Prophetic Word for 2016
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In “Prophetic Word for 2016,” Pastor Dean Odle presents a Scripture-centered message about Bible prophecy, Islamic origins and claims, the authority of Scripture. Drawing especially from Acts 2, 1 Corinthians 13, 1 Corinthians 14, Luke 17, the teaching emphasizes that prophecy should produce discernment, readiness, and faithfulness rather than speculation alone. Odle connects that foundation with the conviction that Islamic claims and biblical revelation present incompatible accounts of God and salvation.
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Odle focuses on Bible prophecy while working through Acts 2. The message argues that prophecy should produce discernment, readiness, and faithfulness rather than speculation alone. It connects this with the conviction that God calls believers to reject compromise and pursue practical holiness. The practical emphasis is to remain watchful, grounded in Scripture, and ready to obey Christ.
Odle focuses on Bible prophecy. The message argues that prophecy should produce discernment, readiness, and faithfulness rather than speculation alone. It connects this with the conviction that the church is called to recover biblical faithfulness instead of accommodating compromise. The practical emphasis is to seek God in prayer and act on what Scripture requires.
Odle focuses on the authority of Scripture while working through Luke 17. The message argues that Scripture is presented as the standard for doctrine, discernment, and daily obedience. It connects this with the conviction that prophecy should produce discernment, readiness, and faithfulness rather than speculation alone. The practical emphasis is to remain watchful, grounded in Scripture, and ready to obey Christ.
Odle focuses on the Antichrist while working through Ezekiel 38, Genesis 16. The message argues that the message examines biblical descriptions of the final adversary and the deception surrounding his rise. It connects this with the conviction that prophecy should produce discernment, readiness, and faithfulness rather than speculation alone. The practical emphasis is to seek God in prayer and act on what Scripture requires.
Odle focuses on Islamic origins and claims while working through Genesis 16. The message argues that Islamic claims and biblical revelation present incompatible accounts of God and salvation. It connects this with the conviction that the sermon relates Israel’s place in Scripture to the unfolding prophetic picture. The practical emphasis is to trust God’s promises and refuse decisions governed by fear.
Odle focuses on Israel in prophecy while working through Psalm 2. The message argues that the sermon relates Israel’s place in Scripture to the unfolding prophetic picture. It connects this with the conviction that biblical faith trusts God’s character and acts upon His promises. The practical emphasis is to trust God’s promises and refuse decisions governed by fear.
Odle focuses on Islamic origins and claims while working through Genesis 16, Luke 21. The message argues that Islamic claims and biblical revelation present incompatible accounts of God and salvation. It connects this with the conviction that God’s commands reveal His standard and direct the obedient life. The practical emphasis is to test the teaching by Scripture and apply it through faithful obedience.
Odle focuses on the condition of the church. The message argues that the church is called to recover biblical faithfulness instead of accommodating compromise. It connects this with the conviction that prophecy should produce discernment, readiness, and faithfulness rather than speculation alone. The practical emphasis is to remain watchful, grounded in Scripture, and ready to obey Christ.
Odle focuses on family discipleship. The message argues that faithfulness in the home requires instruction, loving correction, protection, and a consistent Christian example. It connects this with the conviction that biblical faith trusts God’s character and acts upon His promises. The practical emphasis is to trust God’s promises and refuse decisions governed by fear.
Odle focuses on the beast system. The message argues that Revelation’s beast imagery is connected with coercion, worship, and end-time deception. It connects this with the conviction that believers are urged to remain sober, alert, prayerful, and ready amid spiritual danger. The practical emphasis is to remain watchful, grounded in Scripture, and ready to obey Christ.
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I want to share this morning um the prophetic word I believe the message of the Lord Just Dropped In My Heart the other day I guess it was we were trying to figure it out it was right before Thanksgiving maybe not quite two weeks ago but I didn't say it immediately because I just wanted to pray over it but I do want to back up a little bit because um the Lord the Lord wants us to understand something I'm going to share this today because I want you to understand that there's both Bible prophecy written prophecy and the gift of Prophecy all right the Bible talks about both now of course the word of God what's written is supreme above everything else but the gifts of the holy spirit are still for today I know there's a lot of churches a lot of denominations a lot of Bible schools a lot of theologians a lot of pastors a lot of ministers out there that don't believe that but that's their choice the word of God says that not only the baptism the holy spirit with the gift of other tongues for all those who would believe even those who are far off of it as it says in Acts 2. but also the gift of Prophecy and I want to show you something I want us to go to Acts chapter 2 first this morning Acts chapter 2 and as you're turning there just want to give you of course First Corinthians chapter 12. is where we get the nine gifts of the Holy Spirit now nowhere in the Bible does it say that any of the gifts of the holy spirit have been done away with or have ceased there are many out there that try to say that uh First Corinthians 13 talks about whether there be knowledge it will vanish away whether they be tongues with feasts whether they be prophecies they will fail but they always take it out of context and they always create this idea they said well and when it says that which is perfect is calm is when those things will cease well what they say is that which is perfect when it when the Canon of the Bible came or was completed they said that that's when the Bible was completed that's when the gifts of the Holy Spirit were done away with for the church well that's ludicrous because if you take the context of First Corinthians chapter 13 you find out that that which is perfect is come refers to when we see Jesus face to face Paul goes on to say when we see him face to face and then of course the word when it says that which is perfect has come the word and the Greek there means the coming of Jesus Christ the final come Thayer's Greek dictionary Bears this out too so anyway what I'm saying is most churches out there deny the gifts reject the
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gifts of the holy spirit but they are still for today including the gift of Prophecy now there are some even within the charismatic and Pentecostal realm that says that the gift of Prophecy is only for edification encouragement Comfort exhortation and comfort they they use the verse First Corinthians 14 3 that's where they pull that from but just because the Bible says prophecy does those three things doesn't say in that verse whatsoever that that's where it's limited to and when we look up the word prophecy we find out that it means to speak by inspiration of the Holy Spirit but it also means to foretell events before they happen you look it up in the Greek dictionary the Strong's Greek dictionary that's what you find right so prophecy means to speak by inspiration of the Holy Spirit meaning the holy spirit is inspiring you with something that may be encouraging it may be exhorting or convicting it may be comforting but it also may be something to warn you of something that's to come it may produce the fear of the Lord in your life and make you wake up and Deuce take some actions and I say that because did not God forewarn Noah that there was going to be a great flood and that he was to build an ark and it says Noah feared the Lord and so he obeyed and he built the ark and he saved himself and his family from the coming judgment all right but that was God telling him something before it happened God told him about the flood and told him how to prepare before it happened okay so I want to share with you some things and I share these things today not because I'm trying to brag on myself I'm really trying to encourage you that all of us as Paul said in First Corinthians 14 he said you would may all may prophesy and he was talking to born-again Christian you have to be born again you have to truly believe Jesus is Lord that Jesus died on the cross for your sins that he rose from the dead on the third day you have to have confessed Jesus as Lord repented of your sin turn from sin and begun a true life of following Jesus being a disciple knowing that you've been touched by the Holy Spirit and you've been saved now if you have the Holy Spirit In You and especially if you receive the baptism of the holy spirit with the evidence the initial evidence of speaking in other tongues as it is in every instance in the Bible in the New Testament then you truly have stepped into the doorway to the gifts of the Holy Spirit but as Paul said he said you know tongues is great he said I speak in tongues more than all of you Corinthians and the Corinthians all of them were excited about speaking in tongues they love that gift but but Paul said I
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speak in tongues more than all of you to the Corinthians yet in the church I would rather hear someone prophesy I would rather hear someone speak by inspiration of the Holy Spirit and foretell of events to come than anything else in the church more than Miracles more than healing more than anything he said I would rather that you prophesy why because prophecy strengthens us the gift of Prophecy strengthens us and warns us and prepares us and encourages us to get closer to Jesus in fact the word exhortation in First Corinthians 14 3 the word exhortation means to call nearer to Christ so true prophecy should strengthen us that's the word edification means it should exhort us and that means to call us near to Christ that means it should point out things that there are things in your life that's keeping you separated from from God sin or Rebellion or Disobedience those things should be exposed and confronted right but it also means to comfort you I know sometimes prophecy God gives me prophetic words for people to encourage them when they're going through a hard time or whatever it's for that too but it's also to warn you of events that are to come now this has happened in my life many times I could give many examples and I'm going to share some of these things today I've shared them on our website articles but I want to show how this has worked in my life over the last several years and really for a long time but the lord gave me a word for 2016 and I believe it's it's not it doesn't it's not a nice word and I think it's something that we need to take to heart and prepare and I'm gonna I'm gonna tell you why but let's let's back up a little bit I'll give you one of the most powerful ones the lord gave me and this was back in 2000 December 31st of 2000 the year 2000 and I was pastoring a church in Montgomery Alabama and the Lord spoke to me very clearly and he said son this year will be a year of tragedy now I didn't know what that means sometimes the Lord doesn't always tell us exactly what it means but the word tragedy is not good right and so I didn't know what it was but it inspired me not to fear but to pray you see what I'm saying it inspired me to pray and I thought you know I really
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felt initially in my spirit that if something bad would happen to our nation I thought maybe there would be an assassination attempt on President Bush at the time or that something you know something big was going to happen I didn't know what it was only the Lord told me at that time this was December 31st 2000 he said this will be a year of tragedy you moved forward nine months later and I shared this to our church and I shared this on a Sunday morning in our church not long after that nine months later September 9th 2001 Sunday morning preaching I'm preaching on the blessings of God I've shared this with you guys but we have new listeners all the time so I don't take it for granted but September 9 2000 I'm preaching in front of our entire church probably about 50 people there 50 60 people at the time and I'm preaching to the whole church and I said there will be a terrorist attack on New York City and Washington D.C I know it was just the Holy Spirit I had my mind was not on that I was not thinking of a terrorist attack I was not thinking in New York City or Washington D.C um at that time there had been no big acts of terrorism in the United States of America so it wasn't even on my mind that morning not at all and this is what I'm talking about it was just a supernatural inspiration of the Holy Spirit to to inspire me to speak those words when I had no intention it was not in my sermon it was not in my notes it was there was no part of it of course two days later on Tuesday morning September 11th 2001 we know what happened now it also became very personal for me because it was also the same year in November of 2001 when it all hell hit my life and I ended up in a divorce that I didn't want I noticed recently someone Googled deanodal divorce so I guess they're trying to dig up dirt on me I got news for you I've got the divorce papers I didn't get it so hint hint right you know all the dirt you need to know I didn't cheat and I didn't beat all right yeah nothing not trying to hide anything yes I went through a divorce the separation began in November of 2001 it was one of the most devastating times of my life that I ever went through I did not want it I tried to fight it but the other party was determined that's what was going to happen so that's what happened and I went through hell for the next several years so the year of tragedy had more than one meaning for me God spoke that word because it was for our nation September 11th and then it was for me
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