD HATH SENT FORTH THE SPIRIT OF HIS SON INTO OUR HEARTS, CRYING ABBA FATHER." (Gal 4:6)

    ABBA means- Father or Daddy. Just like a child to their Father. God takes pleasure in telling us that we are His own. "Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you??" (I Cor 3:16)

    He assures us that it's no longer we that live but Christ liveth in us. "I was crucified with Christ nevertheless I live YET NOT I BUT CHRIST LIVETH IN ME, and the life which I now live I LIVE BY THE FAITH OF THE SON OF GOD. WHO LOVED ME AND GAVE HIMSELF FOR ME.." (Gal 2:20) Glory to God, He tells us we are one spirit with Him!!! For he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit with Him.

    "He loves to be glorified in us. For ye are bought with a price, therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which ARE GOD'S. We are His, and we abide in him. For IN HIM WE LIVE, AND MOVE, AND HAVE OUR BEING; as certain also of your own poets have said, FOR WE ARE ALSO HIS OFFSPRING." (Acts 17:28) We will hear from God that we are His own!!!!! As abiding as His own, His spirit enables us to commune with Him. Just like Jesus did.

    Let us pray:
    Father thank-you for the Spirit of your Son in me, I do cry Abba, My Father. I thank-you that it is no longer I who live in this body, but Christ the anointed one lives in me. And I thank-you also Father that I am living by the faith of the Son of God. It's not mine but his. I am yours. And as I live In You, and move in You, and have my being in You, You are being glorified in me. Thank-you Lord.

"AND THE JOY WE SHARE, AS WE TARRY THERE"

  1. Manifests His Presence

    Oh what joy we share!! As we tarry there, WHERE? IN HIM. In HIS PATH OF LIFE. "Thou wilt show me the PATH OF LIFE; IN THY PRESENCE IS FULLNESS OF JOY, AT THY RIGHT HAND THERE ARE PLEASURES EVERMORE." (Ps. 16:11) His INDWELLING Presence!! Notice I said IN-dwelling, Paul said, "To whom GOD WOULD MAKE KNOWN what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, WHICH IS CHRIST IN YOU, THE HOPE OF GLORY," (HIS DIVINE PRESENCE). Before we can enjoy the JOY OF HIS PRESENCE we must awaken to where His presence is. And that is IN US!!!

    At numerous times God's presence indwelt His disciples to such a measure that they became drunk.

    Acts 2:12-13 - And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one to another, 'WHAT MEANETH THIS?' Others mocking said, 'These men are FULL OF NEW WINE.' God reveals to us that His desire is that we BE FILLED just like drinking WINE IN EXCESS!!! I like that!! And He goes on to say, 'And be not drunk with WINE, wherein is excess, but be filled with the SPIRIT.' (In excess) glory!! Wonder why God didn't say lemonade? I believe His point lies within the description of WINE. Why? excess of wine will make you happy, joyful, a little tipsy, you would tend to do things you normally wouldn't do if you were sober. A boldness rises up within you. Cares that seem to be at times overwhelming disappear. It brings great joy when experiencing HIS PRESENCE. And He also rejoices over us and gets Happy!! He also sings over us... Can you hear Him singing? "The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty, he will save, HE WILL REJOICE OVER THEE WITH JOY; HE WILL REST IN HIS LOVE, HE WILL JOY OVER THEE WITH SINGING." (Zephanish 3:17) Do you get a picture of God singing over you with great joy? What a beautiful sight!!! To know He is SO EXCITED OVER US!!! does that not make us excited and filled with joy over Him. Yes it does!!! As He fills us with His joy, He is seen on our countenance. "Thou hast made known to me the ways of life, THOU SHALT MAKE ME FULL OF JOY WITH THY COUNTENANCE." (Acts 2:28)

  2. Manifesting Joy In The Midst Of Opposition

    As we keep our minds and hearts stayed on Him "He shall keep us in perfect peace." (Isa 26:3) Even in the midst of persecution we can still experience His joy. Look at Paul and Barnabas: "the Jews stirred up persecution against them and as they went out of that city, shook off the dust of their feet against them, The disciples WERE FILLED WITH JOY, and with the Holy Spirit." (Acts 13:50-52) "And at midnight Paul and Silas SANG PRAISES UNTO GOD..." and everyone's bands were loose.. (Acts 16:25). That is some supernatural praise in such adversity. They were bound, yet their Joyful praise released them... set them free and everyone else. Praise God!!

  3. Tarry In Him Continually

    To TARRY THERE, is to ABIDE IN HIM. "ABIDE IN ME, AND I IN YOU." (John 15:4) Jesus prayed; "Father I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, BE WITH ME WHERE I AM; THAT THEY MAY BEHOLD MY GLORY, which thou hast given me, for thou lovedst me BEFORE THE FOUNDATION OF THE WORLD." (John 17:24)

    God sent His Son Jesus, to pay the price of redemption for mankind. And whosoever believeth on Jesus would receive His spirit inside their mortal bodies and then God would reveal the Spirit of His Son through them. Paul is an example: To REVEAL HIS SON IN ME, THAT I MIGHT PREACH HIM AMONG THE HEATHEN, immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood. Walking by faith, believing His Word, that we abide in the secret place of the Most High. Psalm 91 says "He who dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. UNDER HIS WINGS, HIS FEATHERS..." -- what a secure place!! glory!!!

    "One Lord, one faith, one baptism, One God, and Father of all, who is above all, AND THROUGH ALL, AND IN YOU ALL." (Eph 4:5-6) Do you think Father is a little southern ("you all")... Just kidding!!!

    Let us pray:
    Father thank-you for Your presence abiding in my mortal body.. I thank you for making my body your habitation. I yield all my members unto you, Be Lord of My body and my mind. Reveal your son in me... I pray that I may preach Him throughout the world. Father fill me again with Your wine of Your presence, Your joy, to overflowing. Lord will you fill me again just like you filled your disciples then, get me drunk I pray. And as your joy fills me up -- thank-you that the joy of the Lord is my strength, to overcome all opposition. Glory to Your name Jesus... May I always walk in a conscience of abiding under the Shadow of You, Your Wings, Your feathers. You are my refuge, My fortress, My God in whom I trust. I love you Father God.

"NONE OTHER HAS EVER KNOWN"

  1. We Are Not Another

    "I am the Lord, that is my name, and MY GLORY WILL I NOT GIVE TO ANOTHER. Neither my praise to graven images.." (Is 42:8) I asked the Lord, "Lord in John 17, you said you gave us Your glory, but here you are saying You will not give Your glory to another, what does that mean?" He told me so clearly, "You are not another!!!" I shouted!! "Glory to your name forever and forever!!! Thank-you Father."

    Our Father has imparted His glory to us.. In John 17:22-23 He says "AND THE GLORY THOU HAST GIVEN ME I HAVE GIVEN THEM, THAT THEY MAY BE ONE, EVEN AS WE ARE ONE. I IN THEM AND THOU IN ME, THAT THEY MAY BE MADE PERFECT IN ONE; AND THAT THE WORLD MAY KNOW THAT THOU HAST SENT ME, AND HAST LOVED THEM, AS THOU HAST LOVED ME." God calls us a CHOSEN GENERATION!! "We are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people, that ye should show forth the praises of Him who hath called you out of darkness into His marvellous light." (I Peter 2:9) "We have been given His spirit His glory, that we may know the things that are freely given to us of God." (I Cor. 2:12) "The others are the fools who hath said in their hearts there is no God." (Ps. 14:1) It is a shame, that if remaining as a fool, they will never experience God's glory. "AND THIS IS LIFE ETERNAL, THAT THEY MIGHT KNOW THEE THE ONLY TRUE GOD, AND JESUS CHRIST WHOM THOU HAST SENT." (John17:3).

    Let us pray:
    Thank-you I am not another. But you have given your glory to me. May I never take you for granted. I stand in awe of your marvellous works. Thank-you that we are one, You are living in me, and I'm abiding in You. It is Your desire that I be made perfect in one. That the world may see your son in me, to know you have sent me just as You have sent Your Son. And that You have loved me as much as You have loved Your Son. Help me to show forth Your praises; To walk in Your marvellous Light.

    Yes, Father, also to understand all things that You have already freely given. May I walk in a consciousness of being a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people, that I will continually show forth praises Of YOU!!! May Your eternal life continually spring up a well within my soul and spirit, as I behold Your Glory, and seek to Know Thee, and Jesus Christ. Bless Your wonderful Name. Jesus. As for me, "I will behold thy face in righteousness, I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with THY LIKENESS." (Ps. 17:15)

[Please Note:
This is intended as a discussion series. Please feel free to send your discussion (comments or questions) to prophetic-school@godspeak.net. We will have online discussion each week, MC'd by Victoria Bouler, the author of this series. These discussions will NOT be put on the course WWW page.


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