When Others Mock Your Vision, Part 1

In Nehemiah 2, Nehemiah stands before the king with a sad countenance regarding the state of affairs in Jerusalem. The king inquires and ultimately gives Nehemiah permission to return and rebuilt the gates and walls. When Nehemiah arrives Sanballat mocks and impedes the project. Nehemiah persists – taking his famous midnight right. Nehemiah came to […]

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When God Changes the Subject, Part 2

Isaiah 9 (cont) 6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. 7 Of the increase of [his] government and peace [there shall be] […]

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When God Changes the Subject, Part 1

In Isaiah 9 the prophet Isaiah is warning the two houses of Israel that their reliance on foreign powers to save them from invasion will lead to their destruction. In the midst of describing the dark days ahead Isaiah lapses into a pronouncement of Messianic glory within whose verses we find some of the most […]

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Responding When You Are Attacked, Part 2

Psalm 9 (Cont) V8 And he shall judge the world in righteousness, he shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness. 9 The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble. 10 And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, LORD, hast […]

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Responding When You Are Attacked, Part 1

In Psalm 9 we see David praising God for victories won. There were many attacks upon David during his life and reign. Sometimes these attacks came from without and sometimes from within. David learned in his relationship with God not to take matters into his own hands but to trust in God for the outcome. […]

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Out of the Wilderness into the Promise, Part 2

Joshua 1 (cont) Many people languish their whole lives right here because they don’t understand the need to engage with God’s promise for their lives. They constantly ask God for the plan, but the plan was executed back in Egypt. Don’t ask God for the plan; you are IN THE PLAN right now. We need […]

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Out of the Wilderness Into the Promise, Part 1

There is a time that the wilderness trip in your life comes to an end. In the first chapter of Joshua, God raises him up and gives him simple instructions that will assure victory in Canaan. The wilderness is not a dwelling place, but Canaan is. The promised land represents YOUR potential in God. The […]

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Precisely the Prophetic, Part 31

Chapter Eleven: The Jericho Drive (cont) Russ: As we were on our way to Augusta, the news was reporting that a meteor had broken up over Chelyabinsk, Russia. We remembered the word of the Lord from Prophet Bill that there would be an earthquake and a meteor would strike a city. The Lord instructed me to […]

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Precisely the Prophetic, Part 29

Chapter Eleven: The Jericho Drive Russ: We could write a veritable encyclopedia of the things that God has done in our lives and the adventures we have experienced. The last thing we want to share in this book is about a nationwide assignment that laid the foundation for what Father’s Heart Ministry would become in the […]

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Precisely the Prophetic, Part 30

Chapter Eleven: The Jericho Drive (cont) Russ: Just saying the words made our ears ring, but we knew it was God. The Father had also said that after spending a year non-stop on the road, we would fly to Europe and preach the gospel in twelve countries before returning home again. All of this would come […]

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