Our greatest spiritual asset is our integrity. When integrity is present, we will be safe because we are living in the light. Those who live in the shadows will eventually enter a time of compromise where all that a person worked for will be lost. Yesterday, I watched...
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Prophetic Horizons
Aligning people with their God-Defined identity.
PROPHETIC HOPE AND WARNING
A prophetic word contains both hope and warning. To neglect either part is a mistake. https://www.facebook.com/1442665059/videos/1186156109257767
BE THE EXCEPTION
Apart from the personal nudges I receive from the Holy Spirit, my wife, Jan, has taught me more about Kingdom finances than anyone else. Perhaps it was because she grew up as the child of missionaries who lived in a foreign land and had to rely on others to support...
Creating a Healthy Prophetic Environment
A prophetic ministry requires two elements if it is to remain healthy and endure over time. It requires revelation and an environment. Some good people put out word after word without considering the environment where a prophecy has the best chance to live and thrive...
Surviving a Spiritual Free-for-all
I was talking to someone recently and shared with them whenever God begins to move, there will always be a mixture of opposing spiritual forces. This is what took place in Acts 16 between Paul and a fortune teller. Paul confronted the demon speaking through the woman,...
Losing Credibility
If the primary motivator of what we do is the maintenance of credibility among our peers, we will not take our place on the expanding frontier of revelation. Each explorer in history, whether it was the exploration of new geography or a new way of thinking, left their...
The Purpose of New Wineskins
When Jesus taught about new wineskins, He wasn’t referring to the latest model of ministry. He was talking about the condition of our hearts. From a repurposed heart will flow new ways of relating to a culture that creates models of ministry to serve the purposes of...
Spiritual Diversions
A spiritual diversion can look and sound righteous. In its appeal, a diversion will attempt to keep you from a deeper work of God. A diversion must carry enough truth to draw the naïve into the flow of its deception. We will always have a mixture of truth and error...
Beyond an Emotional Response
Hell accomplishes its most significant work in times of confusion. Make sure, at every point, you are responding to what is taking place around you with a word from the Lord, not an emotional response to external stimuli. This point of tactical wisdom kept me alive as...
True Freedom
Historically, the most culture-shaping moves of God took place when the Church was marginalized and without a position of influence in secular culture. China and Iran are currently experiencing two of the greatest revivals in modern times. Both of those oppressive...
Heaven’s Concierge
We are the keeper of the keys of heaven. The phrase “the keeper of the keys” has been used to describe someone who maintains, watches over and defends the interest of their employer. A modern-day hotel concierge - the keeper of the keys - can trace the...
Prophecy, Critics, and Comfort Zones
A prophecy was delivered by the late Bob Jones, noting that when the Kansas City Chiefs win the Super Bowl, it will mark the beginning of a revival. For some, prophetic words spark a negative knee-jerk response. No matter how accurate a prophet might be, there will...
A Week of Convergence
This is a week of converging and turning. Multiple events will take place in our culture to create a convergence revealing the will of the Father. This convergence will become an announcement of a new season in our history. Guard your heart and your words. Those not...
A New Book
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live on the edge of the ever-expanding frontier of God’s revelation on Earth? Our place on that frontier is where we partner with God’s Spirit to accomplish the goal of the Great Commission - to make disciples of...
Forever Fruit
This morning, I asked the Lord what He wanted me to write. At the moment of my inquiry, I was shown an open hand holding a fresh apricot. The apricot was picked at the peak of perfection. Behind the image of the apricot was a film clip showing the coming and going of...