Please read, "Rethinking the Temple of God" then go over the devotional for today:
Transformation ThoughtThe temple of God is no longer a fixed structure; the Holy Spirit made it possible for all believers to carry the Presence of God wherever they go.
1. What happens when we change the way we see God's temple... from a fixed structure to people filled with the Holy Spirit?
2. How does this change the way we relate to the world and those who need ministry?
3. As God's portable temple, what are you able to offer the world?
Transformation PrayerFather, thank You for making me Your temple. No longer does Your presence rest in a building or structure; You have mad Your people Your resting place. It is a great honor to carry Your Presence and bring people into an encounter with Your love and Your Kingdom.
Please read, "Rethinking Binding and Loosing" then go over the devotional for today:
Transformation ThoughtOur assignment is to bind what has already been bound in Heaven and loose what is already loosed in Heaven.
1. What does "binding and loosing" look like to you?
2. Why do you think that it is important to first discover what is bound/loosed in Heaven before binding/loosing on earth?
3. How do you know what's already bound/loosed in Heaven?
Transformation PrayerThank You for the ability to see what is loosed and what is bound in Heaven, so that I can bring these realities to earth. Increase revelation and clarity when it come to studying Your Word, and discovering what life looks like in Heaven, so that I can release this same quality of life on earth.
Please read, "Rethinking the Believer's Mandate" then go over the devotional for today:
Transformation ThoughtAs the body of Christ, we are the gate of heaven an the earth... carrying divine solutions to the problems that humanity is facing.
1. What does this reality look like to you... the church as the "gate of heaven"?
2. Why is it important for us to think about the church in the correct way when it comes to being the "gate of Heaven" and responding to the "gates of hell"?
Transformation PrayerFather, I step into my identity as the gate of Your world on the earth. I am a point of access. I do not live my life on the defense against the enemy, but because of the Holy Spirit living in me, I release the love, presence, and power of Jesus into every situation and circumstance I come across. Increase Your reign and rule through my life.
Please read, "Rethinking Open Heavens" then go over the devotional for today:
Transformation ThoughtJesus fulfilled the cry of Isaiah 64:1 on the day of His baptism. Heaven was torn open, and has not closed since. Instead of asking for an open heaven, we now live under what Jesus made available and what the Holy Spirit makes accessible to all believers.
1. What does an "open heaven" look like to you?
2. What did it look like for Jesus and how do you think it impacted His life and ministry?
3. Why is it important to understand that we already have an open heaven, and don't need to keep on asking for this reality over our lives?
Transformation PrayerHoly Spirit, thank You for empowering me to live under an open heaven where the power and resources of Heaven flow into the earth! Show me how to steward this reality in an even greater measure.
Please read, "Rethinking God's House" then go over the devotional for today:
Transformation ThoughtThe house of God is not a structure, building, or organization... God's dwelling place on earth is inside of redeemed humanity.
1. How have you thought about the house of God in the past?
2. What happens when you start believing... said living like you are a dwelling place of God on the earth! How does this change the way you see ministry?
Transformation PrayerFather, thank You for making it possible for me to be Your dwelling place on earth. Thank You for sending the Holy Spirit to come live inside of me and make me Your house. Show me how to live this out and bring an encounter with You to the world.
Day 10, Your Mind, God's Dwelling Place
Please read, "Rethinking the Temple of God" then go over the devotional for today:
Transformation Thought The temple of God is no longer a fixed structure; the Holy Spirit made it possible for all believers to carry the Presence of God wherever they go.
1. What happens when we change the way we see God's temple... from a fixed structure to people filled with the Holy Spirit?
2. How does this change the way we relate to the world and those who need ministry?
3. As God's portable temple, what are you able to offer the world?
Transformation Prayer Father, thank You for making me Your temple. No longer does Your presence rest in a building or structure; You have mad Your people Your resting place. It is a great honor to carry Your Presence and bring people into an encounter with Your love and Your Kingdom.
Day 9, Your Mind, God's Dwelling Place
Please read, "Rethinking Binding and Loosing" then go over the devotional for today:
Transformation Thought Our assignment is to bind what has already been bound in Heaven and loose what is already loosed in Heaven.
1. What does "binding and loosing" look like to you?
2. Why do you think that it is important to first discover what is bound/loosed in Heaven before binding/loosing on earth?
3. How do you know what's already bound/loosed in Heaven?
Transformation Prayer Thank You for the ability to see what is loosed and what is bound in Heaven, so that I can bring these realities to earth. Increase revelation and clarity when it come to studying Your Word, and discovering what life looks like in Heaven, so that I can release this same quality of life on earth.
Day 8, Your Mind, God's Dwelling Place
Please read, "Rethinking the Believer's Mandate" then go over the devotional for today:
Transformation Thought As the body of Christ, we are the gate of heaven an the earth... carrying divine solutions to the problems that humanity is facing.
1. What does this reality look like to you... the church as the "gate of heaven"?
2. Why is it important for us to think about the church in the correct way when it comes to being the "gate of Heaven" and responding to the "gates of hell"?
Transformation Prayer Father, I step into my identity as the gate of Your world on the earth. I am a point of access. I do not live my life on the defense against the enemy, but because of the Holy Spirit living in me, I release the love, presence, and power of Jesus into every situation and circumstance I come across. Increase Your reign and rule through my life.
Day 7, Your Mind, God's Dwelling Place
Please read, "Rethinking Open Heavens" then go over the devotional for today:
Transformation Thought Jesus fulfilled the cry of Isaiah 64:1 on the day of His baptism. Heaven was torn open, and has not closed since. Instead of asking for an open heaven, we now live under what Jesus made available and what the Holy Spirit makes accessible to all believers.
1. What does an "open heaven" look like to you?
2. What did it look like for Jesus and how do you think it impacted His life and ministry?
3. Why is it important to understand that we already have an open heaven, and don't need to keep on asking for this reality over our lives?
Transformation Prayer Holy Spirit, thank You for empowering me to live under an open heaven where the power and resources of Heaven flow into the earth! Show me how to steward this reality in an even greater measure.
Day 6, Your Mind, God's Dwelling Place
Please read, "Rethinking God's House" then go over the devotional for today:
Transformation Thought The house of God is not a structure, building, or organization... God's dwelling place on earth is inside of redeemed humanity.
1. How have you thought about the house of God in the past?
2. What happens when you start believing... said living like you are a dwelling place of God on the earth! How does this change the way you see ministry?
Transformation Prayer Father, thank You for making it possible for me to be Your dwelling place on earth. Thank You for sending the Holy Spirit to come live inside of me and make me Your house. Show me how to live this out and bring an encounter with You to the world.