The Dress Rehearsal (Good Friday) In Genesis 12, God planted a great dream in Abraham’s heart. By the time we get to Genesis 22,  his dream is alive and doing very well. God has given him land, livestock, a large staff, great wealth, and, most importantly, Isaac, through whom the promise of becoming a great […]

A Lesson from Gethsemane (Passion Week) Several years ago I was observing a small herd of elk one evening just before dark. The wind was just right, blowing my scent away from them, and I had just enough cover between the herd and myself to creep within twenty yards or so. Eventually, just to see […]

Checkmate Is Coming My brother, Tim Sheets, has an exceptional grasp of angels and angel armies. He understands, perhaps better than anyone I know, the activities of heaven and how the Godhead interacts with the Ekklesia, and has even written a book about it. At a prophetic conference Tim held not long ago, he stirred […]

An Urgent Call to Action Some issues we take up on our posts are not pleasant to deal with; this is one of them, but trust me when I say we MUST pray and take action on this issue. It is HR 5 – the [In]Equality Act. The church slept when prayer was removed from […]

Remember to Bring Your Umbrella My good friend, Zane Anderson, keeps an umbrella in his prayer closet. That would be a bit strange anywhere. But in Arizona, it’s even more strange because rain is not typically in the forecast; in southern Arizona, they don’t get a lot of rain. Zane keeps it there to remind […]

Women Who Made Their Mark on America  There are so many days, weeks, and months set aside to honor individuals, professions and people groups it is getting hard to keep up. (I’m waiting for Redneck Appreciation Day so I and others can finally get the honor we deserve! From duct tape ingenuity to monster trucks, […]

Winning the Battle for Freedom of Speech “And He said to them, ‘Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.’ And they went out and preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them, and confirmed the word by the signs that followed.” (Mark 16:15, 20 NASB). This is part of what […]

Filling the Bowls In discussing why persevering prayer is necessary, we have looked at several issues. First, we noted that God’s power is present in us, the church, not just heaven. He wants and needs this power to flow from us. Prayer is more than simply asking God to do something; we release His power […]

Measurable Levels of Power We are discussing why it typically takes persevering prayer to receive the answer to most prayers. Yesterday we looked at the fact that we are a reservoir for God’s power. We are His instruments and outlets of His life. I think you’ll find today’s post enlightening, as well. We do not […]

Conduits of His Power Yesterday we discussed the need for persistence in prayer. But why is persistence required? Does God have a certain amount of prayers required for certain situations? Do we “talk Him into” doing things? Does God ever “finally decide” to do something? Do we “earn” answers through hard work or perseverance? The […]