Elijah: The Prophet, The Man Growing up in church, I heard a lot about Elijah, the prophet. This great prophet who God used to do great things in Israel. This great prophet who God used to carry out His judgement against an evil king. This great prophet who never saw death. I heard little about Read More
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Visionaries: The Wise Men
The Wise Men: Seers of Vision If you are familiar with the Christmas story, then you are familiar with the story of the wise men, or the magi, as they are also referred. You have probably heard of how they saw a star that led them to baby Jesus. In fact, the story of Jesus Read More
Visionaries: The Apostles
Paul: The Zealot Paul, was an all or nothing person. And more often than not, he was an “all in” type of guy. If he set his mind on something, he did it, pressed down, shaken together and running over. Challenges did not paralyse his progress, rather they propelled him further into the vision God Read More
Visionaries: The Apostles
John: L.O.V.E He called himself ‘the disciple Jesus loved’. Not because Jesus loved him more than the other disciples, but because he chose to intentionally plug into the love that was available to him, to the other 11 as well as to you and me. This intentional decision he made led to revelations about love Read More
Visionaries: The Apostles
Peter: The Imperfect Leader ‘God does not call the qualified, He qualifies the called’, so the saying goes. Often times however, we find ourselves waiting on the precipice of destiny. Waiting, not because of inability or inadequacy, but because of imperfection. “I just need to work on (fill in the blank), then I will be Read More
Visionaries: Sons of the Promise
Caleb: Courage Defined It takes courage to live out the life God has written for you. It takes courage to embrace His vision for your life and commit your life to it. Caleb understood this and in so doing shows us the definition of living courageously. I. Courage of Identity -not one except Caleb son Read More
Visionaries: Sons of the Promise
Joshua: Yes & Amen ‘Yes & Amen’. These are not just words, they are a committment. They mean you are in agreement. And when they are used in regards to vision, they are a surrender. A surrender to your dreams, your desires and your will. And an acceptance to God’s will, no matter the cost Read More
Visionaries: The Prophets
Moses: Peek-a-Boo “Peek-a-boo, I see you!” So goes the game. A game that is played not only with babies, but is highly popular with many of us who are trying to evade God’s vision for our lives. This was the case with Moses. A lot can be said of Moses. But, for today, we choose Read More
Visionaries: The Royals
Jonathan: Your Will Be Done your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven Matthew 6:10 On paper, Jonathan ticked off all the qualities required for a king. And not just any ordinary king, a great king. Read More
Visionaries: The Royals
David: The Price of Greatness IV One of the things I love about King David is his flaws. We have been trained to look at greatness through the eyes of perfection. When in reality, perfection is an impossibility on this side of heaven. Noone exhibits this union of imperfection and greatness, in my opinion, better Read More