Belonging House Fellowship

This is why when we make scriptural declarations we see so much happen in people's lives. When we declare scriptural truth, even if that truth is not yet reality for us, we begin to see movement from our broken reality into God's reality. The incarnation is everything. Jesus came into a broken world and said I am salvation I am God with you. I am close and I can bring the life and love of God into...

What do you do when the fulfilment comes and it is not what you expected?  There is a back side to the forerunner calling and we need to talk about it. God is fulfilling promises right now in our community, and it is important to understand a core piece   of God's fulfillment. Most people miss the day of their visitation and the day of the fulfillment because they are expecting one thing and God d...

In Scripture there is really only one forerunner, John the Baptist. His message can be broken down into four parts: 1.Prepare the Way for the coming of the Lord. 2. Change your thinking. 3. Produce works that show you have changed. 4.   He must increase and I must decrease: when he comes turn to him and be filled with the Holy Spirit. ______ You can support Belonging House at https://belonginghous...

The prophetic word is the end from the beginning.  If God gives you a word, He is telling you how things are going to work out.  It is designed to give you prophetic hope.  Hope keeps you going. A lot of people live in what is or what was. They live in what their eyes tell them about now, or the illusion of their experience in the past. And out of this, they get trapped in a poverty mindset with n...

Patience is saying to Jesus, you are the most patient person in the Universe.   I need you to manifest your patience through me today. Settle it in your mind today. 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-...

We are not living in ordinary times, but rather, a great time of shifting and transition.  I have been going over the words we received on our listening day.  I want to end this teaching today with a few   practical thoughts for all of us going forward, but before I do that, let's talk about some big thoughts. I was asked a few days ago about the glory and how we carry the glory. And this related...

Lord Jesus Christ, I believe that you are the Son of God and the only way to God, that you died on the cross for my sins and rose again from the dead. That on the cross you were made a curse with every curse that is due to me, that I might be redeemed from the curse and enter into the blessing.   Lord, I confess any sins committed by me or by my ancestors. I ask your forgiveness. I also forgive ev...

The most powerful thing you can do in spiritual warfare is to look at Jesus. And as you ignore the demonic that is feeding on your attention and your rebellion, the demonic realm begins to get starved for attention and just goes away. The most powerful thing you can do is not lose the plot. This is humility. ---- You can support Belonging House at https://belonginghouse.betterworld.org or buymeaco...

When I began our series on spiritual warfare for artists, I stated that everything we do in discipleship is spiritual war. Your life of prayer, your practice of listening to God, your choice to do what God asks of you, and your regular rhythm as an artist and creative person is just like the daily physical training of a marine. ---- You can support Belonging House at https://belonginghouse.betterw...

You can listen to an in depth understanding of witchcraft here: https://youtu.be/O10iAaOWR7A?si=L0qYwUpRnNFRPbK3 Derek Prince has a foundational message on this topic here: https://youtu.be/fjeeInjMoJc?si=OFn8wqyXr2YFboOa 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 com...

You are dealing with spiritual forces who are outside of time. They will outwork you and they will outsmart you if you try to fight them using a carnal understanding. 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://belongin...

This is part three in the series: Clash of Kingdoms.  This week we look at the nature of the spiritual forces of evil.  I promise you will never look at a fish the same way again. Acts 19:11-20 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 dis...

This is part two in the series: Clash of Kingdoms.  This week we look at the nature of the spiritual forces of evil.  I promise you will never look at a fish the same way again. Ephesians 6:10-20 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 d...

The first in a series on Spiritual Warfare for Artists. 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 You can get our Friday email at https://belonginghouse.substack.com  

Jesus is the Master Artisan. He is the Author of Beauty. He is more than a carpenter, and is the Creator incarnate.

This week is a celebration of thanksgiving. We have been doing this Belonging House adventure for nineteen years. There are some amazing things about this story, and how so many of the things that I did in the beginning became part of our DNA and part of our life together. We began praying in tongues together for fifteen minutes in my living room in Akron, Ohio. We celebrated holy communion togeth...

God is calling the artist and creative person to build the Kingdom of God on the earth.  In this teaching, Christ John Otto shares how Bezalel is a new Adam carrying out the original directions to Adam as the Image of God. Exodus 31:15  

Part two on the Big ideas for artists.  This week the Charashim from Zechariah 1:15-2:5.

The first in a series on Big Ideas for Artists.  Why you have power in the unseen realm as an artist or creative person. #incarnation #Artists #icon

How do you respond to Jesus? Our desire is to respond with a Kingdom grid.   The Father is always calling, always wooing. And there is a promise in scripture that very few people understand: If you draw near to me I will draw near to You.   A lot of people think that scripture says: If I repent hard enough, do the right stuff and serve God until he approves then I will have permission to come clos...

God calls some people to do things that do not make sense to the conventional order to push the direction. And honestly, if you look at history the people God choose are either a bit crazy or deeply broken. God chooses the people who are in desperate situations because they are desperate for God.   Christ John Otto leads Belonging House International, a fellowship called to raise up an army of art...

A few weeks ago we sat down with some of our community to review prophetic words.  We talked in depth about geo-political shifts, how God is using Islam to reignite his church, and glory that is beginning to return to the Body of Christ.     Christ John Otto leads Belonging House International, a fellowship called to raise up an army of artists who will build Jesus a throne in the earth. His most...

Christ John Otto leads Belonging House International, a fellowship called to raise up an army of artists who will build Jesus a throne in the earth. The heart of Belonging House is our Friday email.  You can subscribe here: https://mailchi.mp/44964233320d/friday-email-signup Christ John Otto writes at https://christjohnotto.substack.com We encourage artists to make the Belonging House commitment:...

Luke 9:58 Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the son of man has no where to lay his head. Luke 9:23 If any man would come after me, let him take up his cross daily, and follow me. --- Today we are going to end this talk with a few prayers. First, I want to break off of you any ways people have made false declarations over you. Some of you have aligned your hearts with these lies...

This day we remember the Body and Blood. The Body was offered, it was blessed and dedicated, it was broken, and it was give to us.   As a young person in the Episcopal church I was taught a deceptively simple rhyme crafted by Queen Elizabeth I:   Twas God the Word that spake it. He took the Bread and brake it. And what the word did make it, That I believe, and take it.   God the Word made flesh to...