In Luke chapter 7, Jesus spoke of John the Baptist, describing his as a prophet, and even as the greatest prophet up to that time. But then our Lord said, all who are in the Kingdom of God will be greater than John. He is challenging us to think of ourselves as greater than the greatest prophet of the Old…
When God speaks, we should listen. Every Christ follower gives assent to this principle. The entire Bible is replete with the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit speaking: In the beginning, God spoke, and created everything with His words (Genesis 1). In the beginning was the Word, and that Word became flesh (John 1). We have life, not simply…
In 2010, we ended a long season of serving in difficult and what felt like mostly fruitless endeavors as community group leaders in Silicon Valley. Divorces, funerals, betrayal, fruitless ministry, loss of property, and bad health ended this season. 2011 opened to an amazing time of new friendships and Holy Spirit encounters with a time to heal in Santa Cruz.…
As in every chapter, the key to our living for Christ rest in what the Bible says regarding our regular day to day lives. If each generation of disciples after the original Apostles had certain expectations or practices in the Lord, then we should have similar exceptions and practices. We stated our basic foundation for this is found in Jesus’s…
That Jesus healed has never been a topic of contention among those who call Him Lord and Savior. All four gospels are packed with stories of Jesus healing, from purposeful healings (the pool of Bethesda, John 5), to intrusions (paralytic man through a roof, Luke 5:17-39), across distances (Centurion’s servant, Matt 8), next to Him without knowing (the woman with…
Throughout the Old Testament, we consistently see that God is able to heal, and willing to heal, both among His chosen people, and in the midst of those who were not. God preforms healing, describes Himself in such terms, and promises health and healing among His people. In the books of the law, in the books of history, in the…
June 10, 2017 we held a night of intercession in San Jose based on a model from Psalms 24 called a Prayer Symphony. Here is a handout with the Prayer Symphony Chart Also, the video teaching for the night is available.
I saw the Father on His throne playing multiple chess games; each one against a demon. I looked at the first chess board and saw the demon take a long time to decide on his move. The progress of this game was very slow, which seemed good. The demon had long pauses and its progress was slow. God assured me,…
Personally, I forgive many times out of obedience to one of many commands to do so in the Bible. Ephesians 4:32 says, “Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.” Then Matthew 6:12 says, “forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.” Again Colossians 3:13 commands, “bearing with one another…
Spiritual warfare teaching usually starts with II Corinthians 10:5 which states, “We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ, being ready to punish every disobedience, when your obedience is complete.” This verse centers around “arguments” and “lofty opinions” the enemy throws at our minds through thoughts like…