Category: General

Jesus makes a strong point, illustrated with sitting an actual child beside Him, about grown people “becoming childlike” in order to experience the kingdom of heaven. The occasion affords us some insight into the revelation. The disciples were reluctant to have children “interfere with important matters,” parents were bringing them to Jesus so He would […]

Jesus used this Greek term, ekklesia, [Greek word] in describing what He was building. He builds it on the Father’s revelation that He is the Son of God. That is, ecclesia [English word] is built upon the revelation of Jesus as God’s Son. The testimony of Jesus is the prophetic spirit: Who He is prophesies […]

I made a Facebook comment recently that “order will not limit the function of our gifts and anointings.” I was directing attention away from the idea that leadership and accountability are limiters in spiritual operations. Leadership accountability is as basic to spiritual gifts as receiving, activating, and functioning in those gifts in the first place. […]

Saul missed the what-God-wants of his life and generation by failing to wait. While we remember his failure for full obedience with regard to Agag and the Amelekites, Saul’s failure to wait for Samuel reset his whole life and leadership long before this more obvious failure occurred. Saul’s heart was revealed by his failure to […]

Never doubt God’s faithfulness because you need a miracle or healing. Paul was bitten by a snake after having been shipwrecked. He didn’t doubt God for failing to protect Him from being bitten at the very moment he needed God for a miracle! Some teach favor as if they never need a miracle or healing […]

A mystery is something hidden. God strategically hides things, keeps them hidden, and reveals them just as strategically as He hid them, in His time. As the head of the year arrives September 30, we can expect the revealing of things God has hidden. He has preserved and reserved inheritance for this time, anticipating a […]

We could paraphrase Clint Eastwood’s famous line out of context: “You gotta ask yourself this question, saint, Do you feel lucky? Well, saint, do ya?” Blessing speaks directly to Sovereignty of God. Luck doesn’t exist at all. Blessing is reality. Luck is deceptive fantasy. God doesn’t order anything with randomness. God doesn’t do everything, cause […]

Strongholds occur when your enemy takes advantage of your vulnerability. The wound, trauma, terror, or source experience “takes on a life of its own.” When I overreact, overcompensate, and overdo mundane life and living, I am exhibiting the residuals of that stronghold. Having a bad experience with one dog isn’t a good reason to fear […]

Leadership of a group is different from fathering leadership, yet the two function in tandem; that is, leadership of a group is a fathering function that sets a backdrop for fathering individuals within the group. Each person within the group may experience leadership uniquely with leadership functions personalized to individual destiny, but this individualization maintains […]

You will be hilariously surprised when you discover what Jesus designed for you in kingdom leadership. Since I really believe the Scriptures and really reveal God so I can recognize His immediate involvement in life on earth, I really believe Jesus bestowed five functions and foundations of leadership upon His called together assembly, the Body […]