Exposing Deception and Discerning Cults JESUS WARNED ABOUT FALSE PROPHETS AND CULTS When Jesus taught on the end times, He warned us to beware of false teachers who could gain a large following, thus starting new cults. Jesus twice emphasized that “many” will respond to false leaders (v. 5, 11). False teaching will accelerate (v. [...]

THE CALL TO WIN THE LOST AND MAKE DISCIPLES 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations…20 teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age. (Mt. 28:19-20) The Holy Spirit is calling all believers to go, [...]

CALLED TO ENCOUNTER INTIMACY WITH GOD The Spirit is calling the Church into deep intimacy with God. My early ministry was focused only on evangelism. I had no theology for praying for revival or for focusing on intimacy with God. In May 1983, during a corporate 21-day fast, the Lord spoke audibly in the context [...]

FUNCTIONING IN THE SPIRITUAL GIFTS The Spirit is speaking to the Church about being vessels of His supernatural ministry by functioning in the spiritual gifts and using our authority in Christ. He does not want the Church to be ignorant of the spiritual gifts. Faith comes be hearing and hearing the Word of God (Rom. [...]

REVELATION 4 IS THE HIGHEST REVELATION OF GOD’S BEAUTY IN SCRIPTURE 2 I was in the Spirit and…Throne set in heaven, and One sat on the Throne. 3 He who sat there was like a jasper (diamond like) and a sardius stone (deep red) in appearance; and there was a rainbow around the Throne, in [...]