The Gift of Prophetic Encouragement Review, Guest Post and Giveaway

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About the Book

The Gift of Prophetic Encouragement CVBook Title: The Gift of Prophetic Encouragement

Author: Debbie Kitterman

Genre: Non-fiction, spiritual growth, charasmatic

Release date: August 21, 2018

Deepen your relationship with God and embrace a life of encouragement by sharing God’s words with others.

When people think of prophecy, they often think of individuals in the Old Testament or certain personality-driven ministries today. They may think more about the prophet than the message.

But Jesus showed us God’s intention for prophecy by living in two-way communication with the Father and by embracing a lifestyle of encouraging others, changing lives in the process. We can do the same.

Clearing away the confusion about the prophetic gift today, pastor and ministry leader Debbie Kitterman reveals the good news about the gift of prophecy in this practical, powerful book: We are all prophetic because we all have direct access to God. Prophecy is an ordinary part of the Christian life. In fact, it is God’s way for us to encourage and strengthen the Body of Christ.

So open your ears to hear God and break out of your comfort zone to deliver His messages to those who need them most. Act now—His words can’t wait!

 

Click here to purchase your copy!

 

 

My Perspective

 

This was an interesting book to read. I really don’t know a whole lot about having a prophetic gift, so it was very eye opening from that perspective. But I’m not here to debate my thoughts and feelings on the topic of the book, but rather the writing of the book. So here’s what I thought…….

I appreciated how the author used her personal experiences to teach. It made me easily connect with her and feel as if we were sitting in a group session getting to know one another. She also brought in experiences of people she knew – again another way to make me feel at home while reading. Kitterman supplies lots of bible references to look up, and allows the opportunity for you dive into God’s Word and allow Him to speak to your heart, rather than her telling you what you should believe. I think that is key in any non-fiction book to be honest. We, as believers, need to understand what God is teaching us, not man. When we take what man says to heart without backing it up by referencing our bible, we are really setting ourselves up for some scary things to happen. So this is why I appreciate her offering this to the reader. She also asks some questions that will really make you think about what you’ve read. Some may feel convicting, and some may not. But I think the goal here is to simply open your eyes to what God would have you to know.

I have to disclose that while I may not be 100% on board with the topic, I did find some thoughts and areas for me to further investigate and pray on. I certainly believe that we should encourage others, and sometimes God whispers in our ear, or brings a name to mind of someone who needs encouraging. I think this book could be beneficial to a number of people, for a number of different reasons. If the topic isn’t for you, I encourage you to try out the first few chapters anyways. You may find the Lord speaks to you about something else entirely! I received a complimentary copy of this book. I was not required to write a favorable review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

 

 

About the Author

 

 

 

Debbie Kitterman is an author, a speaker, and the founder of Dare 2 Hear, a ministry that trains individuals to hear the voice of God. She travels to churches internationally and is the founder and teacher of d2htraining.com, an online course designed to equip the believer in releasing God’s heart. She is also an ordained Foursquare pastor, currently serving with her husband, John, as senior pastor of Restoration Church in Lacey, Washington. Learn more at www.debbiekitterman.com.

 

 

 

 

 

Guest Post from Debbie

 

If you asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up, my answer never wavered. As far back as I can remember, I wanted to be a wife, a mother, and a writer. As a young elementary age girl, I always had my head in the clouds dreaming up different stories. In fact, every Sunday afternoon after church I would be found with my notebook writing creative short stories and poetry while pretending to watch old westerns or kung-fu movies with my dad.

I always dreamed I would write historical fiction stories with a splash of romance thrown in. I love historical fiction and it blends the two subjects in school that I loved, history and creative writing. However, through life’s circumstances and disappointments in college, I gave up on the writing dream. I let the dreams of one day being a writer slip away. I figured it must have been a little girl dream so I set it aside and moved forward through life.

However, when God has a plan, there is no running from Him. I felt a stirring in my heart to write again after taking a trip to Wyoming and meeting a well-known fiction author. I came home from that trip and started writing only to hit a wall … the dreaded writers block and an uncertainty of what to do. Then the busyness of life took over and I again shelved the dream of writing.

God let me go only so far, and then He began to stir me again. This time, He had other people confirm that yes, indeed it was time I stop running and start writing. I love how God is relentless and patient all at the same time. Never in a million years did I think that I would be an author of non-fiction books. The book “The Gift of Prophetic Encouragement: Hearing the Words of God for Others,” shares my journey of faith leading me to a deeper relationship with God. God not only longs to have His children speak to Him, but He longs to speak to us. Real relationships entail two-way conversation.

God longs for His people to use all the gifts He has given them. This gift of prophetic encouragement is for everyone. It is simply sharing Holy Spirit-inspired words of edification, exhortation, and comfort to people as we go about our day-to-day life. Every Christ follower needs to follow the example of Jesus and operate in this profoundly encouraging gift. The Gift of prophetic encouragement breathes life, love and hope into the dry places of our lives.

I invite you to join me on an adventure as we go deeper in our relationships with Jesus and discover how God will use us as a gift of encouragement.

May we all rise to the challenge and dare to hear God today, so we can be a gift of encouragement to others.

Blessings,

Debbie Kitterman

 

 

Blog Stops

 

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Texas Book-aholic, September 4

Genesis 5020, September 5

Debbie’s Dusty Deliberations, September 6

Just the Write Escape, September 6

Janices book reviews, September 7

Bibliophile Reviews, September 8

Jeanette’s Thoughts, September 9

Carpe Diem, September 10

A Baker’s Perspective, September 11

Bigreadersite, September 12

 

 

Giveaway

 

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To celebrate her tour, Debbie is giving away

Grand Prize: $50 Amazon card plus a book and an INTENT bracelet inscribed with the words, “Be the Gift”, access to online training

1st place: An INTENT bracelet with the words “Be the Gift” plus book plus access to on line training

2nd place: Book plus access to on line training!!

Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter. https://promosimple.com/ps/d19f/the-gift-of-prophetic-encouragement-celebration-tour-giveaway

9 responses to “The Gift of Prophetic Encouragement Review, Guest Post and Giveaway

  1. Kay Garrett

    Thank you for your review on “The Gift of Prophetic Encouragement” by Debbie Kitterman. I do think that we can all agree to agree or disagree but if something gets to you exploring God’s word there has to be some good in it. I’m not really up on having a prophetic gift either but would be interested to read about it.

    • Kay, I hope you get the opportunity to read my book and see for yourself what you think of it. I wanted to present the topics and subjects in such a way that made the reader dig deeper into the Word of God and allow His Biblical truths to speak to them. Thanks for commenting and taking the time to read this review.

  2. Thank you for taking the time to write a thoughtful and thorough review of my book. It was really important to me that each reader be able to dig into the Word of God for themselves and I appreciate that you noticed that. Thank you again for your review. Blessings