INTRODUCTION Premise: the issues that determine who we are and how we live are found in how we relate to Jesus in our past, present and future. All three provide keys that shape us and unlock our heart. Jesus desires to unlock our heart that we might be fully alive. We encounter Him in issues [...]

THE NEED FOR VISION AND FOCUS Where there is no vision, the people perish. (Proverbs 29:18, KJV) Where there is no revelation, the people cast off restraint (Proverbs 29:18) COMPONENTS OF A FOCUSED LIFE 1.Overall life vision – primary purpose in life 2.Life goals – applying my life vision to each specific area of my [...]

OVERVIEW OF DAVID’S LIFE BEFORE LIVING IN ZIKLAG David’s experiences in Ziklag give us insight into what he understood about God’s heart. The Lord describes David as a man after His own heart. David committed to obey the commands of God’s heart and he studied the emotions of God’s heart more than any other in [...]

EXPERIENCING GOD’S POWER AND RIGHTLY PERCEIVING HOW IT OPERATES We need revelation to see how God has wisely chosen to release power in His Kingdom. We must consider the release of God’s power internally, externally, temporally and eternally. We need our eyes opened to the revelation of our authority in Christ now to experience God’s [...]

INTRODUCTION It says in verse 16, “I…” —Paul the apostle—“do not cease to give thanks for you”—I did not stop—“making mention of you in my prayers” —here’s the prayer—“that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of Glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him” [...]