Experts in the counseling arena predict that we subconsciously send ourselves somewhere around 1,500 messages per minute. Of course, most of these “scripts” we are unaware of, but over time they have formed a construct of belief that has served as the guidance system for every decision we make.

As an equipping minister to the Body of Christ, my daily task is to assist people in discovery of the self-defeating cycles that they have empowered through agreement with lies. The Bible refers to this process as “renewing the mind” with truth.

“…be transformed by the renewal of your mind.”

It is an essential, ongoing, proactive process that changes us “from glory to glory.” It is absolutely necessary if we are going to fulfill the God-ordained purposes for which we have all been created.

“…so that you may prove for yourselves what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God, even the thing which is good and acceptable and perfect in His sight for you.”

If we are going to change our self-talk (the internal dialogue that we have with ourselves about ourselves), we must make the Scriptures our “script.”

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Anyone who spends a significant amount of time working in the ministry should be quick to agree that we living in times of great change and experiencing continuous adjustment in the way that we think and do things. Though we are guardians and carriers of an eternal, universal message that is applicable to all peoples in all places, we must stay flexible concerning the state of our wine skin lest we confuse cultural traditional expression with truth. The following are five observations that I believe are significant shifts taking place in the message of the church today.

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The church that Jesus is building does not need to rely on slick human marketing techniques in order to grow. It is a living, breathing, loving, ever-expanding part of His kingdom that relies soley upon His Spirit for life, vitality, leadership, and direction.

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I have been in many situations where I have heard different kinds of indictments raised against the “church.” From disappointed members to disillusioned pastors, there never seems to be a shortage of criticism available to be meted out at the Body of Christ.

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There is an emerging company of people who have given themselves to live out their physical lives on the earth for the express purpose of doing the will of the Father. They realize that their lives are not their own, because they have been redeemed with a costly price. 

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I have been noticing a principle in motion during times of anointed apostolic and prophetic communication. When preaching, teaching, etc. in sync with the Holy Spirit many times things are said that are not planned or noted to be conveyed at that particular time. Words spoken under this unction create “pathways of possibility.” They also release a dynamic of faith that provides the impetus to begin to move there.

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“After all, though you should have ten thousand teachers (guides to direct you) in Christ, yet you do not have many fathers. For I became your father in Christ Jesus through the glad tidings (the Gospel).” [1 Corinthians 4:15]

Tomorrow is Father’s Day. Many families will be spending time together and celebrating. Let us also remember to show appreciation to the spiritual fathers who have sacrified to see us become established in the faith. 

I’m going to defer to Seth Barnes and Gary Black as they share this great word about spiritual fathering.

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Over the past few months I have become captivated by a particular term, “breakthrough.” Maybe it is due to the escalation of change that we are presently experiencing in the spirit. One thing is for sure, the Church is in a significant season of transformation.

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I have been reading (for the third time) a book that I believe has been a forerunner to a lot of what is happening in the Kingdom right now. Even though it has been out for five years now, “When Heaven Invades Earth” by Bill Johnson, is packed with revelatory insights that can help us to function in our heavenly calling as we carry out the Great Commission.

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During the discipleship time in our local church, we have been studying the 50 commands of Christ that are listed throughout the four gospel narratives. We decided in January to dedicate the entire year to study one command per week.

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