INTRODUCTION - We are the Bridge

We are the bridge between conservative traditionalists who anchor their Christian life on a solid biblical foundation and those who easily experience the supernatural essence of Christianity, effortlessly seeing and living in the Spirit. If you have a passion to live and walk by the Spirit (Gal. 5:25), and do not have sufficient understanding of how you can do so, let us help you. Our ministry has been privileged to train over a million people how to hear God's voice, interpret dreams, encounter angels, see visions, and move in the healing power of the Holy Spirit - all from a bedrock of undiluted affirmation of the Scriptures.

Experience daily talks with God in the cool of the day and usher in spiritual transformation and reformation.

Let us be the bridge, training you how to live and walk in the Spirit

Whatever you focus on, grows within you.

Whatever grows within you, you become.

Transformed while we observe what Jesus is doing  
(Heb. 12:1,2; 2 Cor. 3:18).

PART 1

I Would LOVE to Bring the Experience of a Spirit-filled Conference Home with Me! Can I?

Don’t you just love going to Spirit-filled conventions and conferences? I remember some of those I have attended so clearly. The worship was so amazing, I felt like I was touching heaven in every service.

Revelation and power flows SO FREELY in Spirit-filled conferences

Prophetic words flowed with encouragement and hope. Sometimes I was one of the chosen ones who were called out for a personal word from the Lord that spoke right to the issues I was facing. The teaching was so inspirational; I was amazed at the fascinating and profound truths the speakers brought out of the Scriptures. Passages I had read so many times – maybe even memorized – but suddenly I was seeing revelations I had never seen before.

Right there, I would commit myself to really getting into the Word myself with more consistent daily quiet times. The Spirit called me during the altar time and I soaked in the Presence of the Lord and felt loved, accepted, healed and energized. All around me people would be falling under the power of the Spirit, and even though I was never slain in the Spirit, I was amazed and happy for those who were. What awesome experiences those conferences were!

The high continued as I travelled home with friends and family who were with me, each of us bubbling over with stories of miracles we saw and ways the Lord spoke to us. We sang the anointed songs of worship we learned and were once again overwhelmed by our love for the Lord and His love for us. I just knew that I would never be the same again.

But then daily routine sets in

When I got home, I naturally fell into the normal rhythms of my life. Work and the needs of my family didn’t change while I was away. I would find myself humming the new worship songs in my car, and trying to remember the verses that were so inspirational in the service. I would really try to attain that new level of holiness I committed myself to, and sometimes I did stand strong in the face of temptation. I read the words of my personal prophecy so many times that they are committed to memory, but somehow they don’t have the power to move me like they did at first. I had friends who were facing health crises and I wanted to offer them God’s power, but I just was not sure how to do it.

Sunday morning would finally arrive and I eagerly anticipated returning to that spiritual high I experienced at the conference. Some churches I attended had incredibly skilled worship teams and others seemed to think increased volume meant increased anointing. All the worship teams were devoted and passionate and did their best. Occasionally I would sense the Lord’s Presence; sometimes I would feel like I had touched heaven. But all too often I just either had a good time singing great songs or I was frustrated because I didn’t feel anything.

Maybe a few prophetic words are given, though hardly ever any more. Not like it was back in the 70’s and 80’s. Sometimes they were great and touched my heart; sometimes they were apparently for someone else because they didn’t do a thing for me.

I have sat under some pastors who were excellent Bible teachers who brought revelation and correction and knowledge when I needed it. But they are shepherds over people in all stages of spiritual growth and biblical knowledge. I was raised in Sunday School and church. I studied the Bible and New Testament Greek in college. Frequently Sunday sermons reminded me of things I already learned and encouraged me in my faith (which is a really good thing) but the biblical truths presented were things I already knew.

I wish I knew how to re-create the revelation and power of the Spirit-filled conference 

All too often I would leave Sunday service feeling a bit empty and wondering if I had to wait until next year’s conference to experience the thrill of touching God and hearing His personal word for me.

Well, that wasn’t good enough for me. I wanted those experiences every day. I wanted to worship in the throne room every time I sang to the Lord. I wanted to get deep revelations from the Spirit every time I opened my Bible. I wanted to hear God speaking to me – personally – every day.

No. I needed to hear Him speaking to me every day. How can I live and walk by the Spirit if I cannot even sense that He is with me, recognize His voice, see His vision? How can I live the Bible if I cannot walk and live by the Spirit? How can I resist temptation and live a holy life? How can I pray for the sick and see the Lord heal? How can I operate the gifts of the Holy Spirit to meet the needs of those around me?

I wasn’t satisfied to wait until someone else gives me a word from the Lord or opens the Scriptures to me. I wanted that direct relationship with God where I could have that “conference experience” by myself, alone in my home.

A "how-to" guy passionately searches for answers

So I began to search the Scriptures. I read books by spiritual leaders. I prayed and fasted and sought the Lord. And He began teaching me. I learned how to hear His voice speaking to me. I learned how to see visions that He had for me. I learned how to recognize the leading of the Spirit within me so I could walk and live in the Spirit. I learned how to enter into throne room worship whenever I want to. I learned how to meditate on the Scriptures in such a way that every time I read my Bible, the Spirit speaks revelation into my heart. I began to pray for the sick and see miraculous healings. I even learned what I needed to change inside myself in order to enjoy being slain in the Spirit. The “conference experience” became my normal Christian life.

The discovery: Step-by-step instructions for living by the Spirit

Now, I had to believe that I was not the only one who had those yearnings inside. And, since I am a teacher, I made it my mission to help everyone who longs to live and walk by the Spirit have the tools that the Lord revealed to help me. I am very practical. I like lists, charts, and step-by-step instructions. So that is the way I teach.

I know that I cannot force God to do anything – speak to me, give me a vision, heal the sick, give me revelation – nothing. However, I am convinced that I don’t need to try to force Him because He is already doing it! Those are the things He has shown us in the Scriptures that He wants to do for us, that are available to us in the New Covenant. All I need to do is put myself in the right position to receive all He has for me. I don’t need to turn on the faucet – the Living Water is already pouring out at full capacity. I just need to get myself under the stream. And the Lord has given me steps I can take to get there.

Let us be the bridge

If you have been looking for that “missing link” between the incredible experiences of Spirit-anointed conferences and your daily Christian walk, you have found it. That’s why we are here: to guide you into receiving everything you have been given in Christ.

The Living Water is flowing; let me show you how to step in.

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PART 2

BLOCKED from LIVING the Bible? Here Is the “MISSING LINK” You've Been Searching For!

This missing link is not some newly discovered ape-man. Instead, it’s a disconnect. Do you feel there is a huge disconnect between the Bible-quoting traditionalists whose solid grounding in the Scripture looks as if their feet are trapped in cement, preventing them from soaring in the Spirit, and those who naturally feel and experience every spiritual manifestation but couldn't explain how to do it if their life depended on it?

Is it possible to CLEARLY DEFINE spiritual experiences so ALL believers can enjoy them?

Are you a thinker or a feeler? Almost everyone is either left-brain and into theology or right-brain and into spiritual experiences. (To discover if you are left or right brain, complete this free Downloadable Brain Preference Indicator Test. And yes, I know some of you are perfectly balanced, so you don’t need to write me to let me know I missed this insight.)

Much of the time people are offered either solid theological doctrines OR exciting spiritual experiences which nobody can define, explain or reproduce. Those who are really good at moving in the spirit realm aren’t usually gifted teachers as they are generally right-brain. And very few left-brain people have the patience for instructions like, “Lie on the carpet to receive from God.” They’ll start out jealous for it, and because they don’t experience it, they’ll just end up judging the whole thing. Because of the right-brain prophet’s inability to accurately define, biblically support and defend, and clearly articulate the supernatural experience, half the Church misses out on spiritual experiences.

Can a thinker press into spiritual experiences and then define them clearly? What if a left-brain person were passionate enough to pursue spiritual experiences, then simply and biblically define them, and explain HOW to experience them so all could easily have ongoing spiritual encounter (Gal. 5:25)? Living by the Spirit can’t be difficult. It has to be easy enough for a child to do (Lk. 18:16). We just need someone to show us how easy the manifestation of the Spirit really is (1 Cor. 12:7-11).

For example: Experiencing being “slain in the Spirit” – In this blog we define how right-brainers posture themselves internally when they are slain in the Spirit. It is sure different than the left-brain attitude I used to take. Now, I choose a right-brain posture (tuning to pictures, flow and emotions) and I too experience being slain in the Spirit.

Another example: Defining “soaking” - In this blog we clearly define the experience of soaking in God’s presence. Stated briefly, we stay in the presence of the Holy Spirit as we soak and we receive from the Lord. We relax, tune to flowing thoughts (God’s voice), flowing pictures (God’s visions) and flowing emotions (God’s emotions). We journal these all out so we can review them and pursue them when our soaking time is over. This makes soaking a revelation-based, transformational, spiritual encounter.

Lies we must REJECT in order to have the freedom to define spiritual realities!

Lie # 1: “God just does what He wants when He wants so don’t try to figure it out. There are no spiritual laws which govern the spiritual world.” 

Countering truth # 1 – There ARE laws which govern the spiritual world.

Just as there are physical laws which govern the physical world, God has established spiritual laws which govern the spiritual world. By defining and understanding the laws of gravity and aerodynamics, planes can take off, soar in the sky, and land without incident. That is why I am willing to fly.

Soaring Spiritually: Here are four heart postures which, when used together, allow us to soar in the Spirit. If we can define the anointing and how to experience it, we can live in it as Jesus did. So, what is anointing? It is very simply the flow of the Spirit out through us. And here are the four childlike heart postures we need to adopt to experience it.

"’If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink…He who believes in Me, as the Scripture said, 'From his innermost being will flow rivers of living water.' But this He spoke of the Spirit” (Jn. 7:37-39).

1. Thirsty – “Lord, I’m THIRSTY to be anointed.” (Gal. 2:20 – “Spirit, live out through me.”)
2. Come to Me – “Jesus, I SEE you at my right hand.” (Acts 2:25 – I look and see this picture)
3. Drink – I tune to FLOWING thoughts, pictures, emotions. (Acts 2:17 – Prophecy, visions)
4. Believes – I BELIEVE the flow within is Your River. (Heb. 11:6 – Faith is mandatory)

Jesus then provides a guarantee about the anointing! “From his innermost being WILL FLOW.” Wow! Four spiritual laws which run us smack dab into the anointing, every time! I LOVE it!!! By honoring these laws we can live in the anointing all the time, which is exactly what we agree to do. Why not? They sure are not hard. A child can do them easily.

Lie # 2: Therefore: “If you try to teach principles to activate spiritual realities, you are dishonoring the sovereignty of the Spirit, bringing people back into bondage and self-effort, and worse, opening people up to spiritual deception.”

Countering truth # 2 – I CAN be safe while in the Spirit world!

Jesus guarantees that when we ask for the Spirit, we get the Spirit and not a serpent (Lk. 11:11-13). So if I ask in faith, with my eyes fixed on Jesus, I receive from the Holy Spirit. I make sure I am seeing Jesus at my right hand (Ps. 16:8), and I tune to flow and receive a pure, undefiled stream from the Holy Spirit.

I confirm this by ensuring it lines up with Scripture, and my spiritual advisors affirm that “their hearts bear witness it is true.” In abundance of counselors there is victory (Prov. 11:14). I’m going to let God show me who these two or three advisors are (2 Cor. 13:1), who are alongside me or ahead of me in the area I am pursuing. (When it comes to two-way journaling, we provide advisors here.)

You can discover more of satan’s lies here and God’s truths which counter them. As far as satan is concerned, any lie will do, as long as he ensures that I believe “I cannot live the Bible.”

Precise definitions of spiritual experiences free us to live the Bible!

At this point in my life, I have discarded the lie of dispensationalism which said I cannot have the same spiritual experiences that people in the Bible had. I now press in to experience them ALL!

How to hear His voice - How to walk with God in the Garden in the cool of the day and hear His voice by using 4 simple keys. Over 1 million people have learned to hear His voice using these simple keys.

• A 7 step healing model - Brings healing to your body, and it works!
• Experience deliverance - Demons are easily cast out using this 7 step deliverance process. Jesus used deliverance. It gets quick results! I prefer quick.
• Dream interpretation - We can interpret dreams easily by using the principles of Christian dream interpretation. This allows us to receive FREE, nightly counsel from the Wonderful Counselor! How priceless is this!
• Encountering Angels - Angels are all around us. They can be experienced daily if we will become childlike, look, see and believe.

Normative or sporadic? The above spiritual encounters are to be normative in the Christian’s life. We choose to start new believers off with the Spirit! That’s what Peter did in Acts 2:38! We give copies of Your Extraordinary Life to new believers and recommend churches offer a new members’ class which walks them through it.

Let us “be the bridge” by providing precise definitions of spiritual encounter so you can live the Bible!

You are uniquely gifted by God to fulfill the destiny He has for you. I trust you know what your gifts and destiny are. If not, this blog will help you discover your gifts and call.

My wife, my daughter and I (Patti, Charity and Mark) are left-brain prophetic teachers, called by God to train Christians how they can easily live and walk by the Spirit” (Gal. 5:25). Our books and teachings start with an exhaustive examination of the Hebrew and Greek words related to the topic. We pull together every occurrence in the Old and New Testament, and analyze/synthesize them into a practical, comprehensive, and thoroughly biblically-grounded teaching on the topic, while still providing an interesting and fun experience for the reader/viewer! Once truth is lived out in our lives, we share it with you, explaining the steps you can take to join us.

Can we all agree on this, the Bible is meant to be lived!

Speak life over yourself…
“I Can Live the Bible!”

PART 3

Passionate Pursuit - 10 Kingdom Passions Which Empower You to LIVE as Jesus Did!

I Am an Engaged Spirit-Anointed World-Changer
Because I release the Holy Spirit to all whom I touch

Training Modules at CLU School of the Spirit Deepen the Above Passions and Skills

One student writes, “This training module was not a study; it was an experience. I’m more thankful not for the certificate of completion but for the things I learned.” (Bramuel Musya)

• 20+ electronic, downloadable training modules are available here.
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Open your home to your friends who are passionate for more of the Spirit. Ask the Lord who to invite. Use these life-changing video modules (with books and workbooks), with your friends. Train right from your home. Provide the Word and the Spirit with practical working definitions of spiritual realities.

PART 4

The Foundation of a Christian’s Life – Not What You Thought

All six foundational experiences deal with encountering and releasing the River of the Holy Spirit.

1. Repentance from dead works –  Since my new identity is that I am joined to Christ (1 Cor. 6:17), I now only do "live works," those the Spirit directs (Jn. 5:19,20,30). A live work is birthed, guided by, empowered and cumulated by the Holy Spirit. A dead work is anything done in separation from God. It is like an Ishmael, in that I come up with the idea on my own (Gen.16:1,20) rather than God speaking it (Gen. 12:1-3). 
    
2. Faith toward God – I believe the River of the Spirit flows within me (Jn. 7:37-39).  I have a revelation of the truth that the River of God flows within me. I honor it by living out of its flow (Jn. 6:63). This is completely different than self-initiated behavior (Jn. 14:10; 16:13)
    
3. Doctrine of baptisms – I experience several baptisms. Two of these are baptized in water and baptized in the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:1-38). The baptism in the Holy Spirit endues me with power so I can cast out demons, heal the sick and do the works of my heavenly Father (Acts 1:8).
    
4. Laying on of hands – I release the Spirit as I lay hands on people (Mk. 6:5). Jesus healed by laying hands on the sick and releasing to them the healing power of God which was flowing within Him. The power of The River which flows within me (Jn. 7:37-39) is released to others as I lay hands on them and also see the sick healed.
    
5. Resurrection of the dead – I'm actually dead and Christ lives through me (Gal. 2:20). Every day I acknowledge that I choose to live out of divine initiative by tuning to flow within, rather than doing things based on my own strength and reasonings (Jn. 8:28; Matt. 16:5-12). I don't picture life as me living, and God as ONLY up in heaven, but rather I picture true reality, that the Spirit is alive and flowing from within me. I am one spirit with Him (1 Cor. 6:17). Jesus is present, living His life out through me. Not only do I sense the Spirit within, but I also see Jesus at my right hand (Acts 2:25), and I also see that I am His body (1 Cor.12:27). So it's Jesus alive standing here, rather than me. Seeing and believing that and living tuned to His Spirit within sure removes fear, hopelessness, unworthiness and inferiority.
    
6. Eternal judgment – I choose to leave judging to God (Rom. 14:4,13; Heb. 12:23) so I can focus on compassionately touching and blessing all I encounter. Jesus, moved by compassion, healed (Matt. 14:14). Healing power rides on the carrier wave of compassion. I choose to release a healing compassionate touch to all I meet so I give up judging. I begin by allowing God to love me first and then I extend His love, flowing within me, out to others.

And yes, there is much more that can be said about each of God’s foundational doctrines, but the above statements are core meanings of each of the six.

Many do NOT see that the River which flows from the Throne IS what creates fruitfulness!

He showed me a river of the water of life, clear as crystal, coming from the throne of God and of the Lamb ... On either side of the river was the tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit every month; and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations (Rev. 12:1-2). 

Ezekiel saw “A river.. on the bank of the river there were very many trees… everything will live where the river goes (Ezek. 47:1-9).

From his innermost being will flow rivers of living water … this He spoke of the Spirit (Jn. 7:37,38).

Our lifestyle is to be one of living and walking by the Spirit (Gal. 5:25). Jesus did. He did nothing on His own initiative, but only what He heard and saw His Father doing (Jn. 5:19,20,30). His birth was surrounded by dreams of guidance and protection.

One Pentecostal group of churches I know will not ordain a minister unless they sign a statement saying they don't believe in dreams!! Wow! Really? One-third of the Bible gone, just like that!

Training people how to manifest the 9-fold manifestation of the Spirit should be foundational in any church (1 Cor. 12:7-11). Since the flesh profits nothing, and it is only Jesus' spoken words (rhema's) which are Spirit and life (Jn. 6:63), the most important thing to teach is how to hear His voice.

However, I too was exactly like those who ignore the Spirit. I believed Christian growth centered around theology and setting my will to be better. I've had to repent for my worship of two false gods: rationalism (relying on reason) and humanism (believing it is about me and my strength).

I now choose to be nourished by His River daily, which includes His voice, vision, dreams, emotions, encountering angels and feeling the energizing power of His Spirit (Rom. 8:2).

Let's restore to the Spirit His place of centrality in the Christian's life!

Make sure you are laying a GOOD foundation. Let's get back to God's basics, which are that I live and walk in the Spirit (Gal. 5:25). This begins with daily communion with God in the Garden. This is my established, new identity. This is where the power to overcome the flesh comes from. This is where the power to repel demons flows from. This is where life, joy and happiness appear. This is where our healing touch to the world comes from. 

Interaction with the Spirit is the center of everything. Then, when the earthquake hits, you are left standing!

River of Life Application - Come swim in God's River

1. Click here for a free streaming instrumental audio Holy Spirit encounter -  In this devotional you are led into an encounter with the Holy Spirit. With the eyes of your heart you will see the reality of Ezekiel 47:1-12 and Revelation 22:1,2. You will also see yourself as in the Upper Room in Acts 2:1-4, being immersed in the Holy Spirit. As you meditate on this, and enter deeply into it, the Holy Spirit can and will bring intimacy, transformation, and healing. 
2. Engage in daily fellowship with God in the cool of the day. Do two-way journaling.
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