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Just before His arrest, Jesus was giving final instructions to His disciples. He said, “When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own but will tell you what he has heard. He will tell you about the future” (John...
When we are struggling to hear God, the problem could be disobedience. In those times we need to ask ourselves a question. “Is there something the Lord asked me to do that I either neglected, refused, or out of fear, did not comply with His request? For many, this is...
I’ve noticed lately an uncomfortable reality that is becoming more prevalent. This reality has been created by the ease of social media that allows people to freely toss out unwise and unloving words without being held accountable for what they say. What typically...
My grandmother ran a beer and wine bar in San Francisco in the 1930's. Grandma didn't get into that business overnight. It was the result of a life of hard-nocks that started many years earlier when my grandfather left the house one day to find work and never came...
There are times when I simply need to “hike it out.” A few times each year I get in one of those mental places where showing up at the office only complicates things. Getting away from everything and everybody and connecting with God in nature helps me hear His voice....
“But as a terebinth or oak tree leaves a stump when it is cut down, so Israel’s stump will be a holy seed.” Isaiah 6:13 This verse hung in the air as I read it and contemplated the current financial environment that is creating fear in the hearts of people. As I read...
When the children of Israel entered the Promise Land ten cities stood as obstacles in their way. The first of these cities was Jericho. In Joshua 6: 2 God said, “I have given you Jericho.” Jericho was a promised victory. Israel was not yet an army – they were simply a...
n 2008 God accelerated His people into a new place. We have been positioned beneath heavens that have been opened by the very hand of God. We are now standing under unrestricted heavens. This is the time to order all aspects of our lives to reflect this reality. As I...
As the situation on Wall Street develops many Americans are becoming nervous about their finances and their future. The foundations of financial security are now shaking. The kingdom of this world functions with a system of mathematics that is based on the equations...
Recently, I was in Central Oregon speaking at a men's retreat. I enjoyed the drive over the Cascades and was looking forward to speaking to this group of men. The previous Sunday, on the way out of the sanctuary, one of the women in our church stopped me and said,...
When God prunes His people He is preparing them for a coming season of fruitfulness. Have you ever wondered why God cuts back certain resources or relationships in our lives? Are you going through a pruning season right now and find yourself searching for the reason...
The Lord is preparing to call forth the “Apollos Church.” The Apollos church are those groups and churches who have a love for God's Word and an enthusiasm for the things of God, yet have not experienced a powerful touch of God's presence. These people are not...
Our global civilization is in an epoch change cycle. This cycle of change will test everything we know. God is birthing something new in His church to prepare us to minister supernaturally in a world that is exhausted from dead religion and dead political promises. A...
Several months ago my wife, Jan, and I had the privilege of having lunch with David and Deborah Crone who pastor The Mission, a church in Vacaville, California. When I get with leaders like the Crones the conversation will usually turn towards a question regarding...
A few weeks ago I did something as a husband that turned out to be pretty smart. I bought my wife a dozen beautiful red roses for no other reason than I wanted to tell her that I loved her. It wasn't Jan's birthday; it wasn't our anniversary, or any special occasion....