When you feel alone, Freedom shouts,”you are never alone!” When you believe that things will never change, Freedom says,”change is coming.” When you think less of yourself, and that you don’t deserve much, Freedom says,”you are more precious than gold, and deserve abundant life.” In thinking that you can never be loved, Freedom says, “You have been loved before the foundation of the earth.” Who will you believe? Read more
The Kingdom of God is not another subject to add to our religious studies. It is the paramount centrality of God’s message through Jesus to all mankind. Jesus is far more than savior. He is Emanuel, God with us and within us. He is King of His Father’s Kingdom. All of life is decided by what you decide about the Kingdom of God. I have learned that if the Kingdom of God is anything-and it is everything-it is relational and... Read more
The aim of our charge is love that issues from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith. Certain persons by swerving from these, have wandered away into vain discussion, desiring to be teachers of the law, without understanding either what they are saying or the things about which they make confident assertions. – 1 Timothy 1:5-7 (ESV) The goal of the gospel is a life of love. God is love, and when someone knows him intimately,... Read more
True citizens of any nation choose to live in the righteous boundaries of that nation, and blessings flow in living in the realm of justice. God has provided a Kingdom nation for its citizens, a government for abundant life. Living for eternity now is realized by submitting to the love, power, and glory of this Kingdom within each of us. Blessed are those who align themselves with the substance of heaven. Read more
Mendacity is a system that we live in. – Brick, “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” Honesty is the thing. In all things, honesty must be the first thing. Without some certain foundational understanding of truth, no man can truly achieve or attain any life worth living. We talk about it as though it were a universal, comprehensible absolute; we assume that everybody ‘knows it’ and ‘gets it.’ We ignore the subject because to linger too long there would signify... Read more
Obedience in the Kingdom is not obeying a defined set of rules for all, but obedience to a God who uniquely defines us all. Systems love to rule with rules while driving compliance through performance and fear. The Kingdom places its loving domain within the hearts of it’s citizen who willingly submit to the King’s rules of engagement for life. Kingdom justice is executed with love, mercy, and grace for all. Read more
Vain religion brings comfort to those consumed by their own needs and desires. They pridefully follow the moral majority rules thinking that this pleases God. They settle for eternal security, wait for heaven, and wonder why the world hasn’t changed much. When they awaken to the Kingdom within, they become Spirit driven to lovingly meet the needs of others, which makes them world changers bringing pleasure to their God. Read more
We can have beliefs that align with the Kingdom of God and still not be living in the integrity of those beliefs. There is often a gap between knowing and doing, and to know and not do is to truly not know. Agreements collapse under pressure, and we do not understand covenant. The power we desire to live in will not come until we begin to live in harmony with our beliefs, agreements, and covenants with God and man. Read more
Mike Bickle gives perspective on the manifestations of the Spirit at IHOP-KC.. Great Perspectives… http://mikebickle.org/video-player/?resource=3131 Read more
It is my desire to be like Christ to everyone and in everything. It amazing to know that as I continue to be conformed in His likeness, I bring pleasure to Almighty God. Transformation begins in my own heart and allows me to live a Spirit empowered existence of bringing light to the world. Transformed people can transform nations by touching cities and impacting culture through the power of Love filled Presence. Read more
Robert Ricciardelli
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