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...and
He gave some...prophets...for the
perfecting of the saints
for the work of the ministry for the
edifying of the Body of Christ.
Ephesians 4:11,12
Our
Role In The Church
Prayer
Resources was founded as a mode for
exercising the God-given gift of prophetic
ministry in the life of Dr Rob Finley. We
believe that God's ministers to His people
in both the Old Testament and the New
Testament can be classified into two
categories: localized ministries and
mobilized ministries. Localized ministries
include priests, Levites, pastors, elders,
and deacons; while mobilized ministries
include apostles (sometimes called
missionaries or church planters),
evangelists, and prophets (sometimes
called seers, reformers, or revivalists).
The prophet or revivalist has his focus
upon God's people as contrasted to the
evangelist, whose focus is upon the lost.
The fruit of the revivalist is spiritual
awakening among God's people. He is
uniquely gifted with discernment into
people and events and with keen awareness
of how God's Word applies to them. Leonard
Ravenhill, one of America's leading 20th
century revivalists, described the work of
a revivalist as one who sets into line
that which is out of line.
During
the past century of humanistic
organization within the local churches,
there has been a neglect of local church
involvement with some of God's gifts given
to the church as stated in Ephesians 4:11,
12. This neglect has caused much deformity
in the Body of Christ. The ministry of
Prayer Resources offers the local church
an opportunity to receive God's gift of a
prophetic ministry.
Birth
of the
Ministry
(Testimony of Dr Rob Finley)
Every
fiber of my being quivered, every nerve
became strained, and the very fabric of my
soul chilled at what I had just read in
the fall of 1978. Could its words be for
me? Though my heart yearned for the
reality of its statements to be in my
life, at the same time with all the
strength of a Goliath, my flesh raged a
life-death struggle to resist its truth. I
returned again to the printed words of one
Edward McKendree Bounds written at the
turn of the 19th century. Was it his words
that disturbed and moved me or was it the
call of the Holy Spirit? No question at
all! I knew it was His call. I read the
words once more knowing intuitively the
cost of responding to His voice: The
greatest benefactor this age could have is
a man who will bring the preachers and the
Church back to prayer.
The
greatest battle of my life waged and in
the heat of the battle I lay wounded---a
broken man! When the wrestling and
striving was over, I knew my life had been
changed! I saw things differently. My
steps were not the same. My purpose for
living altered. My ambitions shattered. My
self dead! From the very soil of that
battlefield began to grow a yearning to
recapture Biblical praying, to move the
Church to revival, to motivate the
preachers to the lost art of prayer, and
to preach to the perishing multitudes the
glorious message of the Gospel.
The
Lord began to move me to several verses
from His Word. Out of I Peter 4:7
(Berkeley translation) I read, The end
of all things is near; therefore, be
self-controlled so that you can pray.
From Matthew 21:13 I saw the priority of
Jesus as He spoke to the crowds at the
Temple, It is written, My house shall
be called the house of prayer; but you
have made it a den of thieves. I read
in Isaiah 59:16, And he saw that there
was no man, and wondered that there was no
intercessor. Though not understanding
it all, I knew God wanted me - Rob Finley
- in a prayer ministry.
My
final response was: Lord, I have heard
Your call! Unworthy I will step in the gap
and seek to fill the void! Recognizing the
enormity of this task, may I not shoulder
the load alone. Father, raise up others
who will stand alongside me.
Thus
began, in infancy, the ministry of Prayer
Resources. My wife responded with loving
acceptance and equal commitment. My
daughters exhibited persistent
understanding and unexpected maturity.
With a committed desire to shoulder the
load, co-laborers have joined from
throughout the country. Truly, God has
been answering my prayer with a rising
tide of precious saints who have
recognized the call upon this
ministry.
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Rob
& Judy
Finley
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Dr
Rob & Judy
Finley
As
president, author, and
primary speaker for
Prayer Resources, Dr Rob
Finley has conducted
meetings in over 700
churches. His
educational training
includes degrees from
Rhodes College,
Southwestern Baptist
Theological Seminary,
and Luther Rice
Seminary. His
ministerial experience
of pastoring Southern
Baptist churches for 10
years and teaching Bible
in Christian schools for
seven years has provided
a thorough command of
Scripture capably
communicated in both
pulpit and teaching
forums. He has authored
the encompassing manual
on prayer entitled
Recapturing Biblical
Intercession and a
six week preparation
guide entitled
Meditations for
Revival, based on
the 42 parables of
Jesus. He has also
written articles for
several Christian
periodicals.
Judy
Finley serves as author,
speaker, and
administrator for Prayer
Resources. She has
studied with her husband
throughout his
education. Her
experience as a pastor's
wife and as a group
leader in Bible Study
Fellowship for 10 years
has equipped her in the
field of counseling
women and speaking at
women's
conferences.
The
Finleys work together in
writing and material
development for Prayer
Resources and are
committed to traveling
together. They have two
grown daughters and
three
grandchildren.
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