How to Get through Rough Places (Video)
How can you get through rough places? Here’s the latest short teaching video that Gideon & I just made together. We even put in some family holiday pics :-). Enjoy!
Invasion of Light
Discovering God's Glory One Day at a Time
July 18, 2018
Rough Places
Morning Thought: I just finished my morning devotions and thought God had finished speaking to me. Then I sat down and he spoke to me in a thunderous whisper, “I am making the rough places smooth.” Immediately, I looked for the verse and found it was God’s promise to Cyrus: “I will go before you and make the rough places smooth” (Isaiah 45:2a, NASB). Are there rough places in your life? These are the places your Father is running to. He actively seeks to make these places smooth, straight and level. Today, trust that the Lord is going before you.
June 20, 2018
Flooded?
Morning Thought: Have you ever been flooded by tragedy? I’ve had some flood-like situations in my life. It looked to me like the waters would overtake me. But I learned something. After the flood, God causes the waters to gradually recede. It doesn’t happen instantly, but soon you begin to see the peaks of mountains. The windows open and you start to hear the sound of birds singing. Then there’s green shoots of life that emerge. Joy returns and the waterlogged land dries. It’s not long until the abundance that was lost is restored. Reading Noah’s story I was inspired by this line: “The water receded steadily from the earth…” (Genesis 8:3, NIV). As you trust God, the flood waters will recede and bountiful life will be restored.
June 17, 2018
Breakfast at Galilee (audio message)
We had an awesome Graduation & Awards Celebration for our Holy Fire Ministry Training School students. Included are the graduate talks and the message I shared: https://brisbanefire.com/messages/breakfast-at-galilee
June 15, 2018
First Things First
Morning Thought: I’m thinking about Mary and Martha today. Martha had such a beautiful heart––she welcomed Jesus into her home. However, she got distracted by being a host and forgot what was most important. What was first? Coming to a place of rest and listening to Jesus. Jesus wants us to enjoy his presence and Word. Sometimes when we hold church meetings and big events we also get distracted. Yes, there are preparations, but let us not lose focus. Jesus wants us to experience him. Let’s prepare before hand so that we can enjoy Jesus’ presence, sit at his feet and wash in his Word. “Martha welcomed Him into her home…Mary…was seated at the Lord’s feet, listening to His word. But Martha was distracted with all her preparations” (Luke 10:38-42).
June 11, 2018
Running Out of Charge?
Morning Thought: Have you ever had this experience? You’ve put your phone on the charger, and then a few hours later you check it, and the battery is still depleted. You thought it was charging, but when you double checked, the phone wasn’t correctly plugged in. This has happened to me quite a few times this past week. I’m reminded that we really need to be connected to Christ in order to be recharged. You may think you’re connected, but if power isn’t flowing into you, there’s something wrong. Today, get rid of anything blocking your true connection to Christ. “Live in me. Make your home in me just as I do in you. In the same way that a branch can’t bear grapes by itself but only by being joined to the vine, you can’t bear fruit unless you are joined with me” (John 15:4, MSG).
June 10, 2018
Find Rest (Audio Message)
Here’s today’s message on rest. We had a move of the Holy Spirit after the message. Pita closed the meeting, but nobody wanted to leave God’s presence. Then Phil tried to close the meeting later, and still everybody stayed in worship. I kept some of the worship on the recording, but it was too long to keep all.
