T.E.D. Messengers

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Apostles, Deploy, Ephesians 4, Equip, Preachers, Prophets, Teachers, Train

One of the more well-known pubic speaking platforms in the world is the TED Talk. If you have never watched a TED Talk, you can find them quite easily, but the best part about a TED Talk is that they are concise, content rich, conversations that bring an idea, a truth or a proposal to a public setting from someone who has done extensive research on the subject in which they are presenting. I believe this is what we as communicators of the gospel are called to be, we are called to be a T.E.D. Messengers. Now, of course the original TED Talk is not what we see on the videos online, in the kingdom of God, a T.E.D. Messenger is one who has been Trained, Equipped and Deployed with a Message.

The question I have for you is who trained you? Who equipped you? And Who are you looking to deploy you? Many people who have a message are trained by a school, a prayer room, or a ministry that carries a specific message or mandate, but what if that is not what God intended for you and for I as believers in the kingdom of God. Was the apostle Paul, trained, equipped and deployed by a man or a ministry? Who was Peter trained, equipped and deployed by in order to bring the message he did on Pentecost, when 3000 got saved? The answer to both of these questions is, Jesus Christ Himself. Paul said the gospel he preached was given to him by revelation, directly from the Lord Jesus Christ Himself. Peter, we know was trained, equipped and deployed by Jesus Christ in the flesh. Now what about you, who has trained and equipped you, who is going to deploy you?

The reason this question is being presented is because if you are trained, equipped and deployed by a man or his ministry, then there is an expectation that you will carry the message of that man or his ministry. But if you are trained and equipped by Jesus Christ Himself, then when He is ready to deploy you, He will send you out with His message, the gospel of the kingdom, for John said in 1 John 2:27”As for you, the anointing which you received from Him abides in you, and you have no need for anyone to teach you; but as His anointing teaches you about ALL things, and is true and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you abide in Him.” The apostle John said there are people who are taught by the anointing and they are taught to abide in Christ and as they abide (John 15) they are taught even more.

These ones that are arising in this hour, during this decade of the mouth, Hebrew year 5780, will be ones who come with the gospel of the kingdom, not the doctrines of men. They have been in hiding, by invitation, and they have been taught by the Word of God, they are ones that abide in the secret place of the Most High, they are lovers of the Word of God, who is God. As they arise with the message of the kingdom, it will shake the religious system, just as the message of Peter on Pentecost shook the Temple system. Many doctrines of men will be countered by the Word of God. They will not seek to stir up controversy, but the Truth that is going to set people free is the Word of God and when the undiluted Word of God is preached, systems will shake, people will be delivered and Jesus Christ will be glorified.

T.E.D. Messengers are ones that have been trained by the Lord, equipped by the Lord and are about to be deployed by the Lord Himself, they carry the message of the Lord and the Truth will set people free. It is the new wine coming out of the new wineskins, it is going to taste different and some will reject it, but they will not be able to deny that it is Truth. The lukewarm church, which has sought to entertain the people will lose its influence, for people will know the Truth when they hear it. The Truth is a person, Jesus Christ, this is His gospel of the kingdom, the eternal gospel and it is going to be music to the ears of those who are tired of dead religion. Ready or not, here comes the T.E.D. Messengers.

Seeding the Atmosphere

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church, prayer, Prophecy, prophetic words, Prophets, Religion

Have you ever been in church and knew you had a word from God for that moment, but there was no room given to speak forth that word in this current system we call church? Have you ever wanted to grab the microphone and share something the Lord was showing you, knowing it would be a blessing to the church? Have you ever followed the proper protocol to submit the word to the leadership, but that word was not allowed to be released from the microphone for whatever reason? For prophetic people this happens quite often. For people that can hear the voice of God, they hear Him a lot in worship, and rightfully so, for Paul said, “What then shall we say, brothers and sisters? When you come together, each of you has a hymn, or a word of instruction, a revelation, a tongue or an interpretation. Everything must be done so that the church may be built up” (1 Corinthians 14:26, NIV). So, there is biblical precedence for your word being spoken, unfortunately, more often than not, there is no room for it, so what do you do? Many prophetic people have gotten offended because they have not been given the microphone to speak their prophetic word and because of that offense, “A brother offended is harder to win than a strong city, and contentions are like the bars of a castle” (Proverbs 18:19, NKJV). Many prophetic people have left the church, so the church is without a prophetic voice. But in this hour, God is restoring the prophetic voice to the church!

One of the things God has been doing with His apostles, prophets and teachers in this past season is training them in righteousness. This training has been taking place on the back side of the desert, in the secret place, in the caves and crevices where no one can see you or hear you, publicly. The Lord has been healing both religious and relationship wounds in His emerging leaders. The Lord has been developing their character and in a word making them mature. The reason for this long season of maturing His rising leaders is because according to Ephesians 4:11-13 “And He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of service, to the building up of the body of Christ; until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a mature man, to the measure of the stature which belongs to the fullness of Christ” (NASB). As a leader you will make people who are like you, so if you are not mature, the people who look to you as a leader will not become mature, because they become who you are not what you say. Therefore, God is calling us to maturity, that is why His emerging leaders needed to mature, so they can lead the Body of Christ into maturity.

Now back to the prophets, God is releasing mature prophets back into the church, but most people, if not all people have no idea the function you are fulfilling, but you do. So, as the Lord speaks to you, giving you a word to speak in that moment, if there is no room for you to share that word from the microphone, we need to remember that as prophets our words carry authority and that authority is increased or diminished by the microphone, it is only amplified. Therefore, speak the word God gave you, even if you are not given a microphone, speak it into the atmosphere in prayer, your words are powerful, they are seeding the atmosphere. When you seed the atmosphere with what God is saying, someone else will say what you seeded into the atmosphere because your words are full of authority. It takes maturity to not need to get the credit for a word God gave you. Maturity is knowing that the word is from God not from you, so if you have to seed the atmosphere in prayer, because there is no room on the microphone, it does not change the truth that God’s word is going to be spoken and He is going to get the glory. This is how prophetic people can stay in the church without getting offended, they must remember the word did not originate with them, so it does not matter who amplifies it. Seed the atmosphere with your prophetic words, speak them out, even if people can’t hear them, the atmosphere does and God will get the glory. You carry authority, your words have power, speak prophet speak, even if your words are not amplified, you are still seeding the atmosphere.

Two Roads, One Choice

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Advance, Apostles, Forward, kingdom of God, March, Move of God, Prophets

The body of Christ is in a paramount shift like one we who are alive today have not ever experienced. The Spirit realm is electric with anticipation of what is coming. Because we are in a place of such great transition, it is paramount that we are patient, not pushy, and we flow, not force our way into what is about to take place on the earth. What God has planned for ages will be manifest on the earth, for this is His idea, not ours, His plan, not ours, His way, not ours. Remember Isaiah 55:8 “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord.”

What God is about to do is so big, that many are sensing that something is coming, and with this sense comes a desire to be in control, not out of control. So, what I have noticed is two roads that the Lord is laying out before us. This is in line with scripture, for there were 2 trees in the garden; 2 choices in Deuteronomy 30:15; and two sons in Galatians 4; God always gives us a choice, He never forces us to do anything. So, we have two roads laid out before us in this unprecedented time in history, the road called familiar or the road called forward. In Luke 11:31-32 Jesus talks about how the people of God were so familiar with God they missed Jesus, but the outsiders traveled from far away to come and see this man who was greater than Solomon or Jonah. The outsiders took the road called forward, while the people of God preferred the road called familiar.

We are sitting at a crossroad, the choice is yours will you follow the road called familiar, which is low risk, low reward, or will you take the road called forward that is high risk, high reward. The road called forward is a walk of faith, it takes trust, you cannot always see what is ahead, but you have decided to put your hand to the plow and not look back. You may be afraid at times, but courage keeps you moving forward. You may not be able to identify what this move is going to look like, but you know it is like nothing we have ever seen before, so you press forward. Or are you going to choose the familiar. Looking back at past moves of God and trying to recycle what has already been done. Will you choose the familiar out of fear of missing the mark, believing a lie or out of sheer laziness. The familiar road is the easy road, the broad road, there will be many who take it. This is not a salvation issue, this is a traveling choice.

I see pioneers, apostles, prophets, leaders of the next move of God on the road called forward. They don’t have all the answers, but they do have a lot of questions that keep them moving forward. They are lovers of God and lovers of each other, not in competition, not trying to label what God is doing, not trying to be the first voice to speak the next move. They have their eyes fixed on Jesus and they follow His voice only. They know Who they are with, so what they do is inconsequential to them. Their marching orders are forward.

There are two roads laid out before us, one called familiar and the other called forward, the choice is yours as to which one you will take, but as for me and my house, we are going forward.

 

Oracles or Orators

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faith, Persuasive speech, Prophetic, Prophets

I Corinthians 2:4 “My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power, so that your faith might not rest on human wisdom, but on God’s power.”

It can be very confusing reading what all the “prophets” are saying that the Lord is speaking. Whether well-known or unknown, everyone has something to say about the times we live in. To the everyday reader, it can be confusing for many words are contradicting one another. One example is the barrage of voices that spoke as it pertained to God’s view on the Supreme Court decision about marriage and the definition there of in the United States. Some said, God is confirming His judgment on the United States, others said, Love Wins. For people that do not know their Bible and only trust what a Pastor, leader or some blogger says, many are not sure what to believe.

One does not have to spend much time on Facebook to realize that everyone has a thought, a word, or some teaching. The increase of knowledge and the number of orators has drastically increased with the use of social media and just adds to the confusion, rather than making it clearer. If you are not reading your Bible, you will not know the truth that will set you free (John 8:32). People, sincere people, are acting more like orators than they are actually presenting oracles. From the White House to the Church House, we have people who have a lot to say, but very few who are actually making a difference. But, God is raising up men and women, sons and daughters, who are orators with an oracle.

Martin Luther King Jr. was an orator and he spoke oracles, which is why he is remembered as a national hero.

Abraham Lincoln was an orator and he spoke oracles, which is why his speeches are quoted throughout the world.

Nelson Mandela was an orator who spoke oracles and changed the nation of which God placed him in.

Orators who have oracles may not say the most, but when they speak their words carry authority. They may not be in the most popular magazines, named as People’s person of the year, or may not even have the largest church, but when they speak, atmospheres change, nations are transformed and people are liberated. Orators who speak oracles do it for the liberty of others, not for their own glory or fame. The Church is filled with thousands of orators, but very few people are actually speaking oracles, this is why there is so little transformation in people’s lives.

Orators may speak persuasively, draw a crowd, have a great personality and sound like they have the message of the hour, but only oracles can transform a life. The Bible is filled with oracles that will change your life if you are willing to submit to its words. The apostle Paul was one who spoke oracles, Peter uttered oracles, John wrote oracles and the governing rulers of their day said, these men who have turned the world upside down, have come here also. What are you acting like, an orator or one who speaks oracles? Our world needs to hear oracles, not more orators.