Lookahead:  God used a highly graphic symbol for Israel, in order to express His profound feelings in a way that His 7th century B.C. audience could empathize with.  He spoke about how He had rescued Israel when she was like a newborn who had been abandoned in a field after she was born.  No one … Continue reading Kingdom Post #27 – Kingdom Straddlers?

Lookahead:  Years ago there was a popular teaching that Type A, proud, competitive behavior was part and parcel of having a Spirit of Dominion. The theory was that God gave Adam a Spirit of Dominion in the Garden (Gen 1:26 KJV)—hence all future-gen sons of Adam had that same spirit.  Therefore, if we found ourselves … Continue reading Kingdom Post #26 – Kingdom Wreckers #4 – Lying and Believing

Lookahead: For some reason, a young couple decided to bless everyone at the gate.  They let their utterly adorable toddler walk around and talk to people.  She really didn’t have advanced speech skills, but she smiled and laughed and used toddler babble, and basically stole our hearts corporately as she went from person to person. … Continue reading Kingdom Post #26 – Kingdom Wreckers #3

Lookahead: Even the “hellish” Near Death Experiences (NDE) in which believers experienced hell, but arrived in heaven with their “clothes smoking,” resulted in access to Jesus, joyful departed friends and relatives, and/or the throne room.2  And you could say that these were the “greasiest” NDErs... As a reminder,  I am referencing the scriptures which either … Continue reading Kingdom Post #25 – Kingdom Wreckers #2

Lookahead: Lie #3: God is not happy that we fall short of perfection. Also, God disciplines/punishes us to make us more holy like Christ. And along the same lines, KO’s (Kingdom Occupiers) must suffer like Paul—or worst case, Jesus. Any believer who is trying to be perfect to please God is in bondage and, therefore, … Continue reading Kingdom Post #24 – Kingdom Wreckers #1

Lookahead: In 2021, they might express themselves traditionally with a sincere respect for the Ten Commandments….they might deliver illustrated sermons in which they blow balloons across a stage with an air gun representing the Holy Spirit…they might paint breathtaking portraits of angels and Jesus from the age of eight…but to each one has been given … Continue reading Kingdom Post #23 – How Did the Acts Church Act?