I Kings 17:9-16

If you have one take away today,

it is this:

We are characters in God's story,

God is not a character in our story.

When you get this right,

your thinking will begin to change.

The second important takeaway is this:

you have to let go and release 

if you are going to receive.

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Matthew 5:1-9

The Kingdom is always advancing.

This teaching is the heart of all that Jesus said.

Go low,

let the Holy Spirit fill you.

Let your inner life determine your creative output.

And as you do,

the blessing of God,

the enlargement of the Kingdom

is going to manifest in you.

And yes,

that is going to result in resistance,

but that resistance is the proof you are going in the right direction.

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My new book is Artists at a Shift in Time.  

Jesus Christ, as it says in Galatians 3:13-14,

became a curse for us on the cross.

He took upon himself our curses.  

And when he did,

he made a way for us to be free.

The process of getting free from a curse,

because Jesus did the hard part, 

is relatively simple.

Christ John Otto writes at https://Belonginghouse.org and https://missionofbezalel.substack.com

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My new book is Artists at a Shift in Time.  The audio book comes out November 1.

And finally,

all spiritual warfare

comes back down to basic discipleship.

Listen to the Lord and do what he tells you.

Pray.

Know your Bible.

Receive the Eucharist weekly.

Be filled with the Holy Spirit.

And be normal.

Satan loves weird Christians

who don't do these things and run from one trend to another.

The slow steady walk with Jesus

has so much power

that Satan will do anything to keep you from it.

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One of the topics that comes up in our community is the subject of spiritual warfare. It is very clear when you walk into the world of the arts that there is a spiritual battle going on for the cultures of the world. So for the next three weeks I am going to talk about spiritual warfare. This week will be a foundation, next week will be about the nature of witchcraft, and the last week will be on blessing and cursing.

Each week Christ John Otto teaches at Beth Charashim, the House of Artisans, on Zoom. His most recent book is Artists at a Shift in Time (ISBN 979-8987409916), available wherever books are sold. https://bookshop.org/shop/christjohnotto You can find his Friday email at https://belonginghouse.org He writes longer essays at https://missionofbezalel.substack.com You can be part of the provision flow at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/christjohnotto #belonginghouse #spiritualwarfare

A special message for the start of the new Hebrew calendar year.  Christ John Otto shares insights on God's prophetic rhythm, and the a teaching on II Kings 9, and the death of Jezebel

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You cannot preach deny yourself, and leave an empty hole. And you cannot preach sanctity without the Power of the Holy Spirit. It's sham theology. We all have needs. If you don't fill the void with the Holy Spirit, you will go after money, sex, and power. That's a cheap imitation of Provision, Wholeness, and Anointing. And it costs a lot to get those things. His most recent book is Artists at a Shift in Time (ISBN 979-8987409916), available wherever books are sold. https://bookshop.org/shop/christjohnotto You can find his Friday email at https://christjohnotto.substack.com He writes longer essays at https://missionofbezalel.substack.com You can be part of the provision flow at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/christjohnotto #fivefoldministry #creative #belonginghouse #artists #faith

You don't climb your way up in the Kingdom. That's the world's thinking. The Kingdom is built on the foundation of a Lamb who was slain. The law of the universe is the law of death and resurrection. You choose to die to something, and the greatest death is to your pride. And when you choose this, the resurrection life of Jesus the power of the Holy Spirit, cannot resist. The Holy Spirit loves the humble. The Holy Spirit loves those who choose to go low, and not advance themselves. This is what listening to God and doing what God says is all about. It is not my way, but yours Jesus. It is not my way, but yours Jesus. His most recent book is Artists at a Shift in Time (ISBN 979-8987409916), available wherever books are sold. https://bookshop.org/shop/christjohnotto You can find his Friday email at https://christjohnotto.substack.com He writes longer essays at https://missionofbezalel.substack.com You can be part of the provision flow at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/christjohnotto 

I once found the best description of discipleship, in all places, on Wikipedia. A disciple in the ancient world was a person who followed a master teacher and tried in every way to become like them, in dress, in speech, and in learning. As I put it a few years ago, A disciple is a master copy of the original. Jesus is the Icon of the Father, and a disciple is a copy of the Icon. A disciple is a walking work of conceptual art. A disciple is the ultimate method actor, playing the role of Jesus for all the world to see: responding like Jesus, motivated by the Father, just like Jesus. And as Jesus says in many places, and in this gospel lesson from Mark 8, if you want to be my disciple, you must take up your cross and follow me. This chapter is the heart of discipleship. 1. You must confess that Jesus is the Christ. 2. You must think like God, not humanity. 3. You must take up your cross, deny yourself and follow Jesus. His most recent book is Artists at a Shift in Time (ISBN 979-8987409916), available wherever books are sold. https://bookshop.org/shop/christjohnotto You can find his Friday email at https://christjohnotto.substack.com He writes longer essays at https://missionofbezalel.substack.com You can be part of the provision flow at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/christjohnotto #fivefoldministry #creative #belonginghouse #artists #faith

This week Christ John Otto teaches from Isaiah 35:4-7. The phrase "Fear not" or it's variants "be not afraid" "do not be afraid' appears well over five hundred times in the Bible. "Be of good courage" appears 56 times. "Be strong and courageous" appears 49 times. His most recent book is Artists at a Shift in Time (ISBN 979-8987409916), available wherever books are sold. https://bookshop.org/shop/christjohnotto You can find his Friday email at https://christjohnotto.substack.com He writes longer essays at https://missionofbezalel.substack.com You can be part of the provision flow at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/christjohnotto #fivefoldministry #creative #belonginghouse #artists #faith