Inspired Thinking and Why It Is the Answer to Your Problems

LEADERS ADVANCE - BLESSED TO BE A BLESSING

info@kvministries.com (Kris Vallotton) — Fri, 30 Jun 2023 00:22:05 GMT

In this clip from Bethel Leaders Advance from April 19th, 2018, at Bethel Church in Redding, CA, Kris Vallotton shares with leader’s about God’s heart disciple nations. He highlights the importance of God’s people to be a light on a hill and that the natural byproduct of his restoration and blessing of the Church is that it would heal and transform the cities and nations around us.

SERMON - THINGS DADS DO

info@kvministries.com (Kris Vallotton) — Fri, 23 Jun 2023 00:14:51 GMT

In this Father's Day sermon from June 18th, 2023, at Bethel Church in Redding, CA, Kris Vallotton shares an inspiring message on the importance of fatherhood and the role men carry as protectors, providers and promoters for their families and communities. He highlights the transformative impact fathers have in calling their children into purpose and shaping their destinies. Join us as we honor fathers and recognize the profound impact they have on shaping lives and futures.

SERMON - BECOMING A CULTURAL ARCHITECT

info@kvministries.com (Kris Vallotton) — Fri, 16 Jun 2023 00:09:56 GMT

In this message from June 23rd, 2019, at Bethel Church in Redding, CA, Kris Vallotton delivers a powerful sermon titled, "Becoming a Cultural Architect." Vallotton highlights the importance of shaping culture and the role we play as believers in this process. There is a war happening to shape the mindset of this generation and Kris reminds us to embrace our Isaiah 61 calling, to make disciples of nations and positively impact the culture around us.

SERMON - YOUR WORDS CREATE WORLDS

info@kvministries.com (Kris Vallotton) — Fri, 09 Jun 2023 00:01:48 GMT

In this throwback session from the School of the Prophets in August 2007 at Bethel Church in Redding, CA, Kris Vallotton delivers an impactful teaching on the truth that our words have the power to create worlds and highlights the connection between faith and action. He explores the concept of calling things that are not as though they are, revealing the transformative potential of prophetic proclamations to change history. Addressing the role of a prophet, he underscores the importance of equipping the Church to prophesy and emphasizes the need for prophets to seek God's perspective in every situation and prioritize covenant community.

SERMON - DO YOU BELIEVE IN PROVIDENCE?

Thu, 01 Jun 2023 23:54:48 GMT

In this throwback message from December 27th, 2019, at Bethel Church in Redding, CA, Kris Vallotton talks about kairos seasons where God’s sovereign providence is displayed. He reminds us of the significance of recognizing these moments and challenges us to to align our hearts to this move of God.

SERMON - WE WERE BORN FOR A FIGHT

info@kvministries.com (Kris Vallotton) — Tue, 23 May 2023 23:50:47 GMT

In this message from May 21st, 2023, at Bethel Church in Redding, CA, Kris Vallotton shares a powerful sermon about the fight for nobility. With a resounding call to action, he challenges us to move from defense to offense and shift from a victim to a victor mindset. Drawing inspiration from the story of Esther, he highlights the significance of embracing our divine placement in this time and season and reminds us that were born for such a time as this.

SERMON - MOVING INTO FRIENDSHIP WITH GOD

info@kvministries.com (Kris Vallotton) — Thu, 18 May 2023 23:42:12 GMT

In this throwback message from January 17th, 2016, at Bethel Church in Redding, CA, Kris Vallotton explores the profound journey of moving from a slave-master type relationship with God into friendship, emphasizing our identity in Christ and the freedom we have received. He reminds us of the importance of abiding in Jesus, while challenging us to embrace the pruning process that paves the way for deep intimacy with our Heavenly Father.

SERMON - HOW TO CHOOSE COMPASSION AND CONNECTION OVER SHAME

info@kvministries.com (Kris Vallotton) — Thu, 11 May 2023 23:37:52 GMT

In this throwback message from November 25th, 2018 at Bethel Church in Redding CA, Kris Vallotton shares about the power of connection to break shame. He encourages the Church to prioritize fellowship even if it requires sacrifice because in God's eyes it is a holy act. We were designed for community and it is in the place of authentic relationship that we can be healed and made whole.

CULTIVATING PROPHETIC FAMILIES: PART 1

Thu, 11 May 2023 16:41:28 GMT

How could we raise our children in a spiritual vortex? Kris shares how to cultivate prophetic families. Weaving the life of Joseph with Peter in prison and the story of Hannah and Samuel, Kris teaches how to cultivate families who make the supernatural natural and create a prophetic culture. Kris gives five very practical tips of how to raise your children in the kingdom, as well as drawing funny stories from his own journey of cultivating the prophetic and understanding the spirit world.

Be sure to check out Part 2 of this series, as well!

SERMON - WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE NOBLE?

info@kvministries.com (Kris Vallotton) — Thu, 04 May 2023 23:32:47 GMT

In this message from April 23rd, 2023 at Bethel Church in Redding CA, Kris Vallotton shares about living a life of nobility. He reminds the church that grace is not just the undeserved favor of God but also the powerful fuel we need to live a holy life. We are a priesthood and God is calling us to a standard of nobility that keeps eternity at the forefront of our minds.

SERMON - THE STORY OF RESURRECTION

info@kvministries.com (Kris Vallotton) — Mon, 01 May 2023 23:25:34 GMT

In this message from April 9th, 2023 at Bethel Church in Redding CA, Kris Vallotton shares about the story of Jesus's resurrection and how even creation declares the story of Christ. He reminds the Church that it was the mercy and justice of Jesus that led Him to the Cross and that Jesus is the only door to Heaven.

SERMON - DECLARING WAR ON FATHERLESSNESS

info@kvministries.com (Kris Vallotton) — Thu, 13 Apr 2023 23:21:28 GMT

In this message from April 2nd, 2023 at Bethel Church in Redding CA, Kris Vallotton shares about the powerful role a father plays in the home. He charges the Church to declare war on fatherlessness and reminds men of their noble role to lead their children into purity and wholeness.

SERMON - BUILDING APOSTOLIC PEOPLE

info@kvministries.com (Kris Vallotton) — Thu, 06 Apr 2023 23:14:19 GMT

In this throwback message from September 24th, 2008 at Bethel Church in Redding CA, Kris Vallotton shares about building apostolic people and the kingdom of God coming near. He reminds us of the importance of having high beliefs in people and the transformation that comes when the superior ecosystem of Heaven superimposes the inferior ecosystem of earth.

SERMON - RECOVERING THE BEAUTY OF PASSION

info@kvministries.com (Kris Vallotton) — Sun, 02 Apr 2023 23:08:28 GMT

In this message from March 15th, 2023 at Bethel Church in Redding CA, Kris Vallotton shares on recovering the beauty of passion and entering a season where what was lost will be recovered. He reminds us that those who sow in tears will reap with joy and he encourages us that God’s desire is to restore the fire of faith within us and the global Church.

SERMON - DEVELOPING HOUSES OF ACTS

info@kvministries.com (Kris Vallotton) — Fri, 24 Mar 2023 22:56:22 GMT

In this throwback message from December 12th, 2017 at Bethel Church in Redding CA, Kris Vallotton shares on developing houses of Acts and the foundations that foster an environment for God to move. He encourages us to seek first the kingdom of God and to anticipate miracles, signs and wonders in your own home. Imagine the impact of your home filled with people who have encountered the Lord and are then sent out!

SERMON - WHO IS YOUR SPIRIT GUIDE

info@kvministries.com (Kris Vallotton) — Thu, 16 Mar 2023 22:50:47 GMT

In this throwback message from 2010 at Bethel Church in Redding CA, Kris Vallotton shares about the importance of developing a relationship with your Spirit Guide. He reminds us that the goal of scripture is to bring us into close relationship with the word of God. This sermon will inspire you to grow in intimacy with the Holy Spirit who will lead you into all truth.

SERMON - STEWARDING ENCOUNTERS IN REVIVAL

info@kvministries.com (Kris Vallotton) — Thu, 09 Mar 2023 23:23:36 GMT

In this message from March 9th, 2023 at Bethel Church in Redding CA, Kris Vallotton shares on stewarding encounters with God in revival. He reminds us that though encounters are significant, what we do with our encounters matters more. He charges us that in this coming revival as God reveals his presence in a special way, there is grace to be transformed and a responsibility to take what we receive outside of the four walls of the church.

SERMON - ANSWERING THE CALL TO RADICAL FAITH: PART 3

info@kvministries.com (Kris Vallotton) — Thu, 02 Mar 2023 23:18:46 GMT

In this message from February 26th, 2023 at Bethel Church in Redding CA, Kris Vallotton shares on the power of radical faith that causes us to believe for the impossible. He reminds us that radical faith is bred through a revelation of who God is, a revelation of who we are, the clarity of our assignment and radical obedience. He charges us to step out of our comfort zone and see Jesus bring an awakening in America and around the world!

Sermon - Encounters Of The Third Heaven Kind

info@kvministries.com (Kris Vallotton) — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 23:14:34 GMT

In this clip from the Prophetic Conference on February 15th, 2022 at Bethel Church in Redding CA, Kris Vallotton teaches that this present season of Heavenly encounters will require the stewardship of the whole body of Christ. Through sharing powerful examples of encounters in scripture, Kris encourages us to be expectant for God to encounter us collectively in a way that leads to exponential transformation within the Church and the world.

Sermon - Answering The Call To Radical Faith: Part 2

info@kvministries.com (Kris Vallotton) — Thu, 09 Feb 2023 22:59:00 GMT

In this message from February 5th, 2023 at Bethel Church in Redding CA, Kris Vallotton calls the Church back to a single-minded faith. He reminds us that just as Joseph’s prophetic word was tested, so too our faith will be tested and refined in fire. He challenges us to step out because often faith is catalyzed by works – our small step of faith.

SERMON - UNLOCKING THE MIND OF CHRIST THROUGH DREAMS

Thu, 02 Feb 2023 22:47:17 GMT

In this clip from the Dream Life Conference on March 9th, 2022 at Bethel Church in Redding CA, Kris Vallotton teaches on the importance of spiritual intelligence and the gift of having a dream life with God. Through sharing engaging stories and powerful metaphors, he invites us to seek to know the mind of Christ and eagerly desire the gift of dreams that happen in our sleep.

SERMON - RESTING IN FAITH

Fri, 27 Jan 2023 07:33:51 GMT

In this throwback message from June 1st, 2008 at Bethel Church in Redding CA, Kris Vallotton shares about the importance of partnering rest with faith. He reminds us that often busyness is rooted in fear and choosing to slow down is one way we can actively trust that God is bigger than our unsettled internal world. He invites us to allow the Holy Spirit to search our hearts and bring true rest which is the peace found in His presence.

RESTING IN FAITH SERMON NOTES

- God’s intention was always for us to live a lifestyle of rest and to keep the sabbath.

- The Lord takes rest seriously. When the Israelites disobeyed this commandment and did not honor the sabbath for 490 years, they found themselves in captivity for 70 years. The Israelites didn’t rest because of their unbelief; they didn’t believe God was for them.

- God designed rest to be a lifestyle, not a vacation.

- A sabbath doesn’t simply mean to stop activity. If you stop your work but not your worries, you won't rest.

“For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.” Hebrews 4:12

- Many of us don’t rest because when we slow down, we become aware of the unsettledness of our internal world.

- Just as the Israelites did not rest due to their unbelief, we too can refuse to rest due to unbelief that gives way to fear. I’d propose that our busyness is really fear of what will happen when we stop and become quiet. We are afraid of what we will find within us.

“When we trust ourselves we are only at peace when we are in charge.” – John Paul Jackson

- Trials don’t test our character, they test our faith. They reveal whether we are trusting our ability or the Lord’s. We don’t want to reduce our life to our ability to perform.

- Rest is an act of faith. It is the belief that when the silence brings the unsettling that God will come with His sword and sever from our soul and spirit what does not belong. He longs to bring peace because true sabbath is not the absence of work but the presence of peace.

Scripture:

Hebrews 3 & 4; James 1; Matthew 6:19

SERMON - ANSWERING THE CALL TO RADICAL FAITH

Fri, 20 Jan 2023 07:30:59 GMT

In this message from January 15th, 2023 at Bethel Church in Redding CA, Kris Vallotton releases a passionate charge for the Body of Christ to return to a lifestyle of radical faith and obedience. God is inviting His Church into a new season where repentance and persistence will be required as individuals step into their promised land of destiny. Let us run into 2023 unleashed and full of faith!

ANSWERING THE CALL TO RADICAL FAITH SERMON NOTES

“For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith , as it is written, “The righteous shall live by faith.” (Romans 1:17)

“And we all, with unveiled faces, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another .” (2 Corinthians 3:18)

- In this season, God is calling us to increase both the size of our faith and our obedience to faith . He is wanting to take His church into new dimensions of faith and glory.

- Not only do we need faith to enter the kingdom but being a disciple of Jesus Christ is a process of faith. Many believers begin in faith but with time can often come to a place of distrust, bitterness and a critical spirit when faced with difficult circumstances and opposition.

- We must remind ourselves that faith requires a fight and that the righteous live by faith. (Romans 1:17)

- God is inviting us to repent for the ways we have been domesticated. He is wanting to unleash us to begin to operate once again by faith and do the deed we did at first. (Revelation 2:5) He is calling us higher and deeper. (Hebrews 11:5)

“Through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith among all the Gentiles in behalf of His name.” (Romans 1:5)

- The overarching goal of the apostles was to call believers to radical obedience through faith.

- The Church can often be known for reacting to things that go wrong and building a completely different doctrine. Many have downplayed the importance of faith to avoid the disappointment that comes when it seems God did not show up.

- Though we must be careful to never assume someone's situation is due to their lack of faith, we see in Matthew 9:28-29, that the blind man was healed “according to [his] faith” and in Matthew 17, the disciples appear to lack the faith necessary to cast out a demon.

- What if the level of your faith is responsible for your current reality? If you aren’t living beyond your means (beyond what you can control), you are not living by faith.

- Faith is voice activated. Faith is released through speech, whether good or bad. We can either be like the Israelites who grumbled and delayed their entrance to the promised land or we can speak in faith as Joshua and Caleb did.

- Let us attach faith to our voice and speak it out!

Scripture:

1 Timothy 1:18-19; 1 Timothy 4:1; 2 Timothy 3:5; Romans 1:17; Revelation 2:5; Hebrews 11:5; Matthew 9:28-29; Mark 11:20-23; 2 Corinthians 4:13

SERMON - PARTNERING WITH FAITH AND ACTION

Sat, 14 Jan 2023 02:40:19 GMT

In this message from September 26th, 2010 at Bethel Church in Redding CA, Kris Vallotton shares about the relationship between faith and works. He encourages us that in the kingdom, “small keys open big doors” and God honors even our smallest acts of faith. He invites us into a holy discontentment to leave our place of security and step out with Him.

PARTNERING WITH FAITH AND ACTION SERMON NOTES

- In Luke 17, Jesus restores ten men with leprosy and these men were only healed after they began their journey to present themselves to the priest. In the same way, sometimes the Lord will require us to do what we can do before He will do what He can do.

- Hebrews 11 is filled with examples of men and women who were recognized as heroes of the faith though their actions do not seem very heroic.

Abel brought an acceptable offering to God.
Rahab welcomed the spies into her home.
Abraham left his home city.
Moses’ parents hid him for three months.

- We often think in order for God to move, we have to do something profound when God is simply looking for obedience and small acts of faith.

“But someone will say, “You have faith and I have works.” Show me your faith apart from your works, and I will show you my faith by my works.” James 2:18

- Throughout scripture, faith is connected to action and in James, Paul argues that his faith was evident because of his actions.

- As the saying goes, “Getting into the kingdom is free but from here on out, it will cost you everything!”

- God requires faith to have action and it is directly related to God’s interaction with us.

- In the kingdom, small keys open big doors. In baptism, a small step of going under the water is an act of faith with an endowment of power for the nations! (Mark 16:16-19)

- We get so intrigued by grace that we forget it is by grace through faith and following God isn’t about being rational but obedient. Like Abraham, sometimes following God is about leaving and not knowing where you are going but knowing you can’t stay where you are.

“Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.” Psalm 119:105

- This verse describes two different seasons: the lamp season and the light season. Lamp seasons are times when all we can see is the next step but there is no clarity for the future. Light seasons are moments where the path is lit and we can clearly see where we are going.

- In this season, a holy discontentment is inviting us to leave our place of security and step out. It is time to take action on what God is telling us to do.

Scripture:

Luke 17:11-19; Hebrews 11; Matthew 14:22-33

SERMON - WAITING FOR THE PROMISE

Fri, 06 Jan 2023 21:25:56 GMT

In this message from September 12th, 2010 at Bethel Church in Redding CA, Kris Vallotton shares about the “in between” of the promise and the palace. He reminds us that success isn’t measured by accomplishment but by who you serve, and it’s not our circumstances but our stance in those circumstances that matters.The trials of life will reveal what is inside of us and we can either be crushed by trials or choose to believe that our inner world will determine our outer world.

WAITING FOR THE PROMISE NOTES

- In between the promise and the palace there is a process and for an eternal God, “suddenly” can take a long time. In Revelation 22:20, Jesus said he is coming soon and here we are two thousand years later.

- In Exodus 23, God tells the Israelites that He would be with them but they were the ones who would drive their enemies out. There will be enemies in any promised land because it is that opposition that builds the faith and character required to rule the land.

2 Corinthians 12:9-10 “But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.”

- Jesus was led into the wilderness by the Holy Spirit to be tested by the devil and he left the desert physically weak but victorious and in the power of the Holy Spirit. The goal of the wilderness is not to destroy you but to destroy your enemy. There has to be a private victory before there can be public ministry.

Hebrews 5:8 “Although he [Jesus] was a son, he learned obedience through what he suffered.”

- Jesus learned obedience and God used the first 30 years of Jesus’ life to mold him to be launched into ministry. Often when we receive a prophetic word, we expect it to happen immediately but the reality is that between where you are and the open door, there is often “hell in the hallway.” (Ellen Debenport)

- When someone keeps getting the same prophetic word it is typically because their circumstances are strongly opposing it. There is a process to greatness and God often waits a long time to act instantly. The process and trials are good for us because only through the pressure of the potter’s hands are we transformed.

- There is one way into the kingdom but many ways into the palace. We may not be able to shorten the “hallway” process but we can certainly extend it if we are not willing to gain wisdom through what we suffer.

- What we learn in suffering prepares us for favor because favor often causes people to react in one of two ways: (1) They will hate you or (2) They will take advantage of you.

“If you are successful, you win false friends and true enemies. Succeed anyway.” -Mother Theresa

- In the story of David and Goliath, we see that God uses the University of Brotherhood as a first training ground. Often before conflict with a giant, you will have to fight your brother. David’s brother was the first to confront him before he ever faced the giant.

- As you see God’s favor on others, be careful to guard your heart because jealousy builds a highway to hell and discernment anointed by jealousy becomes suspicion. If you are jealous of someone, invest in them so your victory becomes their victory.

- One of the goals of this culture is that people will outgrow us and we can stand on the sideline and celebrate them. Success isn’t measured by what you accomplish but by who you serve. Joseph was considered successful to God when he was a servant because he was faithful to God in hard circumstances.

- Trials do not test your character, trials test your faith and the greater the destination, the longer the gestation.The word of the Lord tested Joseph until his word came to pass. Like Joseph, when you put a prince in a prison, he makes it a palace because your inner world determines your outer world.

- The invitation today is to search your heart. Are you living from virtues, values and relationships or are you living controlled by your circumstances?

- The irritations and trials of life are designed by God so you can be a beautiful pearl. Your life isn’t to share the message, you become the message. God’s idea of blessing you isn’t your idea of blessing because God is in the people making business and God uses trials to mold you into the person you were created to be! He measures success differently.

- The goal is that when we get to the palace, we can stay in the palace because we have beat our giants and now have the character to remain.

Scripture:

Genesis 37:3; James 3:14-16; James 1:2-4;James 3:14-16; Proverbs 27:21; Proverbs 17:3; Acts 14:22

SERMON - UNLEASHING THE KINGDOM

Sat, 31 Dec 2022 01:45:16 GMT

In this message from December 18th, 2022 at Bethel Church in Redding CA, Kris Vallotton shares about the power of the Christmas story and reminds us of all the miraculous events that surround the birth of Jesus. He encourages the Church that this is a season of holy disruption and there is a battle over who we will worship. Will we choose to worship the god of domestication or will we rise up and become unleashed once more to see apostolic cities established around the globe. This message will restore your awe of the Christmas story and spur you on to partner with God in unleashing His kingdom.

UNLEASHING THE KINGDOM SERMON NOTES

Kris had a vision of a man walking down the street with a domesticated lion on a leash. Then a voice cried out, “Unleash the Kingdom!” The Lord is letting the Lion off the leash and this is the disruptive nature to the kingdom of God.

Often as a Church in our desire to be welcoming to the world, we have become domesticated. It is like a frog in water that slowly heats up. In the same way, the Church is being “boiled” by the fear of man and the fear of failure.

You can see this in how the Church has sterilized the Christmas story. The whole Christmas story is full of miracles and our salvation resides on the belief that Mary carried God in her womb. This is miraculous!

God is bringing us into a season of holy disruptions, an Elijah/John the Baptist Era.

Just as Elijah rebuilt the altar of worship in his day and his personal God encounter became a national breakthrough, God is rebuilding the altar of worship which will lead to global transformation. (1 Kings 18)
Just as God unexpectedly moved through John the Baptist in the desert, God is again moving in realms that we aren’t expecting him to. (Matthew 3)

The battle is over who we will worship.

Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted but he left the desert in the power of the Spirit and worship.

Throughout scripture, powerful moves of God were described using violent language like a rushing wind or earthquake.

Matthew 11:12 - Violent men take the kingdom by force.
Acts 2:1 - The Holy Spirit came as a violent wind .
Exodus 19:18 - God’s Presence descended as smoke and a violent quaking .
Psalms 68:8 - The earth quaked at the Presence of God.
Isaiah 64:3 - The mountains quaked at God’s Presence.
Habakkuk 3:10 - The mountains saw God and quaked .
Matthew 27:50 - The earth quaked at the resurrection of Jesus.
Acts 4:29 - The earth shook at the prayers of the saints.
Acts 16:25 - The earth quaked during the jailhouse worship.

God is establishing apostolic cities and violent acts of grace are being released into the nations. These violent acts are not coming on people but God is coming as in the book of Acts to bring transformation, salvation and signs & wonders. God is visiting us with the earthquake of his presence!

Scripture: Romans 6; Luke 3

SERMON - OUR STORY WITH KRIS AND KATHY

Fri, 23 Dec 2022 19:26:50 GMT

In this message from December 26th, 2010 at Bethel Church in Redding CA, Kris and Kathy Vallotton sit down to share part of their life story. As you listen, you will gain valuable treasures of truth about the pursuit of God, the importance of prayer, the gift of spiritual mentors and the power of perseverance. They remind us that each of us has something to give and belief in those around us is one of the most precious gifts of all. This message will make you laugh and inspire you to focus on the possibilities rather than the problems of life.

OUR STORY WITH KRIS AND KATHY SERMON NOTES

“He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the Lord.” Proverbs 18:22

- When we talk about women in church culture, they often don’t have positions that men do but even in the Old Testament, kings were taught that women should be powerful, prophetic, good stewards of money, visionaries encouraged and spoken about with honor. (Proverbs 31)

Key takeaways:

- God is always pursuing us and His desire is that we would encounter Him.

- Through any situation, there is an invitation to bring God into our decisions. Prayer is important and we can be led by His peace.

- Spiritual mentors are a gift and if we choose to submit to them, it will protect us and invite the favor of God and man.

- Whenever we are in a difficult season, we have a powerful choice to either focus on the problem in front of us or to choose to look at the possibilities.

- The two most important gifts in Kris’s life have been (1) salvation through Jesus Christ and (2) those who believed in him and stuck with him through thick and thin.

SERMON - PERSEVERANCE, SACRIFICE AND SUFFERING

Sat, 17 Dec 2022 02:17:46 GMT

In this message from January 31st, 2010 at Bethel Church in Redding CA, Kris Vallotton shares about finding the hidden treasures of joy in secret places of darkness. He reminds us that we have grace each day for the challenges we face. This message will inspire you to see sacrifice and perseverance as an invitation into deeper intimacy with God.

PERSEVERANCE, SACRIFICE AND SUFFERING SERMON NOTES

- An important part of the kingdom can be found while living in a season of favor but there are pieces of the kingdom that can only be found in perseverance.

What do we do when the miracle doesn’t happen immediately?

- One of the negative side effects of a culture of miracles, signs and wonders is that you can come to believe that if it’s not instant, it can’t be God. This can create a culture where you aren’t used to pressing in for things.

“Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as it had been said to him, “So shall your offspring be.” Without weakening in his faith, he faced the fact that his body was as good as dead—since he was about a hundred years old—and that Sarah’s womb was also dead. Yet he did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God.” Romans 4:18-20

- The story of Abraham and the promise God gave him of being the father of many nations required him to “hope against hope” and he chose to believe what he couldn’t see.

- When expectation isn’t instantly fulfilled, people can feel disqualified from the miracle.

- In this culture of miracles, we can lose sight of what got us here, which was believing in hope beyond hope. It was daily making decisions in pain to continue contending for miracles no matter the cost.

- Some ride the wake of others' sacrifice and don’t know the history.

- We weren’t born to quit, give up or retreat!

- We weren’t born to have all the answers.

- We weren’t born to quit because we don’t have answers.

- We weren’t born to create an answer when we don’t have an answer to bring comfort.

- Sometimes we just have to embrace suffering.

- If you are afraid of pain and suffering then you won’t enter into the places that need miracles because you can’t handle failure. If you are willing to step out, God will give you grace in “failure seasons”.

SERMON - THE POWER OF LEADERSHIP TO TRANSFORM THE GLOBAL CHURCH

Fri, 09 Dec 2022 21:32:36 GMT

In this message from November 27th, 2022 at Bethel Church in Redding CA, Kris Vallotton shares on the importance of the global Church remaining pure to the Word of God. He calls the Church to a higher standard, rebuking the immorality that has seemingly seeped into the four walls and urging the Body to turn back to holiness. He reminds us of the importance of spiritual authority and that great leadership will create a healthy Church. This message is an invitation to have God search our hearts and cast off whatever may be hindering us from experiencing the fullness of what He has paid for.

THE POWER OF LEADERSHIP

TO TRANSFORM THE GLOBAL CHURCH SERMON NOTES

- In the last twelve months, Bethel has received several prophetic words about holiness, justice, God cleansing His church and becoming a plumbline for the nations. I believe these are not just words for the Bethel family but they are words for the global Church!

- The word ‘church' comes from the Greek word ecclesia, meaning to be called out from one place into another, and it was used in the context of politics but Jesus redefined this word to be used within the context of those who chose to follow Him and be set apart.

- The leadership of Jesus Christ is so profoundly powerful that to this day Jesus remains the greatest leader of all time among both secular and sacred groups. As we look at the state of the world today, it's easy to see that humanity is in a free fall, but Jesus came to save the world!

- Today’s message is not about the world but about the Church. I am deeply concerned as I see the Church embracing immorality, impurity and an anti-biblical lifestyle. The crisis is in the leadership and has worked its way down.

- Jesus had a high value for leadership as He himself spent most of His time with the future leaders of the Church, twelve men and a small group of women.

Who instituted leadership in the Church? What was the goal of leadership?

“So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.” Ephesians 4:11-13

- Christ Himself gave the Church different roles in order that His Church would be strengthened and mature.

What is the result of equipping the saints?

“Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of people in their deceitful scheming. 15 Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ. 16 From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work.” Ephesians 4:14-16

- The outcome of the saints being equipped is that people aren’t in deception. There is health throughout the saints and the Church body is able to build up the body. The outflow of great leadership is that the body actually takes care of the body!

- In the example of Paul and Titus, Titus was commissioned to appoint leaders in every city where a church was planted. This is a multi-generational legacy!. Paul is making the point that, you can speak to the crowds but if you don’t form leadership within people, you’re not going to build something that lasts.

- Though there is an understandable growing distrust with church leaders in our culture, and I am just as concerned by the lack of disciples. Jesus never called believers ‘christians’ in the Bible but ‘disciples’, which means someone is discipling us and the word disciple comes from the root word discipline. I’m concerned we are raising christians but not making disciples who have spiritual authority in their lives.

- Throughout the New Testament, we see that the Church understood the importance of leadership and spiritual leaders were appointed by God and other godly men. ( Acts 6 )

- I believe in spiritual authority in the Church. I think that the rampant immorality in the Church is not actually the problem but a symptom of rebellion. As leaders our role is not to fully agree. Let me point out that agreement is not the same as love because if love means to agree, then Jesus didn’t love anyone because He disagreed with everyone.

- There are shepherds who will give account to God for their flock and you should obey them. ( Hebrews 13:17 )

“So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ. ” Romans 10:17

- God is inviting us to clean out our ears to hear what the Spirit is saying. If our ears are dull and our faith is low, the Lord is coming to open our ears and is giving us spiritual hearing aids so that we can receive the words of righteousness and be changed.

- I hope you hear this message as an invitation to have God search our hearts for any rebellion that might be present in us and a reminder that God is bringing us back to be a plumbline of holiness and is raising us up again as leaders who will rise up and see deception broken off the lives of believers.

SERMON - THE POWER OF FAITH

Thu, 01 Dec 2022 21:24:51 GMT

Faith creates an alternative ending to your story. In this week’s podcast, I continue my sermon series on finding your superpower with the power of faith. I want to encourage you to learn to walk in the earnest expectation of God’s provision.

THE POWER OF FAITH SERMON NOTES

“And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him.” Hebrews 11:6

Working for reward is not wrong; it’s required by faith. I understand when we say don’t work for reward we are saying “don’t love someone just to get something back.” In the midst of loving people and being motivated correctly by love, kindness and gentleness, we also don’t want to lose sight that we’re also supposed to want a reward.

I think we seldom have only one motivation for anything, because we’re much deeper people than boiling down our actions to only one motivation. Of course we need to be motivated by love for people and compassion. However, when we work in the kingdom, we’re also supposed to anticipate that there’s a reward coming back to us. If I sow generosity in kindness, I reap kindness in return. If I sow being a good friend I get a good friend in return.

What would happen if we lived by faith in our everyday lives? If we actually envision our day as what it would be like if we were successful in these areas and what we have faith for becomes a reality? What if we bring in testimonies to our meetings? Faith is powerful to bring transformation!

We all know and love 2 Corinthians 5:17, but recently 2 Corinthians 5:16 has caught my eye:

“Therefore from now on we recognize no one according to the flesh; even though we have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know Him in this way no longer. Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come.” 2 Corinthians 5:16-17

We need to know each other born again, looking future-present, not past-present. When you live with people who anticipate greatness in you it pushes you into your divine call and destiny. I was saved when I accepted Christ, but I was transformed when I realized He believes in me.

Scripture:

Hebrews 11:1, Proverbs 13:12, Hebrews 11:6, 2 Corinthians 9:6, 2 Corinthians 5:16-17, Philippians 3:13, Hebrews 10:38-39, Nehemiah 6, Numbers 27:18-20, Numbers 13

SERMON - THE SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD

Wed, 23 Nov 2022 06:05:21 GMT

In this clip from Leaders Advance on November 4th, 2022 at Bethel Church in Redding CA, Kris Vallotton teaches on the sovereignty of God and the sufficiency of His grace for our calling. God is inviting us to fully grasp that He works all things together for good and that our strength comes from the Lord!

THE SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD SERMON NOTES

- When you’re apart of a prophetic community, it can become easy to assume we know what is going to happen, but with the rearing head of the pandemic, God began to strip away any security I held outside of the source of God alone, just as God led Abraham and Sarah to a land they did not know, “We may not know where we are going but we know who we are with!” (Genesis 12:1).

- God is inviting us to take everything He has given us, all the promises, all the instructions, all the dreams we hold in our hearts, and hold our hands open to Him.

- Just as the family line of Aaron and the prophet Jeremiah were set apart for the Lord, God decides who is anointed and when someone's race is finished or continuing on. We may not be as in control of our future or have as much autonomy and free will as we think! (Numbers 17; Jeremiah 1:4-9)

- God’s Kingdom is different in design-often when you think you are ready, you find that you aren’t. And when you don’t think you are ready, God says you are! This was true for Moses who tried to free the Israelites from slavery and failed. Then 40 years later, God calls him from a burning bush and commissions him into his destiny of deliverance!

Romans 8:28-30, “And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. For those whom He foreknew He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, in order that He might be the firstborn among many brothers. And those whom He predestined He also called, and those whom He called He also justified, and those whom He justified He also glorified.”

Ephesians 2:10, “For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.”

God is inviting us to believe Him when He says He causes all things to work together for good. When you feel discouraged, remember the testimonies of your life and your history with God’s goodness and strengthen yourself in the Lord. God will use even the most painful and sorrowful seasons in life to bring us into the palace of His promise.

2 Corinthians 12:9, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

God’s grace is sufficient for you. Keep up the good fight and continue running your race until God reveals the glorious finish line.

Scripture:

Genesis 12:1; Numbers 17; Jeremiah 1:4-9; 1 Peter 4:10; Ephesians 3:1

SERMON - MY PRESENCE WILL GO WITH YOU

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 20:04:26 GMT

In this message from October 16th, 2022 at Bethel Church in Redding CA, Kris Vallotton teaches that although moments of encounter are important, many people believe that worship only occurs when music is played. The reality is that everything we do is worship unto the Lord. He reminds us that because of what Jesus sacrificed on the cross there is no longer a separation of sacred and secular. God’s desire is that what happens within the church would move beyond the four walls and impact the nations for His glory!

MY PRESENCE WILL GO WITH YOU SERMON NOTES

- When Moses would go to the tent of meeting and God’s presence came down, the people would stand at their tents to worship but Moses and Joshua would stand at the tent of meeting (Exodus 33:7-15). Like the Israelites, some will try to worship within their comfort zone but you can’t worship without sacrifice.

- Moses had an “issue” with God. He loved speaking with God face to face at the tent of meeting but he needed God’s presence with him all the time. He needed the “tent of meeting” experience when he wasn’t at the tent. He was so desperate for God’s presence that he refused to go into the promised land without Him.

- There will always be a high value for “at the tent” encounter moments with God during corporate worship settings. The concern is that the Church calls the “at the tent” moments worship, but doesn’t call everything else we do worship though we have dedicated our bodies to the Lord. (Romans 12:1) In doing so, we have unintentionally created dualistic Christians who believe that worship has something to do with music instead of sacrifice.

- We need the Lord outside of the church more than in the church yet we have trained ourselves to believe that corporate worship has to happen for God to show up powerfully.

- When you received Jesus Christ you became a living sacrifice and there is no separation of sacred and secular. Now everything you do is kingdom work. What the worship leader does with a guitar is no more holy than what a mechanic does with his tools in a shop.

- There is power in the belief systems we have around worship. What you believe matters because beliefs are like keys to unlock doors and it is important that what you believe is true. John 8:32 says, “Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” We all have faith in something. Fear is faith in the wrong God and unlocks the door to evil in our lives.

- If we don’t believe that something can happen until worship music is playing, it doesn’t happen not because it can’t but because we don’t believe it will. The invitation is to enjoy corporate worship without creating an expectation that you need it in order for the presence of God to go with you.

- In the New Testament, there was not much emphasis on worship bands. Instead we see the example of Paul and Silas worshiping in prison. The world was rocked by followers of Jesus who sought his kingdom first and believed they carried the presence of God wherever they went. (Matthew 28:19-20)

- In Ezekiel 47:1-12, we see the image of a river flowing from the sanctuary. It is flowing from worship but as it leaves the temple, the river becomes deeper. In the same way, the greatest miracles happen outside the church walls. Sometimes all we want to do is be in the sanctuary but God wants what is happening in the church to impact the nations. God wants salvation and he wants to transform nations.

- In Isaiah 58:1-12, God was not pleased that his people loved his presence but that his presence wasn’t affecting change in their city or helping the poor and broken. What God is looking for is humility that manifests his presence to those around you.

- There is a huge pressure to be relevant in culture but the truth is, His presence makes you relevant. John the Baptist preached a hard message yet all of Israel came to listen because he carried the presence of God. (Matthew 3:1-10)

- The church has become like culture but God is saying to the church, “‘Arise and shine!” not arise and reflect. Let us love the hell out of people and live each day with God’s presence believing that anything can happen! This is your commissioning!

Scripture:

Exodus 33:7-15; Romans 12:1; Matthew 6:33; Acts 15:16-18; Isaiah 54:14; Matthew 28:19-20

SERMON - BUILDING A PILLAR OF JUSTICE

Fri, 11 Nov 2022 22:07:27 GMT

In this message from November 6th, 2022 at Bethel Church in Redding CA, Kris Vallotton shares about the importance of building an altar of encounter to the Lord which becomes a pillar of justice and a plumbline to change a nation and the world. The deeper the darkness, the brighter the light is needed to shine. God is raising up His Church to bring transformation- not through invasion but through invitation!

BUILDING A PILLAR OF JUSTICE SERMON NOTES

- Jacob met the Lord through a dream in the city of Luz and his encounter with God actually changed the DNA of the city. The city once famous for almonds was renamed Bethel which means ‘city of God’. (Genesis 28:10-22)

- When Jacob awoke, he set up a pillar which later on is called an altar (Genesis 35:7). In the same way, your encounter (altar) with God will change the DNA of your city and create a pillar which is a plumbline that brings justice and righteousness.

- You become a pillar in your community as you overcome. (Revelation 3:12)

- Jesus is our perfect example as he created justice and cleansed people from their sins through the cross. When we become a believer, no longer is God looking for what we have done wrong but we are made righteous and become a plumbline for the presence of God to flow through.

- Here at Bethel, we are not just building a building but the Lord is creating a plumbline and increasing the capacity of this movement to change the history of America and the world. The deeper the darkness, the brighter the light is needed to shine. God is not just moving here in Redding but he is raising up His Church!

God is establishing 7 pillars:

Justice: The law is the foundation of justice. (Proverbs 29:4)
Peace: This is the foundation of government and government facilitates peace. (Isaiah 9:7)
Love: Fathers are the facilitators of love. (Romans 13:10)
Honor: This is the element that allows people to be empowered rather than controlled.
Truth: This is more than honesty but the embodiment of reality. Teachers are the stewards of truth. (Proverbs 29:14)
Righteousness: This is more than the accumulation of good character choices. Rather, it is the visible expression of the habitation of an invisible and holy God. (Proverbs 20:28)
Wisdom: This is the ability to rightly apply knowledge to build a future envisioned by the creator. (Proverbs 3:13)

- Paul stepped into Greek culture and preached the gospel through building a pillar of justice not through invasion but through invitation. (Acts 17:16-33) The Lord is doing the same thing now and building a bridge between the Church and the cities of the world.

- God is growing our capacity to set up pillars of justice in all spheres of society. Though we are still in the days of small beginnings, God has placed a plumbline in our hand! (Zechariah 4:10)

Scripture:

Proverbs 9:1; Genesis 28:10-22; Revelation 3:12; Zachariah 3:8-9, 4:1-10; Matthew 12:20; Acts 17:24

SERMON - HOW DO I RECEIVE HOLY SPIRIT EMPOWERMENT?

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 18:23:46 GMT

In this message from January 9th, 2022 at Bethel Church in Redding CA, Kris Vallotton teaches that the gospel was always intended to be displayed in a Believer through both character and the power of the Holy Spirit. Many assume that discipleship is about behavior modification when in truth, Jesus always intended discipleship to be about releasing people into their God-given gifts and destiny. He shares that Christians have a tendency to ensure people are “worthy” before they have power but in fact, the gospel cannot be separated from power!

HOW TO RECEIVE HOLY SPIRIT EMPOWERMENT SERMON NOTES

- When Jesus first appeared to the disciples after his resurrection, he breathed on them to receive the Holy Spirit and their very first mandate was to forgive (John 20:19-23). Likewise, our first ministry when the Holy Spirit enters our life is to forgive those who don’t deserve it.

- After Jesus breathed on the disciples, He warned them to remain in Jerusalem for the baptism of the Holy Spirit (Acts 1:4-5). In Acts 2, the disciples receive this second touch when the Holy Spirit came upon them in power.

- In the same way, when you receive Christ, you become a new creation and the Holy Spirit fills you but there is a second filling of power. I’d urge you to not “leave” for ministry without this power of the Holy Spirit.

- The Holy Spirit is in you for your benefit but He rests upon you for others.

- I’d propose that you can’t separate the power of God from the power of the gospel and a gospel void of power is not the gospel at all.

- This power that you receive is then meant to be given away, commonly through the laying of hands, and it is not withheld for the mature believer (Acts 19:1-7).

- Jesus is the perfect example of discipleship and his discipleship wasn't just based on character. Early on, he sends the disciples out to, “drive out all demons and to cure diseases…to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sick” (Mark 16:15-18). He always intended discipleship to be about releasing people into their God given gifts and destiny.

- We have a tendency to try and ensure that people are worthy before they have “power” but Jesus sends us out!

- As followers of Jesus, we are called to be like the disciples - people who don’t just know how to read the Bible but ones who perform signs and wonders!

- The truth is, you can’t separate the gospel from power and as believers, we should be able to move in power from the time we believe.

- John 9:1-34 tells the story of the blind man that Jesus heals. When he is questioned by the religious leaders about how he was healed, he doesn’t convince them with good arguments but through the testimony of his miraculous healing.

- A man with an argument has no power against a man with an experience!

- Let us be men and women who arise in the darkness and in the power of the Holy Spirit, be the light we were created to be.

Scripture:

John 20:19-23; Acts 1:4-5; Isaiah 61:1; Acts 19:1-7; Romans 1:11; 1 Timothy 6:11-16; 1 Thessalonians 1:5; Mark 16:15-18; Luke 9:1-6; John 9:1-34; John 10:37

SERMON - HOW TO LIVE WITH ETERNITY IN MIND

Fri, 28 Oct 2022 01:53:35 GMT

In this message from March 13th, 2022 at Bethel Church in Redding CA, Kris Vallotton teaches that in order to live from eternity, we must live for eternity because our infinite is cultivated in our finite life here on the earth. He shares that once we have the Kingdom within us, we are entrusted with a divine mandate to bring Heaven to those around us and carry on the legacy of Kingdom inheritance.

HOW TO LIVE WITH ETERNITY IN MIND SERMON NOTES

Sometimes eternity can be “out of sight, out of mind”. Rather, we are so fixated on the here and now that we forget we are living for a purpose that exceeds the confines of time. Yet, I’d propose as you get older, eternity becomes very close.

Not a message I often preach, but is relevant to every Believer’s walk is that what we do in our “earth suit” matters to God and has eternal consequences. Our life here will echo into eternity – just because we are living for an eternal purpose doesn’t mean that our life on earth doesn’t matter. Rather, what we do in this finite world, seals us for eternity. There are no do-overs.

Maybe you are asking yourself well, what kind of people should we be? How should we live?

Matthew 5:11, says “Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account.”

Hebrews 11:6, “And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.”

The word 'reward' is a theme throughout the gospels and the epistles.The truth is, it is nice to have good things but it’s not good for those things to own you. (Matthew 6:19-21)

What you do, how you behave, the choices you make;the way you treat people, yourself and God all matter because it is forging your way to eternity.

The good news of the gospel is that there is power to be transformed.What I am getting at is, in order to live for eternity, we must live from eternity — we are seated in Heavenly places (Ephesians 2:6). No longer are we subject to the confined power of the world, but by the redemptive power of the cross we are seated in an eternal seat and have access to the power of God here on earth. This reality should shift the way that we live, think, and behave.

The truth is, as believers we don’t just have a responsibility for ourselves, we have a responsibility for others. Once you get the kingdom in you, you get to bring the kingdom to those around you.

God has called us to be mothers and fathers of nations but you can’t disciple nations if you don’t love them.

God has a plan and it has been embedded in the nations. (Isaiah 2:2-4)

Mathew 28:18-20, says “And Jesus came and said to them, ‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in[a] the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.’”

God has enough love for everybody and he doesn’t have favorites. He has given us the ability to carry the same heart for His children.

Scripture:

Matthew 6:19-21; Isaiah 61; Genesis 1:1; Matthew 5:9; Genesis 17; Romans 4; Mark 9:42-48; Isaiah 2:2-4

SERMON - ALL THINGS WORK TOGETHER FOR GOOD: PART 2

Sun, 23 Oct 2022 20:24:28 GMT

In this message from May 22nd, 2022 at Bethel Church in Redding CA, Kris Vallotton expounds on part one of his message that "all things", not just the good, work together for those who love God. If it isn't good, it isn't the end. He exhorts us to let this idea give purpose to the pain and trust that God is with us each step of the way.

ALL THINGS WORD TOGETHER FOR GOOD: PART 2 SERMON NOTES

- Sometimes we can read into scripture things that the scripture doesn’t say.

Romans 8:28 “And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.”

- This passage from Romans doesn’t say “all good things”, it says “all things”.

- When God says all things work together for good, he doesn’t mean all good things. He means ALL things and all means all.

- God takes ashes and makes beauty. He doesn’t take nothing and make beauty.

Romans 8:29-30, “For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. And those whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he also justified, and those whom he justified he also glorified.”

- This passage shows us that if it isn’t good, it isn’t the end.

- God created time but he doesn’t live in time. Heaven lives in God, God doesn’t live in heaven.

- Joseph’s dream, slavery, and imprisonment all worked in favor for him. He needed the process to learn humility. He needed the process to become the leader he was called to be.

- God was making Joseph the man he needed to be so that when he entered the palace he would have the character to stay there.

Romans 8:37, “No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.”

- You can’t conquer what you refuse to confront.

- It is concerning that in the name of faithfulness, many people are waiting by the dry brook of expired prophetic words hoping that it will rain and dying of thirst. It’s time to ask for a new word!

- Sometimes the “all things” gets mixed up because we don’t stay connected to the Lord.

- There are expiration dates on certain prophetic words and once it is expired, be faithful to a new word because God is doing a new thing.

Hebrews 5:8 “Even though Jesus was God’s Son, he learned obedience from the things he suffered.”

- Sometimes “all things work together for good” means we are learning obedience.

- You can’t surprise God and he’s right in the middle of the situation with you.

- Vision gives purpose to pain.

Scripture:

1 Kings 17-19

CULTURAL CATALYSTS - NAVIGATING THE RESTORATION OF MASCULINITY

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 12:00:04 GMT

NAVIGATING THE RESTORATION OF MASCULINITY

In this week's episode of Cultural Catalysts, Kris Vallotton sat down for a conversation with Dave Harvey, director of Bethel’s Leader Network, to talk about navigating the restoration of masculinity and healthy fatherhood. In their conversation, they discussed stepping into fatherhood, navigating wrong belief systems and positioning yourself to find and learn from fathers in your life.

Connect with Dave Harvey:

Website: www.bethelleadersnetwork.com

SERMON - HUMILITY: THE TOWEL IS MIGHTIER THAN THE SWORD

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 22:53:27 GMT

In this message from September 25th, 2022 at Bethel Church in Redding CA, Kris Vallotton shares a prophetic message of encouragement. We are in a hinge season - shifting from a season of oppression into a season of vindication. He exhorts us to follow the example of Jesus who understood that the towel is mightier than the sword and humility sets us up for promotion. What we think is a breakdown is actually a door to spiritual awakening!

THE TOWEL IS MIGHTIER THAN THE SWORD PODCAST NOTES

- You’ve passed the test of sacrifice. Now you are going to be tested with the greatest test of all, the test of favor - protect your innocence.

“The crucible is for silver and the furnace for gold,

And each is tested by the praise accorded him.” ( Proverbs 27:21, NASB )

- Jesus, knowing Judas would betray Him, washed His feet. ( John 13:1-10, 13-17 )

- The towel is mightier than the sword.

- Jesus made a strategic move of “going all the way down” to the top.

- We see examples of this “top down” principle in the lives of Moses and Joseph.

- Moses knows he is called to free the Israelites but when he tries to in his own strength he couldn’t do it. When he finally came to a place of humility and realized he couldn’t do it, God said he was ready.

- Joseph has a dream about being the head of a nation but he has a problem with arrogance. It takes 14 years of slavery and imprisonment before he was ready to lead a nation.

- Sometimes the depth and the length of our trials are directly related to the attitude we demonstrate in the fray.

- There is an attitude that God promotes (humility) and an attitude God resists (pride).

Don’t make fun of people when they are down because they are poised for power.

- King Nebuchadnezzar was able to acknowledge his greatness because he also recognized it was from God that his greatness came. ( Daniel 4:36,37 )

- Feeling bad about yourself is not humility, humility is being able to say, “I am amazing and I’ve found the source comes from the King!”

- Sometimes a breakdown is a door to a spiritual awakening and what you think is a breakdown is actually a breakthrough. God says, “Now you’re ready.”

“But He gives a greater grace. Therefore it says, “God is opposed to the proud, but gives grace to the humble. Submit therefore to God. But resist the devil, and he will flee from you.” ( James 4:6-7, NASB )

- Pride opens the door to spiritual warfare in our lives. When I’m arrogant, God opposes me and says, “You’re better than that.” He loves us too much to leave us in that attitude.

- Greatness is planted in the seedbed of humility, is watered by the deeds of servanthood and is cultivated by the hands of perseverance.

- The hinge for God to bring a shift is humility. Humility is the hinge that shifts a nation. ( 2 Chronicles 7:14 )

- Adversity may be the mother of invention but humility is the father of promotion.

- We are in a hinge season - shifting from a season of oppression into a season of vindication.

- I’d be careful when a man humbles himself and you are his enemy because he is poised for possibility. He may look like a little bird but he has a big God behind him. You may not even be able to see it coming if you don’t have eyes of humility. It is a hinge season in which one door closes and another opens. Humility closes the door of oppression but it opens the door of possibility. I’d propose it’s wise to be careful and reconsider attacking someone who bows to humility instead of standing to defend themself. They may not look like an eagle, they may not look like an owl. They may be dressed up as a sparrow and look like they have nowhere to go but I want to tell you that His eye is on the sparrow and that sparrow doesn’t fall from the nest without His intense concern.

- If you are a man’s enemy and you see him reach for a towel instead of a sword, you’d better be careful because he just enlisted the God of angel armies. It took Peter denying Christ three times to realize that towels are more powerful than swords. If you are building gallows for Mordecai and you see him covered in sackcloth and ashes, you better reconsider your ways because you are about to get “Ester-ed”!

Scripture:

James 4: 6-7; 1 Peter 5:5; Luke 1:52; John 13:1-10, 13-17; Philippians 2:3-11; 2 Chronicles 7:14; Matthew 26:52; Isaiah 54:17; Romans 12:14-21; Proverbs 25:21

CULTURAL CATALYSTS - WHY YOUR ADDICTION ISN'T THE PROBLEM

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 21:08:46 GMT

WHY YOUR ADDICTION ISN'T THE PROBLEM

In this week's episode of Cultural Catalysts, Kris Vallotton sat down for a conversation with Aaron Zint about removing the roots of addiction. In their conversation, they discussed the power of vulnerability, the importance of being known and finding solutions to the problem of pain.

Connect with Aaron Zint:

Website: www.zintsquad.com

SERMON - THE IMPACT OF A FATHER

Fri, 07 Oct 2022 22:41:58 GMT

In this message from May 29th, 2022 at Bethel Church in Redding CA, Kris Vallotton shares how many of the issues in culture today are connected to the lack of fathers in the home. He provides statistics surrounding the importance of fathers being present in their children’s lives and identifies six side effects of fatherlessness we face as a result of fathers abandoning the family. He reminds us that good fathers help their children discover their identity and know their Heavenly Father.

THE IMPACT OF A FATHER PODCAST NOTES

- Men and women are equally powerful but distinctly different. Today we will focus on the impact of fathers.

- What happens when you remove fathers from homes?

- We know that:

70% of all inmates grew up without a father.*
63% of all youth suicides are from fatherless homes.*
90% of all homeless and runaway children are from fatherless homes.*

- Fatherlessness is driving violence through lost identity and disconnection.

- Disconnection with the Heavenly Father creates a distorted identity.

6 Side Effects of Fatherlessness:

Men are being feminized because mothers are raising them without the presence of fathers. The result? Gender confusion within men being raised by single moms is helping to perpetuate homosexuality. In other words, young boys do not have a male role model to learn from.
Abortion is another major side effect of fatherlessness because women are being impregnated by men, not fathers! True fathers protect, provide and promote their offspring.
Men lack confidence in their ability to lead and provide for a family because it’s never been modeled for them. Therefore they delay or reject marriage relationships.
Fatherless men tend to be players instead of leaders. Men invite boys into manhood through the rite of passage. The rite of passage is the process in which men acknowledge that a boy has become a man.
Men relate to women as mothers and sisters, not wives and lovers because they’ve never observed how a husband relates to a wife. Consequently, they don’t pursue lovers, they pursue mothers…someone who will care for them instead of someone for whom they can provide, care for and promote.
In a fatherless society, authenticity is being redefined as being true to your feelings instead of being true to your purpose.

Fathers teach sons how to:

Conquer their fears and not negotiate with their enemies.
Provide for a family: this gives men purpose, meaning and identity.
Compete for the prize and fight for the promise.
Build for the future.
Discover their identity.

*Statics are from the National Institute of Justice

CULTURAL CATALYSTS - IS AMERICA A CHRISTIAN NATION?

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 22:57:26 GMT

CULTURAL CATALYSTS - IS AMERICA A CHRISTIAN NATION?

In this week's episode of Cultural Catalysts, Kris Vallotton sat down for a conversation with Tenessa Audette about God and government. In their conversation they discussed God’s role in government and if politicians should Christianize a nation.

Connect with Tenessa Audette:

Website: www.votetenessa.com

SERMON - ALL THINGS WORK TOGETHER FOR GOOD: PART 1

Sat, 01 Oct 2022 02:55:56 GMT

In this message from May 15th, 2022 at Bethel Church in Redding CA, Kris Vallotton shares stories of encouragement and hope. He exhorts us to remain faithful in the process of moving from promise to the promised land and reminds us that God is able to bring beauty from ashes. Instead of making verdicts out of the ashes of our lives, let’s release them into the hands of the Master who makes all things work together for good.

ALL THINGS WORD TOGETHER FOR GOOD: PART 1 SERMON NOTES

Romans 8:28-30 “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters. And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified.”

- In this passage we see that your life is predestined for glory and He makes all things work together for good.

- Often, we learn in poverty that which helps us to navigate prosperity. When situations don’t workout perfectly while following God, it probably didn’t go perfectly because it is God.

- When you receive a prophetic word over your life, sometimes your current situation will oppose it. This is an invitation to “dress for a season” you’re not yet in and remain faithful doing what God told you to do.

- The Lord does not measure success the way we measure success.

- Like Joseph went through a prison season before being invited into the palace, you too might have a prison season. Regardless of your season, remember to celebrate others when they are in their “palace season” because your palace season is coming! Between the promise and palace is the process.

- If you a being faithful to what God told you to do with your whole heart. he will reward your faithfulness.

Scripture:

Jeremiah 1:5; Ephesians 1:4; Matthew 24:35; Genesis 1; Genesis 17:4-6

CULTURAL CATALYSTS - WHY TAKING OFF OFFENSE LEADS TO FREEDOM

Fri, 30 Sep 2022 23:36:02 GMT

WHY TAKING OFF OFFENSE LEADS TO FREEDOM

In this week's episode of Cultural Catalysts, Kris Vallotton sat down for a conversation with Greg Hendricks, Founder of Kingdom Collective & Rhema Insights. In their conversation, they discussed the attributes of God as a Father to the Fatherless and how to overcome offense in the midst of life’s difficulties.

Connect with Greg Hendricks:

Website: kingdomcollective.com

Pre-order Greg's book: https://shorturl.at/mwJK0

SERMON - GIVE ME YOUR ASHES: PART 2

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 03:10:30 GMT

In the second part of Kris Vallotton's sermon Entitled, "Give Me Your Ashes" from September 11th, 2022 at Bethel Church in Redding CA, Kris Vallotton expands on the powerful revelation the Lord gave him on exchanging ashes for beauty and stepping into the next season.

CULTURAL CATALYSTS - WHY EVERY GREAT LEADER NEEDS A FATHER

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 23:42:50 GMT

WHY EVERY GREAT LEADER NEEDS A FATHER

In this week's episode of Cultural Catalysts, Kris Vallotton sat down for a conversation with Steve Moore, who along with his wife, Ruth, are the Senior Overseers of BSSM Online and BSSM School Planting. In their conversation, they discussed why you never outgrow your role of being a son or daughter.

SERMON - GIVE ME YOUR ASHES: PART 1

Fri, 16 Sep 2022 03:12:52 GMT

In this message from September 4th, 2022 at Bethel Church in Redding CA, Kris Vallotton shares a powerful revelation from the Lord on exchanging ashes for beauty. Often in life when we make decisions out of the ashes of our life, we forfeit the beauty the Lord wants to bestow upon us.

Instead of making verdicts out of the ashes of our lives, let’s release them into the hands of the Master who makes beauty out of ashes and move forward with garlands of gladness prepared for us as His royal sons and daughters.

CULTURAL CATALYSTS - HOW TO BECOME A MAN THAT ACTUALLY CHANGES HISTORY

Tue, 13 Sep 2022 23:47:48 GMT

HOW TO BECOME A MAN THAT ACTUALLY CHANGES HISTORY

In this week's episode of Cultural Catalysts, Kris Vallotton sat down for a conversation with his son Jason Vallotton, who is the founder of BraveCo. In their conversation, they discussed the importance of knowing your true identity and how to become a man that actually changes the world.

Connect with Jason Vallotton:

Website: www.braveco.org

CULTURAL CATALYSTS - HOW TO BE A SOLUTION TO THE FATHERLESSNESS EPIDEMIC

Thu, 08 Sep 2022 00:42:09 GMT

HOW TO BE A SOLUTION TO THE FATHERLESSNESS EPIDEMIC

In this week's episode of Cultural Catalysts, Kris Vallotton sat down for a conversation with Danny Silk, who is an author and co-founder of Loving on Purpose. In their conversation, they discussed the importance of restoring a generation of men.

Connect with Danny Silk:

Website: lovingonpurpose.com

CULTURAL CATALYSTS - CULTIVATING FAMILY AMONGST DIVERSE CULTURES PART 2

Wed, 24 Aug 2022 00:47:24 GMT

HOW TO BE A SOLUTION TO THE FATHERLESSNESS EPIDEMIC

In this week's episode of Cultural Catalysts, Kris Vallotton sat down for a conversation with Jamila Page, who is a pastor in the Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry and Multi-Cultural Pastor at Bethel Church. In their conversation, they discussed the importance of culture and diversity in the Church and how to develop family amongst various cultures.

The part one of this conversation: https://youtu.be/iOuRqlfyB1o

CULTURAL CATALYSTS - A BIBLICAL PERSPECTIVE ON DEBT, TITHING AND GENERATIONAL WEALTH

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 00:52:24 GMT

A BIBLICAL PERSPECTIVE ON DEBT, TITHING & WEALTH

In this week's episode of Cultural Catalysts, Kris Vallotton sat down for a conversation with the author of Money Handbook, Samia Pedalino. In this conversation, Samia shares Biblical truths and practical tips on financial concepts. It is a groundbreaking conversation that shines a light on the poverty mentality that has plagued the Church for far too long and gives clear practical steps to overcoming a poverty mentality.

To learn more about Samia visit the links below:

Website: samiapedalino.com

SERMON - WHY PROPHETIC MINISTRY LEADS TO GENERATIONAL RESTORATION

Fri, 29 Jul 2022 18:49:56 GMT

Kris Vallotton shared a powerful message at the 2022 Bethel Prophetic Conference. In his message, he shares a teaching on the spirit of Elijah and how the prophetic ministry is essential in the restoration of family.

CULTURAL CATALYSTS - WHY DIVERSITY IN THE CHURCH IS IMPORTANT

Fri, 13 May 2022 22:18:27 GMT

CULTURAL CATALYSTS - WHY DIVERSITY IN THE CHURCH IS IMPORTANT

In this week's Cultural Catalysts podcast episode, I sat down for a conversation with Jamila Page, who is a pastor in the Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry and Multi-Cultural Pastor at Bethel Church. In our conversation, we discussed the importance of culture and diversity in the Church. Jamila shared incredible revelation on the topic of race, culture, and family in Scripture.

*Please know that 30 minutes can't possibly cover such huge and important topics such as race and racism. We are all on a journey as a family here at Bethel and KV Ministries. This conversation is a peek into the healing and learning we're engaging in with Jesus and each other. We looking forward to part two of this conversation in the coming weeks.

CULTURAL CATALYSTS - HOW TO CREATE ENVIRONMENTS THAT BRING OUT THE BEST IN PEOPLE (Podcast)

Thu, 05 May 2022 23:42:17 GMT

CULTURAL CATALYSTS - HOW TO CREATE ENVIRONMENTS THAT BRING OUT THE BEST IN PEOPLE

In this week's Cultural Catalysts podcast episode, I sat down for a conversation with Bethel School of Supernatural Second Year Program Senior Overseer, Gabe Valenzuela. In their conversation, we discussed how to create cultures and environments that bring out the best in people. In this conversation, Gabe gave incredible examples of how to develop people into all that God has called them to be and create environments that don't limit or restrict people.

CULTURAL CATALYSTS - HOW TO ENCOUNTER THE PRESENCE OF GOD

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 23:37:22 GMT

CULTURAL CATALYSTS - HOW TO ENCOUNTER THE PRESENCE OF GOD

In this week's Cultural Catalysts podcast episodes, Kris Vallotton sat down for a conversation with Bethel Tech Spiritual Director and Bethel Church Pastor, Richard Gordon. In this episode of Cultural Catalysts Kris and Richard talk about how to encounter the Presence of God. In this conversation, Richard Gordon shares His powerful testimony of encountering the Lord for the first time. Richard's stories and testimonies are inspiring and faith-building for anyone that feels they have not been chosen to encounter the Lord or desiring a divine deposit from Heaven.

CULTURAL CATALYSTS - RESPONDING FROM THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN TO COMMUNITIES IN CRISIS

Thu, 21 Apr 2022 23:29:43 GMT

CULTURAL CATALYSTS - RESPONDING FROM THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN TO COMMUNITIES IN CRISIS

In this week's Cultural Catalysts podcast episode, I sat down for a conversation with Bethel Global Response Director, Carl Ladd, to discuss how to respond to crisis from Heaven's perspective. In this conversation, Carl shares about the current deployments and responses in Ukraine, Romania, and Tijuana, Mexico. Carl's stories and testimonies from the current deployments are perspective-shifting and convicting. He shares testimonies of migrants fleeing violence, and internationally displaced people seeking refuge experiencing the love of God in the midst of their troubling situations; powerful and inspiring moments of caring for the least of these, loving our enemies, and serving the brokenhearted.

CULTURAL CATALYSTS - THE IMPORTANCE OF WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP

Thu, 07 Apr 2022 23:23:53 GMT

CULTURAL CATALYSTS - THE IMPORTANCE OF WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP

In this week's Cultural Catalysts podcast episode, I sat down for a conversation with BSSM Online Manager and Bethel Church Pastor, Libby Gordon, to discuss the role of women in leadership. In this conversation, Libby shares her inspiring story of overcoming religious obstacles and life circumstances as a woman in the Church. Libby's story brings hope, empowerment, and wisdom for women desiring to step into the fullness of their leadership calling.

CULTURAL CATALYSTS - THE PRACTICE OF BEING WITH JESUS

Thu, 24 Mar 2022 21:17:16 GMT

CULTURAL CATALYSTS - THE PRACTICE OF BEING WITH JESUS

In this week's podcast episode of Cultural Catalysts, I sat down for a conversation with Bethel Church’s Associate Pastor, Chris Cruz, to discuss how to approach Scripture. In this conversation, Chris gave practical steps on how to build intimacy with the Lord through Scripture even when you don’t know where to start or don’t feel like you understand the Bible.

CULTURAL CATALYSTS - TRANSFORMING CULTURE IN THE MOST GOSPEL NEGLECTED PLACES

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 20:58:08 GMT

CULTURAL CATALYSTS - TRANSFORMING CULTURE IN THE MOST GOSPEL NEGLECTED PLACES

In this week's Cultural Catalysts podcast episode, Kris Vallotton sits down with Bethel's Missions Pastors, John, and Cindi Taylor to discuss transforming hearts and culture in the most Gospel neglected places. John and Cindi Taylor’s story is a journey of immense faith and a life surrendered to the Gospel. Their faith-filled yes to the Lord led them to an unreached people group as overseas missionaries for 15 years. My prayer as you listen to this week’s episode is that you will be ignited with a passion for every ear to hear the Gospel and heart to experience the love of the Father. Please note this interview was recorded prior to the Ukrainian crisis.

CULTURAL CATALYSTS - TRANSFORMING CULTURE IN THE MOST GOSPEL NEGLECTED PLACES (WITH JOHN AND CINDI TAYLOR)

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 01:48:29 GMT

CULTURAL CATALYSTS - TRANSFORMING CULTURE IN THE MOST GOSPEL NEGLECTED PLACES WITH JOHN AND CINDI TAYLOR

In this week's podcast, I sit down with Bethel's Missions Pastors, John and Cindi Taylor to discuss transforming hearts and culture in the most Gospel neglected places. Please note this interview was recorded prior to the Ukrainian crisis.

The Gospel is not dormant or dead, powerless or passive; it is active and expansive. Yet, there are still people and places that have never heard the Gospel. These places are plagued with idol worship and infested with demonic entities, raging war at the hearts of creation and taking a stance on land that desperately awaits the good news of the Gospel to reach it. But, we play a key role; we are co-laborers of Christ, sanctified saints that are not called to sit on the sidelines of life. Romans 10:14 says, “How then will they call on Him in whom they have not believed? How will they believe in Him whom they have not heard? And how will they hear without a preacher?” It is clear that we have been given a heavenly mandate and a divine duty as Believers. The good news is that through the supernatural power of the Gospel we are not deployed to conquest in our own strength, but to partner with God to see a generation living in the reality of the Gospel and aware of the power of the love of our Father in every tribe, tongue, and nationality.

Their story is a journey of immense faith and a life surrendered to the Gospel. Their faith-filled yes to the Lord led them to an unreached people group as overseas missionaries for 15 years. My prayer as you watch this week’s episode is that you will be ignited with a passion for every ear to hear the Gospel and heart to experience the love of the Father.

CULTURAL CATALYSTS - IMPACTING A FATHERLESS GENERATION (WITH SETH DAHL)

Thu, 03 Mar 2022 19:08:33 GMT

CULTURAL CATALYSTS - IMPACTING A FATHERLESS GENERATION WITH SETH DAHL

In this week's podcast I sat down for a conversation with Seth Dahl to discuss the effects of fatherlessness. Seth Dahl is a family health strategist, worldwide speaker, and author. This profound conversation filled me with hope and renewed vision to see a generation living in the fullness of their identity and restored to the heart of their father. Seth made a remarkable statement in this week's episode; he said, “We have a society that is broken by orphanness that when a real father shows up in their life they are triggered and cannot receive what a father has to offer. The answer is not to prove to them their need for a father, but to ask them questions to help them see a different perspective and dismantle any lies that they have believed.”

CULTURAL CATALYSTS - IMPACTING A FATHERLESS GENERATION WITH SETH DAHL

Thu, 03 Mar 2022 01:52:26 GMT

CULTURAL CATALYSTS - IMPACTING A FATHERLESS GENERATION WITH SETH DAHL

In this week's podcast, I sit down for a conversation with Seth Dahl to discuss the effects of fatherlessness. Seth Dahl is a family health strategist, worldwide speaker, and author. This profound conversation filled Kris with hope and renewed vision to see a generation living in the fullness of their identity and restored to the heart of their father. Seth made a remarkable statement in this week's episode; he said, “We have a society that is broken by orphanness that when a real father shows up in their life they are triggered and cannot receive what a father has to offer. The answer is not to prove to them their need for a father, but to ask them questions to help them see a different perspective and dismantle any lies that they have believed.”

CULTURAL CATALYSTS - THE STAGE OF LEADERSHIP WITH BANNING LIEBSCHER

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 02:08:58 GMT

CULTURAL CATALYSTS - THE STAGE OF LEADERSHIP WITH BANNING LIEBSCHER

In this week’s podcast, I sat down for a conversation with Banning Liebscher, someone who has an incredible call of leadership on his life. Banning was on our leadership team at Bethel Church for over a decade before planting Jesus Culture Sacramento. In our conversation on leadership Banning stated, “It is important that as a leader when you are challenged to grow, you don’t run from that…What you steward grows.” I could not agree more! So many leaders remain stuck and stagnant, surrounded by the weeds of circumstances without pushing through to reach new levels in their leadership potential. The world is waiting for great leaders to rise and pave a way in society today.

Connect with Banning Liebscher:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebanning/

Website: https://jesusculture.com/sacramento/

CULTURAL CATALYSTS - ACCEPTING THE CALL OF LEADERSHIP WITH CHAD VEACH

Thu, 10 Feb 2022 02:00:11 GMT

CULTURAL CATALYSTS - ACCEPTING THE CALL OF LEADERSHIP WITH CHAD VEACH

In this week's Cultural Catalysts episode I sat down with Chad Veach to discuss leadership.

All throughout history, leaders rise up to take on the position to partner with the Lord to lead a generation – from Moses leading the Israelites out of slavery to King Solomon who united the tribes of Israel under one monarch. For centuries, God has appointed people to lead in compassion and shepherd people searching for a Savior. Today’s times are no different though the challenges and circumstances continually change. So, how do we as leaders partner with Heaven to champion a generation into their purpose and destiny? Chad and I discuss how the Bible is a timeless truth, but each generation is marked with a unique mission from Heaven.

Connect with Chad Veach:

Website: https://www.chadveach.org/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chadveach/

CULTURAL CATALYSTS - LIVING AN EMPOWERED LIFE, WITH ANGELO JEANPIERRE

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 01:56:24 GMT

CULTURAL CATALYSTS - LIVING AN EMPOWERED LIFE, WITH ANGELO JEANPIERRE

In this week’s podcast, I had Angelo Jeanpierre join me for a conversation on living an empowered life. Angelo is an incredible husband, father of five, author, and Outreach Pastor at Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry. He has an amazing evangelism anointing and has served Bethel Church and BSSM for over 10 years.

During our conversation, Angelo said: “Jesus died for you, He loves you, He knows everything about our life. When you love your neighbor and let the Lord use you, it empowers you into the reality of why you are alive.” There isn’t a person with all their flaws, shortcomings, or limitations that the Lord cannot use. He chose someone that once persecuted the Church to be one of the greatest Church leaders of all time, He chose a young girl yet to be married to mother the Savior of the whole world. He isn’t limited by our limitations or scared of our sins; He is a good Father looking to touch and heal the hearts of men.

I want to encourage you to examine your heart and ask yourself if evangelism has become more complicated than God intended for it to be. I’d propose that evangelism is simply loving the Father and loving the ones He places in front of you.

To learn more and connect with Angelo visit:

Website: https://www.angelojeanpierre.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/angelojeanpierre/

CULTURAL CATALYSTS - THE SACRED CALL OF THE ARTIST, WITH DAVID NOROÑA & FABIANO ALTAMURA

Thu, 27 Jan 2022 02:04:17 GMT

CULTURAL CATALYSTS - THE SACRED CALL OF THE ARTIST, WITH DAVID NOROÑA & FABIANO ALTAMURA

In this podcast, I sit down for a conversation with David Noroña & Fabiano Altamura, co-directors of Bethel Conservatory of the Arts, about how the world needs anointed artists, sanctified storytellers, and prophetic producers to rise to their high call as Heaven’s ambassadors carrying creative brilliance into every craft.

David says, “Artists...are prophets that are prophesying through story, movement, and emotion.” The truth is not all prophets look the same; the Lord is not limited to a mold of movement or talent template. Rather, He is the Director of the greatest dynamic and transformative story of all time.

CULTURAL CATALYSTS - HOW SPIRITUAL INTELLIGENCE IS INFLUENCING TECHNOLOGY

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 20:51:07 GMT

CULTURAL CATALYSTS - HOW SPIRITUAL INTELLIGENCE IS INFLUENCING TECHNOLOGY

In this video, I sit down for a conversation with Ryan Collins, CEO of Bethel School of Technology, and discuss what the Lord is doing in the technology space and how spiritual intelligence is influencing science in the modern day. In this episode of Cultural Catalysts, Ryan shared how the Lord told him, “I am redeeming the tech space so that all would taste my goodness.”

Have you ever considered the amount of faith it took to advance the most transformative inventions in the world today? Consider sitting with the discovery that light is an electromagnetic wave, knowing you would have to convince people that something completely invisible to the human eye was powerful enough to cause light to shine! This brilliant finding catapulted modern science and has been the foundation of inventions such as the light bulb, wifi, and radar. In a sphere of humanistic values and atheistic beliefs, the scientist James Clerk Maxwell ventured into uncharted territories believing that the seen world was made from the unseen and thus discovered electromagnetic waves (Hebrews 11:3).

Ryan Collins, “So, how did humanity get to the point that we could operate in an unseen realm if we didn’t know that it first existed? Unless, of course, a precedent was set in modern science in which humans thought and functioned in a hidden realm to pull unseen ideas and solutions into our natural world. Our modern world was built on the shoulders of Maxwell’s spiritual intelligence.”

SERMON - FINDING YOUR SUPERPOWER

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 04:24:04 GMT

In this week’s podcast, I share about the power of the Holy Spirit in our lives to see the gospel spread. Jesus sent His disciples out in power to heal the sick, raise the dead, and cast out demons! I believe especially in this season we need to be moving in signs, wonders, and miracles. I want to encourage you that you were born for this hour!

CULTURAL CATALYSTS - THE POWER OF SPIRITUAL INTELLIGENCE WITH LINDSEY REIMAN

Wed, 05 Jan 2022 22:12:59 GMT

CULTURAL CATALYSTS - THE POWER OF SPIRITUAL INTELLIGENCE WITH LINDSEY REIMAN

The Lord entrusts us with challenges that require us to lean into faith and partner with the Holy Spirit in order to succeed.

On this week’s episode of Cultural Catalysts, Kris Vallotton sits down for a conversation with his good friend and SQ Institute Instructor Lindsey Reiman. Lindsey shared the incredible story of her journey to discovering her calling to unlock heavenly solutions for practical purposes on the earth. It wasn’t free of failure but rather was rather a risk-filled journey to reward.

The SQ Institute is a place for spiritual pioneers to explore their God-given capacity for spiritual brilliance and become more effective and accurate in their giftings. You don’t have to be proficient in the prophetic to join because you were designed to hear the voice of God.

To learn more visit https://www.thesqinstitute.com/

CULTURAL CATALYSTS - HOW THE PROPHETIC IMPACTS SOCIETY WITH STACEY CAMPBELL

Wed, 29 Dec 2021 21:54:28 GMT

CULTURAL CATALYSTS - HOW THE PROPHETIC IMPACTS SOCIETY WITH STACEY CAMPBELL

What would it look like if prophecy ventured out of the four walls of the Church and seeped into the seven mountains of society? Can you imagine walking into boardrooms where financial bankers were practicing Kingdom economics? Or into educational classrooms where teachers were creating a curriculum that would impact a generation?

Have we subconsciously subjugated prophecy to solely minister to Believers during Sunday services? I want to challenge you to ask yourself, have we boxed in the Creator of the universe to fit a mold of comfortability and conformity and forgotten He cares for every part of society?

In this week’s episode of Cultural Catalyst, Stacey Campbell shares incredible stories of how God has moved in places that have left business leaders, government officials, and industry leaders impacted by the gospel and transformed by the power of prophetic ministry.

SERMON - THE POWER OF CHRISTMAS

Thu, 23 Dec 2021 04:13:13 GMT

Is there something new to learn from the birth of Jesus? In this podcast, I share powerful truths from the Christmas story that we often don’t think about. Whatever season you’re in right now, as you do what God’s called you to do even if it doesn’t seem exciting, God knows where you are and He is not going to let you miss your moment!

THE POWER OF CHRISTMAS PODCAST NOTES

In reading the Christmas story, this stands out to me, “And she gave birth to her firstborn son; and she wrapped Him in cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn, ” ( Luke 2:7 )

Jesus’ birth was foretold so long in advance, but yet no one made a reservation. Jesus was born in a barn! It wasn’t that it was prophesied for Him to be, it’s simply because there was no room in the inn.

Have you ever stepped out in faith to follow what you thought God called you to do and it ended up not going as well as you thought it would? So often when we step out and things are hard, we begin to think that it must not be God’s will. But remember, Jesus was born in a barn specifically because there wasn’t room in the hotels! Some of you need to hear this, God has called you to do something, and you’ve been caught off guard because things are hard. Just because it’s hard doesn’t mean God hasn’t called you to it.

This is such an incredible story of shepherds who weren’t even looking for Jesus having an angelic encounter: “In the same region there were some shepherds staying out in the fields and keeping watch over their flock by night. And an angel of the Lord suddenly stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them; and they were terribly frightened. But the angel said to them, ‘Do not be afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be for all the people; for today in the city of David there has been born for you a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. This will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.’” ( Luke 2:8-14 )

Have you ever been in a season in your life when all your friends have amazing God stories from conferences and church? But you’re in a season of raising four kids, working two jobs to support your family? You may feel turmoil because you want to be at the revival meeting and it seems like others are getting breakthrough while you stand beside and watch.

I want to encourage you today: the Lord knows how to find you wherever you are. You aren’t going to miss Jesus. Wherever you are, the angels will come when you’re doing what you’re called to do! God is not going to let you miss your moment.

Scripture:

Luke 1:26-35 , Hebrews 2:14-18 , Galatians 4:1-5 , Luke 2:41-51 , Luke 2:4-20 , Matthew 2:1-6 , Daniel 4:9 , Genesis 1:14-15 , Matthew 2:7-12 , Romans 1:20 , Psalm 19:1 , Matthew 2:13-15 , Matthew 2:19-23 , Matthew 4:12-17 , Luke 3:23 , Romans 8:14 .

CULTURAL CATALYSTS - UNPACKING THE PROPHETIC WITH DAN MCCOLLAM

Wed, 15 Dec 2021 21:47:25 GMT

CULTURAL CATALYSTS - UNPACKING THE PROPHETIC WITH DAN MCCOLLAM

Maybe you know this to be true in your heart, but don’t know how to actualize this in your life? Have you questioned if there is a secret “Hearing God’s Voice Club” that you weren’t invited to, or maybe you question if you weren’t given the gift of knowing his voice? In this week’s episode of Cultural Catalysts Kris Vallotton sits down for a conversation with his good friend, prophet, and founder of Prophetic Company, Dan McCollam. They discuss how not being able to hear God’s voice is a myth and Dan shares a practical steps to take to begin recognizing and resonating with the voice of God in your life.

I want to encourage you as you watch this episode that God is unique in His relationship with each one of His children; we cannot compare and contrast the ways in which He speaks. How I hear the voice of God versus how you hear the voice of God may be as different as the night is from the day. But, both are just as powerful and profound and have the ability to reform and resolve the problems of our day and age; leaving a legacy that lives on beyond our time.

CULTURAL CATALYSTS - THE PROPHETIC AND DREAM INTERPRETATION WITH BEN ARMSTRONG

Wed, 08 Dec 2021 21:40:09 GMT

CULTURAL CATALYSTS - THE PROPHETIC AND DREAM INTERPRETATION WITH BEN ARMSTRONG

There are unique and powerful ways that the Lord speaks to each one of us, giving us access to His thoughts. In this week’s episode of Cultural Catalysts, I have a conversation with Ben Armstrong. Ben is the Director of Prophetic Ministry at Bethel Church who is powerfully transforming culture as he equips and trains Believers to understand the prophetic and the ways God uniquely communicates with us. Ben shares how our dreams are an incredible avenue in which the Lord can speak, share solutions, and strategies with us. This is also a way that we can experience and develop our spiritual intelligence.

Learn more about Bethel's Prophetic Ministry here: https://www.bethelprophetic.com/

About Cultural Catalysts:

I have fostered the dream in my heart to see cultural catalysts from all spheres, backgrounds, and generations to gather together and teach, equip, and inspire others to become cultural catalysts – world changers in this day and age. I am excited to announce the release of Cultural Catalysts — a show to teach people to live fully alive, co-labor with God, and change the world.

Whether you are a stay at home mom taking each day as they come, or you’re uncertain how the desire to make an impact could you ever come about, or you’re the CEO of a large company, leading the way in your industry...I’d propose He has made you a cultural catalyst; a world changer, a society shaper. Transforming the world takes so much more than a big platform and a large following — it is the mundane moments in our day that shape the course of history; loving the one in front of you and being Jesus to the world around you.

SERMON - THE UNIQUE GIFT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

Fri, 03 Dec 2021 04:01:37 GMT

THE UNIQUE GIFT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

In this week’s episode, I share about the gift of the Holy Spirit that was given to us. The Cross was the first time that we received the power not just to be forgiven but to be transformed by the Spirit of God living in us. The Holy Spirit lives in you as a Believer. But I want to challenge you to ask yourself if your life represents the power of the Holy Spirit working in you? God has given us the power through the Holy Spirit not just for our sake but so that we can take care of the Church until we all build each other up in love. Each one of us has been given a unique gift that will not look like the gifting of our neighbor, but it is needed and necessary.

CULTURAL CATALYSTS - EP 4: THE BIGGEST LEAP OF FAITH

Wed, 24 Nov 2021 21:30:43 GMT

EP 4: THE BIGGEST LEAP OF FAITH - CULTURAL CATALYSTS

Sometimes life feels like we are all playing our own instrument in the ensemble of an orchestra; each one of us have our own tune and tone, but somehow we play to a synchronized beat in connection to the grand Conductor of it all... When suddenly the Lord decides He wants to conduct the trumpets to play a little bit louder or the strings to string a little bit slower. Suddenly a sheet of music that we are all using to play gets tossed to the side as we sit on the edge of our seat waiting for the Conductor to give us our next instruction so we stay on beat. The song that we had practiced, we knew well, and had mastered becomes a whole new melody that begins to unfold into a breathtaking symphony.

Have you ever had the Lord ask you to do something that felt impossible? The kind of ask that would seemingly change everything? Maybe it was to sell everything and move to a new city, or give up your current career to go into full-time ministry. These moments can feel like the trumpet just blew way too loud or the strings inappropriately slowed down, but in fact the Lord is in the midst of creating a whole new symphony and it is time to pick up and start playing to the melody.

For years I held a dream in my heart to be in ministry but was living the life of a small-town businessman with no end in sight. We had four businesses in three locations and 40 employees that depended on us, and a home we had raised our family in for over 20 years; the task to make a change was not small. But, with a word from the Lord and a confirmation given to Kathy, we began our journey to pastor at Bethel Church in Redding, Ca. It was one of those moments where suddenly the Lord was divinely orchestrating our lives even when we couldn’t see how it would become something that would beautifully unfold. The journey into full-time ministry was not easy, but the preparation in previous seasons prepared us for the process to the “promised” land.

In this week’s episode of Cultural Catalysts, Kathy and I conclude the series of retelling the story of where it all began by talking about our journey into full-time ministry.

I pray as you watch this episode you encounter the perfect love of God who has perfect plans for your life. I hope you are filled with courage and faith for the impossible to unfold in your life.

CULTURAL CATALYSTS - EPISODE 3: WHEN THE SUPERNATURAL BECAME NORMAL

Thu, 18 Nov 2021 01:04:38 GMT

CULTURAL CATALYSTS - EPISODE 3: WHEN THE SUPERNATURAL BECAME NORMAL

We met the Holy Spirit in a small mountain town in Northern California. We were attending Mountain Chapel where Bill and Beni Johnson pastored for over 17 years. From the outside looking it, there wasn’t anything seemingly impressive or spectacular; we didn’t even have our own building for many years. We met at a theater where we squished 300 of us every Sunday….We were hungry! We were hungry to experience the power of God in our lives and hungry to bring Heaven to earth.

I still remember the day everything seemed to change. Bill and Beni had just returned from visiting Toronto Canada where there was a huge outpouring of the Holy Spirit. As they began sharing powerful stories of experiencing the Holy Spirit while in Toronto, the Holy Spirit began to pour out among the congregation.

In the latest episode of Cultural Catalysts, we share about the first time the Holy Spirit interrupted our Church service, touched Kathy, and forever changed our understanding of the power of God's presence. While the supernatural has become a normal part of our lives, it has never stopped being extraordinary.

CULTURAL CATALYSTS - EPISODE 2: THE JOURNEY TO WEAVERVILLE

Thu, 11 Nov 2021 01:00:10 GMT

CULTURAL CATALYSTS - EPISODE 2: THE JOURNEY TO WEAVERVILLE

I have fostered the dream in my heart to see cultural catalysts from all spheres, backgrounds, and generations gather together and teach, equip, and inspire others to become cultural catalysts – world changers in this day and age. I am excited to announce the release of Cultural Catalysts — a show to teach people to live fully alive, co-labor with God, and change the world. In this first episode I sit down for a conversation with my wife Kathy Vallotton to talk about where it all began. Tune in to hear the stories of the early years of our lives that have become the foundation to our lives.

CULTURAL CATALYSTS - EPISODE 1: WHERE IT ALL BEGAN

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 00:54:45 GMT

CULTURAL CATALYSTS - EPISODE 1: WHERE IT ALL BEGAN

UNDERSTANDING THE SCRIPTURES

Wed, 06 Oct 2021 00:39:02 GMT

UNDERSTANDING THE SCRIPTURES

Does the Bible feel complex and complicated? Do you ever sit down and wonder where to start or how to understand the Word of God? Many Believers feel intimidated by text and overwhelmed by the thought. Yet, the Word of God is one of our greatest gifts as Believers; it is alive and active and sharper than a double edged sword. In this week’s podcast I share a message on understanding the scriptures. The Pharisees knew the Word of God, Believers have memorized it, but I’d propose we are intended to experience God through it.

John 1:1 says: In the beginning there was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. Before the Bible was something to read it was something to experience. What I am getting at is that so often we miss the mark when we solely know the scriptures, but neglect getting to know the Author. The Bible is an invitation to an experience with God. Now, let me be clear, I am not saying that it is not important to read and seek to understand the scriptures, but we must be aware of the value of knowing the Author. Many people argue that if you base your relationship with God on experience you can be deceived. But, I would argue memorizing the Bible without getting to know the Author is deception. It is a dead end to the journey to have a relationship with the Bible that doesn’t lead you to a relationship with God. When it comes to understanding scriptures God has given us the Holy Spirit to help bring guidance and understanding to scripture. The greatest source of Truth lives inside of us; guiding us to truth.

I want to encourage you if reading scriptures has felt overwhelming and the idea of sitting with the Word of God feels daunting or if you have felt stuck on the tracks of the pages to invite the Holy Spirit to guide you through the scriptures. Ask the Lord to meet you in the pages; He eagerly awaits to encounter you through the Word of God.

Scripture:

2 Timothy 2:15 , 2 Timothy 3 , John 5:39 , Hebrews 4:12 , 1 Corinthians 13:13 , Romans 14

A SEASON OF REFORMATION

Wed, 22 Sep 2021 00:25:02 GMT

A SEASON OF REFORMATION

In this week’s podcast I share a word the Lord gave me about this current season. The Lord is in the midst of a global reformation. But, I have also felt that He is also in the midst of reforming Bethel Church. A couple months ago at a Senior Leadership meeting we were talking about transition and when I got up to speak I heard the Lord say: “You’re not going through a transition, you are going through a metamorphosis.” I immediately began to think about the caterpillar to butterfly transition.

When I began to research about the metamorphosis process in a caterpillar's life I found it is a 2 week process, but if you open the cocoon before it is time the caterpillar will die. What I am getting at is that pain has a purpose. There is a lot of pain in culture right now, but I would propose that God is creating capacity so that something can be beautiful. I’d propose that we are not in a seasonal change, but that we are being changed.

Consider the parable of the ten minas in Luke 19 - the servant that was faithful with little was given responsibility over 10 cities. Often, when God rewards you it’s not with more money, but with more responsibility. The challenge is we often receive the reward and still have old thinking. Yet, in a time of change, learners inherit the earth — we must stay lifelong learners.

I’d propose we are in the midst of building strong wings and the Lord is increasing our capacity. We are going somewhere we have never been before. If we are going to change the world we have to think big.

Sometimes we have too much confidence in the structure God built, versus the God that built the structure. When it comes time for change we are holding to the structure we are familiar with. But, we need to start thinking from the future to the present. Now let me be clear, sometimes we have to heal our past to build our future, but we must not stay there. We must honor the past, live in the present, but look to the future — we must think from the future to the present in order to prepare for what is to come.

I want to encourage you; God is in the midst of raising up people that will be strategists, kiros conductors, and builders. He is preparing us for something that has never been built before.

Scripture:

Isaiah 60 , Proverb 24:3-4 , Proverbs 28:19 , 1 & 2 Corinthians , Colossians 3:2 , Luke 19 .

THE ORIGINAL WOMEN'S LIBERATION MOVEMENT

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 23:55:09 GMT

THE ORIGINAL WOMEN'S LIBERATION MOVEMENT

In this week's podcast, I share a message from a few years ago about how Jesus founded the original women's liberation movement. In today's society, there are many mixed messages about the plan and purpose for women. When we look at scripture, we can see God's true plan and purpose for women in the church and throughout creation and men's important role in restoring women to their rightful place. I hope you enjoy this message and that it encourages you to delve deeper into Jesus' revolutionary message regarding women.

Did you know that the word Adam and the word man are the same in Hebrew? Genesis 1:27-28 says that God created Adam, both male and female, he created them in the image of God. He made them, blessed them and told them: “be fruitful, multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it.”

What I'm getting at is that God, it takes a male and a female. To actually represent the nature of God, because God made Adam both male and female. The truth is, if you oppress women, then you lose half the revelation of the nature of God, because God is not a man.

But let me be clear, there's nothing in the Bible that says that Adam was in charge of the garden, but it is very interesting who the devil came to speak to. He came to speak as a serpent to the woman. The serpent is the one in Genesis 3 who asked: “Did God really say, `You must not eat from any tree in the garden'?

The devil came to Eve to gain access to the garden. But do you understand that Adam listened to Eve? As we know this was the fall of man; the very moment that perfect shalom was shattered.

However, Jesus died on the cross, he broke the curse. He broke the curse of creation of men and of women. So we don't live under that curse. He was the redemptive restoration on earth.

Now here's what's interesting: hundreds of the Old Testament laws were written against women, the Pharisees and the scribes hated women. In the first century, Israel, there was no people group, more oppressed than women.

Jesus came to set the oppressed free in Israel. Did you know the most oppressed people in the days of Christ were women? They were considered second class citizens akin to slaves. They had virtually no rights, no respect, and no voice.

In this week’s podcast I share the full message about the redemptive work on the cross and the powerful God-given design and purpose for women. I pray that this message encourages you and impacts your view of the beauty of uniqueness and diversity in the Body of Christ.

Scripture: Genesis 1, Genesis 3, 1 Corinthians 11, Romans, Luke 15, John 11

PROTECTING YOUR INNOCENCE

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 21:34:34 GMT

PROTECTING YOUR INNOCENCE

In this week’s podcast, I want to talk about protecting your innocence — I believe this is a vital word for the body of Christ right now. I have felt the Lord speaking to me about protecting our innocence and guarding our hearts for weeks and believe He is doing an incredible work in the hearts of man as He purifies our hearts and fills us with compassion for one another.

If you have ever planted a garden before, when you start cultivating the soil it nourishes your garden, but also helps the weeds grow. When gardening you have to often go out and pull the weeds, because if you wait too long the weeds will become bigger than the plants themselves. Someone once asked me: “Kris, do you know why the weeds grow taller than the plants?” With my very little gardening experience I did not know the answer. She replied “Because they don’t have any fruit.” A profound revelation and I realized we have to do the same in our hearts. We have to pull out the weeds of our hearts as we see them begin to grow. Otherwise, they will choke the fruit of our hearts and hinder the growth of our plants.

Recently, I have been deeply troubled by the offense that believers are living in. They have allowed the weeds to over grow in their hearts and are losing their innocence quickly. We are being frog boiled in the leaven of the Pharisees and in the leaven of Herod and I am not sure we even know it.

I want to share with you a story in 2 Samuel 11 — in this chapter David committed adultery with Bathsheba, the wife of Uriah. He then attempted multiple times to have Uriah lay with his wife Bathsheba so he would be known as the father of the spurious child. Yet Uriah had better character drunk than David had sober — he refused to lay with his wife while the king's men and the whole Israelite army was at war with their enemies. When all of David’s attempts failed, he plotted the death of Uriah. I would propose that innocence isn’t lost by one virtueless act, but rather death by a thousand paper cuts.

It is important to know what season you are in and I would like to propose to you that we are in a war season; a war over our hearts. You don’t want to be on a cruise ship when you are supposed to be on a battleship. It is not a season we will be in forever but we are in it. Trials don’t make you. They reveal what is in your heart. Trials test your faith before they test your character (James 1:2-4) .

It is very troubling to see a society and culture that has an ability to make judgements about people we have never met. What has happened to loving all people? Have we allowed offense to get in the way of the simplicity of loving people? When our truth keeps us from loving people I am not sure we know what truth is about.

The Bible gives us clear instructions about how to care for problems we have with others. Matthew 5 is about someone that has something against you. Matthew 18 Jesus is talking about someone that you have something against. These verses make it apparent relationships are very important to God.

Scripture: Proverbs 4:23, James 1:2-4, Matthew 5, Matthew 18, Mark 8:15

MIRROR, MIRROR ON THE WALL, WHO AM I AND WHAT'S MY CALL

Wed, 11 Aug 2021 18:19:39 GMT

MIRROR MIRROR ON THE WALL, WHO AM I AND WHAT'S MY CALL PODCAST NOTES

What you think about you matters and what you say about you matters (verbally and internally). Your thoughts should not control you, you should control them. Anything that threatens to re-identify God will re-identify you? Take a moment and think about that. One of the challenges we have when we weather a storm is, does it affect God’s identity in us. In other words, do I see God differently after a difficult time or situation? Can you see how when we re-identify God, we’re really re-identifying ourselves because we mirror the image of God? What I see when I look in the mirror when no one else is defining me for me is crucial. I believe that the cry for identity is really rooted in so much pain and dysfunction and when we reduce God, we end up reducing ourselves.

How many of you know that you can’t change your life on your own? But, Romans 12:2 tells us that when you change your mind and focus on God, then He can easily change your life. Are you controlling your thoughts or are they controlling you? Some of you are prisoners to your thoughts instead of the reverse.

2 Corinthians 10 tells us to take every thought captive. However, instead of being transformed many are being conformed to this world because we don’t train ourselves to shape our thoughts. You have more conversations with yourself than anyone else. What you say to yourself matters. What you repeat to yourself matters. How you feel is not how you are and how you feel are not who you are. Feelings are great servants but terrible masters.

Did you know that the word ‘meditate’ in Joshua 1:8 is actually the same word as the word ‘growl’ in Isaiah 31:4 ? It’s not from the same root, it’s actually the same word. This signifies to me that biblical meditation is proactive and aggressive. It is bulldozing new neural pathways like a lion growing over his prey. You don’t become what you want to become passively, you become what you see in the reflection of your imagination. So, it begs the questions, are you a manifestation of His imagination or yours? You become like what you worship.

God is generous, He is powerful, He is kind, etc. You get to look in the mirror and remind yourself that you are generous because He is generous, you are powerful because He is powerful, and you are kind because He is kind. By reminding yourself who He is, you gradually become more like Him.

Did you realize that James 1:21 tells us that there is actually an ecosystem of feeling good about yourself through thinking and doing? I do it because I think it, then I think it because I did it, and it becomes more natural because I eventually have a history of thinking and doing.

I will say it again, what you think about you matters, what you say about you matters. Your thoughts should not control you, you should control them. How do you get control them?

1. Meditate - I think about what God says.

2. Walk out the mediation through works - this is the piece that solidifies my identity.

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 3:18, 1 Corinthians 5, Romans 12, 2 Corinthians 10, Joshua 1:8, Isaiah 31:4, Genesis 30, Proverbs 23:7, 2 Corinthians 5:21, Ephesians 5:1, Exodus 8:38, James 1:21, Genesis 39, Ephesians 2:8-9, Genesis 4:7

8 ATTRIBUTES OF COURAGE

Wed, 28 Jul 2021 18:35:53 GMT

8 ATTRIBUTES OF COURAGE PODCAST NOTES

Many people reduce their lives to accommodate their fear. But I would like to remind you that fear is not your friend. I have been afraid many times, so this is not an accusation. Sometimes when I ask people what they're afraid of, they say ‘nothing’. However, when I look at their lives, I can tell they aren’t afraid because they never put themselves in a situation where they would have to face their fear. But how many of you know that the dogs of doom stand at the doors of destiny? What I’m getting at is, often instead of facing the dogs of doom we reduce our lives so we don’t have to feel the feelings of fear.

Joshua 1:9 says, “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.” Did you ever notice that God said this to Joshua when telling him that he would be taking over now that Moses was gone? Moses - the general of the faith who was called a friend of God and was used in many mighty displays of God but ultimately failed by not getting the people into the promised land. I don’t know about you but if I were Joshua, I don’t know how comforting these words would be since even Moses didn’t fully accomplish the plans God had for his life. I would imagine that’s part of the reason God is saying it to Joshua in the first place.

When we think of being courageous we often think of the feeling of boldness. However, I don’t think courage is the absence of fear, I think it’s the presence of perseverance. It’s not that I don’t feel the feelings of fear, it’s that, like Joshua, I don’t allow those feelings to tell me what to do.

Here are eight attributes that I think depict what courage is:

1. Courage is what refuses to give up long after everyone else has gone home.

2. When people insist they can’t change, courage says you’re better than that.

3. It refuses to take the temperature of the crowd to determine which virtues to hold to.

4. Courage falls down, but it gets back up. And when it loses a battle it contends for a victory.

5. It doesn’t cower in the face of public opinion or waiver when the world waffles.

6. When the voice of reason stutters and common sense stammers, courage answers with a clear clarion call in love.

7. When fear says to dim the lights, courage says to rise and shine.

8. When life leaves the beaten path, courage enjoys the journey.

When you become afraid, you become devil conscious. The Lord makes a table for us in the presence of our enemies. Remember, wherever there is a shadow, that means there has to be light. Fear is just false evidence appearing real.

Almost every good victory comes with the risk of death. For instance, you’re probably not going to change the world until you’ve determined that you’re willing to give your life for it. In fact, until you have something to die for, you don’t really live.

Lastly, I want to encourage you that the battles we face are not without reward. David asked Goliath what the reward for beating him was three times before he fought him. My point is, make sure the reward is worth the battle.

Scripture: Joshua 1, Proverbs 13:20, Proverbs 27:17, Luke 9:60, 1 Corinthians 15:33, Genesis 12, Psalms 23, 1 Samuel 16-17, Romans 8, Ezekiel 37, 1 Samuel 10, Philippians 3:13, Luke 9:62, 2 Corinthians 12:9

THE PATHWAY TO HONOR

Wed, 14 Jul 2021 17:52:30 GMT

THE PATHWAY TO HONOR PODCAST NOTES

We are no longer slaves to fear but we are a royal priest hood, a holy nation, a people of God’s own possession. We are no longer in lack, but we have been adopted into a royal family. We are adopted by God and it’s His nature to bless you.

Paul put it this way, “I pray the eyes of your heart may be enlightened so that you may know what is the hope of His calling and what is the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints.” This verse is saying that God has an inheritance and that inheritance is YOU. Like, He wanted kids and you are it! He’s not tolerating you! He intentionally chose you. The word enlightened in this verse is the same word we get photosynthesis from. When he says enlightened, he’s not just saying that he hopes you understand what he’s talking about, he’s saying that as the Lord opens the door for you to see it, he prays you are actually become it—i.e. “You are the light of the world.”

We are now a part of the kingdom of light and adopted into a royal family. Did you know that Honor is the foundation of royalty? It’s the opposite of what many of us were raised with though. The values I was brought up with were, “dog eat dog,” “get yours before they get theirs,” “don't trust anyone,” “do unto others before they do unto you,” “stop complaining,” etc. But who knows that we don’t honor people because they are honorable, we honor them because we are honorable? However, we don’t have to worry about ourselves anymore because our heavenly Father has more than enough! It is not dog eat dog in the Kingdom. It took me years to get to understand that if I trust Him, I don’t have to trust me to make everything happen because I’m now in a Kingdom where He takes better care of me than the bird’s of the air or even King Solomon. You’re in a kingdom where you cannot out give God.

Did you know that favor is also a part of honor? We grow in favor through honor. God loves us all the same, but the amount of favor varies from person to person. But, who knows that this is great news? It means we are able to grow in favor and favor is what gives us access to more than what you’ve worked for.

God loves us all the same, but there are various levels of favor. In Luke 2:52 we are told that Jesus grew in favor with God and man. What does that tell us about favor? It tells us that there are levels of favor, I’m not stuck at the level I’m at, and I need to understand who has more honor and favor than me. Why? Because there are 3 levels of life:

1. Curses - Genesis 2:15: Adam tilled the ground, but it yielded thorns and thistles because he was under a curse. You can do the right thing and have the wrong thing still happen because you are under that curse. However, none of us who are in the kingdom are under that curse any more because of the cross. We no longer do the right thing and have the wrong thing happen.

2. Sowing and reaping: You get what you work for. Not a bad place to be, but it’s not the fullness we have access to.

3. Inheritance - Matthew 6:26: “The birds of the air do not sow nor do they reap.” We are cared for as the bird of the air. You get what someone else worked for. How do you get that? We access it through favor.

In short, life flows from honor. We are not a bunch of paupers that are trying to get what’s ours, we are a royal priesthood that understands how to live in the kingdom of God. We don’t have to worry about getting ours because our Father gives us ours. And when we honor those around us we get to receive the favor that is on their lives.

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:9, Romans 8:14, Colossians 1, Ephesians 1:3, Ephesians 1:18-22, John 8:12, Malachi 4, Ephesians 4, 1 Samuel 10:25-27, Deuteronomy 5:16, Luke 14:7, Luke 2:52, Genesis 2:15, Matthew 6:26, 2 Corinthians 5:16-17, 1 Corinthians 12, Romans 1:11, Galatians 4:7

THE POWER OF FATHERHOOD

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 18:42:58 GMT

THE POWER OF FATHERHOOD PODCAST NOTES

I had the opportunity to teach on Father’s Day last week, and in honor of father’s I want to share that message with you. I believe we are in a season when the ugliness of fatherlessness is becoming the beauty of family values and legacy living through men rising to the occasion and not cowering in fear. We are being thrust into this place where we are becoming catalysts to a revolution that is transforming the family and setting our children up for success.

There are many elements of fatherhood, but I would like to share these three with you today — protect, promote, and provide. Let me be clear, I believe women are strong and powerful as well, but I also believe that there is something in men’s DNA that calls us to protect. If someone breaks into your house, as men, we should be the first line of defense. However, we are not just protectors in the physical world, we are protectors tri-demetionally — spirit, soul, and body.

As fathers, we do not have the luxury to run from fear. I do not say that condemningly, but rather to inspire men because I believe that when you share challenges with men, they rise to the call. We need fathers to not only be aware physically, but spiritually.

A great example of this in today’s culture is sexuality. The world perverts it, religion shames it, but did you know that the kingdom celebrates it? Just read Song of Solomon. We are supposed to be raising “kings” and “queens”, but we are too ashamed to even talk about genitals with our children without sweating bullets. The principle of first mention says that the first time you hear about a subject, that information doesn’t just become truth to you it also becomes the lens which you see that subject through in the future. This is a part of protecting our families.

Promoting our families then looks like teaching them how to overcome their battles by allowing them to see how we face our own struggles. Let me be clear, there is an age appropriateness in these lessons, but when we invite our kids to watch how we face our struggles, they learn how to overcome their struggles because they see how we defeat ours.

It’s not by chance that we are experiencing a massive identity crisis from the most fatherless generation ever. I hope today’s podcast encourages you, men, to rise to the occasion and protect, promote, and provide for your families, may that be your future family or present.

Scripture: Genesis 1-2, Nehemiah, Proverbs 13:22, Song of Solomon, Proverbs 22:6, 1 Samuel 16, 2 Corinthians 5:16-17, 2 Samuel 12, Proverbs 23:1

I mentioned that School of the Prophets is happening in person and online August 2-6. If you would like to learn more, c lick here.

A METAMORPHOSIS SEASON

Wed, 16 Jun 2021 17:45:04 GMT

A METAMORPHOSIS SEASON PODCAST NOTES

We have been going through several transitions culturally and as a church. However, through my recent prayer times with the Lord, He revealed that we are not going through a transition, we’re going through a metamorphosis. Transitioning is a process of going from one season to another, but a metamorphosis isn’t about changing seasons it’s about changing us.

How do I become metamorphosed, you ask? I would like to propose that it entails you changing the way you think.

“So from now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view. Though we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer. Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!” - 2 Corinthians 5:16-17

What if we created a culture of new creation? We are learning to recognize each other after our heavenly call, peering into the cocoon of gestation, in anticipation of our metamorphosis.

Hebrews 12:1 says, “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles.” It isn’t just sins that we are told to throw off, it’s also the encumbrances. It’s time to let go of things that were once helpful and good to grab hold of the future.

The Lord is releasing a Fathering movement that is bringing us back to family and it’s all about beauty. Isaiah 60 put it this way, “Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon you. See, darkness covers the earth and thick darkness is over the peoples, but the Lord rises upon you and his glory appears over you. Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn. “Lift up your eyes and look about you: All assemble and come to you; your sons come from afar, and your daughters are carried on the hip. Then you will look and be radiant, your heart will throb and swell with joy; the wealth on the seas will be brought to you, to you the riches of the nations will come.”

I invite you to say this blessing over yourself in preparation for this new season:

“I am in the middle of a metamorphosis. I am changing from ugly to beautiful. From weak to strong. From dumb to very smart. I am in this place so that I can display the glory of the Lord. Kings are going to come to see what’s happening in my life because the glory of the Lord is in me, on me, and working through me. And everyone wants to know how to get this for themselves. I bless the kings who are coming with their wealth to see the glory of the Lord rise in the nations. I am not afraid of all the movements that are trying to destroy the earth because I’m part of a kingly, Godly move of God who will turn ugly into beautiful.

Scriptures: Acts 1:14, Acts 2:46, 1 Kings 3:1-15, Romans 12:2, Ephesians 1:3, Colossians 3:1, 2 Corinthians 3:18, 2 Corinthians 5:16-17, Hebrews 12:, Romans 1:20, Isaiah 60, Isaiah 61, Isaiah 62

HOW TO PRAY PRAYERS THAT SHAPE HISTORY

Wed, 02 Jun 2021 19:52:15 GMT

PRAYER THAT SHAPES HISTORY PODCAST NOTES

Prayer is an act of leadership as it authorizes God to do His will on the earth. In this podcast, I teach about being seated in heaven with Christ and I hope to encourage you to step into our divine identity and pray prayers that will shape the world.

Psalms 115 says, “The highest heavens belong to the Lord, but the earth is given to the sons of men.” Did you know that the most powerful thing Adam and Eve did wasn’t to disobey God, it was to obey the devil? In other words, they gave the power that God had given them at creation and gave it to the devil by obeying him.

How many of you know that God is in charge, but he’s not in control? If God were in control, there would be no illness, lying, or pain. Instead, He gave us that control and authority from the very beginning. God intended for humans to be the authority over the earth. However, Adam and Eve gave their authority to the devil when they obeyed him. That is why Jesus had to become a man in order to take the authority back from the devil. They had the authority because God made everything after its own kind, which is why you are a son/daughter of God, because you were made after the God kind. Once Jesus had reclaimed the keys from hell, He then gave the authority back to us ( Matthew 28 ).

The Bible says we are seated in heavenly places with Christ, I believe that when that changes from a theology or a philosophy to a reality for you, it will change your destiny. Remember, the devil has no human friends.

Praying the prayers of faith. Did you know that the word “little” in Matthew 17:20 , the story of the disciples having faith the size of a mustard seed, is actually translated “briefly?” In other words, it doesn’t refer to the size, but how long you keep it in the fight? He didn’t say their faith wasn’t big enough, he was telling them that they didn’t keep their mustard seed in the fight long enough.

Want to know how to never have an unanswered prayer? Keep praying—pray until something happens.

Scripture: Genesis 1:26, Genesis 3, Psalms 115, Luke 4, Matthew 28, Hebrews 1, Ephesians 2, Ps. 8:5, 2 Corinthians 12:2, Ephesians 6:10-14, Philippians 4:15, Romans 1, Matthew 17, Luke 18, Mark 11:23-24, Luke 8:22-25, 1 Timothy 1:18, Daniel, Isaiah 45, Jeremiah 29

GODLY AUTHORITY

Wed, 19 May 2021 20:27:46 GMT

WALKING IN GODLY AUTHORITY PODCAST NOTES

King Solomon said, “The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but people are tested by their praise.” (Proverbs 27:21) Abraham Lincoln put it this way, “Nearly all men can stand in adversity, but if you want to know a man’s character, give him power.” This week, I share about how before we can become a friend of God, we first have to learn obedience.

I live in the tension of knowing there are two sides of many Biblical principles. For example, in the Bible we are no longer called slaves but friends of God ( John 15:15 ). However, that entails that we are first slaves and then friends. Paul tells us he was a servant of Jesus Christ ( Romans 1:1 ), but then lives in the tension of being a son and co-heir with Christ ( Galatians 4:7 ).

Oftentimes we want the why behind things, but sometimes there is a time to act and not ask why. Learning obedience is an essential part of the process in gaining authority. If you tell your kid to stop because you see them running into the street but a car is coming, you need them to trust you and obey so they don’t get hurt, not ask why in the moment. We go on a similar journey with the Lord.

Scripture: Isaiah 6, Luke 18, Matthew 7:7, Philippians 2:12, 1 Corinthians 15:33, Proverbs 4:23, 2 Chronicles 26, Proverbs 27:21, Matthew 23:2, Galatians 5:22-23, 1 Corinthians 3:1-3

RESPONSIBILITY OF REFORMATION

Wed, 05 May 2021 17:58:03 GMT

Did you know that in the story of the ten minas, the reward for stewarding money well is getting more responsibility? In this podcast, I teach on the principles of how the favor of God works as exemplified in Luke 19.

RESPONSIBILITY OF REFORMATION PODCAST NOTES

Did you know that in the story of the ten minas , the reward for stewarding money well is getting more responsibility? In this podcast, I teach on the principles of how the favor of God works as exemplified in Luke 19 .

If the Lord gives you $500 more than you need, but then you figure out how to cause the money you were given to make money—if you can create an ecosystem—the Lord says you should be over cities. The men in Luke 19 are responsible for, let’s say, $500, but his next promotion is 10 cities! My point is, oftentimes the Lord gives us a reward and we think that we’re overwhelmed.

Often the challenge is, we complain about the reward, not realizing that the responsibility is the reward. We have the privilege of being responsible for feeding more people, having the responsibility for more cities, etc.

The reason I think that this is really profound right now is that I feel the Lord saying, we need to be the ones to give people something to eat like the story of feeding the 5,000 .

Many look at the world and are asking the Lord to take care of all of the issues and problems and wanting Him to get rid of them. But I feel like the Lord is saying, “You give them something to eat.”

I believe that in darkness, it is our time to rise. The reality is, we’re about to do the great exchange— beauty for ashes, joy for mourning . As we are rising, we are going to get a reward, and that reward is more responsibility. And if we aren’t careful we will cross the street thinking we don’t have what it takes. But the Lord wants to co-labor with us!

Scripture: Luke 19:11-26, Luke 9:1-17, Matthew 25:14-31, Exodus 18, Numbers 11:1-25, Isaiah 61:2-4, 1 Corinthians 3:9

BUILDING HEALTHY FAMILIES

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 00:44:53 GMT

How do we practically build a healthy family? In this podcast, I share stories and life lessons that taught me how to walk in the fullness of covenant and allow trials to strengthen our connections. I hope this teaching will empower you to count it all joy in suffering and know that the Lord can work out anything for our good!

BUILDING HEALTHY FAMILIES PODCAST NOTES

How do you create a happy marriage? Danny Silk and I met with our city counsel members a few years back and asked them, "What is the root cause of most of the problems you face in our city." Their response? "Fatherlessness."

I believe the moral values of our nations is directly correlated to the fact that people don't know how to do family. So, I want to talk a little about family, family values, core values, and how to have a happy marriage.

"Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others," Philippians 2:3-4 .

My son, Jason Vallotton, says, "I've often had a problem bigger than me, but I've never had a problem bigger than my family.

Here are some values to help you strengthen your family:

Put your spouse first - you come into marriage to lay down your life. I like to say, marriage is a death march to a life camp. It is not your spouses responsibility to make you happy.
Communication - create a sage place to listen and be heard.
Love looks like something - love your person the way they can receive it instead of how you would receive it.

Scripture:

Philippians 2:3-4, James 1:2-4, Ephesians 5:21-23, Proverbs 18:2, James 3:13-18, Proverbs 15:1

LOVING LIKE GOD

Wed, 07 Apr 2021 16:58:15 GMT

Only love can bring transformation! In this podcast, I explain how love expressed, person to person, is the key for transformation. As the body of Christ, it is our responsibility and privilege to extend love to one another!

LOVING LIKE GOD PODCAST NOTES

I want the world to have an experience with God! Jesus in and through me may be the only Jesus someone knows. I am to be His hands extended to the world. How I feel about me has everything to do with how they experience Him through me.

“A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another.” John 13:14 The law said to love your neighbor as yourself. Loving people isn’t the new commend Jesus is giving His disciples. It’s loving people the way He has loved us. There’s something powerful about people experiencing God’s love that they don’t deserve and can’t explain.

“Do not let kindness and truth leave you; Bind them around your neck, Write them on the tablet of your heart.” Proverbs 3:3 What if we exuded kindness everywhere we go? I personally was never transformed until I experienced the love of God.

The only ones who can love people are God and you. If we want people to experience love, we have to individually love others.

I love strategic planning and the institution of the church doing good things. But if you want to change the world, you have to do it through people loving people and people experiencing the love of God for themselves.

Scripture:

Matthew 22:39, 1 John 1:9-2:2, Romans 5:8, 1 John 3:9, John 13:34-35, Luke 6:28-36, Proverbs 3:3, 1 Corinthians 13:1-7, Nehemiah.

NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE WITH GOD

Wed, 24 Mar 2021 19:05:00 GMT

How do we live free from fear where nothing is impossible for God? In this podcast, I teach that the greatest deterrent to faith is fear. I want to encourage you to overcome fear and to live a life where nothing is impossible with God!

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*Note: This podcast was recorded before the Coronavirus pandemic.

NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE WITH GOD PODCAST NOTES

Jesus came into the world by a miracle and He worked miracles. When Nicodemus came to Jesus, he tried to understand how people can be born again. Jesus taught him how we all come into the kingdom through a miracle! The born again salvation process is itself a miracle!

When the disciples woke Jesus up during the storm, they were afraid and asked Him to save them. He said they had little faith. We would normally think that asking Jesus to save you would show that you do have faith in Him, but sometimes we’re asking God to calm a storm that He has actually equipped us to speak peace to and calm.

Most people don’t step into their destinies because of fear. While the Israelites had made many mistakes in the wilderness, the thing that kept them out of the promised land was fear. They refused to believe they could take the land because they were afraid.

How do you know if fear has reduced you ? Ask yourself the question, “what would I do if I were ten times bolder?” If there’s even one thing you would be doing differently, then fear has reduced you. I propose that what we call wisdom is often actually fear .

“Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me; otherwise believe because of the works themselves. Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do, he will do also; and greater works than these he will do; because I go to the Father. Whatever you ask in My name, that will I do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask Me anything in My name, I will do it.” John 14:11-14

Is there any trouble you are facing in your life? There is hope for any situation you are facing, because nothing is impossible with God!

Scripture:

Luke 1:37, John 3:1-15, Matthew 17:19-20, Matthew 8:23-27, John 14:11-14, Isaiah 2:1-4, John 8:32

THE COMING REFORMERS

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 00:54:34 GMT

What is God thinking about the problems we’re facing? In this podcast, I teach about faith and how to dream big with God and see what He is thinking despite any issues happening in the world around us. I want to encourage you that God is involved and with Him we win!

THE COMING REFORMERS PODCAST NOTES

As I’ve been teaching over the last couple of months, I keep coming to the theme of the coming reformers. If you haven’t heard my last two messages on this topic, you can listen to part one, The Way Forward, here and part two, What it Takes to Transform Culture, here .

The way you think about the end directly affects how you behave in the middle. If we have the mindset that the world is going to burn, then we don’t transform the culture around us because we don’t think there’s a point to doing so. Our eschatology, what we think about the end times, is important. It affects our view and how we carry out the mandate of on earth as it is in heaven.

What do you have faith for? When David was king of Israel, he was under the law and there were specific instructions for the tabernacle and the ark of the covenant. But David entered into worship in a way that would be established in the new covenant that wasn't the reality he was living in at his time. We can still believe in the promises of God and believe for more than we’ve seen yet.

We were created to disciple nations! I don’t want to think small like the 10 spies in the promised land. I want to think about the fact that angels are with me throughout my day, and I serve a God who eats problems for breakfast. We were born to win!

Scripture:

Matthew 6:10, Proverbs 24:3-4, Joel 2:28, Genesis 17:5, Acts 2, Leviticus, Isaiah 2, 2 Chronicles 7:14, Romans 4:13-19

WHAT IT TAKES TO TRANSFORM CULTURE

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 20:28:56 GMT

We are called to bring transformation from the inside out! In this podcast, I teach on how to supernaturally impact culture and see God move in the hearts of people during this time of reformation. I want to encourage you to step into a place of being in His Presence and walking in power, purity, and purpose!

WHAT IT TAKES TO TRANSFORM CULTURE PODCAST NOTES

About a month ago I shared a bit about prophetic context, and I think it’s important to teach more about this today. It’s so important to know the context of prophetic words and Biblical instruction. All throughout the Bible there is truth held in tension.

Romans 13:1-7

Every person is to be in subjection to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those which exist are established by God. Therefore whoever resists authority has opposed the ordinance of God; and they who have opposed will receive condemnation upon themselves. For rulers are not a cause of fear for good behavior, but for evil. Do you want to have no fear of authority? Do what is good and you will have praise from the same; for it is a minister of God to you for good. But if you do what is evil, be afraid; for it does not bear the sword for nothing; for it is a minister of God, an avenger who brings wrath on the one who practices evil. Therefore it is necessary to be in subjection, not only because of wrath, but also for conscience’ sake. For because of this you also pay taxes, for rulers are servants of God, devoting themselves to this very thing. Render to all what is due them: tax to whom tax is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honor to whom honor.

1 John 4:18

“There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves punishment, and the one who fears is not perfected in love.”

John specifically says there is no fear in love, but Paul in Romans says if you do what is evil, be afraid of the civil authorities! Clearly both are true for different contexts. God molds culture from the inside out and the outside in. He calls civil leaders ministers of God, and their job is to mold culture from the outside in, to keep people safe from evil doers. Our job as the church is to bring supernatural transformation from the inside out!

Laws are not our first or only way we mold culture. Civil leaders make laws and they are tasked to govern from the outside in. We are commissioned to partner with the Holy Spirit to transform lives from the inside out. My vision is to see the church as leaven, kneaded into culture. We cannot lose our supernatural effects so we can have a political place. We can’t lose love! This is our best card, we change people from the inside out. We do need to vote and if you’re called to run for office, that’s amazing. But the Church’s best card is to bring supernatural transformation from the inside out!

Why was Jesus born at a time when the Jews were under Roman rule? Why was this the right time for Jesus to come? Is it possible that it was the right time because God was teaching people how to interact with godless government? Of course the primary focus is the death and resurrection of Christ and bringing salvation to the world.

We are called to radically love our enemies. Like Joseph in the Old Testament, like Paul in Caesar's household, we are called to transform culture. But our best card is from the inside out. We have to stay supernatural. If you focus on the darkness you might lose sight of the light. God is releasing supernatural power through people like Joseph and Daniel, but also under bridges, to the homeless, and to the social issues of our time.

Scripture:

Isaiah 2:2-4, Joel 2:28-29, Joel 3:9-14, Acts 2:17, 1 John 4:18, Ephesians 4:7,11-16, Matthew 23:25-26, Matthew 21:9, Matthew 15:16, John 15:18, Matthew 22:19-21, Matthew 5:38-48, Acts 27, Philippians 4:22

ENCOUNTERING GOD'S LOVE

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 21:23:38 GMT

How do we comprehend the height, the width, the length and depth of God’s love? In this podcast, I share stories from my childhood and the unconditional love of my grandfather to invite us all into a deeper encounter with God’s love. I hope this message will provoke you to press in for the fullness of God as I unpack Paul’s apostolic prayer in his letter to the Church in Ephesus.

Note: This podcast was recorded before the Coronavirus pandemic.

ENCOUNTERING GOD’S LOVE PODCAST NOTES

“[So that you] may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled to all the fullness of God.” Ephesians 3:18-19 .

The love of God is so foundational! When I did counseling when I first moved to Redding, I was astounded how people made their lives complicated over the pursuit and desire to be loved, as well as how often Christians don’t know that’s the problem. During that time of counseling, about 85% of the people dealt with serious issues could be reduced down to the fact that they didn’t know they were loved.

There’s a difference between knowing in your head that God loves you and actually experiencing His love. Experiencing His love is the “love of Christ which surpasses knowledge.” There’s something powerful about knowing through experience, it’s something you can’t know just through information. Your heart will take you places your head cannot go.

To the depth that you love people is the depth you can be hurt. If you say, “I will never let anyone hurt me again,” you cut yourself off from love which results in isolation. I encourage you to step out, take a risk, and love again!

“For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Romans 8:38-39 .

My grandfather taught me the love of God before he met Jesus. Most of our struggles and all of our fears would evaporate if we knew the love of God that surpasses understanding.

Scripture:

Ephesians 3:14-21, Romans 8:38-39, 1 John 4:18

THE WAY FORWARD

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 21:36:22 GMT

Humility is still the way forward! In this podcast, I share how to position our hearts to love those we may not agree with. If we want to heal our land, we must humble ourselves and find ways to love people in ways they have never seen before.

THE WAY FORWARD PODCAST NOTES

I want to start off with how to judge prophetic words. 1 Corinthians 14:29 says, “Have two or three prophets speak, and have the others pass judgment.” Notice that in the Old Testament prophets were judged, but in the New Testament prophecies are judged. In 1 Thessalonians 5:19-21 Paul says, “Do not quench the Spirit, do not utterly reject prophecies, but examine everything; hold firmly to that which is good.” It’s interesting that Paul warns us to not reject prophecies, but to examine it and hold to what is good.

It’s dangerous to create a culture of infallibility. The moment you require humans to be infallible is when you get to dangerous territory.

Prophetic words have to be judged for source, accuracy, and for seasons. It’s important to know what time it is. If you get the timing wrong, you might be going out to war in a time of peace or staying home in a time of war.

Prophetic declarations often come with conditions, while others often require only faith. Sometimes the requirements for a prophetic word to come to pass are simply, “believe Me,” and sometimes it’s “believe Me with action.” Sometimes we try to make the prophetic word happen and the side effects aren’t good, like with Abraham and Hagar.

All throughout the Bible the Lord prophesied things through the prophets that came to pass much later. Sometimes prophetic words have an expiration date and sometimes they have conditions. This is why it’s important to judge prophetic words for source, accuracy, and season.

2 Chronicles 7:14 , “and My people who are called by My name humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.” God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble!

Humility is the only way forward. We have to find ways to love people in such extraordinary ways. We have an opportunity to demonstrate love in a way we haven’t been able before. Our task is to lead our movement through this season of intense offense and polarizing opinions. I don’t need anyone to agree with my political views, I don’t even know if I’m right. What we need is to love well and remain humble.

Scripture:

1 Corinthians 14:29, 1 Thessalonians 5:19-21, Joel 3:9, Isaiah 2:2-4, Genesis 16-17, Isaiah 60, Isaiah 59, Proverbs 21:31, Psalm 33:17, 2 Chronicles 7:14, Mark 8:15

DEVELOPING HEALTHY COMMUNITIES

Wed, 06 Jan 2021 19:49:31 GMT

God wired us for connection. In this podcast, I teach how to develop healthy communities from the book of Acts. I want to encourage you today to stay connected even when it’s challenging!

DEVELOPING HEALTHY COMMUNITIES PODCAST NOTES

“They were continually devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer,” Acts 2:42 . So much of the expression of faith is happening in homes right now.

Breaking of bread and fellowship were mentioned in the midst of teaching and prayer. The word fellowship is “ Koinonia .” God is pleased with the sacrifice of fellowship! The power of connection is where they saw signs, wonders, and miracles. It wasn’t just a fun fellowship, but it was a sacrificial fellowship.

You remember some of what people tell you, more of what people show you, but you always remember how people made you feel. We are wired for connection!

Belonging and being known was the safety net for Bethel’s R&D culture . It was rooted in covenant connection, where people can fail and still be connected. We fought together, struggled together, prayed together, and out of all of that came a strong bond.

When I first came to Bethel the Lord told me, “I want to show the world what I can grow when fathers and mothers will make a covenant and stay together the rest of their lives.” Oftentimes, people try to duplicate the manifestation of what they see from the outside, without understanding the deep connection. It’s not that we haven’t had our struggles, that’s part of family, but through it all we’ve stayed connected. Love is the glue that holds us together.

I felt the Lord said, “You’ve been praying for patience, but if you pray for love you’ll have patience. Because love is patient.” Isn’t it amazing how we’re so much more patient with our children than strangers? There’s something about love that transcends every other emotion. There is something about connection that is supposed to transcend.

The benefits of covenant are often missed and clouded by the Judas spirit. You are wired for connection! When I get out of the will of God I have more rules than when I’m following God. When we’re in community and connected we get courageous. Courage is birthed out of being connected.

2 Peter 2:1 , “But false prophets also appeared among the people, just as there will also be false teachers among you, who will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing swift destruction upon themselves.”

A false teacher isn’t someone who got the context of a verse wrong, but someone trying to deceive people. When Apollos was missing some teaching, he was pulled aside and taught so he could continue teaching more accurately. In the early church, people didn’t always have it right, but they belonged.

“Do not quench the Spirit, do not utterly reject prophecies, but examine everything; hold firmly to that which is good,” 1 Thessalonians 5:19-21 . It’s in connection that we learn and grow. I believe that this is a year of connection! God wants to reestablish covenant, the foundation that grew this movement. Fellowship is a sacrifice that goes beyond convenience. We can’t have the risk factor without the connection!

I believe 2021 is going to bring Spirit-led strategies that rock the world and begin the process of making crooked places straight, that sound wisdom and brilliance will be the story of the day, and that the church would emerge like Joseph out of prison, Daniel from the POW camp, and like Esther we’ll build covenant relationships with royalty. But I believe all of this is only going to happen if we’ll rebuild covenant.

Shame is the fear of being disconnected . The enemy is trying to shame us into silence. I believe that there is a war over who will shape culture. It looks like a people war, but it has very little to do with people. We’re going to emerge like a caterpillar into a butterfly. We have emerged to a cultural war that is manifest in the visible world, but is raging in the spirit realm and is out to destroy humanity. What was meant to destroy us has actually awakened us with weapons of warfare.

Scripture:

Acts 2:42-45, 1 Corinthians 13, Luke 6:27-33, Luke 7:24-25, Matthew 7:6, 2 Peter 2:1, Acts 18:24-26, Matthew 7:15-27, 1 Corinthians 14:29, 1 Thessalonians 5:19-21

HOW TO MANAGE YOUR INNER WORLD

Wed, 16 Dec 2020 23:57:50 GMT

What do you spend your time thinking about? In this podcast, I share the importance of managing your inner world, and taking care of your thought life. You can’t change your life, but if you change your mind and align it with the truth, God will change your life!

HOW TO MANAGE YOUR INNER WORLD PODCAST NOTES

Colossians 3:1-2 , “Therefore, if you have been raised with Christ, keep seeking the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on the things that are above, not on the things that are on earth.”

Living in the information age, we are so aware of what is going on in the world all around us. There is a pull to focus on the things of the world instead of the things above. Sometimes, things that are common are not normal. Sometimes things are so prevalent that we normalize things that are not normal, but common.

Luke 8:18 , “So take care how you listen;” Be careful how you listen. We often question what we see, but not how we see. You don’t see the world the way it is, but the way you are.

When I was in ground school, they would always tell us each week about spatial disorientation. It’s when pilots feel like the plane is upside down and losing altitude, when reality is the plane is right side up and level. Often, pilots crash because they don’t trust their gauges, but trust how they feel. In the same way, we often believe our feelings instead of the “gauges” God has given us.

Romans 12:2 , “And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.”

7 Symptoms of a Transformed Mind:

You live in hope. Any thought in your mind that doesn’t inspire hope is rooted in a lie.
The impossible seems reasonable. When you see an impossible situation you expect God to do a miracle.
You live in peace, you don’t worry, and your speculations are positive. Your ‘what ifs’ are naturally positive instead of negative.
You like yourself and rejoice in your weakness, knowing when you’re weak He is strong.
You’re quick to forgive and you freely give others grace and mercy.
You’re confident and thankful. Thankfulness inoculates you from pride.
You believe in others and give them the benefit of the doubt.

When and where I’m weak, He’s strong. I tend to engage Him where I know I’m weak. I don’t have a perfect life, but I like how God made me. I don’t have to lay awake at night wishing I was somewhere else. It’s ok to like yourself!

You can’t be arrogant and thankful at the same time. I don’t get confident without being thankful.

God sends Moses and Aaron to Pharaoh. The sorcerers threw down their staffs and they became snakes . They were able to duplicate the miracle of God. The sorcerers could duplicate the first 5 plagues. The enemy can’t stop the move of God, so he tries to distort it. When God moves, there are always fakers, liars, and deceivers.

Mark 8:15 , “And He was giving orders to them saying, ‘Watch out! Beware the leaven of the Pharisees, and the leaven of Herod.”

We have to get involved in the process, we can’t run away from it. We can bring a kingdom mindset and not get caught up in the religious and political spirits.

Scripture:

Colossians 3:1, Romans 8:5, Luke 8:18, John 8:32, Matthew 6:22, 2 Corinthians 10:4-5, Mark 8:14-18, Isaiah 5

LIGHT OF THE WORLD

Wed, 02 Dec 2020 21:37:09 GMT

We are called to be the light of the world! In this podcast, I unpack the mandate on the church to bring light and the hope of Jesus to our cities and nations. How we think about the end has everything to do with how we behave in the middle. I want to remind you today that Jesus created us to be the salt and light of the world, transform the culture around us, and change the world!

LIGHT OF THE WORLD PODCAST NOTES

2 Corinthians 6:17 “Therefore, come out from their midst and be separate,” says the Lord. “And do not touch what is unclean; And I will welcome you.” This was our motto in the Jesus’ Movement, and having been saved in the Jesus’ Movement I saw the effect this had on the church firsthand.

In the Jesus Movement, there was so much focus on the rapture. Prophetic conferences in the Jesus movement wouldn’t teach you to prophesy, but it was about charts on when Jesus would return. You were identified as either “pre-trib,” meaning you believed Jesus would return before the 7 year tribulation; “mid-trib,” meaning the rapture would happen in the middle of the tribulation; or “post-trib,” meaning the rapture would happen after the 7 year tribulation. Much of our lives in the Jesus Movement were caught up in these things.

The Jesus Movement was known for loving people well, but there was also a lot of fear. The information age was blossoming at the same time as the Jesus Movement. The rapture theology affected everyday decisions people made--whether or not to have kids, go to college, etc--because how you think about the end has everything to do with what you do in the middle.

The mindset around the rapture and the idea of coming out of culture and being separate was the reigning mindset of our day. You can see how this affected our impact on culture. We were intentionally removed from culture, so our goal was to get people saved but to stay out of culture.

Christians were actually looking forward to destruction, because we saw it as a sign of Jesus returning. The world did get darker as we built a theology around our lack of connection to the world. But Jesus gave us a clear mandate for the church:

“You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden; nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. Your light must shine before people in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven,” Matthew 5:14-16 .

I had been taught that the church would get brighter and brighter as the world got darker and darker. But this verse specifically is saying that we are not to put the light under a basket, but on a stand to give light to everything around it. We are called to transform cities and nations!

These are the key practices of an apostolic church:

We must ditch the victim mentality and start thinking like royalty, whose Father is God, the God of everything.
We have to seek “we” and not “me” as we have been given leadership and responsibility of a city and nation.
Because we are leading a city and not just pastoring a church, we don’t have the privilege of thinking like leaders who lead a pastorate. We are training up people who transform culture by invitation.

Scripture:

2 Corinthians 6:17, Matthew 6:9-10, Matthew 5:14-16, Matthew 28:18-20, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 17:5, Isaiah 61:1-4, Daniel 7:9-27, John 17:21

PROVIDENCE: THE DIVINE X FACTOR

Wed, 18 Nov 2020 19:08:52 GMT

God uses trials to test where we have our faith. In this podcast, I teach how God ultimately is in control of our destiny. I want to encourage you today that our faith is in the Promiser, not only the promise!

PROVIDENCE: THE DIVINE X FACTOR PODCAST NOTES

God is the divine X factor. In Genesis 12 when God spoke to Abraham, the first word was not where he was going, but where he couldn’t stay.

“Now the Lord said to Abram, ‘Go from your country, and from your relatives and from your father’s house, to the land which I will show you;’” Genesis 12:1 .

We often live under a false sense of security, believing that we are actually in control of our destiny.

“Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.” Psalm 119:105 . There are times and seasons where God is a lamp to our feet, and other times He is a light to our path. There are times where the Lord refuses to show us our future or destiny because the goal is to have us anchored in Him, not the vision for our lives.

We also have “light to our path” seasons where we get words that give light to where God is taking us, and these are wonderful and encouraging. But there are times that God blinds us to what is coming because He wants our confidence to be in Who we are with, not where we are going.

Trials test who we have faith in. Do we have faith in our circumstances, or the God of my circumstances? When Joshua had to take the city of Jericho, he encountered an angel of the Lord and asked, “are you for us or for our enemies?” The angel said, “No, rather I have come now as captain of the army of the Lord.” It’s not whether or not God is on our side; the question is, are we on His side?

God is the one who holds the future! God often takes the things we find security in and shakes them – not to hurt us, but to show us what we’re relying on. My security in God’s fulfillment of promises can’t be in my circumstances, but it must be in God Himself.

When you think things are bad , God is often in the middle of it! God has prepared good works for us before He even made us. He formed us to be perfect for the call on our lives. You never know how God is using your current circumstance to prepare you for your future.

Scripture:

Genesis 12:1, Psalm 119:105, James 1:2-9, Joshua 1:6, Joshua 5:13-14, Joshua 6, James 4:13-16, Psalm 2:1-4, 1 Samuel 9:3-10:16, Ephesians 2:10, Exodus 2:1-10, Romans 8:28, Proverbs 16:33

ONE CRUCIAL KEY TO ACCESS THE MIND OF CHRIST

Thu, 29 Oct 2020 00:28:55 GMT

We have access to answers through our relationship with God! In this podcast, I teach how important it is to have an intimate relationship with God as we grow in Spiritual Intelligence. I want to encourage you today that God is excited to have a close friendship with you!

My new book Spiritual Intelligence is available wherever you buy your books! https://thesqbook.com/

ONE CRUCIAL KEY TO ACCESS THE MIND OF CHRIST PODCAST NOTES

Paul wrote to the Corinthians about the importance of the power of God and understanding we have access to the mind of Christ :

“For who has known the mind of the Lord, that he will instruct Him? But we have the mind of Christ.” 1 Corinthians 2:16

What we can’t miss is the foundation of Spiritual Intelligence, which is a relationship with God. In the book of Daniel, Daniel points out that his knowledge came from intimacy with God.

We were a slave to sin, and now we’re a slave to righteousness. We never get to the point where we don’t have to obey God. Our friendship with God will never leave the place of obedience. You are my friends if you do what I command.

“You are My friends if you do what I command you. No longer do I call you slaves, for the slave does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, because all things that I have heard from My Father I have made known to you.” John 15:14-15

When move out of slavery and into friendship, it’s not that we’re no longer required to obey, but that we do things because we know the mind of Christ and we do things out of passion and love for Him. Once we’ve laid a foundation of repentance, we build on that foundation. There’s more in the kingdom than these foundational principles, but we don’t leave them behind.

We were created to have communion with God and learn from His intelligence. When we interact with the Creator Who is outside of time we can have wisdom from another age. Why does God speak to us in parables, riddles, and mysteries? He wants communication to bring us into relationship with Him.

Scripture:

1 Corinthians 2, Daniel 1:11-17, Genesis 4:1, John 15:14-15, John 15:1-8, Hebrews 6:1, Exodus 41, Daniel 2

SON-GLASSES: HOW WE LISTEN

Thu, 15 Oct 2020 00:18:25 GMT

It is not only important what we listen to but also how we listen. In this podcast, I teach the importance of the lenses we process life through. I want to encourage you today to see through the eyes of Christ!

Also, in case you missed it, my newest book Spiritual intelligence is finally here, and it’s ready for pre-order!

If you desire to dive deep into the art of thinking like God and grow as a spiritually intelligent solutionary, then I have a BONUS GIFT for you when you pre-order my new book — free registration to my 3-day Spiritual Intelligence Digital Summit that I will begin hosting on October 20, 2020.

Get your free Spiritual Intelligence Summit registration today and be expectant as we are about to journey into the new world of SQ. Learn more here: https://thesqbook.com/

SON-GLASSES: HOW WE LISTEN PODCAST NOTES

It’s important to have core values and understand the way we see the world. We are living in an intense time.

“So take care how you listen ; for whoever has, to him more shall be given; and whoever does not have, even what he thinks he has shall be taken away from him.” Luke 8:18 , emphasis mine.

We have to take care how we listen! All of us speak with an accent. You don’t know you have one until you meet someone with a different one.

We all see the world through a lens . We don’t even know we’re seeing it this way. It’s like seeing the world with an accent, and we think it’s the only way to see the world, until we meet someone who sees things differently.

“and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.” John 8:32 .

For example, before I met the Lord, I never knew authority that empowered people. When I got saved, I was introduced to a spiritual father, and I met another a few years later, and of course met Bill Johnson. These people began to teach me what a father was and cleaned my glasses.

We tend to see what we’re prepared to see, and you don’t see things the way they are, you see things the way you are. Feelings are important. Feelings are great servants but they are terrible masters.

Core values determine the way we see God and the events we attribute to God. For example, if you get a flat tire on the way to church when you’re the speaker:

Third heaven: God gave me a flat tire.
Second heaven: The devil did it.
First heaven: I should have bought new tires.

Core values are our apostolic distinctions. For example, John the Baptist and Jesus were very different in their ministry. Their disciples were different. John's disciples fasted, Jesus’ feasted.

As far as we know John never did a miracle. Jesus gets baptized in John’s ministry. John and Jesus were both in the Kingdom. They were both right but very different.

Apostolic distinctions:

We gather because we love, not because we agree.
Denominationalism you gather when you agree and divide when you disagree. In apostleships the core bonding point isn’t agreement, it’s love.

The law says: You must carry my burdens for a mile

Love says: I’ll carry them for two

Law says: Love your neighbor

Love says: Love your enemies and do good to those who hate you.

The law says: I have rights

Love says: I have responsibility

The law says: Stand up for yourself

Love says: Lay down your life for others

The law says: Eye for an eye

Love says: Forgive those who hurt you.

Love requires more than law. You don’t have to agree with someone to love them. God is calling us back to honor, humility, not judging people, and being gracious to people who don’t deserve it.

Scripture:

Luke 8:18, John 8:32, Matthew 7:1-5, Mark 4:24, Ephesians 4:23, Joshua 1:8, Romans 8:28, Romans 8:37, 1 Peter 2:9, Jeremiah 28:11, 1 John 4:18

HOW TO DEVELOP YOUR SPIRITUAL INTELLIGENCE

Wed, 30 Sep 2020 22:03:40 GMT

In this podcast, I teach about how to develop your spiritual intelligence, which gives you the ability to discern the spiritual dimensions that are at work in and around you. The most powerful part of our being is our spirit, and we can develop and grow this part of our being as we partner with the Holy Spirit!

I want you to know that my newest book Spiritual intelligence is finally here, and it’s ready for pre-order!

Get your free Spiritual Intelligence Summit registration today and be expectant as we are about to journey into the new world of SQ. Learn more here: https://thesqbook.com/

HOW TO DEVELOP YOUR SPIRITUAL INTELLIGENCE PODCAST NOTES

We know a lot about IQ (Intelligence Quotient), which is the brain’s ability to process information. There’s EQ (Emotional Intelligence), which is the soul’s ability to process information. Today I want to talk about SQ, which is Spiritual Intelligence. We are a spirit that has a soul and a body. We’re supposed to be led by our spirit.

1 Corinthians 12:1 , “Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I do not want you to be unaware.” The word “gifts” is italicized because it wasn’t in the original Greek. Paul is teaching in this section about the spiritual, not just gifts.

There are so many different dimensions to spiritual intelligence , but there are five I want to highlight in this message.

5 Dimensions of Spiritual Intelligence:

The Gift of Discernment: The ability to actively perceive the spiritual entities that are influencing people, organizations, and geographical locations and applies to their motives, attitudes, inclinations, and mindsets.
The Gift of Knowledge: the ability to receive facts and pertinent information about the visible realm by communicating with the Holy Spirit.
The Gift of Wisdom: The ability to rightly apply knowledge in a way that builds for the future that was envisioned by the creator so we develop a divine ecosystem that yields life.
The Gift of Prophecy : The ability to foresee the future before it happens and the ability to understand a person, organization, or geographic locations’ divine purpose and call.
The Mind of Christ : The ability to process all aspects of life from the eternal, timeless, and multi dimensional perspective. The ability to think supernaturally and perceive the natural world through infinite probabilities and limitless resources that transcend the laws of physics and the restrictions of physical realities.

When Pharaoh had the dream of the stalks and the cows, he knew the dream was important and he didn’t know what it meant. I propose Pharao h is dreaming again! Nebuchadnezzar had a dream and his spirit was anxious. He is so troubled about the dream that he threatens to kill all of his wise men. He knows it’s about his future but he doesn't know what it means. The Lord is giving people dreams all over the world! The world is looking for someone to interpret their dreams and their divine moments with God.

As I've discussed throughout today's podcast, God has given Believers a capacity for brilliance that goes beyond conventional intelligences. We have Spiritual Intelligence (SQ)— access to God’s thoughts and wisdom from another age! With that being said, I want you to know that my newest book Spiritual intelligence is finally here, and it’s ready for pre-order!

If you desire to dive deep into the art of thinking like God and grow as a spiritually intelligent solutionary, then I have a BONUS GIFT for you when you pre-order my new book— a FREE registration to my 3-day Spiritual Intelligence Digital Summit that I will begin hosting on October 20, 2020. After pre-ordering Spiritual Intelligence at www.thesqbook.com , plan to join me for three days as I show you how I began walking in supernatural wisdom that has transformed cities, built solutions that will leave a legacy, and impacted the lives of influential leaders in every sphere of influence. Also, if you pre-order my book now, you will not only get FREE REGISTRATION to the Spiritual Intelligence Digital Summit but you'll reserve a seat to the LIVE Q&A session with me via Zoom as an early-bird bonus (space is limited).

Get your free Spiritual Intelligence Summit registration today and be expectant as we are about to journey into the new world of SQ. Learn more here: https://www.thesqbook.com/

Scripture:

Matthew 26:41, Hebrews 5:14, 1 Corinthians 12:1-11, 1 Samuel 16:6-13, 1 Corinthians 11:31, James 4:11, Proverbs 14:6, 1 Corinthians 2:16, Genesis 41:1-37, Daniel 1:17, Daniel 2:1-23, 1 Kings 10:1-9, Exodus 31:1-5

HOW TO RENEW YOUR MIND

Wed, 09 Sep 2020 18:25:46 GMT

As believers, we have the mind of Christ. In this podcast, I share multiple attributes of a transformed mind and how we have access to spiritual intelligence that is far beyond anything we could do in our own strength. God is inviting us to think differently and learn to live with His perspective!

HOW TO RENEW YOUR MIND PODCAST NOTES

How can we learn to access the mind of Christ regularly? God doesn’t try to change our behavior, He transforms our minds which ultimately results in changed behavior. You can’t change your life, but if you change your mind , He’ll change your life.

How do I know if my mind is renewed? Here are 7 Symptoms of a Transformed Mind:

You live in hope. Any thought in your mind that doesn’t inspire hope is rooted in a lie.
The impossible seems reasonable. When you see an impossible situation you expect God to do a miracle.
You live in peace, you don’t worry, and your speculations are positive. Your ‘what ifs’ are naturally positive instead of negative.
You like yourself and rejoice in your weakness, knowing when you’re weak He is strong.
You’re quick to forgive and you freely give others grace and mercy.
You’re confident and thankful. Thankfulness inoculates you from pride.
You believe in others and give them the benefit of the doubt.

What does it mean to renew your mind from neuroscience’s perspective? Neural pathways get wider and wider as you think in the same way over and over. You tend to take the same thought path toward that outcome. If you usually think that no one likes you, you’re more likely to think that way when something happens even if it’s not the truth.

When I renew my mind, I am creating new neural pathways to a better destination. When we hang out together, we tend to think alike. It becomes a mindset that dictates culture. If you watch the news 3 hours a day, and you read the Word 3 minutes a day, who is shaping your neural pathways?

Often what we think is a problem is actually a challenge and invitation to build new highways to better thinking. “Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials. . .But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it will be given to him.” James 1:2, 5

Biblical meditation is not about emptying your mind, it’s filling your mind. Like a lion goes after its prey, we go after the way we think and renew our minds by believing what God says about us!

We know a lot about IQ (Intelligence Quotient), which is the brain’s ability to process information. There’s EQ (Emotional Intelligence), which is the soul’s ability to process information. But I believe the Lord wants to open up the subject of SQ, which is Spiritual Intelligence.

It’s good to go to school and learn, but we’re training our IQ and EQ. But what if we proactively learned to connect to the Holy Spirit? What if we start thinking, “ What is He thinking? ” We often go to IQ or EQ because we have the neural pathway to go there, and often we don’t have the pathways built to SQ, Spiritual Intelligence.

Paul said in Ephesians 4:22-23 , “In reference to your former manner of life, you lay aside the old self, which is being corrupted in accordance with the lusts of deceit, and that you be renewed in the spirit of your mind.” Your spirit has an influence over the way you think. Paul specifically says to be renewed in the “spirit of your mind.”

The smartphone is a great illustration of how IQ, EQ, and SQ work. Like the smartphone, IQ and EQ are limited to the hard drive of your brain. You can increase what’s stored in your memory, your hard drive, through education, experience, etc., but it’s still limited to you: your time, your space, your effort, and so forth. But Spiritual intelligence transcends IQ and EQ in the same way the internet has a billion times more information than the hard drive on your phone.

Spiritual intelligence is connecting to the Holy Spirit the same way your smartphone accesses the internet. Spiritual Intelligence is not just accessing what has happened in your own brain and spirit, but instead tapping into God’s Spirit Who is eternal, infinite, has all knowledge, and knows the future.

Scripture:

Romans 12:2, 2 Corinthians 10:4-5, James 5:9, James 1:2,5, Joshua 1:5-8, Isaiah 31:4, Ephesians 4:22-23, 1 Corinthians 2:16, 1 Corinthians 12:1-11

BEING TRANSFORMED FROM THE INSIDE OUT

Wed, 26 Aug 2020 17:28:01 GMT

Do you know what God thinks about you? In this podcast, I teach about God transforming us from the inside out. When we receive Jesus, God doesn’t just forgive our sins, but changes our nature. I want to encourage you today that you are a completely new creation!

BEING TRANSFORMED FROM THE INSIDE OUT PODCAST NOTES

God can transform anything! It doesn’t matter where you are in life, God can bring transformation out of any situation.

2 Corinthians 5:17 , “Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come.” When we received Jesus, He didn’t just forgive our sins, he changed our nature. When we received Jesus, we received His divine nature.

It’s important to know who we are and who God thinks we are. If what you think God thinks of you is not what God actually thinks of you, then you become what you think God thinks of you instead of what He actually thinks of you. What we think about ourselves matters! It’s important to call ourselves what God calls us.

Our old man has actually died (see Romans 6:8). Some people end up sinning by faith because of what they were taught. But sin was broken by the power of the cross. 1 John 3:6 , “No one who abides in Him sins; no one who sins has seen Him or knows Him.”

Mercy means you didn’t get what you deserved. That means you have to know you deserved judgement in order to get mercy. We all need mercy!

I am not the temptations I resist, I am the values I embrace. Hebrews 4:15 says, “For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin.” It’s not a sin to be tempted! Noble character doesn’t mean I’m not tempted, it means I choose my values over my temptations.

Scripture:

Genesis 32, 2 Corinthians 5:17, 2 Peter 1:4, 1 John 1:8-2:2, Romans 5:8, Proverbs 23:7, Romans 6:8, Romans 6:14, 1 John 4:17, 1 John 3:4-6, John 8:10-11, Hebrews 4:15, Joshua 1:6-9, Romans 8:28

HOW HUMILITY CONQUERS COVID: PART 1 OF THE WAY FORWARD PODCAST SERIES

Fri, 21 Aug 2020 18:27:51 GMT

THE WAY FORWARD

COVID has the world grappling with uncertainty on unprecedented levels right now. Many of us have been hunkering down for months, looking for any discernible sign of the way forward; however, while the world is rushing around looking for a cure, as we should be, God is looking at the hearts of His people . What do you suppose He’s finding?

I’ve shared this several times, but on the 27th of March this year, I woke early in the morning to a loud voice in my spirit that said, “Humility is the way forward.” Though I know many of you reading this have grown weary in this treacherous season of uncertainty and trial, I want to remind you that GOD IS IN CHARGE! He’s guiding us through, but my question to you is: will you humble yourself and follow His lead? With that being said, there are four things we must understand about humility as we proceed forward with God:

Humility towards God must be demonstrated in relationship with people . If there was ever a time that those around us need to experience humility in our approach with them, it’s now. It’s funny how many of us are quick to say we are humble, but do the people around you have that experience of you? I encourage you in this season to be humble in your speech with one another, and when you share your opinions or offer advice. Your humility with God needs to be expressed and experienced by those around you, especially in the trials of life.
Great grace is only reserved for the humble (James 4:6). Grace is undeserved favor but it is also the operational power of God. It is, in fact, what gives His people the ability to traverse through trials unscathed . God’s grace empowers us to do what we couldn’t do one second before we received it. However, when we humble ourselves and follow His lead, we can strategically see His moves around any and all obstacles that stand in our way.
God opposes the proud, but pride is also self-defeating . Pride is like erosive rust on the heart of man; it will ultimately destroy you. Sometimes we are so self-focused on conquering, defeating, and winning that we lose sight of the truth that you’re not the hero, God is. God is looking for servant-hearted leaders who know how to follow His lead when it counts .
God wants to exalt his children and His reward for humility is promotion . Contrary to popular opinion, God’s ultimate goal for us is that we would be glorious , but when we humble ourselves to His thoughts and ways, God promotes us. Though we are in a seemingly chaotic season, God’s people are on the precipice of incredible promotion.

Don’t you see? What the enemy has meant for evil in our lives, God is using for good! As God’s people humble themselves and seek His face, I believe we will arise with clear vision and move past the confusion of this season. It was in the early morning hours recently, that I felt strongly in my spirit to curate a prophetic series that would release radical faith over you and dispel any fears that may be gripping your heart amid these challenging times. Below you will find a handpicked collection of podcasts that will empower you to walk in powerful humility and see clearly through the chaos. I’m calling it The Way Forward Podcast Series. I pray it blesses you.

1.HUMILITY IS THE WAY FORWARD

In the first podcast of this series, you will discover what the enemy means for evil, the Lord is using for good in your life. I share what I see God doing in the midst of these challenging times and I practically teach how God is strategically guiding us forward in this season through humility!

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2.FEAR IS NOT YOUR FRIEND

How do we live without fear? In this podcast, I teach how to overcome fear and step into your promised land. We don’t have to reduce our destinies to accommodate our fears. You must know that no matter what situation we are facing in the world, we don’t have to live in fear! Another resource I've created for those who want to conquer fear, check out my blog, 4 Prophetic Insights to Conquering The Equal Opportunity Destroyer .

3.SPIRITUAL FATHERS & PERSONAL REVIVAL

Did you know that the personal revival you seek in this season will be fueled by the community around you? In this podcast, I teach about the key role that spiritual fathers and mothers have our walk with Jesus as well as why community is vital to traversing through trials. You were never made to do life alone!

4.THE WAR OF THE WORLDS PART 1

There is a war on who gets to shape history. In this podcast, I encourage us to be aware of the authority we have as sons and daughters of God on the earth. God is giving us divine wisdom for heavenly solutions to the world’s complex problems!

5.THE WAR OF THE WORLDS PART 2

Can you see what God is doing in this season? In this podcast, I continue my sermon on the War of the Worlds. There are angels sent to help us, and it’s imperative that we press in and join with what God is doing. I want to encourage you to be aware of the spirit realm and what God is bringing about on the earth in this hour!

6.BUILDING IN TROUBLED TIMES

How do we lead in a crisis? In this podcast, I teach from Nehemiah to give a blueprint with keys for building in troubled times. I want to encourage you today no matter what our world is facing, God is giving us hope and solutions!

THE WAR OF THE WORLDS PART 2

Wed, 12 Aug 2020 22:02:11 GMT

THE WAR OF THE WORLDS PART 2 PODCAST NOTES

God initiated free will in the Garden of Eden. God was the one who planted the two trees in the garden. This shows God’s love for free will. Love requires free will! We typically live in free will. But sometimes God steps in and shapes things providentially with sovereignty . We see it throughout history every few hundred years or so, like with Noah.

James 1:2-3 , “Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance.”

Trials don’t test your character, they test your faith. There are three sources of trials:

1 - Our Own Choices:

Sometimes we create our own trials through our own choices. If I created the trial, I need wisdom.

2 - The Enemy:

There are trials from the enemy. God can use these trials, but He didn’t initiate them. If the enemy initiated the trial, I need to submit to God and resist the devil.

3 - The Lord:

If God has initiated a trial, I want to get under that trial and grow my faith. If God created the trial, I don’t want to resist it.

Moses is sent by God and he throws down his staff and it becomes a snake. The sorcerers also throw down their staffs to become snakes. When God moves, the enemy can’t stop it so he tries to dilute it with other snakes. We have to figure out which snake is God’s instead of running away assuming God can’t be in it. The enemy is throwing down snakes to make you feel powerless, but how you feel is not who you are.

It’s important that we understand authority. Let’s look at the centurion soldier when he comes to Jesus.

“And when Jesus entered Capernaum, a centurion came to Him, imploring Him, and saying, ‘Lord, my servant is lying paralyzed at home, fearfully tormented.’ Jesus said to him, ‘I will come and heal him.’ But the centurion said, ‘Lord, I am not worthy for You to come under my roof, but just say the word, and my servant will be healed. For I also am a man under authority, with soldiers under me; and I say to this one, “Go!” and he goes, and to another, “Come!” and he comes, and to my slave, “Do this!” and he does it.’” Matthew 8:5-9

Think through the centurion's idea that Jesus doesn’t need to go to his house. How did he come to that conclusion? The example he gives is sending a man to go when he commands it. You would think the centurion’s logic would be that if Jesus sent a disciple, his servant would be healed. But instead, the centurion’s rationale is third heaven . He understood that there are entities in another dimension, that there are angels to carry out Jesus’ words. He understood that Jesus had authority to speak a word and have angels carry out the word on His behalf.

In my last message on The War of the Worlds , I talked about demons. Today, I want to talk about angels.

Daniel had a prophecy, and he prayed into it. There was a war about the prophecy, the demonic was trying to keep the prophecy from happening. His angel was helping fight in the spirit realm because of his prayers.

If you haven’t listened to Eric’s message, “The Game is Rigged,” from a few weeks ago that I mentioned in this message, you can listen to it here .

Scriptures:

Genesis 1:1, Genesis 6, 2 Corinthians 12:2, Ephesians 6:12, James 1:2-3, Genesis 15:1-16, Exodus 1:8, Genesis 41:13-49, Exodus 2:1-14, Exodus 3, Matthew 28:18-19, Matthew 8:5-13, Psalm 103:20, Hebrews 1:13-14, Daniel 9:21, 10:12-13, 10:19-21, Acts 12:1-17, Revelation 4:1

THE WAR OF THE WORLDS

Wed, 22 Jul 2020 18:19:24 GMT

There is a war on who gets to shape history. In this podcast, I encourage us to be aware of the authority we have as sons and daughters of God on the earth. God is giving us divine wisdom for heavenly solutions to the world’s problems!

THE WAR OF THE WORLDS PODCAST NOTES

I was introduced to the spirit world at a young age. My mom had psoriasis and I said to the Lord, “If there’s a God, if you heal my mother, I’ll find out who you are and I’ll serve you the rest of my life.” An audible voice replied, “My name is Jesus Christ and you have what you requested.” I woke up and my mom was completely well. About a week later, the voice spoke to me again and said, “I healed your mother, and you said if I healed your mother you would serve Me, and I’m waiting.” I had no idea who God was, I had never read the Bible before.

Some people say God doesn’t do things like that anymore, but I was introduced to God in a supernatural way! I got filled with the Holy Spirit at 18. Kathy and I got married and moved to a small mountain town Lewiston. The Lord told me He would give me that city of 900. The Lord told me to walk and pray, not speaking to anyone. I walked for months, and after 7 to 8 months I settled in and asked the Lord what we were doing. I would pray and the Lord would speak to me and told me what to pray.

After a year, about 25 people came with me on the prayer walk. We walked and prayed, and gathered by a gym. There was something screaming as we prayed. Instead of leaving, we kept praying louder and louder; we were in a spiritual battle in that moment. It finally left. The next day I was invited to lead teenagers on probation at that gym, and I shared about sexual purity. They were profoundly impacted, and for 5 years we ministered to teenagers in that gym. None of this would have happened if we didn’t bind the strong man first.

Our world is in turmoil. Ephesians 2:1-2 , “And you were dead in your trespasses and sins, in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, of the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience.”

There’s a war over who gets to shape history and who gets to be the architect of culture .

It’s difficult to solve a first heaven problem that is a symptom of a second heaven attack without getting to the third heaven where I have authority. Many Christians have a theological relationship with the spiritual world, but the reality is they live under the second heaven without realizing the demonic world is trying to destroy us. There is another reality that is influencing the world, and we need to exercise our spiritual authority .

We need the wisdom of Solomon . God didn’t give Solomon a word of knowledge of what the truth was, He gave him divine wisdom. Wisdom is a divine path to the truth.

Scriptures:

Ephesians 2:1-2, Matthew 28:19-20, Ephesians 4:26-27, 2 Corinthians 12:2, Ephesians 2:6, Revelation 4:1, Ezekiel 37:1-4, 1 Kings 3:16-28

DEVELOPING A PROPHETIC MOVEMENT THAT REFORMS THE WORLD PART 2

Wed, 08 Jul 2020 22:07:02 GMT

God is equipping us with divine insight to reform culture. In this podcast, I continue sharing attributes of a prophetic movement that radically changes the world. God is giving you insight to bring transformation to culture!

Join us for this year’s brand new School of the Prophets: bethel.com/prophets

DEVELOPING A PROPHETIC MOVEMENT THAT

REFORMS THE WORLD PART 2 PODCAST NOTES

3 Attributes of a Prophetic Movement that Radically Reform Culture:

The Greeks had two words for time: Chronos and Karios . Chronos is about the calendar and date, or the time on the clock. Kairos is about the experience of time.

When the Israelites entered the promised land, God did a new thing in them. What the Israelites learned in the wilderness from living off of manna was irrelevant when they got to the promised land.

“In times of change, learners inherit the earth while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.” -Eric Hoffer

The Lord gave me the word “ Providence ,” which means: “God, especially when conceived as omnisciently directing the universe and the affairs of humankind with wise benevolence.” I was in a season where I wasn’t sure if my prophetic words were pointing me in the right direction. I had a dream where God asked me to just follow. Sometimes the journey isn’t about the destination but about getting to know the Tour Guide, learning to trust Him.

Joshua surveys Jericho and sees a man with the sword drawn. “‘Are you for us or for our adversaries?’ He said, ‘No; rather I indeed come now as captain of the host of the Lord.’” Joshua 5:13-14 . The answer is to follow Him. We are in a Kairos season!

Scripture:

1 Chronicles 12:32, Isaiah 42:10, Luke 7:32, Genesis 15:16, Exodus 2:11-22, Genesis 11:1-9, Exodus 7:3, Acts 5:1-11, Matthew 26:74-75, Nehemiah 6:15, Joshua 5:13-14

DEVELOPING A PROPHETIC MOVEMENT THAT REFORMS THE WORLD PART 1

Wed, 24 Jun 2020 22:53:04 GMT

Jesus is the hope of the nations, and this is the element we can bring to culture. In this podcast, I share two attributes of a prophetic movement that radically changes the world. You were called to believe and walk in the impossible!

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DEVELOPING A PROPHETIC MOVEMENT THAT

REFORMS THE WORLD PART 1 PODCAST NOTES

2 Attributes of a Prophetic Movement that Radically Reform Culture:

It’s engaged in culture. Matthew 13:33 , “He spoke another parable to them, ‘The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three pecks of flour until it was all leavened.’”
It’s hopeful. Matthew 5:14-16 , “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden; nor does anyone light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.” The only people that transform cities do so on purpose.

God has commissioned us to disciple nations ! We’re supposed to engage in culture and government . We are called to be salt and light, running into the battle as more than conquerors.

In my next podcast, I’ll cover another key attribute of a prophetic movement that radically reforms culture.

Scripture:

Isaiah 14:12-14, Ephesians 2:6, Genesis 1:27-28, Genesis 3, Luke 4:5-7, Psalm 115:16, Genesis 15:4-5, Genesis 17:5, Matthew 28:19-20, 2 Corinthians 5:17, 1 Corinthians 2:16, Daniel 6:10, 2 Corinthians 4:8, Ezekiel 37:1-5

BUILDING IN TROUBLED TIMES

Wed, 10 Jun 2020 22:26:57 GMT

How do we lead in a crisis? In this podcast, I teach from Nehemiah to give a blueprint with keys for building in troubled times. I want to encourage you today no matter what our world is facing, God is giving us hope and solutions!

BUILDING IN TROUBLED TIMES PODCAST NOTES

The book of Nehemiah is the story of the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem. The walls and gates of Jerusalem were torn down for 114 years, and for 72 years the Israelites tried to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem. Nehemiah’s prayer gives us a key for dealing with crisis:

“I said, ‘I beseech You, O Lord God of heaven, the great and awesome God, who preserves the covenant and lovingkindness for those who love Him and keep His commandments, let Your ear now be attentive and Your eyes open to hear the prayer of Your servant which I am praying before You now, day and night, on behalf of the sons of Israel Your servants, confessing the sins of the sons of Israel which we have sinned against You; I and my father’s house have sinned. We have acted very corruptly against You and have not kept the commandments, nor the statutes, nor the ordinances which You commanded Your servant Moses.’” Nehemiah 1:5-7

Nehemiah’s prayer is a great example of identificational repentance, when you put yourself in the place of those who have sinned and repent on behalf of the group you represent.

The attitude that leads you to your destiny is humbling yourself. Nehemiah ties the trouble with rebuilding Jerusalem to the sins of their forefathers. The key is to humble ourselves!

“My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, will forgive their sin and will heal their land.” 2 Chronicles 7:14

Nehemiah’s identificational repentance is connected to his leadership. Part of being a great leader is taking responsibility for things that aren’t your fault. They might not be your fault, but they are your responsibility.

It’s important to note that Nehemiah asked permission from the king to leave, he didn’t just tell him he was leaving. You only have as much authority as you submit to. We’ve been trained to recognize natural authority, but there’s also spiritual authority.

If you can’t actually survey the walls of your problem and be filled with hope, you don’t have faith. Part of faith is being able to look at the problem and admit the issues you’re facing!

Some of us are doing great things for God and we’re the only ones who don’t know it! When you tie what you’re doing to your assignment, it gives you courage.

Scripture:

Isaiah 60:18, Nehemiah chapters 1-4, 1 Peter 5:5, 2 Chronicles 7:14

SPIRITUAL FATHERS & PERSONAL REVIVAL

Wed, 13 May 2020 19:41:11 GMT

Our personal revival is fueled by the community around us! In this podcast, I teach about the power of personal revival and the key role that spiritual fathers and mothers have in leading us while following Jesus. I want to encourage you today that you don’t have to do this alone!

SPIRITUAL FATHERS & PERSONAL REVIVAL PODCAST NOTES

I want to share my own personal story of revival and how God has moved in my life over the years.

I met Jesus when I was desperate. I said to the Lord, “If there’s a God, if you heal my mother, I’ll find out who you are and I’ll serve you the rest of my life.” An audible voice replied, “My name is Jesus Christ and you have what you requested.” I woke up and my mom was completely well. About a week later, the voice spoke to me again and said, “I healed your mother, and you said if I healed your mother you would serve Me, and I’m waiting.” I had no idea who God was, I had never read the Bible before. This set me on a journey to find Jesus.

Three years later, Kathy and I were invited to a home group in the Jesus Movement, and Kathy and I accepted Jesus into our hearts. We were introduced to a man who became our spiritual father , Kathy and I spent a lot of time with him and his wife.

When we moved to Lewiston, it was a hard season and I knew I needed a spiritual father who was close by. I was working on a jeep one day and the Lord spoke to me and said, “The man who owns this jeep will be your father.” We ended up meeting every week and he prayed for me and helped me grow.

A big part of me experiencing personal revival was so connected to having spiritual fathers and mothers in my life who encouraged and corrected me.

“For if you were to have countless tutors in Christ, yet you would not have many fathers, for in Christ Jesus I became your father through the gospel. Therefore I exhort you, be imitators of me. For this reason I have sent to you Timothy, who is my beloved and faithful child in the Lord, and he will remind you of my ways which are in Christ, just as I teach everywhere in every church.” 1 Corinthians 4:15-17

There has been such a disconnection between following Jesus and being a part of a spiritual family. I don’t think that you can sustain personal revival without first of all making a deep connection with the church of Jesus and having mentors and people who can speak into your life. I’d like to suggest to you that Jesus has put people in your life to follow, just like Paul exhorted the Corinthians to imitate him.

I have seen so many people touched by God, and time and again have been the only person left standing in a meeting where everyone else is on the floor getting touched by God. God spoke to me about the different ways throughout scripture that He touched people in different ways: Samson, Elijah, and Bezalel. Your relationship with God can’t be measured by the manifestation you’re having.

7 Powerful Ways to Have a Personal Renewal:

Spend time with God, allowing Him to love you, and tell you what He thinks about you.
Hang out with people who are alive and well in God, even though they may be having manifestations you’re not having.
Share your faith with others.
Remind yourself of the acts of God.
Be humble.
Live every day full of faith.
Recount the prophecies over your life.

Scriptures:

Acts 2:17, Revelation 19:10, 3 John 1:2, 1 Corinthians 4:15-17, Judges 14:19, Exodus 31:2-3

FEAR IS NOT YOUR FRIEND

Wed, 29 Apr 2020 23:05:04 GMT

How do we live without fear? In this podcast, I teach how to overcome fear and step into your promised land. We don’t have to reduce our destinies to accommodate our fears. I want to encourage you today that no matter what situation we are facing in the world, we don’t have to live in fear!

Note: This podcast was recorded before the Coronavirus pandemic.

FEAR IS NOT YOUR FRIEND PODCAST NOTES

Fear says: “I am not loved by God, God does not love me, something bad is going to happen to me.” When I’m afraid, I am actually saying I don’t trust God. The nature of God is to love me.

1 John 4:18 “There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves punishment, and the one who fears is not perfected in love.”

My head can’t comprehend what my heart can experience. When you and I get afraid, it’s because we’re lacking in our experience of the love of God. It’s not for a lack of knowledge, but a lack of experiential understanding.

Fear is a symptom that something else is wrong . Somehow I’ve lost connection with the fact that God owns everything, He’s my Daddy, and He has control of the whole world. When I call on Him, He answers and He cares about what happens to me.

HOW TO OVERCOME FEAR

There’s no temptation that isn’t common to man (see 1 Corinthians 10:13). It’s comforting to know there’s nothing you’ll go through that someone else hasn’t gone through before.

Nehemiah is a beautiful story about the rebuilding of Jerusalem and gives us keys to getting past fear. It is a real story about actual walls and gates, but is also a metaphor for how to rebuild our lives. Isaiah 60:18 says, “. . .But you will call your walls salvation, and your gates praise.” The Holy Spirit wants to build the walls of salvations and the gates of praise in your life.

Oftentimes, we encounter the greatest fear in our lives when we try to move forward in building our lives with healthy boundaries. The enemy wants to resist our forward progress, so he comes at us with fear. The dogs of doom stand at the doors of destiny. Rebuilding our walls to keep out bad things and having gates to let in healthy things is key for us to be able to do what God has called us to do.

When we feel powerless, we get afraid. We feel vulnerable and incapable, which leads to fear. It leads to questioning our relationship with God and we wonder if we’re capable for the task. The same things the Jews in Nehemiah were facing are the same schemes we face today.

Just like Nehemiah surveyed the walls to see where they were weak, we need accountability in our life to build up the areas where we are weak. We need people who are strong to lend us their strength. We know we have the right accountability if we’re a bit nervous to tell them we’ve failed. We need people in our lives who say they’re disappointed, help us repent, and make sure shame is broken off and call us up to who God made us to be. Living in community keeps us out of fear.

How Do We Stay Out of Fear?

We realize that God has not given us a spirit of fear, but love, power, and a sound mind. Fear can be a spirit.
We have to stay in the love of God, because the love of God drives away fear from our lives.
We need to station people at the weak areas in our lives, stay in community, and when the devil is raging, it’s probably because we’re doing something awesome.
We have to remember the testimonies of what God has done before, for ourselves or others. When we get afraid, we need to remember what God has done before and know He’ll do it again (see Psalm 78:9-11 and Revelation 19:10).
We can’t be fragile or let fear scare us out of someone's life. We can’t flee from our problems.
We can’t let fear tell us what to do. We can’t reduce our lives to the level of our fear.

Isaiah 54:14 , “In righteousness you will be established; You will be far from oppression, for you will not fear; And from terror, for it will not come near you.”

Fear has friends! When we open the door to fear, oppression is near. Sometimes we can’t stop being afraid, but we can start loving God. We start with recalling the actions of what God did and thanking Him, but then this moves us to a place of praise and Presence. One of the best ways to get out of the presence of the devil is to get into the Presence of God.

What to Do When Fear Comes at You:

Get out a journal and write down every good thing you can think of that God has done in your life. Push past not being able to think of anything at first, there is always something!
Start giving thanks for those things. It can be as simple as someone helping you with a flat tire. If every time the enemy bothers you, you worship and thank God for what He’s done, the devil leaves with bruises.

Scripture:

1 John 4:1, 1 John 4:18, 2 Timothy 1:7, Nehemiah 4, 1 Corinthians 10:13, Isaiah 60:18, Psalm 78:9-11, Revelation 19:10, Romans 12:2, Nehemiah 6, Luke 18:1-8, Ephesians 3:20, 2 Corinthians 12:9-10, Isaiah 54:14, Joshua 1:1-9

HUMILITY IS THE WAY FORWARD

Thu, 16 Apr 2020 00:12:44 GMT

What the enemy means for evil, the Lord is using for good in our lives. In this podcast, I share what I see God doing in the midst of these challenging times. I want to encourage you today that it is through humility that God will guide us forward!

HUMILITY IS THE WAY FORWARD PODCAST NOTES

I mentioned in my sermon about my message, Sovereign Providence that I shared in December. The Lord gave me the word " Providence , " which means: “God, especially when conceived as omnisciently directing the universe and the affairs of humankind with wise benevolence.” God is our divine protection in the midst of a crazy season.

Joshua surveys Jericho and sees a man with the sword drawn. “‘Are you for us or for our adversaries?’ He said, ‘No; rather I indeed come now as captain of the host of the Lord.’” Joshua 5:13-14 . The Lord is for us and is leading us through this virus. We need to follow.

When the circumstances are uncertain, we get comfort from Who we’re with.

Humility is the way forward . It’s often difficult to see pride in our own lives.

God is looking at the hearts of His people. Trials don’t create the condition of our heart, they just reveal it. Trials don’t make us the people we are, they just reveal the people we’ve become.

Grapevines will spend all of their nourishment to extend the branches and not actually make any fruit unless they’re pruned. When trimming a vine, you trim back the branch back to when the fruit stopped, and then the vine will use it to grow fruit instead of just a branch. When we don’t take our place in humility, we “grow the branch” and end up overextended without fruit.

“If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.” 2 Chronicles 7:14

4 Things We Need To Understand About Humility

Humility towards God must be demonstrated in relationship with people.
Great grace is only reserved for the humble.
Not only is God opposed to the proud, but pride is self-defeating.
God wants to exalt his children. His reward for humility is promotion.

Humility plus nothing equals promotion. It's great to be educated and be experienced, those things are all important in our lives. You could have none of those advantages, and still have humility and be promoted.

Jesus knew everything that was coming against Him, and He chose to humble Himself and wash the disciples’ feet. In the midst of the enemy planning to take down Jesus, He makes the amazing strategic move of humility. In Philippians, Paul writes that we should have this same attitude that Jesus had. Blaming others won’t get us anywhere. Humility is the way forward.

Ahab and Jezebel were famous for wickedness. In the Old Testament, God had planned to send destruction to Ahab because of his wickedness. When Ahab humbled himself, God withheld His judgement.

15 Attributes of Humility

You actually pray. Prayerlessness is the ultimate arrogance.
You are able to be influenced.
You can be corrected without defending yourself.
You rejoice when others are celebrated.
There’s no job too small for you.
You don’t always have to be right.
You naturally seek advice from other people.
You are teachable. Once we stop learning we start dying.
We freely admit our flaws, mistakes, and failures.
You live to help others succeed.
You're not easily offended.
You have a thankful attitude. Thankfulness will inoculate you from arrogance.
You don’t live with a sense of entitlement; you don’t feel like anyone owes you a living.
You’re quick to forgive and you don’t hold grudges.
You're confident in who you are and content in who you're not.

There’s no way you won’t succeed if you find humility.

Scripture:

Joshua 5:13-14, Genesis 37, 39-40, James 1:2-3, John 15:1-7, 2 Chronicles 7:14, 1 Peter 5:5-6, James 4:6, Proverbs 29:23, John 13:1-17, Philippians 2:5-10, 1 Kings 21:29

PROPHETIC RESPONSE TO CRISIS

Thu, 02 Apr 2020 01:58:18 GMT

During this time of crisis, God has called us to arise and shine. In this podcast, I share how we can be full of faith and wisdom in our response to COVID-19, as well as the prophetic vision God gave me about what He’s doing on the earth during this time. I want to encourage you today that God had an answer before there was ever a problem!

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PROPHETIC RESPONSE TO CRISIS PODCAST NOTES

In December 2015 in the Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry class, I prophesied over the Chinese students that there was a great outbreak of a Jesus virus coming to China. God had a Jesus virus before the Coronavirus ever existed. God had an answer before there was ever a problem.

We need to keep Jesus at the center of our focus. If you can’t look at the problem and still have hope, that’s not faith; that’s denial.

Nehemiah is a great example for us. Nehemiah surveyed the walls, and he was realistic about the current situation. We have to ask ourselves what’s really wrong. Is there a reason why there’s a virus? Are there reasons why the walls are broken down?

You can’t put others at risk with your faith. It’s great that you have faith for yourself, but you don’t want to put other people at risk because they might not have the same faith you have.

I believe God is calling us to reset. Resetting the moral values, the value for life, and the value for the King. It’s not that God caused the virus, but He can use anything.

We’re moving from Chronos time (clock and calendar), to Kairos, where God sovereignly steps in.

God is a lamp to our feet and a light to our path. The lesson in those seasons is about partnership and knowing God personally. The fear factor tends to grow if I don’t know where I’m going, unless I know Who I’m going with. If I think the devil is driving this season, I am focused on trying to take the wheel. But then I reassure myself about Who’s driving. We can’t put our hope in our circumstances, but in Who’s driving. Our peace can’t come from our circumstances or when the virus is going to be over. I have to remind myself of Who I am trusting.

Go back over testimonies, what has God already done for you? The root word of the Hebrew word for testimony means “to do again. ” It’s also time to go over our prophetic words.

Isaiah 60:1-2 (NASB)

“Arise, shine; for your light has come,

And the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.

“For behold, darkness will cover the earth

And deep darkness the peoples;

But the Lord will rise upon you

And His glory will appear upon you.

It’s time for us to arise! What does this look like for us?

Don’t do fear. Don’t let fear tell you what to do.
Be radically wise. Be like Joshua in the face of this virus. Shake off fear, and remind yourself Who’s driving.
Find opportunities to serve in honor. It could be something organized or simply offering to get a neighbor groceries.
Do what your government has asked you to do.

Scripture:

Nehemiah 2:11-17, 2 Chronicles 7:14, Exodus 8:15, Exodus 8:32, Exodus 9:34, Exodus 10:1, Matthew 26:41, Joshua 1:9, Matthew 5:13-14, Isaiah 60:1-2, Psalm 139:23-24

ATTRIBUTES OF PROPHETIC MOVEMENTS

Wed, 18 Mar 2020 23:29:07 GMT

We have an incredible opportunity to engage with culture and see heaven come to earth. In this podcast, I teach about how prophetic movements can radically reform the world. I want to remind you today that you are called to shape history!

ATTRIBUTES OF PROPHETIC MOVEMENTS:

PODCAST NOTES

Three attributes of prophetic movements that radically reform the world:

It’s engaged in culture: in the Jesus movement our motto was “come out and be separate.” But the verse for this season is Matthew 13:33, where the kingdom is leaven that gets worked through all the dough.
It’s hopeful: Matthew 5:14-16 –we are the light of the world.
It’s insightful: 1 Chronicles 12:32 , Matthew 16:1-3 –We need to understand the seasons and times.

Greeks had two words for time: Chronos and Karios . In Hebrew, there’s only one word for time, so you have to look at context to see if it’s Chronos or Kairos.

It’s important to understand our authority in Christ. God dictates the Kairos moments and we take leadership because we’re leading from the third heaven (Ephesians 2:6), not the first heaven. If we don't take the lead in those Kairos times and seasons, then the second heaven is leading the first heaven because we left our throne.

We have to understand history. Sometimes our offense causes us to not see history clearly. If we don't understand history, we might be repeating it without knowing it. You don’t have to learn from your mistakes, you can learn from history. When you’re offended by history, you miss the whole point.

God has called us to four roles in culture :

Futurists; prophetic visionaries who with divine foresight and inspired insights peer into the future as it was meant to be, to direct society to their noble purpose and timeless promise.
Solutionaries ; prophetic solutionaries who bring wisdom, knowledge, experience and skill, to bear on pressing and entrenched challenges in an effort to create positive change in communities.
Cultural Architects ; leaders who are shaping culture and inspire collective reasoning that helps create healthy, happy, safe, and prosperous communities for the generations to come.
Kairos Conductors; we know the times and the appropriate act or actions required by the times.

“In times of change, learners inherit the earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.” -Eric Hoffer

Scripture:

Matthew 13:33, Matthew 5:14-16, 1 Chronicles 12:32, Matthew 16:1-3, Ephesians 2:6, Ephesians 6:12, 2 Corinthians 12:2, Matthew 28:18, Hebrews 1:14, Daniel 7:25-26, Isaiah 60:1, Psalm 119:105, Genesis 37 & 39-41, Joshua 5:13-14, Isaiah 42:9, 2 Corinthians 5:18-19

THE OBEDIENCE OF FAITH

Wed, 04 Mar 2020 22:36:02 GMT

Often God will ask us to prepare for a battle but then He brings victory in an unexpected way that we did not prepare for. Our victory is in obedience. In this podcast, I teach what faithfulness and obedience look like, and how to respond in hope in the face of fear. I want to encourage you today to not be a slave to fear but to step out in obedience of faith!

THE OBEDIENCE OF FAITH:
PODCAST NOTES

If you missed my last podcast, check out The Power of the Five-Fold Ministry .

Romans 1:5 says, “...we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith among all the Gentiles for His name’s sake.”

Many people are concerned about the Coronavirus that has been spreading. Of course we need to take precautions and not pretend like germs don’t exist. We need to be wise and have taken precautions against spreading this virus.

God has called us to be hope-filled in the midst of the virus of fear that is currently spreading on the earth. This fear is simply faith in the wrong god. You can’t have fear without faith, because in order to be afraid you have to actually believe you are in trouble.

Romans 8:15 says, “For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have received a spirit of adoption as sons by which we cry out, ‘Abba! Father!’” It’s important that we trust God as a good Father in the midst of this spirit of fear that is on the world right now.

I posted this mini blog on Facebook a while back that describes what faith looks like:

In the world seeing is believing, yet in the Kingdom, believing is seeing. Faith is not the absence of facts; it's the presence of conviction.

There is actually no such thing as blind faith because faith sees what is not yet visible, hopes for what is not yet viable, and trusts long before someone is really reliable.

Faith is the bridge between what is and what will be, it is the road to recovery, and the pathway out of poverty.

Faith is not a mindless exercise in futility, but it is a spirit led adventure into heavenly habitations.

The question isn't do you have faith but where is your faith...where do you store it? Everyone has faith but if we don't invest it in the Infinite One, then we spend it on finite solutions that lead to fear resolutions.

Fear is faith in the wrong god. Fear is the expectation of a negative outcome, the dread of something going awry, the sense of being out of control.

But faith in God produces the fruit of the Spirit; which includes; love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self control!

WHAT CAN WE DO?

Here are four actions I recommend:

Fast your fear . I would like to call us to fast fear for 40 days.
Speak to the mountains of despair; and drown them in the sea of faith . Life and death are in the power of the tongue! Faith doesn’t ignore the facts, it overrides it with the truth.
Refuse to be entertained by hopelessness . Don’t click on the obvious bad messages and promote the hopeless message.
Vote! Be proactive with the power you’ve been given to vote for righteousness.

Scripture references:

Romans 1:5, Romans 8:15, Psalm 33:17, Proverbs 21:31, Luke 22:38, John 18:10-11, Isaiah 49:23b, Hebrews 11:6, Matthew 17:20, Luke 18:1-8, Proverbs 18:21, Galatians 5:22, Lamentations 3:21, Romans 8:28, Isaiah 60:1-5, Romans 13:1-10

THE POWER OF THE FIVE-FOLD MINISTRY

Wed, 19 Feb 2020 18:44:42 GMT

Grace is the operational power of God and the currency of Heaven! In this podcast, I teach how God designed the five-fold ministry to operate within the body of Christ. I want to encourage you today to receive the grace God has for you to bring transformation to the world around you!

CULTIVATING TIPPING POINTS

Thu, 06 Feb 2020 02:04:07 GMT

Most of the greatest movements in history were not started by large groups of people, but instead by individuals. In this podcast, I teach on the key ingredients that cause the tipping points for revival. I want to encourage you today to take courage in the face of fear because you are destined to make an impact on the world!

MIRROR ON THE WALL

Wed, 22 Jan 2020 18:44:43 GMT

The more we know Jesus and understand what He thinks of us, the better we become like Him. In this podcast, I discuss the power of negative and positive self-talk. My prayer for you today is that you would think of yourself the way God thinks of you!

CULTURAL CATALYSTS

Wed, 08 Jan 2020 22:05:43 GMT

Our world is facing a global family crisis. In the midst of it, I see God offering a solution — a world-wide prophetic infusion; sons with visions, old men dreaming again, daughters prophesying…the Spirit poured out on everyone. In this podcast, I share why the prophetic is an important key for cultural transformation and healing the Fatherless Generation. I'd like to propose that God wants to use you in this unique moment to shape the course of history by releasing the words you hear from heaven over your family, your story, and your world.

If you're hungry to grow in your prophetic gift and ability to hear God's voice, I want to invite you to join me this February 19-21 at the Bethel Prophetic Conference! We are gathering with a profound sense of purpose to co-labor with heaven to experience a worldwide reformation that touches every family. Register now at bethel.com/events/prophetic

SOVEREIGN PROVIDENCE

Fri, 27 Dec 2019 19:48:20 GMT

God is the King of kings and Lord of lords, we need to learn how to adjust and follow when God shows up as a ruler. In this podcast, I share a prophetic message about the sovereignty of God. My prayer is that we would align our hearts with what God is doing on the earth!

SHAPING CULTURE

Thu, 12 Dec 2019 02:04:10 GMT

We are seated in heavenly places with Christ! In this podcast, I look at how we as the church have been anointed by the Holy Spirit to influence culture. My prayer is that we would partner with God in making disciples of all nations!

DOING GOOD

Wed, 27 Nov 2019 16:23:42 GMT

Jesus went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil! In this podcast, I teach about our responsibility to do good works, which will reveal our Father to everyone that we encounter!

PREPARE FOR REENTRY

Wed, 13 Nov 2019 23:14:53 GMT

We are in a prophetic season of family restoration! In this podcast, I explain the father's perspective in the story of the prodigal son and our role in seeing prodigals returned home and restored. I want to challenge you to believe God for your miracle of reconciliation and encourage you to not lose hope no matter your circumstances!

NEW COVENANT SOLUTIONARIES PART 2

Thu, 31 Oct 2019 01:23:25 GMT

You were born into this world, in this very time and season for a significant reason! In this podcast, I continue with part two of a two-part message about our role as solutionaries: to know the divine seasons and have acute spiritual wisdom for the appropriate action in these times. I pray that God would increase the intensity of your understanding and hearing, so you may know His works from the beginning to the end!

NEW COVENANT SOLUTIONARIES PART 1

Thu, 17 Oct 2019 00:39:06 GMT

Our covenant with God benefits the world around us, whether they know it or not! God loves the world and therefore He made us to be salt and light to help preserve the world and illuminate His nature. In this podcast, I begin part one of a two-part message about our role as solutionaries: people who bring wisdom, knowledge, experience and skill to pressing challenges in an effort to create positive change in our communities. I want to remind you today that because God's Spirit lives inside of you, you carry answers and solutions to the world's challenges!

PRAYER THAT SHAPES HISTORY

Fri, 04 Oct 2019 23:34:25 GMT

We are seated in heaven with Christ! In this podcast, I encourage us to step into our divine identity and pray from heavenly places. God has given us the ability to shape history through our prayers!

LOVE NEVER FAILS

Wed, 18 Sep 2019 16:28:18 GMT

We are called to love others as we love ourselves. In this podcast, I unpack a biblical overview of love and what it means to love others in a way that brings transformation to our communities.

CULTURAL TRANSFORMATION

Wed, 04 Sep 2019 21:30:42 GMT

What if the church became known for people who serve in a way that reveals the goodness of God? In this podcast, I share how we as the church can become catalysts to bring the kingdom and heavenly transformation everywhere we go.

PROPHECY: THE GIFT VS. THE OFFICE

Tue, 20 Aug 2019 18:00:00 GMT

Kris teaches the difference between the gift of prophecy and the office of a prophet. The gift of prophecy is one of the spiritual gifts of the Holy Spirit and is available to everyone, whereas the office of a prophet is a calling and Christ’s gift to the church. Listen to this podcast to understand how they differ, and how everyone can access the gift of prophecy.

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This message is a part of the full audio set from School of the Prophets 2019 .

BECOMING A CULTURAL ARCHITECT

Wed, 07 Aug 2019 18:00:00 GMT

God takes the people who were once broken and makes them cultural architects. In this podcast, I share how we can shape culture with the power of the Holy Spirit. My prayer is that we would influence culture everywhere we go!

MAKING DISCIPLES

Tue, 23 Jul 2019 18:00:00 GMT

Jesus never told us to make Christians but rather to make disciples. In this podcast, I share my story to highlight the importance of discipleship and our role in helping others follow Jesus. Let us bring belonging and belief to those around us!

LAWS OF LEADERSHIP

Tue, 09 Jul 2019 18:00:00 GMT

How do we become world class leaders? In this podcast, I share about creating ownership with practical real-life examples as well as teaching from the book of Nehemiah. I also share about the incredibly important role that influence has on our destiny. We all need people around us who encourage us to pursue all God has for us!

RAISING UP PROPHETIC COMPANIES – DAN MCCOLLAM

Tue, 25 Jun 2019 18:00:00 GMT

We are called to build communities, not operate in isolation. In this podcast, my good friend Dan McCollam shares about the key role that developing prophetic companies plays in creating a healthy prophetic culture. Each of us has a unique piece to bring, and when we join together we can rise into all God has for us!

If you hunger to be a part of a prophetic community, I want to encourage you to join me for the School of the Prophets every August! It’s a 5-day intensive school designed to connect you to your people and activate you into walking in your divine destiny! You’ll be a part of a Community Group that is intentionally pastored by some of my most trusted prophetic friends, and your group will meet every morning of the school with the intention of connecting and activating you! Find out more at the Bethel Events Page.

TIPPING POINTS

Tue, 11 Jun 2019 18:00:00 GMT

For God to change the world, He’s not looking for a willing majority but rather for one brave person to partner with Him. In this podcast, I share about God-movements and the role we are each individually invited to step into with Him. God wants to make history through us! Will you take a courageous step and say “yes” to His call?

BUILDING HEALTHY FAMILIES

Tue, 28 May 2019 18:00:00 GMT

HOW TO BECOME AN APOSTOLIC PEOPLE

Tue, 14 May 2019 18:00:00 GMT

How do we bring transformation in our cities and nations? In this podcast, I explain what it means to be apostolic as well as what it looks like to be prophetic people in an apostolic culture. This enables us to live from heaven to earth and see transformation in our world!

LOVE THAT WINS

Tue, 30 Apr 2019 18:00:00 GMT

In an effort to love all people, we sometimes miss the foundational truth that there is no such thing as love without conviction. In this message, I’ll unpack what true Kingdom love is – the kind that sets people free and doesn’t leave them shackled to sin.

MAKING HISTORY

Tue, 16 Apr 2019 18:00:00 GMT

We are called to step beyond fear and see nations discipled! In this podcast, I share about our heavenly mandate to see God’s kingdom come in our cities and nations. When we see injustice in our cities, it’s our responsibility to step up and see God bring transformation!

DEVELOPING A NOBLE FAMILY

Fri, 05 Apr 2019 18:00:00 GMT

God desires our family to be connected and whole. In this podcast, I share healthy ways to communicate with family. Let us create a safe place for our family to thrive in our lives!

THE ROLE OF FATHERS

Fri, 22 Mar 2019 18:00:00 GMT

God our Father is demonstrating fatherhood to the world right now. In this podcast, I continue my series on fatherhood and share about an epoch moment of fathers’ hearts returning to their children and children returning to their fathers. Let us embrace our roles in this family of God!

RESTORING FATHERHOOD

Fri, 08 Mar 2019 18:00:00 GMT

Fathers live for more than themselves. In this podcast, I continue the series on the fatherhood movement sweeping the earth. God is moving the hearts of fathers to return to their sons!

THE POWER OF SHAME, COMPASSION, AND CONNECTION

Fri, 15 Feb 2019 07:00:00 GMT

We are wired for connection. In this podcast, I teach on the significance of empathy, vulnerability, and humility when connecting with those that are battling shame. Let us walk in the light and gather with those we love!

HEALTHY CONFRONTATION

Fri, 01 Feb 2019 18:00:00 GMT

How do we do conflict well? How can we create safe families where people can make mistakes without being punished? In this podcast, I teach how to have healthy relationships and godly confrontation that strengthens and protects connection.

PRINCIPLES OF FATHERHOOD

Fri, 18 Jan 2019 18:00:00 GMT

God designed mothers and fathers with distinct and equally critical roles in the family unit. In this podcast, I give clarity to the father’s role explaining how and why fatherhood is a critical part to have healthy families.

LEARNING TO THINK

Wed, 26 Dec 2018 18:00:00 GMT

How do you know if you have a renewed mind? In this podcast, I share multiple attributes of a renewed mind and the neuropathways we take during our every day. God is inviting us to think differently and learn to live with His perspective!

THE POWER OF AUTHENTICITY

Sat, 15 Dec 2018 18:00:00 GMT

Do you understand the times of today? In this podcast, I share how important authenticity is to God and how the world is craving it. When we begin to be real, we will see real love surround us.

UNDERSTANDING THE SCRIPTURES

Wed, 28 Nov 2018 18:00:00 GMT

How do we interpret God’s word? The Holy Spirit is our guide to lead us towards truth, which means we must have a relationship with Him as the author, in order to understand His book! In this podcast, I explain how you can get to know Holy Spirit more so that you understand what God is saying through the Bible.

HUMILITY: THE PATHWAY TO PROMOTION

Wed, 14 Nov 2018 18:00:00 GMT

God is opposed to the proud but gives grace to the humble. In this podcast, I teach out of multiple scriptures to tell the story of King Uzziah and his journey with humility. I want to encourage us today to throw away entitlement and pick up wholehearted thankfulness.

LEAPING IN WHOLENESS

Wed, 31 Oct 2018 18:00:00 GMT

God wants you to be whole, not just well! In this podcast, I want to share with you the strength of living in wholeness tri-dimensionally—through your body, soul, and spirit. Jesus can use the very area that’s caused you the most pain to bring redemption and healing to your life!

MINDING THE THINGS THAT MATTER

Wed, 17 Oct 2018 18:00:00 GMT

What’s on your mind? In this podcast, I share the importance of managing your inner world, and taking care of your thought life. You can’t change your life, but if you change your mind and align it with the truth, God will change your life.

THE GREATNESS WITHIN

Thu, 20 Sep 2018 18:00:00 GMT

You were born for greatness—in the image and greatness of God. One of the biggest deterrents for owning your greatness is the fear of stealing God’s glory. Not only are you not big enough to steal the glory of God, but the truth is you can’t steal something that was given to you! In this message, Kris talks about what it means to become fully alive and how we can start living in the purpose that God designed for us.

BORN FOR TIMES OF CRISIS

Fri, 07 Sep 2018 18:00:00 GMT

Like Nehemiah who rebuilt the walls of Jerusalem, we are commissioned by God to take ownership of our cities and spheres of influence. In this podcast, I teach that we were born to rise up in times of crisis and grant people hope. When God restores us, it is for the purpose of making us restorers of homes, cities, and nations.

THE PROCESS OF WALKING OUT YOUR PROPHETIC CALL

Thu, 16 Aug 2018 18:00:00 GMT

In this podcast from the School of the Prophets, I share my personal story of being called to be a prophet and waiting years to walk in what God spoke over me. Between the call and the dream is always a process. When you learn to value the journey you’ll find the joy and preparation you need for your next season!

SECRETS TO A GREAT MARRIAGE

Fri, 27 Jul 2018 18:00:00 GMT

Marriage is a death march to a life camp. In this podcast, I explain the secrets to a great marriage from decades of experience. I break down God’s original blueprint for marriage in Genesis 1-2 and share stories from my own life and others to set a bar for marriages.

CORE VALUES OF THE PROPHETIC

Mon, 09 Jul 2018 18:00:00 GMT

We all have different ways of viewing the world, like looking through colored glasses. These lenses are our core values, and they affect the way we see things—even if we don’t realize it! So how do you know what your core values are, and if you’re operating out of core values of the world or the Kingdom? In this podcast, I unpack some key truths about core values and how they affect prophetic ministry, and I also challenge you to create intentional Kingdom core values.

It’s so important that your prophetic ministry flows out of core values of love and participating in the ministry of reconciliation that has been assigned to all Christians. The Father’s heart is to reconcile all humankind to Himself: people, communities, and entire nations, and you get to be a part of that!

There’s so much more that I’d love to share with you on the amazing call you have to reconcile the nations to God and to operate in the prophetic to do so. If you’re hungry to grow in your prophetic gift, or if you know you’re called to operate as a prophetic person or prophet, then I want to invite you to join me at the School of the Prophets, an event happening every August. We started this 5-day intensive school to kickstart and activate prophetic people into their destiny of transforming the world with the revelation of heaven! Find out more about this incredible event by checking out the Bethel Events Page. I hope you’ll join me.

ENCOUNTERING GOD’S LOVE (Podcast)

Thu, 21 Jun 2018 18:00:00 GMT

How do we comprehend the height, the width, the length and depth of God’s love? In this podcast, I share stories from my childhood and the unconditional love of my grandfather to invite us all into a deeper encounter with God’s love. This message will provoke you to press in for the fullness of God as I unpack Paul’s apostolic prayer in his letter to the Church in Ephesus.

DISCIPLING NATIONS

Thu, 07 Jun 2018 18:00:00 GMT

The Great Commission gives us the charge to disciple nations, but what does that practically look like? What does it look like to actually be the light of the world? In this podcast, I unpack some key truths as we learn how to make an impact in our cities and nations.

NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE WITH GOD (Pt 2)

Fri, 25 May 2018 18:00:00 GMT

How do we live free from fear where nothing is impossible for God? In this podcast, I teach that the greatest deterrent to faith is fear. Listen to hear key points to overcome fear, and how to live a life where nothing is impossible with God!

RESURRECTION

Thu, 10 May 2018 18:00:00 GMT

When Jesus rose from the dead, He disarmed rulers and authorities and triumphed over them. In today’s podcast, I go through scripture showing what Jesus did on the cross, the power of His resurrection, and what that means for us. My prayer is that you would experience Jesus’ resurrection power bringing back to life the things that have passed away.

FROM SLAVERY TO FRIENDSHIP

Fri, 13 Apr 2018 18:00:00 GMT

What does it practically look like to be a friend of God? What role does being a slave play in our relationship with God? In today’s podcast, I walk through scripture to show you how to practically grow in your relationship with God and the key to stepping into friendship with Him. God has extended such a wonderful invitation to us to be His friends and dream with Him!

THE REDEMPTIVE STORY

Wed, 07 Mar 2018 18:00:00 GMT

What does it mean to be baptized in water and the Holy Spirit? In this podcast, I continue the series and break down the story of Pentecost to parallel our journey of walking in the fullness of God’s power and authority. As I recount personal stories from the early days of this present revival, we are invited into a renewed hunger for more of God. You will be reminded that God is able, and empowers us to be who He has called us.

REVISITING THE SALVATION STORY

Fri, 23 Feb 2018 18:00:00 GMT

What is our nature in Christ? What does true justice look like? In this podcast, I continue to unpack key theological questions by laying a firm foundation in scripture. As I walk through Romans, I help us understand how Christ died not only for us, but He also died as us. This teaching will help to unravel many common misunderstandings in our theology about grace and mercy, and show us what Jesus paid for on the cross and the new covenant we live in.

GRACE, MERCY, RIGHTEOUSNESS, AND JUSTICE

Wed, 07 Feb 2018 18:00:00 GMT

Why did God put two trees in the Garden of Eden? Why is there sin in the world? In this podcast, I unpack key theological questions by laying a firm foundation in scripture. As I walk through the opening chapters of Genesis, I help us to understand the beauty of having a free will and how love requires a choice. This teaching will help to unravel many common misunderstandings in our theology about becoming a new creation and the mercy of God.

WALKING THROUGH PAIN

Thu, 12 Oct 2017 18:00:00 GMT

Jesus asked the man by the pool of Bethesda, “Do you want to get well?” There are things of what happens in our lives that are so painful so when the Healer is right in front of us asking us, “Do you want to get healed?” Jesus wants to take our pallet of pain into a pulpit of purpose. Kris practically and vulnerably outlines four points of what pain is and also how to journey out of it. We cannot always control what happens to us, but this message will help us control what’s going on in us!

HOW DO WE MANAGE OUR EMOTIONS – ABI STUMVOLL

Thu, 28 Sep 2017 18:00:00 GMT

We hope that you enjoy this guest podcast from Abi Stumvoll.

It has been said that Emotions are like kids; you cannot throw them in the trunk of your car. But you cannot let them drive it. But how do we manage our emotions in an authentic but balanced way? Abi gives shares ten practical skills of what not to do and ten skills of what to do along with stories from her own life of how to steward our feelings well rather than being controlled by them.

For more information about Abi, go to: www.abistumvoll.com

OUR BATTLE IS NOT AGAINST FLESH AND BLOOD

Thu, 14 Sep 2017 18:00:00 GMT

How do you do everything to stand, and then stand firm? Kris shares a powerful foundational message of overcoming spiritual warfare. Weaving scripture with keys from his testimony, this teaching will equip you to overcome. You were born to win, and no matter what season you are going through, this lesson will teach you how to battle and be victorious!

For more on this topic, check out Kris’ Spirit Wars e-course on Bethel.TV

MARRIAGE SERIES: LIFE AFTER DIVORCE

Thu, 24 Aug 2017 18:00:00 GMT

What does the Bible teach us concerning life after divorce, blended families, and the Church’s attitude towards divorce? Kris continues his teaching in a series on marriage by exploring scriptures and stories from his own life about marriage. This teaching will encourage you that nothing is beyond the redemptive nature of God, and God can re-commission people who have experienced divorce to live and love again.

BECOMING AN APOSTOLIC PEOPLE

Thu, 22 Jun 2017 18:00:00 GMT

How do we transform our world? Kris defines and details four attributes of apostolic people to empower us to transform our cities, nations and world. This message calls us to change your world by being an apostolic people who bring the goodness of God into every situation.

PRACTICAL PRINCIPLES FOR WEALTH

Wed, 31 May 2017 18:00:00 GMT

How do we practically create wealth in our lives? Kris shares practical lifestyle keys like tithing, investments, the power to make wealth, and biblical stewardship to equip you for a life of abundance. The Lord will help you break the power of poverty and step into biblical prosperity.

WHAT IS AN APOSTLE?

Thu, 18 May 2017 18:00:00 GMT

Kris defines what it means to be an apostle, and shares foundational truths on what it looks like to move from denominationalism to apostleships.

GERMINATE: LETTING THINGS DIE SO THAT THEY COULD LIVE

Thu, 27 Apr 2017 18:00:00 GMT

Love has won! Jesus has risen from the grave, and we have risen with Him. In this podcast, I weave multiple resurrection accounts from different gospels and the story of Lazarus to narrate a beautiful overview of the Easter story. How does God germinate the promises that may even feel like they are dead? This encouraging message from Easter Sunday will help resurrect promises in your life.

WALKING IN GODLY AUTHORITY

Thu, 13 Apr 2017 18:00:00 GMT

Kris shares about walking in the authority that God has given us on earth, and how to empower others to do the same.

THE POWER OF BELONGING: PART 3

Thu, 30 Mar 2017 18:00:00 GMT

Kris shares more on the Power of Belonging. This message was shared at Tribe , Bethel’s Young Adult Group.

TOM CRANDALL: THE OIL OF ANOINTING

Thu, 16 Mar 2017 18:00:00 GMT

We hope that you enjoy this guest podcast from Tom Crandall.

Tom shares about sonship and the power of identity. We are no longer sinners, but saints!

Tom Crandall is the Youth Pastor of Young Saints, Bethel Church, Redding CA. He and his wife Leslie have served together in full-time youth ministry for over fourteen years. They have two amazing children, Joel and Adelyn and a yellow lab named Bailey. Toms passion is to see a generation encounter God, discover their identity and purpose, and empower them to demonstrate the Kingdom in power and love to a lost world.

To learn more about Tom, go to http://www.youngsaints.com/

SERVE THE CITY

Thu, 02 Mar 2017 18:00:00 GMT

How do we lay cities at the feet of Jesus and truly see heaven come to earth? Kris narrates the prophetic history of city transformation in Redding to give practical keys of how to steward a city well. This teaching encourages us how to create a prosperous city and serve our city well – without an agenda.

EPOCH SEASONS AND KAIROS MOMENTS

Thu, 16 Feb 2017 18:00:00 GMT

When the Israelites crossed over the Jordan River, God crossed them over into a new season where He began doing things through them instead of just to them. In the same way, as we walk forward in faith into our new seasons, God brings us into divine moments and opportunities. Let’s be attentive to the new thing He is doing in our lives and in the world, always in tune to His leading.

THE POWER OF POSSIBILITY

Thu, 02 Feb 2017 18:00:00 GMT

How we see life alters our expectations and dictates what we anticipate and hope for. Are we living in anticipation of the kingdom of God or the kingdom of darkness? Many of us long for our lives to look one way, but become discouraged when we aren’t seeing transformation. Kris reminds us in this teaching that perceiving the world according to the truths of God’s Kingdom attracts the things of God in our lives. The possibility of His impact in our hearts and in the world around us is endless when we embrace His reality!

THE POWER OF BELONGING: PART 1

Thu, 19 Jan 2017 18:00:00 GMT

Every one of us was wired for connection–without it, we cannot live as our truest selves. What would happen if we truly knew we belonged and that we were loved in spite of everything we’ve ever done? In this sermon, Kris shares the story of the woman at the well to illustrate the power of connection to overcome our fears. When Jesus connects with a Samaritan woman who has been wounded by rejection, she is empowered to transform the culture around her. Let’s live as powerful children in Gods family, fully known and accepted by Him!

THE POWER OF BELONGING: PART 2

Thu, 12 Jan 2017 18:00:00 GMT

All of us long for a life filled with depth and meaning, and it starts with belonging–when we find our people, we have also found our purpose. In this continuation of last weeks teaching, Kris teaches on the 6 key aspects of belonging in community and encourages us in how to live our lives deeply connected to God and one another.

IS THERE A SKUNK ON YOUR MANTLE?

Thu, 29 Dec 2016 18:00:00 GMT

God has more than just a plan for your life–He has a divine purpose. In His grace, He can rewrite our history and use the mistakes of our past to accelerate us into a prosperous future. Though our culture often focuses on sin, God values the condition of our hearts, and He longs for us to go boldly where He calls as we set our affections on Him. May we seek to walk with Him in all things, trusting that He sees and rewards us with abundance.

MULTI-GENERATIONAL VISION

Sun, 18 Dec 2016 18:00:00 GMT

Kris teaches at the Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry on having a multi-generational vision.

CULTIVATING PROPHETIC FAMILIES: PART 2

Fri, 02 Dec 2016 18:00:00 GMT

What would happen if our children were raised in a house of dreamers who anticipate the voice of God in every facet of life? In this sermon, Kris shares five practical ways to inspire children in the prophetic and create a strong spiritual atmosphere in your home. There is no such thing as a junior Holy Spirit–lets raise up our kids as powerful forces in the Kingdom!

If you missed Part 1 , be sure to check it out!

CULTIVATING PROPHETIC FAMILIES: PART 1

Wed, 09 Nov 2016 18:00:00 GMT

Be sure to check out Part 2 of this series, as well!

RESPONSIBILITY OF ROYALTY

Fri, 28 Oct 2016 18:00:00 GMT

As sons and daughters of the King, we have inherited a royal identity. Part of our new identity means living as imitators of God, especially when it comes to the injustice around us. In this timely teaching, Kris shares the believers immense responsibility in protecting and fighting for the unborn. We have been given abundant life, and we are called to release it to others, no matter how small.

JASON VALLOTTON: EMOTIONAL PROSPERITY

Thu, 20 Oct 2016 18:00:00 GMT

Before we can effectively lead our families and others, we need to know how to lead ourselves in emotional health so that the life we are leading is sustainable. Being individually well is key to thriving inside of community! In this teaching, Jason Vallotton shares how we can get our needs met in body, soul, and spirit so we can partner with Jesus to express the joy of His kingdom. This message is from week 5 of Bethel’s Life Series.

DEVELOPING A HEALTHY SEXUAL CULTURE

Fri, 14 Oct 2016 18:00:00 GMT

God created sex, and He intends for us to enjoy it. So why is there so much shame attached to it in our culture, and how can we approach it with His perspective? How can we raise up powerful children who fight for purity? In this teaching, Kris offers steps to developing a healthy sexual culture in your marriage, your family, and your world.

BETHEL SCHOOL OF SUPERNATURAL DISCIPLESHIP

Thu, 06 Oct 2016 18:00:00 GMT

Kris spoke to students of Bethel School of Supernatural Discipleship about knowing who you belong to. You can learn more about BSSD at: http://www.bssdhumboldt.com/

LAUREN VALLOTTON: KNOWING YOUR WHY

Fri, 23 Sep 2016 18:00:00 GMT

We hope that you enjoy this guest podcast from Lauren Vallotton.

Lauren Vallotton shares the wisdom of knowing our “Why.” May you feel purpose, vision and direction today!

ABI STUMVOLL: THE GOODNESS OF RELATIONSHIP

Sat, 17 Sep 2016 18:00:00 GMT

We hope that you enjoy this guest podcast from Abi Stumvoll.

When Abi was 12 years old she prayed, If you can teach me how to love myself, I will change the world.” This simple prayer ignited an incredible adventure of uncovering the power of love. Throughout her journey she has seen love conquer the fear and torment that once seemed impossible to overcome. She now travels and teaches others how to encounter unconditional love, become wildly free, and experience abundant life.

For more information about Abi, go to: abistumvoll.com

GOD, GOVERNMENT & PROSPERITY: PART 2

Thu, 08 Sep 2016 18:00:00 GMT

Isaiah prophesied that there would be no end to the increase of Christ’s government or of peace. But what does it look like for His government of peace to increase, and how can we use our Kingdom influence to make it happen? In this teaching, Kris addresses ten things we need to remember about God’s way of governing and encourages us in how to most powerfully use our God-given freedom to bring about change in our nation and our world.

GOD, GOVERNMENT & PROSPERITY: PART 1

Thu, 01 Sep 2016 18:00:00 GMT

All authority on heaven and earth has been given to Jesus. He took the keys of dominion on earth from the devil so we could partner with him to rule the world, discipling cities and nations. In this timely message, Kris shares the nature of God’s government and Kingdom and how we as sons and daughters can catalyze Kingdom momentum as the light of the world.

JOAQUIN EVANS: PARTNERING WITH GOD’S PLEASURE

Thu, 25 Aug 2016 18:00:00 GMT

We hope that you enjoy this guest podcast from Joaquin Evans.

In this message, Joaquin talks about the joy and the breakthrough that comes in partnering with God’s goodness. You’ll hear great testimonies and learn about what brings pleasure to our Father. Living a life of faith is easier than we think.

For more information about Joaquin, go to: http://presencepursuit.com

POVERTY, RICHES & WEALTH: PART 3

Fri, 12 Aug 2016 18:00:00 GMT

Kris shares more about a wealth mindset, and how to have an identity-based perspective on money.

Be sure to listen to Part 1 and Part 2 , as well!

BSSM 2ND YEAR: DEPLOYMENT

Thu, 21 Jul 2016 18:00:00 GMT

Kris talks to 2nd year students in Bethel’s School of Supernatural Ministry about deployment and being “sent.” He also answers questions from students around this topic.

DOMINION THEOLOGY

Thu, 14 Jul 2016 18:00:00 GMT

When Jesus left the earth, He gave us His authority. We have been called to rule over darkness as powerful children of God, and all creation groans for to live boldly in this Gospel victory. Kris summons us to walk fully in the dominion Jesus died to give us so we can activate our identity as the light of the world. We were born to win!

TRANSFORMING YOUR LIFE

Thu, 07 Jul 2016 18:00:00 GMT

So many of us want our lives to change, but working from the outside in will never catalyze the changes we are searching for. In Romans 12:2, God tells us our lives are transformed when we change from the inside out, starting with our minds. Kris provides practical ways to gain control over our minds and bring lasting transformation to our lives, one thought at a time.

KINGDOM CULTURE 2016

Thu, 30 Jun 2016 18:00:00 GMT

Kris shares at the Kingdom Culture conference the importance of managing your thoughts, which create mindsets. What you don’t manage will manage you, so it’s important to watch over your mind.

UNCOMMON LEGACY: INTERVIEW WITH JASON VALLOTTON

Thu, 23 Jun 2016 18:00:00 GMT

This week’s podcast is from our friends at Uncommon Legacy. They interviewed Kris’ son, Jason, and talked about how he processed pain through divorce & heartbreak. Jason’s personal journey is a powerful illustration of God’s grace, healing and redemption. In this podcast, you will hear about the true power of forgiveness, and how to use your story to lead others to healing.

For more from Uncommon Legacy, go to: http://uncommonlegacy.com

UNITY AMONG BELIEVERS

Sat, 18 Jun 2016 18:00:00 GMT

When Kris first started at Bethel nearly 20 years ago, God gave Him a word that as a generation, we were moving away from denominationalism and into apostleship. In this teaching, he shares about his visit with the Pope and encourages believers to celebrate diversity in the Church while remaining steadfast in following Jesus. It takes all of us to understand God’s fullness, and when we harmonize with one another, we create a beautiful symphony.

POVERTY, RICHES & WEALTH: PART 2

Fri, 03 Jun 2016 18:00:00 GMT

Wealth doesn’t always reflect our relationship with God, but sometimes, it’s a fruit of how we view Him and ourselves. When we live from our identity as sons and daughters of the king, postured in hope and faith for what God can do, our lives attract God’s Kingdom. Kris speaks on the correlation between wealth and faith, encouraging believers in a fresh, identity-based perspective on money.

If you missed it, catch Part 1 here , and be sure to finish the series with Part 3 !

WHAT’S ON YOUR MIND?

Thu, 19 May 2016 18:00:00 GMT

MOTHER’S DAY WISDOM

Thu, 12 May 2016 18:00:00 GMT

In this light-hearted but insightful conversation, Kris and Kathy encourage moms on Mother’s Day, sharing wisdom they’ve gleaned together in their parenting journey. God has entrusted us with children to raise up into Him, and it’s our privilege to partner with Him to bring Heaven to Earth through our parenting!

KINGDOM FOUNDATION AT THE CROSS

Thu, 05 May 2016 18:00:00 GMT

God is merciful–but He’s also righteous. Before He can extend mercy, He must release justice. Jesus carried the weight of our guilt and led us into a restored relationship with the Father. Now, we have authority and a mandate to offer the same forgiveness to the world around us. Kris teaches on the importance of forgiving ourselves and others, offering practical ways to manage relational conflicts in light of Jesus work on the cross.

EMBRACING OUR PROPHETIC PAST

Fri, 29 Apr 2016 18:00:00 GMT

Kris talks about perseverance. Our forefathers understood that perseverance is the way of Kingdom. Keep knocking, keep asking, and don’t give up!

BOB HAZLETT: SHIFT YOUR THINKING – PART 2

Thu, 14 Apr 2016 18:00:00 GMT

We hope that you enjoy this guest podcast from Bob Hazlett.

Personal and cultural transformation comes from a change in thinking. As a man thinks in his heart, so he will be. Transformation does not come from changing behavior or laws; it comes from changing hearts and minds. The ancient prophet Isaiah revealed that God’s thinking is “as high as the heavens.” In this 2-part series, Bob reveals to us how this kind of “prophetic” heavenly thinking is available for us to bring lasting personal and cultural transformation. You can think like heaven, and when you change your thinking, you can change your world.

For more information about Bob, go to: http://bobhazlett.org

BOB HAZLETT: SHIFT YOUR THINKING – PART 1

Wed, 06 Apr 2016 18:00:00 GMT

We hope that you enjoy this guest podcast from Bob Hazlett.

For more information about Bob, go to: http://bobhazlett.org

CANDACE JOHNSON: FINDING GOD’S PEACE IN THE STORM

Fri, 01 Apr 2016 18:00:00 GMT

We hope that you enjoy this guest podcast from Candace Johnson.

Candace Johnson talks about Jesus as the Prince of Peace. Fear comes, but it’s what we do with it that matters. Being in His presence allows us to stay in peace.

For more information about Candace, go to: http://www.ibethel.org/leadership/eric-candace-johnson-2/

BSSM2: PLANS & PURPOSES

Thu, 17 Mar 2016 18:00:00 GMT

Kris speaks to 2nd Year BSSM students about God’s purposes and plans. He shares stories about his ideas that he had for his life, and how God used them to route him to his destiny.

DEVELOPING A WEALTH MENTALITY

Fri, 11 Mar 2016 18:00:00 GMT

Kris continues his series on wealth and developing a wealth mentality. It’s time to honor the people around us and move out of the land of just enough into the land of more than enough!

BSSM2: KRIS & KATHY

Thu, 03 Mar 2016 18:00:00 GMT

Kris & Kathy speak to 2nd Year BSSM students about dating, love, sex, relationships & marriage.

BSSM2: POVERTY, RICHES, & WEALTH

Thu, 25 Feb 2016 18:00:00 GMT

Kris speaks to 2nd Year Students at Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry about kingdom wealth, finances, and prosperity.

KINGDOM WEALTH - PART 2

Fri, 19 Feb 2016 18:00:00 GMT

This is the second part of Kris’ message titled, “Poverty, Riches, And Wealth.” The Lord would love to release an ecosystem on us that wherever we go prospers!

POVERTY, RICHES, AND WEALTH

Thu, 11 Feb 2016 18:00:00 GMT

Kris talks about the ways that spirituality and wealth are connected. He also teaches the difference between being rich and being wealthy.

You can continue this series with Part 2 here !

Q & A – BETHEL WOMEN’S NIGHT

Thu, 28 Jan 2016 18:00:00 GMT

Olivia Shupe interviews Kris at the Bethel Women’s Night. They discuss the topic of leadership, and how to lead yourself.

MOVING INTO FRIENDSHIP WITH GOD

Thu, 21 Jan 2016 18:00:00 GMT

Kris talks about moving into friendship with God. God wants us to move from slavery into friendship with Him. Let’s not only be led by the Spirit, but be friends with the Spirit.

SHAWN BOLZ: OPEN HEAVENS 2015

Thu, 07 Jan 2016 18:00:00 GMT

We hope that you enjoy this guest podcast from Shawn Bolz.

This message is from the last session at Bethel’s Open Heavens Conference in 2015.

For more information about Shawn, go to: translatinggod.com

Q & A WITH BSSM 2

Thu, 31 Dec 2015 18:00:00 GMT

Kris answers questions from students in 2nd Year at Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry.

HOW TO SUCCEED

Thu, 17 Dec 2015 18:00:00 GMT

Kris shares with 3rd Year BSSM students several keys to succeeding in life including perseverance, hard work, & humility.

BANNING LIEBSCHER: TIME TO SEEK THE LORD

Thu, 10 Dec 2015 18:00:00 GMT

We hope that you enjoy this guest podcast from Banning Liebscher.

Taken from our 2010 Encounter conference, this sermon from Banning Liebscher talks about how you need to be aware of what time it is right now – and it is absolutely vital to recognize that it is time for you to seek the Lord.

For more information about Banning, go to: jesusculture.com

SUSTAINABILITY

Fri, 04 Dec 2015 18:00:00 GMT

Kris talks about creating sustainability. God is a God of sustainability, and it’s important that we cultivate a healthy spiritual ecosystem in our lives. Let’s go after sustainability in every area of life!

DANNY SILK: UNPUNISHABLE – THE FRUIT OF THE CROSS

Thu, 26 Nov 2015 18:00:00 GMT

We hope that you enjoy this guest podcast from Danny Silk.

The work of the cross of Jesus Christ is either a complete work or a complete fraud. Fortunately, we know it to be the former. Therefore, the punishment of God towards sin must be completely satisfied. That being the case, all of our mistakes and sin are completely free from God’s punishments. Why then are homes and churches known for their strict rules and punishments toward human failures?

For more information about Danny, go to: www.lovingonpurpose.com

BANNING LIEBSCHER: CARRYING THE WORD OF THE LORD

Thu, 19 Nov 2015 18:00:00 GMT

We hope that you enjoy this guest podcast from Banning Liebscher.

As leaders, it’s impossible to follow God unless we know what He is saying. Getting the word of God for your life, your family and your city is an essential part of leadership. In this message, Banning dives into what it looks like spiritually and practically to carry of the word of the Lord in our lives.

For more information about Banning, go to: jesusculture.com

TRANSITION THAT REQUIRES A PURE HEART

Thu, 12 Nov 2015 18:00:00 GMT

This session is from the Fall 2015 Leaders Advance. Kris talks about keeping your heart pure in the midst of transition and changes.

LIVING IN PEACE

Thu, 05 Nov 2015 18:00:00 GMT

Kris teaches on living in peace during tough seasons. If we want to live in peace, we have to proactively go after it. It’s the kingdom in you that becomes the kingdom around you!

DANNY SILK: A CULTURE OF HONOR

Thu, 22 Oct 2015 18:00:00 GMT

We hope that you enjoy this guest podcast from Danny Silk.

Too often, the practice of honor in our modern culture is a lost art. Restoring a culture of honor to our communities and nation will come as the Church embraces the two pillars of empowering and confronting people. This message is an updated version of Danny’s first capture of Culture of Honor in 2007 that describes how Bethel practices the application of honor within our own environment. Danny will present several supporting resources for listeners to include in their journey of discovering more about this idea of honor.

For more information about Danny, go to: www.lovingonpurpose.com

STEVE & WENDY BACKLUND: BREAKING THROUGH INTO JOY

Thu, 15 Oct 2015 18:00:00 GMT

We hope that you enjoy this guest podcast from Steve & Wendy Backlund.

An increased perspective of joy and hope is one strong evidence that the renewing of the mind is working. Our joy-level is a key component of our spiritual load bearing capacity, and our hope-level is the indicator of whether we are believing lies or truth. This message reveals the biblical basis for joy, plus gives insights into how laughter is an important spiritual weapon to consistently use. Steve and Wendy also give practical insight in this message into how to increase your hope.

For more information about Steve & Wendy, go to: ignitinghope.com

HAVILAH CUNNINGTON: HOW COULD I

Thu, 01 Oct 2015 18:00:00 GMT

We hope that you enjoy this guest podcast from Havilah Cunnington.

In this session, Havilah Cunnington, the Director of Moral Revolution, teaches on the power of our sexuality and what we can learn from David and Bathsheba’s story.

For more information about Havilah & Moral Revolution, go to:

moralrevolution.com

havilahcunnington.com

BLOOD MOONS AND JUDGEMENTS

Thu, 24 Sep 2015 18:00:00 GMT

Kris talks about global prophetic words. There’s a judgment day coming, but we won’t be the judge, God will be. We should judge prophecy, but not judge people. Prophecies should bring edification, exhortation and comfort.

SUCCESS IS A TEAM SPORT

Thu, 17 Sep 2015 18:00:00 GMT

Kris talks about walking with the wise. When we walk with the wise, we become like them. We must find a counsel of leaders who will lovingly speak into our lives – people who love us too much to leave us the same!

HOW TO MENTOR

Thu, 03 Sep 2015 18:00:00 GMT

Kris teaches us that in order for us to find our destiny, we have to find our people. We’re not supposed to be with everyone, but we’re supposed to be with someone. We aren’t supposed to be everywhere, but we’re supposed to be somewhere. Kris tells us how to discover, develop and deploy others.

DENOMINATIONALISM TO APOSTLESHIPS

Wed, 19 Aug 2015 18:00:00 GMT

Kris shares how we are moving from “going” to church to “being” the church. One of the first keys to changing the world is teaching people how to think!

DAN MCCOLLAM: ANACHRONISTIC LIVING

Thu, 23 Jul 2015 18:00:00 GMT

We hope that you enjoy this guest podcast from Dan McCollam.

Discover the principles of living powerfully and practically in the present while possessing a prophetic vision of a more desirable future.

For more information about Dan, go to: soundsofthenations.com

WHAT’S IN A NAME?

Thu, 16 Jul 2015 18:00:00 GMT

We respond to our environment according to the way we see ourselves. Words spoken to us become names that we carry in our hearts. It is so important that we live by our God-given names and not by names that tie us to bondage. We must break free of all aliases that we have been given by the world.

STEVE & WENDY BACKLUND: 4 LIFE CHANGING BELIEFS

Thu, 09 Jul 2015 18:00:00 GMT

We hope that you enjoy this guest podcast from Steve & Wendy Backlund.

The renewing of the mind does not necessarily happen through Bible reading or church attendance, but it will occur when we decide to believe specific truths. This message reveals four powerful truths to believe for radical transformation and increased influence. Get ready to have lies obliterated. Get ready to laugh, and get ready to receive unreasonable optimism through this message.

For more information about Steve & Wendy, go to: ignitinghope.com

KINGDOM CULTURE CONFERENCE HOPE FOR THE NATIONS

Wed, 01 Jul 2015 18:00:00 GMT

We’ve been called to be fathers and mothers of nations! We all carry a supernatural hope, which empowers us to bring Kingdom influence to our cities and nations. (This message is from the Kingdom Culture Conference in June 2015.)

UNDERSTANDING THE SCRIPTURES: PART 1

Thu, 18 Jun 2015 18:00:00 GMT

Kris sheds light on how believers are to relate to the Word of God. It’s important that we hold each truth in tension, live on the proceeding word of God, and build precept upon precept. The point of reading the Bible is to come into a relationship with the Author and join His ministry of redemption and reconciliation!

THE GOSPEL OF POWER

Thu, 04 Jun 2015 18:00:00 GMT

Kris preaches on the gospel of power. In the book of Acts, we see that the early church needed the baptism of the Holy Spirit in order to be witnesses of Jesus throughout the world. Jesus always intended for us to do greater works than Him! In order to do that, let’s believe and step out in faith.

THE HUMAN PODCAST: A PASTOR, GOD, & SEX

Thu, 28 May 2015 18:00:00 GMT

Kris had the privilege of being a guest on The Human Podcast. The topic was sex, love, relationships, and everything in between. More info about The Human Podcast is at: http://www.thehumanpodcast.com

BY FAITH

Wed, 29 Apr 2015 18:00:00 GMT

When the disciples called on Jesus to calm the storm, He rebuked them for their lack of faith. It wasn’t the size of their faith, but rather the brevity their faith they were rebuked for. By faith we have everything we need to resist temptation, walk in our destinies, and stand in the presence of God. Carry your faith with you always!

WHERE IS YOUR FAITH?

Sun, 05 Apr 2015 18:00:00 GMT

Many times in life when storms come, our faith is challenged. Its important in those times to believe in God, and in the work He has done in you. God gives you faith to get through to the other side of the storm, so remember who you are in Him, and who He is in you.

ESTHER – EXTENDING THE ROYAL SCEPTER: PART 2

Mon, 02 Mar 2015 18:00:00 GMT

Esther – Extending The Royal Scepter: Part 2

INTERVIEW ON THE INSIDE VIEW

Wed, 11 Feb 2015 18:00:00 GMT

Kris was a guest on The Inside View radio show, hosted by Salvador SeBasco. In this interview, Kris & Salvador discuss Kris’ new book, School of the Prophets.

ESTHER – EXTENDING THE ROYAL SCEPTER PART 1

Thu, 05 Feb 2015 18:00:00 GMT

Kris shares a prophetic word for 2015. This is the year of the book of Esther, where we will be in a season of preparation as God heals us and makes us whole. We will learn how to walk as royalty so that we may influence the influential.

DEALING WITH DARK SEASONS

Tue, 20 Jan 2015 18:00:00 GMT

Kris teaches on how to encourage the people around us who are walking through dark times. Sometimes we have to go into warfare with others in order to build them up. We are in a season of encouraging the weak and exhausted, and strengthening the feeble.

THE PATH TO PEACE

Tue, 06 Jan 2015 18:00:00 GMT

Kris shares several keys to having peace in your life, overcoming discouragement, and not letting fear tell you what to do.

HEALTHY FAMILIES

Wed, 03 Dec 2014 18:00:00 GMT

Kris shares 4 foundational core values to building a healthy family.

THE CULTURE OF ENCOURAGEMENT

Thu, 06 Nov 2014 18:00:00 GMT

Kris teaches on attributes of courage. We are called to be courageous, and it takes courage to follow Jesus. Beyond that, it takes courage to be in covenant with others and stand together in difficult seasons. God is calling us to be people of covenant who refuse to give up!

SOUL FOOD

Mon, 13 Oct 2014 18:00:00 GMT

SOUL FOOD PODCAST NOTES

What do you do to restore your soul? What do you do to restore your creativity and compassion? We are constantly going through transition of some kind, it’s just the nature of life. But, on that journey only you know how you’re doing internally. You are responsible for the wellness of your soul—not you wife, friends, boss, not even God (although He certainly can help).

In this week’s podcast, I share the Seven Enemies of Your Soul and how you counteract the havoc they can wreak.

7 Enemies of Your Soul:

Creating expectations in others that you can’t fulfill
Imagining the worst in challenging situations
Living in regret for you past decisions or sins
Refusing to forgive others or yourself
Not setting boundaries with disrespectful people
Trying to live up to the expectations of others
Taking yourself too seriously

7 Habits of Healthy People:

Develop a healthy rhythm for your life—don’t over promise and under perform
In challenging situations, instead of imagining the worst, ask God what He has to say and then imagine what that would look like
Past failures become today’s wisdom when we process them through the cross — life experiences set us up to make better decisions in the future
Make it your goal to have no offense
Respect yourself and don’t be a martyr (in the context of the command to love your enemies)
Live to please the Lord, not people...remember, miserable people want someone to blame for their miserable life
We need to laugh a lot...especially when we make mistakes

Scripture: 3 John 2, Psalms 23, Philippians 4, 2 Corinthians 12:9-11

DOES GOD KNOW YOU?

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 18:00:00 GMT

Kris challenges us to open up to God and let Him speak into our hearts. It’s important to know God, but does God know you? The Lord wants to know where your heart is, and He needs you to give Him access and invite Him in. God wants to know us intimately so be encouraged to be real and live authentically before Him, with nothing hidden.

STEPS TO SUCCESSFUL LIVING IN THE KINGDOM PART 2

Tue, 02 Sep 2014 18:00:00 GMT

Kris continues teaching on keys to successful living in the Kingdom by highlighting the importance of being thankful. Thankfulness is the door to happiness and the gate to Heaven. It is like a field that must be cultivated, weeded and seeded, and humility is like the soil that cultivates a thankful heart. When the Lord puts you on display it is important to be thankful and remain humble, taking the lower seat just as Jesus did.

STEPS TO SUCCESSFUL LIVING IN THE KINGDOM- PART 1

Mon, 25 Aug 2014 18:00:00 GMT

Kris shares steps to successful living in the Kingdom. Be present and live in the “now,” so that you can receive the fullness of what God has planned for you in each moment. Keep thankfulness in the forefront of your mind, remembering that it was by grace, while we were yet sinners, that God chose us. Focus on your vision for your life, because this will give your process and pain a purpose. And lastly, persevere, knowing that this will build character.

THE THEOLOGY OF EMPOWERING WOMEN: PART 2

Tue, 22 Jul 2014 18:00:00 GMT

Kris continues his series on giving authority to women in and out of the church. Kris sheds light and brings understanding to Paul’s verses in 1 Corinthians regarding women. If you look at the Bible as a whole, women are empowered throughout. Jesus doesn’t just love women, He empowers them, and it’s time that we do the same!

Click here for Part 1 .

THE THEOLOGY OF EMPOWERING WOMEN: PART 1

Mon, 07 Jul 2014 18:00:00 GMT

Kris teaches on the roles of women in and outside of the church, and encourages women to go after their dreams. He shows us the importance of context and unpacks Paul’s letter to the Corinthians with an emphasis on women, demonstrating that they are free, equal and powerful.

Click here for Part 2.

PROPHECY & PROPHETS: PART 4

Sun, 11 May 2014 18:00:00 GMT

Kris teaches on the days of Daniel, as he continues his series on Prophecy & Prophets.

A CITY UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE KINGDOM

Mon, 07 Apr 2014 18:00:00 GMT

Kris casts vision for living by the spirit and being compelled by love. It is important to be lead by the spirit, just as Jesus was. Ultimately our goal in releasing the Kingdom should simply be to love people, as we trust that our heavenly Father will bring them to the place he wants them in.

MARRIAGE & COVENANT

Sun, 02 Feb 2014 18:00:00 GMT

Kris & Kathy discuss covenant relationships, with BSSM students. It is only covenantal love that will sustain you through hard times.

APOSTOLIC IMPARTATION

Tue, 28 Jan 2014 18:00:00 GMT

Anointing comes from experience, not articulation. Articulation without impartation results in people knowing but not being. You must BE first and DO second!

WALKING, LEAPING, & PRAISING GOD

Wed, 08 Jan 2014 18:00:00 GMT

We were made to live as a whole person in spirit, soul, and body. When Jesus healed people, He healed in a way so that the person would become a whole person. In this message, Kris shares how to live a lifestyle of wholeness.

WEBINAR WITH FULLER THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY

Mon, 02 Dec 2013 18:00:00 GMT

Kris shares insights through this webinar on Prophetic Preaching. The webinar was between Kris and Mark Labberton, President of Fuller Theological Seminary, and hosted by Tim Dearborn, Director of the Ogilvie Institute of Preaching.

HOW REVIVAL ENDS

Thu, 21 Nov 2013 18:00:00 GMT

Kris shares how to protect revival by having healthy relationships and guarding our hearts against offense.

WILL THESE BONES LIVE?

Sun, 10 Nov 2013 18:00:00 GMT

We are called to be carriers of light. We have the privilege of telling the world what Jesus thinks. We are revelation and preservation to the world.

LIVING A PROPHETIC LIFESTYLE

Tue, 08 Oct 2013 18:00:00 GMT

A relationship with God is essential to living a prophetic lifestyle. We must always be looking to God to see what He is saying about our circumstances. Instead of complaining about our circumstances, we should be prophesying into them.

WALKING OUT OF PAIN: PART 2

Sun, 22 Sep 2013 18:00:00 GMT

While mourning is a necessary process that we need to go through in times of loss, we do not want to stay indefinitely in that place of sadness. Often our emotional pain is a sign of something deeper that we need to deal with.

WALKING OUT OF PAIN: PART 1

Wed, 11 Sep 2013 18:00:00 GMT

Kris inspires us to not be afraid of pain. Pain has a purpose, so it is important to go through it, and not around it.

MORAL REVOLUTION

Mon, 12 Aug 2013 18:00:00 GMT

The world perverts sex but the kingdom celebrates it! Is it possible that there is so much sexual perversion in the world because the church has largely kept silent about what God thinks about it? The truth is that we have something positive to say about sex and the world is desperate to hear it!

FOLLOWING JESUS

Mon, 22 Jul 2013 18:00:00 GMT

Kris shares what it means to truly be followers of Jesus. Instead of just winning converts to Christianity, we need to foster followers of Jesus.

PURITY

Thu, 11 Jul 2013 18:00:00 GMT

Kris discusses sexual purity with School of Worship students. The value of your virginity is in the blood, sweat, and tears that it takes to get from the battlefield to the bedroom.

REBUILDING RUINED CITIES

Tue, 25 Jun 2013 18:00:00 GMT

We are called to transform cities and nations. The Lord wants us to not only restore cities but give cities identities. Some cities are just one encounter away from an identity change.

WRITING INTO ETERNITY

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 18:00:00 GMT

Kris shares the power of writing. When we write down the things that God reveals to us, those revelations can be passed from generation to generation.

THERE’S ALWAYS ENOUGH

Tue, 07 May 2013 18:00:00 GMT

Kris shares a prophetic teaching about understanding the season we are in, and having hope to believe what God has promised.

BITTERNESS IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY DESTROYER

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:00:00 GMT

Once you have forgiven someone, you cannot bring up a past situation to justify a present offense. Forgiveness restores the standard.

TOMB ROBBER

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 18:00:00 GMT

Kris shares 10 signs that you have been raised from the dead with Christ and are now living a resurrected life.

WORKING WITH THE ANGELS

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 18:00:00 GMT

Kris shares with school of ministry students the importance of submitting to authority and working under an apostolic mantle. When we move from denominationalism to apostleships, we will have access to the angelic realm.

PROPHETS AND NATIONS

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 18:00:00 GMT

God wants to transform the world, and there’s more than 1 way to do it. Kris shares the 6 different types of prophets, and how God uses different people to accomplish different things. God has called prophets to make friends with the world.

GENEROSITY IS THE PATHWAY TO REVIVAL

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 18:00:00 GMT

Kris shares with school of ministry students the importance of giving, and how it opens the door to revelation and revival.

HOPE THE DIVINE X – FACTOR

Tue, 05 Feb 2013 18:00:00 GMT

Faith sees; hope feels; and love never fails. There is actually no such thing as blind faith, because faith sees what is not yet visible, hopes for what is not yet viable, and trusts long before someone is reliable.

OUR CALL TO WORSHIP

Tue, 29 Jan 2013 18:00:00 GMT

We were created to worship. Worship isn’t something you do; it is something you are. The Father isn’t looking for worship; He is looking for worshippers.

ALL THE KING’S MEN: PART 1

Wed, 23 Jan 2013 18:00:00 GMT

This is part 1 of a series about King David, and what we can learn from his life and the lives of his men. In this part, Kris shares about covenant. Jonathan and David are a healthy example of a covenant relationship.

Inspired Thinking and Why It Is the Answer to Your Problems

LEADERS ADVANCE - BLESSED TO BE A BLESSING

SERMON - THINGS DADS DO

SERMON - BECOMING A CULTURAL ARCHITECT

SERMON - YOUR WORDS CREATE WORLDS

SERMON - DO YOU BELIEVE IN PROVIDENCE?

SERMON - WE WERE BORN FOR A FIGHT

SERMON - MOVING INTO FRIENDSHIP WITH GOD

SERMON - HOW TO CHOOSE COMPASSION AND CONNECTION OVER SHAME

CULTIVATING PROPHETIC FAMILIES: PART 1

SERMON - WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE NOBLE?

SERMON - THE STORY OF RESURRECTION

SERMON - DECLARING WAR ON FATHERLESSNESS

SERMON - BUILDING APOSTOLIC PEOPLE

SERMON - RECOVERING THE BEAUTY OF PASSION

SERMON - DEVELOPING HOUSES OF ACTS

SERMON - WHO IS YOUR SPIRIT GUIDE

SERMON - STEWARDING ENCOUNTERS IN REVIVAL

SERMON - ANSWERING THE CALL TO RADICAL FAITH: PART 3

Sermon - Encounters Of The Third Heaven Kind

Sermon - Answering The Call To Radical Faith: Part 2

SERMON - UNLOCKING THE MIND OF CHRIST THROUGH DREAMS

SERMON - RESTING IN FAITH

RESTING IN FAITH SERMON NOTES

SERMON - ANSWERING THE CALL TO RADICAL FAITH

ANSWERING THE CALL TO RADICAL FAITH SERMON NOTES

SERMON - PARTNERING WITH FAITH AND ACTION

PARTNERING WITH FAITH AND ACTION SERMON NOTES

SERMON - WAITING FOR THE PROMISE

WAITING FOR THE PROMISE NOTES

SERMON - UNLEASHING THE KINGDOM

UNLEASHING THE KINGDOM SERMON NOTES

SERMON - OUR STORY WITH KRIS AND KATHY

OUR STORY WITH KRIS AND KATHY SERMON NOTES

SERMON - PERSEVERANCE, SACRIFICE AND SUFFERING

PERSEVERANCE, SACRIFICE AND SUFFERING SERMON NOTES

SERMON - THE POWER OF LEADERSHIP TO TRANSFORM THE GLOBAL CHURCH

THE POWER OF LEADERSHIP

﻿ TO TRANSFORM THE GLOBAL CHURCH SERMON NOTES

SERMON - THE POWER OF FAITH

THE POWER OF FAITH SERMON NOTES

SERMON - THE SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD

THE SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD SERMON NOTES

SERMON - MY PRESENCE WILL GO WITH YOU

MY PRESENCE WILL GO WITH YOU SERMON NOTES

SERMON - BUILDING A PILLAR OF JUSTICE

BUILDING A PILLAR OF JUSTICE SERMON NOTES

SERMON - HOW DO I RECEIVE HOLY SPIRIT EMPOWERMENT?

HOW TO RECEIVE HOLY SPIRIT EMPOWERMENT SERMON NOTES

SERMON - HOW TO LIVE WITH ETERNITY IN MIND

HOW TO LIVE WITH ETERNITY IN MIND SERMON NOTES

SERMON - ALL THINGS WORK TOGETHER FOR GOOD: PART 2

ALL THINGS WORD TOGETHER FOR GOOD: PART 2 SERMON NOTES

CULTURAL CATALYSTS - NAVIGATING THE RESTORATION OF MASCULINITY

NAVIGATING THE RESTORATION OF MASCULINITY

SERMON - HUMILITY: THE TOWEL IS MIGHTIER THAN THE SWORD

THE TOWEL IS MIGHTIER THAN THE SWORD PODCAST NOTES

CULTURAL CATALYSTS - WHY YOUR ADDICTION ISN'T THE PROBLEM

WHY YOUR ADDICTION ISN'T THE PROBLEM

SERMON - THE IMPACT OF A FATHER

THE IMPACT OF A FATHER PODCAST NOTES

CULTURAL CATALYSTS - IS AMERICA A CHRISTIAN NATION?

CULTURAL CATALYSTS - IS AMERICA A CHRISTIAN NATION?

SERMON - ALL THINGS WORK TOGETHER FOR GOOD: PART 1

ALL THINGS WORD TOGETHER FOR GOOD: PART 1 SERMON NOTES

CULTURAL CATALYSTS - WHY TAKING OFF OFFENSE LEADS TO FREEDOM

WHY TAKING OFF OFFENSE LEADS TO FREEDOM

SERMON - GIVE ME YOUR ASHES: PART 2

CULTURAL CATALYSTS - WHY EVERY GREAT LEADER NEEDS A FATHER

WHY EVERY GREAT LEADER NEEDS A FATHER

SERMON - GIVE ME YOUR ASHES: PART 1

CULTURAL CATALYSTS - HOW TO BECOME A MAN THAT ACTUALLY CHANGES HISTORY

HOW TO BECOME A MAN THAT ACTUALLY CHANGES HISTORY

CULTURAL CATALYSTS - HOW TO BE A SOLUTION TO THE FATHERLESSNESS EPIDEMIC

HOW TO BE A SOLUTION TO THE FATHERLESSNESS EPIDEMIC

CULTURAL CATALYSTS - CULTIVATING FAMILY AMONGST DIVERSE CULTURES PART 2

HOW TO BE A SOLUTION TO THE FATHERLESSNESS EPIDEMIC

CULTURAL CATALYSTS - A BIBLICAL PERSPECTIVE ON DEBT, TITHING AND GENERATIONAL WEALTH

A BIBLICAL PERSPECTIVE ON DEBT, TITHING & WEALTH

SERMON - WHY PROPHETIC MINISTRY LEADS TO GENERATIONAL RESTORATION

TO TRANSFORM THE GLOBAL CHURCH SERMON NOTES