Do you wish you had greater faith, so you could make a difference in this world? Mountain moving, life changing, healing faith. Let this quote by bill Johnson soak deep into your spirit:
‘It is the most normal thing in the world for believers to have faith. For some reason it has either been so hyped or held up out of reach that people have this approach to faith: “Man I hope that I come into it some day.”
Faith is the evidence of surrender not striving.
It is the fruit of yieldedness to the Spirit. It is not the result of self discipline.
Faith reveals that you have encountered the Faithful one. It is what sticks to you in the embrace with the Faithful (God).’
A great quote by Bill Johnson, Bethel Church, Redding CA. (January 2010)
See http://www.ibethel.org/
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Monday, January 18, 2010
God touching our lives
Here is a great quote I read today:................
“I thought this journey was about preparing me to stand before God, when it was actually preparing me to be a witness of His existence and the reality of His intricate, interactive, moment by moment, involvement in my life and the lives of all who will follow Him.” John Paul Jackson......... see ......... http://www.streamsministries.com/
“I thought this journey was about preparing me to stand before God, when it was actually preparing me to be a witness of His existence and the reality of His intricate, interactive, moment by moment, involvement in my life and the lives of all who will follow Him.” John Paul Jackson......... see ......... http://www.streamsministries.com/
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Dream Again
Teenagers are full of dreams for the future, and ours are no exception. 2009 saw some of these dreams begin to take on “substance” as their lives were launched out in new directions. It is good to see faith working in each of them, giving them positive expectations. They live life confidently knowing that God has a plan and a destiny for their lives and that He is their loving heavenly Father who will bring about the best for them. They live with an expectation that God will open doors for them and that He will provide for their needs.
Perhaps we wish we were all teenagers full of dreams rather then “seasoned” individuals who have let our dreams “evaporate” as the realities and demands of every day living have sucked our Spirits dry. But this condition is not God’s will for us. According to God, dreaming is not confined to the young. He pours out His Spirit on us so that we can dream again. According to God the Holy Spirit gets older people dreaming. Acts 2:17-18 (MSG) "In the Last Days," God says, "I will pour out my Spirit on every kind of people: Your sons will prophesy, also your daughters; Your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams. When the time comes, I'll pour out my Spirit On those who serve me, both men and women, and they'll prophesy.
Christian author James Goll writes: “God is a dreamer and He is looking for people who will dream His dreams with Him.”
Perhaps we wish we were all teenagers full of dreams rather then “seasoned” individuals who have let our dreams “evaporate” as the realities and demands of every day living have sucked our Spirits dry. But this condition is not God’s will for us. According to God, dreaming is not confined to the young. He pours out His Spirit on us so that we can dream again. According to God the Holy Spirit gets older people dreaming. Acts 2:17-18 (MSG) "In the Last Days," God says, "I will pour out my Spirit on every kind of people: Your sons will prophesy, also your daughters; Your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams. When the time comes, I'll pour out my Spirit On those who serve me, both men and women, and they'll prophesy.
Christian author James Goll writes: “God is a dreamer and He is looking for people who will dream His dreams with Him.”
Saturday, December 19, 2009
Dreamer - God is looking for you
Just read the quote below. I believe it is for someone out there who accidentally stumbles onto this site. God would say to you "Never give up on the dream that He has placed in your heart." - Bob Lipsys, Australia
God is a dreamer and He is looking for people who will dream His dreams with Him. James Goll.
God is a dreamer and He is looking for people who will dream His dreams with Him. James Goll.
Sunday, November 22, 2009
The Church needs "Drunk" schoolies
In Australia “Schoolies” are gathering in the 1000’s to party after finishing High School. Many of these 17 year olds will be “off their faces tonight,” under the influence of drugs and alcohol. Many will do things they regret. They place such low value on their lives, that getting drunk seems the best option. They need to experience the Kingdom of God in its fullness. Most of them have “experienced church” not Jesus.
The Bible says: “Don’t be drunk with wine, because that will ruin your life. Instead, be filled with the Holy Spirit,” Ephesians 5:18 (NLT)
Kevin Dedmon writes the following on this passage: The word “debauchery” means to be so influenced by the effects of alcohol that one loses all inhibition, so that they do things of negative and evil consequence that they would not do if they were sober. In other words, debauchery is doing crazy things that you are really ashamed of the next morning.”
“Being filled with the Spirit, on the other hand, causes one to do crazy things, but the difference is that those things are things that you are proud of the next morning. Interestingly, the phrase, “be filled”, is not a one time event. In the Greek, this is a present tense verb, which has a continual sense associated with the action. So, more accurately, Paul is instructing the Church to “be continually filled with the Spirit”; to drink everyday, the “new wine” of the Spirit. Why? Because drunk people do crazy things!”
On the Day of Pentecost, in Acts chapter 2, the Church was filled with the Holy Spirit. In verse 13, the crowd made fun of them and said “they have had too much wine”. Peter’s response to this accusation is found in verse 15: “These men are not drunk as you suppose…”. Notice, he does not deny the fact that they are drunk, or at the least, acting drunk. He simply lets them know that they are not drunk in the way that they think that they are drunk. The source of their drunkenness is not due to the wine of the world, but rather the new wine of the Holy Spirit. He explains all of this in verse 17, as he outlines the fulfilled prophetic promise of Joel that God would pour out His Spirit on all people.
See Kevin Dedmon’s Web Site at for the rest of this article: http://www.kevindedmon.com
I pray for the day Schoolies will be drunk. Not with alcohol, but with the Holy Spirit. So drunk in God, that they participate in a Holy Spirit led healing revival.
Bob Lipsys Australia
‘In the last days,’ God says, ‘I will pour out my Spirit upon all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your young men will see visions, and your old men will dream dreams. Acts 2:17 (NLT)
The Bible says: “Don’t be drunk with wine, because that will ruin your life. Instead, be filled with the Holy Spirit,” Ephesians 5:18 (NLT)
Kevin Dedmon writes the following on this passage: The word “debauchery” means to be so influenced by the effects of alcohol that one loses all inhibition, so that they do things of negative and evil consequence that they would not do if they were sober. In other words, debauchery is doing crazy things that you are really ashamed of the next morning.”
“Being filled with the Spirit, on the other hand, causes one to do crazy things, but the difference is that those things are things that you are proud of the next morning. Interestingly, the phrase, “be filled”, is not a one time event. In the Greek, this is a present tense verb, which has a continual sense associated with the action. So, more accurately, Paul is instructing the Church to “be continually filled with the Spirit”; to drink everyday, the “new wine” of the Spirit. Why? Because drunk people do crazy things!”
On the Day of Pentecost, in Acts chapter 2, the Church was filled with the Holy Spirit. In verse 13, the crowd made fun of them and said “they have had too much wine”. Peter’s response to this accusation is found in verse 15: “These men are not drunk as you suppose…”. Notice, he does not deny the fact that they are drunk, or at the least, acting drunk. He simply lets them know that they are not drunk in the way that they think that they are drunk. The source of their drunkenness is not due to the wine of the world, but rather the new wine of the Holy Spirit. He explains all of this in verse 17, as he outlines the fulfilled prophetic promise of Joel that God would pour out His Spirit on all people.
See Kevin Dedmon’s Web Site at for the rest of this article: http://www.kevindedmon.com
I pray for the day Schoolies will be drunk. Not with alcohol, but with the Holy Spirit. So drunk in God, that they participate in a Holy Spirit led healing revival.
Bob Lipsys Australia
‘In the last days,’ God says, ‘I will pour out my Spirit upon all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your young men will see visions, and your old men will dream dreams. Acts 2:17 (NLT)
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