Every time you criticize, you are working for the devil.
Whether you are critical of other people, or yourself, it still rings true: Criticism is not a spiritual gift and not of God.
All the people on YouTube criticizing well-known ministers? The devil's work. Those gossip sessions you've walked up on? The devil's work.
The Bible says to be patient with each other's faults, not critical. It also says that satan is the accuser, not Jesus.
If I were you, I'd get rid of critical thoughts and make them obey Christ by only thinking on what is good and praiseworthy.
Keep this in mind! You might want to change some things.
A majority of decisions center around money.
When faced with options, we default to questions like:
This is so normal that we don't think anything of it. But I'm here to shake things up.
Jesus said you can serve God or money, but not both. In other words, either God is making your decisions, or money is.
Jesus revealed what it looks like to take money off the throne of our lives. He didn't consider money AT ALL when making decisions.
My favorite example is when it was time to pay taxes. Apparently, they didn't even think about taxes until the due date, so His disciple frantically asked what to do.
Without even a pause, Jesus told Him to go fishing and he would find a gold coin in a fish's mouth. A quick and miraculous solution to what most people would consider a big deal.
Jesus understood that there were bills to pay, but He was never bothered by them. He knew God had the answer, so He leaned in to heaven's wisdom and did whatever was revealed.
Let's do what Jesus did. Take money off the throne and let God make our decisions. Stop asking how much it costs, and instead ask God what He wants.
If it were only about salvation, Jesus would have gone straight to the cross. But He took a beating first to make provision for you to live healed and whole in this life.
So why are so many Christians sick?
There's only one reason: doubt. However, it presents itself in many different ways.
The sneakiest of all doubts is one that makes you feel responsible by doing your "due diligence."
It's when you research online and in the Word of God, analyzing all the potential causes and solutions. You become like a doctor to find both the diagnosis and the cure.
For several years, I had a growth in one of my nostrils that completely blocked airflow. I researched, diagnosed, and tried many things, including speaking the Word in faith.
But since my focus was tied up in the mental realm, I could not hear the answer from the Holy Spirit. Truthfully, I wasn't looking to the Spirit for the answer—I was looking to my own reasoning.
Years of suffering with a nasal polyp for no reason, because the Holy Spirit had the answer the whole time.
He led me to stop something I had been doing daily for over ten years: using a certain hair gel. I finally heard the instruction, stopped, and the growth was gone in two weeks.
This is the sneakiest of all doubts because it feels responsible. But Jesus never instructed us to diagnose and find a cure. He already cured it!
It's simple. We must trust that the Holy Spirit has the answer and wants us to have it right now. Quiet your reasoning, listen to the Spirit, and do what He tells you.
A demon interrupted our Easter service at NoLimits Church.
It became the most dramatic and amazing deliverance I have ever seen. A woman was delivered from many demons as the entire church engaged in casting them out.
An experience like this always leaves people wondering, "How do I know if I have a demon?"
Let me put you at ease. You'll know.
As you read about Jesus casting out demons, you find out that they manifested in one of three ways:
The demon-possessed were often brought to Jesus by their loved ones, meaning that it was obvious they were possessed.
You'll find lots of teaching on YouTube about demons and how they can hide and may be the cause of this or that. But since this teaching brings fear, we know it is not from God.
Jesus didn't command us to study demons. He just said to cast them out, which means it'll be obvious when to do so.
The lady delivered during our Easter service was brought by her mom. They already knew she needed deliverance.
So relax. Keep yourself in the peace and joy of God, because there, the devil and his shenanigans are nowhere to be found.
We confronted leviathan during our Easter service, with many other demons forming a shield around that crooked serpent.
As much as those demons wanted to hide, they couldn't help but cry out as a tongue and interpretation was released. And as soon as they did, our deliverance team jumped into action.
Positioned smack dab in the middle of the congregation was the precious woman being tormented by these demons. Everyone in the room fixed their attention on the dramatic manifestation.
Loud, piercing screams. Convulsions. Growling. Eyes rolling back. Everything you've seen on TV happening in front of our very eyes.
For forty minutes, I watched as the church worked together to boldly deliver her from everything that was forming a shield around leviathan, including demons and lies.
The demons did their best to intimidate, but failed at every attempt. We were full of joy and peace, praising God, singing, and laughing throughout the whole ordeal.
Finally, it happened. We heard the words, "I am leviathan!" That serpent may be one of the top rulers of hell, but was found in a church who is confident that Jesus has ALL authority.
The other demons couldn't lock eyes with me. But leviathan did. It was a face-off. As the apostle of NoLimits Church, I was the top authority in the room, and it knew.
At the direction of the Holy Spirit, I commanded the entire room to be quiet. The music stopped. The church stood quiet. The demon was silent, but continued to squirm as I forced it to listen to my wife prophesy the Word of the Lord.
Then I commanded, "I told you to be quiet, now I command you to be still. Enough."
After forty-five minutes of noise and commotion, the entire room was still, as if frozen in time.
With a calm, authoritative voice, I said, "Now. Come out. Now"
With a loud scream, leviathan came out, and the woman was completely free from all demonic torment from now until forever, in Jesus name.
Just as it says in Isaiah 27, "In the day the Lord will take his terrible, swift sword and punish leviathan, the swiftly moving serpent, the coiling, writhing serpent. He will kill the dragon of the sea."
Get ready, church. This sign, combined with the death of the Pope and resignation of Klaus Schwab, lets us know that we have entered into the greatest revival the world will ever see.
First revival, then Jesus comes. Glory to God!
Jesus knew that the Father had given him authority over everything... so He washed the disciples' feet. (John 13:3-5)
You've heard about this, but likely never realized that Jesus washed feet to demonstrate what true authority looks like.
Jesus knew, without a doubt, that the Father had given Him authority over everything. He didn’t need to prove it. He didn’t need to make people submit.
He was so secure in His authority that He took on the role of a servant. Think about it. Only insecure people lord their authority over others.
As a pastor, I get bad advice from other leaders from time to time. They tell me to hide my everyday self so that all you see is the anointing when I preach. Otherwise, you’ll lose respect.
That’s not what Jesus taught. He led by example, taking off His nice clothes to bend down and wash the disciples' feet. Why? Because His authority wasn’t dependent on how they viewed Him.
Jesus knew that He had authority, whether people realized it or not. He didn’t have to manufacture it by appearance or performance. And this is how we must live our lives.
Christ has given us authority over all the work of the enemy.
We don’t have to work it up. We don’t have to fake it. We can be at ease while we do good and heal all who are oppressed of the devil. Why? Because we know, without a doubt, that Jesus Christ is the King of kings.
It's time to rule and reign with Christ!
