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1. Nearing the Destination
2. The Power of Kingdom Here and Now
3. News Headlines

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1. Nearing the Destination

By Ron McGatlin

You and I are on a marvelous and mysterious but very real and practical spiritual journey to a destination that is not only changing life as we have known it but as a matter of fact is changing this world.

Our journey did not begin with us. It began over 2000 years ago when God came to earth to live in a body as a man, the last Adam. The world was in darkness and devastation apart from God and His plan and purpose for Planet Earth. God became a sinless man to ransom mankind and the world from its fall into darkness in the first Adam. Christ came to provide for redemption of the fallen world and restoration of the reality of the kingdom of heaven on earth.

A Kingdom Seeking Generation

There is today a joining of the generations of believers on earth for the last leg of the millennial journey to the destination of the life of Christ Jesus, the presence of God ruling and reigning on earth in His beloved children in whom Christ dwells. This is the marvelous reality clearly described as the New Jerusalem, Bride/City – of God dwelling with His people, bringing the order of heaven fully upon the earth.

The generation that is now approximately fifties to eighties in age are joining those who are over ten to and less than fifty and are becoming as one spiritual generation. Teens to forties are normally considered one generation. Forties to eighties are normally considered another generation. In the natural, spiritual children are maturing more rapidly than ever before. At the same time people over fifty to eighty are retaining much more vibrant life than ever before. In the spiritual among God’s people, there is a love bond that is bringing the two generations together as one in the Spirit of God.

The spiritual generation to come beyond this current conjoined generation, those who are under 10 years old now and those who will be born over the next 30 years, will live in a very different new era of life on earth in God.

Of course the ages and numbers presented here are not written in stone, cut off points, or limits. Like all spiritual things that manifest into the natural there is normally a phasing in and out in accordance with the grace and mercy of God that makes room for Spirit-to-spirit leadership and responses. In other words the generation and age numbers could be expressed as 10ish or 50ish and so on.

Also the two generations becoming as one is ONLY in God’s people. The enemy’s crowd and those affected by their ways will continue to divide and strive one generation against the other disrespecting each other and adding increasing sorrow to the degradation of humanity.

The Conjoined Generations

The conjoined generations will, by the grace empowerment of God, defeat the works of the enemy from their lives and make great strides toward establishing the kingdom (rule and reign) of God on earth as it is in heaven.

To accomplish this final historical unprecedented work and plan of God, fresh new life from revealed wisdom of deep hidden spiritual mysteries of God must come forth in the hearts and lives of God’s people. The spiritual secrets of the deep are being uncovered to the conjoined generations who are being given ears to hear the deep mysteries of God deposited in His written word and clearly seen or exposed by the Holy Spirit of God.

Ears to Hear Spiritual Wisdom

Natural man cannot hear spiritual things with his natural ears. Even believers who are trained by life in the world to evaluate truth and fact with their natural minds may not be given ears to hear the deep spiritual wisdom of God. The secrets are not revealed to everyone, only to those who are in position to receive ears to hear.

God spoke from spiritual heaven into natural earth when Jesus came up from the water of baptism and received the Holy Spirit as a dove coming and remaining upon Him. Those with ears to hear heard Father say, “You are my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased” (Mark 1:11). Again God spoke from heaven at the time just prior to the crucifixion as Jesus prayed, “Father, glorify your name.” The Father’s replied, “I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.” But the people without spiritual ears to hear thought it had thundered, and some thought an angel had spoken to Him (John 12: 28-29).

Natural minded people including natural minded believers may hear a noise but cannot discern the truths that God is speaking by His Spirit. They may read and study the Bible intensely and yet not receive the depth of what God is saying. Only those that are given ears to hear will hear clearly the deep wisdom of God that can change our lives and our world. Natural mindedness (carnal thinking) leads toward death and not life. Spiritual mindedness focused on things above leads to real life. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things (Col 3:2).

Hearing the Word of the Kingdom

One may be able to hear a portion of the gospel but not be able to hear and bring to fruition the fullness of the word of the kingdom that contains the deeper wisdom of living the victorious overcoming kingdom of God life in the world now. When the seed of the word of the kingdom is sown in the soil of their hearts, it may not remain and be planted to grow to fruitfulness because of the condition of the soil of the heart. The heart that is softened by healing from having been hardened by the hard press of life, and that is not filled with rock hard false religious or secular convictions, and that is free from the cares of this life and the deceitfulness of riches is postured to receive the word of the kingdom in the good soil of their hearts. (See Mathew 10:10-23.)

When any one hears the word of the kingdom, and understands it not, then comes the wicked one, and catches away that which was sown in his heart (Mat 13:19).

Having ears to hear kingdom wisdom from God will enable us to become victorious in every endeavor of life including business, finances, ministry, family, health, and any other thing God has for us to be or do. The accomplishment of God’s highest purpose for our lives will be well within reach to those who will posture themselves to hear the deep hidden mysteries of the kingdom of God.

For more on posturing to hear the mysteries of the word of the kingdom of God see the Kingdom Growth Guide (#001) HEARING BY THE SPIRIT.

Pursue love, it never fails
and His kingdom never ends.

Ron McGatlin

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2. The Power of Kingdom Here and Now

By Jose Bosque

As I meditated with the Lord this morning about why it is so difficult for many to break free of the religious system I felt the Holy Spirit say it’s because they do not understand my kingdom. So much bad teaching has gone out for years as a result man’s attempts to understand and fully explain divinity instead of the simplicity of just believe and obey.

It was taught in the seminary and it is written in books so it must be true! Right! That is why we have two generations who in attempt to “not be left behind” in a rapture have had their bags packed to catch the first plane out of this world instead of making a difference where they have been planted.

Creation is waiting for the revealing of the sons of God not the leaving of the sons of God. In the process we have abdicated to government and social agencies many of the reasons the church of the Lord Jesus Christ was left on planet earth.

Our first error is the demon of exactness on doctrine as if we as humans can piece together the mystery of the end times. Saints, what part of "It is not for you to know times or seasons which the Father has put in His own authority” Do we not understand? The Lord left pieces out on purpose. He doesn’t need some spiritual guru selling the newest revelation. I don’t care how many “cemetery” degrees he has or how many times he has died and gone to hell or heaven and back.

The kingdom of God is multinational, multicultural and multigenerational. It is made up of many people at different stages of maturity. Even Peter in his last writings says the Paul was teaching some things difficult for him to understand yet it never came into his mind to separate from his brother.

We need to understand that the kingdom of God is held together by love. God is love! Is it any wonder that the test question to verify that you are “In Christ” is, are you walking in love? Here are some beautiful but powerful words concerning the kingdom from a wonderful brother named Jay Ferris.

“IN EVERY ECONOMY THERE MUST BE A MEDIUM OF EXCHANGE. IN THE KINGDOM THAT MEDIUM IS LOVE.”

The next thing we need to do is to throw out all the theories concerning the end times from pre to post tribulation and anything in between. The truth is if someone hadn’t taught it to you probably would have never seen that way.

Good God! Are we out of subjects to teach? We can’t even love one other even though we sit in the same congregation Sunday after Sunday. Why are we teaching how to put a roof on the house when we don’t even know how to lay the foundations yet?

Here are some undeniable and un-debatable facts:

1. God the Father promised David that His Son would sit on an eternal throne

Isa 9:7Of the increase of His government and peace There will be no end,

Upon the throne of David and over His kingdom, To order it and establish it with judgment and justice From that time forward, even forever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.NKJV

2. Before His ascension Jesus spent all His time teaching about the Kingdom

Acts 1:3to whom He also presented Himself alive after His suffering by many infallible proofs, being seen by them during forty days and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God. NKJV

3.The earthly temporal throne of King David was moved for King Jesus to sit on eternally in Heaven

Acts 2:33-34 Therefore being exalted to the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He poured out this which you now see and hear. 34 "For David did not ascend into the heavens…NKJV

4.The message taught by the first century disciples did not speak of a someday King Jesus

Acts 17:7-8 Jason has harbored them, and these are all acting contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying there is another king — Jesus."

5.The bible says we “have been” past tense. Transferred to the Kingdom of the Lord JesusCol 1:12-14 giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in the light. 13 He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love, NKJV

Until we, as saints of God understanding that the kingdom is in force now we have no reason to submit to His lordship. Kingdom is not a fad word for preachers to use or a new way to keep people under their control. It a lifestyle and an understanding for every believer that there is only one King He bought us with His blood and He demands our obedience to His wishes via the Holy Spirit for our own good. You are either serving the Kingdom of Light or you are serving the kingdom of darkness.

The kingdom of darkness is personal and it’s all about you. The Kingdom of Light is all about others first and in the process we too get blessed but we must walk it out in faith. Everything in the natural says; NO! Protect yourself! but that is not the voice of the One who loved us first.

There is a purpose as to why He left us here.

Matt 5:13-16"You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men.

14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. 16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.

I say let the theologians waste their time trying to figure God out and let us follow the simplicity of the Gospel. We know what we are to do let us break the chains of American consumerism and greed and let us love our neighbors. Let us quit playing “church” on Sundays and let us begin to shine that Light within us into every nook and cranny of this darkened and needy world twenty four hours a day and 7 days a week!

Col 1:27-29

To them God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. 28 Him we preach, warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus. NKJV

May the Lord grace you with ears to hear today!

Jose Bosque

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3. News Headlines


The JESUS Film: Reaching the Hearts of SAT-7 Viewers for over a Decade - 7/11/2013
Every eight seconds, somewhere in the world, another person indicates a decision to follow Christ after watching the "JESUS" Film. That's 10,800 people per day, 324,000 per month and more than 3.8 million per year! That's like the population of the entire city of Pittsburgh, PA coming to Christ. And yet, if you are like many people, you may have never even heard of it.


The Secret to Walking in Supernatural Power - 7/11/2013
Nearly every leader wants revival in one way or another, and many want healings, deliverances and miracles. But it’s hard to have the same fruit as the early church when we value a book they didn’t have above the Holy Spirit they did have. The fact is that without the Holy Spirit, the Bible is a closed book. Only those in relationship with God have access to its mysteries.


Hanging in the Balance: Egypt Fights for Its Future - 7/11/2013
The outcome of the constitution will have a huge impact on the millions of Christians in Egypt. That hope for a better future and greater freedom is why Christians took to the streets during Egypt's second revolution. Is Egypt on the brink of civil war? Hudson Institute fellow Samuel Tadros and other Mideast experts addressed that question and more.


Tortured in the Sinai. "I Was Hanged for Days" - 7/11/2013
"What they make you do is call your family and ask them for the money," "Usually they will do the asking. They will say, 'Either send this money or your brother will die or your father will die or your son will die.' "While you're talking to your family they would pour molten plastic on your body so that you would scream to persuade your family to pay faster,"


News From British Isles, Ireland, Europe and Worldwide - 7/11/2013
Testimonies from the Welsh Outpouring - Brazil: 2 Million Christians shut down Sao Paulo during 'March For Jesus' - Child abuse apology from Church of England - Fears more students being lured into prostitution - Belarus: Praying in homeless shelter a crime - NIGERIA: School massacre - Egypt: Morsi supporters attack Christians - Syria: Fighting overspills - More>


Egypt Brotherhood Threatens 'Intifada' amid Clashes - 7/9/2013
The Egyptian military claim that members of the Muslim Brotherhood fired on its soldiers in an attack that left 50 dead and hundreds wounded. It's unlikely Morsi will ever be reinstated and the Muslim Brotherhood will not give up their goals. For most Egyptians, after one year of rule under the Muslim Brotherhood, they saw a black future. They saw Afghanistan & Pakistan."


10 Ways Gay Activists Shifted Culture—and What the Church Can Learn From It - 7/8/2013
1. They successfully redefined words. 2. They infiltrated high levels of culture. 3. They put their monies behind candidates who espouse their views. 4. They successfully shifted culture from tolerance to celebration of homosexuality. 5. They have infiltrated the church. 6. They unify annually in major rallies and events. 7. They are winning the war of propaganda. More>


America Ripe for Muslim Brotherhood’s Agenda? - 7/8/2013
He said he was shocked when he arrived in America and found that radicals controlled many of the mosques he visited -- even in the Washington, D.C., area. Followers of the Muslim Brotherhood have taken over mosques in the Boston area. There have been reports in Egyptian media that Muslim Brotherhood operatives have influence in the Obama administration.


Arab Christians: Israel only state worth fighting for - 7/4/2013
Arab Christians of Nazareth who proudly serve in the Israeli army and encourage their children to do the same are coming under increasing attack, and Israel is starting to take notice and come to their aid. For a number of years now, a group of Nazareth Christians who are officers in the Israeli army have been actively recruiting young local Arabs to serve the Jewish state.


Daughter of martyred Iranian carries her father’s zeal - 7/4/2013
Her father faced a chilling ultimatum from Iran’s religious police. Close the house church that met in their basement and deny the Christian faith — or be killed. He had two weeks to consider the authorities’ life or death demand. “The government tried to stop the church,” says Rashin Soodmand, daughter of Rev. Hossein.

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