What do you think of when you hear the word “prosperity?” The way you respond to that question should tell you a lot about your own perspective on prosperity. What really is prosperity, anyway? One dictionary definition of the word prosperity is: a successful, flourishing, or thriving condition, especially in financial respects; good fortune. In […]
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God Grows the Seed! (Mission Field Update)
So then neither he who plants is anything, nor he who waters, but God who gives the increase. 1 Corinthians 3:7, NKJV During the first fifteen to twenty minutes of our Home Group every week, we participate in what we call Good News time. Although we regularly experience the power of the Holy Spirit during […]
You Can Prepare the Soil of Your Heart!
And these are they which are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred. Mark 4:20 (KJV) Have you ever wondered why it is that some people seem to be “super-Christians,” leaving you feeling like they have something you […]
S1E12: What’s Written on Your Doorpost?
Guess who is back for another powerful podcast? You may remember Ryan Risor from the first two episodes of the Unstoppable podcast, who shared about the supernatural beginnings of his company, JR Imaging Logistics, Inc., based out of Tri-Cities, WA. To anyone on the outside, Ryan seems to have made all the smart business decisions […]
Faith and Unbelief: Two Opposite Forces!
So we see that they were not able to enter [into His rest], because of their unwillingness to adhere to and trust in and rely on God [unbelief had shut them out]. For indeed we have had the glad tidings [Gospel of God] proclaimed to us just as truly as they [the Israelites of old […]
Your Prophetic Words are Going Before You!
This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good warfare; 1 Timothy 1:18 Jenny and I are currently reading through the New Testament together during our quiet times together every morning. Recently, as I read this verse in 1 […]
Pastor Peter–The Kingdom, the Power, and the First Full Gas Tank
Pastor David, myself, and Pastor Peter at his church in Watamu, Kenya. For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power. 1 Corinthians 4:20 Pastor Peter came from a humble background as a young boy growing up in Kenya, Africa. Not being taught in the things of the Gospel of Jesus, he […]
How to Pray When You Don’t Know How
First of all, then, I admonish and urge that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be offered on behalf of all men, For kings and all who are in positions of authority or high responsibility, that [outwardly] we may pass a quiet and undisturbed life [and inwardly] a peaceable one in all godliness and reverence and […]
Faith and Finances 2–Let’s Talk Budgeting!
Before I met my wife, Jenny, I used to wonder where my money went after I cashed my paychecks. Nowadays, I know exactly where my money goes–she takes it! Just kidding! But I really did come to a point in my life, years ago, where I would regularly become frustrated with my lack of financial […]
What Does it Mean to “Wrestle” Against Spiritual Forces?
For we are not wrestling with flesh and blood [contending only with physical opponents], but against the despotisms, against the powers, against [the master spirits who are] the world rulers of this present darkness, against the spirit forces of wickedness in the heavenly (supernatural) sphere. Ephesians 6:12, AMPC As tempting as it is to allow […]