Word for the Week 2008

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Discerning the Times, Part 12 As we enter more into the times that Hebrews 12 describes, when everything that can be shaken will be shaken, Christians who are not established on the solid foundation are going to be shaken right along with the rest of the world. The Lord shook Egypt to More ... Rick Joyner Discerning the Times, Part 11 It is obvious that 2009 will be one of the most significant years in history, and whether the outcome is good or bad will depend on many factors. For those who are on the right path, there is but one inevitable outcome—this year will be one of ever More ... Rick Joyner Discerning the Times, Part 10 As we come to the close of this most exciting year, many are entering the New Year with a feeling of dread and fear because of the things going on in the world. Others are entering it with great faith and hope. Faith and hope are going to win. More ... Rick Joyner Discerning the Times, Part 9 There are three major fronts on which the church will be mobilizing to fight and to be the light of the world, combating the great darkness of our times. These are a basic part of our mandate as the church and there have been many victories in the past More ... Rick Joyner Discerning the Times, Part 8 The last two weeks we began addressing two of the three major fronts that the church must confront in the great issues of our times. The third is revolutionary and will begin a revolution. However, this revolution is not a rebellion against our earthly More ... Rick Joyner Discerning the Times, Part 7 Last week we discussed one of the primary ways that the church confronts darkness, which is through illumination or education. This is a basic way that we are called to be “the light of the world.” Now that the church in America thinks there is little More ... Rick Joyner Discerning the Times, Part 6 How is the church going to be strengthened by the Obama Administration? There are a number of ways, and possibly the main way is already beginning to happen—the church will not continue to rely on the government to do our job, so we should wake up and do More ... Rick Joyner Discerning the Times, Part 5 Yesterday I was talking to Dr. R.T. Kendall, the author of a number of modern classics such as: God Meant It for Good, Believing God, and Total Forgiveness. Dr. Kendall had a dream a few nights ago in which President-elect Obama wanted to get close to hi More ... Rick Joyner Discerning the Times, Part 4 We are going to spend the next few weeks examining the lessons from the recent elections because we probably will not get a greater illumination of the times than this for a long time. The elections were an indication about the present state of the nation More ... Rick Joyner Discerning the Times, Part 3 This is the day that the Lord has made—so don’t mess it up! Really, we can mess it up or enjoy it. We can dwell in the presence of the Lord today if we choose. All we have to do is comply with the simple, easy, exhortation of Psalm 100: Shout joyfully to More ... Rick Joyner Discerning the Times, Part 2 What exciting times we live in! The kingdom of God is closer today than it was yesterday. The kingdom of God is coming regardless of who is elected, in any election. The kingdom of God is going to come and the Lord’s will is going to be done, right here More ... Rick Joyner Discerning the Times, Part 1 This week I need to make a departure from our subject on Mobilizing the Army of God. There is much more to be said about that, and I hope to get back to it later. By far the current events are weighing on people’s hearts and minds, and as a More ... Rick Joyner The Army of God Mobilizes, Part 42 Throughout the Old Testament, we have seen times when Israel gathered to the sound of a trumpet. In almost every case, the trumpet was used to either wage war or to anoint a new king. The trumpet was the instrument that gathered. In the Book of Revelation More ... Rick Joyner The Army of God Mobilizes, Part 41 When we first began hosting conferences, it was relatively rare in the church. Now many groups and churches host them. I think this is great, and I am for anything that draws Christians from different streams and promotes interchange in the church. We More ... Rick Joyner The Army of God Mobilizes, Part 40 I am often asked if Christians should attend conferences, revivals, or renewals when they break out to be a part of the present moves of God. The answer is “yes” and “no.” If you wanted to be a part of what God did on the Day of Pentecost, you had More ... Rick Joyner The Army of God Mobilizes, Part 39 Last week we discussed the extraordinary anointing to mobilize that manifested so quickly on Governor Sarah Palin. Instantly it seemed that she went from being the obscure Governor of Alaska to one of the most interesting people in the world. The interest More ... Rick Joyner The Army of God Mobilizes, Part 38 Since the theme for the Word for the Week is mobilizing, and we have many current examples of how this works, I would like to examine one in particular because of its obvious and powerful lessons—that is how the Republican Party mobilized when More ... Rick Joyner The Army of God Mobilizes, Part 37 As we covered last week, to know the time of our visitation is crucial and to miss it brings judgment. The Lord called the people who could not discern the signs of the times “hypocrites.” To not be devoted to understanding the times and what God is doing More ... Rick Joyner The Army of God Mobilizes, Part 36 One of the key factors in mobilization is having a cause to mobilize to. Those who mobilize must have a reason to mobilize. The cause is crucial and so is the leadership who is calling for the mobilization. The cause must be right, but people also want to More ... Rick Joyner The Army of God Mobilizes, Part 35 The next major factor we will cover that is essential for us to find and walk in our purpose the following: Beholding the glory of the Lord—Why is this important for us to walk in our purpose? We are changed into who we must be to fulfill our purpose More ... Rick Joyner The Army of God Mobilizes, Part 34 Seeing our purpose can have the single most powerful impact on our own life after coming to know the Lord, being born again, and being baptized in His Spirit. All Christians are called to be witnesses, but we also have a calling in His body that is more More ... Rick Joyner The Army of God Mobilizes, Part 33 Last week we ended our study by asking the questions about knowing our purposes, ministries, gifts, etc., which we have been given by God. If our Word for the Week readers are typical, only about 2 percent could answer all of these questions with More ... Rick Joyner The Army of God Mobilizes, Part 32 We have been studying the important ability of mobilizing God’s people into the army they are called to be and how what is finished after they are gathered is just as important as gathering them. Presently, we have many who can mobilize large numbers More ... Rick Joyner The Army of God Mobilizes, Part 31 Every Christian is called to ministry. Every Christian is given a measure of Christ’s nature to manifest as a part of His body, as is stated in Ephesians 4:11-16: And He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists More ... Rick Joyner The Army of God Mobilizes, Part 30 The stages in the development of an army are the following: PHASE 1: The Call or Mobilization – The call into the Lord’s army begins with our own redemption, salvation, and devotion to live for the Lord and His purposes. PHASE 2: Training and Matu More ... Rick Joyner The Army of God Mobilizes, Part 29 People mobilize for a cause, and then they follow leaders in pursuit of that cause. In the case of an army, the possibility of future conflicts could result in injury or even death, so for one to mobilize, there must be a high degree of More ... Rick Joyner The Army of God Mobilizes, Part 28 Leadership comes on different levels. Armies tend to have ranks; Moses broke it down into leaders of tens, hundreds, and thousands. In Exodus12:38, we are told that Israel left Egypt as a "mixed multitude," but then they were quickly formed into More ... Rick Joyner The Army of God Mobilizes, Part 27 We can have the best army in the world, but it can still be defeated without good leadership. Likewise, even with competent leadership, it can still be defeated without a well-trained and disciplined army. We need both. However, we will first focus on the More ... Rick Joyner The Army of God Mobilizes, Part 26 One of the most remarkable transformations of a large organization in history may be what has taken place in the U.S. military over the last two decades. This is not just a matter of modernization, but to develop a culture that is so creative and open to More ... Rick Joyner The Army of God Mobilizes, Part 25 There are many ways that the church’s nature is going to change, and one of the most basic is that we will be taking on a military demeanor. We are called to be an army, and we will see the church become one of the most powerful, disciplined More ... Rick Joyner The Army of God Mobilizes, Part 24 We have been blessed by a core leadership team and staff that has been together many years. As a result, we have been through many battles together. I don’t think anyone enjoys conflict, but they nevertheless thrive on it. They come alive with focus More ... Rick Joyner The Army of God Mobilizes, Part 23 After speaking at an NFL team chapel, I was invited to join the team for dinner before the game. I ended up sitting with a group that included a winner of the Heisman Trophy, the award given to the best college player in the country. The other players More ... Rick Joyner The Army of God Mobilizes, Part 22 Leonard Jones has been our chief musician and main worship leader since the beginning of our ministry. Sometimes he gives a one or two-minute teaching while leading worship that can be as profound and important as any sermon. He also writes a daily blog More ... Rick Joyner The Army of God Mobilizes, Part 21 Last week we discussed how the most successful in any field are usually those who do the basics the best. I am sure you have noticed how I repeat some of these principles. I may try to say them a little differently, using different stories, but they are More ... Rick Joyner The Army of God Mobilizes, Part 20 We are taught in Romans 1 that we have all been given a conscience, and the ability to follow it or not follow it is in our power. The resolve to follow our conscience, or what we perceive to be right or wrong, is the basis for character. Our character More ... Rick Joyner The Army of God Mobilizes, Part 19 After mobilizing or gathering people, it is crucial that training begin right away. The quality of that training will be the main factor that determines the force that they become. For this to be accomplished, we must also keep in mind that teaching More ... Rick Joyner The Army of God Mobilizes, Part 18 One factor that always comes into play when the light of the church grows brighter is that those living in darkness become more threatened by it because they love the darkness more than the light. For this reason, they will attack those who walk More ... Rick Joyner The Army of God Mobilizes, Part 17 The church will begin to take on more of a military mentality in the coming times. We are called to be an army, and in many ways we will start to reflect this in a much more serious and focused demeanor in the leadership and the people. There is something More ... Rick Joyner The Army of God Mobilizes, Part 16 Previously, we discussed how there is an anointing for mobilizing on different levels or for different size groups, and how some things are accomplished best in large groups and some things are accomplished better in small groups. Vision casting More ... Rick Joyner The Army of God Mobilizes, Part 15 Last week we began to discuss how making the path clear is important for motivating those who have been mobilized. In Proverbs 4:18-19 we are told, “But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, that shines brighter and brighter until the full More ... Rick Joyner The Army of God Mobilizes, Part 14 Churches, ministries, or organizations that only minister to large groups will tend to be more shallow in their messages and the equipping of their people. However, churches that only minister to small groups can be deeper, but they, too, can become More ... Rick Joyner The Army of God Mobilizes, Part 13 We have been discussing the anointing for mobilizing—to draw people together for a cause. We began to discuss how this is given in different measure, to draw different size groups. Some will be able to call dozens, some hundreds, and some thousands. More ... Rick Joyner The Army of God Mobilizes, Part 12 As we consider the anointing for mobilizing, we must also understand how this applies to numbers. John the Baptist had an anointing to call and prepare all of Judea for the Lord. However, most do not start with such an ability to call great numbers. More ... Rick Joyner The Army of God Mobilizes, Part 11 The theme this year is the army of God “mobilizing.” There is an anointing for mobilizing that we need to understand—the anointing to draw people together for a cause. This can be from the Lord or from the devil. For example, Hitler had an extraordinary More ... Rick Joyner The Army of God Mobilizes, Part 10 The normal state of Christianity is to be persecuted, and true Christianity and true Christians tend to make the greatest advances during times of persecution. However, what has been happening in the U.S. and Europe represents a dramatic loss of influence More ... Rick Joyner The Army of God Mobilizes, Part 9 One of the best and most unique characteristics about the army of God is that every private can have a close, personal relationship with the Commander-in-Chief. In fact, any private can become His very best friend. He will even share with the lowest More ... Rick Joyner The Army of God Mobilizes, Part 8 A popular saying has been “Get a life!” This is typically used as a rebuke to those who are so trapped in the mundane that the insignificant is significant to them. We want this series to help all believers live lives of significance and leave a trail of More ... Rick Joyner The Army of God Mobilizes, Part 7 Last week we began addressing some of the basic military strategies and how they relate to where the church is headed in our times. Again, much of what I am sharing is a generalization, and generalizations are never true in all cases. That being said, the More ... Rick Joyner The Army of God Mobilizes, Part 6 The church is called to be the bride of Christ as well as an army. As we approach the end of this age, we will begin to take on more of the nature and demeanor of both. This is hard for many to understand because the bride is to be feminine, and More ... Rick Joyner The Army of God Mobilizes, Part 5 We are still speaking in generalizations, but let us back up a bit and think about what the army of God will look like when it is fully equipped and ready for battle. To really understand it, we must first understand how it will relate and not relate More ... Rick Joyner The Army of God Mobilizes, Part 4 The army of God that is mobilizing will carry the most powerful weapon ever carried—the power of God. There is no bomb that has ever been made, even all of the bombs made put together, which have the power contained in a single believer who has the Spirit More ... Rick Joyner The Army of God Mobilizes, Part 3 In the Scriptures, two of the worst curses are to have arrogant, immature, or unrighteous leaders and prophets speak words to tickle the people’s ears, or who only say what they think the people want to hear. The prophecies about the end of this age speak More ... Rick Joyner The Army of God Mobilizes, Part 2 This will be a year of gathering together for the mobilization of the army of God. Many Christians who have slipped away from fellowship in the body of Christ will be gathered back into fellowship. Many churches will be joined to larger movements, which More ... Rick Joyner The Army of God Mobilizes, Part 1 There is an army gathering like no other that the world has ever seen. It will be both an irresistible force and an immovable object. Where it marches, it will conquer. Where it takes a stand, it will not be moved. That it is now gathering is one of the More ... Rick Joyner