EVERY THING found in the book of Acts is a today action of the Holy Spirit. That is, it is a today action if we say "GO Holy Spirit. No more WHOA Holy Spirit". As I have shared in the previous blog posts, for far too long, many have said "WHOA" by ... * Buying into the Not Me Constraint * Putting on the spiritual brakes with the Not Here Constraint I want to share a third all-too-common constraint imposed by many Whoa-ers upon the Holy Spirit. Constraint #3 – The Not Now Constraint. You know the following stories and so I won't go into great detail. In Acts 5:15, we read that Holy Spirit...

Man was I on the way-too-wordy side of life in the last blog post. I will make up for my being loquacious by getting right to the second constraint that we impose upon the Holy Spirit. Constraint #2 – The Not Here Constraint. We constrain the working of the Holy Spirit by limiting WHERE He can minister. Where? Yes. And, you already know where the where is. (Did that make any sense?). I'll explain by reminding you of this story ... In Acts 3, we read of Peter and John traveling to the temple. You know the story, right? On their way, they encountered a lame man sitting outside of the temple...

If you have followed this blog for any length of time or attended one of our Holy Spirit Rallies or Ignite & Unite Conferences, you have heard me state "TODAY is the day of the Holy Ghost!" To me, this is one of the most powerful declarations that I can announce. TODAY is His day. He is still in the Book of Acts business. If today is truly His day (and it is), then why aren't we seeing demonstrations of His presence and power? The answer is quite simple.  You don't have to be a theologian or cemeterian (I mean seminarian) to see the answer. It's obvious that we have become quite...

I have never been more excited in my life. In fact, I am beside myself with excitement. (Note: Never say that you are "beside yourself" while boarding an airplane. They will try to charge you for an extra seat!) This is the greatest time in history. Why? Because God is moving in an unprecedented way all around the world. And, this massive outpouring of God's Spirit is being seen in what I call the 31 "flavors" of Baskin-Robbins Christianity. I am hearing reports coming from churches and individuals that are Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian, Church of Christ, Catholic, Lutheran, Mennonite,...