When Jesus sat down upon His throne and was crowned High Priest, according to the order of Melchizedek (his name being translated as “My king of righteousness” and “My king of Peace”), the Holy Spirit was poured out. Not only did we, His church, receive the gift of...
I am so excited about Sunday! Pentecost Sunday, or Shavuot in Hebrew, are this Sunday and I am expecting! Why? Well for one, both Christian Pentecost and Jewish Shavuot are celebrated on the same day this year—May 20th! I am so excited because, as we celebrate the...
We are approaching the Feast of Shavuot, known in the church as Pentecost. In Judaism, it is the celebration of Moses giving the law. For Christians, it is the celebration of Jesus giving the Holy Spirit. In both, it is also the celebration of the beginning of the...
Paul prayed for the church to receive all that Jesus had obtained in His resurrection and glorification. He prayed for revelation and illumination to be filled with God and pleasing to God. Paul prayed and even travailed for Christ to be formed fully in all His...
What is the first fruit of inheritance? It’s trust. Some portions of inheritances are even called “Trust Funds.” In Christ, we are His inheritance and He is ours. He has been appointed heir of all things; and He is dividing the spoils among the strong. Sonship is...
If you know who you are, God can put you wherever He wants. If you don’t, you have to stay put. Identity in Christ gives God freedom to send us anywhere He chooses. Identity outside of Christ, limits His options. Why? Because we will get lost on the journey. The good...
All truth is Jesus. He is our way, our truth and our life. He is our freedom and our healing. Truth shown comes in a moment as revelation. “You are the Christ the Son of the living God”, Peter said. “I’ll build my church on this”, Jesus responded. He then began show...
Living in victory inside of Christ is our birthright. Jesus’ triumph is what we are always being led in. His word is the truth that makes us free as we turn to Jesus who makes us free indeed. So, with all that said: “victory, triumph, and freedom,” why does it...
On His last week, Jesus walked through Jerusalem on the way to the cross as He had walked through life. He did it through prayer. Jesus had cultivated a life of union in prayer. From a young boy, after His bar mitzvah when he remained in Jerusalem while His parents...
We have just finished a powerful week of meetings with our Thailand delegation led by Pastor Poomwanetr. The power of intimacy was shared again and again in our “Heaven Invading Earth” conference. To watch or listen to all eight meetings (including Wednesday and...
