16 07, 2014

3 Steps to Gain God’s Approval

By |July 16th, 2014|Prayer & Fasting|0 Comments

23Now while he was in Jerusalem at the Passover Festival, many people saw the signs he was performing and believed in his name. 24But Jesus would not entrust himself to them, for he knew all people. 25He did not need any testimony about mankind, for he knew what was in each person.
John 2:23-25

Jesus would not “commit himself” to those in Jerusalem after the temple cleansing and signs he performed because He understood what was in man’s heart and he didn’t need the recognition from it. He only came to do what the father would approve of.

This is one of […]

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6 07, 2014

The Flaw of the Spiritual Gifts Assessment Test

By |July 6th, 2014|Prophecy, Spiritual Gifts, Supernatural Stuff|0 Comments

Have you ever taken a spiritual gift assessment test? Were you told that God has gifted you in prophecy because you have “strong beliefs and the need to communicate them to others?” Or were you told that you have the gift of administration because you like to “perform menial tasks for the church to the glory of God?”

If you have taken those tests and been told what your spiritual gift is as a result of a multiple choice test, I have some bad news for you.

It’s probably wrong.

And that really matters, so read on.
Faulty Foundations
The problem is that the […]

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28 06, 2014

Erecting The Walls of Revival

By |June 28th, 2014|Saving America|0 Comments

Did you catch that in the title? Clever, huh?

I’m sure you’ve heard of the “wells of revival,” but seldom do I hear about people talk about the walls that revival often build. In my last post here, I talked about swimming in different streams and how we desperately need to seek out different people with different experiences. The health of the church needs it.

One thing that inevitably happens when we stay in one stream too long is we begin thinking that God can only work where we are. I do and yes, you do too. You think that way. […]

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26 06, 2014

One Stream or Many?

By |June 26th, 2014|Uncategorized|1 Comment

By nature humans are polarizing creatures. We want our way and we want our friends to want our way. Those who don’t want our way are evil and must be destroyed.

Have you ever wondered why churches split over the color of the carpet? (Okay, admittedly that’s rare, but it’s happened) Why do pastoral staff have such conflict? Why do people leave churches when they’re “not being fed” (code for “I don’t like it here anymore”)?

Because it’s easier that way. Nothing more.
The Easy Life
As “church people” we often choose the easy life. We choose to fellowship with people of like […]

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16 06, 2014

Who We Should Never Trust

By |June 16th, 2014|Current Events, Saving America|0 Comments

“I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.”
Matthew 10:16

This is a warning that Jesus gave to believers that, unfortunately, His followers have neglected to follow time and again. From long before Jesus’ day right up until today, we see people willfully neglect this all-too-important caution.
In every society, we have to coexist with a ruling class. No matter how the politics of any nation works, there will always be wealthy, politically savvy people who want to be in control. Sometimes they are born with those traits and sometimes […]

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