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The Invisible Presence Produces Tangible Change

Jesus said that if “we believe, then we will see”, making a case for this idea that IF we will do something ‘invisible’ within us then our eyesight will change. The Presence of God, which isn’t of earthly substance,  hovered over Mary, planted a supernatural seed within her and, over time produced a baby.  The Baby Jesus, Who grew up to be our Lord and Savior.  Something not of this world interacted with the biology of this world and changed…

3 Levels of Thanksgiving

Our working definition for Gratitude is: A tangible expression of thanksgiving that flows from our confident belief that God is Good. We begin with this startling idea that not being thankful is living life against the will of God and that your lack of gratitude is a great indicator of a wounded place in your heart.  Boom! All thanksgiving is not created equal!  The 3 levels of thanksgiving are… Being thankful for what you have Being thankful IN what you…

New Creation = New Encounters

“We are not called to become Better Caterpillars!! We are to become whole new creations!” (Pastor Les) A God Encounter is  “Any kind of significant, powerful and personal experience with God”   It is a moment of time spiritually, emotionally, mentally or physically where you can point to and say, “I experienced God there”  Encounter Declarations:  “I am designed for God encounters” “I have a right to regularly encounter God” “I am a New Creation which means new God Encounters” The…

How Kingdom Reflects & Works in Church

“The Kingdom of God brings forth the church, not the church The Kingdom” (Jim Becton) Our friend and apostolic leader of Father’s Heart Ministries takes us on a deep and insightful journey of what the Kingdom of God is and how it is to work in the church. There is an Apostolic Process that God wants to utilize in order to advance the Kingdom of God and, in part, it looks like… Identifying gifts and callings of the body of…

Regaining Your Power thru Inner Healing

“If your Christianity is focused on DO NOT DO THIS then you have already missed the essence of Christianity” (Pastor Les) Pastor Les passionately speaks about regaining power and blows up the idea that we somehow are not good enough for God.  Speaking from the life of Samson he shares that… We do not have to give up our power because we’ve done something stupid God is not afraid of our sin and will use our weakness for His glory,…