Overcoming Guilt and Condemnation

“There is therefore now no condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus” (Romans 8:1).
Guilt usually arises out of unrealistic expectations, and these expectations are either created by you or given to you from other people.
Maybe those expectations come from your parents. Maybe those expectations come from your religion. Maybe those expectations come from the [...]

Overcoming Bitterness and Unforgiveness

“Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Seven times?” (Matthew 18:21).
Do you have trouble forgiving others? You’re not alone. Almost everyone agrees that we need to forgive. We know what we “ought” to do, but actually doing it is the hard part.
When Peter asked Jesus this question he sounded [...]

Overcoming Fear and Worry

“Fear not, for I am with you…” (Isaiah 43:5a).
Jesus said that there would come a time when men’s hearts would fail them for fear of what was happening on the earth. We are living in that time! Fear is a very powerful emotion and can have a negative effect on our spirit, soul, and body. [...]

What's Wrong With The Church?

Almost two thousand years ago, Jesus said, “I will build My Church, and the gates of hell will not prevail against it.” The Early Church was known for its power and simplicity as it carried the Gospel far and wide. They were known as “the ones who have turned the world upside down.”
Few people would [...]

The Spiritual Desert

“Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall you not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert” (Isaiah 43:19).
When I talk about the wilderness, when I talk about the desert, what am I talking about? Spiritually speaking, it’s that place where [...]

Victory

There is no higher place in the universe than to be seated with Christ in the heavenly places. Indeed, since Christ is larger than the universe, then to be seated with Christ is to be above and beyond all time and space and dimension as we know it. To be seated with Christ is to [...]

Terminate the Tithe!

Our journey into the Wilderness began in 1999, when a church board illegally fired me from my pastoral position and demanded that I vacate the parsonage. A week later the ushers stood at the door of the church and handed out letters to everyone who attended, letting them know the reasons why I had been [...]

Strengthened Through Adversity

(From the introduction)
“What I’d like to share with you in this message is a spiritual principle that I believe most of us overlook, because this spiritual principle operates in a manner in which we are not used to dealing with. It is a spiritual principle that teaches us how to be strong, and how to [...]

Spiritual Authority

Fewer subjects have been more frequently misunderstood and abused than the subject of spiritual authority.
Do any of the following situations sound familiar to you?

A pastor refuses all correction on the basis that he is the “spiritual authority” in the church, and therefore, above question. Those who disagree are ridiculed and ultimately [...]

The Simplicity of Christ

Paul’s greatest fear was that his brothers and sisters in the Lord might be “corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ” (II Corinthians 11:3b). Christ is on the side of simplicity, while religion is usually on the side of complexity.
Jesus said His yoke is easy and His burden is light. Have you made the [...]