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November 11, 2020
SELL OUT?
I require a harvest from you. The harvest you bring me depends on you. Listen to and partner with the Holy Spirit. He will guide you into all truth and equip you to be a 100-fold farmer.
SELL OUT
There’s a big difference between 30-fold, 60-fold and 100-fold Christians. The labor of a 30-fold harvest might look something like a farmer plowing with a single blade behind a single mule. Picture one guy, by himself, with the tamest animal he can find. Less maintenance, one blade in the ground, that’s it.
Most of Christianity looks exactly like that. Let me tell you something, there’s no shame in this because this is hard work and this guy is going to produce a crop, just not a big one.
A 60-fold Christian might look like a farmer plowing with several blades behind a pair of Clydesdales. He’s going to have mastery over those animals and they are bad motor scooters. That farmer is going to deal with complicated things and he’s going to have to gain mastery over them.
Those multiple blades? That means he’s having multiple conversations with God about several different things in his life. He’s making sure there’s going to be a harvest out of more than one row in his life.
This might be what a 100-fold Christian looks like: A farmer in multi-million dollar tractor with countless blades digging up the ground behind it. This tractor has the capacity to plow thousands of acres. Think about your own life and the legacy you’re going to leave. Think about the difference in the price you have to pay to go from 30 to 60 fold, then from 60-fold to 100-fold.
A good tractor that is going to plow thousands of acres costs a couple million dollars as opposed to one ol’ docile mule that’s not going to do anything big but hey, it will pull your blade part of the time and you can only handle that.
For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you. – Matthew 7:2
Are you going to use a half-cup to measure your commitment to God’s Kingdom or you gonna bust out the 5-gallon bucket? Yes, this will require sacrifice, dedication and perseverance for sure. Jesus set the perfect example of each of these qualities.
This good ol’ boy from Johnson County is going to bring God a 100-fold harvest. I’m invested. How about you? You ready to go all out and invest yourself in Kingdom work? Sell out for the tractor. Use the 5-gallon bucket. You’ll never regret it.
FROM MY SERMON SERIES LORD OF THE HARVEST
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November 10, 2020
WHAT WILL BE
I Am the same yesterday, today and forever. While I Am constant, you are constantly changing. Follow Me into better and better until the day your past is no longer and what will be is all there is.
WHAT WILL BE
Upgrade is a kingdom principle and we, as the Body of Christ, need to have a serious value for progression. Religion has no value for progression because it always fights for the way things use to be – history. In the Kingdom, we fight for the way that things can be – destiny. Every time redemption shows up, upgrade shows up.
Redeemed people need to be able to show, “I’m not living according to how things use to be, but how things are now, and this is how things are going to be.”
You need to be able to say, “I’m not going to wait until I make a million dollars to make a million-dollar difference, because I know that’s where I’m headed. I’m not going to wait until my family has its act together before I learn how to be an awesome dad or mom, because my family is headed toward unity in Christ. Amen.”
I’m talking about having a kingdom anticipation of better, more and greater.
Religion will never do that. It doesn’t matter if it’s a Christian religion or a non-Christian religion, religion is from hell. Because it fights for the past, it fights for what no longer matters. In these last days, there’s no time to fight for the irrelevant.
The opposite of upgrade is damage, harm, impair, injure, spoil, tarnish, blemish, deface, disfigure, flawed, diminished, lessen, lower, reduce. There’s no redemption or Kingdom in any of that.
Synonyms for upgrade are improvement, advancement, enhancing, increasing, promotion, better, elevate, progress. This is not only what’s happening to redeemed people, this is what redeemed people should be doing. Redeemed people say, “Not on our watch. King Jesus rules and reigns in my life so we’re going to move the Kingdom into this situation right here.”
This is what redemption does. Are you progressing as a redeemed believer in Jesus? Are you living for and from your destiny? Put your history behind you and move forward to what can be – what will be. That’s what’s real.
FROM MY SERMON SERIES: UPGRADE
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November 9, 2020
WHAT ARE YOU GIVING AWAY?
I am the God who never changes. I have given you the ministry of reconciliation. The way I relate to you is the way you will relate to others. Be my representative. Tell all you see who I Am to you. Tell them I Am.
WHAT ARE YOU GIVING AWAY?
God is introducing Himself to Moses and He shows up in the form of a miraculous sign. Catch this, how God first appears to you is how you will demonstrate Him. For the next 40 years of his life, the way Moses demonstrated God was through signs, miracles, and wonders.
That’s why your testimony is so important. Some believe your testimony includes what you did before you were saved. Not true. That is your history. Your testimony is who you say Jesus is to you now. It’s what makes us all overcomers.
If God first showed Himself to you through love, chances are your love for people is a huge part of your testimony. Maybe your first impression of God was mercy. You may exhibit incredible mercy toward others. God is relational! How he relates to you is most likely how you relate to others.
Webster’s Dictionary defines an ambassador as “an authorized representative or messenger.” The word says we are ambassadors of Christ:
We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God. – 2 Corinthians 5:20 (NIV)
God shows up to Moses as this supernatural thing – a regular bush with His power in it – which made it amazing, and that’s what Moses became. He had the power of God within his life. Anyone else would have been destroyed – consumed with all he endured. Not Moses. The unconsuming fire of God was with him.
You can only give what you have and that’s exactly what Peter said at the gate called Beautiful: “Such as I have I give unto you. Be healed.”
What are you giving away? Does it speak of Jesus and how He showed up to you? If it doesn’t, start talking about your destiny and leave your history where it belongs – in the past.
From my sermon series EXODUS
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November 8, 2020
WAITING FOR A TRUCK?
I Am a patient God willing to wait, but you have to search for Me. I have not moved, nor Am I hiding from you. Open your eyes. Seek Me and make yourself available to Me. Together, we will have great adventures.
WAITING ON A TRUCK?
God will not send the Holy-Ghost welfare truck to show up and give you free stuff. You’re going to have to search it out. Blessings are worth the search.
“It is the glory of God to conceal a thing, but the honor of kings is to search out a matter.” – Proverbs 25:2
Moses tried to ignore the burning bush, but curiosity got the best of him and the search was on.
“So, when the Lord saw that he turned aside to look, God called to him from the midst of the bush and said, “Moses, Moses!” – Exodus 2:4
God was watching to see if Moses was going to search this thing out. Is God waiting for you to search out some piece of wisdom so you can have a life-changing encounter with Him? There’s always a Word, there’s always an experience when you step out of your box and look for it.
Notice God didn’t call Moses’ name once, but twice. It’s a big deal when God calls your name once. However, it’s not always good when He says your name twice. It means there’s a problem that needs fixed. God called a few men twice:
“Adam, Adam, where are you?”
“Abraham, Abraham, stop!”
“Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?”
“Moses, Moses!”
Moses said, “Here am I.” That is the right response. Making yourself available to God is the key. There comes a time in your life, no matter how good you were at doing the wrong thing, you can’t ignore the presence of God anymore. You have to make yourself available for His use – even if you’ve spent 40 years in darkness.
Maybe there’s real danger in being used of God. Think of Ananias in Acts 9. Called by God in a vision, Ananias said, “Here I am, Lord.” Believe me, this brother didn’t want to do what God instructed him to – take the scales off Saul’s eyes so that murderous brother could continue to persecute believers. He even argued a bit, but he stepped out, regardless of his fear, and did what God said. Saul became Paul and was transformed.
That’s what happens when you make yourself available to Him – you’re transformed. Does God have to call you twice? If He does, know the proper response is, “Yes, Sir. Here I am!” Let that truck pass you by.
From my sermon series EXODUS
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November 7, 2020
STAND YOUR GROUND
I have promised you good things. I have given you good things. There is no reason to bail on my plan because you know I Am good. Stick to the plan. Stay in the battle. Stand and fight like many souls depend on you because they do.
STAND YOUR GROUND
The battles you face in the Promised Land are the challenges, threats, and oppositions to your Kingdom advancement. The thing that threatens your life is you bailing on God. Look at 10 of the 12 spies. They bailed on God when they saw the giants they were about to face and it cost everybody. Don’t bail!
It ain’t about survival. It’s about Kingdom advancement. Advancement is about upgrade and not being satisfied with camping out around a sermon. Advancement is about camping out around the presence of God.
But know for certain that, in the Promised Land, you fight to get into God’s presence because so many things in your life are working to keep you from finding and fulfilling your destiny and calling.
The enemy doesn’t want you to fulfill your destiny. He knows it’s bigger than you. He knows you’re dangerous to his scheme to take as many of God’s children to hell with him as you and I will let him. He’s going to challenge, threaten and oppose you at every corner.
Remember, in the Promised Land you don’t fight for victory. You fight from victory. You’ve already defeated the devil by showing up. Take your territory. Feed the hungry, clothe the naked, free slaves and bring Jesus onto your battlefield. The devil don’t stand a chance when you stand your ground.
For this reason take up the full armor of God, so that you may be able to resist in the evil day, and having prepared everything, to take your stand. – Ephesians 6:13
FROM MY SERMON SERIES MILK AND HONEY
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November 6, 2020
UPGRADE IS BETTER
You have been set apart for Me. There are many ways the world can see you are Mine. Your joy and your testimony are just two ways. Keep your covenant to follow Me and obey My commands so the world will see you are different.
UPGRADE IS BETTER
After 40 years wandering in the Wilderness, after sticking with God and
watching miracle after miracle happen, the Hebrews crossed the Jordan River into the land of Great Promise at Gilgal. There, God said they’re going into a whole new covenant. The outward sign of the covenant for the Jews is the sign of circumcision.
These hillbillies didn’t know anything about circumcision and you have to understand
that some of these dudes were 40 years old, and they’re like, “Excuse me? We
thought it was going to be awesome over here?”
That’s when God says, “Yeah, it is going to be awesome, but here’s the deal: sometimes covenant is painful and you’re going to have to learn how to handle difficult days. Sometimes it isn’t going to feel good. Sometimes you can’t believe life is happening this way. Just remember, I Am with you in this place.”
The covenant required of them in the Old Testament was upgraded in the New Testament. The covenant required of them in the Wilderness was upgraded in the Promised Land and there is a cost.
The thing about upgrade is it comes with it’s own set of issues. That promotion at work is an answered prayer, yet with it comes different responsibilities and more hours. Fear and anxiety might even rear their ugly heads.
That bigger house you just bought because your little family is growing comes with a higher mortgage and higher maintenance. Most upgrades are accompanied by learning, pain and eventually gain. Hang in there, upgrade is better and God will be there too.
FROM MY SERMON SERIES EXODUS
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Episode 61 – An interview with Tim McGill
Join Tim and I as we share some powerful encounters we have had and what they meant to us. You can see in video format and many more on my Prophetic Life mentoring platform found at TroyBrewer.com
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November 5, 2020
THE TRUMP SHALL SOUND
I do not hate your mess. I actually love it and want you to invite My Peace into it. Peace is when I have dominion over something. Give Me dominion over your problems and see how I change you.
THE TRUMP SHALL SOUND
The first thing I want to tell you about your life and your year to come: it’s okay if it’s messy. Life is always messy. Always. How your soul works is actually a messy process. How relationships work is a messy processes. But can I tell you this? God is not afraid of your mess, so don’t be afraid to bring your mess to Him.
The book of Thessalonians is a messy book. It’s all about Paul trying to reach into a place that is so messed up – so many things wrong – and he’s fighting to bring the kingdom into a monster mess.
The Thessalonian church was not only enduring persecution from the outside and a slew of wandering philosophers offering a different worldview, it was dealing with back biting, mobs and all kinds of non-Kingdom junk. Sounds like us today trying to overcome the very same enemies.
Brother Paul understood those people wanted to please God. They wanted to progress and have victory. So he gave them two things that he did to answer the mess in his own life. Here’s how Paul answered a mess in his life:
1) Remember that Jesus is coming back again.
2) Operate in faith, hope and love.
Pretty simple, huh? Jesus promised to not only be where we are – and He is thanks to the Holy Spirit living in us – but to be in our future. To come back and make everything right. Until then, have faith in Him, hope for his glorious appearance and love the people around you until you hear the trump sound. That’s when everything changes.
…in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed . – 1 Corinthians 15:52
FROM MY SERMON SERIES FIRST THINGS
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November 4, 2020
PIT TO PALACE
I have promised a thousand generations to those who love Me. I see your love for Me and I celebrate that you are stewarding your generations to follow Me. Love your children like I love you – hoping and believing all things.
PIT TO PALACE
I don’t care how saved you are. You don’t get the goodness of God into your family just because you’re saved. Ask King David.
There’s no greater rockstar that’s ever lived than King David. He so pleased the Lord. He enjoyed crazy relationship, experience and favor with the Lord. The brother is the original renaissance man, but family is where he tripped up, and it cost him bitterly.
David made a terrible mistake by thinking, “I’ll raise my kids exactly the way I was raised, and my kids will turn out fine.”
Let me tell you how King David was raised. His parent just left him alone. They put him out in a field and left him to his own devices. Everybody else grew up in the house being welcomed, celebrated and taught the scriptures. David didn’t grow up in the house.
He was out with the lions, and tigers, and bears (oh my!). He’s out there in all that mess and the Spirit of the Lord moved upon him because David pursued God. He went after relationship with God because who else did he have to talk to? Who else would listen or care? David experienced God’s presence because he was desperate.
While that experience and presence made him into the “man after God’s own heart,” it didn’t help him raising his kids because he thought, “I can be a hands off kind of dad and my kids will turn out like me.”
That’s not the way it works because his kids were not him. He failed to instill that love of God in his children. There is no evidence any of them, Solomon included, pursued or experienced God the way their daddy did. What was missing was relationship.
Fathers, don’t exasperate your sons. Instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord. – Ephesians 6:4
“Exasperate” means to leave them without hope. The hope of what? Your love, honor, blessing and a right relationship with you!
If you don’t build relationships with your kids, they won’t have the first clue what a good father is like, and seeing God as a loving father will be much more difficult. Relationship, people! You’ve gotta have it before you can introduce your kids to King Jesus or “bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.”
It doesn’t matter if you live in a pit or a palace. Your kids need mamas and daddies who love them and lead them to Jesus. Where are your kids? If they’re in the field, welcome them into the house then lead them to the cross.
FROM MY SERMON SERIES NEXT OF KIN
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November 3, 2020
WHERE’S THE PUCK?
You can never have enough of Me. You can never spend too much time in My presence. Our time together prepares you for My purpose – bringing souls into the Kingdom. Your destiny is to bring many into the family. That is where My heart lies.
WHERE’S THE PUCK?
Because God is consistently upgrading my life and bringing me from darkness to life, I’m going to be about the same business. I’m talking about a culture of hope – not blind optimism or a “hope so” kind of feeling.
I’m talking about knowing where the proverbial hockey puck is going to be and fighting your way there before anybody else does. You and I need to plug into that. We need to ask the King of Kings, “Sir, what is Your heart toward this?”
When we know the answer, our response should be, “That’s where the puck is going to be and I’m going to start fighting to make that happen now – way before I get man’s approval.”
Everything in the Kingdom is relational. Because of this, everything is developmental.
Religion has taught you that everything is about you being saved, like that’s the end-game. Salvation is the beginning. As a saved individual, you’re supposed to work to make every area of your life – relationships, finances, ministry – look more like heaven than hell, and not for your glory, but for His.
Still other seed fell on good soil, where it produced a crop–a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown. – Matthew 13:8
You bear good fruit in varying degrees. Jesus said some are thirty fold, some are sixty fold, and some are one hundred fold.
I don’t want to be a thirty-fold Christian, and I don’t want to be surrounded by people who are OK with thirty fold. I’m like, “Where are those hundred fold folk? They are drop dead, sold-out Jesus-freaks who see the goodness of God in the land of the living.”
Don’t you want to hang out with people who constantly walk in transformation – who constantly walk in freedom? They are as “wells springing up” – not as people barely surviving. Is that you? Are you a well? Do you walk in freedom? Go after 100-fold. That’s where the puck is going to be.
FROM MY SERMON SERIES UPGRADE
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