Understanding the Forerunner Call is the introductory class in Lifeschool’s Forerunner School. This exciting class casts the vision and lays a solid foundation for the call for end-time forerunners who will operate in the spirit and power of Elijah. This class draws heavily from the lives of biblical forerunners, specifically from the lives of Elijah, Elisha, John the Baptist, and the apostle Paul. The class consists of twelve sessions beginning with a comparison of the days of Elijah to the days in which we live. In making the comparison between the confrontation between Elijah and Ahab and Jezebel, the great need for forerunners in our generation comes alive. The class then devotes the next three sessions to defining the call of an end-time forerunner connecting the call of forerunners to the need to restore the church back to God’s original intent and eternal purpose. The class includes a detail explanation of the spirit and power of Elijah and the importance of forerunners ministering in this anointing. The class moves from there to describe four primary functions of forerunners: 1) forerunners as end-time messengers, 2) forerunners as wise master builders, 3) forerunners as intercessors, and 4) forerunners as friends of the Bridegroom. The class concludes with sessions on the preparation of forerunners and how to build a forerunner mission base. This class sounds a clarion call for the church of our generation to arise as a voice into the church to lead it back to its foundation of Christ and God’s eternal purpose. This class is filled with fresh information and is a must for anyone desiring to minister as a forerunner in these urgent days in which we live.
The Forerunner Call
1 – As It Was in the Days of Elijah
Class: The Forerunner CallThursday, August 20, 2020This session shows the parallel between the conditions of Israel in the days of Elijah and John the Baptist and the days in which we live. And just like in the days of Elijah and John the Baptist, there is a need today for forerunners who will operate in the spirit and power of Elijah today.
2 – Preparing the Way for Christ’s Return
Class: The Forerunner CallFriday, August 21, 2020This session demonstrates from Scripture that the forerunner call we are speaking of in this class is for end-time forerunners who will prepare the way for Christ’s second coming. This session shows that there have always been forerunners going back even to Noah and how we need end-time forerunners today.
3 – Turning People to Christ
Class: The Forerunner CallSaturday, August 22, 2020In this session, we take an in-depth look at Luke 1:16-17, which is the foundational Scripture passage for understanding the forerunner call. In this session, we analyze three key phrases contained in this section of Scripture. The session also lists five distinct aspects of what it means to turn people back to Christ.
4 – Make Ready a People
Class: The Forerunner CallSunday, August 23, 2020This session delves into three objectives of why God is raising up forerunners: 1) To prepare a corporate mature man who will be made ready as God’s partner for the eternal ages; 2) To make the church made ready for the end times; and 3) To make ready a people prepared for eternity.
5 – The Spirit and Power of Elijah
Class: The Forerunner CallMonday, August 24, 2020This session clarifies the function of the forerunner call whereas the spirit and power of Elijah defines the empowerment upon the forerunner. This session also clarifies that this anointing is not a separate spirit to the Holy Spirit but instead a specific anointing of the Holy Spirit needed by those called as forerunners.
6 – A Voice for the Lord
Class: The Forerunner CallSunday, October 4, 2020In this session, we explain that both Elijah and John the Baptist were above all else voices for the Lord, and that, above all else, forerunners must also be voices for the Lord. The session continues with a discussion of eight ways forerunners become a voice to turn people back to Christ so as to make them ready for the Lord.
7 – Forerunners As Messengers
Class: The Forerunner CallSaturday, October 10, 2020This session addresses seven ways forerunners function as messengers and the variety of approaches messengers may employ.
8 – Forerunners As Master Builders
Class: The Forerunner CallSunday, October 11, 2020In this session, we explain that both Elijah and the apostle Paul were master builders into their generation and that forerunners are to be master builders into this generation as well.
9 – Forerunners as Intercessors
Class: The Forerunner CallSunday, October 25, 2020This session will help anyone called as a forerunner to more deeply include intercession and spiritual warfare into their forerunner ministry.
10 – Forerunners as Friends of the Bridegroom
Class: The Forerunner CallMonday, October 26, 2020This session addresses the important role of the forerunner to help prepare a worthy bride for Christ. The session explains that end-time forerunners must function as a friend of the Bridegroom.
11 – The Journey of the Forerunner
Class: The Forerunner CallSunday, November 8, 2020This session delves into four themes related to the preparation of the forerunner and it looks at the idea of being called and commissioned.
12 – The Journey of the Forerunner, Part 2
Class: The Forerunner CallThursday, November 19, 2020This session continues our look at the forerunners journey—preparation for the call as a forerunner and the ministry of the forerunner. This session draws from Elijah’s time at brook Cherith and at Zarephath to explore what is involved in the preparation process God has designed for forerunners.
