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Light up the World: The Obsession of Jesus!

Sunday, September 6th, 2009 By 4 Comments

Happy Sunday!

Having a super Labor Day weekend? Maybe this new song from Desperation Band will help… (watch the video and then proceed)

Here’s what I love about this message: It paints a picture of WHAT IS POSSIBLE… if followers of Jesus will MAJOR on the Great Commission! We can be the GREAT LIGHT OF THIS MODERN WORLD… and the moment is perfect for us to rise from the obscurity of our own slumber.

Up from the ashes of yesterdays awakening… perhaps the fading embers of yesterdays awakenings… could it be? that hope will flash out one more time… and for now, the whole earth groans… waiting… for the dead wood church to fall upon the unchanging mission of Jesus Christ… waiting for this generation to catch the HEART of Jesus, and be obsessed with his obsession to seek and save the lost… and should we fall face down on this ENLIVENING mission… perhaps we will burst into holy flames… and become the GREAT LIGHT OF THE WORLD… ONE MORE TIME!

I want to live in this light always… I want to carry this light… I’ve tied a white bandana around my head, I’ve cut covenant with others who share my holy obsession… civilization groans from the dark places… she waits… for the voice of one crying in the wilderness, “prepare the way of the Lord”… let this last awakening begin in me… let it begin in you… let it begin NOW.

Bizarre writing style this morning… don’t try to proof it, just FEEL IT. Watch the video again… and FEEL the passion of Jesus until HIS PASSION becomes your passion too.

Luke 19:10 For the Son of Man came to seek and save what was LOST.

The Apostle Paul explaining his high calling to King Agrippa in…

Acts 26:15-19 Then I asked, “Who are you, Lord?” ’I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,’ the Lord replied. ‘Now get up and stand on your feet. I have appeared to you to appoint you as a servant and as a witness of what you have seen of me and what I will show you. I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to them TO OPEN THEIR EYES and turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’ ”So then, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the vision from heaven.”

I hope todays blog evokes a sense of destiny… I pray it drives each of us closer and closer to the Great Commission. More to come… at Destiny Family Center, 10am TODAY! Come in person or catch the LIVE broadcast… have a super day everyone!

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Refresh Yourself!

Saturday, June 27th, 2009 By 2 Comments

Happy Saturday!

What are you guys planning to do on this very lovely day? Gonna REST and REPLENISH? Maybe go for a walk… or a run… or a swim… or a hike… maybe spread out a blanket and have a picnic? Even if you’re working… schedule some YOU TIME and REFRESH YOURSELF at some point before the sun goes down! 

re·fresh (r-frsh)
v. re·freshed, re·fresh·ing, re·fresh·es
1. To revive with or as if with rest, food, or drink; give new vigor or spirit to.
2. To give new freshness or brightness to; restore.
3. To make cool, clean, or moist; freshen up.
4. To renew by stimulation: refresh one’s memory.
5. To fill up again; replenish: refresh a drink.

Thesaurus: verb 1. revive, cool, freshen, revitalize, cheer, stimulate, brace, rejuvenate, kick-start (informal) enliven, breathe new life into, invigorate, revivify, reanimate, inspirit!

Can you FEEL the LIFE? The ENERGY? The OPPORTUNITY? 

God made humans to go VERY STRONG for 6 days… then REFRESH on the 7th… and GO VERY STRONG for another 6 days… and REFRESH every 7th day! In American culture, we typically view the WEEKEND as our time for REFRESHING!

Whether your day is today or tomorrow, or a little of both… take the GIFT OF REST and use it for MAXIMIZING your effectiveness! When your on, BE ON 125%… and when you are OFF, be off 125%! If you work hard… make sure you PLAY HARD TOO!

While I am talking here about the need for REFRESHING our mind and body, I also want to promote SPIRITUAL REFRESHING! 

Acts 3:19-20 Now repent of your sins and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped away. Then times of REFRESHMENT will come from the presence of the Lord, and he will again send you Jesus, your appointed Messiah.

This is HOW people SPIRITUALLY REFRESH… by taking the time to pray and turn away from of our sins… and the Bible PROMISES REFRESHMENT from the presence of the Lord! 

Here are some simple tips for making sure your TOTAL PERSON IS ALWAYS PROPERLY REFRESHED…

  • Exercise 3-5 days EACH WEEK. (Body)
  • Eat healthy 5-6 days a week. (Body)
  • Spend 5 minutes a few times a day breathing in fresh air. (Body)
  • Schedule new experiences each month. (Mind and Spirit)
  • Spend quality time with quality people each week. (Mind and Spirit)
  • Rest outside on a blanket or a hammock, beside a creek or pond, some place inspirational… a few times a week. (Mind)
  • Read one or more exciting books each month. (Mind)
  • Find something hilarious to laugh about each day. (Mind)
  • Listen to praise and worship music and pray each morning. (Spirit)
  • Actually READ your Bible and mediate on certain verses… each day. (Spirit and Mind)
  • Keep a daily journal. (Mind and Spirit)
  • Go to church every Sunday (and mid week if available)… did I say EVERY? (Spirit and Mind)
  • Please COMMENT with your ideas… 

These are just a few that came off the top of my head. I pray that todays blog adds tremendous value to your AMAZING lives! 

Ohhhhhh… wait! Please don’t forget my BIRTHDAY PARTY CELEBRATION tomorrow at 5pm… get details and directions at Destiny Family Center tomorrow morning. Hope you can make it!

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The Hope of Restoration

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009 By 2 Comments

Good Morning Everyone!

I read in Micah this morning… and a few verses JUMPED off the page… check this out you guys.

Micah 2:12-13 

“Someday, O Israel, I will GATHER you;
      I will gather the REMNANT who are left.
   I will bring you TOGETHER AGAIN like sheep in a pen,
      like a flock in its pasture.
   Yes, your land will again
      be filled with NOISY CROWDS!
 Your LEADER WILL BREAK OUT
      and LEAD YOU OUT of exile,
   out through the gates of the enemy cities,
      back TO YOUR OWN LAND.
   Your king will lead you;
      THE LORD HIMSELF will guide you.”

Even though this prophecy contains it’s purest message to the Jewish people as a promise that God will bring them back into their stolen territories… there is a BIG message within this message to all of us TODAY!  

Someday… I will gather the remnant people who are left! God is saying… I will GATHER the ones who were able to weather the adversity and remain upright! The trees who’s roots RAN DEEPER during those times of raging winds and rainless clouds… those who have demonstrated their FAITHFULNESS in oppressive times… that they CANNOT and WILL NOT be shaken! Those who welcome challenges as opportunities to halt and prove their identity!

If you have been scattered in times of adversity… you have been ravished on the outside, but on the INSIDE you’re STILL STANDING SOLID IN YOUR FAITH! If you can just HOLD ON WHEN in times like these… and keep it together when so many others are falling apart and falling away… if you can DEMONSTRATE that YOU are a SURVIVOR…

God promises to GATHER you again… and BRING YOU TOGETHER with other SURVIVORS… not for the purpose of living in the miserable memories of yesteryear! He promises to BRING YOU TOGETHER like SHEEP IN A PEN… like a FLOCK IN ITS BEAUTIFUL PASTURE! 

He says that YOUR LAND… those places and things that God has given to you throughout the years… things that seem to have been STOLEN and not recoverable… YOUR LAND will AGAIN be FILLED with NOISY CROWDS… a sign of VICTORY, MULTIPLICATION… and GREAT CELEBRATION!

God promises to GIVE YOU A LEADER who will BREAK OUT… and LEAD YOU FROM EXILE… out through the gates of your enemies and into YOUR OWN LAND again! So pray for your leaders like never before… believe for leaders who will RISE UP AND BREAK OUT… to LEAD their FLOCKS from exile! 

At the end of this prophecy, Micah says… YOUR KING WILL LEAD YOU… THE LORD HIMSELF WILL BE YOUR GUIDE! This is a promise of Gods PRESENCE DWELLING in the hearts of all his people, LEADING us into the GREENEST PASTURES EVER! 

Psalm 23 

The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.

I realize how PREACHY this blog may sound today… I’m pretty excited about it as you can tell… hoping these words add tremendous value to your amazing lives! Please tell your friends, leave your comments, and pray for us as we PRAY SO MUCH FOR YOU! Have a super duper day everyone…

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Junkyard Treasure

Thursday, June 11th, 2009 By 3 Comments

Good Morning Friends!

Wow, I feel POWERFUL this morning… like I could raise my hand to the sky and all the birds of Stuarts Draft would gather, or I could refill my water bottle with a thought, or I could uproot my dead cherry tree with a prayer… and fling it to Greenville as a pile of nicely cut logs in Ricky Wades back yard!

I don’t always feel like this, but I do today! I suppose this is happening because of the things I’ve been meditating on the past 12 hours. One message from God can change everything! Like a mighty eagle, we spiritual creatures wait on the winds of a prevailing message… and we jump out of our nest to these thermal updrafts… and in a matter of minutes, we are LIFTED to the HEAVENS! 

Isaiah 40:29-31 He giveth POWER to the faint; and to them that have no might he INCREASETH strength. Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: But THEY THAT WAIT upon the LORD shall RENEW their strength; they shall MOUNT UP WITH WINGS as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

So you’re wondering about what I must be meditating on to be feeling so victorious at the moment? I can’t tell it all… not in this short blog… but I will do my best with a few paragraphs. 

In 2 Samuel 22, the Bible describes a TRANSITIONARY PHASE of Davids life AFTER he received a prophecy about becoming the next King of Israel… and AFTER he stunned the world with his defeat over Goliath the Giant… but BEFORE he was KING.

This period of TESTING had to feel like an eternity, even though it only lasted about 5 years… it was a PAINFUL TIME for young David. 

Just like David, we feel like our DREAMS should happen within weeks of concieving them! And God doesnt ussually tell us about the FIERY TRAILS we will travel through on our way to the THRONE OF DESTINY! 

1 Peter 4:12 Beloved, THINK IT NOT STRANGE concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though SOME STRANGE THING happened unto you:

James 1:2-4 My brethren, COUNT IT ALL JOY when ye fall into divers temptations; Knowing this, that the TRYING OF YOUR FAITH worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that YE MAY BE PERFECT and entire, wanting nothing.

During Davids five year fiery trial, King Saul hunted him out of Jealousy… THE KING wanted David dead, and he did everything he could to kill INNOCENT David.

Can you imagine being David at this time? You have a prophecy riding over your life, that you are supposed to be the next ruler of your country… and you’re hiding in a cave because there is a price on your head!

We must be very careful not to misinterpret the seasons of our PROGRESSION. God is not harming us in these STRANGE times, he is preparing us to REIGN!

What really gets me excited is this: During these 5 years, the Bible explains how broken men gathered to David at the cave of Adulam (hundreds of them)… the men who would become the LEGENDARY MIGHTY MEN of King Davids legendary army!   

I guess what I’m getting at is this: We must never overlook the BLESSINGS we pick up in the STRANGEST TIMES of our lives!

With so much more to say on the subject, I must leave it here… hoping again, that this blog will add tremendous value to your amazing lives! Have a super day everyone! 

ANNOUNCEMENT: I will be preaching in Pikeville, Kentucky tomorrow night (Friday)… 7pm at Trinity Harvest Church. Hope you can make it!

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Envisioning the Best Week of This Year!

Monday, June 8th, 2009 By 3 Comments

It’s Monday!

Another new week… a whole new set of OPPORTUNITIES… a clean slate… a fresh start! This could be the week you… get a BIG raise at work, discover a new career, blast through a mountainous obstacle, make a new friend, break from a destructive pattern, cut off a destructive relationship, have the spiritual breakthrough of your life, help a miserable person receive the transformational breakthrough of their LIFE… THIS COULD BE THAT WEEK!

Hebrews 11:6 And without FAITH it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that HE EXISTS and that HE REWARDS those who earnestly seek him. 

This scripture contains the BEGINNING OF FAITH: to believe that God is a good and REWARDING kind of God. That he CARES and LOVES and wants the BEST for the ones who seek after him! I believe in this kind of God… and my God REWARDS me as I EARNESTLY SEEK HIM!

Life is not always easy and my life has its FAIR SHARE of adversity… but I am an overcomer because I believe that I am an OVERCOMER! 

The way we APPROACH our new weeks, makes ALL the difference. You can be like, blah, blah, blah it’s Monday ggrrrrrrrrr! Or, you can say, THANK GOD for last week… and THANK GOD for the SENSATION OF ADVENTURE I FEEL RIGHT NOW looking over the days ahead!

Are you EXPECTING a miracle THIS WEEK? Are you EXPECTING good things to happen… GREAT things to HAPPEN… for THIS WEEK to be the BEST WEEK of your year so far?

When we LOOK for destruction, we usually find it! When we look for success, we find SUCCESS! Whatever we think about all the time gets bigger and BIGGER and BIGGER. I want victory, so I think victory! I pray for victory FROM A STANCE OF VICTORY… believing that God is IN ME, WITH ME, and FOR ME… therefore NOTHING or NO-ONE in all this world can stop his beautiful plan for my life!

Today, we must choose NOT to focus on the miserable aspects of our current situations… but we SHOULD LOOK FOR THE BLESSINGS that ARE MOST DEFINITELY ALREADY HERE!

Pray with this anticipation and a SUPER BIG SMILE… think about HOW GREAT GOD IS and how much he LOVES YOU… all day long, live this day like a kid on Christmas morning… this is YOUR WEEK… this is MY WEEK TOO!

Believe bigger than you ever have before! See the whole world conspiring in YOUR FAVOR! As you head for victory… envision VICTORY COMING TO YOU! Believe in the God you are praying to… that HE WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN. Believe that HE IS MIGHTY TO SAVE… and that he CAN MOVE THE MOUNTAIN!

Or… you can do like almost everyone else does… and grumble through everything that comes your way! Instead of LIVING BY FAITH and CREATING YOUR WORLD BY FAITH and PRAYER, you can let life happen to you… and play the victim, AGAIN. Nut-huh, not me baby! I am a mighty CHAMPION and THIS IS MY WEEK! 

Hope this blog helps you off a better start than most Mondays! Sorry its late getting posted… LONG WEEKEND… little behind! LOL

Please leave your comments… I love to read them! I just finished praying for you ALL! So go get-em tiger! LOL

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