Apostolic Perspectives of the Gift of Discerning of Spirits

In this month's Apostolic Perspectives I interview Brenda Taylor. She has one of the most unique and accurate expressions of the discerning of spirits I've seen in over 35 years of ministry. In this interview we'll examine various experiences through the years and how the gift operated and its impact on people's lives and in church leadership.

00:01 - Introduction & Scriptures
04:35 - Four types or categories of spirits
07:30 - Why Brenda
08:00 - Moving from scriptural teaching into actual operation
09:35 - When she began recognizing the operation of the gift in her life
10:00 - Romans 12:3-8 & 1 Corinthians 12:4-11
11:35 - 1980s - discerning a morally compromised youth pastor
11:50 - 4 types of spirits
12:20 - Human spirit & Hebrews 4:12-13 - Importance of God's word
14:00 - Serious lesson learned from NOT saying anything
15:20 - Consequence of a local church leadership governed by timidity
15:50 - The role of a watchman
16:10 - The inner turmoil that occurs as the gift develops
17:40 - 2003 example - discerning a false evangelist who is in the news today
18:40 - Research confirmed discernment - false apostle mentored that evangelist
19:40 - Tim's experience confronting that false apostle late 1990s using Matthew 18
21:20 - Late 1990s - Senior minister invites prophetic predator to minister
23:00 - The warning dream + intercession
23:40 - The spirit of perversion & preying on gullible women using a perverted prophetic gift
26:00 - The consequence of no teamwork, communication nor using the elder's gifts
27:30 - Encouraging teamwork and honor of God's gifts
28:00 - Who can operate in the discerning of spirits?
29:30 - Amazing testimonies discerning pregnancies (human spirits)
31:20 - They ask her to name their baby! Can you imagine the pressure?
33:30 - She's never been wrong
34:30 - Example - Discerning of spirits aides in dream interpretation
37:40 - Amazing example of a death, discerning of spirits, word of knowledge, working with predictive prophecy regarding a marriage that would occur within 6 years impacting a church leader
41:40 - An example of the redemptive purpose of the gift
43:30 - The importance of being able to keep a secret
44:00 - Good testimony of elders exercising good discipline and intercession
46:20 - The most important thing to have in your life to see this gift operate
46:40 - How the LORD enrolled Brenda in a 10 year school of the Holy Spirit.... at work
49:05 - Question? Are women more intuitive than men?
53:30 - Scenario presented asking how to discern a minister's message/timing.
56:20 - God is calling His church to mature! Can we discern between the motive & the word?
58:30 - The learning curve
1:00:30 - Creating a culture to learn to discern
1:03:15 - Pulpit ministry & the time for feedback or correction
1:05:20 - The need to teamwork in a husband and wife team & need for deliverance
1:07:00 - The growth of AI increases the importance of discerning of spirits
1:08:30 - The importance of not being enamored with a well known minister. Trust the gift in you.
1:11:10 - Entertainment oriented church tempts ministers to cross into performance
1:11:45 - An example of stealing a minister's profile to prey on the gullible
1:13:00 - Christ is calling the Church up to His standard of maturity
1:15:35 - Those with a gift of mercy can be easily taken advantage of
1:16:10 - The gifts need to work TOGETHER complimenting one another
1:18:20 - Importance of timing - discerning when to speak
1:20:40 - The gift mix
1:22:30 - When you seek the gift, ask for wisdom.
1:29:15 - Prayer for the listener

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