Acts 16:16 is the beginning of a set of power encounters between Yahweh and a principality called “python” (Strong’s NT4436) that was given power by humans over the area of Delphi. Paul & company launched a congregation in the home of newly converted Lydia. Paul cast a demon from python out of a girl who was being used as a slave to […]
Your Life grows up from or is choked out by the Values that are at the Foundation level of what you allow in your space. The three Values that make up the Foundation of your life are IMPOSED, COSTLY, and FRUITFUL. The FRUITFUL Values are those actions that are what you are ordained to be involved in by the Spirit […]
What difference does talking about the Kingdom make in ministry? The Gospel of Salvation does not produce servants The Gospel of the Kingdom will be preached everywhere before the end (Jesus: Matthew 24:14) The Gospel of Salvation is related to reconciliation The Gospel of the Kingdom is related to authority If 80% of the teaching of Jesus is about the […]
David’s God used enemies the size of his destiny to prepare him for it. David was chosen and anointed for his destiny long before he entered into it 1 Samuel 16:1-13 There was no change in David’s status or duty until God started moving in other people’s lives. 1 Samuel 16:14-23 David’s elders were jealous of him. They made presumptuous […]
In the beginning of the second chapter of Matthew’s good news, he mentioned some “wise men” who appeared in Jerusalem and caused quite a stir by asking King Herod where his replacement was. “Herod” is a compound word that is a title, not a name. It describes its bearer as a “hero”. This Herod was Herod the Great. He was […]
Next time you are busy being miserable because your money ran out, or your infection won’t heal, or your lying accusers are readily believed by the people you thought were your friends, or you got fired for not lying or stealing, or you are tired of warring and fighting, Do not forget to worship your King. It might sound like […]
Therefore, if you died with Christ from the basic principles of the world, why, as though living in the world, do you subject yourselves to regulations — “Do not touch, do not taste, do not handle,” which all concern things which perish with the using — according to the commandments and doctrines of men? These things indeed have an appearance […]
If you want to build something, laying the foundation is always the first practical step. You can’t install a window or door without a wall to put it in, either. If you need to build a team for a project, it will be a stronger team if you build the peoples’ relationships before you put them to work by assembling […]
Prophetic ministry since Jesus gave gifts to His body includes three works: Announcing the future (like Agabus predicted a famine in Acts 11:28) Interpreting current events based on something God has said to the person prophesying, either through Scripture or by His Spirit (like Peter, interpreting the events on the day of Pentecost by quoting Joel, or Paul, interpreting an […]
You are the living God, And there is no god besides You. You put to death and You bring to life, You have wounded and You will heal, And no one can deliver from Your hand. (From Deuteronomy 32:39) It is appropriate to frequently consider Who our God is in detail. The only appropriate response to the in-depth consideration is […]