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Increased Warfare! Be Strong in this War with Mammon!

We are headed to Zagreb, Croatia on Thursday. I have a team going to a key, timely gathering for Unlocking the Balkans! Joining me will be Aaron Smith, Anne Tate, Brian Kooiman, John & Sheryl Price, Linda Heidler and Raymond Banks. Apostle Sicko (pronounced Sheets-co), from Word of Life Christian Center, is hosting Redemption of the Balkans and Southeastern Europe, a national and regional gathering with attendees from across Croatia and many of the neighboring nations. Apostle Barbara Yoder from Michigan will also be ministering, and is also bringing a team with her to help impact the region. This area is a bed of world conflict and war! Pray with us as we go to unseat spiritual forces that could work chaos in the future. Pray that the Body of Christ there is renewed and refreshed. We depart on Thursday afternoon and return on Sunday. For those of you who...

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What Is An Apostle?

Introduction The International Coalition of Apostles (ICA), founded in 1999, now counts over 500 members. Membership requires nomination by at least two active ICA members, presuming that peer-level apostles are the most qualified to recognize fellow apostles. This statement has been processed with ICA members over a two year period and it is now issued as an official consensus statement. Certain ICA members may hold varying opinions regarding some of the details, but there is agreement on the general thrust and essence of this statement. Definition An apostle is a Christian leader gifted, taught, commissioned, and sent by God with the authority to establish the foundational government of the church within an assigned sphere of ministry by hearing what the Spirit is saying to the churches and by setting things in order accordingly for the extension of the kingdom of God. Gifts and Ministries Apostles, by definition, have been given the spiritual gift of apostle...

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Why do some prayers of business people go unanswered?

The first explanation is "are we in known sin?" This may seem the most simple and obvious. However, sin is likened in the Bible to leaven. Leaven cannot be seen but has an affect of "puffing up" or causing the bread to rise -seemingly on it's own. That is what sin does for us; it puffs us up or causes us to rise in pride. What does pride do to us? It blinds us (like the Apostle Paul on the road to Damascus) and causes destruction; Scripture says that pride comes before a fall, Prov. 16:18. ...

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The Role of Intercession

Coming over to us, he [Agabus] took Paul's belt, tied his own hands and feet with it and said, "The Holy Spirit says, 'In this way the Jews of Jerusalem will bind the owner of this belt and will hand him over to the Gentiles.' " When we heard this, we and the people there pleaded with Paul not to go up to Jerusalem. - Acts 21:11-12...

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How Can I Bring Prayer Into My Business Without It Causing Commotion?

Anytime we bring God more into a business, the more He can transform the people in that business which is His focus because he cares very much for the people and their relationship with Him. When we allow God’s Holy Spirit to transform a company He brings to the surface areas He wants to improve in the lives of the owners, their family, employees and clients. He brings this positive change so he can bring lasting freedom to the people, their relationships with each other and with Him and ultimately bless the business. This transformation brings visible changes in the spiritual and the natural atmosphere of the people and the business. As we surrender to the Lord any concerns about causing commotion and we bring WISE prayer into the business, we allow the Holy Spirit to bring forth great change and victory. In Acts 16:16-40 when Paul...

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Why Should I Pay for Prayer?

WISE prayer provides many services which can add great value to your life. Jesus said in Luke 10:7 that a “labourer is worthy of his hire.” WISE prayer is targeted, frequent and consistent by a trained intercessor who loves God and His people, loves the truth, has no tolerance for the enemy, is knowledgeable in the Word of God and operates with power in the gifts of the Holy Spirit according to 1 Corinthians 12:8-10 such as word of wisdom, word of knowledge, faith, gifts of healing, working of miracles, prophecy, discerning of spirits, divers kinds of tongues and interpretation of tongues. WISE intercessors who labor to bring these services forth in excellence are compensated for their time, energy and expertise. They stand in the gap and go on the front lines of battle for you to get God’s strategies and to agree with Him for His will – His...

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