“Produce fruit in keeping with repentance … What should we do then? the crowd asked. John answered, “Anyone who has two shirts should share with the one who has none, and anyone who has food should do the same. Even tax collectors came to be baptized. Teacher, they asked, “what should we do? Don’t collect any more than you are required to,” he told them. Then some soldiers asked him, and what should we do? He replied, don’t extort money and don’t accuse people falsely—be content with your pay.” (Luke 3:8,10-14)     Many of my children do not repent because they do not understand what the fruit of repentance really is: when someone…

“Therefore, keep watch because you do not know when the owner of the house will come back—whether in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or at dawn. If he comes suddenly, do not let him find you sleeping. What I say to you, I say to everyone: ‘Watch!’” (Mark 13:35-37)   My command to watch for my coming is not given to make my children afraid, but to make them alert. The greatest danger that comes against my church is not spectacular evil, but a spiritual lethargy where people stop looking to see what I am doing in the world around you. You are not watching for my…

The present is not a narrow place, but it does have a narrow gate. It is also the last place that the enemy wants you to go, so he will make every effort to distract you and to keep your attention anywhere but this present moment. I live in this eternal present place and I am here with you, right now, to commune with you and to gaze upon you, and to love you as my child. Receive my love this morning and embrace all that I have for you. Let me be your encourager and your strong tower. — June 17, 2020

It’s important to understand that choosing to be the very last and servant of all does not mean that you are then elevated, because of your humility, to first place; — it means that leadership in my kingdom is always from below — This misunderstanding about “who is the greatest” has done much damage in my church and causes my church to operate according to the world’s top-down system. To lead from below means that you lead by example, influencing others by your life not by your authority. To lead from below means that you are motivated by the question, “what will serve them best?” Not by, “what will serve…

My kingdom is not a “right” that can be passed down from a past generation, it is only given to those who are willing to produce its fruit. The fruit of my kingdom is a childlike spirit, the fruit of my kingdom is a willingness to love others as you want to be loved, the fruit of my kingdom is generosity and the heart of a servant. Much of the church in America has turned away from desiring this kind of fruit, and has chosen the fruit of politics, selfishness, and the love of money. The kingdom of God will be taken away from them and given to a people…

My kingdom, not only in heaven but on earth as well, is made up of people who resemble children. Not childish people, but men and women who have learned how to be dependent upon their father and who have rediscovered childlike joy and innocence and awe and wonder. No matter how hard a person tries to be righteous, they must change and become like little children to enter my kingdom. Understand that the costs of moving deeper into my kingdom at this time in your life is to become more childlike in your motives and in your lifestyle. I have enough managers in my kingdom, what is needed in this…

“Worry, anxiety and fear are powerful weapons that the enemy uses to get people to compromise, or give up, or protect themselves through the worship of money … at the root of disobedience is almost always the root of worry and fear. As the reality of the pandemic sinks in, many people are consumed by worry over the future or how they will provide their families with the necessities of life. I want my people to learn to have victory over worry, not through emotionalism or even through self-control but by learning to see their lives from a different perspective. 1. To realize that life is more than just paying…

It sounds a little pretentious doesn’t it? Not notes from a father but notes from the Father! For most of my Christian life I’ve been a little wary of the “thus saith the Lord” kind of Christian, and in many cases, it’s been for good reason. It’s true that since the time of Jesus there have been false prophets and wolves in sheep’s clothing, but what we lose sight of is that, despite all of this, God still wants to speak through each of us to one another!   I’ve lived a major part of my life in other countries as a church planter among the poor, and as a…