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a_good_day_to_dieScottish Highland warriors throughout history were commonly viewed as being at least a little bit crazy. They would enter battle outnumbered and overpowered and would fight like wildcats for their homeland, their families and their lives. And, knowing how highly every man's life was worth against a larger army, they would throw themselves into battle shouting into the faces of the enemy, "It's a good day to die!"

 

divine_tension_in_prayerOne of our young men recently had a dream. He was walking along a dusty road with an old man who handed him a hammer. The hammer had the word “Prayer” written down its handle. They walked into a dry riverbed and approached two massive columns that were holding up a gate in the sky. One column had “God, you’re so good,” written on it

 

the_power_of_a_vision"A man without a vision is a man without a future. A man without a future will always return to his past."
"A knife cuts because it has a narrow focus" (Cleddie Keith).
"A coward dies a thousand deaths, but a brave man dies only once" (Roman soldiers).
"When God predetermined our destiny, He factored in our stupidity. Therefore there's always enough time to finish?"(Larry Randolph).

 

raise_up_a_wilberforce_candidate1 Corinthians 4:1-2 - Let a man so consider us as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God. Moreover it is required in stewards that one be found faithful.

It is in my heart to speak concerning a remarkable prophetic journey that I have been led to follow. I speak it at the risk of misunderstanding both by the body of Christ and the nation at large. But as in all prophecy we see in part and we prophesy in part.

 

healing_an_adventure_into_the_impossibleWhen Jesus walked the earth, people believed that sickness was from the devil, and that healing was from God. Things have dramatically changed in two thousand years. Now, many think affliction is allowed and sometimes sent by God to build character, and those who pursue the ministry of healing are deceived by the devil. While the thinking of the church has changed, God hasn't. He is the same yesterday, today, and forever. Jesus healed every person who came to Him asking to be made well. There were no exceptions. It didn't seem to matter if they had great or weak faith, or even sin issues. They all left His presence with their miracle.

 

sustained_prayerIt was May on an airplane when the Lord began to speak to me about our youth group committing the upcoming summer to prayer. I had just left the International House of Prayer in Kansas City and I knew the Lord was calling us to launch a “Summer of Prayer.” There are two things I know for sure. God is looking for one city in America to be entirely His and He is looking for the church that will believe Him for their city to be saved. I believe Redding will be that city. If we are to pursue the glory of God dwelling in our city then we must give ourselves to prayer.

 

prayer_that_causes_action“For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.” In other words, if you throw a ball at a brick wall that ball is going to bounce off that wall and come back to you. Action causes action. This is what we are looking for when we pray. One of the most powerful actions in the universe is prayer. Therefore, true prayer must produce and cause action. It’s time we become unsatisfied with anything less then our prayers resulting in action! There are two types of action our prayers should produce.

 

walking_on_waterI just returned home from a great ministry trip to Lake Tahoe. Almost immediately after seeing the lake I began to think about walking out onto the water. This is because I have a burning desire inside of me for the impossible. I have had dreams in which I am flying through the air, watching lightning come down from heaven when I prayed for someone, and walking into a room full of people in wheelchairs with every one of them being completely healed. We were born for the impossible!

 

dreamersAt the end of last year, the Lord began to speak to me about 2007. He told me He was releasing the dreamers again and that He was releasing a “Why Not” anointing on people. Over the next few months I began to receive a simple yet profound revelation on the dreamers being released again. In the midst of that, I had a dream where I was preaching to people, reaching inside of them, and uncapping the wells of dreams. I was activating in them the ability to dream. Let me explain what I have been seeing.