Belonging House Fellowship

Arlene Brown just wanted to lurk. She had been reading Christ John Otto's Substack for months — picturing an elegant Englishman writing by candlelight in a London pub — and when she finally worked up the nerve to join a prayer meeting, she accidentally crashed a Sunday church service instead. Camera on. No place to hide. Mortified. That moment turned out to be exactly what God had planned. In this...

Val Davidson grew up in a forward-thinking Baptist church in Edinburgh, prayed over by her parents, shaped by community, and carrying a prophetic gift she didn't quite have language for. By the time she found Belonging House, she had lived through trauma, decades of faithful service — and a season of serious chronic illness that left her sometimes unable to sit up, unable to drive, unable to be pr...

For over 52 years, Nancy Lane tried to make her faith work — seminary, Greek, Hebrew, Bible translations, Christian service. And for 52 years, something was missing. The information was in her head, but the love never made it to her heart. Then a trauma release prayer changed everything. In this testimony shared at Belonging House International, Nancy Lane unpacks the concept of a **kingdom grid s...

What if the way you learned about Jesus made him feel like a painting on a wall — something beautiful to admire from a distance, but not alive, not present, not *now*? That's what growing up Reformed-Presbyterian looked like for me. I knew my TULIP. I could explain cessationism. But I couldn't explain why communion felt like it meant something more — or why I kept waiting for a God who seemed to h...

What if the deepest spiritual resistance comes not from evil, but from our own ability? In this teaching on Pentecost, we explore three ancient rebellions—Eden, the hybrid race, and the Tower of Babel—and uncover why humans are always tempted to build in their own strength instead of surrendering to God's power. Pentecost isn't just about speaking in tongues or a moment in Acts. It's about the red...

Jesus ascended not to get out of here, but to fully accomplish his mission. His ascension into heaven is just as important as taking on flesh, dying on the cross, and rising from the tomb. Belonging House International is a fellowship of Christian artists and creative people who are called to raise up an army of artists who will build Jesus a throne in the earth.   We are here to help you grow and...

I have crafted a prayer for the renunciation of the religious spirit. Father, I believe that Jesus Christ is the only Son of God, and that he took on the flesh of the blessed Virgin Mary. By his death and resurrection,   I have been given the power to become a child of God. And I can only be a child   by the power of the Holy Spirit in me.   I renounce the lie that I have to do things to remain a...

In John 14 Jesus tells us that we will do the greater works.  How this happens is described in Acts, when God chooses seven men full of the Holy Spirit to become deacons. Belonging House International is a fellowship of Christian artists and creative people who are called to raise up an army of artists who will build Jesus a throne in the earth.   We are here to help you grow and thrive as a Chris...

Jesus Christ is the good shepherd, the door for the sheep.  His sheep here is his voice, and whenever he speaks he makes something new.  The Shepherd is always creating. Belonging House International is a fellowship of Christian artists and creative people who are called to raise up an army of artists who will build Jesus a throne in the earth.   We are here to help you grow and thrive as a Christ...

Jesus reveals himself in the Breaking of the Bread in Emmaus.  He moves us from our unreality of sin and death to the reality of his uncreated light. Belonging House International is a fellowship of Christian artists and creative people who are called to raise up an army of artists who will build Jesus a throne in the earth.   We are here to help you grow and thrive as a Christian artist, develop...

We are in a world that seems to be becoming more and more fake. We are warned that at the end of the age deception will become so strong that even the elect will be deceived. We have to learn what is real.  There is a big difference between peacemaking and peacekeeping. Belonging House International is a fellowship of Christian artists and creative people who are called to raise up an army of arti...

We aren't called to look at the past. We are called to live in the resurrection life of Jesus Christ. Belonging House International is a fellowship of Christian artists and creative people who are called to raise up an army of artists who will build Jesus a throne in the earth.   We are here to help you grow and thrive as a Christian artist, develop in your relationship with God, experience transf...

Remembering is the act of reconnecting with your true self. Belonging House International is a fellowship of Christian artists and creative people who are called to raise up an army of artists who will build Jesus a throne in the earth.   We are here to help you grow and thrive as a Christian artist, develop in your relationship with God, experience transformation, and discover the change you can...

Christ John Otto teaches on John 11 and why you should be a Martha and not a Mary.  #resurrection #lazarus #faith Belonging House International is a fellowship of Christian artists and creative people who are called to raise up an army of artists who will build Jesus a throne in the earth.   We are here to help you grow and thrive as a Christian artist, develop in your relationship with God, exper...

I Samuel 16   The Anointing of David. Today's reading are about blindness and seeing. Often when God speaks we think God is saying one thing, and God is saying something completely different. Belonging House International is a fellowship of Christian artists and creative people who are called to raise up an army of artists who will build Jesus a throne in the earth.   We are here to help you grow...

Christ John Otto teaches on John 4, the Woman at the Well, and how we are called to build a culture of trust. Belonging House International is a fellowship of Christian artists and creative people who are called to raise up an army of artists who will build Jesus a throne in the earth.   We are here to help you grow and thrive as a Christian artist, develop in your relationship with God, experienc...

Christ John Otto teaches on the Transfiguration and how listening to God and doing are one.   #unseenrealm #michealheiser #listening #lent #transfiguration   Belonging House International is a fellowship of Christian artists and creative people who are called to raise up an army of artists who will build Jesus a throne in the earth.   We are here to help you grow and thrive as a Christian artist,...

Matthew 5:17 says Jesus came to fulfill the law and the prophets.  This says something about the character and nature of God and his plan for our lives. Belonging House International is a fellowship of Christian artists and creative people who are called to raise up an army of artists who will build Jesus a throne in the earth.   We are here to help you grow and thrive as a Christian artist, devel...

  What is the purpose of light? To illuminate the darkness. And Jesus says, you are the light of the world, and you have no purpose   if you put that light under a bushel. The purpose of light   is to bring light to dark places. The religious mind thinks from the outside in, and that the darkness will make my light dim.   No. The light in you will make the darkness lighter. ---- You can support Be...

I am going to make your head explode this Sunday as we look at the Wedding at Cana. This is the first recorded miracle in the Gospel of John and John states that this was the first miracle of Jesus. John says that through this miracle Jesus manifested his glory and this disciples believed in him.   That's a big thing to say about   wine at a party.   Maybe it's not about the wine. You can support...

This word "call" in Greek, Kaleo, appears 148 times in the New Testament. It is the greek word used for the Hebrew word "cara." This word first appears at the beginning of Genesis when God speaks and he calls the light day and the dark night. In the Bible, and especially in the Gospels, the word "call" has an intrinsic meaning. The call defines a person   and calls them out of one reality   and in...

God is always calling us out of our illusions and into Kingdom reality. The religious worldly mind   calls us backward into the realm of the past. And that realm of the past will then cause us to live in unreality. God is present future. He is always talking about now and calling us into future. This is why, when we confess our sins he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and then we move i...

Today we celebrate the Baptism of the Lord and I want to talk about a few BIG ideas that will lay out the next season of teaching.   In John chapter three one of the leaders of the sanhedrin, Nicodemus comes to Jesus secretly at night. And Nicodemus makes an observation to Jesus, no one could do the signs that you do unless God is with him.   And the Jesus replies, No one can enter the Kingdom of...

You are the light. Light is only useful in dark places. And you cannot be sacred space unless you learn to listen to the Lord, and do what he tells you. You can support Belonging House at https://belonginghouse.betterworld.org or buymeacoffee.com/christjohnotto. We have a Mighty Network for artists and creative people who are committed to a lifestyle of discipleship: https://belonging-house.mn.co...

God delights in you. God is coming to earth, not as conqueror or warrior. God is coming to earth in peace with love, delight, and favor. Heaven is invading earth and it is an invasion of favor. Christmas is the miracle. You can support Belonging House at https://belonginghouse.betterworld.org or buymeacoffee.com/christjohnotto. We have a Mighty Network for artists and creative people who are commi...