Spiritual hunger
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2 Chron. 29:18-19 I have been challenged to pray for an INCREASE in capacity for the Kingdom of God. I am asking for my own life to be expanded so I can be more effective in my leadership as a pastor. There are so many things the Lord has given me in dreams for what… Read more
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Miracle Work by Jordan Seng is a down to earth book on healing and prophetic ministry. I am currently working my way through the book. It is about understanding simple faith and desire. We really do need a boldness of simply believing and then walking in that obedience. We need a fresh boldness and desire. Read more
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There is a quote that was famous in a couple of movies I’ve seen over the years. Turns out it’s from a book on “spirituality” by Marianne Williamson. The full quote is HERE. I am not trying to promote books like that, but the quote has one line that needs to be embedded in my… Read more
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When Hezekiah cleaned out the temple, one of the things cleaned out was the bronze serpent used by Moses in the Book of Numbers. When the serpents were attacking the Israelites, Moses was instructed to make a bronze serpent and hold it up. When the Israelites looked to the bronze serpent, they would be saved… Read more
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Jesus walked through the land in the beginning of his ministry healing the sick and proclaiming the Kingdom. He was calling for repentance. This was something new. Those who heard and eventually followed KNEW this was different. It was SO different, they dropped their careers to follow Jesus when the opportunity came. I want THAT… Read more
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I talked earlier about why we don’t want a move of God. It’s about the JUNK. Josiah wanted a move of God again. He wanted the favor of God, and that meant clearing out the temple, then repairing the temple. It meant getting rid of the shrines all over the country, and the priests attached to those shrines. The longer you… Read more
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Call it revival, call it a “fresh outpouring,” call it a new move of God… What we generally want these days is the benefits of that move without the costs of that move. In the stories of Hezekiah and Josiah, the costs of a move of God aren’t just in prayer. If it was time in prayer, we would think about… Read more
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“They have their treasure well hidden, they have it at the cross.” (Bonhoeffer, Discipleship) The pursuit of the Kingdom of God produces vast spiritual wealth. The treasure of the Kingdom is pursued, but it is pursued like no other treasure. The pursuit always goes through the cross of Christ. The road of abundance in the Kingdom… Read more
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1 Samuel 15 Saul was commanded to take out the Amalekites and give ALL over to sacrifice. They were to keep nothing for themselves. Everything needed to be destroyed. Instead, they kept out the best spoils for themselves and burned the rest. Saul’s downfall was disobedience as a leader. He was commanded by God to… Read more
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11 Dear friends, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from sinful desires, which wage war against your soul.12 Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us. (1 Peter 2:11-12, NIV) Our allegiance is not here. Not… Read more
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