Hi Everyone,
There have been two moments recently that have highlighted, once again, the heart of God for His people being conduits for His kingdom coming everyday, everywhere ...
A few Saturdays ago I had the privilege of watching England take on a rampant Springbok side at the 'Fortress', Twickenham. My brother and his wife had bought tickets for us all in South Africa - that's where they're from - so we were sitting in a sea of 'green and gold' with no few Afrikaans words being thrown around from behind us. In the midst of this Springbok hysteria I 'happened' to be seated next to a very polite English supporting couple. I am learning more and more that as children of the King, encounters are never 'by chance'. As we leapt for joy with every green shirt going over the white-wash I noticed this polite chap whincing and guarding his left arm, so I asked him if he was okay. Well, he had recently had a shoulder operation - one that I had, in fact, had 4 years before; so we started chatting ... I have to say, I was a little distracted from that point on! I have, together with so many of you, been trusting Father for opportunities to pray for people everywhere we go to reveal His kingdom, so I knew God wanted me to lay hands on this chap next to me! I was looking for the gap and it finally came a few minutes toward the end of the game as they were about to leave. He couldn't believe that I wanted to pray for his shoulder in front of 81,132 people at 'the Fortress', but he consented. After a vocal, faith-filled prayer he was not instantly healed there and then, but he knew God loved him enough to put a Believer right next to him surrounded by a sea of beer-drinking, ex-pat, cursing-at-the-ref, Springbok supporters! I was God's man for that mission and He ordered our seating for that encounter. What a privilege! I'm just learning to keep my eyes and ears open for opportunities!
More recently, we have had a spate of people in the church set free of allergies! Amazing to watch people enjoying all sorts of foods that had been 'no go' for so long, and would have put them into hospital all puffed up and gagging!! So, with this happening, a few of the guys were in a local restuarant for a meal and Steve Coopers' girl, Jess from the US, was lactose intolerant ... but not for long! She was keen to feast on a pizza, but what about the cheese ...? There were no lactose intolerant options, so they decided to pray, right there, for her healing, and ... she is now a rabid pizza-scoffing, cheese-eating, Californian in London! That's it!
God's Presence and Power cannot remain in the four walls of a building on Sunday; He longs for His kingdom flowing through our lives. So, whether it's in a stadium packed with over 81,000 people or in a local eatery, let's trust God to do fantastic stuff! Let's keep going for it! Jesus is the Head over everything for the church, His body, the fullness of Him who fills everything in every way (Eph 1). Let Him fill the streets with His fullness through us, His body!
His Amazing Love on you!
Ryan
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Thursday, November 20, 2008
Guarding Greatness In Our Hearts
Hi People,
This last week has been a significant one for me to say the least. It started with God's greatness invading my smallness while I worshipped with many saints at a conference where Bill Johnson and Che Ahn were ministering. The next stop was time with Colin and Mary Peckham who have seen, and been used in, revival. And to top it all, a weekend with the 'firebrands', Keir and Callie Tayler. Nearly seven days of God-encounters, significant healings and a heart to revive and reform this world with the love and power of God. To be honest, my heart is burning for more of Him as a result!
In the light of all of this I'd love to let you in on what I felt God show me in my devotions Wednesday morning. At a time of the increased moves of our Living God in our midst where He's saving souls, setting people free, lifting depression and anxiety off sons and daughters and healing bodies, there is a clarion call to guard the good deposit He has made and nurture it into full bloom. 'Guarding His greatness in our hearts' is of top priority right now ...
I have been reading through the Gospel of Mark recently, but I'd like to highlight Ch5:21 - Ch6:6.
Here's the scene, Jairus' daughter is on the way out and she's only a little girl. Although a synagogue ruler, Jairus' pursuit of the life of Jesus rips him out of the wretched clutches of religious thinking that he finds himself in, into the reality only found in Jesus. By the time Jesus gets to Jairus' daughter - having delivered a precious woman of 12 years of infirmity on the way - the crows are circling, cackling 'your daughter's dead'! Jesus' response is remarkable and penetrating - 'Ignoring what they said...' vs36 NIV! He then proceeded to put courage into the dead girl's father with 'don't be afraid'. It was with this that the Spirit challenged me with the first issue if I am to 'guard His greatness in my heart' - am I prepared to ferociously ignore, not deny, but ignore, all other circumstances and calls of the crows to see the resurrection life flow through me? The cackling is loud and circumstance generally glaring, but I must guard myself against these if I am to be a conduit of His transforming power. We know how it ends - the crows are scattered, and a father receives back her daughter, alive!
The account then moves from a religious ruler's faithfilled pursuit for life beyond rigidity to Jesus hometown. One would expect the fanfare of the town's 'blue-eyed boy' being welcomed home. Not at all! These town folk had a diminished view of the Messiannic Miracle Maker saying "he's just the carpenter's son". Their earth-bond, impoverished perspective; their small-heartedness; their parochial pettiness could not grasp His greatness and only inflamed offense. Basically they were saying to themselves : 'Who does he think he is? Doesn't he know where he's from?' They couldn't handle it! The result of this pathetic view of Jesus, which opened the door to offense, was a lack of faith that amazed Jesus. No miracles were done, and only a few were healed. This is remarkable - my diminished, unBiblical view of Jesus will open the door to offense when He 'comes to town' to release His life, resulting in no faith that will ultimately short circuit God's desire to reveal and demonstrate His loving kingdom. I see this in many - their poor perspective of Jesus can't handle what He longs to do, they take offense, and shut the door to Him. This in turn creates a void around them that sucks the life out of others. I see it in me to some degree and it is my personal responsibility to 'guard God's greatness in my heart' if I am to see His kingdom come in and around me. In fact, it is all of our responsibility!
So, two key issues at this time - 1. ferociously ignore the cackling crows that highlight circumstances, and 2. let your impoverished perspective be transformed.
Guard the good deposit and let's keep cultivating a culture of His kingdom coming!
Huge blessings,
Ryan
This last week has been a significant one for me to say the least. It started with God's greatness invading my smallness while I worshipped with many saints at a conference where Bill Johnson and Che Ahn were ministering. The next stop was time with Colin and Mary Peckham who have seen, and been used in, revival. And to top it all, a weekend with the 'firebrands', Keir and Callie Tayler. Nearly seven days of God-encounters, significant healings and a heart to revive and reform this world with the love and power of God. To be honest, my heart is burning for more of Him as a result!
In the light of all of this I'd love to let you in on what I felt God show me in my devotions Wednesday morning. At a time of the increased moves of our Living God in our midst where He's saving souls, setting people free, lifting depression and anxiety off sons and daughters and healing bodies, there is a clarion call to guard the good deposit He has made and nurture it into full bloom. 'Guarding His greatness in our hearts' is of top priority right now ...
I have been reading through the Gospel of Mark recently, but I'd like to highlight Ch5:21 - Ch6:6.
Here's the scene, Jairus' daughter is on the way out and she's only a little girl. Although a synagogue ruler, Jairus' pursuit of the life of Jesus rips him out of the wretched clutches of religious thinking that he finds himself in, into the reality only found in Jesus. By the time Jesus gets to Jairus' daughter - having delivered a precious woman of 12 years of infirmity on the way - the crows are circling, cackling 'your daughter's dead'! Jesus' response is remarkable and penetrating - 'Ignoring what they said...' vs36 NIV! He then proceeded to put courage into the dead girl's father with 'don't be afraid'. It was with this that the Spirit challenged me with the first issue if I am to 'guard His greatness in my heart' - am I prepared to ferociously ignore, not deny, but ignore, all other circumstances and calls of the crows to see the resurrection life flow through me? The cackling is loud and circumstance generally glaring, but I must guard myself against these if I am to be a conduit of His transforming power. We know how it ends - the crows are scattered, and a father receives back her daughter, alive!
The account then moves from a religious ruler's faithfilled pursuit for life beyond rigidity to Jesus hometown. One would expect the fanfare of the town's 'blue-eyed boy' being welcomed home. Not at all! These town folk had a diminished view of the Messiannic Miracle Maker saying "he's just the carpenter's son". Their earth-bond, impoverished perspective; their small-heartedness; their parochial pettiness could not grasp His greatness and only inflamed offense. Basically they were saying to themselves : 'Who does he think he is? Doesn't he know where he's from?' They couldn't handle it! The result of this pathetic view of Jesus, which opened the door to offense, was a lack of faith that amazed Jesus. No miracles were done, and only a few were healed. This is remarkable - my diminished, unBiblical view of Jesus will open the door to offense when He 'comes to town' to release His life, resulting in no faith that will ultimately short circuit God's desire to reveal and demonstrate His loving kingdom. I see this in many - their poor perspective of Jesus can't handle what He longs to do, they take offense, and shut the door to Him. This in turn creates a void around them that sucks the life out of others. I see it in me to some degree and it is my personal responsibility to 'guard God's greatness in my heart' if I am to see His kingdom come in and around me. In fact, it is all of our responsibility!
So, two key issues at this time - 1. ferociously ignore the cackling crows that highlight circumstances, and 2. let your impoverished perspective be transformed.
Guard the good deposit and let's keep cultivating a culture of His kingdom coming!
Huge blessings,
Ryan
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
This one's for the ladies
Tuesday, 11 November 2008
Hi Everyone,
After two weeks of silence, Ryan's Think Space speaks! We've just returned from a week of spectacularly beautiful holiday in Cornwall straight into a ministry trip up North in Edinburgh. Wow, what an amazing city! The ministry was jolly good too.
I'd like to give you a heads up as to what we'll be doing in the next while (this one’s for the ladies). This event that we will be putting on will be of great benefit and will cause ,no doubt, not a few sighs of relief among the single ladies in the family! Without saying too much, hopefully more than a few young bachelors will make the leap from 'negligible' to 'eligible' as result of this time! Yes, ladies, our Father is a miracle maker in more ways than you can imagine, and we're trusting for His kingdom to break into the dusty, cob-webbed craniums of that 20-something enigma that sits in front of you in church!
Imagine a man that stands up in your presence to give you his seat quicker than he can take your place on the sofa to play the dreaded ... XBOX! Imagine a man that knows how to marshall a kitchen as well as his team mates on the football pitch! Imagine a man who can string an intellectual sentence together more than just a few grunts and 'ughs' from in front of the telly! With God ALL things are possible ...
So, young men and women, it's time for a little make over, from the inside out! From opening a door for the lasses to Jamie Oliver expertise! Get the word out ... maybe we'll have a few wedding bells in the not too distant future.
We'll be announcing it over a few Sundays in the next little while with much fun and laughter as you hear 'what' we call it and 'how' we promote it. Men, don't let the humour lull you into a state of lethargy - take heed!
Most lavish favour from the Father on you all!
Ryan
Hi Everyone,
After two weeks of silence, Ryan's Think Space speaks! We've just returned from a week of spectacularly beautiful holiday in Cornwall straight into a ministry trip up North in Edinburgh. Wow, what an amazing city! The ministry was jolly good too.
I'd like to give you a heads up as to what we'll be doing in the next while (this one’s for the ladies). This event that we will be putting on will be of great benefit and will cause ,no doubt, not a few sighs of relief among the single ladies in the family! Without saying too much, hopefully more than a few young bachelors will make the leap from 'negligible' to 'eligible' as result of this time! Yes, ladies, our Father is a miracle maker in more ways than you can imagine, and we're trusting for His kingdom to break into the dusty, cob-webbed craniums of that 20-something enigma that sits in front of you in church!
Imagine a man that stands up in your presence to give you his seat quicker than he can take your place on the sofa to play the dreaded ... XBOX! Imagine a man that knows how to marshall a kitchen as well as his team mates on the football pitch! Imagine a man who can string an intellectual sentence together more than just a few grunts and 'ughs' from in front of the telly! With God ALL things are possible ...
So, young men and women, it's time for a little make over, from the inside out! From opening a door for the lasses to Jamie Oliver expertise! Get the word out ... maybe we'll have a few wedding bells in the not too distant future.
We'll be announcing it over a few Sundays in the next little while with much fun and laughter as you hear 'what' we call it and 'how' we promote it. Men, don't let the humour lull you into a state of lethargy - take heed!
Most lavish favour from the Father on you all!
Ryan
Thursday, October 23, 2008
When the Word and the Spirit come together!
Hi People,
Take a look at what Smith Wigglesworth prophesied in 1947, the year of his death.
"During the next few decades there will be two distinct moves of the Holy Spirit across the church in Great Britain. The first move will affect every church that is open to receive it, and will be characterized by the restoration of the baptism and gifts of the Holy Spirit. The second move ... will result in people leaving historic churches and planting new churches.
In the duration of each of these moves, the people who are involved will say, 'This is a great revival.' But the Lord says, 'No, neither is this a great revival but both are steps towards it.' When the new church phase is on the wane, there will be eidence in the churches of something that has not been seen before: a coming together of those with an emphasis on the word and those with an emphasis on the Spirit. When the Word and the Spirit come together, there will be the biggest move of the Holy Spirit that the nations, indeed, the world, have ever seen. It will mark the beginning of a revival that will eclipse anything that has been witnessed within these shores, even the Wesleyan and Welsh revivals of former years.
The outpouring of God's Spirit will flow over from the United Kingdom to mainland Europe, and from there, will begin a missionary move to the ends of the earth."
This is significant and this is happening ... a coming together of those who champion either the Word or the Spirit. Not only is this so, but in the hearts of many there is a cry ' We want the Spirit to demonstrate His Word in this day!' And it is this that excites me.
Consider what Bill Johnson wrote in his book 'Face to face with God' ... "The kingdom of God must never be reduced to talk, ideas and principles. The kingdom of God is power. Unlimited power has been granted to those who encounter Him over and over again. Each encounter works deeper in our hearts, bringing about the needed transformation so that we might be entrusted with more of Him. The more profound the work of the Spirit within us, the more profound the manifestation of the Spirit through us."
At this time the Spirit of Truth is removing options and excuses from us quickly, leaving us with with only one alternative, the reality of the Word made real through real people. The Living God revealing Himself in a real way through real people who seek Him!
And so, He is looking for a 'So be it' generation ... 2Cor1:20 says "For no matter how many promises God has made, they are 'Yes' in Christ. And so through Him the 'Amen' is spoken by us to the glory of God." Jesus' life, ministry, and triumphant work on the Cross declares 'YES' into eternity on our behalf so that we, with great child-like boldness (often considered 'presumption' by many), may respond 'LET IT BE' today as it is in Eternity to His glory.
As Hebrews 11:39,40 reveals, we live in the privileged day of fulfilled promises, so let us not cower away into the fear of the 'unknown' or 'what if'; let us, together, be that people who boldly say 'let it be as You have promised Father', that the dimensions of Heaven would be the demonstrations of earth, and that the living words of the Living Word would not remain as ink and paper, but be etched onto the hearts, lives, bodies and minds of a world groaning for the Sons of God to be revealed to usher in the Father's intended time of 'when the Word and the Spirit come together'!
I'm pumped to be alive in this day!!!!
Loads of love,
Ryan
Take a look at what Smith Wigglesworth prophesied in 1947, the year of his death.
"During the next few decades there will be two distinct moves of the Holy Spirit across the church in Great Britain. The first move will affect every church that is open to receive it, and will be characterized by the restoration of the baptism and gifts of the Holy Spirit. The second move ... will result in people leaving historic churches and planting new churches.
In the duration of each of these moves, the people who are involved will say, 'This is a great revival.' But the Lord says, 'No, neither is this a great revival but both are steps towards it.' When the new church phase is on the wane, there will be eidence in the churches of something that has not been seen before: a coming together of those with an emphasis on the word and those with an emphasis on the Spirit. When the Word and the Spirit come together, there will be the biggest move of the Holy Spirit that the nations, indeed, the world, have ever seen. It will mark the beginning of a revival that will eclipse anything that has been witnessed within these shores, even the Wesleyan and Welsh revivals of former years.
The outpouring of God's Spirit will flow over from the United Kingdom to mainland Europe, and from there, will begin a missionary move to the ends of the earth."
This is significant and this is happening ... a coming together of those who champion either the Word or the Spirit. Not only is this so, but in the hearts of many there is a cry ' We want the Spirit to demonstrate His Word in this day!' And it is this that excites me.
Consider what Bill Johnson wrote in his book 'Face to face with God' ... "The kingdom of God must never be reduced to talk, ideas and principles. The kingdom of God is power. Unlimited power has been granted to those who encounter Him over and over again. Each encounter works deeper in our hearts, bringing about the needed transformation so that we might be entrusted with more of Him. The more profound the work of the Spirit within us, the more profound the manifestation of the Spirit through us."
At this time the Spirit of Truth is removing options and excuses from us quickly, leaving us with with only one alternative, the reality of the Word made real through real people. The Living God revealing Himself in a real way through real people who seek Him!
And so, He is looking for a 'So be it' generation ... 2Cor1:20 says "For no matter how many promises God has made, they are 'Yes' in Christ. And so through Him the 'Amen' is spoken by us to the glory of God." Jesus' life, ministry, and triumphant work on the Cross declares 'YES' into eternity on our behalf so that we, with great child-like boldness (often considered 'presumption' by many), may respond 'LET IT BE' today as it is in Eternity to His glory.
As Hebrews 11:39,40 reveals, we live in the privileged day of fulfilled promises, so let us not cower away into the fear of the 'unknown' or 'what if'; let us, together, be that people who boldly say 'let it be as You have promised Father', that the dimensions of Heaven would be the demonstrations of earth, and that the living words of the Living Word would not remain as ink and paper, but be etched onto the hearts, lives, bodies and minds of a world groaning for the Sons of God to be revealed to usher in the Father's intended time of 'when the Word and the Spirit come together'!
I'm pumped to be alive in this day!!!!
Loads of love,
Ryan
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
“Sacrifice is not in the vocabulary of Romantics and Lovers!"
“Sacrifice is not in the vocabulary of Romantics and Lovers!” What a significant and profound statement; one of many Nick Davis charged us with as leaders this past weekend. Consider that a moment … as God is moving us ,as His ‘called out ones’, into the wild and breathtaking expanse of Revelation, Transformation, Demonstration and Reformation in this world, He is calling us to Kingdom feats that require dramatic decisions of us all. He does not stand looming over us with a pointed headmasters finger demanding change for Kingdom’s sake; rather, He comes along side us as the Great Shepherd and leads us on with His Love. His eyes are the window to our future, and as we intentionally and passionately gaze up, we, like Paul,will say, ‘ Christ’s love compels me. ‘
The Father recently showed me that, in enlarging our hearts for the future, there are two ways. One is His way, the other carries the guise of religion and leads to human effort. I’ll start with the last …
Here, we see and know what is right, and through devotion, we make room for the things of God in our lives. This is not all that bad, but God has a better way that has lasting life-giving fruit. If we find ourselves in this first place, all the decisions we make will seem like sacrifice, but, again, he has a better way ….
Here, Father God delights us with a deeper and more intimate ‘knowing’ of Him; and His delighting of us with Himself gives natural birth to spontaneous devotion. Romance!! This one takes a little more time as we marinate daily in His presence and in moments together called church meetings; ah, but here, all seemingly sacrificial decisions become moments of ’starry-eyed’ obedience, because we ’see’ Him and lose sight of ourselves!
So, 1. a quick-fix devotional sacrifice, or 2. a patient marinating where He increasingly delights us with Himself and we can’t help respond.
Didn’t He say after all, ‘obedience is better than sacrifice’! I vote for God’s Delight that leads us into Devotion!!!!
Mountains of love on your heads,
Ryan
The Father recently showed me that, in enlarging our hearts for the future, there are two ways. One is His way, the other carries the guise of religion and leads to human effort. I’ll start with the last …
Here, we see and know what is right, and through devotion, we make room for the things of God in our lives. This is not all that bad, but God has a better way that has lasting life-giving fruit. If we find ourselves in this first place, all the decisions we make will seem like sacrifice, but, again, he has a better way ….
Here, Father God delights us with a deeper and more intimate ‘knowing’ of Him; and His delighting of us with Himself gives natural birth to spontaneous devotion. Romance!! This one takes a little more time as we marinate daily in His presence and in moments together called church meetings; ah, but here, all seemingly sacrificial decisions become moments of ’starry-eyed’ obedience, because we ’see’ Him and lose sight of ourselves!
So, 1. a quick-fix devotional sacrifice, or 2. a patient marinating where He increasingly delights us with Himself and we can’t help respond.
Didn’t He say after all, ‘obedience is better than sacrifice’! I vote for God’s Delight that leads us into Devotion!!!!
Mountains of love on your heads,
Ryan
An Incredible week
Hi Everyone,
Wow, what an incredible last week we’ve had together. Last week’s time of prayer seemed to be the foretaste of what was to come with us ‘ending’ at 8.50pm on a Thursday night, toward the end of a long week! A Spirit-led, unrushed time of pursuing the Person of God as our prize. He is the place and source of all fruitfulness that will last into eternity.
And then, personally, a Saturday that the Spirit will always remind me of … I was watching a Bill Johnson DVD and he made a statement that the Holy Spirit has used to reach into the deepest recesses of me, ‘we need an anointing equal to the revelation we have received in order to see it demonstrated. A revelation is an invitation from God to encounter Him in order to be transformed and empowered to usher in His kingdom.’ (my paraphrase around Bill’s kernel of truth.) Think of that … it is profound! God has begun to show me how He has revealed much truth to me over the last year and how legitimate things have taken the edge of my prioritized personal pursuit of Him. I have no more excuses as He continues to ‘disturb’ the status quo in my life.
And then Sunday night … after a ‘good’ morning time together, the Lord had something special up His sleeve for us that evening. After a great time of worship and my message ‘The Anchor-man generation: co-labouring with the Holy Spirit’, there was a natural, unforced, worshipful response for nearly 45minutes. Scotty G got behind the mic with his guitar and slowly the hearts began to rise in love songs as we devoted ourselves to our Lover, Jesus. (I even made a return to the bass guitar after at least a years absence. The blister is proof of that.) Wow!!! Again, having to ‘kick people out’ at 9.10pm ‘cos we don’t have the freedom of a ‘home of our own’, yet!
Yes, God is moving and stirring our hearts for more of Him! Let’s continue to ‘press through the crowd’ as a people for more of Him!
Within this, Nick Davis recently had a sense from God that the Spirit was releasing ‘a wild hunger’ for the King and His kingdom in LCi, and that ‘God wants to hallmark (us) with wildness’! May we not reduce ‘wildness’ to rabid, mouth-foaming religious action that amounts to nothing more than a more weary Bride; rather, may this ‘wildness’ be undergirded and inspired by a desperate hunger for God , and as He responds and graciously draws us nearer to know Him more intimately, may God encounters fuel our living for Him in a world poised for the reality of the Kingdom coming!
From glory to glory, here’s to more of Him dwelling with us!(Eph2:22,3:19)
Much love,
Ryan
Wow, what an incredible last week we’ve had together. Last week’s time of prayer seemed to be the foretaste of what was to come with us ‘ending’ at 8.50pm on a Thursday night, toward the end of a long week! A Spirit-led, unrushed time of pursuing the Person of God as our prize. He is the place and source of all fruitfulness that will last into eternity.
And then, personally, a Saturday that the Spirit will always remind me of … I was watching a Bill Johnson DVD and he made a statement that the Holy Spirit has used to reach into the deepest recesses of me, ‘we need an anointing equal to the revelation we have received in order to see it demonstrated. A revelation is an invitation from God to encounter Him in order to be transformed and empowered to usher in His kingdom.’ (my paraphrase around Bill’s kernel of truth.) Think of that … it is profound! God has begun to show me how He has revealed much truth to me over the last year and how legitimate things have taken the edge of my prioritized personal pursuit of Him. I have no more excuses as He continues to ‘disturb’ the status quo in my life.
And then Sunday night … after a ‘good’ morning time together, the Lord had something special up His sleeve for us that evening. After a great time of worship and my message ‘The Anchor-man generation: co-labouring with the Holy Spirit’, there was a natural, unforced, worshipful response for nearly 45minutes. Scotty G got behind the mic with his guitar and slowly the hearts began to rise in love songs as we devoted ourselves to our Lover, Jesus. (I even made a return to the bass guitar after at least a years absence. The blister is proof of that.) Wow!!! Again, having to ‘kick people out’ at 9.10pm ‘cos we don’t have the freedom of a ‘home of our own’, yet!
Yes, God is moving and stirring our hearts for more of Him! Let’s continue to ‘press through the crowd’ as a people for more of Him!
Within this, Nick Davis recently had a sense from God that the Spirit was releasing ‘a wild hunger’ for the King and His kingdom in LCi, and that ‘God wants to hallmark (us) with wildness’! May we not reduce ‘wildness’ to rabid, mouth-foaming religious action that amounts to nothing more than a more weary Bride; rather, may this ‘wildness’ be undergirded and inspired by a desperate hunger for God , and as He responds and graciously draws us nearer to know Him more intimately, may God encounters fuel our living for Him in a world poised for the reality of the Kingdom coming!
From glory to glory, here’s to more of Him dwelling with us!(Eph2:22,3:19)
Much love,
Ryan
Two profound statements
Hi Everyone,
Here are two profound statements that I stumbled into the other day that some up something of where we are at as a ‘People of Faith’. Here goes …
“If you want to build a ship, don’t summon people to buy wood, prepare tools, distribute jobs, and organize the work; rather, teach people the yearning for the wide, boundless ocean.”
De-Saint Exupery
”A great deal more failure is the result of an excess of caution than of bold experimentation with new ideas. The frontiers of the Kingdom of God were never advanced by men and women of caution.”
J. Oswald Sanders
Church, let us continue to find ourselves in the place of constant wonder as the wild blazing fire in His eyes sets our hearts racing with the excitement of the new frontiers of God and His purpose! Great moments of Revelation of Him moving our lives into Transformation to be like Him so we can tangibly live out Kingdom Demonstration like He did!
Much love,
Ryan
Here are two profound statements that I stumbled into the other day that some up something of where we are at as a ‘People of Faith’. Here goes …
“If you want to build a ship, don’t summon people to buy wood, prepare tools, distribute jobs, and organize the work; rather, teach people the yearning for the wide, boundless ocean.”
De-Saint Exupery
”A great deal more failure is the result of an excess of caution than of bold experimentation with new ideas. The frontiers of the Kingdom of God were never advanced by men and women of caution.”
J. Oswald Sanders
Church, let us continue to find ourselves in the place of constant wonder as the wild blazing fire in His eyes sets our hearts racing with the excitement of the new frontiers of God and His purpose! Great moments of Revelation of Him moving our lives into Transformation to be like Him so we can tangibly live out Kingdom Demonstration like He did!
Much love,
Ryan
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