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Born to Dream

“Mary treasured all these things, giving careful thought to them and pondering them in her heart.”

Luke 2:19 AMP

This is the joyous season when we celebrate the birth of God’s dream for humankind.

God seeded His Word—His Dream—in Mary, and that dream “became flesh and dwelt among us” (John 1:14).

What is the dream God has seeded in you?

God is the ultimate Dreamer—He dreamed of you before you were born.

He had a vision, a dream, of the entire universe before He spoke it into existence.

And He has a dream for you that He planted in your heart before you entered the stage of His story unfolding on earth.

“Before I shaped you in the womb,

I knew all about you.

Before you saw the light of day,

I had holy plans for you.”

Jeremiah 1:5 MSG

As His child “made in His own image” (Gen. 1:27), you were born to dream.

If you’ve lost your capacity to dream, I want to help you dream again.

I want to empower you to play the leading role in the epic story God has purposed for you at this time in History.

Watch The Story of the Dreamer.

God can use the most mundane and meager of circumstances to transform and prosper you.

In fact, the most unassuming and humble of instruments are what He prefers to use for His glory—from a shepherd boy anointed to be king to an ordinary girl who gave birth to the King of kings.

And Mary said, “My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for the Mighty One has done great things for me.”

Luke 1:46-47, 49 NIV

God wants to do great things for you and through you…no matter where you are now or where you’ve been.

Whether you find yourself hiding in a cave, at the bottom of a pit, in the back of a dungeon, or next to a dried up brook, God has a bigger story for you.

He has a bigger dream He wants to see birthed through you.

God is about transformation. He is calling you to “be transformed by the renewing of your mind” (Romans 12:2).

Don’t let other people tell you how to think. I want you to break free from the limitations imposed by those around you, or even what you’ve come to believe about yourself.

When you change your belief about what’s possible, you change your whole being.

Most of us have been taught to do rather than be…

…to be satisfied with the status quo instead of dreaming for something more.

In my new book, History Maker, I show you how you can expand your paradigm so that you can expand your dreams.

From the book:

Jesus came to give us a new paradigm.

In essence, He was saying, “A new paradigm I give to you, a new way of being. Walk in this, and all you ever need to know will be provided—all your needs will be met, and you will live a life beyond your greatest dreams.”

When Jesus came to earth preaching about the coming of a new kingdom—the Kingdom of God or the Kingdom of Heaven—He was, in fact, trying to spread a new worldview. He was trying to shift people’s paradigms. The reality they knew was based on dog-eat-dog conquest and exploitation, but He wanted to teach them a reality based on selfless love and personal empowerment…

Why does this matter? Because whatever is keeping you from your dreams is something you don’t yet know, something you haven’t yet done, or a discipline you haven’t yet built into your life. You are missing that key bit of wisdom because your worldview isn’t open to finding or accepting what that might be…

Thus the question is not “What is the one thing I need to know or receive?” but “Am I open to learning, and am I on the right path to discovery and discipline?”

If you are, then what you need will come to you, and the change could transform you from an employee to an employer, from someone on welfare to the founder of a fund that sends others to college and supports nonprofits working to end poverty. The change can be so dramatic that the rest of the world will see you as an overnight success, even though you have spent years in focused pursuit.

We must do everything we can to encourage imagination…to dream impossible dreams and to know that [we] have the capacity within [ourselves] to create something better.

—Vincent Harding

From The Story of the Dreamer:

When life hits you the hardest don’t ask, “Why me?”….say, “Try me!”

You can’t change your past, but you can shape your future.

You can refocus, retrain, and reinvent yourself. Each and every day you have an opportunity to write your own epic story.

Don’t think you have to win every fight to become a champion—because champions aren’t made in the moment, they’re made in the sum of wins and losses that make up a lifetime.

We are all dreamers.

Dreams are the stuff this world is made of.

Dreams influence the choices we make and the actions we take.

We must learn to use our dreams as life’s narrative; to reinvent ourselves and to push forward.

You and I have the power to write history.

Learn how you can write history by getting your copy of History Maker now.

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The Story of the Dreamer

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The Secret to Living a Blessed Life

“Everything exposed by the light becomes visible—and everything that is illuminated becomes a light.”

Ephesians 5:13 NIV

In last week’s 4 Point Broadcast, we talked about living the blessed life. 

Living the blessed life will require you to navigate the realm of abundance by taking responsibility for your attitude and actions. 

Simply put, living the blessed life is a matter of managing your focus and energy.

Wherever your focus goes, your energy flows. 

Abundance is all around you in every moment, just as is your heavenly Father.

And if God is in everything—“by him all things consist” (Colossians 1:17)—we know that where He is there is provision, freedom, joy, healing, and whatever you need.

“God…is over all and through all and in all.”

Ephesians 4:6 NIV

God wants to bless you with all goodness, grace, wisdom, authority, and abundance.

He wants to give you eyes to see and ears to hear His promise for you in every situation.

He wants you to step into the blessed life because that is where you will live your best life.

Living a blessed life is about how you engage your energies.

Since your energy flows where your attention goes, you must learn to manage your focus.

When your circumstances are pulling on your attention, focus on God! Focus on what He is saying, what He has promised, and what He has done and will continue to do in your life.

Focus on the possibilities, not on the problems!

Energy follows your focus. And the more you focus on the Source of all energy, the more you will be energized.

There is always an alternative (and infinitely-renewable) energy available to you! All you need to do is plug into the Spirit using the power chord of God’s Word!

The longer you spend in the presence of God with Him teaching you, the more energy you will have.

“Be strengthened and spiritually energized with power through His Spirit.”

Ephesians 3:16 AMP

The more attention you pay to what you hope for rather than what you fear, the more you will renew your energy.

You will have energy to pursue your calling, to fulfill your purpose, to serve God, and to follow your dreams.

You’re not going to be tired or depressed or overwhelmed. You will throw off the spirit of heaviness, indifference, and lethargy that leads to depression.

You will have energy to shake yourself awake!

“Awake, O sleeper,

    rise up from the dead,

    and Christ will give you light.”

Ephesians 5:14 NLT

I decree energy and light are flowing to you and through you! 

You’re going to be blessed to be a blessing! I decree and declare you are entering into a season of scandalous blessings!

Yes, God wants to bless you with extraordinary abundance, but you must first learn to navigate the realm of outrageous prosperity.

You must learn to live in the realm of blessing!

“Blessed are the poor in spirit,

    For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are those who mourn,

    For they shall be comforted.

Blessed are the meek,

    For they shall inherit the earth.

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,

    For they shall be filled.

Blessed are the merciful,

    For they shall obtain mercy.

Blessed are the pure in heart,

    For they shall see God.

Blessed are the peacemakers,

    For they shall be called sons of God.”

Matthew 5:3-9

When you see the word “shall,” it means God will move heaven and earth to make that happen.

“Shall” is an irrefutable word of promise. It cannot be changed.

In other words, circumstances don’t dictate to the blessing, rather the blessing dictates to circumstances.

Don’t put your energy into fixing what’s wrong, put your energy into finding what’s possible!

Energy flows where your focus goes.

Focus on building wealth—focus on finding solutions, creating beauty, or putting things in order…whatever you are most passionate about.

Focus on the blessing—and on being a blessing—and that’s where energy will flow.

And wherever energy flows, that’s where your life will go. 

Whatever you focus on grows.

So why focus on what you don’t want growing in your life? Why focus on somewhere you don’t want to go?

If you don’t want your life to flow toward poverty, don’t focus on eliminating poverty.

Don’t think about what you don’t want, think about what you do want! Most people don’t even know what it is they truly desire for their lives.

What do you want?

If you want wealth, focus on building wealth. If you want to live in the righteousness of God, focus on the righteousness of God!

I’m not trying to eliminate sin, I’m trying to live a righteous life. Therefore I’m not sin-conscious, I’m righteousness-conscious!

I’m focused on how I can live for God. I’m thinking about what I can do to please the Lord, not what I shouldn’t do that would displease Him.

Focus on the good things you should do, not the bad things you shouldn’t do.

I’m not asking how I can eliminate something negative.

I don’t know who’s sinning because that’s not what I’m focusing on. 

I’m focusing on my right standing with God and what pleases Him.

“So follow the steps of the good,

    and stay on the paths of the righteous.”

Proverbs 2:20 NLT

Whatever you focus on increases in value in your life. So focus on Jesus. Focus on all He came to give you. Focus on all the promises He came to this earth to fulfill.

I decree your days of lack are over. I decree your haters will become your blessers—your trials will become your triumphs—your struggles will become your strategies for making history.

I decree and declare that from this day forward you will live an extravagantly blessed life!

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Putting a Spotlight on Good for a Change

“Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.”

Philippians 4:8 NLT

For all the joy and peace Christ came into the world to give, many are nevertheless preoccupied striving to meet holiday expectations and chasing the promise of a good deal.

This week, as we count down the days until we commemorate the birth of the Prince of Peace—I want to challenge you to keep the peace He came to give.

“My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.”

John 14:27 NKJV

The opposite of peace is trouble and fear—disorder and confusion.

Jesus as “the light of the world” (John 8:12) has come into each of our lives to bring the alignment and order that enables us to experience peace.

So whatever is going on around you, in your life or your workplace—regardless of what is happening in the news—get in step with God and you will have peace.

“Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace.”

Matthew 11:29 MSG

There is always another force at work battling for your thoughts and attention—vying for your focus—especially during this particular season.

So today I want to remind you to “carefully guard your thoughts because they are the source of true life” (Proverbs 4:23 CEV). 

Just as your energy follows your attention, what you focus on increases. 

This is why it’s so very important during these hustle & bustle times—as we race and often tumble toward the end of the year—to keep our minds fixed on the true reason for the season. 

“You will keep in perfect peace

    all who trust in you,

    all whose thoughts are fixed on you!”

Isaiah 26:3 NLT

You have the power to calm the seas of strife and turn the tides of trouble by giving attention to what is good and right. 

The apostle Paul understood the power of gratitude and joy to turn up the light in our hearts and our lives. How often did he write about giving thanks, praising God, never losing hope, and always believing the best?

“Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!”

Philippians 4:4 NIV

The simple act of being joyful glorifies God—while complaining and magnifying the woes of our lives only serves to glorify the enemy.

The media has been focusing almost exclusively on all that’s wrong since its inception…and in doing so plays right into the hands of the enemy to make the world feel even darker than it already is.

While the world appears to be getting darker, we have a light that never fails.

You and I are not only the carriers of that light—that “hope of glory” (Col. 1:27)—but we are called to manifest that light in the world around us.

We are called to see the good and beauty in God’s creation, most especially His people, and shine a spotlight on “things that are excellent and worthy of praise” (Phil. 4:8) instead of the problems and mishaps the media showcases.

“You’re here to be light, bringing out the God-colors in the world.”

 Matthew 5:14 MSG

Let me ask you: What can you do to “be the light” and light the world this Christmas Season?

In the next few weeks as you prepare to celebrate the birth of our Lord, explore how you might bring out the “God-colors” in the world around you.

You might need to begin by adjusting your sight—”correcting your vision” so to speak—or simply waking up to the wonder all around you… 

“Your eyes are windows into your body. If you open your eyes wide in wonder and belief, your body fills up with light. If you live squinty-eyed in greed and distrust, your body is a dank cellar. If you pull the blinds on your windows, what a dark life you will have!”

Matthew 6:22-23 MSG

Open the blinds on your life! And then help someone else to see in wide-eyed wonder.

This is the season to light up the world around you by first seeing the light in the world around you!

Put the spotlight on good for a change.

Or should I say…

“To create a positive change, put the spotlight on something good.”

In my new book History Maker, I write about how common people can create the uncommon changes that ultimately shape history. 

Learn to tap into your own divine potential to dispel darkness and bring out the God-colors in the world. Order your copy now…and one for whomever you want to give history-making hope. 

Be the peace keeper God created you to be: “That’s when you discover who you really are, and your place in God’s family” (Matthew 5:9 MSG).

“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.”

Matthew 5:9 NIV

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Creating Ripples of Hope

“Lay hold of the hope set before us. This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast.”

Hebrews 6:19 NKJV

In the afterglow of Thanksgiving, and in anticipation of celebrating the birth of our Lord and Savior, the four weeks leading up to Christmas are a season of great hope and expectation.

It is only fitting that we launch into the Christmas season by commemorating our gratitude for God’s blessings and giving thanks as a nation.

To “lay hold of hope” we must first be grateful. 

This is a foundational principle that will help you tap into all God has for you and wants to do through you.

It is why the psalmist tells us the key to entering the gates of the Kingdom is thanksgiving—and the all-access pass into God’s presence is praise.

“Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, and bless His name.” 

Psalm 100:4

Gratitude is a choice—and the fruit of it is hope.

Hope is a powerful force that changes the course of lives, communities, and nations. It calls us to action and propels us forward.

The power of hope gives rise to the shapers of history.

Hope is what fueled the dreams of history makers such as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela, and Mahatma Gandhi.

Because of a powerful hope, they each dared to craft a new and brighter future for the nations in which they were seeded.

This is what my new book History Maker is all about. 

A wanted to provide a blueprint for how ordinary people arise out of obscurity to create extraordinary change in their generation.

What compels some people to tap into the kind of deeper purpose that enables them to maximize their potential to lead change?

Is it a matter of special circumstances surrounding a special kind of person? Or does it have more to do with a type of personality or certain character traits—or is it simply having the courage to act?

Are leaders born or made?

I believe every person is born and called to lead change.

I believe leadership is both a duty and a privilege.

I believe we are each called to exercise our authority to mobilize the resources necessary to translate intention into reality.

Leadership is the exercise of authority.

Authority is the power—or the ability—to marshal the resources needed to achieve a desired result.

Wherever you see a need, you not only have the ability but a mandate to exercise your divine authority to create positive change. This may look like prayer, or faith, or praise, or grace, or even simply hope.

Today, we need voices of hope to inspire, encourage, and call to action.

There is no force greater than hope to mobilize action.

And now more than ever, we need individuals who will carry that hope to those who have lost hope.

More importantly, we need to be willing to do the work within ourselves that will enable us to dream bigger, think more expansively, and conceive of new possibilities—to imagine what has not yet been but could be, and then doggedly believe that it can be.

It is time to start learning what we are truly capable of.

Who were you created and put into the universe to be at this time in history?

Could you be the answer someone is looking for? Are you in possession of a missing piece to a puzzling situation or problem? Could it be found hidden within your soul—that nugget of insight or wisdom or revelation the world so desperately needs?

This quote from a speech given on June 6, 1966 in South Africa at the University of Cape Town’s “Day of Reaffirmation of Academic and Human Freedom” was of great inspiration as I wrote History Maker:

“Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, those ripples build a current which can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance.”

―Robert F. Kennedy

Each of us can be that center of energy and daring that creates a ripple of hope that turns the tide.

You and I are the carriers of hope that can create the currents of change that shape history.

It is my prayer that as you read History Maker, you will stir the waters of your hidden potential until you are able to make those currents become waves.

“There are those who look at things the way they are and ask, “Why?”…I dream of things that never were and ask, “Why not?”

—Robert F. Kennedy

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Watch on-demand, the dynamic sessions from End Your Year Strong 2017! Sessions feature messages and leadership strategies from Dr. Cindy Trimm, Apostle Matthew Stevenson, Apostle Les Bowling, Dr. Sam Chand, Dr. Caroline Leaf, Kevin Mullens, and Kenneth Robinson! On top of those sessions you will be able to watch all of the worship experiences and creative performances as well!

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Volunteers Make History

“[God] is able to do far more than we…ever dare to ask or even dream of.”

Ephesians 3:20

This year’s End Your Year Strong Empowerment Summit was phenomenal! If you missed it, plan now to join us next December 7-9, 2018.

I could share so many incredible highlights, but none of it would’ve been possible without our faithful volunteers!

A special thanks to all of those who served so selflessly!

Because of servant leaders like you, thousands elevated their dreams, reset their vision, and realigned their souls to receive all God has for them in the year ahead.

“The people who know their God shall be strong, and carry out great exploits.”

Daniel 11:32

I speak now to the Church: It’s time to take stock, press in, and get in step with what God is doing in this next season.

Atmospheres are shifting, seasons are changing, and heaven is calling us up into greater authority and influence.

Now is the time to take your place in leading change!

There has been a new mandate issued and level of anointing released for the people of God to take the lead in making history.

The darker and more chaotic the world becomes, the greater the demand on the people of light.

The   History Maker   e-book is available NOW for download!

Don’t wait to elevate your destiny and expand your leadership potential.

If you were with us for the Empowerment Summit, you know how significant this message is for believers in this season—and how stunningly beautiful this new book is!

I’m so excited to share it with you and launch a new conversation about visionary, Kingdom-based, history-making leadership.

Let’s take the momentum of End Your Year Strong and create a movement.

And that history-making movement begins with ordinary people stepping up to serve in extraordinary ways.

Where can you lay your hand to the plow? Where can you step forward and voluntarily serve the greater good?

This is where “filling the leadership gap” begins.

A leadership gap is often simply an opportunity to serve.

Let’s begin to make history by simply serving wherever we see a need.

History isn’t always made by those under the spotlight or in the headlines—but more often by those who serve as unto the Lord.

“Work hard and cheerfully at all you do, just as though you were working for the Lord and not merely for your masters, remembering that it is the Lord Christ who is going to pay you, giving you your full portion of all he owns. He is the one you are really working for.”

Colossians 3:23-24 TLB

So how does simply keeping in mind who you’re working for change your motivation?

How might the needs you see around you be your personal invitation to step into a destiny-defining upward call?

God sees and rewards your faithfulness on every level.

God uses every circumstance to pivot your future. 

Don’t despise small beginnings! Be faithful in the little things! This is what God will use to promote you.

How did world changers such as Gandhi, Mandela, and Mother Theresa change the course of history?

They were faithful with what small thing God gave them to respond to—they tapped into their ability to respond. 

“Do not despise these small beginnings, for the Lord rejoices to see the work begin,”

Zechariah 4:10 NLT

You can you begin to make history by simply taking responsibility.

What are you able to respond to today?

 

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Provoke the Future

“Arise, shine; for your light has come! And the glory of the Lord is risen upon you. For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and deep darkness the people; but the Lord will arise over you, and His glory will be seen upon you.”

Isaiah 60:1-2

What we need more than anything else in this generation is leadership.

And leadership is not just the responsibility of some of us—but of all of us.

All of us are called to be influencers.

It’s time for every one of us to rise up with the light we’ve been given—to shine with the glory that is risen upon each of us.

Learn how you can take your place in leading change at the Empowerment Summit THIS WEEK in Atlanta!

Register NOW to access the entire 3 days of power-packed sessions! 

To kick off this special event I invite you to be my guest for the opening session this Friday evening for FREE!

Friday evening will be free and open to the public—all you have to do is check in at the door! Service begins at 6pm and doors open at 5pm at the Georgia World Congress Center!

And if you’re not able to join me in Atlanta this weekend, you can still connect to each session by obtaining your virtual pass to Livestream the entire event!

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It’s time for you to rise up into realms of dominion and influence.

God is establishing a new paradigm of leadership for your life in this season.

But you’ve got to learn to see yourself as God sees you.

Learn to think like the visionary God created you to be.

Be a person of vision.

When you fail to have a vision for your life, you’ll be swept away with the current of any wind that blows your direction.

Too many of us underestimate the power of a vision—and those of us who do understand it, too often forget to harness it’s power in our daily life.

Vision not only helps you to establish goals for the year or the season, but also, and perhaps more importantly, the weekly and daily goals that keep you moving in the direction of your dreams.

A vision helps you know what to say “No” to.

If you have the ability to say “No” to the wrong thing, you’ll be empowered to say “Yes” to the right thing.

There are opportunities on a collision course with your life that will come swiftly…and you’ve got to be prepared.

You’ve got to know who you are and fully embrace responsibility for your destiny.

God is a God of vision.

God knows the end from the beginning and everything in between.

I decree that you are going to rise up to become a history-making visionary.

You’re not only going to receive downloads for God’s original plan and purpose for your life, but also for your children’s lives and the lives of your children’s children.

You’re going to learn to provoke the future.

You’re going to be able to speak into their lives until you provoke their future. You’re not only going to prophesy into it, but also call forth the future of the next generation.

We’re talking about individuals who have heard from God and received downloads concerning times and seasons with a level of maturity that they are now speaking to tomorrow’s leaders.

God is seeking individuals who are mature enough and blessed enough and prosperous enough that they do not have to pray for their own success, prosperity, or break through…

They are praying for the success, prosperity and break through of the next generation of change agents.  

You are going to be used by God to touch another generation.

You will be a leader in your family, in your community, in your industry, and in every sphere you influence.

You are called to be the head and not the tail. You are called to be first and not the last. He called you to be above only, and not beneath.

“And nations shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising.”

Isaiah 60:3 ESV

I decree that you are rising to the top and stepping out of the clutter of the common.

I decree that you are finding yourself in an elevated position as a problem solver, a history maker, and an agent of change.

I decree that this generation will record your name as a leading authority in your field or industry…and I decree that you are applying the discipline that will make you best in class.

I decree that you are giving your mind the education it needs, your heart the worship it needs, and your soul the healing it needs.

Join me for 3 destiny-defining days at End Your Year Strong this Friday through Sunday at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta!

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Calling All Saints

“And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ.”

Ephesians 4:11-12

We the saints—every believer who has given their heart to Christ—should be about the work of the ministry.

Sometimes, however, we are made to understand that the work of the ministry belongs only to apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers.

But these are given to the Church for the “equipping of the saints” and the “edifying of the body of Christ.”

So what are you—as an edified and equipped saint—called to do?

You are called to the work of the ministry.

If you are a member of the body of Christ, you should be receiving the equipping you need for ministry.

My purpose is to equip you to fulfill your purpose—and why I am so passionate about helping you mature spiritually.

Watch this week’s 4 Points Broadcast to learn what it means to be fully mature in Christ.

If you are to fulfill your assignment as the ministers and servant leaders you are called to be, you must be spiritually mature.

The Church as a whole could do better in equipping the saints for the work of the ministry.

And as we all know, there is no shortage of work that needs to be done in this world on behalf of the Kingdom.

There is no shortage of dark places in need of light.

Today, many countries across the globe are celebrating one of the word’s oldest holidays: Halloween. It has been commercialized to such an extent that we have lost sight of it’s original meaning.

The word Halloween or “Hallowe’en” dates to the 16th century and is of Christian origin: “Hallowe’en” means “hallowed evening” or “holy evening.” It comes from an Old English term for “All Hallows’ Eve” referring to the evening before “All Hallows’ Day”—widely known as “All Saints’ Day” today.

All Hallow’s Eve has preceded All Hallow’s Day since the 16th century.

Even earlier, in the 13th century, we find references to Halwemesse, a holy day of remembrance also celebrated on November 1st.

It is fascinating to look into early church history and discover that as far back as the 4th century there has been a day  set aside to acknowledge the lives of God’s saints.

“To those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all who in every place call on the name of Jesus Christ our Lord.”

1 Corinthians 1:2

I celebrate you this week!

I encourage you to remember the role you play in the unfolding of God’s plan for humanity—the part you play in History.

Let’s remember this Hallow’s Eve and Hallow’s Day all that God has equipped us to do as His saints—His Church—His Ekklesia…meaning “the called out ones.”

“But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.”

1 Peter 2:9

What are you being called out to do?

Join us in just a couple of weeks for the End Your Year Strong Empowerment Summit where you will get the equipping and edification you need to make Kingdom history!

I dare you to dream again of all that is possible for you.

You are the saints we celebrate on All Saints’ Day!

You are the living epistles turning the pages of history Paul wrote about in his letter to the Corinthians. (See Corinthians 3:3.)

All of heaven is cheering you on during this pivotal season. All of heaven is waiting for you to fulfill your potential to make your mark on history.

Will you rise up to take your place in leading change?

“Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us.” 

Hebrews 12:1

You and I are the “saints” God is depending on to shift the tide and shape the future.

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Making History Together

“God, our God, will take care of the hidden things but the revealed things are our business. It’s up to us and our children to attend to all the terms in this Revelation.”

Deuteronomy 29:29 MSG

This is a season of revelation—not just information, but unprecedented revelation and impartation.

We are moving from the Information Age to the Revelation Age.

Revelation is defined as “the divine or supernatural disclosure to humans of something relating to human existence or the world.”

It is rooted in the Latin revelare, which means “to lay bare.”

God wants to reveal the hidden things.

He wants to lay bare principles hidden in His Word for this particular juncture in history.

He wants to supernaturally disclose something the world needs now to His people—to those willing to seek Him and His Kingdom above all else.

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God wants to reveal His plan and purposes to you and I. Why?

Because in the process, God will reveal each of us to ourselves so together we can boldly step out and make history.

We have yet so much potential resident within us hidden in the obscurity of ignorance.

But I say, “Let there be light!”

Ignorance is the presence of darkness in the absence of light.

But whenever you have light, you have insight and foresight and clarity and wisdom—you have vision.

God is able to supernaturally reveal things that otherwise you could not see or perceive. And more often than not, He will use the people He positions around you to call those things out.

However, you must be present and available to His promptings. You must be willing to listen.

You must be willing to see what He is showing you.

I decree and declare that the eyes of your understanding are being enlightened right now.

God is going to enlarge your territory and give you capacity to receive the revelation He is making available in this season.

Surround yourself with people of faith and submit yourself to those He puts in authority over you.

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Now is the time to grow up into all that God is calling you to become.

It is so important to receive the revelation God is imparting when it comes to the keys and principles of growing up spirtually.

Don’t remain ignorant and immature. 

The effective working of the entire Body of Christ depends on each of its members taking their part in leading change. 

We each need the other to complete the good work God is doing within and among us.

The Church has a critical role to play in shaping history. It is the institutional arm of the Kingdom of Heaven that God put in the earth to transform and shape culture.

“The whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work.”

Ephesians 4:16 NIV

We are Christ’s Body called to demonstrate His love and His will for humanity. 

You and I are the shapers of culture and the makers of history…not you and me independent of one another, but working interdependently together joining forces and locking arms in the service of God’s greatest good.

We are the light bearers. God calls us “a city on a hill that cannot be hidden” (Matthew 5:14) and with that declaration comes the directive to “so let your light shine” (Matthew 5:16).

You’re here to be light, bringing out the God-colors in the world…If I make you light-bearers, you don’t think I’m going to hide you under a bucket, do you? I’m putting you on a light stand. Now that I’ve put you there on a hilltop, on a light stand—shine! Keep open house; be generous with your lives. By opening up to others, you’ll prompt people to open up with God, this generous Father in heaven. (Matthew 5:14-16 MSG)

The world is looking to the Church for hope and direction.

God’s people are looking to the Church for equipping and empowerment. 

Where there are leadership voids and strife and divisions, it is the people of God who should be bringing light and wisdom into those dark situations.

“You are the light of the world.”

Matthew 5:14 NLT

But we must come together in the spirit of unity with one heart and mind seeking God for the answers we need.

There is so much focus in the New Testament on the importance of believers working together “in one accord” in order to demonstrate God’s love and glorify His name in the earth.

Growing up spiritually requires each of us to take our place in serving and submitting to one another in reverence for Christ (see Ephesians 5:21)—and then demonstrating that reverence for each other and God to the wider world.

Make me truly happy by agreeing wholeheartedly with each other, loving one another, and working together with one mind and purpose. Don’t be selfish; don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves. Don’t look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too. (Philippians 2:2-4 NLT)

Let’s make history together.

Let’s press in together to receive the answers from Heaven our God wants to show us when we seek Him “endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace” (Ephesians 4:3).

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“Until we all come to such unity in our faith and knowledge of God’s Son that we will be mature in the Lord, measuring up to the full and complete standard of Christ.”

Ephesians 4:13 NLT

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