Many of our most important activities are ceremonial or programmed. That is, some things are so important that we tend to preplan them down to a word-by-word, moment-by-moment progression. Wedding and funerals tend to be like this, for good reason since what we are doing has such import to the people involved and the message […]
How Do You Know You Are Ready for the Next Level?
1 You demonstrate excellence at your present level even under pressure and against opposition. This level of demonstration comes by faithful and enduring application of gifts, anointing, authority, and power. 2 You know and understand the kingdom and Ecclesia in order to know and understand your assignment and function within them. 3 You are faithful […]
Not Many Fathers, Part 3
Fathers originate. Fathers provide leadership for what they originate. If we define “leadership” as “influence,” then fathers influence what they originate. Fathering, as God designed it, cannot be separated from any of the institutions of society without a personal, spiritual, and cultural breakdown. The Greek word for “family” is a variation of the word, “father.” […]
Not Many Fathers, Part 2
“Many teachers but not many fathers…” Fathers speak of origination, inheritance, DNA, and trans-generational purpose. Fathers properly produce through covenant. Father develop inheritors from true sons and daughters. Destiny discovery and fulfillment is one of the most vital and personal purposes of a fathering strategy. God designed destiny fulfillment with a fathering dynamic: “Train up […]
Alignment and Purpose
Leading means following because the goals toward which a leader is moving himself and others must come from outside and above him in order to be worthy of his leadership. That is, God created man and crowned him with glory and honor, so man is designed and developed by God to pursue Glory and Honor: […]
Taming Your Conspiracy Theories
Christians love conspiracy theories, especially ones involving the antichrist. Such theories become the basis for rather bizarre responses to reality sometimes at the expense of the more important assignments Jesus has given the Ecclesia.
Not Many Fathers
…but you can have more than one. The kingdom is full of fathers, so you will be rubbing shoulders with fathers all the time. You can receive from many fathers even as you will also have assigned fathers. Forefathers Fathers of the faith touch our lives even after they are gone! Their mantles remain – […]
Living the Dream: Matching Your Dreams with Your Destiny
Dream literally means “sleep vision.” The oldest English form of the words means “joy, mirth, and music.” The other peek-English forms follow along the lines of “vision, deception, imaginations of a sleeping person,” and references to music, noise, and merriment. Perhaps, some of the words blend in a sense of drunkenness. At any rate, the […]
Psuedo-Prophet
The term “false” or “psuedo” doesn’t refer so much to evil or false words as it does to evil or false intentions. That is, the “psuedo-prophet” speaks a different destiny or purpose than God. This especially true of the python spirit, the oracle of false destiny and purpose: speaking true words about Paul that were […]
Both Lord and Anointed One
Acts 2:36 is the climatic moment of Peter’s sermon at the initiation of kingdom building, the day of Pentecost after Jesus’ Ascension. He is releasing from an experience with Jesus personally, ministry leadership preparation with Jesus personally, kingdom authority through Jesus personally, that suddenly is empowered with kingdom anointing. That is, Peter has already been […]