Both Lou Engle and Dick Eastman have written letters endorsing and explaining the Purple Pig Tour!
I am grateful to both of these men, as well as Mike Bickle, for their faithfulness to the Lord over many years in calling a generation to finish the task of world evangelization and pray back the King.
I am going to take a break from John 3 this week and share something that has been provoking me lately.
This week I have been overwhelmed by the promise given to Timothy by Paul in 1 Timothy 4:16. The aging apostle is writing to his spiritual son concerning the nature of leading in the midst of a dark world. Paul instructs Timothy that days of great delusion will come upon the whole earth, and that there will be a need for leaders who have trained in spiritual discipline that are able to stay the tide of deception and delusion within the body of Christ. The apostle exhorts his son to pursue, or rather to be absorbed in, four things: diligent search of the Scripture, exhortation, teaching and cultivation of his spiritual gifting with the Holy Spirit. Paul informs Timothy that if he continues in these things that his progress will be evident to all, and that if he maintains such progress and purity of his doctrine, that he will ensure salvation for himself and those who hear him.
I have been provoked by the promise and what is implied within it. There is a place of preparation in leadership we can give ourselves to which actually makes us able to ensure the salvation of those who hear us.
More comments in the weeks to follow. Just begin to think about the implications of this promise.
Blessings.
Today, July 28, marks the 28th anniversary of the day when Keith Green went home to be with Jesus. He was only 28 years old. He died before I was even born.
As I reflected on his life this morning, I remembered the first time I heard Keith Green’s music. I remember being offended, but strangely drawn to continue to listen to his music. It wasn’t necessarily his music that drew me in, but his gut-wrenching, yet satisfying lyrics. Quickly that offense turned to conviction as Keith’s raw lyrics tore through my soul and drew my attention to Jesus in loving repentance.
Recently, I was interviewed by the IHOP-KC blog to discuss Luke18 Project, who we are, and where we are going.
Read the interview below:
This week I would like to briefly look at the second paradigm found in the Scripture we have been looking at (John 3:27-30). In our ministries we must have a ‘friend of the Bridegroom’ paradigm in relation to the people we are entrusted to lead.