Shifting the Nations: An Invitation to Partner with God
By James W. Goll with Jonathan Stidham Many prophets, intercessors and key leaders across the global Body of Christ all agree that we are in a critical time which the prophet Joel declared, “Multitudes are in the valley of decision.” (Joel 3:14) Could it be that there are multitudes of individuals who are in such a pivotal, strategic time, but also that the destiny of entire nations are also in a valley of decision? We (James W. Goll and Johnathan Stidham) believe this is the case. We believe many of you reading this article will be in agreement as well. Jesus said, [...]
Mike Bickle: Prayer Always Precedes God’s Promises and Purposes
Prayers that Strike the Mark are guided by and endowed with the power of the Holy Spirit to accomplish the will and the Word of God. As faithful prayer warriors align with God's heart, they focus on "prayer targets," under the direction of the Holy Spirit, in order to partner with Jesus in prayer that results in victory and breakthrough. Such prayer warriors, relentlessly reminding God of His Word, call forth heavenly intervention so that the earth will one day be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord. Prayer Precedes God's Promises Prayer always precedes the release of God's promises and purposes. [...]
Treasures from GEM
Have you ever been on a Treasure Hunt? Clues are left along and the way that lead to other clues that eventually leads to the prize? What fun! Today, innovative believer’s have turned that old game into a prophetic exercise where each one shares the impressions they are receiving from the Holy Spirit and they go out as a team looking for Treasures! I love it! It is an amazing team sport! It takes a Team. In Nashville and beyond, we often state, “We are better together!” It is so true and I need your help right now! I have a Treasure Chest [...]
Healing the Wounded Spirit: God’s Remedy for Persistent Hurts
The Broken Condition Described Jesus has come to heal the inside as well as the outside! In my walk with the Lord since childhood and being in full time vocational ministry for over 45 years, I found that one of the most common needs among believers and non believers alike, is the need for inner healing. I have needed Jesus to heal my wounded spirit and heal my broken heart in different seasons of my life. I am sure that you can relate. Scripture uses the terms heart and spirit often interchangeably. One thing for sure, we each need to tend to [...]
My Revelatory Dream of a Glorious Eschatology
I received a vivid dream in which a roundtable of key national and international leaders in the body of Christ were discussing the end times or eschatology (the Biblical study of the final destiny of the soul of mankind and the order of last days events). These various leaders represented diverse views on these subjects. At one end of the table was an important man known for a particular set of understandings; at the other end of the table was another influential leader who held a distinct and divergent interpretation to the first man in the dream. The atmosphere in the dream [...]
How Mentoring Changed My Life
When I was new in the things of the Holy Spirit, at the height of the Jesus People and the Charismatic Movements, I found myself hungering to be mentored by someone. I was an absolute “no one from nowhere” but the hunger in my heart had no limitations. So, I saved up the little money I had and bought a book by Derek Prince called Shaping History through Prayer and Fasting. This was followed by Andrew Murray’s classic book, With Christ in the School of Prayer, and then No Easy Road by Dick Eastman, which I read at least ten times. These [...]
The BIG SHIFT: From Victory, Not Towards Victory
You are not a loser. I am not a loser. None of us who belong to Jesus are losers. We do not labor toward victory, but from victory. In all reality, this one truth affects every aspect of the Christian life—especially our prayer lives! Yes, the One to whom we pray has already won the spiritual battle once and for all. Jesus is the Victor! As long as we are on this earth, we will have a vital role to play—to help enforce the victory of Calvary—but we do not have to worry about the final outcome, because it was decided already [...]
The Power of Coming into Agreement
Jesus told us to persist—continuously and tirelessly—in asking, seeking, and knocking on the doors of heaven.The New Living Translation emphasizes the ongoing action of Jesus’ words:“And so I tell you, keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and you will the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened.” (Luke 11:9-10 NLT)Keep on doing it. Keep on keeping on. Keep on praying!I also want to urge you to keep on coming—keep coming [...]