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?

Lookahead:  There was always a tangible peace and joy in those Midwest revival meetings, along with emotional/physical healing miracles.  The revivalist and his team seemed to continuously live on a higher plane in a glory-filled existence.  I was totally shocked to hear him in a radio interview, less than a year later, talking about having … Continue reading Kingdom Post #22 – Kingdom Benefits We Don’t Want to Miss

Lookahead: Over the years, I believe that people have labored exceedingly (as in, “engineered this thing to death!”) to understand why Jesus doesn’t heal everyone who seeks it.  I was watching a documentary about a British healing evangelist whose ministry grew exponentially when he received the gift of healing…in the early 20th century.  In his … Continue reading Kingdom Post #21 – How Much Faith in What?