Dear Visionary Leader: Will Christ be the center of your celebration this Christmas season?  Are you living for the things that Christ died for?  The Christian needs to remember that our joy is because of Jesus, our songs because of our Savior, our love because of our Lord, our inheritance is because of His incarnation, and our blessings a result of His birth. The central figure throughout the Scriptures is the conquering Christ.  In the Old Testament era, through the Passover, the people looked forward to redemption.  In the New Testament era, during the Christmas season, we look backward to the Incarnation.  In the Book of Isaiah, the centrality of the conquering Christ is vividly…

Dear Visionary Leader: Merry Christmas! As we entered into 2020, many Christian leaders were casting 2020 vision for their local churches, ministries, and organizations. None of us knew that 2020 would be engulfed with a global pandemic. It seems as though we moved from far-sightedness to near-sightedness this entire year. Instead of us taking the long look, we have been taking the short look. Big News! We have big news! In May 2020, Dr. Kenneth C. Ulmer, Dr. Leonard Sweet, and I synergized our efforts together to form and fashion the GlobalChurch Divinity School. The Global ChurchDivinity School is like no other training environment in the Body of Christ today. We can…

Dear Visionary Leader: Last week we began looking at the number one issue in the world. What is the number one issue in the world today? Is it abortion, safe sex, homosexuality, or AIDS?  Is it terrorism, ISIS or war? I submit the number one issue in the world is what we are going to do with the Lord Jesus Christ. On July 20, 1969, astronaut Neil Armstrong stepped off an aluminum ladder and planted his feet on the lunar surface of the moon. The President of the United States then addressed the nation and said, “The greatest event in human history occurred when man first put his foot on the moon.” I contend, however, that…

Dear Visionary Leader: What is the number one issue in the world today? Is it abortion, safe sex, homosexuality, or AIDS?  Is it terrorism, ISIS or war? I submit the number one issue in the world is what we are going to do with the Lord Jesus Christ. On July 20, 1969, astronaut Neil Armstrong stepped off an aluminum ladder and planted his feet on the lunar surface of the moon. The President of the United States then addressed the nation and said, “The greatest event in human history occurred when man first put his foot on the moon.” I contend, however, that the greatest event in human history was when God put His foot on…

Dear Visionary Leader: Do you believe in miracles for today? God does! For forty years the Israelites lived in despair and defeat in the wilderness. They were faithless, fruitless, and failed to realize God’s plan for their lives. Nevertheless, in one day’s time they were transformed from wandering in the wilderness to walking through the water and winning wars for God. He took them from being wilderness wanderers to being Canaan conquerors. Significant and mighty things happened to the nation of Israel. Likewise, some of us have been living on a desert diet and have been deprived. We have not come to that place of full victory in the Lord…

Winning The Satanic War Part 2 Dear Visionary Leader: Last week we began looking at Winning the Satanic War. The word “warfare” is an important word. We are in a battle; a fight to the finish, against a sinister foe with no holds barred. We cannot be neutral and cannot call for a truce. General Douglas MacArthur said, and rightly said, “In war, there is no substitute for victory.” And the victory is ours in the Lord Jesus Christ. Because of what Jesus Christ did for us on the cross, and because of our birth into the kingdom, we have, “kingdom authority.” When we were born again, we were born…

Winning The Satanic War Dear Visionary Leader: The word “warfare” is an important word. We are in a battle, a fight to the finish, against a sinister foe with no holds barred. We cannot be neutral, and we cannot call for a truce. General Douglas MacArthur said, and rightly said, “In war, there is no substitute for victory.” And the victory is ours in the Lord Jesus Christ. Because of what Jesus Christ did for us on the cross, and because of our birth into the kingdom, we have “kingdom authority”. When we were born again, we were born to win. I pray that the Holy Spirit will emblazon that…

II. We Are To Delight in the Lord When Our Dreams Dissolve Look in verse 4. “Delight thyself also in the Lord and he shall give thee the desires of thy, thine heart.” Do you know why we fret sometimes when our dreams dissolve? When our joy is being threatened? You’ve got to find a source of joy that cannot be threatened. And what is that? There’s only one source of joy that cannot be threatened—that’s the Lord. Delight yourself in the Lord and then the desire of your heart will be met. Now if you delight yourself in finances, the desire of your heart can be threatened. If you…