JOEL 2 GENERATION PODCAST

Acts 11:27-30 – What? Prophets in the Church?  No epistles by Agabus? / "Foretelling” / Prophets from Jerusalem Response: People believed and acted  GIFT OF PROPHECY IN THE NEW TESTAMENT CHURCH - QUESTIONS 1. Difference between OT Prophets and NT Prophets – Authority in OT vs. NT? 2. Who can prophesy in the NT? Who can be prophets?  3. What do we do with prophetic revelation in the NT?  3. Prophet...

GENTILE REVIVAL BEGINS - AD 41 Acts 11:19-26 - 19 Now those who were scattered because of the persecution that arose over Stephen (AD 34-5) traveled as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except Jews . 20 But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who on coming to Antioch spoke to the Hellenists also, preaching the Lord Jesus. 21 And the hand of the Lor...

In early June, an Air Force officer and former intelligence officer named David Grusch came forward as a protected whistleblower and testified that the U.S. Government is in possession of 12 crafts/vehicles (made by "non-human intelligence") that either landed or crashed and had also recovered "non-human bodies". Additionally, he claimed the secret Pentagon program has been working on reverse engi...

Are we under the Law of Moses (Mosaic Law/Sinai Covenant/Old Covenant) today? There is so much confusion amongst followers of Jesus as to what from the Old Testament In this podcast, we will look at Acts 11:1-18 where Peter explains what happened with Cornelius and a group of Gentiles in Acts 10. We will also look at Acts 15 where under the Holy Spirit's inspiration, we learn exactly what God requ...

In this message, I synthesize the 2 messages I've recently posted about House Churches.  I share my journey and prophetic history with how God has led us and spoken to us.  I discuss the issue/question "What about the Big Church?" - the way we have been doing church for so long.  I then look at 4 points: 1. Church BEGAN in houses  2. Revival REQUIRED/WILL REQUIRE houses  3. Houses are KEY to evang...

Ezekiel 47:1, 8-12 - 1 Then he brought me back to the door of the temple, and behold, water was issuing from below the threshold of the temple toward the east (for the temple faced east). The water was flowing down from below the south end of the threshold of the temple, south of the altar.  … 8 And he said to me, “This water flows toward the eastern region and goes down into the Arabah, and enter...

Summary of Part 1 + The Church BEGAN in a house (will it END in houses?)  + No Church ‘buildings’ (earliest in the 200s, converted house) + Revival needed houses – evangelism/teaching/discipling + Public Meetings (i.e. Temple) often led to problems + First 10-year period involved ONLY Jews & circumcised proselytes    (2:5 - “devout Jews”, 2:11 - “both Jews and converts to Judaism”) + House-siz...

Why do I think we can re-affirm that there is a strong case of "Endtime-itis" today in the Body of Christ? Just recently I found the following titles for podcasts/videos being done by Christians: • “Has the Tribulation Begun?” • “The End has Begun” •“ Is the United States Mystery Babylon [in] THE BOOK OF REVELATION?” • “What is the system of the Beast”? • “End of the World” • “God of Magog and the...

Pascha 2023 – Christ’s Descent   Apostle’s Creed - I believe in God the Father almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, who was conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary, who suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried,  descended to the dead (lit. “to the lower”), rose again from the dead on the third day,   Acts 2:22-...

TEXT - ROMANS 7:14-24 2 "Roman Roads" of Interpretations - Romans 7 1. Paul is describing his current situation/struggle as a Christian - Portrays the experience of believers after their conversion . They have died and risen with Christ with the capacity to renounce sin. Yet as children of Adam, they continue to possess a sinful nature that dogs their well-intended efforts to do what is right. Thi...

A follow-up to the last podcast message - wherein we definitely need a BAPTISM of BOLDNESS to preach the Gospel, throughout Church History the most spectacular expression of BOLDNESS is undoubtedly the hundreds of thousands of Christians who have lost their lives for their faith as martyrs.  In this follow-up message, I share many of those stories - from the Apostle Peter's martyrdom in the first...

A powerful message by my wife Natalie where she looks at the transformation that took place in the life of the Apostle Peter when he received the Baptism of the Holy Spirit. A baptism we ALL need as well. May this message inspire you to pursue God for the type of encounter that Peter himself had so that we can live the lives that God is calling us to live! Acts 2:16-21  - 16 But this is what was u...

SECOND TEMPLE JEWISH VIEW of the Origin of Sickness & Demons   “And we acted in accord with all of his words. All of the evil ones, who were cruel, we bound in the place of judgment, but a tenth of them we let remain so that they might be subject to Satan upon the earth. And the healing of all their illnesses together with their seductions we told Noah so that he might heal by means of herbs o...

Awareness of & Standing Against  “the schemes of the devil” 2 Corinthians 2:11 - 11 in order that Satan might not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes. Ephesians 6:10-12 - 10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. 11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. 12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blo...

REVIEWING THE QUESTIONS How long would you have had to follow Jesus around until you saw someone healed? How long would someone have to follow YOU around until they saw someone healed!?!? Previous Healing messages - 1. Healing Revisited 1.0 – The Issue of God’s Will / 2. Healing Revisited 2.0 – The Issue of Fear MESSAGE - HEALING Revisited 3.0  - The ISSUE OF LACK OF LOVE Why don't we heal the sic...

“Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand” (Matthew 4:17) Is there something “at Hand” in 2023?   REPENTANCE and the KINGDOM OF GOD   John the Baptist - In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” (Matt 3:1-2)    Jesus - From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” (Ma...

This could be the greatest barrier people face in terms of going after the ministry of healing - the Fear of Man is gigantic - What will people think? What if they don't get healed? Beyond that, there is another fear that became all too apparent during COVID - namely that people were fearful of the virus. A virus that 99.83% of the people who contracted it survived. God gave us an "underhand pitch...

What is God's will when it comes to physical healing?  Everyone is in full agreement that God CAN heal and most would say that He does heal.  But Is it God's will to ALWAYS heal? Is healing something that God has promised? Is it something that He has provided for? In this message, I explore these and other important questions with regard to God's will and healing. If something is known to be God's...

The Church Began in Houses “When Christianity first started after the ascension of Jesus [i.e. Pentecost], Christians did not gather in church buildings but in people’s homes. These were known as "house churches." One reason Christians…met in homes was monetary: the money collected went to help poorer Christians and to support missionaries and perhaps even clergy. As Christianity grew larger, the...

KNOW, RESIST, and PURSUE - 3 Principles found in the book of Romans - We must KNOW who we are, our identities, and the truth of what God's Word says we have access to as sons and daughters. We must RESIST sin and the kingdom of darkness in all the ways the enemy seeks to derail us spiritually. And we must PURSUE loving God and loving others.  If we are doing these 3 things we will be living fruitf...

hupomoné (Gk) - steadfastness, constancy, endurance (Hebrews 10:36, 12:1) 10:23 Let us hold fast [*unswervingly] the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.    Faithful? 2 Tim. 2:13 – if we are faithless/not steadfast, He remains faithful/steadfast)   Heb 10:36 - For you have need of endurance ( hupomoné - Gk), so that when you have done the will of God you may re...

PART 2 – SOME KEYS TO ENDURANCE    James 4:6 – But He gives (a) GREATER Grace / MORE grace     Other Definitions – 1. Being “gracious”/ “grace-oriented” – 2. Saved by Grace” (undeserved favor)    Grace? charis (gk) - “the power of God to enable Christians to live the new life in Christ”   Divine Enablement - “an influence that produces a result… it is the essence, the energy, the power and working...

PART 1 – GOD’S PERSPECTIVE ON STEADFASTNESS/ENDURANCE   hupomoné (Gk) - steadfastness, constancy, endurance (Hebrews 10:36, 12:1) In the N. T., the characteristic of a man who is unswerved from his deliberate purpose and his loyalty to faith and piety by even the greatest trials and sufferings. Especially as God enables the believer to " remain ( endure ) under " the challenges in life.   Hebrews...

**JOEL 2:1-2, 11 – Judgment Announced 1 - Blow a trumpet in Zion; sound an alarm on my holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, for the day of the Lord is coming; it is near, (LXX – “for the day of the Lord is PRESENT”) 2 - a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and thick darkness! Like blackness there is spread upon the mountains a great and powerful people; their like ha...

Joel 2 & 3 - “The Day of the Lord” - Judgment & Deliverance Past, Present and Future ** Initial Thoughts for ROCK 1. Joel 2 Generation Blog & Podcast – Mike Bickle – “Explanation: The term Joel’s army has been used to signify the people who walk out the principles of prayer with fasting as taught in Joel 2:12–17. The term has been used much like “Joseph Company,” “Gideon Band,” or “Dav...