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The current manifestations of evil we see happening in our world are the revelation of ancient spirits. They are not something new. We need to look past the current colloquial application of these spirits to see their first mention and application in history as...
It has been announced that President Biden will travel to Israel on Wednesday to meet with Benjamin Netanyahu. Apart from the obvious prayers offered for his safety and the safety of others in the meeting, we need to pray against something I sensed this morning that...
The words Jacob spoke, “Surely the Lord is in this place, and I wasn’t even aware of it!” (Genesis 28:16) are words many of you will declare in the next season of your unfolding personal history. Jacob uttered these words when he awoke one morning while on his journey...
I grew up in small town America. Our home sat on the border between Campbell and Los Gatos, California in the Silicon Valley before the silicon and crowds arrived. My street was a dead end with only six homes along one side. Our home was surrounded by orchards. Behind...
Some people want God to be a judge until they experience a moment of personal brokenness. At that point they want a God of mercy. Some people want police officers to be a replica of Barney Fife from Mayberry until they are faced with a life-threatening situation. At...
Some of you are like bullets fired by a marksman from an extremely long distance. You were shot out in faith somewhere in your past. You have been in route to an unfulfilled promise. It has been a long time since the trigger was pulled. At some point, you began to...
In the middle of each painful experience God’s goodness is waiting to be discovered. Finding His goodness in your pain is one of the greatest discoveries you will ever make because it has the power to transform a place of suffering and sorrow into a place of...
The Lord asked me to do something disgusting. For several months, I was continually nudged by the Spirit to physically kneel in a posture of worship in public places. To be honest, I tried my best to do these prophetic acts out of sight of any onlooker that might pass...
I meet with leaders of ministries and owners of businesses who ask me how to release young leaders. The advice I give is always the same. Make sure the people on your team know your heart and the vision of your ministry/business then cut them loose to run at the speed...
The communication of God’s Spirit is not always obvious or easily discerned. We must train our spiritual eyes and ears to see and hear what the Spirit is revealing. A single word that appears out of nowhere or the arrival of an announced image in your mind can too...
Some people are being held in the grip of things they never imagined would now have control over them. They are being led around like slaves and can’t seem to find release from the dark grip that pulls them through life contrary to the freedom they were given in Jesus...
In prayer, I saw an image that resembled the D-Day invasion of World War II. Airplanes were flying toward the shore. Landing craft were about to hit the beach to unload nervous soldiers. The sea was filled with all kinds of watercraft fully loaded and prepared for the...
For many people the future is a place filled with fear and apprehension. The past can be an ugly list of painful memories loaded with sorrow, regret and shame. Jesus asked us to live in the moment – the now. This now moment is where the Kingdom of God actively...
Last weekend while ministering in Salem, Oregon, an image began to develop over the heads of the people who filled the sanctuary of the church where I was preaching. I saw small clouds filled with precipitation on the verge of release floating above their heads. I...
Recently, I was speaking in a church that had three Sunday morning services. For each service hundreds of people would gather for worship. In order to move that many people in and out of their facility it required a great deal of organization, timing and...