After months of planning, preparation and prayer, KINGDOM101 blasted off to an encouraging start last night (Wed 18 March 2015). Pastor Yoy opened the meeting with a segment of praise and worship, supported by David on the keyboards. Setting the tone for KINGDOM101 sessions, Henson (founder of Archippus Awakening), encouraged all from Luke 12:31-32 to not just …
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Have you ever had one of those moments when an idea pops into your head and it really excites you? You think to yourself, “Whoa, man! What an idea! This must be divine inspiration!” Without any hesitation, you dash out to announce it – prophetically declare, in Christian speak – to the whole world (well, almost), everyone says …
In Matt 13:44-46, Jesus uses another pair of parables to illustrate yet another aspect of the kingdom. One might suppose that it is for added emphasis that two parables are used instead of one. However, in examining the elements in each of the parables, it makes for a rather interesting observation. “Again, the kingdom of …
Back in July, in preparing for a message about the advancement of the Kingdom of God, I wanted a photo to illustrate a point. ISIS had just made the news when they entered Syria. Over the internet and the main media, they revealed plans of establishing a caliphate across the entire Middle East in five …
After two parables about sowers, seeds and fields, Jesus continues with the same imagery for the third parable; and then extends the idea through the fourth. The Parables of the Mustard Seed (Matt 13:31-32) and Leaven (Matt 13:33), communicate one truth: the impact of the Kingdom and how it starts. Let us be reminded that …
Immediately after the Parable of the Soils (Sower), Jesus shares another parable (Matt 13:24-30) involving a sower and seeds again. The two parables may have contained similar elements but the focus and interpretation is totally different. Thankfully, when His disciples came to Him, Jesus explained the Parable of the Wheat and the Tares very plainly …
I believe everyone is familiar with the Parable of the Sower (Matt 13:3-9;18-23). Personally, I prefer to refer to it as the Parable of the Soils as it deals primarily with the four different types of grounds symbolic of the varying conditions of hearts. We will get to that in a while but first, let …
Facebook Post, 19 April 2014: “It’s so easy to talk Christian and yet not live Kingdom.” More recently, I have been declaring rather boldly that we must learn to discern between church and kingdom. That said, just because we agree with this statement, it does not necessarily mean we fully understand what it means or what …
