FOUNTAIN OF LIBERTY EMBASSY CHURCH INTERNATIONAL. Jesus stressed the importance of counting the cost before you make spiritual decisions. He used two natural examples, a man building a tower and a king going to war, both of whom did not have the resources to finish what they began (Luke 14:28-32). (Counting The Cost)(Luke 9:57-62) Being part of God’s end-time harvest will […]
The second anointing God wants you to experience is the priestly anointing (THE PRIEST’S ANOINTING) which is described in Exodus 29 and 30 and in Leviticus 8. The priestly anointing was an anointing for holiness, being set apart to God for His service by righteous conduct. In Old Testament times, there were many things a […]
THE LEPER’S ANOINTING Leviticus 14:1-32 There are three different anointings described in the Old Testament. They are natural examples or types of spiritual experiences which God wants you to have: The first of these is the leper’s anointing. Leprosy is a dreaded disease which slowly consumes the flesh of its victim. The toes, fingers, and […]
HIGH AND LIFTED UP For many people, Christmas is a very joyous time of year. Family, holiday decorations, snowfall, presents, good food — these are all things that we enjoy at this time of year. But Christmas is also a very sad time for some people — for those who have suffered a great loss, […]
LEADING LIKE A SERVANT Matthew 20:25-28; Mark 10:42-44 The second pattern of leadership established by the Lord Jesus was that of leading like a servant. It is what sets Christian leadership apart from worldly leadership. It is the one leadership style that is uniquely Christian. Jesus both taught and modeled servanthood. Jesus rejected all ideas […]
THE FATHER’S ONLY SON There once was a very wealthy man. He was the heir of several generations of wealthy men before him, and each had increased the family fortune. This particular man had invested in art. He had the most valuable private holding in the world: Picasso, Rembrandt, Monet, Dali… works by some of the greatest […]
LEADING LIKE A SHEPHERD Matthew 7:21-27 A man may have tremendous charisma that can be easily mistaken for spiritual power. He may even do miracles in the name of the Lord, but Jesus said: Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the Kingdom of Heaven; but he that doeth the […]
THE STANDARD OF EVALUATION The tremendous flow of the presence of God will trigger an unprecedented spiritual harvest throughout the world. To prepare for this, God is raising up leaders of integrity — men and women of purpose — who will be able to work in cooperation with Him to reap this great end-time harvest. […]
NO LIMITS 2 Timothy 4:1-8 Paul didn’t faint when afflictions came. He didn’t falter. He didn’t retreat. Despite all he suffered, Paul viewed these things as “light.” I wonder what he would call heavy? We think we are under heavy attack when someone looks at us the wrong way. The reason Paul knew no defeats […]
FELLOWSHIP OF SUFFERING Philippians 3:1-21 In Song of Solomon, the cry of the bride, who is symbolic of the Church, was… I will rise now, and go about the city in the streets, and in the broad ways I will seek him whom my soul loveth… (Song of Solomon 3:2) Centuries later, the Apostle Paul […]