Happy Dependence Day

How God Heals

People often ask "Does God heal today?" Of course I believe He does! The question most have is this: "How does God heal, when He decides to heal us?" This is really a great question. This question is perhaps the oldest question in the history of mankind. Even in the ancient book of JOB - we see a famous story of one great man's struggle to trust the Lord during a long period of sickness and loss. People say "Job lost everything!" Well, no he didn't. He didn't lose his faith in God.  And thankfully for Job, he didn't lose his wife, or his life. But at times, his sickness was so severe, that he wished he would have died. Have you ever been so depressed about your struggles, that you hoped for a final death just to put an and to suffering? Needless suffering it would seem? And then to add insult to injury - Job had to put up with the cruel, judgmental comments from his best "friends" who had forgotten what it was like to be in a hard time of life.  This episode isn't just about Job, its really about Jesus and how he heals, and James who gives us a great "recipe" for instant healing. It would seem so. But ah, there is another aspect of God's ways that sometimes comes into play here. We all want this life to be great. But think about it. Is THIS PRESENT LIFE all there is? if so, we could understand the panic and striving to get over all pain suffering and sickness. Job asked God "why" many times.  But soon, Job began to realize that it isn't THIS LIFE that is really all that important... but the NEXT LIFE - ETERNAL LIFE IN HEAVEN! Thanks again for listening! Revive Equip website is: www.reviveequip.org My author website www.jeffsaxton.com

Cease Your Gift?

The latest film called "Cessationist" is really another amping up of the current theological debate going on between Christians, or those who may not even be Christians but have decided to join the fight against those have refused to cease the use of their spiritual gifts as Christians. Perhaps you haven't been following this whole conflict, but you still want to hear more! This episode is for you! In this podcast I share both the Scriptural basis for which Cessationist's make their arguments and my rebuttal as well as personal experiences with the Holy Spirit. I actually pray in toungues on a weekly basis. But usually I do not sense the HS leading me to do so in public ministry. I have strongly gifts in other areas. Thanks again for listening! Revive Equip website is: www.reviveequip.org My author website www.jeffsaxton.com

IHOP Board Mistakes

No matter what church, Christian group or organization - every leadership board makes mistakes here and there. But we want to make sure any leadership board we serve on or serve under does things from a Biblical point of view. Recently the trials and tribulations at the IHOP (International House of Prayer) Ministry in Kansas City, Kansas have exploded into the mainstream media.  Founder and former lead pastor Mike Bickle faces numerous charges after admitting to improper relationships with several "Jane Does" Some of the claims included lies, manipulation and other kinds of covering up. The board of Directors fired him this past Spring, and then began receiving notices of lawsuits totaling multiple millions of dollars.  The church board also is dealing with scandalous reports of denial and failure to acknowledge the incidents with the Jane Does that came forward. So what exactly went wrong with the ministry board at IHOP? Why dod they look the other way for decades? Why did they have such a hard time keeping Mike Bickle accountable?  Why did Mike Bickle continue to mistreat women under him at IHOP? These are the questions we will look at together in this week's podcast! Jeff Thanks again for listening! Revive Equip website is: www.reviveequip.org My author website www.jeffsaxton.com

Why The Bible?

Lately people have been asking me questions about the Bible. I used to have so many questions myself.  And still to this day, I need to go to the Bible daily for my own spiritual health. The Christian life is filled with twists and turns. At times, confusion and doubt can come upon us like a dark fog - we get disoriented, if not completely flipped upside down. But nothing to fear IF we have the map! And we DO! The Word of God is our map, and our daily standard by which we judge every thought, every idea, every desire. If you aren't sure why the Bible is so wonderful... Here are Five AMAZING things about The Bible! Enjoy this episode! Start reading your Bible daily.  Get a Bible app online or a cheatsheet for reading the entire Bible in one year! You will not be sorry! Jeff Thanks again for listening! Revive Equip website is: www.reviveequip.org My author website www.jeffsaxton.com

Happy Dependence Day

Matthew 5-7 talks about the best sermon ever preached. Of course, the preacher was Jesus Himself! The sermon was titled "Sermon on the Mount." As we get ready to celebrate Independence Day, I encourage each of us to also discover true Freedom on the inside - where the deepest part of each of us dwells within our souls. America has more Independence than any nation or generation is history! But simultaneously we are fastly becoming a very very bound, addicted, strongheld nation! Our freedom is seemingly being lost twice as fast as we seek it! That's the power of sin at work. I know you and I were brought up to understand that sin was like - really bad stuff like murder, and abuse, and being a theif. But Jesus taught us that all humans have a condition that we inherited from Adam and Eve - a condition that gave us mortality, shame and death - and God allowed mankind to walk in this destructive way. Knowing that the only way out was ultimately through His Son - eventually when the time was perfect - the time of mankind brought the time of Jesus Christ. Watch any Episode of THE CHOSEN to understand this time more clearly. But for today, we are going to look at three ways we can go from Independent and bound, to totally dependent on Christ - and FREE!!!! Thanks again for listening! Revive Equip website is: www.reviveequip.org My author website www.jeffsaxton.com