We’re told in Proverbs 24:3-4 that knowledge fills the house, but it takes wisdom to build it. When we are given knowledge of something or someone, we should always ask how that knowledge can be used to build up and not to tear down. We should evaluate whether our words tend to build up or tear down.

       As the old forms of church and church life are being challenged and dismantled, we know the Lord has new wineskins for the new wine He is serving. He does not just tear down something without building...

       Have we really considered that just two or three people in unity can be more powerful than the largest megachurch, or even the most powerful government on earth? The Lord Himself said it in Matthew 18:20: “For where two or three have gathered together in My name, I am there in their midst.” Could there be anything more powerful than the presence of Almighty God, our Creator, with us? But why did He emphasize two or three rather than a megachurch or much larger gathering?

       If there are more than two or three gathered,...

       As we have covered, God lit the fires on the altars of His dwelling places in the Old Testament, but He commanded the priests to keep the fires going. In the new covenant, all of God’s people are priests, so we all have the job to keep the fires burning that the Lord ignites.

       We may think that is the pastor’s job, or the job of those who are “in ministry” as it is now perceived to be, but that’s an old covenant concept. The church models we are given in the New Testament...

       Some remarkable moves of God have recently broken out with sports teams on college campuses and through movements such as Turning Point USA. We should expect sparks to ignite beyond college campuses to communities, businesses, and almost anywhere people gather.

       At this writing, these are still relatively small, but they have the potential to become big quickly. It’s been very dry spiritually, and dry fuel ignites faster. If this is to ignite into something major, we can expect there to be an atmosphere of increasing expectation in these gatherings. This is like fuel in...

       Jesus said in these times, “Because lawlessness is increased, most people’s love will become cold. But the one who endures to the end is the one who will be saved” (see Matthew 24:12-13). We must recognize that the lawlessness is the enemy, not the authority people are rebelling against. We must also know how to stand in these times so as to be “saved.”

       There has only been one perfect authority on the earth, the King of kings. There will be no perfect authority here again until He returns. To hold almost any position...