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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I will settle you... - ISRAEL365

I will settle you as in the past and will make you prosper more than before.

EZEKIEL (36:11)
 

וְהוֹשַׁבְתִּי אֶתְכֶם כְּקַדְמוֹתֵיכֶם וְהֵיטִבֹתִי מֵרִאשֹׁתֵיכֶם

יחזקאל לו:יא


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Today's Israel Inspiration

How privileged are we to witness the words of Ezekiel come true in our days, as the cities of Israel are settled and developed after more than 2,000 years of desolation. With growth comes the huge responsibility of ensuring that all of Israel's citizens are safe and thriving. The Summit Institute rescues and cares for over 1,200 of Israel's most disadvantaged young people through its family-based foster program for infants and youth at risk, and in-community rehabilitation of young adults coping with mental illnesses.

Arab-Israeli Conflict in Cartoon

The world is not elementary school. Sometimes you just have to defend yourself.
 

Broadening the Horizons of Love

Meet a special emergency foster family in Southern Israel, who are now caring for three refugee children from Africa, ages 6, 4 and 2.
 

Ram's Horn Shofar

In the Hebrew month of Elul, we begin to blow the shofar to prepare for the Jewish New Year in just one month. Get this authentic ram's horn shofar from Israel in time for the New Year!
 

Today's Israel Photo

Boruch Len's photo of the Tel Aviv skyline from the Mediterranean.
 

Yesterday's Photo Trivia

Yesterday's photo showed one of Israel’s most fascinating spots and what is known in Hebrew as יָם הַ‏‏מֶּ‏‏לַ‏ח - yam ha-me-LAKH, which literally means, “Salt Sea” but is more commonly referred to in English as the Dead Sea, יָם הַ‏‏מָּוֶת - yam ha-ma-VET

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Pope Francis Asked to Declare This Group the 'Most Dangerous Enemy' of Church

Pope Francis Asked to Declare This Group the 'Most Dangerous Enemy' of Church

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American Life League is launching a new campaign that seeks to expose a dangerous enemy of traditional families and of the Catholic Church. (http://www.dslrtravel.com/product.php?id_product=17#sthash.2SPQ1Cqt.dpuf)
In anticipation of the Vatican's October Synod on the Family, American Life League is launching a new campaign called Defend the Family. Rooted in prayer, this campaign seeks to expose Planned Parenthood as the most dangerous enemy of traditional families and of the Catholic Church.
American Life League President Judie Brown, stated, "Planned Parenthood has torn apart the family like a pack of ravenous wolves. The pro-life movement and the Church must stand together, face this threat and shield our families from Planned Parenthood's continued assaults."
The Defend the Family campaign is centered around a report entitled, "The Vatican Can Help Save Souls from Planned Parenthood in 2014. HERE'S HOW!" The report, which has been translated into Spanish, Italian and French, builds a case that an official declaration from the Vatican that Planned Parenthood is an enemy of the Church would be a powerful way to defend families. The report is available on the campaign website at DefendTheFamily.org.
"An official declaration of Planned Parenthood as an enemy of the Church will be a real game changer," stated Michael Hichborn, ALL's director of Defend the Faith. "Such a declaration will prevent Planned Parenthood employees and volunteers from serving in positions of responsibility in our parishes. Simply put, Catholics could no longer hide behind an uninformed conscience in order to assist or promote Planned Parenthood or its agenda and be able to continue calling themselves Catholics in good standing."
Jim Sedlak, vice president of ALL, added, "Some people have told us this campaign has an impossible goal. But with God, nothing is impossible. In addition to being a massive educational effort, this campaign has a large spiritual dimension."
ALL's new campaign encourages regular prayers after Mass for the conversion of individual countries from the ideologies of Planned Parenthood, offers prayers for the pope, and aims to open communication with local bishops about the dangers Planned Parenthood poses to the family. ALL's hope is that this prayer-led effort will inspire the Holy Father to officially declare Planned Parenthood an enemy of the Church.

Gaza Ceasefire Leaves Israelis Feeling Defeated

Gaza Ceasefire Leaves Israelis Feeling Defeated

Wednesday, August 27, 2014 |  Ryan Jones  ISRAEL TODAY
Images of Hamas and its supporters dancing in victory upon the ruins of Gaza on Tuesday (pictured) as an open-ended ceasefire came into effect seemed ridiculous to outside observers. But expressions of defeat coming from much of Israel suggested that perhaps the terrorists had won the summer's Gaza war, in their own deprived way.
The battered residents of southern Israel were clear: “Israel surrendered to terror” by failing to destroy Hamas and accepting a truce that left the terrorists fully armed. The next Gaza war is only a matter of time, they insisted.
Israeli government officials tried to put a positive spin on the situation, noting that Hamas, and Gaza as a whole, had suffered a major blow.
Indeed, over 2,000 Gazans were killed during the war, a great many of them Hamas militants, compared to just70 dead Israelis, two of whom were killed in Hamas’ final barrage against the Jewish state minutes before the ceasefire came into effect.
Hamas’ massive network of tunnels had also been largely demolished, and its stockpile of missiles nearly depleted or otherwise destroyed in pinpoint aerial strikes.
But, at the end of the day, Hamas gave nothing. The rules of war are quite different for such groups, some in Israel argued, and so Hamas can quite rightly claim victory, despite its tremendous losses.
That was the view indirectly expressed by several members of Israel’s security cabinet, who were furious that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had agreed to the Egyptian-brokered ceasefire without first seeking their input.
The terms of the deal Netanyahu accepted were these:
  1. Both sides will immediately implement an open-ended ceasefire (which they did on Tuesday afternoon);
  2. Gaza border crossings will be opened for the import of humanitarian aid and supplies for reconstruction;
  3. Gaza’s fishing zone will be extended further into the Mediterranean.
The Hamas demands that did not make the final cut were:
  1. The development of sea and air ports in Gaza;
  2. The release of Hamas terrorists arrested in Judea and Samaria over the past two months;
  3. The transfer of salaries to Hamas officials in Gaza.
The Israeli conditions removed from the final draft included:
  1. The demilitarization of Gaza;
  2. A mechanism to prevent Hamas from rearming;
  3. The return of the bodies of fallen IDF soldiers taken by Hamas during the Gaza war.

This summer the citizens of Israel’s south have been especially affected and are struggling, not only from the emotional and psychological impact of rockets from Gaza, but also from dire economic hardships resulting from the war.
We at Israel Today would also like to contribute to the recovery and rebuilding of the lives of more than one million residents of Israel’s south.
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Tuesday, August 26, 2014

Let The Lion Roar film - Paul Wilbur interview

Messianic worship/songwriter


Published on Jun 18, 2014
"Let The Lion Roar" is a book and Blu-Ray/DVD combo pack that will open your eyes to the truth of God's plans for the church. For more information see http://www.letthelionroar.com

"Let The Lion Roar" movie - Chuck Pierce interview



Published on Jun 19, 2014
"Let The Lion Roar" is a book and Blu-Ray/DVD combo pack that will open your eyes to the truth of God's plans for the church. For more information see http://www.letthelionroar.com

Let The Lion Roar music video with Jaci Velasquez and Tim Rushlow

Jaci Velasquez


Published on Jun 18, 2014
"Let The Lion Roar" is a book and Blu-Ray/DVD combo pack that will open your eyes to the truth of God's plans for the church. For more information see http://www.letthelionroar.com

Jerusalem of Gold music video with Robert Stearns - "Let the Lion Roar" movie

Robert Stearns


Published on Jun 18, 2014
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Join The Movement! - "Let the Lion Roar" - Kevin Sorbo




Published on Aug 20, 2014
Learn how you can join the "Let The Lion Roar" movement. See how your church, your life, and your community can be forever changed.

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Monday, August 25, 2014

A Darker Iraq: Light of Christian Faith Going Out Fast - CBN News

A Darker Iraq: Light of Christian Faith Going Out Fast


ERBIL, Iraq -- While the Obama administration tries to figure out if targeting terrorists is worthwhile, thousands of refugees are suffering across northern Iraq.
Talk to anyone who has fled the Islamic State and they'll share their story of tragedy and suffering.
One Christian CBN News spoke to said the terrorists seized all his gold and money, then threatened to cut off his hand.
This boy was traumatized when he witnessed Islamic State fighters armed with machine guns open fire on fleeing Christians near Mosul.
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Tens of thousands of Iraqi Christians now live in tents, schools, and abandoned buildings. War weary and despondent, most now say they want to leave Iraq.
"Go to America, Christians go to America. No, stay in Iraq!" one refugee woman said of the enormous decision to leave the land of their ancestors.
When Islamic State fighters seized his city, this former police officer took his family, including his newborn daughter, to safety in Erbil.


"If we return to our village, they will kill us," he said.
With passports in hand, these Iraqi Christians hope Congress will soon grant them immediate religious asylum status so they can live in the United States.
Ten families from this church, Ankawa Evangelical, have already left Iraqsince the crisis began last June. That troubled Pastor Ghassan Yalda, who urged them to stay.
"This is hurting a lot because the faith that we have is that the Christians are the salt of this land and the light of this land," he said.
"If everybody leaves this country, who is going to be speaking the truth to the people who need it and who is going to be keeping this area from the wrath of the Lord because the sin is everywhere and people are killing each other?" he asked.
Those still here are reaching out to help. Here in the Kurdistan capital city of Erbil is a Christian neighborhood known as Ankawa.
It usually has a population of about 22,000 people. But with the massive influx of refugees from around the country fleeing the fighting with ISIS, the population has swelled to over 100,000 -- five times above normal.
And that is overwhelming the churches and the community here.
CBN Disaster Relief has partnered with Ankawa Evangelical to relieve some of the pressure and to bring help to Yazidis and basic food and toiletries for Christians.
"Today we're giving out clothing to the Yazidis who fled to northern Iraq," CBN Disaster Relief's Brian Scott said.
"We did this because they have very little, no money to purchase anything and they don't have anything but the clothes on their back," he said.
CBN is also providing episodes of the animated Bible series "Superbook," shown to the refugee children in their own Arabic language.
"Through the comfort of the Gospel... to show them that Christians truly love them, to be blessed and receive relief," Scott said.
The help is giving Iraqi refugees a break from their misery, providing them with some of life's basic necessities and with spiritual encouragement to last a lifetime.

Watch here: CBN News video