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Five Prophetic Words!

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What if the most profound spiritual breakthrough of your life was hidden behind a simple, five-word sentence you didn't even know you were going to speak? I want you to imagine sitting in a car, parked in a gravel lot under the sweltering Florida sun. Your stomach is churning with a knot of anxiety so tight it feels like a physical ailment. You’ve driven an hour to get to a church you don’t want to visit, to see a people you don't know, because you’re convinced God told you to be there. The pain point many of us face is the "Why, Lord?" syndrome. We follow a nudge from the Holy Spirit, we step out in faith, and instead of a red carpet, we find a broken-down car, direct hits from hurricanes, and a series of events that look like anything but a "blessing." We feel foolish, we feel unheard, and we wonder if we just hallucinated the whole leading. If you’ve ever felt like your obedience was leading you straight into a brick wall, I have a message for you today...

Overcomers! - Spiritual Progression

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Are YOU an overcomer? Finishing up the series  on Spiritual Progression by discussing what Jesus says about being an Overcomer in the letters to the churches in Revelation 2 & 3. Exploring what Jesus means about being an overcomer Experience trumps speculation; Prayer lit the way ; Overcoming is a byproduct of faith; Fear is the opposite of faith; Perfect love casts out fear; Benefits of being an overcomer Rev 2 & 3; Riding a bicycle uphill analogy Psalms 24:3-5; Overcomers are Ephesians 6 Battle-tested; Overcomers know the Sword of the Spirit; They are not distracted 2 Timothy 2:3-5 ; No plan B for overcomers! ; Digging into what Jesus says to the churches; Links: Readwise TWO MONTHS FREE   Smith Wigglesworth Apostle of Faith  

Agape Love: The Next Step in Spiritual Progression (John 14)

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It was June 1st, 1999. I remember the air in the room felt heavy and still, that kind of quiet that usually precedes a storm. When the phone rang, I didn't think much of it, but the voice on the other end changed the trajectory of my life forever. It was a stranger. He didn't offer a greeting or small talk. He just gave it to me straight: "Your dad has four and a half months to live. He has a brain tumor." That news hit me like a literal baseball bat to the stomach. Have you ever felt that? That sudden, staggering blow that leaves you breathless and reeling? I was living far away at the time, built into a rhythm of life that felt permanent. But in that second, none of it mattered. I dropped everything. My comfort, my schedule, my way of life—it all went out the window. I headed home to take care of my dad because I loved him. There was no internal debate. Love made the decision before my mind could even process the logistics. But here is the pain point many of us fa...

Believing God is the Next Step

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Believing Jesus is the next step  in our spiritual progression. Digging into biblical examples of belief.  Ask yourself where you fit in the biblical examples of 'believing God'.  Believing is After Fear  Is believing REALLY the next step AFTER fear? ; A brief look at John 3:16; Didn't Moses and Aaron believe God?; Belief contrast with Matt 7:21-23 crowd; In Jonah 3 they believed God and proclaimed a fast; But the demons believe and tremble?; Intellectual assent versus intimate relationship; Daniel's example of belief; Mark 11:21-26 about belief; Signs of a believer; What is eternal life anyways?; Reexamining John 3:16 Podcast