Summer End Times Discussion Group

The Way School of Ministry at IHOP-AC will be holding off on normal classes for the summer and will be hosting a discussion group on the End Times.  Anyone interested is welcome.  Check it out.

WSM: Studies in the End Times Course- Over

For the last couple months at IHOP-AC and The Way School of Ministry, we have been in a class- Studies in the End Times.  I got to help give some oversight and facilitate this course.  If feel like it has been so beneficial for me and I see real genuine growth in everyone in the class.  We have some of the discussion topics on the website and the forums are open for anyone to post: End Times Forums.  We have another course coming up for the summer- keep you posted on that one as well.

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IHOP-AC Blog

IHOP-AC has a blog up on our website. There’s new posts each week from the staff at the house of prayer. Check it out.

Revelation: Mercy of God & the Response of Men

I have been reading through the book of Revelation this week and been observing the two extremes of the book: the mercy and lovingkindness of God expressed and the majority response of men in their hatred of God. 

The judgments in each series are grouped: 1-4, 5-6, 7.  In the first 4 seal judgments, God is removing restraints and allowing sin in the hearts of men to be expressed fully and mature (Dan. 8:23, 2 Thess. 2:7, Gen. 6).  Not until after the 5th seal, are active supernatural judgments released on men- the heart of the Bridegroom is stirred to begin to avenge His bride (martyrs).

By this point, even through the mercy of God has been manifested to man, look at his response (Rev. 6:15-17).  One is of fear: of the prayer movement (saints on earth) as well as the judgements of God.  They have pretty good theology- “Him who sits on the throne” “wrath of the Lamb”-  prophetic messengers release the witness of God through the earth.

I’ll skip ahead…In the trumpet judgments 1-4, God with His partner on the earth, release judgments on the natural resources of the earth w/o directly touching people.  God is giving seasons of mercy in the midst of seasons of judgment.  In the 5th trumpet, He does not permit the demons to kill men, but torment them for 5 months…mercy of God…time for repentance (those w/o the mark). 

Look at the response of man: Rev. 9:20-21.  Men have unrepentant, hardened hearts given over to the worship of demons (could these demons be connected to those that torture mankind?).  Man still refuses His mercy, not realizing that by doing so, they are choosing justice and judgment.  Refusing is actually choosing. 

Right after this, in chapter 10 God sends an angel with a rainbow (symbol of covenantal mercy).  I am just so overwhelmed by it in the book.  Prophetic ministry in the end times (10-11:6)…mercy.  Protection of Jewish remnant (12)…mercy.  144,000, Eternal gospel preached, Blessing of dead, End time harvest…you guessed it..mercy.

Look at the final response of men’s hearts: fully calloused, given over to the demonic and the heights of sinfulness, seared.  In the midst of their choice of judgment, men blaspheme God (Rev. 16:9, 11, 21). 

I have just been overwhelmed with these extreme contrasts in the book.  Just wanted to post some observations.  I want to encounter the mercful emerald rainbow God.  His lovingkindness will never end!

Bridegroom Mourning

Its the Global Bridegroom Fast: empty stomach, aching head, weak body….tender spirit! Yeah.

I want to post the Cayenne Kicker recipe, mainly because I don’t want to have to search for it all over the net every time I need it:

Cayenne Kicker (drink at your own risk

One gallon distilled water
1-1/2 cup lemon juice
3/4-cup pure maple syrup
1/4-teaspoon cayenne pepper

22 Weeks DVD

I just recently recieved the DVD of the movie 22 Weeks. I got to see the film in San Diego right before The Call at one of the screenings. It was powerful and really shook me over the tradgedy of this modern day genocide- abortion. I highly recommend this to awaken people to the reality of abortion and is great to stir hearts for prayer and incarnational intercession regarding this injustice.

His Pursuit

One of the things that have been brought to the forefront at the house of prayer the last couple weeks is the pursuit of God.  He is the one who pursues our heart and we respond in love- manifested in agreement.  John Piper says: “God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him.”  I was preparing to teach in our internship and was reading over Genesis 1-3 and one thing hit me hard this week.  In Genesis 3:8-9 we see God walking in the cool of the day in the garden- the place of pleasures which He created for encountering His creation.  By this time, the Image Bearers had already forfieted their right to rule and authority through communion by trying to rest on their own wisdom and knowledge.  But God is the one walking in the garden to pursue the man.  Man did not ascend to God, God came and walked with man in the cool of the day.  Out of the desire for communion and delight in the one in which He created in His likeness, God calls out to the man, “Where are you?”  As if He is saying- I desire fellowship with you, I long to be with you because you are my delight, where are you?  I want to be with you.  This is the pursuit of God!  God I want to be there when you call.

Where have you been?

So, I have been pretty slack concerning this blog, and I have been feeling somewhat convicted about it, so I am gonna try to set myself to update regularly.  I have been pretty busy with The Way School of Ministry lately.  I am giving some leadership to our current course: Studies in the End Times.  We are three or so weeks into the class, and I feel like it has been very good.  This time around, we are doing more interactive discussion and question and answer stuff, which I think helps the group learn more efficiently.  We’ve only had a few, but there have been some good discussions going around.  We started an online Discussion Forum for people to post end times questions on, which is just off the ground, but I think will prove itself very helpful.  Check it out: End Times Discussion Forum.

One thing that really encourages me is that we have a group of people going after something corporately.  Several times in the last couple weeks, at the house of prayer, discussions start to form and people are talking about what they have been learning and getting revelation on.  This reminds me of Malachi 3:16:  Then those who feared the LORD spoke to one another, and the LORD gave attention and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before Him for those who fear the LORD and who esteem His name.   Think about how many discussions you have that you walk away from feeling empty or even convicted from.  I want to have discussions with people, where when I walk away from them, I want to love Jesus more- an anointed social life; where the name of the Lord is exalted and feared among a group of people.  This passage is crazy to me, but these discussions are before the Lord and He takes note of them and they are recorded in the annals of heaven.  I just see the Lord is doing this in an ultra-small way right now, but it is going to grow as a culture of prayer grows and matures in Alamance County.

HaHilarious

This is the blooper clip I made from the immersed promo videos