Devotion
We Must Have Shepherds
In an hour where the Apostolic and Prophetic are being restored to their rightful place in the church, many are making the mistake of diminishing the role of a shepherd. However, the function of true apostles does not reduce but rather enhances the role of shepherding within the ekklesia. We must allow the Holy Spirit…
Read MoreWe Need a Leadershift
“Now, there was a long war between the house of Saul and the house of David. But David grew stronger and stronger, and the house of Saul grew weaker and weaker.” 2 Samuel 3:1 You don’t have to be prophetic to sense the tension and need for transition in the American church. The people of…
Read MoreNo Longer Distracted From Christ’s Fullness
Col. 2:20 tPt “For you were included in the death of Christ and have died with Him to the religious system and powers of this world. Don’t retreat back to being bullied by the standards and opinions of religion…” In this verse, Paul connects the religious system with the powers of this world. Through the…
Read More4 Helpful Discoveries on Our Journey into Christ’s Fullness, Part 4
Col. 2:15 tPt “Then Jesus made a public spectacle of all the powers and principalities of darkness, stripping away from them every weapon and all their spiritual authority and power to accuse us. And by the power of the cross, Jesus led them around as prisoners in a procession of triumph. He was not their…
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Col. 2:12-14 tPt “He canceled out every legal violation we had on our record and the old arrest warrant that stood to indict us. He erased it all – our sins, our stained soul – He deleted it all and they cannot be retrieved! Everything we once were in Adam has been placed onto His…
Read More4 Helpful Discoveries on Our Journey into Christ’s Fullness, Part 2
[ Col. 2:12-13 tPt “For we’ve been buried with Him into His death. Our ‘baptism into death’ also means we were raised with Him when we believed in God’s resurrection power, the power that raised Him from death’s realm. This ‘realm of death’ describes our former state, for we were held in sin’s grasp. But…
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I Wasn’t Ready For My Prayer Retreat
Not long after answering the call to the mountain of devotion in 2015, I wanted to embark on a three-day retreat, just Jesus and me. Here was the plan: Crazy encounters with Jesus like the Mount of Transfiguration. Build a fire to burn every sermon I preached in the system. To come off the mountain…
Read MoreDoes Busyness Define You?
What do you think is the most destructive addiction currently in the world? Many would speak of drug or alcohol addiction, and yes, it is deadly. However, have you considered the devastating impact of busyness?
Read MoreOne Thing Is Needful
We, like Adam and Eve, still see the tree of knowledge as essential for our lives. This desire for knowledge explains our drive to consume books, watch countless hours of Youtube, subscribe to seven different podcasts, read five different blogs, and browse hundreds of articles, posts, and memes. What does this say about us?
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