Ray Self
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How Prophecy and Romance Intersect
In the Charismatic circles that I have been a part of for so many years, I often hear single people speak about how the Lord showed them that a particular person was to be their spouse. Sadly, most of the time, this does not work out. The person who believed it was the Lord talking …
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What Happens When God Wants Your Attention?
God will go to extremes to get your attention. We see examples of this throughout Scripture. With Moses, there was the burning bush incident (Ex.. 3:1-17). There was a time God gave Peter a miraculous catch of fish (Luke 5:1-11). For Paul, it was on the road to Damascus when a light and a voice …
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The Problem With the Entertaining Church
As ministers of the gospel, I believe we need to be reminded that the most incredible amount of love and joy we can give to a person is the truth of the gospel and the impartation of the Holy Spirit that makes Jesus come alive in our hearts. Recently I had the pleasure of interviewing …
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Take Authority Over the Spirit of Jezebel, Even in Your Wilderness
For a long time, you have heard about how Jezebel will attack the prophets (1 Kings 18:4). The spirit of Jezebel especially loves to target prophetic ministers. Unfortunately, sometimes the spirit of Jezebel works through people closest to us. Most people who have the spirit of Jezebel operating through them are completely unaware of it. …
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The Commonly Misunderstood and Under-Taught Biblical Mandate
The gift of prophecy can be powerful but also commonly misunderstood and even ridiculed by traditional denominations. The Bible is clear about this gift. The apostle Paul wrote about it and encouraged every believer to desire this gift in his letters to the Corinthian church. Paul wrote his letters as instructions to the church and …
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Operating in the Power of the Holy Spirit Is Not Confined to Church Pews
“For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are the sons of God” (Rom. 8:14). It seems that being led by the Spirit is much easier when you are in church. The above commandment from God is not limited to ministry on Sunday mornings. This commandment is for everyday life as …
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Why You Should Desire the Gift of Prophecy
The impartation of the gift of prophecy is for all Christians. Based on this Scripture, all Christians should have the ability to prophesy: “Follow after love and desire spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy” (1 Cor. 14:1). Why would God ask us to do something that we cannot do? In the church today, …
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Protect Your Relationships: Don’t Fall Prey to the Tempter’s Schemes
In a recent episode of Self Talk With Dr. Ray Self on the Charisma Podcast Network, I discuss a demonic scheme occurring in which spiritual spouses attack leaders in the church. A spiritual spouse results when a counterfeit relationship takes the place of the leader’s actual spouse. A typical example may happen as follows: At …
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