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Jesus and His disciples were straightforward about the need for a pure and undiluted faith - a faith in Jesus alone. They did not pull punches or dance around the truth about Jesus. John wrote that Jesus alone was the only way, the only truth, and the only way to...
I was walking through the cemetery in our town when I noticed a tree that was bent over. It was the victim of a recent windstorm. What was strange about the tree was that it was not uprooted or broken. It was still alive and growing. In the storm damage that took...
There are times when we are led to speak the truth to people. When the truth is spoken, some will accept it, but others will respond by saying something similar to, “How dare you interrupt my delusions!” When this happens, it is wise to exhibit patience by...
I have always liked a pursuit. When I used to bow hunt, I was drawn to the pursuit of wild game. Pursuing Jan was a joy. Each morning when I wake up, I began to pursue God and listen for the sound of His voice. As a young 22-year-old trying to decide my future, I was...
The redeemed are never the victim of anything. We live and move and have our being in the victory Jesus obtained for all who follow Him. To assume we are victims will cause us to draw on earthly solutions to solve the spiritual issues that are at the core of all human...
The devil is never satisfied with a single run at implementing a plan to control and oppress individuals and nations. He uses fear to create a receptive audience for things we would never accept if viewed in retrospect. We just came out of two years where...
The content of a prophet's message must have at its core, a passionate love for the ones who will hear the message, or what is spoken will not release the heart of God. Isaiah spoke of this passionate love after Israel went through a season of warning, pruning, and...
We have been programmed to cherry-pick our enemies. If you have not yet discovered, our news media has become the official mouthpiece for a variety of agendas each attempting to form our interpretation of reality. Internet pundits offer garish and overstated opinions...
Bill Johnson, the Senior Leader of Bethel Church in Redding, California, a leader loved and respected by many of us, went through one of the most painful experiences anyone could imagine. His wife, Beni, passed away. In a sermon offered only days after Beni’s...
What God has promised is not late or delayed. It is simply coming into its appointed season. Avoid a premature attempt to pull the promise from its place of timing and demand to taste its fullness before God has completed His work of ripening. Along the side fence in...
Within the first few months of becoming pastors, Jan and I got to drive across Montana with the prophet Dick Mills. It was a unique opportunity to spend time with a man of deep prophetic revelation. As we drove through the night, I listened to the seasoned prophet...
An unfamiliar path is approaching – a path we have not walked upon in this generation. The Lord has prepared His Church with an abundance of encouraging words to strengthen us for what is to come. The season of encouragement is expanding to include warnings needed to...
While fools lead nations toward disastrous destinations following maps of deception, the Lord is leading His Church into a bright and hope-filled future along a path that grows brighter and brighter until the fullness of time. Today, recalibrate your heart to...
Early this morning I saw the image of a safe being opened. In the image, the hand of God reached out toward the safe’s lock and began to turn the dial. The movement of God’s hand was taking place at a precise and planned moment. When the final turn of the dial was...
The Lord has led me to study some of the financial issues that affect nations and ultimately the citizens of those nations. It has been a study that has revealed once again how important it is to understand the issue of wealth, both natural and spiritual wealth, and...