Bethel Redding Sermon of the Week The Culture We Carry, Part Six
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Aug 2, 2026 A closing message about building a healthy prophetic culture where every believer learns to hear God. Topics include the difference between Old and New Covenant prophecy, prophecy as both foretelling and causing, and practical tools for spiritual discernment. Themes of pruning, obedience, hidden wisdom, and viewing your life as part of a larger redemptive story are explored.
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Bethel's Prophetic Community Mandate
- Bethel sees itself as a prophetic community tasked with pastoring and imparting a prophetic movement.
- Kris Vallotton emphasizes 1 Corinthians 12–14 to argue prophecy should be pursued and normalized in community life.
Prioritize Reconciliation Over Judgment
- Prophetic ministry in the new covenant emphasizes reconciliation, kindness, and restoration over Old Testament judgment.
- Kris contrasts Elijah's old-covenant actions with new-covenant goals like restoring family relationships and bringing hope.
Prophecy Can Bring The Future Into Being
- Prophecy can 'cause' the future rather than merely predict it, illustrated by Ezekiel prophesying to the dry bones.
- Kris shows Ezekiel 37 as an example where speaking brought life and formed an army.
