Prophetically Motivated
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Speak Truth to Power ?, (Article)
I believe that the apostolic church of the first century was keenly aware of the realities of the spiritual “powers” of darkness and spiritual “forces” of evil. If the Church (the Ekklesia) today is to regain its apostolicity, it will need to recover this spiritual awareness in her true God-given calling. Suffice to say that those who desire to be involved in the Lord’s eternal purpose of “the manifold wisdom of God now being made known through the church to
A Different christ (Article)
Prefer a different christ than the One revealed in Scripture? Certainly, you can have that. There are plenty in stock.
Progressive Fulfillment of Biblical Prophecy (Article)
In this article, I propose there can be multiple fulfillments of some biblical prophecies: Some can have both a “figurative” meaning, as well as a literal meaning. And some can have both an early fulfillment and an End Time fulfillment. I believe that some biblical prophecies have been fulfilled, are being fulfilled, will be fulfilled. With this perspective – namely a “Progressive Fulfillment” perspective – one can see truth in each of the four major views of prophetic interpretation –
Out of the Fire (Article)
A Prophetic Word A little more than 40 years ago, while reading the scriptures, I had a very brief vision : The “canvas” was entirely black. Then out of the blackness, bright golden specs jumped into the center of the picture. This continued until the center had grown into a shining golden sphere. The understanding that immediately came to me was this: In “latter times”, people would be “jumping” out of the world into the Household of God. This vision
Solitary Man, A (Article)
A prophetic word – Ladysmith (uMnambithi), South Africa in 1987.
Yet Once More (Article)
The writer to the Hebrews tells us God is shaking the heavens and the earth – all created things. There is a revelation of “the shaking”, there’s a realization of “the shaking”, and then there is the fruitfulness of “the shaking”.
Speaking the Truth in Love (Article)
Concerning the phrase “speaking the truth in love” which we find in Ephesians 4, verse 15: To begin with, a more literal, or more accurate, translation of the Greek would be: “living out the truth with love”. In other words, “walking the talk”. However, we are also called to speak the truth – not only live it. For many years, I’ve pleaded with the Lord: “Honestly, I don’t know how to do that. I understand loving; and I understand speaking
Church (Ekklesia) in the Wilderness (Article)
More and more of those who are searching for “the simplicity and purity of devotion to Christ” (2 Corinthians 11:3) with regards to corporate fellowship are finding themselves in a wilderness (Acts 7:38). They are actually being “led by the Spirit into the wilderness”. (Matthew 4:1) For God always begins “a new thing” with His people in the wilderness. “But what did you go out into the wilderness to see?” (Matthew 11:7)
Swift is the Plunder, Speedy is the Prey (Article)
Maher-shalal-hash-baz Isaiah 8:1 A Prophecy for a People Not Unlike Ourselves ******* “Be broken, you peoples, and be shattered; and listen, all remote places of the earth. Get ready, yet be shattered. Get ready, yet be shattered. Devise a plan, but it will fail. State a proposal, but it will not stand, for God is with us. For so the LORD spoke to me with mighty power and instructed me not to walk in the way of this people, saying, “You are not to say, ‘It is a conspiracy!’ regarding everything that this people call a conspiracy, and you are not to fear what they fear or be in dread of it. It is the
Tearing Down & Building Up (Article)
“For we are God’s co-workers; you are God’s field, God’s building.” 1 Corinthians 3:9 ******* This essay is about “tearing down” and “building up” the people of God – “God’s field” or “God’s building”. There are plenty of scripture references which speak about exposing error.[1] This essay is NOT questioning IF we should expose error. It is questioning HOW MUCH TIME AND EFFORT we should spend tearing down and exposing error? What should be THE PRIMARY FOCUS of ministry? *******