Discernment: When Your Smallness Becomes Extraordinary
Have you ever felt like you were too small to be used by God? If so, you are in good company. God is in the business of taking infinitely small things, mixing them with his amazing nature by the power of His Spirit, and then making something extraordinary. No matter where you’ve come from or how small your beginnings, God wants to grant you discernment to receive revelation from him and then bring the kingdom to bear on the time and place in which you live. Scripture is full of people who felt they were too small to be used of God. [...]
It’s Time to Arise and Shine!
Throughout centuries of the Church, people in each generation have looked for signs that theirs would be the one in which Christ would return. Some have taken to the prayer room, crying out with passion for revival and the fire of God to fall upon their neighborhoods, cities and nations. Others have used this belief to fuel missions movements and global evangelism, determined to win every soul possible prior to Christ's return. Toward whichever of these you are more naturally inclined, every Bible-believing Christian can agree that Jesus is coming AND that both prayer and global evangelism are essential pre-requisites to His [...]
Dramatic Dream Encounters
Dreams are known as “the sleep language,” and since the time of creation God has brought divine revelation to mortal men and women while they are sleeping. Scripture even calls a prophet a “dreamer of dreams” (see Deuteronomy 13:1; Numbers 12:6). Many Christians hold the mistaken impression that prophetic dream encounters are reserved for a small, elite group of specially sensitive or gifted people. But this simply is not the case. Dreams are a specific portion of the prophetic ministry, they are not limited only to the prophetically gifted. Joel 2:28 says, “It will come about after this that I will pour [...]
Visitation Encounters Happen Today!
There is nothing more important than an encounter with our supernatural God. One God encounter changes everything in our lives. Our priorities shift. Our perspective shifts. Things that used to seem important take a back seat, and our world suddenly turns from gray to technicolor. Are you hungry for a visitation from God? Do you want him to come and invade your life? I'll never forget when God encountered my wife back in 1992. She was never the same again. Though cancer took Michal Ann's body back in 2008, she is now living in the vibrant presence of the God who encountered [...]
Do You Know the 7 Spirits of God?
Do the 7 Spirits of God rest on you? They rested on Jesus. Do you want to walk in a greater fullness of the Holy Spirit? Do you want to see the Great Commission fulfilled? Do you want to see reformation and transformation of society occur? A great reformation and transformation is coming through the body of Christ that will awaken people in every sphere of society and then impact the nations of the earth. To participate in this unequaled move of God, we must align with the fullness of His Holy Spirit—the same Spirit that rested on Jesus and lives inside of [...]
Let the Lion Roar! A Prophetic Intercessory Encounter
In a prophetic intercessory time with my God Encounters Ministries staff, I found myself declaring by the Holy Spirit, “It is time for the Lion to roar!” I have enough experience to know to flow with the “river of God” believing that I, or others, would be able to interpret the encounter later. A rumbling continued in my heart and out of my mouth the overflow of abundance tumbled forth, “It is time for the Lion to Roar!” Knowings started coming to me that this experience contained a multi-dimensional realm of understanding that would require prayer and time to properly process and [...]
Have You Encountered a Father’s Love?
For many people today, the word father does not stir up happy thoughts of love and security, but painful memories of rejection, abuse, anger, fear, or loss. As a child in rural Missouri, I grew up knowing that Jesus loved me, but knowing "God as Father" was another matter! I just could not connect with this seemingly aloof and stern being called "God." But through a lengthy process and a powerful healing encounter, my perception has been altered. I want to share three simple steps that can help you approach Papa God as your loving heavenly Father. But first, allow me to [...]
One God Encounter Changes Everything!
Does God still supernaturally invade people's lives today? Those in modern church history would echo a resounding—YES! What would change in your life if you were personally encountered by God? If the lives of those in scripture provide any precedent, one God encounter changes EVERYTHING! And if He can break in on Jacob, Moses, Deborah, Saul, and a host of others, He can break in on you! Jacob’s encounter with the living God—in a dream in the wilderness at Bethel—changed him from a deceiving schemer and trickster into Israel, “prince of God,” and father of a nation of the people of God. [...]