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  (SERMON CLIP) PROPHET'S ARE GOD'S EMERGENCY MEN FOR CRISIS HOURS
  by Leonard Ravenhill
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Summary: This sermon focuses on the role of prophets like Elijah,
highlighting their unique calling to stand against declension and
apostasy, often walking alone and facing opposition. Prophets are raised
by God in times of crisis and are not sponsored by men or seeking
worldly recognition. The message of a prophet is typically accepted by a
minority, and their lives are often marked by sacrifice and a
willingness to lose everything for the sake of their calling.

Topics: "Prophetic Calling", "Standing Firm in Opposition"
Scripture References: 1 Kings 17:1, Jeremiah 1:5, Matthew 10:22, Luke 6:26, Matthew 16:25, 1 Corinthians 1:27, 1 Kings 18:21, Amos 3:7, Hebrews 11:32, Matthew 5:11

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This sermon focuses on the role of prophets like Elijah, highlighting
their unique calling to stand against declension and apostasy, often
walking alone and facing opposition. Prophets are raised by God in times
of crisis and are not sponsored by men or seeking worldly recognition.
The message of a prophet is typically accepted by a minority, and their
lives are often marked by sacrifice and a willingness to lose everything
for the sake of their calling.

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Elijah is in the category of what I think were the greatest men that
ever walked the earth, or walked the moon, if you like, in this day. He
was a prophet. Prophet to God's emergency men, for crisis hours.

Let's say this, it's primary, and then it's true of all of them, the
prophets walk alone. Prophets are antagonized by the declension and
apostasy round about them. They refuse to bow to it, they stand up
against it.

And, in fact, God only raises prophets in days of declension and
apostasy. You never find a prophet sponsored by men. You never find a
prophet begging for money over TV.

Usually the message of a prophet is accepted only by a minority. No
prophet, however great or successful he was, ever became the man of the
year. I get a little disturbed when I get letters, and I get them almost
every week.

Sometimes it seems they come every day, either letters or phone, God's
called me to be a prophet. Or God has called me to be a John the
Baptist. When a man says that, I say, are you insured? And he says, what
do I need insurance for, because you're only going to live six months.

That's all John Baptist, I don't know whether he was insured, but that's
all he lived for six months, and lost his head over the business. But
there's the law, he that loseth his life for thy sake shall find it, and
he that preserves his life shall lose it.

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Video: https://sermonindex2.b-cdn.net/yj8uRaFU3X8.mp4
Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/leonard-ravenhill/sermon-clip-prophets-are-gods-emergency-men-for-crisis-hours/
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