JOEL 2 GENERATION

We all know Proverbs 29:18 - "without a vision, the people perish".  More sermons have been preached on that verse than we will ever know.  And yet, many who have preached on it don't realize what the verse actually means because they don't understand that the word for "vision" actually refers to a prophetic word from the Lord. Since COVID began, nothing has been more tragic than to watch so many Christians, and Christian leaders, who didn't seem to know what to do.  And initially, that's okay. Seek the Lord and ask Him.  But many didn't seem to do that.  And 6 months later, many Christians are still unclear on what the Lord is calling them to be doing in this hour. So first of all, let us seek the Lord for that "vision"!  For a mandate, for an assignment, etc. Don't look to your 'celebrity prophets'. Look to the Lord personally - seek the Lord in the community in which He has placed you.  Add fasting to your prayer and your...

Irenaeus (late 2nd century, spiritual grandson of the Apostle John) – to followers of false teachers/heretics -  “Those who are in truth His disciples, receiving grace from Him, do in His name perform miracles, so as to promote the welfare of others, according to the gift which each one has received from Him. For some do certainly and truly drive out devils, so that those who have thus been cleansed from evil spirits frequently both believe [in Christ] and join the Church. Others have foreknowledge of things to come: they see visions and speak the prophecies they have received. Others still, heal the sick by laying their hands upon them, and they are healed. Moreover, as I have said, even the dead have been raised and remained among us for many years. And what more can I even say? It is not even possible to number all of the gifts which the Church, throughout the whole world, has received from God, in the name of Jesus Christ, who was crucified under Pontius Pilate, ...

People are more open to spiritual things than they have ever been. Fear continues to run rampant. People have had to face their own mortality. The future is uncertain. Nobody knows when or how the COVID-19 pandemic will end.  After spending several hundred hours on the streets in the past few months, I can attest to the fact that there is an openness and a willingness to talk about important issues that I have never seen.   All although I was praying with many people and watched God break into the lives of dozens and dozens of people's lives, and I have endlessly given them my contact information for follow up, the vast majority haven't heeded those invitations.  I have gone back to visit them and their appreciation for prayer and counsel remains. Many have been healed and testify that they are still healed, still pain-free. I knew that God was really emphasizing house church meetings (and still is, going forward!) and I even began inviting these unbelievers to house meet...

While out at a restaurant with my family, I noticed that Farsi was being spoken at the next table.  I went over there and introduced myself and within less than a minute a new group of Persian friends had been made, two sisters and two men. After some small talk about where I was from, my visits to Iran, and how much I loved Persian food, I began to talk to them about miracles of healing.  One of the women, an acupuncturist, declares, "I wish I could see a miracle".  I asked if anybody had any pain.  She pointed to her sister and said she had stomach pain.  I said that I would get my wife as she is a "healer".  And I told her that she would indeed get to see the miracle she wanted to see. My wife came over and the woman had had a chronic stomach pain condition for years.  The acupuncturist sister said that she had tried absolutely everything and that nothing had worked.   After praying for the woman with the pain in Jesus' Name, she was compl...

In one of my most significant encounters since starting the mandate the Lord gave us to be "FEAR Extinguishers" back in March, yesterday I heard Farsi being spoken by two women and greeted them.   What followed was about a 20-minute interaction where I was able to share many of the things the Lord is speaking right now.  One of the women was a follower of Jesus and was so hungry for what God was saying.  She kept asking me, "What is Jesus saying"?  I told her a number of our stories and the way God has been leading us even since the end of 2019 with regards to the coming COVID-19 pandemic.   I spoke quite a bit about this upcoming Sunday, Pentecost Sunday, and what God was going to do - how God was going to be pouring out His Holy Spirit and that He was going to be speaking more clearly, giving more prophetic revelation.  I encouraged them to be expecting dreams and encounters. I spoke about the mandate to gather in homes and let them know that I ...

We were out FEAR Extinguishing and met an incredible Italian guy and his French wife who ran a Cafe-Bakery.   While getting coffee from him, the Lord gave me a word of knowledge about a problem in his lower-middle back.  He was shocked that God had revealed his pain to me. He had back pain and I asked his wife to come over and be my "ministry partner".  She put her hand on his back, I prayed for him and something happened!  She felt tingling electricity in her hand and his back pain left.  He said he'd have to also check it out in the evening to be sure.   He was so shocked. I gave him my card and we left.   The next day I received an email from him, and this is what he wrote:   Subject: Thank you for the miracle   I’m writing to say thank you very much for bringing light in this world.    I so grateful to what happened in the cafe, I was a bit lost on what was happening, a beautiful family comes into the café to order some drinks w...

The opportunities continue to be unbelievable.  Today was no exception. I felt prompted to head into a shop to ask the employee about a recurring dream he was having.  And sure enough, he's been having a dream with the same person over and over.  This opened a huge door to pray for him, to encourage him, to prophesy over him.  The Lord gave me a name that was very meaningful to him. And in the end, I was able to anoint him with oil in the Name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Next it as on to Walmart where we ministered the other day to an Afghan Muslim woman and also to a Coptic Orthodox Egyptian woman.  Today was INCREDIBLE.  The first employee we approached was an Iranian woman and as we spoke with her she shared how she had left Islam and come to Christ!  We got to encourage her and even invite her to a house church meeting in her city!  I also got a word of knowledge for her Muslim mother (a left knee) and she was going to pray for...