The prophets in the Early Church (Ephesians 4:11) by Gideon Mpeni - a podcast by gideon macgovern

The weightiness of this topic is so heavy on the African landscape.  Many people have been wounded in the Church, many have developed a heart of indifference, and many have resorted to isolate themselves completely to anything that has the name church attached yo it. Why is that the case? Who is the Key perpetrators of such people? 

On the African soil, this has come about because of the so called Prophets. We take time to look the Biblical view of prophets, and in this sermon we look at the prophets in the Early church. 

I do not know of any other ministry that has damaged the image of the church in the African public square today more than that of the self-proclaimed prophets who have perverted what charismatics believe is a genuinely biblical prophetic ministry. 

While this phenomenon is not peculiar to Africa, this kind of public abuse of the pastoral and prophetic ministry seems to be more obvious here than elsewhere. For this growing breed of avaricious pastors, the greater their material accoutrements, the more apparent is the stamp of God’s approval on their ministry. The Bible does warn that in the last days there will be many false prophets, and false prophets have come and gone throughout the history of church. Yet this is now too prevalent in the church in Africa.

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