Heaven’s Whispers
Our Journey With the Holy Spirit
This is a blog where our Four Winds community shares our experiences of "Heaven’s Whispers" along our own journeys of discovering God and the beauty of His Kingdom.
We share our insights from the Scriptures, our personal encounters with the Holy Spirit, as well as our trials and testimonies as we continually surrender more of ourselves to God.
Wounded by Prophecy: When Prophetic Words Hurt and How to Heal
“…Let’s be the light and share the word of God that is alive and active, sharper than a double-edged sword, to help discern the true thoughts and intentions of the heart from the false (Hebrews 4:12).
And as we teach people to hear the voice of God for themselves, let’s educate them on the wounds the Church has incurred in the past and the lessons we’ve learned from them.
May God heal us, restore us, and rebuild us as we continue to walk out this journey every day…”
Intercession and Kingdom Advancement: Building an Intercessory Team and Why
“…Who do you call when you need to demolish demonic resistance attempting to impede the Kingdom from advancing in a person’s life or within our churches, cities, and nations? Who do you call when you need a brother or sister to come alongside you to contend for what God has already declared to be His victory in your life or city? You call the Intercessors…”
Lessons from The Book of Acts - Part 2: To the Ends of the Earth
“…he purpose of God bringing forth the book of Acts is to provide a testimony, a model, and an invitation for the Church of every age to step into the greater works, ensuring the Kingdom of God is established on Earth as it is in Heaven.
In this second part on lessons from the Book of Acts, we will focus on the narrative of the second half of the Book of Acts, where the Church displayed great missional success and Kingdom advancement through the power of the Holy Spirit…”
Lessons from the Book of Acts - Part 1: Power for World Transformation
“…I love the way Jesus operates. I see the determination He carries for the world to be reborn as we come into the book of Acts, the second part of the Luke-Acts narrative.
Jesus has risen from the dead after completing "operation atonement" and is ready to pass on the legacy of His life and ministry to His carefully selected disciples.
They would be tasked with carrying the resurrection message of life and power to the ends of the Earth…”
The Way of the Cross: Developing Fivefold Leaders
“…I believe the pathway of the cross is the only true gateway into a pure and powerful ministry. When you bypass the process, the promised land could destroy you because you haven’t come into the maturity and faith needed to sustain its blessing.
We must first deny our life before we can live His…”
From Death to Life: A Testimony
“…I had died from a drug overdose, and after Jesus spoke to me amidst death, I came back to life forever changed. I am now living a lifestyle of encounter with God, loving people, and sharing the same mercy with others that He showed me that day. As I share my testimony, I want you to note the word 'encounter.' My life with Jesus has been a series of encounters that have transformed me and launched me into new seasons of looking more and more like Him. I want you to believe for your own encounter with Jesus…”
Prophetic mentoring and community
“…The nature of biblical ministry and mentorship that we, as the children of God and leaders in the Body of Christ, are called to is one of sacrificial service. It's not about building monuments to our names, but about joyfully passing on what we know so that others can benefit.
We do not live for ourselves. We live for Him. Jesus freely gives the love He receives from the Father, so we must do likewise, finding joy in serving others…”
The Voice of God
“…Adam and Eve walked with the “voice” of God in the cool of the day (see Genesis 3:8). Why? God’s voice, which issues from His Presence in our lives, is life to our very beings. You could say His voice is the fruit that we eat from the tree of His life. We live by His consistent voice in our lives…Regardless of the exact way He speaks, which is varied, the purpose of His voice is communion and intimacy with us that releases His life inside of us…”
Spirit Hermeneutics
“…I love the Holy Scriptures. The Holy Scriptures point us to Jesus and unveils the beauty of God, who He is, His eternal plan, and our place within it.
A journey with the Holy Spirit through the Scriptures is a deeply personal experience, akin to walking through the most beautiful building you can imagine on a tour with the one who designed it. The engineer drafted the blueprints and possesses the expertise to explain why he made the decisions that led to the creation of such a masterpiece of architecture. He knows all the hidden compartments and things you can’t readily see…”
Prophets and Prophecy Today
“…God desires to know us and be intimately known by us. The Gospel of the Kingdom empowers His Church to carry that message to the world through His prophets and a church prophetically empowered to declare with boldness the love and affection of God for a broken people…”
Deliverance Today
“…Deliverance is for today because God is still setting bound souls free from sin, giving them the abundant life of His Spirit, and working in them to bring them into the reality of the Kingdom of God expressed through their surrendered lives…”
Healing Today
“…Healing is powerful. In a moment, someone’s world is changed forever. What used to be a dark room filled with sadness and struggle has become filled with light, freedom, hope, and a newfound purpose.
Healing breaks into the impossible situations of our lives and flips the script, rewriting our story from one of brokenness and disease to strength and life. This is our God…”
Heaven’s Wineskin: The Five-Fold Ministry
"...I believe God has been working in this hour of history to bring unity and maturity to His Church through the five-fold ministry, without which I do not believe full maturity could ever come. Over the last seventy years, he has progressively restored the revelation and practice of the five-fold offices and the everyday believer's role as a competent minister of the Gospel. Over the last thirty years, we have witnessed the resurgence of the apostolic ministry and its significant role today, leading to a global surge in church growth…”