6 Quotes & Sayings By Graham Cooke

Graham Cooke has been a professional public speaker for more than 20 years, and is the author of the best-selling book 'Speak To Influence'. He is a successful corporate trainer, having worked with companies such as IBM, Ernst & Young and Barclays Bank. Graham was also Head of Business Development at the Institute of Directors for England and Wales. In 2009 he became Chairman of the Committee of Vice Chancellors and Principals (CVC), the body that represents all UK universities’ principal officers Read more

Graham currently sits on the board of trustees at a number of leading UK universities including Oxford Brookes, Manchester Metropolitan and Manchester University.

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Judge the spirit of the prophecy before you judge the truth of the word. Graham Cooke
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There is some prophecy, however, that is unconditional. It depends solely on God himself for fulfillment. Normally it relates to the overview of his plans and purposes for mankind as a whole. Graham Cooke
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Prophecy will confirm and broaden the vision; it cannot create one if nothing is there. Vision is created through prayer, seeking God and sharing our hearts with people in the work. If these things are absent we need to be restoring people to God, not creating vision for empty hearts. Graham Cooke
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People who continue in blatant sin whilst exercising spiritual gifts create this ever widening gulf in their personality which results in spiritual failure, emotional collapse, sometimes mental breakdown, physical illness, relational difficulties and quite often a complete moral lapse. Graham Cooke
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It is easier for the leaders to reject the prophecy and the prophet, particularly if there are some unresolved character issues in the life of the prophet. It provides a legitimate reason to reject the word in the eyes of the people, though not necessarily in the eyes of the Lord. Prophecy has a way of testing our true motives. Graham Cooke