Foundational Podcast

The church all over the world is under attack as the world threatens to cancel the church and the enemy causes a great lethargy to descend on those content to do church at home while slowly leading them toward a deconstruction of faith and becoming a "done-er". We're one generation from the church losing everything. This was what happened with the halfway covenant. The church no longer required an authentic conversion to Jesus Christ; they let people become members and receive communion. Then, the next generation of preachers were in the pulpit and had never been born-again or experienced the move of the Holy Spirit. They preached from their intellect, not from personal experience. So what did God design the church to look like? That is what I'm speaking about in today's podcast. *************************************

There is a special power that God wants the church to possess that only comes by the Holy Spirit to do what Jesus called her to do, because He wants us to live in supernatural power and authority. Holy Spirit gives us the ability to stand before the powers of darkness with boldness from the inside out and not be intimidated. How do we receive that power? This is what I am sharing with you in today's podcast; because the importance of the Holy Spirit in the life of the believer, and in the local church to accomplish the purpose for which God designed the church cannot be emphasized enough. Especially in today's culture. *************************************

We live in a world where there is great brokenness, and the powers of darkness like to seize these moments. They do this to convince you that you are a victim in order to build a stronghold in you of victimization so that you live out of that identity. If the enemy succeeds in building a stronghold in your thinking, it will become a gateway to build more strongholds to torment you in your body, mind, emotions, and spirit. We all experience painful experiences in life because we live in a fallen world; and the enemy wants to use those painful experiences to steal, kill and destroy. How to Walk From Victimization to Victory Jesus said, "These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world." John 16:33 God wants to take those painful experiences and make them stepping stones to the blessed life and victorious living. The key to consistently being victorious in painful moments has to do with learning to walk with

Jesus promised us that in this life we'd have adversity; but He didn't say that having adversity would affect living the blessed life. The problem comes when we begin thinking that our adversity is our identity. Jesus wants to give you a whole new identity.  "If anyone be in Christ he is a new creation. Old things have passed away and behold all things are become new." 2 Corinthians 5:17 Your identity is wrapped up in Jesus, not the experiences of your life. We begin living this fully when we do what Paul said: renewing our mind; and that is what I'm talking about in today's podcast. *************************************

We have a spirit so we can be in relationship with Almighty God. We are a trinity. But here's the problem we face: Although we are a trinity, made in the image of Almighty God, the sin nature has broken that relationship. That's why it says in Isaiah 53:1, "Your sin has separated you from Me." The sin natures damages this, because with the sin nature, our spirit is dead. We're not in relationship with Almighty God. And our soul - we are self-willed. We want to live by our own desires and ambitions. So, knowing this about mankind, how do we live by a Holy Spirit dynamic? That's the question today's podcast will answer. *************************************

In Ezekiel, we read this very important passage: Ezekiel 37:3-4And He said to me, “Son of man, can these bones live?” So I answered, “O Lord God, You know.” Again He said to me, “Prophesy to these bones, and say to them, ‘O dry bones, hear the word of the Lord! Ezekiel 37:7-8So I prophesied as I was commanded; and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and suddenly a rattling; and the bones came together, bone to bone. Indeed, as I looked, the sinews and the flesh came upon them, and the skin covered them over; but there was no breath in them. This prophecy talks about when God would restore the nation of Israel, which happened May 14, 1948, when a nation was born in a day. But, it's also declaring another day. There's another day coming when in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, the Lord Jesus Christ will appear in the clouds and all around the world graves will start rattling. And out of the graves will come bodies. And they will meet the Lord Jesus Christ in the air. 1 Corinthians 4:16-17For th

Have you noticed that when Jesus chose His disciples, He didn't go to the Sanhedrin? He didn't choose His disciples among the Pharisees or the Sadducees? This was one of the reasons they were so angry with Him. He had gathered around Himself ordinary people and sent them out with the power to do what He did. Ordinary people doing extraordinary things. As Jesus disciples, we not only pattern our life after Him, but we also do the same works He did because God wants disciples to make a difference in this world. And that is what I'm talking about in today's podcast. *************************************

When we read in the Gospels about Jesus' disciples leaving everything to follow Him, it doesn't mean that they just causally followed behind Him. It means that they walked in His footsteps, observed how He behaved and responded to different situations, and then patterned their lives after Him. The Greek word for disciples means "a disciplined one". It means one who has learned to discipline themselves to daily fulfilling their spiritual disciplines of reading the Word and prayer; like Job to controlling their eyes to not look at immorality. There is a call to being a disciple, but there is also a cost. And that is what I'm sharing with you in today's podcast. *************************************

Many men of God throughout Scripture had dreams. Dreams given to them by God. God has a dream for your life, too; but the enemy is always trying to steal it. Jesus said, "The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly." John 10:10 He wants you to fulfill that dream. But the only way you will fulfill God's dream for you is to do it God's way, not our way. When we try to fulfill God's dream our own way, we will not live the blessed life. If we want to live the blessed life, we must learn to live God's dream God's way. And that's what I share in today's podcast. *************************************

I am often asked how should Christians respond to what is going on in our nation right now. What we're facing right now in our nation and in our culture is significant; and if we're going to see God move through us, there are four things we need to remember. As Christians, it is time to stop watching the videos and stop listening to the talking heads and get into God's Word. We need to arm ourselves with spiritual weapons, not weapons of this world; remembering that if we are going to walk in Kingdom authority, we need to be filled with the Holy Spirit; not worldly philosophies. And that is what I share in this short podcast. There are four things we need to know right now if we are going to win our cities for Jesus Christ, fight spiritual battles, and meet the needs of those around us by the power of the Holy Spirit. *************************************

God wants you to live the blessed life. We live in a fallen world, but that doesn't change God's plan for your life; which is to live a blessed life. "And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, because you obey the voice of the LORD your God: Blessed shall you be in the city, and blessed shall you be in the country. Blessed shall be the fruit of your body, the produce of your ground and the increase of your herds, the increase of your cattle and the offspring of your flocks...Blessed shall you be when you come in, and blessed shall you be when you go out...The LORD will command the blessing on you in your storehouses and in all to which you set your hand." Deuteronomy 28:2-8 God wants to bless you so much that His blessings overflow and splash on those around you. And this is what today's podcast is all about: How you can begin living a life of abundant blessing, despite what is going on in t

Over the past year, there have been things that have happened in our country that are staggering. The unchurched and lukewarm church are asking where is God and why He hasn't stopped this pandemic. But -true disciples haven't lived in fear because they trust God's sovereignty in all things. Their question is different. They are asking, "God, what are you doing?" They don't want to miss the hour of God's visitation and are asking God what they should be doing in view of what He is doing on earth right now. These is the right questions to be asking. It is important that we understand the time and season in which we live. There are three things happening right now that are pointing to the times an seasons in which we are living. In today's podcast, we are going to look at those things, and then what authentic disciples of Jesus Christ should be doing in response to these three things.

As we have gone down the slippery slope from a loss of innocence to a loss of authority, to a loss of love, to a loss of hope, into a loss of reason, and now into virtual reality, there has been a complete loss of moral fiber and moral strength and reasoning to a point that "every thought of the imagination is only evil continually". When you educate a generation without morality you are only helping them figure out smarter ways to commit sin. Where is hope in all of this? If you've been hoping that politics, legislation, and the justice system could bring hope in all of this, you're going to discover that there is no hope outside of the Word of God. God's Word is our only hope. What is going to be the church's response to the moral depravity of this generation? That is what I talk about in today's podcast.

Great cultural pressure is moving away from pressuring us to be tolerant and understanding and is now trying to force us to accept new scientific belief and new definition of human sexuality. If we don't, we are called hate mongers and possibly lose our career and livelihood. However, our culture isn't just embracing faulty reasoning when it comes to human sexuality. The belief of when human life truly begins is based upon similar faulty reasoning. But Jesus can redeem this fallen culture: A culture that has bought into the lie of moral relativity A sexualized culture A culture that celebrates the deception of LGBTQ A culture that embraces the distortion of gender dysphoria A culture that has bought into the delusion that sexuality is based upon one's emotions The Church must earnestly contend for the faith and stand strong on the truth of God's Word despite the deception of new science. And this is what I share with you in today's podcast.

When Jesus said, "If you ask anything in My name, I will do it." He was giving you power of attorney. He was giving you power of attorney to sign the name of the Lord of Hosts. When you sign His name, He will do do it "If you ask anything in My name, I will do it. John 14:13 God wants to transform the Church from more than just a meeting place and a place of fellowship into an army. God designed the Church to go out and transform cities. And that is what today's podcast is all about. Today I want to give you four tools that will help you transform your city for Jesus Christ.

I am concerned that many people are not aware, or are not concerned, with the fact that we ar ein a geat spiritual war. The Bible teaches us that there are two kingdoms ar war against one another on Earth. The kingdom of God - filled with love, joy , peace, goodness, and life. The kingdom of darkness - filled with lies, deceptions, distortions, hate, violence, wickedness, and every form of evil and death. Two opposing kingdoms at war on Earth. This is what I am sharing with you in today's podcast. There are two kingdoms at war on earth, and as God's children we must pray for God to open our spiritual eyes to see what is happening in the spiritual realm.

The greatest capacity for racial reconciliation and healing of our land is not political. It’s not Black Lives Matter. It’s Holy Spirit awakening across our land that will bring racial reconciliation and healing. The Azuza Street revival in L.A. began to make a huge difference just 40 years after the Civil War. What the Civil War and politics could not do, that spiritual awakening began doing up and down the West Coast and into the Mid-West of the United States. Every revival we see in America has had that impact of healing and racial reconciliation. But history is being rewritten and displaced in our culture today. How can the church stand strong in this culture of delusion? That is what I address in today’s podcast.

Men and women of God all over America are being challenged in their faith like never before. If we are going to stand for truth and righteousness, we need to know who we are. We need to be a generation who knows and hears the voice of the Lord. In today's podcast, we are looking at how we can train our ear to recognize God's voice so that we can stand strong in a culture of lies, distortion, and dillusion.

We must find truth and delight in God's Word. As we do, the roots of our life find nourishment in the principles of God's Word and will cause us to prosper. "Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it spring the issues of life." Proverbs 4:23 What's in your heart is what you do when no one's looking; what goes on in your thought life that no one can hear. Protect and set a watchman over your heart with all diligence. "And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God." Romans 12:2 In today's podcast, we are looking at how important it is for God's children to guard their hearts in a time when strong delusion is leading so many astray.

There is a record of truth that Jesus' disciples are to build their life on; and when they do, it will be a source of strength and life for them. God wants you to build your life on this truth so you can live by a godly worldview an not a post-modern worldview. There are evil people who want to traffic in your life, to convince you of a worldly philosophy that is anti-Christian and anti-God. This is why God warns us to guard our heart with all diligence. And this is what today's podcast is all about.