Category: General

Strategy Trumps Unity

To realize the highest unity, we often sacrifice the very reason why we seek it. Kingdom has purpose and strategy as a basis for unity. We need to pursue kingdom unity.  To do so, we must being with kingdom. We see unity in the Upper Room. Unless we are careful in our thinking, we assume […]

The Sacrifice of Destiny: Passion for God’s Purpose

When we read the story of Jesus and His disciples, we observe personal passion in conflict with Divine purpose. Jesus calls the disciples to join in His assignment, but they continue to measure their involvement in His assignment in terms of “what’s in it for me?” This is the Judas spirit in action, a spiritual […]

Father’s Harvest Seasons: Judgments that Process Fruit

The Seasons of the Father I wrote a chapter in The Spirit and Power of Elijah about the Father’s times and seasons to emphasize how prophetic leadership prepares the Lord a people. Every kingdom leader leads prophetically. “Prophetic leadership accurately anticipates what is coming next and prepares the Lord a people ready to respond when […]

Apostolic Shepherding, Part 1, People as Sheep

First, let us discuss the list in Ephesians 4:11, and the combination of shepherds and teachers in this instance. Some have ventured to combine teaching and shepherding into a single function, to declare the “fourfold ministry.” We know that this is not Paul’s intention, to combine teacher and shepherd into one singular function, because Paul […]

Kingdom Leadership Dynamics, Part 4, Five Spiritual Leadership Dynamics

All kingdom leadership dynamics function spiritually. The kingdom is a spiritual kingdom. The leadership has spiritual dynamics. The empowerment and authority is spiritual first but affects people, places, and things by spiritual power and authority. Kingdom leadership dynamics operate in contrast with leadership dynamics common to the kingdoms of man. Where there is contrast, competition, […]

Running with the Horses

Dulled by Diversion “If running with the footmen tires you, what would you do running with the horses, Jeremiah?” God asks. He replies to the prophet’s anticipations of staggering change, turmoil, death, horror, and international adjustment. As if to say, “I didn’t show you all this revelation so you would give up, son. I showed […]

David’s Tent

Does music and intercession establish the kingdom or the kingdom establish music and intercession? What comes first? Is one the effect of the other, or can one happen without the other? The Tent of David being rebuilt is international. When God opened the door of the kingdom to non-Jews, the prophetic fulfillment identified a greater […]