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This is going to save some people a world of hurt and also really upset some "leaders" who are taking advantage of people - youtube.com/shorts/jNQEb_CnoDU

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Jesus/God dreams are a real thing that serve needed purposes.

Sometimes God shows up in dreams to someone in a place with no access to the gospel.

Other times it is God's direct affirmation of something in your life.

Still other times the dreams are preparing you or telling you about what is about to happen.

God is communicating. Do we have the ears to hear and eyes to see? Or will we just think it was something we ate before we went to bed?

Often these dreams are so profound and so powerful that there in no mistaking their source.

Have you ever had God/Jesus show up in a dream in some way? Feel free to tell your story.

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I was debating on releasing this or not...after consulting a close friend I decided to go ahead with it.

The previous video with Tom, responding to Michael Lilly's article was, on my part, more focused on his Focus Press Interview than the actual article.

So I took some time to go through the article piece by piece and offer some loving but firm critique.

Thanks for watching and feel free to share with others - https://youtu.be/tYb6zmamipE

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Want prayer to be more infused through your Sunday gathering? Join us tonight at 7pm central for a training webinar on corporate prayer! Prayer is central to everything we do and I think you will be blessed by this. It will be very practical - home-church-resources.circle.so/c/live-training-we…

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A little lesson on how to bridge political and religious divides.

Tim Keller used a phrase years ago that explains much of what we see in the great religious and political divide in America.

The phrase - defeater beliefs

Keller didn't coin the phrase but he did popularize it in Keller's article, "Deconstructing Defeater Beliefs: Leading the Secular to Christ".

What is a defeater belief?

A defeater belief is a belief that makes another belief seem impossible, irrational, or unacceptable.

Put another way - this is a belief you have about a group of people that would prevent you (or make it nearly impossible) for you to ever join that group.

Here is how this works politically,

If you are a Republican, your defeater belief might be, "Democrats undermine family values, therefore I could never be a Democrat."

If you are a Democrat, your defeater belief might be, "Republicans don't care about the poor, therefore I could never be a Republican."

These beliefs (there are many of them) create a divide that cannot be bridged.

Here is how it works in religion,

An atheist may believe, "Christians are hateful bigots, therefore I could never be a Christian."

Here is how it works out in arguments among Christians,

"I don't believe the Holy Spirit does that, therefore you must be wrong, misunderstanding or a liar."

or

"True Christians worship like this and since you don't worship like this, you must not be a true Christian."

Once you understand how this works, you can spot it in others and identify it in yourself and evaluate whether or not your assessment is accurate or fair.

This is called metacognition - thinking about our thinking. We get caught up in critiquing the other person's thinking (much of which include our assumptions about their thinking based on what wasn't said) and don't spend time critiquing our own thinking as well.

If you are willing to not only examine what the other person believes, but examine what you believe...and consider what might make them building a bridge to you "impossible" and you building a bridge to them "impossible" you might just come to deeper understanding of them, the issue and even yourself!

Once you land there, you are in a better position to have an equitable dialog that might just lay the foundation for a bridge.

What are some of the defeater beliefs you see out there?

What are some you hold yourself that maybe you have never evaluated?

PS - you can google Deconstructing Defeater Beliefs: Leading the Secular to Christ PDF and find his article...it is a really good read that will stretch your mind!

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Hey Members!

Just posted a followup video of my response to Michael Lilly's article. I realized in the interview with Tom, much of my input was geared toward the Focus Press interview and not the actual article. I go pretty much point by point through the article and lend additional context, ask some key questions of his material and offer some critique...I believe you will find it just as open handed, kind and loving as the first while also pointing out inaccurcies that are in the article. If you aren't a member, you might consider signing up!

https://youtu.be/IqFh_1HWRxA

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Four types of church

DIY church - Do it yourself church. This is church done from our intellect.

DFY church - Done for your church. This is church where people are paid to perform while you spectate.

DWY church - Done with you church. Where more people participate in the gathering, using their gifts and serving together.

DWG church - Done with God church - This is where we partner with God and the movement of God in the Sunday gathering. We pay attention to His movement and direction and follow God's lead.

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I was in my early 40s and was asking an older minister for some wisdom. He told me something I will never forget...in spite of my consternation and confusion...in spite of feeling like I was behind on things he told me this - "You are right on schedule!"

Maybe you need to hear that today - "You are right on schedule!"

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One training pathway to learn the basics of serving in a home church and how to make disciples...you go to the link, sign up, get the free training and soak it all in!

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