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Table of Contents
Introduction by Wade Taylor.................................................... 7
Author's Introduction................................................................ 9
God Hater....................................................................9
Chapter 1................................................................................... 11
The Real Gospel........................................................................11
Preacher John............................................................ 11
The Creator Speaks................................................... 13
Reading Contradictions.............................................15
Hounded by Heaven..................................................16
The Gospel is the Power...........................................18
Chapter 2 ..................................................................................21
Living Free................................................................................ 21
My First Church........................................................ 25
My Second Church....................................................26
The Gift vs The Man................................................. 29
Chapter 4 ..................................................................................33
Open Heavens........................................................................... 33
Filled......................................................................... 33
Hunger like a Crazy Man.......................................... 34
The Enemy Comes.................................................... 35
Crazy Love................................................................36
Freedom Overtakes Me.............................................37
Righteousness, Peace and Joy...................................38
Chapter 5...................................................................................39
Visitations.................................................................................. 39
Faithful God.............................................................. 70
The Way Back Home................................................ 71
Enoch and Elijah....................................................... 74
Loving Correction..................................................... 78
Chapter 9 ..................................................................................79
Kingdom vs Churchianity....................................................... 79
Home Church............................................................ 79
Invited Back to Church............................................. 80
Pastoral Authority.....................................................86
Understanding Biblical Authority ............................87
Chapter 10 ...............................................................................91
Truth........................................................................100
Comfort and Ease....................................................100
Simple Solution.......................................................102
Going Deeper.......................................................... 102
Two Anointings....................................................... 103
The Gift is to Produce Relationship........................108
No Little Foxes........................................................110
Pure Heart / Clean Hands........................................ 110
Prayer Time............................................................. 111
Two Trees................................................................ 111
Two Churches..........................................................114
Chapter 12 .............................................................................. 117
Teaching Prophetic Living.....................................................117
Neck Boy.................................................................118
Amplifiers in Heaven.............................................. 121
The Simplicity of Christ..........................................122
Breaking With Tradition..........................................123
Taking Down the High Places.................................124
Principle of Tradition vs Glory...............................126
How Do We serve & Not Offend............................127
Ok, Just One More Try Church...............................129
Chapter 13 ..............................................................................135
What Does it Look Like......................................................... 135
Lively Stones...........................................................135
Church Redefined...................................................138
Church Bashing.......................................................139
Is it Better Yet?........................................................140
Chapter 14 ..............................................................................141
Where Do We Go From Here................................................ 141
Author's Introduction
God Hater
At seventeen years old, I was confronted by my
coworkers. I was working at a Catholic hospital. My
coworkers suggested that I stop blaspheming God and that
I might be in trouble with God or worse if I didn't stop. So
in my heated defense, I gathered as many of the halfhearted and faithless-faithful to prove that there was no
God, for if there were, would He let me live if I said this...?
The following flow of hostility caused everyone in the
room to back up as they were sure the blasphemies, if
anything, deserved a well placed lightning bolt. It was not
just the words I uttered, but the amount of hatred and vile
communication spilling from one who would be best
conversing with mass murderers. Evil was manifest, and
God... did... nothing. Or so it seemed...
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Chapter 1
The Real Gospel
Preacher John
Back in 1983, I stopped in for a steak dinner at a local
restaurant. I was rich by most standards, especially for a
23-year-old high school drop out. I drove a Porsche, ate
wherever I liked, traveled often, talked to London about the
next big deal, and enjoyed any drug or life experience I
wanted. My new waiter, John, was the happiest guy I ever
met, but John only made $2 an hour. What did he have that
was worth living for?
Drawn to this guy, I began to make regular visits to the
steak house just to be near this clowning waiter. I met
plenty of happy people but no one that exuded such joy and
contentment. In time, he invited me to his place to play
music. I thought we'd smoke drugs and party, so I said,
"Cool."
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Reading Contradictions
This Jesus guy was quite the character, but His words
were the most perplexing. I had studied every major
religion and the dark sides of mysticism, science,
philosophy, and psychology, as well as mind control
techniques. Though some of what He said matched my
studies, it was so different that I thought His words had to
be true or complete foolishness.
About a month after my first vision, the harassment of
friends and strangers hadn't stopped. One evening, I found
myself hiding away from others in the back of a van
reading these Jesus stories. Frustrated and confused, I
didn't understand the die and you will live, turn the other
cheek guy. In frustration, I cried out to the God of the
Book and said,
"If you are the God of this Book, and the God of this
Jesus, you can make yourself known. If you are not real,
then I quit. I'm not reading any more of this stuff!"
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Hounded by Heaven
The words never stopped. People continued to invite me
to talk about God and invited me to church, and my
girlfriend seemed on a quest to convince me. No one knew
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I had already met Him and was now in the wrestling match
of my life. The final battle came when my girlfriend took
my little red Bible, and in a wild attempt to convince me of
the truth, opened to the Book of Revelation where it said,
"FOREVER and EVER"
The world faded away but the words remained. The
voice of God spoke again, but this time with a new urgency
and sternness,
"This is your moment. You must decide right now to
surrender your life or not have this chance again." The
world faded back in. I stood up silently and left the
girlfriend sitting alone. I walked to the bathroom where I
fell on my knees and wept, offered my miserable life to
Him, and vowed I would do what I could to obey and
follow.
The next few weeks were a wild ride of joy and freedom.
My hatred for humanity immediately disappeared. My
addictions to almost everything fell off. I desired only to
learn more about this Jesus and the life He made available
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Christianity
is,
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most
places,
regurgitated tradition and culturally modified truth changing only the doctrines - selling salvation all the while.
In most cases, Americans are not hearing the truth. The
lack of passion, fruit, glory and freedom is evident in their
lives.
Paul exhorted his generation to examine themselves to
see if they were in the faith. Examine your life to see if you
are passionate for Christ. Are you receiving the basic
promises of Jesus like hearing God's voice, being
transformed into a son, and being led in the path of
righteousness and a glory-to-glory life?
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Chapter 2
Living Free
Jesus at a Pot Party
About a week after finding God, I was over at a friend's
house with my Bible, when she rolled a joint and lit it. We
were talking about God as she passed me some marijuana.
Without thinking twice, I grabbed it and took some and
handed it back. Again, she took a hit and passed it back to
me. Reading from the Bible and taking a second hit, I felt
the presence of God lift off my life. I knew He was not
pleased. He didn't say anything, but I knew.
The buzz I was feeling from the pot was nothing
compared to the high I felt from His presence, so I was
immediately afraid. I couldn't lose Him. I got up and
walked home, all the while repenting and asking for Him to
return. He did, and I stopped.
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Prophetic Evangelism
I had the strongest urge to tell everyone I met about this
wild new life. I felt this inner feeling to get a bus ticket and
just ride the bus and let God bring the people to me. I don't
remember most of the people I have shared the good news
with as there have been so many, but I do remember the
first stranger. I sat at the back of an almost empty bus,
when a man got on and instead of finding a seat away from
me, he came over and sat next to me. I knew he was there
to hear from God. I turned to this 6' 2" man in his late
twenties and proceeded to tell him about his life. I told him
about how my Jesus had a plan for him and that he was
running from God. He began to weep. He said he knew I
was sent from God, and then he turned his life back to God
right there on the spot. I never saw him again. The
experience of prophesying to a stranger was so exciting! I
never stopped; I was addicted to the experience
immediately and could not let a person go past my path
unless I told them about this glorious Jesus.
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Chapter 3
Warring With Tradition
My First Church
I was walking with God for almost a month when the
idea came to me that maybe I should go to church where I
would find other people who had met Jesus and it would be
wild to talk to them about their experiences. So off I went
to "Exciting Tulsa Baptist Church" or something like that. I
went in so very excited to hear the scriptures and to meet
other family members. Because the word, "Exciting" was
in their name, they had to know the Jesus I knew, right?
I sat down and after listening to some music they called
worship, this preacher gets up and starts talking about stuff
in the Bible. I strained for 35 minutes to hear about my
King or about this life or about the love of God based on
encounter and revelation of the truth, but I could not. I
thought maybe the preacher was having a bad day. After
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seemed the same - the gift in a man and the fruit of a life
given. So many congregants in his church were everlearning but never coming to the radical saving touch of the
Master.
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Chapter 4
Open Heavens
Filled
One day I was talking to my friend Martha and she
asked,
"Do you speak in tongues?"
I said, "No, but I'd like to speak in tongues. It seems so
cool".
She said, "Well, it is obvious to me you are already filled
with the Spirit, so you can just go ahead and do it. Just
open your mouth and speak in the Spirit."
I had no idea what she was talking about and the thought
of faking up a language on the spot was more than I was
willing to do. She perceived my struggle and made a wise
suggestion,
"Go home, get with God and speak to Him. He will give
you the words."
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You see that kid, that angry little person? I loved you
then. God was not mad at me.
Crazy Love
This was my first glimpse into His heart toward all the
angry, deceived people of the world. He has no anger left
for humanity as He poured it all out on Jesus. There is a
Father/Creator who wants us all back, all to return, and our
sin is not the issue.
I began to fall in love with people, and to serve and love
them as much as I could to help them become all God
wanted for them. My transformation was so extreme that
my entire family started going to church. I was so evil
before I met God, but now I became one who would weep
openly for people and pray all the time. I never struck back
nor spoke evil of anyone. The transformation from hater of
men to one who would die for a stranger is the true sign of
being filled with the Holy Spirit, not tongues. Romans 5:5
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Freedom Overtakes Me
I have now become possessed of God. Habitual and
continual in my pursuit, asking Him continually for
correction and growth. Living in a state of continual
repentance, making sure I did nothing to offend Him, and if
I do offend, to cry out for strength, mercy and forgiveness
to never do it again.
I was addicted to speed, marijuana, pornography, anger,
and nicotine - they all fell off except one, cigarettes. I was
so free from those things and I never felt tempted to touch
them. However, for some unknown reason, cigarettes were
a crazy stronghold for me.
I prayed continually, and if I was not talking, I was
praying. I was always muttering prayers under my breath
so those around me wouldn't think I was too crazy.
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Chapter 5
Visitations
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It
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grieved me.
Then it happened! The whole world faded to smoke and
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Chapter 6
The Book is Alive
The Scriptures Are Not as They Seem
I was not trained by American Churchianity on how to
obey the Book or to scripturalize my life. I was saved from
this in the school of His presence. God showed me how the
writers of the letters in the Bible were all dialogs of
encounter. Each one seeing the Creator and interacting with
Him in different ways, all of them opening up the
revelation of God's glory so we would follow hard after
God.
I found most "believers" were still using the Bible like
the Old Covenant Pharisee, trying to apply truths to their
lives to please God, obeying a Book instead of meeting the
Writer and Author of their lives. I had, and still have, such
a hard time explaining this to the indoctrinated.
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Lost Like We
I visited a mega church well known for its excitement,
growth and preaching of the Gospel. I told some of its
young adult members about my God-encounters. I shared
about Jesus, His power, and His presence, but the reply
from a young man was,
"I remember those days. That's called the honeymoon
period. Don't worry, in a few months it will wear off and
you'll be just like us."
I almost began to cry, He could not have said a worse
thing to me. I said in my heart something like,
"I will never be like you, and I walked out. My prayer to
the Father was to keep me and to never let me grow so cold
and so religious. Little did I know how true that young
man's words would become.
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Mardi Gras
I made some new friends preaching on the streets who
loved sharing the gospel as much as I did. We brought our
twelve-foot cross and bull horn with us. Some of the guys
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Chapter 7
A Prophetic Life
Life in God is supposed to be full of direction and voice.
As Paul declared, maturity in Christ is found in those who
are continually LED by the Spirit of God.
For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if
ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of
the body, ye shall live. For as many as are led
by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.
Romans 8:13-14
We have for far too long looked to the current hearinggifted as the giants of the faith, not realizing that even
those who are high prophetic voices are still only hearing
at levels that we should all be hearing. There is coming a
day when all will hear so clearly from little children to old
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The Wife
As full of God as I was, I had one earthly desire, which
was to have a godly wife with whom to share my
adventures. Almost every girl I met, I would ask the Lord
if this was the one, and almost immediately He would
answer, and I would no longer be distracted by the thought
or pursuit - until Maria. During a break in one of our camp
meeting sessions, the whole group went out for lunch.
While talking to her for the first time alone, we were
caught up in such glorious fellowship and conversation of
God and His Kingdom that we did not realize how long we
had been sitting. All of our friends left us at the mall food
court and returned to the camp meeting. Walking back, I
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Miraculous Provision
Nine months later, we married. Returning to Tulsa, I
found out that the ministry I worked for was moving to
California. I now had a wife, an apartment, bills and soon a
baby on the way.
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Chapter 8
The Fall From Glory
The first few months of married life was hard, but full of
God. Miraculous provision, prayer, and faith. I took a job
and we joined a church. I was always faithful to tithe, went
to all the services, participated in children's ministry.
I was an usher, church photographer, and a childcare
worker. We began to look like the rest of the crowd.
Faithful. Nice. Dead.
It happened so fast. I was externally doing all the stuff,
reading my Bible, and listening to all the sermons. We
went to all the meetings. But within six months, I found
myself sitting on the front row of one of the biggest
churches in the world. I stood at the front and as the
worship music played I wept, not like I used to weep as His
presence touched me and convicted me and changed me,
but as one who could no longer hear His voice. I was
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powerless against anger and sin, and the love of God was
fading.
I was not alone in my condition, but I was alone in my
sorrow. My condition was the condition of almost everyone
I met in the church; they just didn't know how sad it was.
I was making all the right confessions and staying away
from all the bad things, casting down the bad thoughts and
doing all the do the church said we should.
Faithful God
In the ten years that followed, God continued to be
faithful. There still was miraculous provision in our life.
The things we learned and the things we saw, proclaimed
the glory of God. But mostly it was the God of a hardhearted people who would trust Him for needs, but not
meet Him in heaven.
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I walked. Enoch, of course, led the way. Our first stop was
not far down the road where we stopped just short of
entering a church parking lot. Enoch was always careful
not to step on the property of the church. He began to
explain and to preach,
"We preach in heaven and some of our favorite messages
are these three:
Part one, is the story of 'The Word' born as a baby, grown
in stature, and the story of his proclamations, miracles,
death, and resurrection.
Part three of this preaching we tell of things you are not
able yet to hear, of that same Word, now exalted, whose
eyes are a flame of fire and hair white as wool and whose
majesty cannot be explained to you at this time. You will
have to wait for this part.
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Part two, is what I've come to declare and what you all
should be preaching and living right now. The story of His
life you proclaim well, but it is part two you should be
focused on."
He preached with such joy and such hope there seemed
to be glorious vision being poured out as he spoke. But
even with all these words of power and truth, many people
would step out of the church building to see what this old
man was saying and walk right back in, ignoring him and
his words. As we went church building to church building,
many would ask him silly questions or mock him by asking
for a miracle or a sign. I don't remember one person
responding to or following Enoch.
These people had no effect on Enoch's joy, resolve, or
message. He was here to serve the King of the Universe
and it was all that mattered. The response of the people was
not his concern. His message went something like this:
"Jesus has made in you a great deposit, and the life you
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and tell the stories of the day. I believe that the time I spent
with them was three days, even though it only took 20
minutes to have the dream. I woke up and remembered
every detail as if it was a real life experience. I determined
to not write it down for years until the Lord led me to
understand all of its meaning and directed me to do so.
Loving Correction
The dream brought great correction to my attitude. It
showed me clarity of the message and the posture of those
who would proclaim the glory of God instead of the
traditions of men. People's acceptance of you or your
message should have no effect on your joy, your message,
or your heart towards them. We must persevere, we must
teach, exhort, and instruct. But our service is to God the
Father and our reward is through a faithful heart. Keep the
message pure but never lose heart or focus.
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Chapter 9
Kingdom vs Churchianity
Home Church
Early on, it seemed evident that trying to find a church
that would allow us to experience this life would not be
possible because the system of church was not set up for
this. We began to meet in homes. The things we learned
about ministry, prophecy, hunger, and discipleship were all
being directed by God.
We did a lot of things wrong in the early days. We tried
to make the home church look like a mini version of the
American church and overwhelmed some of our first
disciples with too much shepherding. Taking offense with
the church system allowed and promoted mistrust and
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I was excited that I had the word of the Lord to fix our
problem. I happily read and told my account of the voice. I
was met with anger and accusation. There was insistence
that I submit to the God appointed-leader.
Myopia is a word that means nearsightedness. It is when
the eyes focus incorrectly, making distant objects appear
blurred.
The doctrines of church submission are wildly misused
in today's church circles. I was not going to have any part
of this kind of control. It would have lead to the death of
my abiding-life. Sadly, Dave kicked me and my family out
of his fellowship. It broke my heart.
After twelve years of no conversation with Pastor Dave,
I received a phone call one afternoon and it was Pastor
Dave! He called to apologize and to tell me he loved me. I
am thankful to God for this friend and I am so glad God
brought him back.
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Pastoral Authority
When talking to many pastors, especially young pastors,
they remind me of my first arguments as a newly married
husband. If I had any conflict in my marriage, I would
always argue (wrongly) that it was the "lack of submission"
in my new wife. My approach was at least some, if not
most, of the problem. I have been counseling marriages for
fifteen years now, and you would not believe how many
times I hear the "lack of submission" complaint from
husbands.
It is interesting to see the emotional place this brings all
the participants during a marriage counseling meeting. I
hope you can follow this. While the husband is telling me
his great crisis, both he and his wife are hopeful or worried
because I, being a man, wonder what my position on this
"Biblical" authority might be. I'm sure it was much the
same when Jesus talked to His new disciples and listened
to them talk about casting fire down on those who would
not hear or argue who would get to be seated on His right
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needed to hear the next words. This was the first time I
could remember hearing these words and I was floored by
them. Whatever she said next had my undivided and lack
of oxygen attention (I was holding my breath).
"You know, you might be right," she said again, "And
you know... I think... if Jesus were to walk into this room
right now and say the very things you are saying, I could
hear them because I know He has my best interest at
heart."
I was shocked. I was silenced. I knew she was right, but
I didn't understand it all. I decided at that very moment to
find out what it was that I was doing wrong and how I
could win my wife's trust so as to communicate on a real
and human level. I vowed within myself to not correct her
again until she asked me for advice. I would prove to her
that I was there to serve her, since nothing I was doing was
getting through to her anyway. It took two years...
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like, It's my job to protect the flock, and The Bible says
you should submit. The focus of a Kingdom leader is
service and death - not someone else's submission. The
moment you own or coerce submission, it stops being true
heart submission.
After five attempts at pastoring successfully or
unsuccessfully, depending on your definition of kingdom
success, I have really and truly learned one thing: if the
Lord does not build the house, we labor in vain.
I submit to you that true authority is based mainly on
intimacy and truth. In our current Americanized ministry
model, in many cases, "authority" is established through
intimidation, fear, tradition, obligation or coercion.
Declaring our authority in an attempt to get people to
submit is against the very spirit of Jesus' teaching on
Biblical authority.
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Chapter 10
The Silver Train Dream
The silver train was a dream I had that marked some
very important points about this walk of freedom and
relationship. I removed the longer version of this dream
and placed it on my blog.
The Prison Camp
I found myself a prisoner in the world's largest prison.
We were all encamped in a fenced area stretching for
untold miles. I could tell I was dreaming. Something about
this place just didnt feel right. It was as if we were all
under a microscope, very small, and part of something
much larger than this life.
My only friend was Sam. He and I shared pain and
poverty. We didnt really care for each other, but there was
some comfort having another human to share the struggles
with.
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Escape to Destruction
Escaping the open prison, I saw the rest of the world as
they lived. The cities of the world were in ruin. They
looked like the pictures you would see of a planet after
nuclear destruction. Most of what I saw were destroyed
inner cities. The people left behind were all part of
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different gangs who robbed and fought with each other and
protected the others in their gang.
I knew my old friends would be glad to see me and hear
of the torments of prison. But when I arrived, it seemed my
extended absence and new clothes drew so much fear and
suspicion that I knew if I tried to stay, they would
eventually kill me, so I headed back to the likeliest place of
survival, the rehabilitation. They just never saw someone
dressed so well and definitely have never seen someone
return from the camps so it had to be a trick.
The Rehabilitation
I went back to the fenced area hoping not to be punished
for my escape but somehow knowing that I probably
wouldnt be. I met up with Sam again as we lost each other
when I went back to see my old friends. We concluded the
same thing, that our only possible chance for survival must
be the rehab.
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lead you to eternal life and they 'point' to me, but you won't
come to me.
Next, was the train and its tracks. The tracks represent
time and history and the fearful train represents organized
religion or the church system, looking like the book in
appearance but having the polish of man's hands so to
appear shiny and appealing to the eyes or flesh. The stones
that the tracks lay on are the believers whose bodies and
souls the train had run over and built its foundation upon.
If you were to make it past this place, there are
opportunities that are supernatural, but if you choose to
stop and read only, you will not know. Sam enjoyed his
book, but did not press past his weariness and pleasure to
see what more there was if he had kept going.
Angels await your joining into the song of heaven and
help you to fly and become more than human. To fly past
this earth, this age, and even to transcend the creation to
become like the Creator Himself in nature and abilities.
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Chapter 11
Ears To Hear
There is a cry from the wilderness that is not heard but
by a few. Jesus would make many calls ending with the
phrase, "Those who have ears to hear, let them hear what
the Spirit says...." There are people who are ready for the
calls of God, and at different stages in their lives, are ready
for the higher callings and dealings of God.
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Truth
We are warned about stopping on this journey and
possibly falling back by not pressing forward. There are
things we can do to "hear better" and signs we can look for
to see if we are still "in the faith". Jesus said to his
disciples, The reason you do not know these things is
because you do not desire to know the truth. The first
thing we must do is be willing to hear the truth. This is not
as easy as it first appears. Almost everyone on this planet
wants to hear things that will make them happy or make
their lives better, things that do not require self-inspection
or work. Truth, on the other hand, is not concerned with
your comfort, and is what it is.
Comfort and Ease
Our modern comforts and sound-bite society have
numbed us from wrestling with ideas or reason. A person
who desires truth has a "teachable heart"; it's a heart that
says, No matter how it is said, no matter who says it, and
no matter what it may do to me or my lifestyle, I desire to
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homes. The gifted minister many times does not realize this
truth and assumes the anointing on his ministry is an
endorsement of his life, when just the reverse is true. The
lack of personal anointing should be a great concern and a
warning that our life is not measuring up to the call.
But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers
only, deceiving your own selves. James 1:22
There is widespread deception in the world right now as
most church-goers lead lives of compromise and sin, living
standards of worldliness that unbelievers 50 years ago
would not allow. Many of us do religious things and halfsurrender our lives just enough to feel better, but then we
go back to comfort and pleasure as soon as we can. This is
about to change. There is a call going forth for the church
to rise, to begin to pray, and to put off sin.
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No Little Foxes
"...The little foxes, that spoil the vines".
Jesus taught it was the little things in our lives that most
of us miss and that keep our hearts from being pure before
God. Since it is only the "pure in heart" who will see Him,
it is time we put off our laziness, cast down our fleshly
imaginations,
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repentant
lives,
and
continually
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us all the way back to our fall in the garden. When we, in
Adam, took from the wrong tree - we died. Our death came
as deception in our life, sin in our nature, and no longer
being allowed to eat of the tree of life. The cross, the
blood, and the resurrection gave us redemption from this
curse, and yet many still minister and live from the wrong
tree.
The tree of the knowledge of good and evil presents us
with the impossible task of making God happy with our
carnal works, as if we could ever cross the line of doing
enough good to counter the evil we have done or continue
to do. This is a never-ending cycle of hopeless pursuit, but
we still hear most sermons and most of today's counselors
teaching from the wrong tree. We hear the rules of the
church or the requirements for holiness taught from a
backwards place. The obedience required from a Jesus-life
is based on Love, Relationship and Revelation, not dead
rules and obedience to the letter. We have a NEW AND
LIVING WAY to please God, and it's by loving Him, doing
works based on love, through the power of our relationship
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Two Churches
Though there are many definitions and distinctions of
the local church, for the purpose of this book, there are two
churches. The first is the visible church, the organizations
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Teaching Prophetic Living
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Amplifiers in Heaven
Do you ever wonder why some preachers are always
yelling? From what I have seen, God's voice needs no
amplification. He whispers and nations rise or fall. He
unctions and man's life is changed forever. The
emotionalism and hype we add to His dealings are human
and God still works in spite of them, but we don't need
them. Only His voice matters.
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something fresh and real and alive. Even in the most lively
of church services, the cry for more is evident.
Much of what we have in place in the local church for
order and training is either old tradition based on old
religious systems, or in some cases, doctrine modified just
enough to keep people from growing and finding their
place in God. In some local church organizations, it is even
worse; the techniques of mass-hypnosis, mind control, and
power games are as bad as any cult Ive ever seen.
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The last time I was there, I sat and looked over the
crowd and could see prophetically the desperation and
lifelessness of the people. My pastor-friend was making the
congregants laugh and telling some exciting Bible story.
He went back to appeasing the crowd, giving them classes
instead of glory, and messages instead of discipleship. I
was sad and pray for him till this day. I love him; I am his
friend.
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Chapter 13
What Does it Look Like
Lively Stones
The house begins to fill with people. Both rich and poor
show signs of true friendship and greet one another without
the need of an official greeter. Everyone is welcomed and
feels right at home because the casual atmosphere of care
and coffee and cookies leads to a meeting where both
young and old "lean in," hungry for God, with some
already beginning to pray.
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Church Redefined
As we get closer to the end of this age, God is having
His way in the hearts of His people. The bride is making
herself ready, and God is defining His habitation instead of
it being defined by traditions and religious men.
In the past, many of the moves of God were preceded by
hearts
in
the
church
feeling
discontent,
birthing
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Chapter 14
Where Do We Go From Here
Three Things
The Lord spoke to me one day as I was asking Him for
direction. He spoke to me three days in a row and said the
exact same three things. He told me that if I were to be
employed by Him, I was to commit to three things as if it
were my life's very purpose, learning and mastering these
as a foundation for my life.
1) Continual Repentance Living not a perfect life but
one continually humbled by my weakness and His
greatness. Living in such a place of lowliness,
teachability and humility that even the slightest
misstep is met with a renewed surrender to His
voice and will. Walking carefully to never quench
His Spirit.
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Conclusion
Moses led a mass of humanity to free places - not to
wander free in dry places - but to first meet with the God of
freedom.
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us for we are afraid. Free they were, and yet slaves to fear,
delivered not to wander but to enter.
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Howells,
Maria
Woodworth-Etter,
and
Smith
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Recommended Reading
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