During the Feast of Trumpets, one of the phrases from the prophetic outlook was that this will be a year of spiritual conflict and God wants to equip us with the wisdom needed to combat those conflicts. In the third and final part of this series, we look at some examples in scripture of avoidance to better understand the heart behind it, why it occurs, and the consequences that it produces. Fleeing to Egypt Jerusalem had been conquered by Babylon, King Zedekiah was captured,

During the Feast of Trumpets, one of the phrases from the prophetic outlook was that this will be a year of spiritual conflict and God wants to equip us with the wisdom needed to combat those conflicts. In part 2 of this series, we look at the story of a king in scripture who was considered righteous, yet made a decision to do things his own way. King Asa King Asa was the great grandson of King Solomon and "Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God" (2 C

During the Feast of Trumpets, one of the phrases from the prophetic outlook was that this will be a year of spiritual conflict and God wants to equip us with the wisdom needed to combat those conflicts. In this message, we look at three situations in scripture where humans try to resolve conflict on their own through aggression. Peter Peter was known for being very overzealous which actually would get in his way. In Matthew 26:31-36, Jesus tells His disciples that they will b

The Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) is known as the holiest and most solemn day of the year. According to Leviticus 16:29-30, it is to be kept on the 10th day of the 7th month and it is a day where you shall afflict your souls. In this message, we went on a journey throughout history in God’s Word to get a deeper understanding of the heart behind this. Our journey began with a garden. In Genesis 2:8-10, we see that the LORD God plants a garden eastward in Eden and made every tr

How many times have you heard the phrase, “I’m not good enough”? Whether in your thoughts, in your harvest field, or even being said out of your own mouth? The heart behind that phrase is seeing a lack in our own human ability and then letting that prevent us from fully serving God. In other words, it becomes an excuse. So, do we see in any other people in scripture who felt like they were not "good enough" and saw a lack in their own human ability. If so, what wisdom can we

Tisha B'Av is a day of fasting and mourning for the destruction of the 1st and 2nd temple which occurs this year on Thursday, July 23rd. In this message, we took a look at the history behind the destruction of the 1st temple and how it links to one specific king of Judah. At Second Passover this year, I gave a message about King Hezekiah on how he restored the house of the LORD and celebrated Second Passover. This message started off with a recap of the remainder of King Heze

Two weeks ago at Pentecost, God asked us, "Do you want to get pickled (be forever changed) in the area of priesthood?" Did you accept that offer? If you think you did, then who have you been a priest to in the past 2 weeks? The reality is, if Pentecost was just another event and you went back to your daily life, then you didn't get pickled and you have missed out on 2 weeks of harvest!! In recent messages, God has been instructing us to reflect on identities and images. When