Leadership requires an intense amount of commitment, drive and hard work. How can you lead well in a way that can be sustained long-term? There are biblical leadership fundamentals that can help you fulfill your kingdom mission without experiencing burnout. These essential truths center around the following five areas: presence, purpose, plans, perseverance and people. …
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David “Racer” Botkin reached the top ranks of rodeo announcing, but Racer fell hard when life exposed his weakness. Racer said, “I had my life in the wrong order. I put Christ into my life but failed to put my life into Christ.” We all know that if Christ is not first, everything is out …
I have a friend who likes to respond to a friendly question about how he is doing with the witty truism, “I’m too blessed to be stressed!” Sometimes he follows this spiritual affirmation with, “I’m too anointed to be disappointed!” In Numbers 6:24, Moses’ brother Aaron was given a priestly blessing to speak over his …
What God wants for us more than anything is to succeed. He has a destiny for each of us. In order to fulfill the purpose He has for us, we have to run the race He has set out for us. We have to follow Him. Most of us have no idea what that entails, …
When the Lord took us from our home in South Africa and led us to Mexico, we weren’t prepared for the new level of spiritual warfare. We were an infant ministry just trying to get off the ground. We had a small mailing list and a few ministry contacts. Before the Lord allowed us to …
Despite the claims of Star Trek‘s “Federation of Planets,” life’s “Prime Directive” is not the requirement that during interstellar travel, one is not supposed to interfere with another civilization so as to change its history. We would never do that. The prime directive of life has actually been set by God Himself, and it pertains …
Do you want to hear God’s voice and prophesy but don’t know where to begin? If you desire greater intimacy with Jesus and encounters with him, you will learn a lot from my friend, Kathy DeGraw. I had the honor of having her on my podcast, Adventures in the Spirit recently as we talked about …
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We are in the hour of the watchman! God is calling watchmen from all walks of life to watch and pray—to intercede without ceasing; to bind the enemy’s plans and to wait for the King of Glory. At Awakening House of Prayer‘s Ft. Lauderdale campus, during an intimate time of worship, the Holy Spirit began …
You can tell a lot about a person by their shoes. In fact, you can tell a lot about a believer by the shoes they are wearing. As believers, we must have different shoes in our closet because not every shoe is right for the occasion. There are spiritual shoes God sets aside for us …
The post-COVID church is experiencing a new awakening. It is true that crisis is an accelerator, and COVID-19 was that to the American church. The pandemic accelerated the decline in church attendance. There is no greater time in history to go back to God’s original intention of what the local church is to resemble. The …
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Ever encounter a conundrum, which is a difficult or confusing problem or mystery you can’t solve? In Romans 7, Paul shares a conundrum that I identify with, and I expect, if you are honest, you do too. Like any problem or mystery, I want to solve any conundrum I come up against in 30 minutes …
The human voice is powerful. It has the capacity to build up, tear down, bring to life or curse to death. James describes the tongue as a rudder that sets the course of our lives. The voice is also vulnerable. It’s directly connected to our personhood and identity. Science has proven that our DNA contains …
Are you tired of being tired? I was recently talking with a friend, and he said, “Every little thing feels like a chore. I am constantly tired.” Tiredness is common in our time. I am not sure if it’s a part of the COVID-19 aftermath or something else. It may be a part of the …
Have you heard the saying “talking trash”? Talking trash is a worldwide colloquialism for when a person is insulting or badgering another individual. Talking trash happens readily at sporting events. Boxing weigh-ins and NBA games are the headliners for trash talk. Talking trash is used to get inside someone’s head and throw off their concentration. …
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Direction determines destiny. Most people have experienced the frustration of having embarked upon a journey toward a destination only to discover that somewhere along the way they veered off course. Intended purposes and schedules may have been thwarted. Precious time and opportunities have been lost. Imagine the anguish of heart for those who missed that …
