Empowering a Kingdom generation
An angelic world of thirty, sixty, and hundred-fold explosions
But these are the ones sown on good ground, those who hear the word, accept it, and bear fruit: some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some a…hundred. Mark 4:20 ¶ Mark 4 is a foundational teaching on how the Kingdom grows within us. This chapter highlights key Kingdom-pictures: soil, seeds, and birds. ¶ The birds in this passage, as in all of Scripture, are a type of heavenly beings. In Mark 4:4 and 4:15 the birds are demonic in nature and I believe that in Mark 4:32 the birds are angelic. This certainly fits with the raven and the dove found in the third floor of Noah’s ark.
Andrew MagrathNov 29, 2015
Identity — Creating a strong inner world
I have discovered that the establishment of my identity is critical to the structure and success of my inner world. A lack of true identity…make us incredibly vulnerable in life and creates an environment where we continually succumb to external pressures. ¶ If my inner world is not secure then I will live my life driven by external pressure and not led by internal revelation. I will easily fall apart because my inner world cannot withstand the forces coming against me from the outside. ¶ Let me illustrate this by showing you how a false identity distorted reality and caused inner turmoil in the life of the disciple Thomas.Andrew MagrathNov 29, 2015
The 7 places Jesus shed His blood for our freedom
1/ In Gethsemane, Jesus Won Back Our WillpowerLuke 22:44 And being in agony, He prayed more earnestly. Then His sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground. ¶ Perspiration fell from Jesus face like great drops of blood as He wrestled with the pain of taking upon Himself the sin of the world and in turn enduring separation from His Father. ¶ Medical doctors confirm that at times of intense fear or agony, a person’s blood vessels can literally break beneath the skin and blood will begin to come out of their pores like…Andrew MagrathNov 29, 2015