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…
Dynamic Gratitude Breaks the Spirit of Entitlement
With Stevie Alaniz
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…
The Right Good Work VS The Wrong Good Work
“It is unloving to release someone from their current financial pain, while putting them into a lifetime of poverty” (Pastor Les) Work is extremely important in the Kingdom of God. In this message Pastor Les stresses the difference between the Right Good Works that flow FROM God’s love and the Wrong Good Works that we do FOR God’s love. The difference is stunning…a difference between beauty and filthy rags. We also cover… Jesus came to earth to fulfill work Everyone…
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…