How Jesus Deals with People Paul’s takeover experience is New Testament classic, a clear picture of how Jesus deals with people after His Resurrection. He redeems and restores. Saul becomes Paul through a transformational process. Jesus faces him down outside Damascus and the adventure begins. Jesus inserts keys to Paul’s destiny and purpose into his life to […]
Month: January 2025
Undistracted Worship
The distraction of the enemy directly challenges the attraction of the Lord’s Glory. Those who observe Glory eternally are fully absorbed in His Glory, appropriately respond with wonder without interruption or disctraction. Ever! God is extremely attractive! He calls us to Himself. He stands ready to immediately respond when we move His direction. His eyes […]
Be All You Can’t Be
Strategy of hell, Syndrome of Leaders You remember the slogan for the armed forces: “be all you can be, in the Army.” Well, the distraction of your destiny and purpose is found in the slogan: “be all you can’t be.” If hell cannot keep you from pursuing your destiny and purpose, hell will work to […]
Taken-Over Leadership – Jacob
To be a takeover leader, you must be taken-over. Something bigger than you, outside of you, must take over your highest values, deepest trust, and strongest motivations. You are giving your life to what is highest, and locating your values and valuables in what you love. The first choices of life are matters of the […]
Tailor-made Church
Ephesians 4 says that the design of strategic leadership Jesus bestowed upon His called together assembly would produce maturity measured by the stature of Christ. Today I had a vision of a tailor shop. The tailor was measuring someone for a suit. It was a man. He measured his shoulders, length of arms to the […]
Next Level Leadership
The Bible reveals how God deals with man: nations, generations, individuals, the ekklesia, etc. In this revelation we can learn to recognize the patterns of heavenly leadership and respond quickly and boldly to what God is up to in our generation. The strategic design of the kingdom assumes strategic leadership, and God is continually moving […]
Power and Purpose
God gives power to accomplish purpose. He knows what He wants. He tells us what He wants. He finds a people who will get Him what He wants, and empowers them to fulfill His purpose. Perfect release on His part. Perfect focus on His part. Perfect power on His part. We imperfectly receive, struggle with […]
Simple, Simplified, or Simplistic?
I’m wading in and weighing in on the “simple church” concept. No fear, I will attempt to offend everyone equally; I’m an equal opportunity offender. (That’s supposed to sound humorous, so chuckle quietly.) I have spiritual sons and daughters and friends who see simple as the wave of tomorrow. I agree but in a very […]
Time to Tarry?
The point of tarrying in Jerusalem was, “Have you got what it takes to sustain what you start?” When you are filled, there’s no reason to hesitate doing the ministry of Jesus! Just do the stuff! Personally. Daily. Everywhere. How you coordinate that with the Body is strategic. You cannot function without connection. “Every joint […]
Apostolic Unity
Ephesians reveals Jesus’ operational strategy for His Body, or “ekklesia,” poorly translated “church” (the word “church” is a word for a building or structure, but the word “ekklesia” means “called together for a purpose.”) By the time he gets to chapter 4, Paul is discussing the transition from Jesus on earth establishing kingdom to Jesus […]