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Friday, February 20, 2015

"Facing Our Problems and Receiving His Healing" - Bob Hartley and Michael Sullivant




"Facing Our Problems and Receiving His Healing"
Bob Hartley and Michael Sullivant, Kansas City, MO
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Intro by Michael Sullivant:

The Lord has graciously visited and encountered Bob Hartley on a number of occasions through the years. These revelations from the Holy Spirit are folding beautifully together into a unified, divine narrative that is meant to inspire and impart a much greater level of hope into the lives, callings, and works of His sons and daughters. It is a "journey of hope." There simply has been too much generalized despair, pessimism, and cynicism lurking around in our hearts and minds when it comes to what we are expecting/not expecting God to do in and though us in this age. Too many of our precious promises of living in our fuller inheritance in Christ have been pushed off, sometimes unwittingly, into future ages.

There is more for us all and the cities and nations of the world in terms of the degree of glory that He wants to manifest in His world before Jesus returns for a Bride fully prepared for him.He is inviting us to discover many more facets of His nature (His faces), and by receiving the specific graces reflected in such faces, we will know so much better how to be, how to live, and what to do.

Michael Sullivant
Radius Group

Bob Hartley's Recent Encounter: "Facing" Our Problems

The Lord will often have me revisit past encounters that I have had with Him and will then add new layers, make new connections, and reveal new applications for what He is unveiling to His children in these encounters. This recently happened in relation to the past visitation I had about how He wants to heal three fissures in the hearts of his hope reformers that Michael and I wrote about in May 2013 (read on The Elijah List). 

Those three fissures were rejection, negation, and self-strength. This time He added to the revelation and revealed to me that there is a fourth fissure, in addition to the three others. He identified this resignation.

He said that He has a specific remedy to apply to these fissures so that we can become whole-hearted and energetically advance in this journey of the great hope reformation that has commenced in our generation.

In the first visitation, I saw these healings through the metaphor of Jesus sitting us down on a park bench and applying oil to the cracks in our feet. Those cracks represented these fissures...or cracks...in our hearts. Now He said to me that the remedy is applied to our hearts by "seeing" or perceiving four particular facets...or faces...of His nature. In order to do this, we are invited and challenged by Him to "look up" for Him and at Him rather than just try to forge ahead under such painful circumstances and conditions. He also revealed how one fissure can lead to the next unless we offer it up to Him for His healing touch. (Photo via Pixabay)

How to Heal Rejection

To heal our fissure of rejection, He said to "look up" and see His face as the "God of Peace." Personal rejection can obviously disrupt our sense of peace. Quickly, on its heels, we need to connect with the One who promises to keep us in perfect peace when our mind is fixed on Him. He never leaves or forsakes us. Our trust in Him will turn what the enemy means for evil into a classroom for cultivating hope in the midst of the challenge of feeling rejected. During this visitation, the Lord revealed to me to two examples from Scripture to confirm this divine remedy to me.

First, I saw the angel of the Lord visiting Gideon in Judges 6 to commission him as a reformer. He felt the weight of rejection during this time in his life. He felt terribly insignificant and abandoned by God and the rest of the nation of Israel.

And the angel of the Lord appeared to him and said to him, "The Lord is with you, O mighty man of valor." And Gideon said to Him, "Please, sir, if the Lord is with us, why then has all this happened to us? And where are all His wonderful deeds that our fathers recounted to us, saying, 'Did not the Lord bring us up from Egypt?' But now the Lord has forsaken us and given us into the hand of Midian." 

And the Lord turned to him and said, "Go in this might of yours and save Israel from the hand of Midian; do not I send you?" And he said to Him, "Please, Lord, how can I save Israel? Behold, my clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house." And the Lord said to him, "But I will be with you, and you shall strike the Midianites as one man." Judges 6:12-16

Then I saw how after Gideon prepared a sacrifice and the Angel of the Lord confirmed the authenticity of the divine visitation, the Scripture declares: "But the Lord said to him, 'Peace be to you. Do not fear; you shall not die.' Then Gideon built an altar there to the Lord and called it, The Lord Is Peace..." (Judges 6:23-24).

Then I was taken to the disciples in the boat during the terrible storm recorded in Mark 4. They were tempted to feel abandoned and rejected by the Lord in this situation, but He showed them the power of His peace and His ongoing commitment to preserve them.

And a great windstorm arose, and the waves were breaking into the boat, so that the boat was already filling. But He was in the stern, asleep on the cushion. And they woke Him and said to Him, "Teacher, do You not care that we are perishing?" And He awoke and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, "Peace! Be still!" And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. Mark 4:37-39

How to Heal Negation

To heal our fissure of negation, He said to "look up" and see His face as the "God of Hope." 

When we take rejection into our hearts, the precious promises that God has given us in the past for our present and future feel out of reach and their intrinsic power to infuse us with living hope is neutralized. This is negation and it tries to short-circuit our ability to receive, agree with, and confess His hopeful promises over our lives. In such a state, we desperately need to connect with the hope embedded in His promise to always do us good and apply His loving-kindness, faithfulness, and power to our life "in the land of the living" (Psalm 27:13). (Photo via Pixabay)

During this part of the encounter, the Lord had me revisit the accounts of Zechariah and Mary in the first part of Luke's Gospel to illustrate this point.
And Zechariah said to the angel, "How shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in years." And the angel answered him, "I am Gabriel. I stand in the presence of God, and I was sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news. And behold, you will be silent and unable to speak until the day that these things take place, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their time." Luke 1:18-20

Zechariah did not receive the promise from God into his heart with a childlike innocence and wonder, and the result was that he was unable to openly and freely confess the hopeful promise of God to others. His voice of agreement with God was silenced for a season. In contrast, Mary, when Gabriel similarly visited her, marveled at God and took the promise into her heart that she would be a special vessel that would give birth to the Hope of the world.

"How will this be," Mary asked the angel, "since I am a virgin? The angel answered, "The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God. Even Elizabeth your relative is going to have a child in her old age, and she who was said to be unable to conceive is in her sixth month. For no word from God will ever fail."

"I am the Lord's servant," Mary answered. "May your word to me be fulfilled." Then the angel left her. Luke 1:34-38

Without any false humility, shame, or negation, Mary arose, saw the "God of Hope," and was immediately able to freely agree with, sing, prophesy, confess, and testify of the great things that God was doing in and through her (see Luke 1:46-55).

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How to Heal "Self-Strength"

To heal our fissure of self-strength, He said to "look up" and see His face as the "God of All of Life." 

Once negation is in operation, we are severely tempted to try to handle life on our own...since God's promises are not apparently "working" for us. Sometimes self-strength can even cleverly disguise itself as the virtues of perseverance, being "principled," and obedience. However, the Lord wants us to honor and confidently confess Him as the One who has gone out into life ahead of us and who beckons us out to discover Him in every aspect of life. We default into self-strength when we doubt that He is always and truly with us and when we are not trusting Him to work everything together for our good. He promises to be with us and relate intimately with us to everything we face in every hour of every day.

In this encounter, the Lord took me back to a painful crisis in my past when I was 15 years old. I was hired by a manager of a pool in the inner city of Kansas City to be a lifeguard because I had shown myself to be a strong and excellent swimmer. However, I was not properly certified. Yet, because they desperately needed the help, I was brought on. 

One day, a little boy drowned in the extremely crowded pool and died in my arms after I pulled his body up from the bottom of the pool. It became a big news item in the Kansas City Star, and a drawn out lawsuit ensued for three years. This added greatly to my sadness and feelings of guilt. In reaction, I vowed that "no one would ever die on my watch" again. (Photo via Pixabay)

The Lord showed me how my fissure of self-strength formed and was activated by this event and how a fear-based, performance orientation took root in my life. I was doubtful...and therefore hindered...to see how the Lord was with me as "the God of All of Life," in both good times and bad. He later revealed to me in a powerful visitation that He had always been very close by me throughout my entire life, even in the middle of that tragic situation...though I had not perceived His nearness at the time. 

Still, I have struggled to not constantly "stay on duty," and it has been difficult to "get off the lifeguard stand" and allow the new operating system of "the rest of Christ" to lead me, as His child, into every situation of life where He has gone ahead of me, to prepare the way.
Along with others, the Lord gave me these passages during this visitation to illustrate this lesson and to help me "look up" to see His face.

My heart is not proud, Lord, my eyes are not haughty; I do not concern myself with great matters or things too wonderful for me. But I have calmed and quieted myself, I am like a weaned child with its mother; like a weaned child I am content. Israel, put your hope in the Lord both now and forevermore. Psalm 131:1-3

There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God; for anyone who enters God's rest also rests from their works, just as God did from His. Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will perish by following their example of disobedience. Hebrews 4:9-11

Blessed are those whose strength is in you, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage. As they pass through the Valley of Baka (weeping), they make it a place of springs; the autumn rains also cover it with pools. They go from strength to strength, till each appears before God in Zion.Psalm 84:5-7

...And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age. Matthew 28:20b

How to Heal Resignation

To heal our fissure of resignation, He said to "look up" and see His face as the "God of our Heart's Desires." 

Because our own strength and zeal are never sufficient to drive and steer us into the grand purposes that our Father has for us, we will "hit the wall" sooner or later and give up our efforts. Resignation happens both overtly and subtly – sometimes very quickly, and sometimes over time. Essentially, it occurs when we let go of, lose confidence in, and stop trusting Him for the anticipation and fulfillment of a promise of some future good that God has truly given to us to hold and cherish. (Photo via Pixabay)

We doubt that He is the kind of Father that wants to "satisfy the desire of every living thing" (Psalm 145:16) and the one who will "give us the desires of our hearts" if we "delight ourselves in the Lord" (Psalm 37:4). We jump to the paralyzing wrong conclusion that He hasn't "purified our hearts through faith" (Acts 15:9) in Jesus Christ, and therefore our deepest desires must be sinful and selfish. Certainly, we can come up with inferior desires that are not from the Lord, but He is with us to sort these matters out and establish and confirm the pure and true desires that He has placed within us for His honor, our good, and the good of many others.

This is what I want you to do: Ask the Father for whatever is in keeping with the things I've revealed to you. Ask in My name, according to My will, and He'll most certainly give it to you. Your joy will be a river overflowing its banks! John 16:23-24 The Message

In this encounter, the Lord reminded me of how Moses had to overcome resignation from his divine calling as a mighty hope reformer and the promised deliverer of the people of God (see Acts 7:25-29). After fleeing for his life from Egypt, he lived a peaceful life in Midian for 40 years until the Lord visited him and re-commissioned him to his original calling to respond to and satisfy the groanings within the hearts of His enslaved children in Egypt. He is the God of the Heart's Desires of His people, and for all humanity as well.

Then the Lord said to him, "Take off the sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy ground. I have surely seen the affliction of My people who are in Egypt, and have heard their groaning, and I have come down to deliver them. And now come, I will send you to Egypt." Acts 7:33-34

"...and I will shake all nations, and the Desire of All Nations shall come: and I will fill this house with glory," saith the LORD of hosts. Haggai 2:7

This revelation has provided new angles on what it means to "face our problems"! (It has also provided new angels in the process!) The Lord has shown me, on a number of occasions, in dramatic ways, that our fissures might become fractures if we do not allow Him to bring these healings. We will still be able to recover from the fractures, but we will advance more swiftly and easily into the hope reformation if we process the fissures of our hearts before Him as a priority.

May the Lord our God take us by the hand and lead us into new and better pathways and supply us with new, advanced spiritual tools so that we can experience acceleration into this hope reformation journey that will lead to a much deeper knowledge of God and the manifestation of His excellent glories in every sphere of human life under Him.

Bob Hartley, scribed by Michael Sullivant
Deeper Waters Ministry

Bob Hartley is the founder of Hartley Institute/Deeper Waters Ministry in Kansas City, Missouri. Bob served as a pastor at Metro Christian Fellowship with Mike Bickle before entering the marketplace in 1983, with a vision to see the marketplace redeemed and cities established that value and love the person of Jesus. He is also the Chief Executive Officer of the Hartley Group, a "Hope Center" for the marketplace, consisting of Hartley's Executive Cleaning, Swift Chemicals & Supply, Prize Properties, and H&H Management in Kansas City, Missouri. 

Bob is a frequent speaker to youth, churches, businesses, and national leaders throughout America and the world. His quest has been to bring the Kingdom of God into every arena of life and give spiritual tools and equipping to those seeking to know and love God in the midst of their everyday lives. Currently, Bob resides in Kansas City with his wife and four children.

With Michael Sullivant
Radius Group

Michael Sullivant resides in the Kansas City area, has been married to Terri since 1977, and is a father of five adult children. Their lives have been marked and shaped by a naturally-supernatural relationship with God as unashamed followers of Jesus Christ. Terri and Michael have been involved in active ministry since their days at Miami University in Ohio. They have given themselves to planting communities of faith in several U.S. states, pastoring, teaching, writing, coaching, building leaders, and traveling to offer ministry in many nations. 

Michael is the author of Prophetic EtiquetteYour Kingdom Come, and a devotional commentary called, The Romance of Romans: God's Big God-Story (2011). Michael and Terri are co-founders of Radius – an equipping ministry that reaches out to many people.

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Friday, October 24, 2014

"Shepherd's Rod Dream: The Year of Crazy, Substantial Hope" - Bob Hartley




"Shepherd's Rod Dream: 
The Year of Crazy, Substantial Hope"
Bob Hartley, Kansas City, MO
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Every year I looked forward to the revelation that my very dear friend, Bob Jones, would receive annually during this season that he called the Shepherd's Rod. The term "Shepherd's Rod" comes from Ezekiel 20:37 stating, "I will make you pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant."

This Scripture symbolically portrays a shepherd extending his rod as the sheep pass under his staff for evaluation. In this same way we, as the Lord's sheep, pass under His staff during this season as further described in Jeremiah 33:13 and Leviticus 27:32. (Photo via Pixabay)

On the night of September 24th as I went to sleep, I was unaware that at sundown it was the start of Rosh Hashanah, the beginning of the Hebrew New Year as the Lord gave me the following dream.
This dream was immediately followed by a series of baseball dreams that were to be signs and a parable blending together to create a new hope narrative.

The "Crazy Hope" Dream

I saw the Lord and Bob Jones standing together, and Bob was smiling and looking back at me knowingly.
Then the Lord said, "This is the year of crazy, substantial hope."

Then I saw many sitting around the Table of the Lord whom He was about to address. There was such communion, love, and honor. Then the Lord took His place at the Table. I was overwhelmed with the presence of the Lord. He was so alive. He was so much fun. 

But He made it very clear that this year the Body of Christ was being evaluated in their hope. He was graciously inviting us deeper into crazy hope reform during the shepherd's rod evaluation. This was not just a time of evaluation but also of promotion.(Photo via Pixabay)

The Lord then said again to all of us around His Table, "This is the year of hope, crazy hope, and I am evaluating the Body of Christ according to hope." This was going to be a Hosea 2:14-15 year where the valley of Achor (challenges) becomes a doorway of hope. The Lord said,"This is the year we are shifting from hopelessness to hope."

He continued, "There are many in the Body of Christ who have been challenged about thepromises of reformation that I have for My cities and nations." He said during this past year doubts had attracted many problems. Our own doubts and fears led us to operate outside of hope. This is sin, and it allows the enemy to attack, overrun our camp, and take the territory from us. He spoke how we are to be like Joshua, who realized that after 40 years in the wilderness it was time to enter the Promised Land. 

Then the Lord said, "The time capsule is opening up now for the promises, and it is time to step into your inheritance."

He said that the antidote to these doubts is Hebrews 6:9-19: "But, beloved, we are convinced of better things concerning you... And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence so as to realize the full assurance of hope until the end, so that you will not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

"For when God made the promise to Abraham, since He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself, saying, 'I WILL SURELY BLESS YOU AND I WILL SURELY MULTIPLY YOU.' And so, having patiently waited, he obtained the promise.... 

In the same way God, desiring even more to show to the heirs of the promise the unchangeableness of His purpose, interposed with an oath, so that by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have taken refuge would have strong encouragement to take hold of the hope set before us. This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and steadfast..."

The Lord said we are called to be like a family or tribe. He then identified many churches, movements, families, and tribes where divine hopes would remain alive. He said, "You are to live in an atmosphere of hope, not doubt."

He then spoke how many of these families or tribes would hope together this year, and reform would touch many cities and nations across the earth. 

He was very clear when He said, "There are no insignificant persons, churches, movements, families or businesses... everyone is important in My family." (Photo via Pixabay)

Self-Initiated Hopes

Then the Lord spoke to various individuals around the Table. The first time He would point to one and so kindly say, "You initiated this hope, it was not originated from Me. You have defined your own hopes and they will fade away. But now I want you to come back to My Table with others and please ask of Me about your hopes. It is the glory of kings to search out a matter. I have ordained hopes for you that are better than you have ever conceived. I have greater Divine hopes laid up for you."

This continued as everyone was graciously evaluated in hope. This was a good evaluation. He continued, "This is an invitation to a season of growth."

He then said that self-initiated, natural hopes die. This evaluation process was very good because many people were holding onto hopes that did not originate from His heart. These natural hopes had sidetracked many from the greater hopes that He desired to release to them.

Then the Lord evaluated our hearing to see if it led us to His hope. He said, "This year I am releasing a greater level of Kingdom hearing that will enable us to enter into what I am birthing upon the earth."

Next the Lord evaluated our hopeful praise and crazy hope adoration. Adoring Him and His faces of reform would take us above the clouds of doubt and despair into His hope-filled perspective and presence. He said, "Now is the time to double our adoration and praise."

Then He stated that our time of warfare has ended (see Isaiah 40:2) and we are to enter the sunlit fields of life with Him with crazy hope (see Psalm 56:13 MSG).

The Lord then said, "The weapons of your warfare will be different in this coming season" (see 2 Corinthians 10:4).

The Lord then showed me four snakes that had attacked our hope as we were to bring reformation to our spheres of influence. These were similar to the snakes I wrote about in the Reformers of Hope word in September 2013. One snake would wrap around our feet to stop us from moving into our promises, and the Lord said it would be defeated by "hope against hope."

Another wrapped itself around our necks to silence our voices of adoration and praise, and the Lord said it would be overcome by "hope unseen." The third attacked our hearts, and the Lord said it is conquered by "carefree hope."The last one bit the liver to release bitterness and bile, and it was defeated by "childlike hope."(Photo by Thomas H Brown, Flickr)

At the end of the dream I saw Bob Jones looking off into the sunlit fields with the Lord that were open for all the different tribes, and I heard the Lord say to all of us, "Now is the time to rewrite your promises list." It is time to develop our revelatory skills and revealed promises. He continued, "I am going to take your hand like the pen of a ready writer, and you will write out your list of promises and hopes. Some will come from your past list, and some will be present or future."

This is our commission for the coming year of crazy hope: to write and birth and celebrate crazy hope.

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Royal Dreams

Now concerning the six dreams I have received concerning the drama of the Kansas City Royals. First, please understand that I am not a baseball fan nor do I follow the Royals. However, when I was in Kona, Hawaii, the first week of September, I had a dream where I saw royal angels coming forth. The Lord then said, "Watch the Royals, because after many years of disappointment, the Royal ones are entering into a time of Numbers 27:18-23, where they are being commissioned to enter into the promises. Watch them, as they will win and bring a shift from hopelessness to hope."

I did not understand fully what this might mean, but I immediately called Chris Castanza, one of my ministry teammates, and told him to "Try to get tickets for the entire staff, as we are to watch the Royals."

My second dream came the night after Rosh Hashanah, September 25th, three days before the Playoff teams were finalized. In this dream the Lord was talking with my mentor, Bob Jones. The Lord then turned to me and said, "This is going to be like 1985. Do you remember what brought them home?"

I remembered Bob Jones' baseball dream from 1985, how love, faith, and godly wisdom would get on base, but grace would bring them home. And I remembered how the Lord had asked Bob,"Do you know why Love, Faith, and Godly Wisdom could get on base, but they could not win the game? If your love, your faith, or your wisdom could win for you alone you would think that you had done it. Your love, your faith, and your wisdom can only take you so far. Only My grace can bring you home."

Then the Lord showed me the Royals game. I saw the Royal ones playing a team whose appearance was more athletic than the Royals. Similar to the Bob Jones dream, the Lord then showed me what was needed to win. He said,"Hope unseen will get them to first base. Then they will become unburdened and light on their feet. 

This carefree hope will get them to second base. They will be filled with joy and happily steal third base with 'childlike hope.'" The Lord continued, "But salvation will come from an unlikely place and 'hope against hope' will bring them home." (Photo by Keith Allison, Flickr)

The Kansas City Royals would demonstrate to all of us how to enter into this year of crazy hope, and through these four hopes we would win and enter into our promises.

Perhaps a local sportswriter, Grant McMurray, described it best. "In the end, ...a screaming line drive down the third base line by a much-coveted young catcher, but one mired in a horrible 0 for 5 slump in the game, 
sometimes swinging haplessly at pitches, looking completely lost. But this ball smacked against the wall and ended a four hour and 45 minute classic, propelling the Kansas City Royals past the Oakland A's 9-8, and extending to another day their first post-season tournament appearance in 29 years."

The front-page photo of the Kansas City Starshows Salvy Perez, who knocked in the game-winning run, with his arms upraised, mouth open, and looking joyfully into the stands. The headline at the bottom of the picture says it all: SALVATION. (Photo by John Sleezer, The Kansas City Star)

The article continued, "The wonderful 'Salvation' headline was much more than a clever spin on the name of a redeemed player. It was about this city, this team, these individuals. And if the cable sports channels, the radio talk shows, and the social media have it right, it would seem to be a time of hope and redemption for us all."

Third Dream

The following night, September 26th, I had my third Royals dream. It was a shorter dream, and the Lord said, "The angels will sacrifice themselves in order for the Royal ones to come forth."He continued, "They shall win in 11 innings." Then he gave me Psalm 11:1, and emphasized how hope is indispensable in building the right foundations that will bring about reformation. The Royals won in the 11th inning.

Fourth Dream

The next night was a forth dream. In this dream the Lord said that the Royals would win 4-1. This reinforced the previous dream and represented the four hopes that are so necessary for our foundation. The Royals won 4 to 1, again in 11 innings.

Fifth Dream

The fifth dream on October 3rd was where the Royal ones had gotten over the hump and were gaining momentum. The Lord said, "Hope is contagious. Hope is a lifestyle." The Royals won easily and head to the American League Championship Series.

Sixth Dream

The last dream was on October 6th. This dream was not specifically about baseball. The Lord reminded me of several tragic and disappointing events that my wife and I experienced as missionaries in Zimbabwe. At the conclusion of revisiting these past events, the Lord said, "You have to fall to get back up," and, "Crazy hope will win!"

I will leave it to the reader to interpret this as the Lord leads. Stay tuned for further revelation!

Bob Hartley
Deeper Waters Ministry

Bob Hartley is the founder of Hartley Institute/Deeper Waters Ministry in Kansas City, Missouri. Bob served as a pastor at Metro Christian Fellowship with Mike Bickle before entering the marketplace in 1983, with a vision to see the marketplace redeemed and cities established that value and love the person of Jesus. 

He is also the Chief Executive Officer of the Hartley Group, a "Hope Center" for the marketplace, consisting of Hartley's Executive Cleaning, Swift Chemicals & Supply, Prize Properties, and H&H Management in Kansas City, Missouri. Bob is a frequent speaker to youth, churches, businesses, and national leaders throughout America and the world. His quest has been to bring the Kingdom of God into every arena of life and give spiritual tools and equipping to those seeking to know and love God in the midst of their everyday lives. Currently, Bob resides in Kansas City with his wife and four children.

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Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Bob Hartley: Seven Leadership Shifts Are Coming

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Bob HartleyA Time for Hope Reformation

I dreamed there would be a time to come together to "build out the Hope Reformation that would bring certain shifts to the leaders in the Body of Christ."
In this dream, I saw the buildings of revival and prayer and there was some divine activity that was good and needed and foundational for what God was doing on the earth. But then, I approached this giant hole in the ground.

In this hole in the ground, I saw many, many leaders building out the Hope Reformation that God has initiated on the Earth. As I observed, I saw that there were 5 Piers that many leaders were to give themselves to building out. I knew it was time to call the leaders for building out these 5 specific Hope Piers. But, some would be tempted to say, "That's nothing more than a hole in the ground."

The 5 Hope Piers

These 5 Piers I saw these leaders building out were: Hope Adoration, Hope Hearing, Hope Healing, Hope Centers and Hope Reformation.

As I looked into this 20-story deep hole, I observed 5 Piers being driven deep into the ground going down to the bedrock, which is Christ. And these piers would produce massive impact upon the world. There would be those who would rally others to the hole as well saying, "It's more than a hole in the ground." These good shepherds had understanding of the importance of building out deeply these 5 Hope Piers.

When I was younger, my whole family packed their bags and went cross country to the Grand Canyon. When we arrived, my grandmother (God rest her soul), as soon as she saw it said, "Let's go home. That's nothing more than a hole in the ground." I knew in this dream that some would be tempted to say the same about these "5 Piers of Hope". (Photo via flickr)

I saw that these 5 Hope Piers would lead us into a Hope Reformation. Many cities and nations would come to know God's heart and ways in this Psalm 67 time. He has spoken to us about 7 distinct Leadership shifts of the Hope Reformation, which will effectively launch people to become Hope Reformers in all of life.

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7 Leadership Shifts Coming

The 7 Leadership Shifts that God has spoken to us will come about as a result of building these 5 Hope Piers:

• 1st LeaderShift: The Time Capsules Have Opened.

It's the time where we are going from seeing a few faces to seeing the many wondrous Faces of God. We are going to encounter the God of all of life and not only the God in the corner of the Church. God spoke to me saying that we've only encountered 1% of what He wanted to give us in this lifetime. He wants to show us His smile again in all areas of life. He told me: "You don't have to fight for the smile you've already been given."

• 2nd LeaderShift: The First Reformation to the Second Chamber

In the first Reformation we learned we were saved by grace, and in this 2nd reformation, we are learning how might we live: in Hope. We know that His love secures our hearts, but Hope advances the heart.

• 3rd LeaderShift: Clergy to Every Man and Woman a Reformer – Micah 4:1-4:

In the last days the mountain of the Lord's temple will be established as the highest of the mountains; it will be exalted above the hills, and peoples will stream to it. Many nations will come and say, "Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the temple of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways, so that we may walk in His paths." The law will go out from Zion, the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. He will judge between many peoples and will settle disputes for strong nations far and wide. They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not take up sword against nation, nor will they train for war anymore. Everyone will sit under their own vine and under their own fig tree, and no one will make them afraid, for the Lord Almighty has spoken.

I saw that it was time in the Kingdom for the understanding of "every man a reformer". Martin Luther taught us that every man was a priest unto God. (Photo of Martin Luther via Enwikipedia)

Many of the prayer leaders taught us every man a pray-er. John Wimber taught us every man a minister. Everyone could play. Bill Johnson and others taught us every man a revivalist. But now is the time for "Every man a Reformer."

• 4th LeaderShift: Season of Warfare to a Season of Building

It's a time where we're to go from the shadow of the mountain to the sunlit fields (Psalm 56:13). I heard the Lord say that: it was a time to build and have fun while doing it. There had been a time where, like David, the focus was on fighting the Lord's battles; but in this Solomon/Jedidiah generation we are going to be able to build with wisdom and bring reformation to nations. There was a wisdom way to build with fun that He was laying out before us.

• 5th LeaderShift: The Church Age to the Kingdom Age to the Reformation Age

The Lord spoke this phrase and that we had begun to see a healed and expanded view of the Church to the Kingdom age, where there was a demonstration of miracles and power. But, in this time, many had still limited the Kingdom perspective to God's activity on meetings and people. As God would move us into the Reformation age, there would be a healed and expanded view of the Kingdom where leaders would see God's face and His ways penetrate all of society. It would truly be Revival unto Reformation.

• 6th LeaderShift: Hopelessness to Hope

It would be a time in the Body of Christ where God would bring forth a new nature of Christianity rooted in the goodness of God. We'd go from hopelessness to hope. Much of the expressions of Christianity had changed over the last generation, but the nature is still leaning towards misery-Christianity rooted in despair about the times. God would unveil a trump card showing His great hopes to His people for cities and nations.

• 7th LeaderShift: Charismatic Hearing to Reformational Hearing

We'd go from hearing in the Church that is primarily hearing in meetings or small groups which has been fantastic, and move to a "hearing that is Reformational" where we can hear how Papa wants to build with us in all of life. I saw it was a time for the revelation of how our Father not only wants to love us but also wants to develop us.

Conclusion: All of this will require a re-focusing on Papa's face and a hearing heart to build as He's told us. We are to be a people that won't cheat on devotion and hearing His heart.

Bob Hartley
Deeper Waters Ministry

Bob Hartley is the founder of Hartley Institute/Deeper Waters Ministry in Kansas City, Missouri. Bob served as a pastor at Metro Christian Fellowship with Mike Bickle before entering the marketplace in 1983, with a vision to see the marketplace redeemed and cities established that value and love the person of Jesus. He is also the Chief Executive Officer of the Hartley Group, a "Hope Center" for the marketplace, consisting of Hartley's Executive Cleaning, Swift Chemicals & Supply, Prize Properties, and H&H Management in Kansas City, Missouri. 

Bob is a frequent speaker to youth, churches, businesses, and national leaders throughout America and the world. His quest has been to bring the Kingdom of God into every arena of life and give spiritual tools and equipping to those seeking to know and love God in the midst of their everyday lives. Currently, Bob resides in Kansas City with his wife and four children.

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Saturday, August 9, 2014

'Luke 9' Prophecy Reveals God's Heart for Backslidden America

'Luke 9' Prophecy Reveals God's Heart for Backslidden America

Can America still be "One Nation Under God"? (CreationSwap)
Have you ever wondered what God has called the U.S.A. to be? I want to share with you the prophetic name the Lord has spoken to me about the United States of America—"The Good Samaritan Nation," and the great hope He has in His heart for the U.S.A.
Jesus' outreach and ministry to Samaria is very instructive to us...especially in light of this revelation about how our Heavenly Father views the role of the USA in His purposes as "The Good Samaritan Nation."
In Luke 9, the Samaritans, who had the serious spiritual problem of mixing the Jewish faith with false religious notions, wanted Jesus to leave their region. Jesus' disciples were terribly offended for His sake: "When His disciples James and John saw this, they said, 'Lord, do You want us to command fire to come down from heaven and consume them?' But He turned and rebuked them, and said, 'You do not know what kind of spirit you are of; for the Son of Man did not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them.' And they went on to another village" (Luke 9:54-56 NASB).
However, even after being initially rejected by the Samaritans, in the very next chapter, Jesus uses them as a surprising symbol of God's kindness in sharing the Parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37). Later on, in the Book of Acts, the whole region of Samaria responds to Jesus.
God is calling the U.S.A. to show forth His kind and benevolent heart to other nations, and many will respond to the Lord of Reformation. God is calling us as a nation to get ready to go to these nations and reap a harvest.
God's Hopeful View of Cities and Nations
Jesus is not commissioning His followers to call fire down in angry judgment upon the U.S.A. when He has actually slated a second reformation of hope for our nation and many others places. The Lord spoke a new name to me over certain locations as well: "God as King" China, "Faithful" France, "Zealous" Zimbabwe; as well as cities such as "Caring" Kansas City, "Affectionate" Atlanta and "Beautiful Redeemed" Redding.
Remember that there was a whole village in Samaria that believed in Jesus through the testimony of the woman at the well (John 4:39-42). It was also the Samaritans that received the gospel and a great move of the Holy Spirit under the ministries of Philip, Peter and John in Acts 8:9-25.
No, our nation is not beyond the reach of God's good purposes. And, we will be surprised at some of the unlikely hope reformers that He will redeem and raise up as catalysts for this next great move of God. The U.S.A. will be known as the Good Samaritan Nation.
Bob Hartley is the founder and CEO of The Hartley Group, a conglomeration of five successful businesses. He is also the founder of the Deeper Waters, Inc. ministry. Bob has served as a youth pastor for the Metro Christian Fellowship and Area Director for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, later serving on the FCA/KC board. Bob is a highly sought-after and very popular speaker locally, in America and around the world.

Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Bob Hartley: God Is Calling Forth the USA as the Good Samaritan Nation



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God's Heart For the United States of America

Have you ever wondered what God has called the USA to be? I want to share with you the prophetic name the Lord has spoken to me this last 4th of July about the United States of America –"The Good Samaritan Nation," and the great hope He has in His heart for the USA. Despite our national problems, God has slated us for Hope Reformation.

God Is Calling Forth the USA as the Good Samaritan Nation

Jesus' outreach and ministry to Samaria is very instructive to us...especially in light of this revelation about how our Heavenly Father views the role of the USA in His purposes as "The Good Samaritan Nation." In Luke 9, the Samaritans, who had the serious spiritual problem of mixing the Jewish faith with false religious notions, wanted Jesus to leave their region. Jesus' disciples were terribly offended for His sake:

"When His disciples James and John saw this, they said, 'Lord, do You want us to command fire to come down from Heaven and consume them?' But He turned and rebuked them, and said, 'You do not know what kind of spirit you are of; for the Son of Man did not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them.' And they went on to another village" (Luke 9:54-56 NASB).

However, even after being initially rejected by the Samaritans, in the very next chapter, Jesus uses them as a surprising symbol of God's kindness in sharing the Parable of the Good Samaritan (see Luke 10:25-37).(Photo via Wikimedia Commons)

Later on, in the Book of Acts, the whole region of Samaria responds to Jesus. 

God is calling the USA to show forth His kind and benevolent heart to other nations, and many will respond to the Lord of Reformation.

God is calling us as a nation to get ready to go to these nations and reap a harvest.

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God's Hopeful View of Cities and Nations

Jesus is not commissioning His followers to call fire down in angry judgment upon the USA when He has actually slated a second reformation of hope for our nation and many others places. The Lord spoke a new name to me over certain locations as well: "God as King" China, "Faithful" France, "Zealous" Zimbabwe; as well as cities, such as "Caring" Kansas City, "Affectionate" Atlanta, and "Beautiful Redeemed" Redding.

Remember that there was a whole village in Samaria that believed in Jesus through the testimony of the woman at the well (see John 4:39-42). It was also the Samaritans that received the Gospel and a great move of the Holy Spirit under the ministries of Philip, Peter, and John in Acts 8:9-25. (Photo via Flickr)

No, our nation is not beyond the reach of God's good purposes. And, we will be surprised at some of the unlikely hope reformers that He will redeem and raise up as catalysts for this next great move of God(see Acts 3:19-21 and Isaiah 60).

God is anointing us to arise and re-present Jesus to many who unknowingly long for Him. Our nation...and all the nations...in our day will receive the best chance they have ever had in world history to believe in the reality of Jesus Christ. Isaiah 66:8 asks, "Can a nation be saved in a day?" The answer is "Yes!" And the Lord is saying to us now:

"Look among the nations! Observe! Be astonished! Wonder! Because I am doing something in your days – you would not believe if you were told" (Habakkuk 1:5).

Bob Hartley
Deeper Waters Ministry

Bob Hartley is the founder of Hartley Institute/Deeper Waters Ministry in Kansas City, Missouri. Bob served as a pastor at Metro Christian Fellowship with Mike Bickle before entering the marketplace in 1983, with a vision to see the marketplace redeemed and cities established that value and love the person of Jesus. He is also the Chief Executive Officer of the Hartley Group, a "Hope Center" for the marketplace, consisting of Hartley's Executive Cleaning, Swift Chemicals & Supply, Prize Properties, and H&H Management in Kansas City, Missouri. 

Bob is a frequent speaker to youth, churches, businesses, and national leaders throughout America and the world. His quest has been to bring the Kingdom of God into every arena of life and give spiritual tools and equipping to those seeking to know and love God in the midst of their everyday lives. Currently, Bob resides in Kansas City with his wife and four children.

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