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If we are called to lead anything - a family, a small group, or even a denomination or movement- if those leaders cannot speak the truth about any issue, they need to ask for help and allow God to hear their fearfulness. Downstream, a leader's unresolved fear will...
We are approaching a critical time in our nation. Unless God moves in us, all our efforts to bring about needed change will not be enough. We need God to move in us in ways our generation has not yet seen or experienced. He will begin this move by revealing a deeper...
Joy is the greatest weapon against the failure of our emotions. It’s a choice we must make if we want to live a life of faith. The phrase “The joy of the Lord is our strength" came during a particular time in history. After Nehemiah led the people in rebuilding the...
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...
Speaking the truth in love is not limited to spiritual issues. It is the responsibility of all believers to speak the truth in love in all aspects of life. To censor the truth no matter how disruptive that truth may be to any earthly institution is a work of the enemy...
Recently, a change took place in my thinking. The change was spurred on by the death of a good friend and my age. As my friend was dying, the Lord gave me a verse to share with him. It was from Paul’s letter to the Philippians, “For to me, to live is Christ, and to...
Paul made an important distinction for us. He said those outside the Church should not be the object of our judgment. He said, “It isn’t my responsibility to judge outsiders, but it certainly is your responsibility to judge those inside the church who are sinning. God...
As a young boy, I walked forward during an invitation at our Baptist church and made a public declaration of my faith. In the ensuing years, I followed the Lord but then fell away in my teens and early 20s. At age 29, I had a supernatural encounter with the Lord in...
Offering the love of God to people who do not yet know that love can take time to reap its intended harvest. Those who have developed patience regarding God’s timing will see results not imagined by those who have not yet committed themselves to the patience required...
At this time, the Lord is re-emphasizing what it means to live as a spiritually free person. To forget just how free Jesus made us is a tragic error. As the Lord is doing this work many will be sidetracked because a deceptive spirit of bondage still wants to entrap...
Whenever Jan and I attend a movie theater or a gathering of any kind, the first thing I do is to look for the exit. I do this because when life hits the fan, it may be too late to escape the resulting confusion. Some prominent leaders in the Church have abandoned the...
We have been told to not listen to what we need to hear which will be detrimental to our well-being if we are unaware. One industry in particular is bringing more harm than good in that area. https://www.facebook.com/1442665059/videos/1631367167711996
We need to be careful of what we attach the word “believe” to because as the title of this message indicates, we can believe a lie embedded in our false belief thinking it to be true. The word “believe”, as it is used in Scripture, is attached primarily to the name...
If we understand the purpose of Godly sorrow, we will welcome it. Godly sorrow is different than the sorrow of the world. The sorrow of the world will destroy a relationship, not elevate a relationship into something new and powerful. Godly sorrow will lead us to...
The greatest danger to a nation is not a corrupt government. It's believers who have fallen asleep spiritually and remain silent. That state of slumber and silence ushers in compliance with government mandates without a deeper inquiry and will restrict the God-given...