God’s Family Plan: Establishing Generational Blessing

Send us Fan Mail I believe It would be an oversimplification to say that these are distressing and trying times. In many respects, I believe these days fit the description and instruction found in Ephesians 5:15-16. I want read this passage from the Amplified Bible….   15 Therefore see that you walk carefully [living life with honor, purpose, and courage; shunning those who tolerate and enable evi...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever been in a car that’s run out of gas in the middle of nowhere? Or, Have you ever been miles from the nearest gas station when the gas warning light came on? Either of these situations can be stressful, even dangerous.   Obviously, the way to avoid being stranded in the middle of no-where or stressing out over that “near empty” warning light is to regularly check the g...

Send us Fan Mail During our recent journeys, while driving through Northeast Kansas near the Missouri border, Dave and I repeatedly passed highway signs that pointed to the site of the Marais des Cygnes Massacre.  Although born and raised in Kansas, I don’t remember hearing about that massacre in history class.  Finally, when we came to the signs for the eighth time, we decided to turn off the hig...

Send us Fan Mail Yesterday was a long day of preparation for today’s podcast. When I went to sleep last night, I was still not fully ready to record it…But, this morning, I woke up to a God encounter. I want to share that first.   As I woke up this morning, God began to talk to me about time, eternity and the Great I AM… But, in all of that, God has a sense of humor. Things turned humorous when He...

Send us Fan Mail I would like to begin today’s podcast by establishing a Scriptural focal point. I am reading from Ephesians 6:10-12 The Passion Translation…. Now my beloved ones, I have saved these most important truths for last: Be supernaturally infused with strength through your life-union with the Lord Jesus. Stand victorious with the force of his explosive power flowing in and through you. P...

Send us Fan Mail Fully Alive “Secondhand Lions” is one of my favorite movies. It’s a family film that tells the story of a shy adolescent boy with a troubled mother that sends him to live with 2 eccentric old uncles.  At first, the boy finds the uncles are more than a little scary. They live on an isolated farm in rural Texas and both have fully activated their 2nd amendment gun rights. As the mov...

Send us Fan Mail I want to begin today’s Podcast by reading the words of Jesus found in Luke 21:28. I am reading from The Voice Translation….. So when the troubles begin, don’t be afraid. Look up—raise your head high, because the truth is that your liberation is fast approaching. These words are a portion of Luke’s account of Jesus’ prophetic warning of cataclysmic and catastrophic events.  In pre...

Send us Fan Mail Just now, as I was sharing my testimony about the ceiling falling in, Holy Spirit reminded me of the children’s story ‘Chicken Little.’ I love children’s literature and have found that adults can enjoy stories right along with the little ones; so here goes . . . There are many versions of this story, but I’ll share the one that begins like this - Once upon a time there was a littl...

Send us Fan Mail Preparing for A New Year Ahead   I would like to ask you two questions? Were you prepared for 2020? Will you be prepared for 2021? Kathie and I have already begun to listen and to look for insight and Holy Spirit guidance for the new year ahead.  Over the past several years, we have learned the significance of the times and seasons revealed in the Jewish Calendar. From a practical...

Send us Fan Mail Today's podcast unpacks 3 principles that can be activated in times of transition and change, and even in chaos and confusion, much like the times and seasons we are living in today. Here’s a recap - ·        Remember the prophetic words that have been spoken over you! ·        Remember the Word of God! ·        Remember who is fighting with you!    Let’s also remember and th...

Send us Fan Mail 2020 will go down in history as a time of danger. It will also be remembered as a time when we made decisions that will shape our destiny as individuals, households and as a nation for years, decades and generations to come. Let me say that again, 2020 is a year that will set the course of our destiny as individuals, households and as a nation for years, decades and generations to...

Send us Fan Mail “Kiosks of Kindness” – That’s a new phrase Holy Spirit recently shared with me.  Let’s take a few minutes and unpack it to discover what it means. The idea that Holy Spirit was communicating to me is that believers are to be human kiosks that are located in public spaces for public use and are interactive and available to interface in a variety of situations using different kinds...

Send us Fan Mail For quite some time, I have been drawn to the Prophet Daniel’s intercessory prayer for Israel found in Daniel, Chapter 9….verses 1-19. In this passage, we find an example of “How to” pray for a nation. For us today…Daniel’s prayer offers valuable insight in how to effectively pray for America during this time of pandemic and chaos. Please understand…. This is not a rigid…legalisti...

Send us Fan Mail Today's Message features Kathie Burnett as she tells us how Scripture clearly reveals that Jesus ministered to, for and with children. As believers, our goal should be to follow our Lord’s example.  As His followers, we should be eager to serve as ambassadors of His Kingdom to all those in our sphere of influence – everyone we encounter - people of every culture, every langua...

Send us Fan Mail When it comes to prayer, we can choose how to focus our words, attitude and energy. We can be like Israel in the wilderness and focus on the problems, grumbling and complaining, or we can follow Jesus’ instruction to His disciples found in the Lord’s Prayer in Matthew, Chapter Six. The Lord’s Prayer is not just an old traditional rote prayer to memorize and recite on queue. …Jesus...

Send us Fan Mail When I began preparing for this podcast last week I was focused on the example of Daniel and his prayer for Israel found in Daniel 9:1-19. However, as I have studied and meditated, the focus of this teaching has expanded.  What I have come to see is that Daniel,  as an Old Testament Prophet, was engaged in high level intercessory prayer. What I am hearing is that I need to lay a f...

Send us Fan Mail This morning as Kathie and I were beginning our prayer time, I heard a phrase… "VIOLENT GRACE!" What is Violent Grace?  First of all, Grace is the unmerited favor and blessing of God. I’ve heard it explained as an acrostic…GOD’S RICHES AT CHRIST’S EXPENSE.    According to Ephesians, Chapter 2…Grace is not through our human effort. The work of grace gives us nothing to bo...

Send us Fan Mail Everything was changing; it was a new season, a new time, and a new era. In Deuteronomy chapters 5 and 6, Moses called the people of Israel together for his farewell address. Moses was primarily speaking to a new generation, a generation that had been born and raised in the wilderness. Because he knew he would soon die, he was preparing them to move forward and strengthening them...

Send us Fan Mail On June 16, 2018, Kathie and I lived through a real Ezekiel 37 experience. Today's podcast recounts the events of that day and our testimony of God's hand of grace on our life during that day and the journey that has followed. We encourage you to listen to "Our Dry Bones Testimony."

Send us Fan Mail Back in late November of 2018, I began to hear and understand a prophetic phrase…”The House will be in order!” At that time the US had recently held its national mid-term elections. The Democratic Party had taken back control of the US House of Representatives….So it might appear to some that the phrase… “The House will be in order!” ...would apply to the US House of Representativ...

Send us Fan Mail There are four Hebrew “family” words that I believe are especially important in understanding God’s concept of family and His Family Plan.  As we consider each of these words you will find: They are relational. They are not religious or legalistic.  They are covenantal. They reflect bloodline relationship..  They flow in a God-ordained sequence of development that progresses or ad...

Send us Fan Mail With so many descriptions and ideas of family these days, a basic question must be asked, “What is family?” A Bible believing Christian, this question should be asked from a Biblical perspective. “What does God and His Word intend when it uses the word or words we translate as family?” It’s not enough to define or think of family as it relates to our own personal experience and re...

Send us Fan Mail Pentecost or Holy Spirit…Don’t Leave Home Without Him Millions of Christians around the world are commemorating Pentecost this weekend. They join millions over a period of thousands of years that have observed Pentecost. But first…what is Pentecost? Today I would like to at least partially answer that question as I talk about five expressions of Pentecost… Past, Present and Future...

Send us Fan Mail In Hebrew, the Number “2” is the word “Bayith.” It is also the second letter of the Hebrew alphabet. Bayith is transliterated into English as “Bet” (like fish bait) but spelled B-E-T. According to Hebrew4Christians.com, Bet is the first letter of the Torah…Hebrew Scriptures.  Bet is also the Hebrew word for “house” or “household.”  In Psalms 68:6, we read that “God sets the solita...

Send us Fan Mail In previous Podcasts, we have discovered that God has a plan….a good plan, a plan to prosper us…give us hope…to give us a future. We have also discovered that there is an enemy to God’s good plan. He is much more than some fictional “boogey man.” He is a formidable spirit being, a fallen angel, satan, the devil, the deceiver, the thief, the one who steals, kills and destroys. For...