Tag: Ministry
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The Ekklesia’s Identity in Christ
Friends, Today’s article is written to reflect and build upon a recent group bible study I participated in, and my goal today is to introduce an idea that I will dive into with much more depth in the coming months. Ekklesia is the Greek word that we translate to “church” in most English bibles. For…
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Responding to God in the Time of God
Hi Friends, If you want to get caught up on my most recent series, read The Coming Movement is Now, and Making Sense of a Transitional Season. Today, I will be looking into how to best respond to God in this critical hour of human history. Response #1 Hearing and understanding the hour in which…
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Making Sense of a Transitional Season
Hi Friends, The other day I wrote about a coming movement. Today, I would like to look at a few indicators of this movement, its counterfeits, and some practical ways we can respond to what God is calling the Church into. This post is by no means intended to be exhaustive, but does seek to…
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The Coming Movement is Now
Editor’s Note (11/19/2021): This article, originally written in 2018, became more prophetic than I originally intended. Before anyone knew about Covid-19 and the impact it would have on the nations, the Lord was preparing His Ekklesia for something of much greater meaning. Most, if not all of us have been tested and tried throughout this…
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Heart of Revival
Hi Friends, Today I want to share some heart and vision of what has been stirring in me as of late. Those of you who are close to me know I have the tendency to quite frequently bring the status quo into question regarding our shared faith. This has been the case for most of…
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The Prophetic Ministry Part 3: prophets, and Also Prophets
Hi Friends, In the third part of this series, my goal is to help you understand your role in the Church as it relates to the prophetic ministry. (p)ROPHET If you’ve read my first two entries, you know how I believe all believers are able operate in prophecy. In 1 Corinthians 12, Paul describes prophecy…
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The Prophetic Ministry Part 2: Different Types of Prophecy
Hi Friends, Today I’m going to look at different types of prophecy. Throughout the Bible there are a myriad of prophetic words, prophets, and spiritual encounters. Very few are similar. The prophetic was given by God to very real, very flawed people, and yet God spoke to them and through them to others. Often, the…
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The Prophetic Ministry Part 1: Introduction
Hi Friends! This post is actually an unpublished series that I wrote a few years ago to accompany a sermon series and ended up not using. A recent conversation with a friend brought it back to the forefront so I thought it might be worthy sharing with you all. Does your church emphasize a prophetic…
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When God Redirects Your Plans
Hi Friends, Less than a month ago we thought we were on our way to Hawaii, which had a wonderful business and ministry opportunity waiting for us. We parted from our commitments in Missouri and sold or donated almost every possession we owned. Road ready, we headed for Wisconsin and Phoenix to spend some time…
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The Meaning of Life in Under 400 Words
Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord… Phil 3:8 Vision, mission, ethic, principle, zeal… these are the fuel of a life lived with purpose. Our lives are bombarded with a myriad of causes set before us. Sometimes, it is the love of the…
J.S. Marek 