Prophets class 2023 lesson #1 The call to Prayer 1 Kings 17 nkjv Elijah Proclaims a Drought 17 And Elijah the Tishbite, of the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the Lord God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, except at my word.” James 5: 17 Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain; and it did not rain on the land for three years and six months. 18 And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth produced its fruit. This series of lessons from me is going to focus on the prayer life of the man of God. Your prayer life will be a direct link and influence on the level of how you prophecy. Your level of prophetic understanding will be a direct link to your bible life. im pouring oil tonight I know I have already lost some of you because you are not on your knees or in your bible, but I’m not here to expose you but to help you see what your potential iS. A man’s or woman’s prayer life and bible life will give you wisdom and knowledge others don’t have. 1 Corinthians 14 kiv 14 Pursue love, and desire spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy. 2 For he who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men but to God, for no one understands him; however, in the spirit he speaks mysteries.3 But he who prophesies speaks edification and exhortation and comfort to men.* He who speaks in a tongue edifies himself, but he who prophesies edifies the church. 5 I wish you all spoke with tongues, but even more that you prophesied; for he who prophesies is greater than he who speaks with tongues, unless indeed he interprets, that the church may receive edification. It does not matter to me that your young/old and inexperienced and you don’t know what and when to do it. What matters to me is you believe in what God has called you to be. The reason you are having so many problems is you haven’t sold out to prayer yet and dedicated yourself to the word. The age we live in now is all about self-gratification, God is calling you to a life of prayer. Prayer is the device God uses to humble his servants, it is a place he can talk to you. From this day forward I want you to start journaling your prayer life, im 58 yrs old and I do, this makes it possible for me to remember and also have a written record of what God is telling me. Somebody say I’ve got to have a prayer life.  I can’t stand that statement! Shame on you As long as you live by the philosophy, “I have got to have a prayer life, this area of your walk with God will be dead and dull”. “Prophet?  Jesus is your life”. John 6:35 35 And Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst. Jesus must be your life. “Let Jesus be first above anything else” This will revolutionize your life”. “There is no such thing as a lazy prophet”,  “Don’t be a lazy,nasty prophet”. Lazy as in prayer less, and nasty as in wordless. A prophet in danger is a Prophet who has no regard for there prayer life or bible life. Yall struggle with your calling so lets deal with this right now. A must do activity I want each one of you who have received a specific calling to stand one at a time and tell me what your calling is. If you’re a prophet tell me I’m a prophet, if you’re an evangelist say I’m a evangelist. Lesson #2 lets address each other as this way, if you’re a young prophet that’s what I’m going to call you, regardless of your age. Moses had problems with his calling, but after he got his prayer life and bible life straighten out he was the man God wanted and used. To show the level of a Prophet Moses was, Moses pinned the first 5 books of the Bible. “I want you to be so focused on Jesus” you become the visible image of Jesus, notice when Elijah prayed, he brought the drought and he prayed again and brought the rain. It wasn’t a question if it would stop or start, it was just a matter of when it would manifest, “there is power in prayer”. Be the Prophet who can turn the elements with their prayer life, be the prophet who can change the laws of physics with there prayer life. They said the will never walk again, but when God says walk all things are possible. Luke 10: 17-20 The Seventy Return with Joy 17 Then the seventy returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us in Your name.” 18 And He said to them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. 19 Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you. 20 Nevertheless do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rather rejoice because your names are written in heaven.” Don’t seek the miracles, miracles are just a manifestation of those who walk with Jesus. Pastor Mike Richardson