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Dec. 23, 2019

Should Pastors Lead Revivals? Can You Minister Any Way You Want In The Church? Nope.

Ekklesia. It's a word that many misunderstand, and it would do us well to discover just what it means. Church government is critical on a local church level and also in the city church. One of the quickest ways for a move of…
Dec. 21, 2019

Mass Delusion is Overtaking our Nation—and Much of the Church

I am crying out for those who have rejected Jesus. You are in grave danger. In fact, many in the church are equally at risk and there is only one answer to this threat. There is a force that is far more persuasive, powerful …
Dec. 20, 2019

President Trump, Immorality and Sounding Alarms

Many Christians are triggered any time someone brings character issues of President Trump to light, arguing that we must go silent regarding such problems. They argue that it's hatred to ever voice concerns and that we must …
Dec. 19, 2019

Millennials: How to Get and Keep a Job

Advice for millennials who can't seem to find or keep a job: 1. Don't put "gamer" on your resume as one of your skills. 2. Plan on staying in one job for at least a few years (not a few months). 3. When you show up for the i…
Dec. 5, 2019

Porn, Lust, Pastors, Hell and How To Break Free

YOU. MUST. HEAR. THIS. Share this with every person you can, every pastor, every Christian. This is a MUST HEAR message that addresses an issue that is overtaking the church and sending millions of professing Christians to H…
Dec. 3, 2019

Are You Willing to Let Your Church Die? The Pandemic of Dead End Churches...

Is it possible most local churches today are dead end churches? Many dead end churches are vibrant, full of passion, keenly focused on their vision, on fire... and simply contending for the wrong things. Listen to this podca…
Nov. 20, 2019

House Churches and Holy Spirit Freedom?

Are house churches the answer to the lack of Holy Spirit freedom in the institutional church today? Is the church being redefined as gatherings of people who worship with abandon and contend for supernatural manifestations i…
Nov. 17, 2019

Christians and Unconditional Support of Donald Trump

God has ordained President Trump for office, that cannot be denied. However, there are Christians who are completely unconcerned with any character flaws or sin in the President's life, and they are setting a very dangerous …
Nov. 14, 2019

Kayne West, Homosexuality and The Church

I'm celebrating Kanye West's surrender to Jesus, and I'm believing for a wave of celebrity conversions. However, we must deal with the mess the church has created by refusing to deal directly with the issues of holiness, hom…
Oct. 28, 2019

The Church (Ekklesia) Is NOT For The Lost

The idea of churches being seeker friendly, while possibly being well intentioned, is biblically nonsensical. Massive reform must come to the structure of the church as we stop attempting to draw in visitors, seekers and oth…
Oct. 24, 2019

Halloween? We Need Prayer Meetings Not Parties

I'm dismayed at how many Christians see no problem with celebrating one of witchcraft's most holy days. I'll state it plainly: No Believer in Jesus should have anything to do with Halloween. We need Spirit-filled, prophetic …
Oct. 22, 2019

Hey Somber Revivalists! Have Some Fun!

Yes, we need raging, burning, zealous, passionate, hungry revivalists who are contending for an outpouring, exposing the darkness and awakening the sleepers! However, that doesn't mean we need to suck the life out of, well, …
Oct. 21, 2019

Can't stop sinning? Change your theology!

People who can't find victory over sin tend to invent unbiblical theologies such as false-grace, eternal security or they are drawn to overreaching grace ministries. This is an offense to the cross of Christ, as they are con…
Oct. 19, 2019

God Soup - Love Is Not All There Is

We have a generation of Christians who are throwing out every negative aspect of God, creating a "God soup" filled with all of the ingredients that are happy, endearing and positive. The problem? Their recipe is wrong. They …
Oct. 19, 2019

Drunk on Love: This Generation's Unbalanced View of Love

I've watched an increased infatuation with an off-balance concept of love overtake church after church, Christian after Christian to the detriment of evangelism and ministry in general. This distorted view of what love is ha…
Oct. 18, 2019

No, God Isn't Always In a Good Mood

It's shocking that people would reject the sermon "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" by Jonathan Edwards, even though it helped launch the Great Awakening. Why do they reject it? They can't navigate between the ideas tha…
Oct. 16, 2019

False-Grace Kneejerkers Have Gone Too Far

Many who are rightfully in opposition to false-grace doctrine have gone too far. These kneejerkers are wrongly presuming we as Christians are sinners, that we sin every day and that we cannot be without sin. I wonder if that…
Oct. 14, 2019

Are YOU Ready For Dramatic Change In Your Life?

This is a CAN'T MISS podcast! I share a phenomenal story of how God enabled great financial provision as we were available to shift! Are you flexible and ready to move into a job, a new state, a new nation or a new ministry?…
Oct. 12, 2019

Quit Playing it Safe and Shift!

Too many are living a safe life, delaying, holding back, staying planted, in a rut and far from the adventure God planned for them. New seasons in God are THRILLING, and they often require you to move out of safe, comfortabl…
Oct. 10, 2019

The Danger of Mega-Grace

Mega-grace, a term that I came up with to better communicate the issue, is rampant, and most wouldn't think there was any problem at all with this theology. However, multiplied millions of people are at great risk as they em…
Oct. 9, 2019

Spiritualized Socialism - Why Do Christians Oppose Wealth?

Christians are famous for opposing the pursuit of wealth, and opposing others who pursue wealth. Why is this? In this podcast I deal with the issues of resisting biblical prosperity and how it makes absolutely no sense to do…
Oct. 7, 2019

10 Reasons Why Pastors Won't Let You Prophecy

In this podcast I deal with several reasons why pastors don't allow people to prophecy in a church service. I also deal with pastors who refuse prophecy and how a toxic prophetic environment is the result. In fact, we can pr…
Oct. 4, 2019

The Occultic Christian Life

You may be surprised at just how much of a pandemic the occultic Christian life is. It's a dark, sinister strategy millions of Believers use to avoid having their secret life exposed. Porn, anger, alcoholism, lust, impure re…
Oct. 3, 2019

Christian Jerks (And Those Who Are WAY TOO NICE)

I'm going to address two types of Christians: Christian jerks Those who are WAY TOO NICE Many Christians presume their "bold devotion to truth" gives them license to be rude, uncaring, not honoring, mean spirited, arrogant, …