We should keep in mind that the “old wineskins” of today were yesterday’s “new wineskins.” Those who stop moving with the Spirit and settle into what they perceive to be comfortable places develop a rigid unwillingness to embrace what is new. This can happen to any of us, and it will as soon as we start seeking comfort and security more than we do the Lord. There is no greater comfort and security than being in the Lord’s will, but those who set their minds on the temporary things of this life lose sight of this....

       We are in the prep stages of the next move of God. The spirit of Elijah is preparing the way for Jesus to move in again, and we can expect it to prepare the way just as it did through John the Baptist. John didn’t preach about himself but the One coming who was greater. We’re not here to preach about how great we are or how great our church is; it’s all about Jesus. He’s the One we preach.

       As John the Baptist proclaimed, when Jesus comes, He will come like a “refiner’s...

       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...