One day, Yahweh spoke to a man named Abram. Abram lived in Ur, which was the largest city in the plain of Shinar, which is the area in which Babel was built by Nimrod’s followers. Abram was a descendant of Noah’s son Shem. Abram is not mentioned as having accomplished anything great at the time Yahweh called him from Ur. He had either already gained much wealth, or because of […]
Category Archives: Discipleship
Nourished by the Word
When we eat, the food is digested and converted to tissue and bone and blood and energy. When we consume the words of the Lord, they are converted to Life and purpose and direction and power. However, among the mature we do speak a wisdom, but not a wisdom of this age, or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing. On the contrary, we speak God’s […]
Being Hot
Jesus used the cross to save us from sin and death. He then transformed the cross into a throne of grace. He will change our crosses into thrones also. He will not change our own works, whether Sunday morning services or holy Roman empires, into preparation to join Him in ruling the universes, but you have been given a Kingdom. Your service to its King will prepare you to rule […]
Being Made Like Jesus
Therefore having such a hope, we use great boldness—not like Moses, who used to put a veil over his face so that the sons of Israel could not look at the end of what was fading away. But their minds were closed. For to this day, at the reading of the old covenant, the same veil remains; it is not lifted, because it is set aside only in Christ. However, […]
Ministry of Death
Now if the ministry of death, chiseled in letters on stones, came with glory, so that the sons of Israel were not able to look directly at Moses’ face because of the glory from his face—a fading glory—how will the ministry of the Spirit not be more glorious? For if the ministry of condemnation had glory, the ministry of righteousness overflows with even more glory. In fact, what had been […]
Spiritual Competency
We have this kind of confidence toward God through Christ: not that we are competent in ourselves to consider anything as coming from ourselves, but our competence is from God. He has made us competent to be ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter, but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit produces life.(2 Corinthians 3:4-6 Holman Christian Standard Bible ©®) The idea that a […]
Outside the Law
For although I am free from all people, I have made myself a slave to all, in order to win more people. To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win Jews; to those under the law, like one under the law—though I myself am not under the law—to win those under the law. To those who are outside the law, like one outside the law—not being outside God’s […]
Making Leaders
Mission: Protect the Nation* Generals make the decisions* The best generals are influenceable, by the Spirit of God and by informative lower officers Mission: Train Generals* Trainees make the decisions* The best trainees are influenceable, by the Spirit of God and by experienced higher officers There is a war against the Kingdom of Heaven in the earth. If we are not employed at both fighting the war and training the […]
Continuing Revelation
As we move forward in the desert in which we are prepared to enter the place of Yahweh’s promises to us, the problems and opportunities we encounter are setups that give us access to new revelation about• Who Yahweh says He is • Who Yahweh says we are • What we are called to in the earth – why Yahweh says we are If what we are in awe of […]
Fear of the Herd
Being afraid of peer pressure can harm you two ways. One is that you are under the power of “the herd” and its grand lack of wisdom. If the herd is under the influence of a fool or a tyrant or a devil, that will become your master. The other is that you don’t have the power to influence your peers with your freedom. When Jesus sets you free from […]