One Heart One Mind

The Lord showed me that the church will cease to operate as individual operations and become one net. Each revival hub will become part of a network that will work together for end-time harvest. No longer will churches have the mindset "this is my ministry" but they will come into a kingdom mindset that works together as one body for the same purpose. The early church walked in this revelation and that's what made them so effective. The bible shows us the secret to their successful God fearing relationships, "Now the multitude of those who believed were of one heart and one soul; neither did anyone say that any of the things he possessed was his own, but they had all things in common." Acts 4:32 This is where the Holy Spirit is taking us. Becoming one heart and one soul. This will only be accomplished as we start walking into deeper revelations of God's unconditional love. As we yield to this dying process of self, more glory will be given to God. Get ready because Saul's kingdom is about ready to be given over to David! The Solomons will build the kingdom with wisdom causing the wealth transfer we have all talked about. God is about ready to shift the kingdom and hand it over to those who are after His own heart. He has prepared his David's in the back desert of adversity, and baptized them in fire. They survived the javelin of Saul, refused to lift up their swords (mouths) against him, and have learned to have a shepherds heart. God will soon put these Davids into power as God restores order to His Kingdom.

Transparency: Key to get free from sin

Transparency is operating in such a way that it is easy for others to see what actions are performed. It has been defined simply as "the perceived quality of intentionally shared information from a sender." Wikipedia

Transparency is important because when we hide things in our lives it keeps them in darkness. Darkness is the realm of Satan. It is in that place that he can torment us and condemn us. It doesn't allow the Holy Spirit to deal with that area in our life. The bible exhorts us to, "Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed." If there is no confession there can't be healing.

So what is a trespass? Well many define it as sin. I will give you another perspective. When we trespass, we are actually going into enemy territory. We are trespassing the boundaries of the realm of the spirit. We are going to a place where God isn't. This is dangerous because you become fair game to the enemy. You are on his turf and he can take you out. Many Christians have the idea that they can trespass without consequence. Let me suggest to you that this mentality is dangerous because it can get you killed. Yes God may forgive you but sooner or later you will become a casualty if you are not careful.

What happens when we are not transparent after awhile is that we go in a state of denial. "If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His word is not in us." 1 John 1:8-10 Denial is the act of pretending that you are not struggling or not dealing with the elephant in the room. Denial opposes the work of the Holy Spirit. "Having a form of godliness but denying its power." 2 Timothy 3:5 You are refusing to grant access to the truth. The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of Truth. When we are in denial or don't confess our sins we deny the Spirit of Truth access.

This happens in many areas. It can happen in our own personal life but it can also happen in the church. There are many churches that will be in denial over the moral failure of their leader or leaders over them. At this point the truth is too much for them to deal with so they deny the obvious moral failure or even cover it up. They allow their admiration and love for that person to get in the way of exposing something that will ultimately destroy the person they are protecting and those around them. This is not saying that we air everyone's dirty laundry. What I'm saying is don't cover up sin. It doesn't get dealt with that way. We expose it to bring healing and reconciliation not so we can kick someone when they are down. The exception to that would be criminal activity or something that will cause someone immediate danger. For example don't keep quiet if you suspect abuse of a child or think your leader is going to put a hit on his wife. I'm not being cynical. This stuff really happens. Just recently they discovered a group of Christians (supposed) who plotted the death and murdered the wife of a minister. What's worse this was all by the direction and leading of their overseer.

Listen as far as loyalty goes it ends when someone is being unethical, and decides they are going to be an apostate. Again let me emphasis that this does not mean we cut people off who are struggling with sin. We cut them off if they know they are sinning, don't care and don't intend to stop. We are not following men. We are following Jesus and when the person we have been in fellowship with decides that they are going to trespass into enemy territory we wave goodbye. See you when you get back if you come back. I will pray for you. Love is key in all these matters. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to write.    

Position For Possession

I got this word for someone else but felt that there was a few more that need to hear this. You may feel that you keep missing God in your life and may even feel like you are being left out of what God is doing. I heard the Lord say, you must position yourself to catch the wave of My Presence. If you are not laying on the two boards and three nails; you will not catch the wave of blessing and breakthrough. In this next season listening to the Holy Spirit and being sensitive to His moving (like the water beneath a surfer) will be vital in catching the wave of revival that is upon us. God is requiring more consecration and obedience especially from the gatekeepers. You will not be able to get away with the things from the last season. Your obedience will determine your level. Your passion will determine the amount of fire in your life. Position yourself for possession. The wave of revival is for those who will stay on their boards!

Water Pots Filled With Wine

John 2: 1-10
On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. 2 Now both Jesus and His disciples were invited to the wedding. 3 And when they ran out of wine, the mother of Jesus said to Him, “They have no wine.”

4 Jesus said to her, “Woman, what does your concern have to do with Me? My hour has not yet come.” 5 His mother said to the servants, “Whatever He says to you, do it.” 6 Now there were set there six water pots of stone, according to the manner of purification of the Jews, containing twenty or thirty gallons apiece. 7 Jesus said to them, “Fill the water pots with water.” And they filled them up to the brim. 8 And He said to them, “Draw some out now, and take it to the master of the feast.” And they took it. 9 When the master of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and did not know where it came from (but the servants who had drawn the water knew), the master of the feast called the bridegroom. 10 And he said to him, “Every man at the beginning sets out the good wine, and when the guests have well drunk, then the inferior. You have kept the good wine until now!”

I heard the Lord say this morning, "I saved the best for last." For I am going to turn my water pots into vessels of wine. I will draw them out and pour them out to all my invited guests. When it seems like no more wine is left, and I am not moving anymore that's when I will fill my vessels who have been set apart for purity and change them into vessels of my presence. Even if it does not seem like it is time yet for me to move you can by faith cause me to move on your behalf simply by your earnest expectation! So get filled to the brim and I will change what is inside you. You are filled with water but now I will fill you with wine.

In order to contain what I am about to do you must get rid of the old wine skins or the old thinking, the old message, the old music and the old methods. You will not be able to contain what I am about to do within the structure and confinement of an old move. It will not be like times past. Don't attempt to do things the way you always have. It will not work. Am I not a living God? Things that are dead do not move. Whatever I tell you to do...Do it! No more hesitation and trepidation. No more looking for others to step out first. No more looking for others to approve. No more looking at your abilities. Get out of the boat! My Word will sustain you. Get ready church because I have saved the best for last!

Isaiah 43:18-19
“Do not remember the former things,Nor consider the things of old.19 Behold, I will do a new thing,Now it shall spring forth;Shall you not know it?I will even make a road in the wilderness And rivers in the desert.

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Entering The Apostolic Era

I hear the Lord say,
You are entering an apostolic era. An age of commissioning and positioning for harvest. A time of love, and power being demonstrated. I am about to end the hunger strike says the Lord, and my little ones will not have to feed off of dead revelation anymore. They will not have to beg for bread or eat off the crumbs off someone else's table. They will eat of the children's bread. They will sit on my lap, and I will show them the mysteries of the unseen realm.

Just like in the times of Samson I am going to tie people together, and let them run in the harvest fields lit on fire! It will be a wild fire that can not be put out. My wind has cleansed, and now it will help spread the fire.  The fire will burn down dead doctrine, edifices, and agendas of men. It will burn down the barriers, segregation, and denominations that have brought separation.

Love will start being expressed outside of our own "churches" and "groups." A wider realization of kingdom principles will be released into the earth. People who see Jesus walk by, will cry out and be answered. The blind will see, the lame will walk and deaf will hear. Not only in the natural but in the spirit too! The church is going to come out of their prayer closet, and be unveiled before this world. The light of my glory will blind the hypocrites, and religious but those who seek me will find their way home. They will finally find rest in My heart.

By Jaziz Hallas

Prophetic Vision: God's Blue Print

There is always a temptation to become discouraged in life if we lose perspective and vision. The little things we do can seem very insignificant and mundane. That's why its so important to have prophetic vision and divine foresight so we don't lose hope and become weary in well doing. Paul told Timothy to war according to the prophecies that had gone before Him. Follow the divine blueprint! What if Michael Angelo did not have vision for what he began? He would not have finished. However, brushstroke by brushstroke the world began to see what he already saw; the many masterpieces created through artistic vision. This also applies to prophetic vision and revelation. It is a blueprint for divine construction. Have you ever marveled when crossing over the Golden Gate Bridge? How can something so huge could stretch across so far, and be so high up! Then we exclaim "What a beautiful bridge!" We don't say what a beautiful bolt, or what a beautiful beam, and what a great cable. Not one of those things are of little importance, and to remove one could be detrimental, if not disastrous! Many times we only see the whole picture after it is finished. God sees us after we are finished! When he said, "It is finished!" He was not only declaring that he had finished fulfilling all the requirements of the law but he was also seeing us completed in Him.

Looking unto Jesus, the author and finsiher of our faith! Hebrews 12:2 

The Apostle Paul also understood the importance of the heavenly vision God gave him, and he did not deviate from it but built according to it. He laid a foundation for others to follow him as he followed Christ. Could you imagine the confusion on a construction site if everyone did the same job or if others tried to do a job they were not trained for? Nothing would ever get done! Yet we show up to church week after week and expect the Pastor to run the whole construction site or we do jobs we were never called to do. It is essential in this season to understand our job position and fill it! We need to stop sitting on the pew expecting others to do our work for us. Throwing a tip in the offering bucket every week does not absolve us from doing our job.

God's church was never meant to be just an academic setting where all we ever do is learn, and do nothing with it to change the world! Together we are to be bridge builders to our families, to our community and to all the world. To seek and to save that which is lost. No job is too small in The Kingdom Of God. We must take our place and run our race. As we do, the world will begin to see what is in God's blueprint from the foundation of the world. They will see Him in the blue print as they see the manifestation of The Sons Of God!!!!!!! 

Joshua and Jaziz Hallas

The Next Move of God: Unconditional Love

The next move of God will be spear headed by the unconditional love of God.  Love will define God's remnant as they move into new levels of power and demonstration.  Many of them are in a metamorphosis state as they struggle to get free from the old wine skin and break free from the system. I will visit these faithful warriors and start to reveal their true identity in me.  Many have struggled with their identity because it was difficult to accept who I made them to be. 

In the last season they were put into Saul's armor and wrongfully categorized.  It shall be that I will rebuild my church from the foundation to the roof.  I will put in order my living stones and place them in correctly.  I will change the governmental order of my church and bring back the fear of the Lord.  Greater authority will I give those who were faithful to me in the last season.  Those suffering from an identity crisis will know their place in me.  I am going to tear down and pluck up a system that was built on wrong motives, message and methods.  This must take place so that my kingdom can run effectively and so that my people can have a mighty outpouring of My presence.  

It will not be like times past.  I will spread my fire from one individual to another as I destroy the biggest identity crisis ever known to mankind...it is not knowing my unconditional love, not knowing who they are in me and not knowing what I called them to do.  These three things will come to the forefront of every conversation as I start to fix this problem.  The struggle in the old wine skin will end and my people will take flight.  They will once again start to pollinate the children of this world with my love and truth.  They will fill my baskets with fruit.  They will bring the fruit of their labors in the fields, as they bring many sons and daughters into my kingdom.

Purpose of Prophetic Ministry

What is the prophetic? It is hearing the heart of God and 

speaking it to His people. Not only speaking His heart but 

displaying His love. Love always includes discipline, correction and guidance. 

But he who prophesies speaks edification and exhortation and comfort to men. (1 Corinthians 14:3) 

Exhortation: Means to advise strongly.
Edification: Is to instruct morally or spiritually.
Comfort: To cause someone to feel less worried and fearful; to cheer up. 

The prophetic ministry provides a blue print for destiny. It is not meant  to give step by step instructions for everyday life. That's the job of the Holy Spirit.  God does not want us to become dependent on the direction or guidance of a prophet or teacher. The Holy Spirit is our guide and teacher. Jesus said, "My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me." Learn to hear his voice and you will not be led astray.

The prophetic ministry is one of the five-fold ministry gifts therefore:

And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, 12 for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ, 13 till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ; 14 that we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting, 15 but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head—Christ 16 from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love.
(Ephesians 4:11-16)

The job of the prophet is to equip the saints for ministry. That means that they are to give you the tools to do the ministry of Jesus Christ. Not to set themselves into a ministry where they are served and put on a pedestal. Their job is to instruct the church morally and spiritually. They are to lay the foundations or the basic building blocks of godly living. They should be instruments of unity and biblical teaching. Prophets should teach you to hear the voice of God for yourself so you won't be deceived by every wind of doctrine. Like all the other five-fold ministry gifts their main mission is for the whole body to work together effectively, causing growth and maturity in every believer.

I've heard people make excuses for themselves by saying that prophets are loners and often misunderstood. This is error. Jesus operated in all the five-fold ministry offices and he walked in love. He didn't come under a persecution complex and acted like the whole world was against him. I agree that God has given prophets a certain type of disposition but it is no excuse to go around from church to church picking fights then saying everyone is persecuting you. The prophetic office is not the ministry of fault finding. You will not find this in the bible. Prophets did bring correction but it was to bring people to repentance and reconciliation with God. Remember God was not happy with Jonah because he would have rather seen his enemies at Nineveh judged by God rather than turn to God. There are many people with a Jonah heart. They delight in the judgment of God rather than in His mercy. 

Another kind of prophet to stay away from is the Balaam prophet. They are prophets for profit. Stay away from prophets that act like they are God's gift to mankind, or merchandise the anointing on their lives. This makes them false prophets. They may prophesy accurately but in their hearts they are driven by lust and greed. The bible says, "Woe to them! For they have gone in the way of Cain, have run greedily in the error of Balaam for profit, and perished in the rebellion of Korah." Jude 1:11 Balaam was an Old Testament prophet who was approached by a King to curse the people of God. Balaam finally gave in to the temptation to make money and caused the people of God to be cursed by stumbling them into sin. Now or days we have prophets who stumble God's people into sin by teaching them lawless behavior. Sometimes it is difficult to discern a false prophet because they prophesy accurately but check their fruit. 

Watch for prophets who are imbalanced. They will either come off extremely judgmental, always criticizing, proclaiming doom and gloom or...they will flatter you with words, giving you directional words that influence you to follow them, filling your head with their own vision so they can fill up their pocket books. Both camps will prophesy to impress you so you will put them on a pedestal. False prophets aren't necessarily false because their words are incorrect. They are false prophets because their motives are wrong and their attitudes don't reflect Christ. They use God's gift to manipulate others or gain control over people's lives. They will use their gift to make money off of you or for popularity. They are not interested in lifting you up so you can grow in God. They want you to lift themselves up so they can grow their personal kingdom. A prophet who seeks to control and manipulate others by using intimidating words or by cursing them with destruction is not from God. The Holy Spirit persuades but intimidation is not from God. Conviction causes people to repent unto salvation. This is different from intimidation because it causes people to blindly obey the prophet instead of God. 

If you feel beaten up after you hear the prophet speak then they are not using all three aspects of their ministry: Edification, Exhortation and Comfort. Spend some time and study the prophets in the Bible. Yes, they told people to repent but they also provided comfort to people. Look at this beautiful statement by the prophet Isaiah and Joel.

“Come now, and let us reason together,
Says the Lord,
Though your sins are like scarlet,
They shall be as white as snow;
Though they are red like crimson,
They shall be as wool.
19 If you are willing and obedient,
You shall eat the good of the land;
20 But if you refuse and rebel,
You shall be devoured by the sword;
For the mouth of the Lord has spoken." (Isaiah 1:1-20)

"So rend your heart, and not your garments; Return to the Lord your God, For He is gracious and merciful, Slow to anger, and of great kindness; And He relents from doing harm." (Joel 2:13)

As you can see all aspects of God's heart are present in their prophecies. A call to repentance, God's willingness to reconcile, reward or consequence depending on the response. These prophetic words are balanced. They are not flattering people. They are giving God's people an opportunity to change their hearts. Please read the book of Jonah. It is not just about a man who got swallowed by a fish. It is about a God who is always willing to relent from His anger. Jonah knew this and that's why he fled from the call to preach repentance to his enemies in Nineveh. 

So he prayed to the Lord, and said, “Ah, Lord, was not this what I said when I was still in my country? Therefore I fled previously to Tarshish; for I know that You are a gracious and merciful God, slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness, One who relents from doing harm." (Jonah 4:2)

Lastly, beware of those who make a point of making sure that everyone knows their title or position in the body. They will hand you their card with their title and make sure to let everyone know that they are a prophet or apostle. That is an indicator that they either desire the accolades of men or they are not secure in who they are. If you are a prophet everyone will know it. God's anointing and fruit will make evident who they are. The fruit of a prophet's life will be evident by love, power and a consecrated life. This was the life of Jesus and it will be the fruit of all who follow Him. 

False Christ Deception

In Matthew 24 Jesus leaves us a chilling description of what was to come in the last days. One of the first things that Jesus warned his disciples about, was the false Christ deception that would occur before His coming. He warned that mass deception would cause the love of believers to wax cold and bring about a great apostasy

Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?” 4 And Jesus answered and said to them: “Take heed that no one deceives you. 5 For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many. Matthew 24:3-5

The first sign of Jesus' imminent return isn't large earthquakes, food shortages, pandemics and wars; like described in Matthew 24:6-8. "These things must come to pass, but the end is not yet." The first sign of His coming would be the false christ deception that would cause many Christians to walk away from their faith. I have been saved for 30 years and I can honestly say that heresy, deception and delusion are occurring on a mass scale. These false teachers have seduced believers into thinking they could live their lives anyway they want, and God will approve of their deeds. They have cajoled the masses all the while condemning their souls to hell. The conviction of the Holy Spirit is rarely felt in church anymore because the truth has been replaced with motivational speeches, that only encourage the soul but rarely challenge people to pick up their cross, and follow Him. Worship has become a place of entertainment and has been replaced with secular music in some churches. The presence of God has been replaced by hyperactive "feel good" activities, and programs to keep the masses happy.

Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many. ¹² And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow "wax" cold. ¹³ But he who endures to the end shall be saved. ¹⁴ And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come. Matthew 24:11-14

Again, Jesus warns for the second time that false prophets who would cause the deception of many people. He warned that their lawlessness would cause the hearts of others to "wax" cold. In the original Greek this word Jesus used means psucho "wax" which means growing cold by reduction of temperature and evaporation. This is what is happening now. The hearts of men are growing colder as the church has turned down the fire level in their preaching. The presence of God has been evaporating from the church as they have turned to a counterfeit gospel. What is interesting is that psucho "wax" also means inanimate breeze. Inanimate means not endowed with life or Spirit! This is exactly what has happened in the churches. They have become lifeless, dead, and barren. The Holy Spirit has long left that place, leaving dry bones sitting on pews, who go over dusty old pages of liturgy, and who are left with nothing more than tradition. The Holy Spirit no longer moves there. The spirit of religion will always leave behind a lifeless church. 

Let's look at the word lawlessness mentioned in the above scripture. It is defined in the following passage:
"Whoever commits sin also commits lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness."
1 John 3:4 

Sadly, the lawlessness and scandals of the church have caused people to become embittered against God. They see people who were highly anointed, falling from the high pedestals they had them on, and causing great disappointment among believers. Many people have come to feel that if their leaders can't live for God, how can they? Unfortunately, when these leaders fall, it causes Christians to become displaced, and discouraged. Some never return to church again and some walk away from God completely. 

Again Jesus warns that "For false christs and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect. 25 See, I have told you beforehand.  Matthew 24:24-25

For a third time Jesus warns against false christs or false Christians. Jesus said that even the "elect" would be deceived by the great signs and wonders performed by those who come in His name. This word "elect" means chosen. Many people believe once saved always saved. Jesus said that even His chosen would be deceived by these great impostors. No one is exempt from deception. This is why we must diligently guard our hearts and minds. Paul also warns that people would depart from the faith because they gave heed to deceiving spirits.

Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons 1 Timothy 4:1

Paul also warns of the falling away. The rapture will not come unless the falling away comes first, followed by the Anti-Christ.

Let no one deceive you by any means; for that Day will not come unless the falling away comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition 2 Thessalonians 2:3

How can we be deceived you may wonder? Sin is deceitful and alluring. Hebrews 3:12-13 "Beware, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief in departing from the living God; but exhort one another daily, while it is called 'Today,' lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin." Sin not only can seduce you and deceive you but over time it can cause you to become hardened. It is much easier to take the path of least resistance than to take the narrow road. Taking the narrow road means a death process, denial, and suffering. This is not something many are willing to do to inherit the kingdom of God. Our ministry and good works will not be enough to get us into heaven. Please note the following scripture.   

Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ 23 And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’ Matthew 7:22-23

I want you to understand that I am not against signs and wonders. Signs and wonders will follow all those who believe! However, walking in the power of God isn't always proof that someone is from God. Remember Balaam prophesied but his heart was full of covetousness. Not all that glitters is gold. As you can see these mightily anointed ministers called Jesus Lord but were walking in sin and were not recognized by Jesus. He will declare to them that He never knew them. I believe Jesus will say this because those who claim to be His, will not look like Him.  They will also have no intimacy with Him because of the sin in their life. 

I would like to point out that sinning and "practicing" sin is very different. We all fall short. I'm talking about when people willfully sin, taking advantage of God's grace because they know God will forgive them but have no intention of stopping what they are doing. The problem with this mindset is, that eventually they will no longer feel conviction because their "conscience has gotten seared." 1 Timothy 4:2 I have seen many Christians eventually become demonized because they allowed what they have been delivered from to return to their life.

"When an unclean spirit goes out of a man, he goes through dry places, seeking rest, and finds none. Then he says, 'I will return to my house from which I came.' And he comes, he finds it empty, swept, and put in order. Then he goes and takes with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter and dwell there; and the last state of that man is worse than the first. So shall it be with this wicked generation." Matthew 12:43-45 

I am convinced that demonization will be a troubling trend in the future as more people will be filled with more wickedness than before. If you have been habitually sinning, understand that you need to repent which means go and sin no more! Please don't become a casualty and lose your inheritance over enjoying temporary pleasure. If you have sinned, please know that God will forgive you.

If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9

If in doubt the following scripture clarifies what sins will keep those who are supposed to be heirs out of the kingdom. Don't be deceived you can not enter the kingdom of God willfully sinning. If you die in your sin you will certainly not go to heaven! This means friends, if you are found dead with a crack pipe in your hand or died of an overdose, you will not be entering into heaven. I am amazed how we try to water this down for famous people or people we feel should join us in God's presence. I think the reality of hell is too much for us to think about so we try to imagine that those who died in their sin, some how made it to heaven. This is deception. Not everyone will make it to heaven no matter how famous, talented, liked or popular they were. When we realize this, we will make every effort to save the lost, and help others come out of their deception.  We can't fellowship with people who are lawless. Let's look at the scripture.

I wrote to you in my epistle not to keep company with sexually immoral people.  ¹⁰ Yet I certainly did not mean with the sexually immoral people of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or idolaters, since then you would need to go out of the world. ¹¹ But now I have written to you not to keep company with anyone named a brother, who is sexually immoral, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or an extortioner—not even to eat with such a person. 1 Corinthians 5:9-11

You can't live in adultery, homosexuality, drug addiction, drunkenness, expecting to get into heaven. A lot of people always tell you not to judge them when you are exposing their sin. However, judging and discerning are different. The kind of judging we are not allowed to do is to have a condemning and critical attitude. The bible says in John 3:19 that loving darkness condemns people. This is how we will know. People can say they love God all day but their lifestyle will prove it. In this the children of God and the children of the devil are manifest: Whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is he who does not love his brother. 1 John 3:10 We must use the word of God to make these distinctions to keep ourselves from being deceived.   

“Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. 16 You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thorn bushes or figs from thistles? 17 Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. 19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20 Therefore by their fruits you will know them. Matthew 7:15-20

I'm amazed how many of these false teachers get away with living in sin and people still follow them. Once again we are exhorted to examine the fruit of those who are teaching us. I have known super anointed people who live a double life. Don't be fooled! If you think that they are in sin or compromise; stop following them immediately! God does not want us to be in fellowship with people who are living in hypocrisy. If you suspect that someone is living a double life the bible tells us to go to them.

 “Moreover if your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault between you and him alone. If he hears you, you have gained your brother. ¹⁶ But if he will not hear, take with you one or two more, that ‘by the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.’¹⁷ And if he refuses to hear them, tell it to the church. But if he refuses even to hear the church, let him be to you like a heathen and a tax collector. Matthew 18:15-17

If you are going to bring correction to a leader make sure you have two or three witnesses. Do not receive an accusation against an elder except from two or three witnesses. ²⁰ Those who are sinning rebuke in the presence of all, that the rest also may fear. 1 Timothy 5:19

Remember we need to expose sin out of right heart motivation. Our goal is always to bring people to repentance and reconciliation to our Father. Also, we need to protect people from ship wrecking in a failed ministry. I think the saddest time in my life was when our Pastor was in sin and nobody told us until it was too late. People kept leaving, including our bible school teachers but nobody bothered to make sure we would survive the disaster. As a result, we floated out there for a year or so. No one bothered to pray over us or find out if we were healing. Instead, we became subjected to damaging gossip and slander. Thankfully we were reached by the Lord through a prophetic word, that brought healing to our hearts. We found a good church and were restored. Thank God!

Confronting sin is not always comfortable. If in doubt always side with mercy and love because if it weren't for the grace of God we too could fall into sin. Brethren, if a man is overtaken in any trespass, you who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness, considering yourself lest you also be tempted. Galatians 6:1

Let us pray:

Father, I commit to live for you and be careful to examine the fruit of those who claim to be your followers. I ask that you would keep me from deception. Increase my level of discernment between those who are leading others astray and those who just need to mature. Jesus examine my heart and my fruit. Show me the areas that need to change and help me surrender them to you. I pray you would cleanse from all defilement and false teaching in Jesus name, amen.

Prophecy: Revival and Breakthrough 2014

Last night at the meeting I went down under the power of God. Johann laid hands on me and said, "Download!" Here is what God is speaking to His Church.


Three Keys for revival and breakthrough in 2014:

1. Unity - You will not be able to do your tasks alone. God will start honoring those who go out of their way to work with others. He is going to anoint five fold ministers who come into unity and release greater power! There He will command the blessing. Psalm 133 Learn to work as teams during church meetings and evangelistic outreaches. God is emphasizing 555 the trinity of five-fold. The Father, Son and Holy Spirit moving through His Apostles, Prophets, Teachers, Pastors and Evangelists. He will be shifting His attention on Evangelists who are sold out. Work with the Evangelist, Pastor. God will start exalting the people who the church has ignored. The street ministers, missionaries and evangelists will now be called forward to lead the way.

2. Harvest - Those who make it their goal and start working in the harvest fields will see a blessing. Harvest fields meaning: Prisons, Hospitals, Streets, Homeless Shelters, Convalescent Hospitals, Mission Fields and wherever there is souls! Church if you want to see revival you will have to leave the four walls. Go to the park, get a tent, get a storefront in the middle of the city. Go where they are. God's Spirit will pour into those who will pour out. Stop waiting for them to come to you. I see mass baptisms taking place outdoors in rivers, oceans and in places that you would not think of using. Get ready for the Johns will arise in this hour and be calling out for people to repent in the River Jordan again!

3. Revival - is not an event! It is the fire of God resting on people whose hearts are transformed by God's presence. People are so used to thinking that it is about an event that when the event is over they go back to the norm. NO! Revival is about your heart being revived unto God. That may happen at a meeting but...fire is maintained in His Presence. If you think that watching your favorite preacher on TV is going to maintain a fire then you are wrong. If you think that you can survive on a 10 min daily devotional and singing to some watered down Christian song on the radio then you are wrong. Revival = fire! You will be ember that will grow cold if you stay out of fellowship with others that are burning. The church has grown cold because there is no altars to burn on. When we are asking God to send revival we are asking God to send fire. Fire consumes friend. God's fire will not rest on an altar that does not have a living sacrifice. Fire will not rest on those who are filled with idolatry. Fire will not rest on those whose hearts are not pure. A guest speaker will never give you fire. You can only get fire when you become His altar. Get rid of the distractions and start to seek God. He is waiting to reveal His Fire Walkers! Lord make us willing to burn for you!

Rebuilding the Walls of a Nation

The king could tell by looking at his servant's face that he was troubled. At that time it was a death sentence to enter the king's courts in that manner. Yet the king regarded his servant. After all, he was his cup-bearer and was willing to die so that the king could live. Many times Nehemiah drank from the king's cup to ensure the king’s safety. The king would never be poisoned because Nehemiah's job was to lay his life down for the king.

It is this quality that caused a humble layman to take action. Laying his life down for others was his job, but now it would become his calling. Nehemiah's distress and angst over the crumbling walls of his nation became his mission. Not knowing what to do, he starts by being an intercessor. He simply starts by repenting for the condition and sins of his nation; this is the same quality we see in our intercessor Jesus. We see Christ knelt in the garden praying, "O My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will.” (Matthew 26:39). Before Jesus could ever become our sacrifice he had to be willing to drink of the King's cup. God will never give us authority over any area we are not willing to lay our lives down for. Like Esther, Nehemiah knew that favor came from having an intimate relationship with the King.

The heart of the king is in the hand of the Lord! That's why Jesus said, "The Kingdom of God is at hand!" The heart of God is always extended towards us. God has always meant for us to rule and reign with him. He has made us an extension of his authority and dominion through Christ. Just like Jesus we are seated in heavenly places, and like Nehemiah we are able to be intercessors before our King. God is looking for ordinary people to do extraordinary things in this hour. We need to remember that Nehemiah wasn't a priest or prophet; he was a layman. He was what some people would consider a blue-collar worker. Yet God used one man who dared to believe God to bring revival to a nation. God will always use the one to influence the many! In this hour, God is looking for the Martin Luther's, Esther's, Nehemiah's, Daniel's, Deborah's and others who will take a stand for their nation.

Recently in Germany, a woman found out that they were going to invite an Imam to recite prayers in the church that was dedicated to the famous Protestant founder Martin Luther. Not sure if she should go or what she would do, she drove an hour and a half to the church where they were having a concert. The whole purpose of the gathering was to get Christians to accept the Muslim faith. As she stood in the balcony, Heidi Mund was stirred by holy anger and exclaimed, "Jesus Christ alone is Lord of Germany," and shouted, "I break this curse." It was her distress that the walls of her nation were now being breached by an encroaching religion who is presently responsible for killing Christians worldwide that moved her to action. It was her brave efforts that have made the video go viral. In her interview with CBN News, she was asked if she was worried about becoming a target for Muslims. "Many people ask me, 'Are you afraid of the Muslims?' And I can only say, 'No, I'm not afraid of them,'" she told CBN News. "I know my God, the living God of the Bible can protect for me for as long as he wants. When my time is over, I will go to him." She was escorted out of the church.

There will always be opposition whenever we do something for God, especially if we take on the task of rebuilding something the enemy has torn down. The enemy becomes furious when we become serious; this is what happened in Nehemiah's time.

"But it so happened, when Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall, that he was furious and very indignant, and mocked the Jews. And he spoke before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, “What are these feeble Jews doing? Will they fortify themselves? Will they offer sacrifices? Will they complete it in a day? Will they revive the stones from the heaps of rubbish—stones that are burned?” (Nehemiah 4:1-2)

The devil will always mock the idea of our task of rebuilding. He will first attack our identity. Remember what he said to Jesus, "If you are the Son of God..." He will also mock our ability, "Turn these stones into bread!" However, if you really want to know what makes the devil nervous it is the offer of sacrifice. Sanballat is a type of the devil. He asked, "Will they offer sacrifices?" Why does this make the devil mad and worried? Sacrifice restores relationship in the Old Testament. Jesus is our sacrifice. In the New Testament, sacrifice is the ultimate act of love. Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends. John 15:13

This sacrificial love is what Nehemiah was walking in. He was willing to gain favor with the king, to be mocked by others, and ridiculed for rebuilding the walls to his nation. He, of course, could not do this alone; he needed help. He needed people who were willing to have tools in one hand and weaponry in the other hand. He needed people who would fight to rebuild the walls and gates that had been burned down. Not only did Sanballat mock their ability, but he also said this, "Will they revive the stones from the heaps of rubbish—stones that are burned?” Here is a prophetic word that came to me regarding this:

What made you burn in anger in the last season will make you burn for God in this season. The devil has provoked God's people long enough, and now he has pushed the envelope. Without knowing it, the devil has provoked us unto love and good works. The fire of the last season will be used as fuel for this season. See, when you burn something it ignites quicker. It is actually a survival technique. You burn a char cloth and save it for later so that it can be used for fire. God has saved what was burned in the last season to start a fire! Be encouraged because God is going to use the ashes of what remained in your life to light His fire! You are an ember that is ready to be sparked!

See, God is going to raise up Nehemiah's in this next season, and they are going to revive the burned out stones and take up humanity from the ash heaps of rubbish to build up the walls of America. The Lord can revive his church in one day and undo the destruction of generations! Nehemiah's army of workers rebuilt the walls in 52 days. Church, we need to stop looking for pretty cut stones. All around us is the rubble of burnt up humanity, laying around in piles, waiting to be picked up. Are you willing to dig into the piles of burnt, charred, and broken humanity? Jesus was. Maybe you are one of these burned out stones and have barely survived the last few seasons of testing. The Bible calls us living stones!

1Peter 2:5 “You also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.”

Burnt or not, God is going to use what the enemy has done to this generation to ignite us and cause us to burn for Him! We may not realize this, but we are standing before the water gate! If we just allow our worship and prayers of repentance to go up before God, we will find ourselves standing before the audience of the King. The walls of God's holy standards will once again be erected in our nation, and the floodgates of revival will burst open washing away the ashes we once stood in.  

“To console those who mourn in Zion, To give them beauty for ashes, The oil of joy for mourning, The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; That they may be called trees of righteousness, The planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified.” Isaiah 61:3

Let's look at Nehemiah 8:1-4

“Now all the people gathered together as one man in the open square that was in front of the Water Gate; and they told Ezra the scribe to bring the Book of the Law of Moses, which the Lord had commanded Israel. ² So Ezra the priest brought the Law before the assembly of men and women and all who could hear with understanding on the first day of the seventh month. ³ Then he read from it in the open square that was in front of the Water Gate from morning until midday, before the men and women and those who could understand; and the ears of all the people were attentive to the Book of the Law.”

Look at where they were standing; they were standing in front of the water gate! Church, you are now in a season of rebuilding. God is looking for Nehemiahs and skilled workers to rebuild the walls of nations. Just like that German woman, he wants his people to declare, "Jesus is Lord over this nation,” and “we break every curse that speaks contrary!" Though people may mock our efforts, at what seems like a feeble attempt of a few people, we have something in our hands, “We have letters from the King and His favor to rebuild the walls of our nation once again!" May the watergate break open in Jesus name! Amen!

Why We Don't Need Another Azusa Street Revival

I knew that title would get your attention so before you read me the riot act, let us go over some historical facts. The Azusa Street Revival was mainly about seeking the manifestation of tongues through the baptism of the Spirit. As a result of fasting and praying, William Seymour received this gift along with other manifestations of God's Spirit. I started to think about what happened in that upper room the first time the disciples received the Baptism of the Holy Spirit. 

When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. 2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3 Then there appeared to them divided tongues, as of fire, and one sat upon each of them. 4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. (Acts 2:1-4)

As you can see this wondrous gift came from heaven. I thought about the curious misunderstanding many of us have about the baptism of the Spirit. Many believe that if you don't speak in tongues you are not "spirit filled." How can this be? If Jesus lives in us doesn't that mean we are "Spirit filled." For those who consider ourselves "Spirit filled" Let me ask you something... does the Holy Spirit come from above or from within? Remember that we are on the other side of the prophecy by Joel, "‘And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God, That I will pour out of My Spirit on all flesh." 

(Acts 2:17)

On the day of Pentecost the Holy Spirit was poured out from above on all flesh. As believers He comes from within. The Holy Spirit baptism is only granting the Holy Spirit permission for manifestation. He already lives in us. When I got baptized in the Spirit for the first time, it bubbled up from my belly and came flowing out my mouth like a river. 

He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.” (John 7:38)

My point is this...we are already Pentecostal! Some of us not only speak in tongues but prophesy and heal the sick. We have what they received on Azusa Street already. What we need is the Welsh Revival. I'm not trying to sound partial here but the Welsh Revival caused national change. The bars no longer had drunks, the policeman had nothing to do and workers stopped their swearing. Here are four keys that caused the Welsh Revival success!

1. Confess all known sin

2. Deal with and get rid of anything ‘doubtful’ in your life

3. Be ready to obey the Holy Spirit instantly

4. Confess Christ publicly

The first key and most highly contested of all...is the message of repentance! My friends there is a great push right now to do away with the message of repentance but without it men cannot enter a relationship with God. You can say the sinner's prayer but without repentance it is not a true conversion. Jesus never asked people to pray the sinners prayer but He did ask people to repent, deny themselves and follow Him.

Secondly, another message that is also being contested, is dealing with sin in the life of believers. Compromise runs rampant in the church while some deny the existence of sin! The bible says that if we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 1 John 1:8 

The third key is being obedient to the Holy Spirit. Doesn't seem life changing but if a Christian just prayed and obeyed what the Holy Spirit told them they would be doing the "greater works!" Someone being led of the Holy Spirit would be executing the commissioning of Mark 16:15-18. We forget the Holy Spirit came so that we would become witnesses! 

I was talking to fellow friend and revivalist Chad Taylor this week when I shared this observation. If 120 people turned the world upside down when they left the upper room why can't a stadium full of Christians change America? I have seen thousands upon thousands of Christians in those mega churches on TV, yet things remain unchanged. Why?

I am going to tell you why. We have not left the upper room! We still have not executed key number four...the public confession of Christ. I will even go further by saying that it is the lack of the powerful demonstration of genuine love, and a holy lifestyle that people aren't convicted to live for God. Honestly, if your lifestyle does not convict anyone than you have not followed through with keys number two and three. People fail to see that the largest reason for the success of the Welsh Revival was key number four! They had massive conversions because they went all over Wales bringing the genuine message of repentance. They saw thousands come to Christ. This is what caused national change!

My friends, if we are going to see America return to God we need to stop chasing after manifestations, signs and wonders. We need to be more concerned with the character of Christ being formed in us. There are way too many messages that focus on self. As I spent reading 1 Corinthians 13; I realized that we can claim to have a revival but it still may not hold any weight. Why? Because outside of the motivation of love all we have is the people in Matthew 7:21-23 “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. 22 Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ 23 And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’ 

God is not impressed with all the supposed sacrifice, manifestations, tongues, prophecy, martyrdom, knowledge, degrees, and good deeds we may claim we do. Outside of the motivation of love which compels us to obey Him, our works are nothing short of annoying and unprofitable. If we are going to truly bring change in the short time we have here on earth we must make it our goal to actively have a public confession of Christ that represents who He really is. Jesus was a love revolutionary! Let's become one too!