It isn't my intention today to cast shade on particular prayer or worship practices which are beloved. I want to offer a different view which may challenge accepted "norms." My hope is that you will find yourself drawn into a deeper intimacy with Father God and a greater freedom in the grace of the Exchanged Life!

When you encounter a moral guideline in the New Testament, refrain from transforming it into a strict commandment to follow. Instead, start affirming it as an expression and manifestation of the fruit and character within your already redeemed life and your relationship with the Father and the Holy Spirit.

Everything flows out of God's sweet presence. I don’t need to sustain it, make it happen, or try to bring it about. It isn’t my power working in me, but HIS, to bring about the Father's will.

“We think of the Christian life as a ‘changed life’ but it is NOT that. What God offers us is an ‘exchanged life...” ~Watchman Nee Paradox . . . God's grace becomes most evident and potent when we recognize our own weaknesses.

Many of us spend our lives either 1) looking forward to future moments with God, or 2) reflecting on past encounters, instead of truly connecting with God in the present. I want you to discover God in the "here and now."

Throughout scriptures we read of God doing some really awesome stuff. From the parting of the Red Sea to the miracles Jesus performed, we are constantly reminded of God’s power and love.

“For I am about to do something NEW. See, I have already begun! Do you not see it? I will make a pathway through the wilderness. I will create rivers in the dry wasteland.” - Isaiah 43:19 (NLT)

“You are a victim of the rules you live by” (Jenny Holzer). Why do you think you limit God?

1. You Question God's Goodness

2. You Question YOUR Goodness

3. You Doubt God wants you to have and enjoy GOOD!

4. Your Awareness detectors (looker) are tuned to broken dreams and doubts instead of GOOD!

I don't pray, worship, obey, go to church, volunteer, etc... in order to GET God's presence or blessing. What if I must do nothing to persuade God? What if God’s presence and blessing can’t be negotiated, but only encountered because He loves me!

You Are Not Being Judged. You cannot be condemned. You ARE NOT on Trial! Stop believing the lie!

What does the Bible entail, and is it possible for an individual to experience a relationship with Jesus independently of it? New Testament believers did not embrace the concept of modern, western biblical inerrancy either, because they were taught that the purpose of scripture was to point them to a perfect Jesus, not a perfect manuscript.