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More For 2009

2009-01-13T18:38:00.001-08:00

One more word:

Pray.

We have got to get to know our Father!

Wow...2009

2009-01-13T18:31:00.000-08:00

So here we are! I need to update this place a little bit!
New word for 2009- Authority!
Throughout the New Testament,especially in Ephesians we are reminded that Jesus beat the devil when he was raised from the dead. And he was seated at the right hand of the Father. All power and authority has been given to Jesus.
..And he has passed this on to us.
Paul tells us that we are seated with Jesus as well in those same heavenly places.
We,again, are reminded that Jesus is the head of the church and we are his BODY.

Let's think about this for a second: a head cannot move on its own except the body moves first....

Walk in authority by who you are in Him. Jesus disarmed the powers and authorities and made a public spectacle of them and triumphed over them by the cross. Jesus made the way for us to move forward!

-napo

John 3:16

2008-07-15T07:23:00.001-07:00

God loved the world soooo much that He gave himself to it.
He loved His creation so much.
He wants to come in and be a part of it.
It is so easy that whomever believes it is Him and believes all the things He can do, they WILL LIVE FOREVER!

Just believing in God is enough to empower you to live forever.
Believing is like touching and experiencing.

When we believe God and that He came as Jesus to live among us, we are brought into contact with life. A life that cannot be quenched.

Abraham season...

2008-02-20T18:07:00.001-08:00

A quote from Face to Face with God by Bill Johnson:

"When God told Abraham to leave his country of origin, He didn't bother to tell him where he was going. He only made it clear that if he was going to be able to fulfill the assignment God was offering him, he couldn't stay in his old environment. When God only gives us the guidance we need for the moment, it tends to keep us closer to Him. This helps us learn the all-important lesson of dependence on God-a lesson that every single person marked by the favor of God has to learn."

Just stay close to Him...

-napo

times like these....

2008-02-20T18:05:00.000-08:00

I shared a sunset with Allyssa this evening.
It was sweet.

I would highly recommend you doing this with someone you love, very fulfilling.

-napo

A vision on 2-16-08...

2008-02-18T04:58:00.000-08:00

On Saturday nights, we have a really intimate praise and worship time at church. Sometimes anything can happen.

This past Saturday night I had a vision that I was standing in front of this large fabric, curtain-like veil. It was really thick and really heavy. As I moved away from it, I stood at the very northwest corner of our state and could see facing south for many many miles.
I noticed that there were more of these veils hanging everywhere. The veils were set up by men and women. They were arranged in zig zag like patterns and were spread out all over the area. The veils were set up so that there were ways and paths to walk and travel through.
There were masses of people in these path that just moved on through minding their own business. It was like they were being herded through like cattle. There was really no where else to go, there were no other choices.
I asked the Lord what these veils were and all of a sudden I was brought close enough to them so that the names of some of them were revealed.

Here are the names of some of the veils:

-my desires
-my plans
-my agenda
-systems of the world
-systems of the church
And there was a couple of large veils named "fear"

I could hear muffled singing on the other sides of the veils and as the singing got louder, some of the weaker veils which had no name began to fall from where they hung. As they fell the people around began to notice that there was more than they had realized and began to sing in unity with one another.
As they sang, more veils began to fall.

I felt the Lord say to me to, "pray in worshipers, pray in praisers"

As this worship and praise movement gets stronger, the remaining veils will fall.

-napo

Pro life...

2008-01-28T15:14:00.000-08:00

Romans 8:28-And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

God knew you before you were formed, before the foundations of the world.

One of the arguments in support of abortion say that abortion should remain legal for the purposes of rape and incest. But here is what I think:

The Lord makes all things new. God saw that tragic situations that would happen to a lot of women throughout humanity. The birth of a new life is one way that God is making things new and how new life can bring healing through new beginnings.

Some people just need a bigger God.

-napo

The greatest thing...

2008-01-09T05:00:00.000-08:00

Matthew 22:37-38 states that the greatest commandment is to love the Lord God with all your heart, mind,and soul. The next commandment is to love your neighbor as yourself.

I Corinthians 13:13 states to stay(dwell, to live in an attitude of)faith, hope, and love. But the greatest is Love.

Clearly, if there is one thing we should go to the grave remembering is to love.
There are so many teachings out there telling you this and telling you that-revealing new revelation upon new revelation. Don't get me wrong, the church needs the continual fresh word of life to go forth from us but lets not forget that all the things that are spoken from the pulpit are said with the given idea that believers should already be rooted in Matthew 22:37-38 and I Corinthians 13.

We need to learn how to love!

For many of us, love is the last breakthrough. That means that blessings are available just on the other side! Your healing, deliverance, your financial breakthrough, your need for more of God, whatever you need are within reach once you learn how to love and access love.

A lot of this begins with forgiveness.

I Thessalonians 1:3 encourages us to remember without ceasing your work of faith, and labor of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God our father.

-napo

Happy New Year....

2008-01-07T04:57:00.000-08:00

Well here we are, our first week into 2008.
This is going to be a year of promise.

I would encourage those who read this to speak blessings over this year for their family, friends, and church. I believe that the Lord wants to pour out favor on all of us so that we may be equipped to advance His kingdom this year.

In prophetic numerology, the number 8, in 2008 could stand for new beginnings.
Let this be a season for you to step into the promises God has for you without fear.

There is a hope and a future says the Lord!

napo

PRAY! FAST! CRY OUT TO GOD!! FOR 2008...

2007-12-03T19:33:00.000-08:00

Philippians 4:13...

2007-12-03T19:16:00.000-08:00

I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.

The blood of Jesus has done it all, from beginning to end.
There is mercy in the blood.

For some, this verse is viewed only useful to fight our spiritual battles. To give us strength to carry on in our christian walk and to take on new and sometimes exciting challenges. To make it through hard times victoriously.
Well here is something else, not only do we have this strength when we are walking, but also when we are knocked down by the enemy.

We have strength from the annointed One to get back up and start running again!
So, get back up!!!

My favorite word...

2007-11-14T06:30:00.000-08:00

Revolution

Just stop and feel the heat on that word for a second.

You are part of a revolution. A revolution that causes disruption. And you guys are the great disrupters :).
There is an explosion that is happening in the earth to where small hidden community churches are seeing healings, signs, and wonders come to life. Diseases are confronted and eliminated.

There is a revolution that is to lead a a reformation. There is to be a reordering of things that comes as a result from this revolution.

Do you want a revolution?

To have a revolution, you have to be willing to overthrow a government. You have to be willing to overthrow a social order. One that has become normal and comfortable, and established.
The goal is that we lead to a reformation. There is not an elimination of an institution but a reordering, a restructuring of what we have known as church and what we have known about Christianity. The whole point is to see daily life in the church become different. Change must come. We can't just dress up our everyday cows(its more than just changing our brochures and re-doing our buildings).
Men and women must come into their destiny in Jesus.

We need radical, cultural experiences. Everyone must be free, from adults to babies.
Everyone must be empowered. The freedom of heaven's government must be employed in the workplace and marketplace. We don't have control over people, we don't need control over people.

If we preach power, freedom, joy, and life and don't provide it, then we just sound ridiculous.

Our relationship with the Lord is more than just praying a prayer and "working out our salvation." Jesus said, "it is finished!" We now have instant access to the kingdom of heaven. Our relationship is now restored to now where we can approach the throne of grace and mercy.
God's will is not for us to provide good arguments in defense of the Word, but to live a life of freedom in this world. Practice the presence of God where ever you are at and you will bring freedom into the environment.

Freedom, Love, and Power works everywhere.

revolution, reformation, freedom

-napo

Praise that bleeds...

2007-11-13T20:32:00.000-08:00

Here is some lyrics from a song called, "Breaking Down" by John Mark McMillan.

Soooooo annointed.

I'm making plans to waste my life on you.
Cause New York City and Hollywood combined
ain't got enough lights to make me want to
change my mind about you.

Cause I'm breaking down,
I don't even care if no
one else is around.
I always fall to pieces
whenever you come around.

And I'm Mary Magdalene and tonight
is a bottle of perfume.
There's not enough gravity to hold me
now and I know that you're gonna
meet me here.

There's not enough dignity to keep
me away from you.

-napo

Abortion must end in our homeland...

2007-11-12T19:31:00.000-08:00
Our minds have become desensitized about abortion from the media and all the political arguments since the passing of 'Roe v. Wade.'
We need to pray harder that abortion will be illegal in this nation.

Speak life to our nation and end this death culture.
In John 1:3-5, the Life-Light was present before anything existed. Through Him there is life and all life was created through Him.

Prophesy that where ever light shines in this nation, life will overcome the darkness!
That is pretty much anywhere that natural sunlight hits. Worship the Lord in spirit and truth that your light may shine also in the darkness. The invasion of the Light of Jesus will permeate the land thus bringing life back into our culture.

In light there is no darkness, in light there is no death, in light, there is life.

-napo

Learning to be a daddy...

2007-11-12T13:21:00.000-08:00
I have learned important principles about true fatherhood through everyone of my children.
God has taught me a lot about how to view Him as a dad by the relationships that I have with my three.

From Anthony, I learned how much God loves me.

From Allyssa, I learned that God makes all things new.

From Norah, I learned how to love unconditionaly.

From all three, I learned what it is to be truly joyful.
Makes me kind of wonder how much more I could learn from the Lord is I just kept having kids :)

-napo

Philippians chapter 4...

2007-11-10T07:48:00.000-08:00
In this chapter we are encouraged to be anxious about NOTHING (vs. 6), we are commanded to rejoice (vs.4), and we are affirmed that we already have everything we need!!! (vs.18)

Live today in thanksgiving (just simply say "thank you") to the Lord.

You can do all things through Christ who gives you strength!
love you guys.

-napo

A more relaxed way to live...

2007-11-10T07:06:00.000-08:00
I used to think that there were certain places or phases that I needed to be in life in order to follow Jesus the "right way." I thought I had to act a certain, "christianly" way and talk in a corrected pious manner. All along all I was doing was just pushing people away from me. The Light of God within you needs to pull people towards you. There is a way that I needed to still relate with others and yet not compromise my walk of purity with Jesus.

When Jesus called His disciples, He called them as they were in their current states. Jesus chose the theives, the corwards, the downtrodden, the prostitutes, the liars, the cheaters, the doubters, just to name a few. Over the years as they followed Him, their lives started to be tranformed into the likeness of Jesus. I was because of the quiet times that they spent with Him. And yet, when you look at it, none of them never truly changed even by the time Jesus ascended into heaven.

Of course there is more to all of this and it is important that we do not continue to walk in our old ways and follow Jesus, but my point is that we can follow Him at any point in our lives. Many christians give up because it is just too hard. We feel like we have to act in front of other christians. Be yourself and let Jesus begin to show you the true individual that you were created to be.

Jesus believes in you now.

I'll add more to this later...

-napo

Edge of the Glory....

2007-11-08T20:45:00.000-08:00
Hey guys, I just wanted to share something that I experienced today.
It is actually kind of hard to explain over the internet but i'll give this a try.

Today, while I was waiting with the kids at the bus stop, as I looked out in the trees and bushes on the edge of my yard there were these fuzzy, floating purple orbs (sort of eliptical) floating around in a little group. There was probably like four or five of them. They just kind of hovered for a few seconds around a bush and then disapeared.

Later, in the morning when I was walking to class at school, the lines in the sidewalk ahead of me as I walked turned green. It was like this green light or haze or something. And then for a quick second, the entire sidewalk I was walking on turned the same green. It just kind of faded quickly in and out. I got this wierd feeling of direction, if that makes any kind of sense.

So thats it :)

The sparks and white orbs that I have been seeing have been manifesting even more lately and are almost tangible. The sparks are more like these invisible gems, and seem to drop out of nowhere. I am not really sure what any of this means but, all I say is, "I love you too Jesus!"

-napo

A history lesson...

2007-11-05T07:02:00.000-08:00
And a comparison to our spiritual walk...

The hoplite phalanx was the perfect manifestation of classical Greek society on the battlefield. Made up of middle-class men who had day jobs, the phalanx was made to decide a war in a single bloody struggle. (our worship together puts us on a battlefield where the battle is already won.)

Hoplites were organized in the phalanx as row upon row of men, typically about eight ranks deep, and stretching abreast for a quarter mile or more. The commanding general--the strategos--took position in the front rank, at the extreme right--the most exposed position in the entire army. Greek generals typically had short careers. (unity in worship is how we can stay organized. our leaders are exposed to the enemy as fore runners in worship, they cover the church in prayer.)

Prior to combat, the paen or battle hymn was sung, then the phalanx advanced upon its foe at a trot. The first four ranks of men marched with spears level, while the rear ranks kept their spears mostly vertical, where they provided an effective defense against missile weapons. The large shields on the left side of each soldier provided an incentive for everyone to snuggle up against the man on his right. This formed the wall of shields that was so crucial to the phalanx's effectiveness, but there was a definite trend for each army to drift noticeably to its right. (Be aware that there is always a tendency to drift away...) (worship provides a cover for us as we advance against the enemy's land to reclaim it for the Lord. in unity and love we are protected from the weapons of the enemy.)

The Greek phalanx was nearly unstoppable in its intended mode of combat
(we ARE unstoppable if we abide in Jesus.)

-napo

Have victory...

2007-10-31T07:01:00.000-07:00
Hey guys, I was thinking about the general 'stumbles' and shortcomings that we experience in a given week.
The enemy will try to use those things to distract us to move us farther from God by reminding us of them. Our walk will become a 'two step forward'-'three step back' type thing. Then when we meet together, we will be no farther than when we started.

Progression in our walk with the Lord is what is going to lead us to success. We are to move from glory to glory.
We progress that knowing that everyday we can access Love, acceptance, and forgiveness. His mercies are new everymoring.

It's error to walk along in daily life and not recognize the continual presence of God that is with us.
It's error to think that we can can walk blindly throughout our day and think we are safe from the arrows of satan.
If he had the stupidity it took to try and take power from God then we should realize that we are just as vunerable, if not more.

satan does not want us to have the power that the Father gave us, the very power that satan tried to take. Let's stick it in the enemies face and walk in victory.

-napo

Fun in the river...

2007-10-27T21:29:00.000-07:00
Tonight I was knocked down by light and kissed by Jesus.

His Love...

2007-10-27T07:38:00.000-07:00
We learn how much God loves us by how bad we mess up.

And how many times we mess up.

-napo

Fire...

2007-10-25T07:02:00.000-07:00
The baptism of the Holy Spirit fire is measured by your secret history with God.
God's personal journal about us contains all the stuff that we do with Him when no one else is watching.

The baptism of fire causes us to be reduced to one thing and to live for one thing. The fire reduces our thoughts, cares, desires, worries, agendas, and ideas. What comes out of the ashes are His elements for us.

I encourage you to read and meditate on Philippians 4:12. Sometime we feel the burn when we are abased, but we we also abound out of the ashes.

-napo

Wish...

2007-10-25T06:59:00.000-07:00
I was walking to the library this morning at school when I passed a coffee mug that someone left outside. It read, "Wish" across the front of it.

People always tell you the first thing that comes to mind that you wish for usually is your main desire or focus.

Without thinking, I wished that the God would invade the University of Arkansas.

A New God..

2007-10-24T05:01:00.000-07:00
God is probably not the person that you currently perceive Him as.
Western culture has brainwashed us that God is this distant being with white hair and this disaproving skowl on His face. -Sort of like the drawings of Zeus.
Western culture has also taught me that God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit are somehow separated thus causing me to see Jesus in a less powerful way. And the Holy Spirit is just this thing out there floating around.
God is not these things...
Kevin Prosch was on track in a song where he describes God as being the Father of kindness, the Son of forgiveness, and the Spirit who helps me.
God's face doesn't look like that of the statues of the ancient Greek philosophers. (you can laugh here)
-Unless you want him to.
To me, He is Yahweh! The great I AM
He is my perfect father. In Him are the Son and the Holy Spirit. They are all one in the same.
Oh, and by the way, the Holy Spirit is not a dove. He is your jealous, passionate, loving guide.

-napo

Burn...

2007-10-23T19:32:00.000-07:00
To have a Burning Heart means to be filled with the love and passion of God (see Isaiah 64:1-2) and to have a heart in fellowship with Jesus in prayer (John 5:35)

The Fire of God could be defined as 1) God’s enabling presence to follow the First and Second Commandments_2) God’s presence sent as a judge to burn away everything that hinders His love, thus enabling individuals to follow the First and SecondCommandments

check out www.burn24-7.com

-napo

A different perspective...

2007-10-23T19:29:00.000-07:00
So those who know me know that I am from an almost entirely different culture. I come from the land of ...well, I better be nice. Needless to say, there is some things I had to learn in order to understand the religious ways of thinking out here.Well, since I have lived here in the south, I have heard a word used a lot against those who do not go to 'church'- they are called heathens. I don't believe that the Lord would never accuse his lost sheep as being 'heathens'. God has nice things to say.Its funny, I was reading in Acts and noticed that Stephen called the religious leaders heathens! :) So there you go for all the religious know-it-alls you may know.I don't think God would accuse the unsaved of being heathens, that word sickens me. God calls them 'beloved.' And He is waiting for the time they will come running back to Him.
-napo

Its good to be here....

2007-10-19T05:03:00.000-07:00
Well, I have decided to give this blog thing a try...

I was not sure if I had enough to say in order to fill an entire blog, but I feel directed by the Lord to hold a spot in the dark abyss of the world wide web.

This site is underconstruction so check back for ungoing updates.

God bless you and have an awesome day!