Month: July 2014

Word of Life: Returning to Sweden

This weekend, I am heading to Uppsala, Sweden, to be part of Word of Life’s Europe Conference where I have had the honor of speaking for nearly two decades. I am excited to be headed back to see old friends, and hear what the Lord is doing. I have been speaking at the conference every year since Dr. Sumrall’s passing in 1996. The Lord always gives me a word to help with their Livets Ord Bible College in Uppsala.

I will be speaking on Tuesday, July 29. The conference is streamed online, so I hope you will tune in at this link: https://livetsordplay.se/en/

For the full schedule of events, visit this link: https://europakonferensen.livetsord.se/schedule/?lang=en

I am looking forward to being back in Sweden in just a few short days and I hope you will find a few moments to enjoy the ministry that comes from around the world. Trust me when I say it will be a blessing to you.

The Apex

What an amazing three days we spent in fellowship and worship during Summit 2014. As Pastor Diane said, “Again the Lord led us to the apex of the mountain, that highest level of meeting with Him in worship and the word.”

We had a packed house as Jesse Duplantis and Jess Gibson shared their wisdom with us. We celebrated in song with Paul Wilbur as he also spoke about receiving revelation from the Lord. We discovered that “passion makes a difference and causes us to come fully alive with the realization of vision and purpose,” as Jess said. “Passion moves us from where we are to where God wants us to be. And He uses ordinary people who choose to be uncommon, because of their commitment to Christ!”

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While the adults heard of wisdom and learned of understanding, knowledge and revelation, the children engaged in age-appropriate ministry, surrounded by caring adults who taught them about five values from the parables of Jesus.

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This was an incredible weekend for all. Thank you to everyone who attended. It was great seeing Provident Network members from across the country. What a special opportunity to spend time in worship with you.

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As I continue to reflect back on this apex moment we shared, I can’t help but look forward to our Israel trip next March. Just as each Summit changes me and deepens my understanding of God, Israel has a way of helping us understand Christ in an even more real and tangible way. I hope you’ll join us in 2015.

In the meantime, remember what Jess said, “People will follow you into the kingdom of God when they see fire and an authentic life lived with God.” So let us be on fire and live with authenticity, so that others may reach the kingdom.