Entries from January 2009

January 30, 2009

Swmming Upstream: “Selling Your Prophetic Words”

After a long period of fervent prayer, the small assembly of believers sat quietly in their chairs, expecting to hear an answer from heaven concerning their problem.
A young man stood up. “Yesterday, I was driving my car when I had this impression about our problem…” He proceeded to tell his story and sat down.
A older [...]

January 29, 2009

Intercessory Prayer, Prophets and the 2008 Presidential Election (Part 8)

Click on following links for: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4,  Part 5,  Part 6 and Part 7.
And knowing their thoughts Jesus said to them, “Any kingdom divided against itself is laid waste; and any city or house divided against itself will not stand.” (Matthew 12:25)
What has caused the power drain on the [...]

January 28, 2009

Intercessory Prayer, Prophets and the 2008 Presidential Election (Part 7)

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…The day is a day of distress, rebuke and rejection; for children have come to birth, and there is no strength to deliver. (Isaiah 37:3)
Two events happened in the middle of September, 2008, that helped to determine the [...]

January 28, 2009

Swimming Upstream: “New Musical Sounds from Heaven”

iPods. MP3 players. The world loves music and so does heaven.
In fact, every new move of God has had new songs from heaven, accompanying the move. The songs have helped fuel the fires of revival and reformation for their generations. Looking back, some of the songs may seem tame to us today, but in their [...]

January 27, 2009

Intercessory Prayer, Prophets and the 2008 Presidential Election (Part 6)

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Why were the two pro-abortion candidates, President Obama and Vice President Biden, able to handily defeat the two pro-life candidates, McCain and Palin, in the presidential election?
For the record, it’s my sincere belief the Lord wanted McCain and Palin to [...]

January 27, 2009

Just a Christian And That’s Enough

I receive comments and emails from people who are determined to label me with an adjective in front of the word Christian, dropping me into one camp or another. So, this little post should answer everyone’s questions about my spiritual DNA.
Though I walk in the gifts, I am not a Pentecostal or Charismatic Christian.
Though I [...]

January 26, 2009

Intercessory Prayer, Prophets and the 2008 Presidential Election (Part 5)

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My personal belief is that as soon as  you know that you have made an error with a prophecy, you do not hesitate one moment. You go, you call or you write to the person or persons that your incorrect prophecy was [...]

January 26, 2009

Swimming Upstream: “God Doesn’t Do That Anymore.”

“Will God show up at this service?” I whispered to my girlfriend, sitting next to me on the hard wooden pew. Somehow, she had convinced me that I should go with her to church before taking in a movie.
She turned to me and rolled her eyes. “God doesn’t do that anymore,” she whispered. Then, she [...]

January 24, 2009

Is God Judging America’s Newspapers?

From 1950 to 2000, advertising revenue for America’s newspapers had a consistent growth pattern year after year. Then something happened, which changed the whole economic model for newspapers. What was it?
Was it the growth of the internet? Yes, in small part; but this excuse becomes lame when you consider that newspapers could have reaped financial [...]

January 23, 2009

Intercessory Prayer, Prophets and the 2008 Presidential Election (Part 4)

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Now Joshua the son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom, for Moses had laid his hands on him; so the children of Israel heeded him, and did as the Lord had commanded Moses. (Deuteronomy 34:9)
The passing-on of Moses’ wisdom to Joshua [...]