Apostolic Purpose

We can make the cry of that Jerusalem crowd—“Hosanna! ​‘​Blessed is He who comes in the name of the LORD!’ ​​The King of Israel!”—but with a fuller understanding of the mission of Christ. Enjoy this Palm Sunday sermon! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit nickuva.substack.com

Becoming confident to pray and move in the Gifts of the Spirit is just a part of Christian living. Another key component of last-days living is dealing with pressures we face in the inner man. Listen with us as we complete our Life in the Spirit course. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit nickuva.substack.com

Love, forgiveness, and unity are all related. Taking heed to them will help you to grow spiritually, better and faster than almost anything. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit nickuva.substack.com

Love, forgiveness, and unity are all related. Taking heed to them will help you to grow spiritually, better and faster than almost anything. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit nickuva.substack.com

Love, forgiveness, and unity are all related. Taking heed to them will help you to grow spiritually, better and faster than almost anything. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit nickuva.substack.com

The most troublesome muscle in your body is the one that hangs out between your teeth. Let's explore improper speech, how to respond to it, and how we should speak in order to be like Jesus. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit nickuva.substack.com

How does God want to guide us, and how can we discern what we believe we’re hearing from Him? How can we better partner with Him? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit nickuva.substack.com

The religious spirit is the enemy of grace. Are you flowing in God's grace, or are you at risk of coming under the influence of a religious spirit? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit nickuva.substack.com

What is the mysterious sevenfold working or anointing of the Holy Spirit? Learn how God wants to empower you for life and ministry through these overlooked dimensions of the Spirit's activity. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit nickuva.substack.com

This is a special double-length seminar on some more advanced issues in the healing ministry. In these sessions we review some basics about our giftedness from God, then discuss blessing and cursing, how can we develop a greater sensitivity to the Holy Spirit, and how we can see more people healed under our ministry. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscriber...

In our last session we looked at the concept of meditating in the Scriptures. Join us as we now explore the beautiful discipline of praying God’s Word. Have you ever prayed God's Word? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit nickuva.substack.com

We’re taking a couple of sessions now to share about our devotional life in God’s Word. That may not strike you as having a strong connection to “life in the Spirit,” but we want to be responsible builders in Christ. If you know anything about construction, then you know you can't go high if you haven’t gone deep. Plenty of people go high – but they don't stay high. If you want to walk on a higher...

Pursuing Christ is about living out, in an ever-increasing way, the First Commandment . Jesus said: “The first of all the commandments is: ‘Hear, O Israel, the LORD our God, the LORD is one. And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ This is the first commandment” (Mark 12:29-30). This is a public episode. If you w...

Click here to view or download class notes for this session (PDF) . Tonight we are kicking things off and kicking off the year with a look at fasting. Fasting has always been a powerful spiritual discipline for believers. Many can testify to its benefits, but in my opinion the most important reason to fast is to strengthen our relationship with the Lord! There’s nothing wrong with fasting to seek...

We wrap up “Life in the Spirit Course One” with a look at what it means to be spiritual and how we can be “edified” for the long haul. Life in the Spirit will return next month with a second course that covers new topics and goes deeper into topics we’ve already looked at. Click here to view or download class notes for this session (PDF) . EXCERPT: The more you love, the more you will be like Chri...

As our “Life in the Spirit” series draws to a close, we look behind the veil at the reality of the spirit world, and discuss the race of spirits that God has made called angels. Click here to view or download class notes for this session (PDF) . EXCERPT: The Bible presents a universe in which there is not only a Supreme Being but also many non-material beings of different types. These beings are n...

Continuing on with our “Life in the Spirit” series, you’ll enjoy this longer session in which we dig deeper into the ministry of prophecy today. How can we begin to move in prophecy and, if God speaks apart from His Word, how will I know it’s Him? Click here to view or download class notes for this session (PDF) . EXCERPT: We can define New Testament prophecy as simply reporting something that God...

In this session, we begin to explore the prophetic, with a look at discerning of spirits, and the variety of way in which God speaks to His people. Our God is a speaking God! Join us for this key session. Click here to view or download class notes for this session (PDF) . EXCERPT: Discerning of spirits alerts us to the activity of the enemy in Christian settings. In the past generation, we’ve seen...

In this session, we give an introduction to the ministry of deliverance and possible gateways to demonic harassment, as well as how to identify and deal with demonic harassment in people. Click here to view or download class notes for this session (PDF) . EXCERPT: Few people discuss this, but for hundreds of years after Christ, Christian leaders spoke boldly and publicly about the ability of ordin...

In this session, we talk about the power of Jesus' Name, the privilege we have to use it, and much more. Join us for this key teaching! Click here to view or download class notes for this session (PDF) . EXCERPT: You can see in the passages we read that people in Jesus’ day not only understood that one person could use another person’s name, but that names could carry another person’s spiritual po...

In this week’s session, we shared about how to minister healing to people, including good protocols for ministering to people in general, and learning to pray for the sick using the Five-Step Healing Prayer Model. Following the teaching time we released people to pray for one another for healing. Click here to view or download class notes for this session (PDF) . EXCERPT: If you’ve been filled wit...

In this week’s session, we explored the challenging biblical truth that God commanded His people to actively pursue spiritual gifts. We also began to discuss the tangible power of God and provided an introduction to the topic of healing. Click here to view or download class notes for this session (PDF) . EXCERPT: Contrary to what our traditions might have told us, even Pentecostal traditions, God...

In this double-length session, we began by focusing on powerlessness in the Church, the doctrine of cessationism, and an overview of the Gifts of the Spirit. In the second half, we examined the Baptism in the Holy Spirit and definitions of the Gifts of the Spirit, as well as speaking in tongues, and praying in the Spirit. We concluded our time together by praying for people to be baptized in the S...

In this session, we explore the work of the Holy Spirit in bringing people to salvation. What are some ways that we can pray for people to come to faith in Christ? Click here to view or download class notes for this session (PDF) . EXCERPT: In general, we say that the Spirit works to draw the unsaved person to faith in Christ. If anyone is to be saved it will only ever be because the Holy Spirit d...

In this session, we discuss praise and worship. What does the Bible say about this important topic, and what does it mean to "minister to the Lord?" Click here to view or download class notes for this session (PDF) . EXCERPT: Thanksgiving is the gateway into God’s Presence. Why thanksgiving? Two reasons. First, thanksgiving forces me to acknowledge God as my Creator and Sustainer. I’ve heard it sa...