Category: General

Jude says God has already long ago passed judgment. The term in verse 4 is “krima,” the Greek term for judgment decision with emphasis upon the verdict: “A long time ago God recorded His judgment decision about people like this.” God made a decision about people operating in these spiritual conditions, a judgment verdict handed […]

We do a disservice to the term, “apostle,” by overwhelmingly embracing Paul to the point of diminishing any and every other apostle. Even though Luke’s writings provide us the best and most complete picture of “apostle” as a person, all apostles are not like Paul. And, our overwhelming embrace of Paul as the master model […]

Identity comes from the Creator, through revelation – He reveals who He created us to be – not through creativity, through imagination – working to reveal what you imagine in yourself through your own imaging as if what you can do or say revealing who you were created to be. Doing miracles, as Jesus does, […]

The apostolic foundations combine with prophetic foundations as next steps taken next to extend the chief cornerstone dimensions, width, breadth, and height. The metaphor suggests blueprints written received the needed and necessary “building materials” for construction once Jesus finished His preparation and assignment, rising from the dead and ascending to heaven in authority to restore […]

The Spirit and Power of Elijah Ten years ago I wrote, “The spirit and power of Elijah accurately anticipates what is coming next and prepares the Lord a people ready to respond when the new season arrives.” This mantle fell back to the earth when Elijah was lifted up into the heavenlies so Elisha could […]

Criticism is holy. Critical thinking is absolutely necessary to holiness. Holy criticism avoids unholy commonness. Being critical and offering criticism marks the thinking and manner of God, and all His representatives must be equally interested in making clear distinctions the produce separations. Criticism, defined Biblically as “judgment,” means, “separation,” or “distinction,” in its functional application, so […]

The word Jesus uses to describe what He is building to displace the strategically positioned authorities of Hades has been pressed into a scrapbook collection of possible meanings, and we are left to sort through the scrapbook in order to hear this word with the meaning He gives it when He speaks it. Matthew 16 […]

With mature leaders, kingdom leaders should expect consistent, concise, and considered reports. “Consistent” means systematic in timing and sequence; weekly but also accumulative reports that build upon one another; “Concise” means to the points of reference by which “success” is being measured, thus the points of emphasis are not overwhelmed with distractions; “Considered” means the […]