Your brain is a mass of Neural Pathways – actual, biological paths, created by you through repetitive thought, action and behaviours. These develop and become extremely powerful. It is because of these pathways that we can walk around our house in the dark and not hit furniture, as we’re so used to the layout in…
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In the life of Samuel we find a biblical picture of how to breakthrough to a new place in God. Listen/subscribe on iTunes here.
Mark 4:35-41 tells the story of Jesus calmly sleeping through a storm that terrified hardened fishermen: “… A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly swamped. Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. The disciples woke Him and said to Him, “Teacher, don’t you care if…
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Jesus spoke of pathways in the parable of the sower. In Mark 4:3 Jesus says, “A farmer went out to sow his seed. As He was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up.” The sower then went on to sow on the rocky places, the thorns and…
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Sometimes God’s workings are like a catapult. We think we are being held back, that someone or something is resisting us. We may feel that we are being overlooked, forgotten, dishonoured, criticized or corrected. But actually when life starts to move backwards because of resistance, it is usually God doing a work in our life,…
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Failed in business aged 22 Ran for Legislature—defeated aged 23 Again failed in business aged 24 Elected to Legislature aged 25 Sweetheart died aged 26 Had a nervous breakdown aged 27 Defeated for Speaker aged 29 Defeated for Elector aged 31 Defeated for Congress aged 34 Elected to Congress aged 37 Defeated for Congress aged…
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In order to breakthrough effectively you need to discover not just religion, or Gods sweet presence… But how to move in authority. Listen/subscribe on iTunes here.
We are at war, and praise is one of weapons through which we win our struggles. Listen/subscribe on iTunes here.
God said to a grumpy Cain, who was jealous of his brother Abels favour, “If you DO what is right, will you not be accepted?” (Gen 4:6). He was living a sloppy life, giving God ½ hearted offerings – and was thus missing out on God’s blessings. Many people get jealous of the blessing of…
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Discipleship is the pathway to your dreams, to influence, to significance, and ultimately to God’s ultimate purpose, the transformation of society. Listen/subscribe on iTunes here.
God wants us to be disciples and make disciples. But discipleship is a journey that starts with something else & it’s impossible to get discipleship right until you’ve grasped this. So Listen on! Listen/subscribe on iTunes here.
Jarrod continues to talk about how we make our hearts & lives attractive to God’s favour by becoming disciples. Listen/subscribe on iTunes here.
I am not a political animal, but the wall to wall scare-monger filled broadcasting from either side of the EU debate is frustrating me! There are arguments to say we should stay, fears about leaving, those who are convinced we can be great “on our own”, and those who feel the “EU project” is collapsing…
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God has no favourites, but some people make themselves more available to God’s favour than others. Find out how to have a noble heart that attracts God’s favour. Listen/subscribe on iTunes here.
“Now David was clothed in fine linen, as were all the Levites…David wore a linen Ephod…” 1 Chronicles 15:27-29 King David and his priests (in fact all priests throughout the Old Testament) had to wear the correct clothing to come before the Lord and lead God’s people in worship. I want to ask worship teams,…
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Worship leading is a difficult thing, especially if we are longing for powerful times with God. Glory, passion, intimacy, the presence and the power of God moving among us are things many of us desire in our meetings. As many church services can at times be much less powerful than all that, we can quickly become frustrated,…
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I think we (me included here!) sometimes use “weakness” to relinquish responsibility. We use it as a get out clause for failure, in-discipline, procrastination, debilitating addictions and laziness. “O I’m weak, please don’t expect me to be too strong, to endure, to succeed”. Now I know, in many ways, we are indeed weak, broken, in…
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When Spirit and Word Collide In 1947 Smith Wigglesworth prophesied about a remarkable series of events in the coming life of the Church. In recent decades, all but the last of those events have come to pass in the order they were prophesied. That would indicate that we need to take this prophecy very seriously. In…
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“Master, it is good for us to be here.” Peter said. “Let us put up three tabernacles, one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah.” (He did not know what he was saying). Luke 9:33 Many an ageing pastor has informed me, usually with tears in his or her eyes, “We have no…
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“The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath” Mark 2:27 Religion is a powerful thing. In it’s negative form it can make us feel like we’re serving a machine that demands much of us. But nothing could be further from Jesus’ heart. In the build up to this verse, Jesus’ disciples picked some…
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