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I study the life of prophets. I want to know what they went through when called to deliver a challenging word to God’s people. This is the territory where a prophetic gift is released and is either accepted or rejected. Humility must take the reins of our will if this...
I asked Jan if I could share the following incident. She agreed. On Christmas Eve, Jan took a ride to the hospital in an ambulance. She had passed out a few times, the last time was so dramatic, that I heard her hit the floor from across the house. I called for...
After warning Timothy that in the last days, people would turn away from the truth and follow the influence of demonic teachings, Paul instructs Timothy to “train yourself to be godly” (I Timothy 4:7). The word “train” is also translated as “discipline.” It describes...
This morning I am performing a duty required by all fathers. I am helping one of my kids. My daughter, Anna, is out of country in Chile. She called last night from Santiago asking me to start her car since and let it run since it will have sat idle...
As I bit into the beautiful apricot, I was expecting the sweet familiarity of a fruit I have known all my life, but instead, I received an explosion of sour. I knew it was still early in the year for the best apricots when I purchased a bag full at my local market. I...
There have been a series of false starts in your life. You have wanted to see your life move forward and you thought it was your job to deliver yourself into a place of blessing. This has always been God’s task - not yours, but you seemed to have picked up the...
We have entered a season where some of you will have your lives and ministries realigned for greater impact. You are about to enter a new and unexplored future. A realigning must first take place before that future is experienced. This realignment will...
This is Pentecost Sunday - a day the Church celebrates the events of Acts 2 and the ministry of the Spirit. Today we are reminded that the Church began it's journey with a display of the Spirit's power. We are also reminded that if we are to do all that God has...
In the last season you felt the pressures of life close in around you. You felt crushed under the weight of what you experienced. You ran away and thought you had finally distanced yourself from the pain, but those uncomfortable feelings are coming to visit once...
The door into the new season of your life hangs on the hinges of your attitude. What you choose to believe will become the hinge upon which the door to your future hangs. Your belief and attitude toward God and your future will determine if your door is...
The greatest moves of God have taken place beyond the limiting familiarity of personal history, tradition and preference. This is why when a revival arrives it can appear out of control and uncomfortable to some. The challenge produced by living within the walls of...
As I prayed about the day, I saw an image of God's hand. His hand reached out and began to peel off a sticky label that had been attached to someone in an attempt to define their life. These unrighteous labels carry demands that require you to live under...
In the current state of national and international affairs the gift of faith will be required now, more than ever, if we are to correctly see and interpret the times in which we live. The unbelieving culture of Jesus’ day was much like the culture of our...
I love the scriptures. I trust them. The purpose of scripture is to reveal Jesus - the One who is the Word Himself. He was the Word before scripture was penned into existence. He was there before the beginning of everything and He will remain after everything is...
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