Rockwood Church Insert March 18, 2012
#145 BROKE(N) (Part ONE) Pastor Shane Ogle
1 Kings 17:1
Wealth: intimately connected to you (emotionally, physically, psychologically, spiritually)
*What we need today is the prophetic voice to a broke(n) generation!
*7 Standards of the Prophetic Voice: (1 Kings 17:1-16)
1. The prophet endures the consequence of the prophecy along with the people. (vs. 1)
2. The prophet will, at times, be hated by the people. (vs. 2-3)
3. The prophet must trust God for supernatural provision in the difficult day. (vs. 4-6)
4. The prophet must believe God, even when it isn’t logical. (vs. 7-9)
5. The prophet must speak faith to difficult times. (vs. 10-11)
6. The prophet dare not water down the truth. (vs. 12-13)
7. The prophet speaks life to the obedience of faith. (vs. 14-16)
*Ezekiel prophesied to dry bones – you cannot speak what you do not know. “Bones live!!!”
Questions for Further Study
Getting to Know YOU
1. Have you ever found yourself in financial trouble before? How did the circumstances unfold? Were these circumstances you created or were you a victim of circumstance? What others areas in life did your financial woe touch?
2. What are some biblical principles you have applied to your personal finances that have helped you in the past? Has their been a time when you had to use your faith and believe God for better?
Passage to Ponder
1.Read Proverbs 3:1-10? What are the points of obedience mentioned here? What is the promise? Can you believe God for that?
Show Me the Way
1. What first step might you need to take as a result of God speaking to you through this message?
2. Name a way you might be able to speak prophetically into this generation concerning their finances and their future.
