Podcast - The Greg Lancaster Show, Live from the Glory Zone.

Greg shares a dream the Lord gave him regarding the beast economy referred to in Revelation 13. Greg shares that in his dream he saw people in office pods at what appeared to be a work place setting. He was able to see that everyone was gathering data on everybody. He instantly thought that this is total control of everything. When everyone went to break he went to a board and heard the number of the beast is 666. This is going to blindside many.

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Greg, John, and Pat discuss the 11th tactic written about in Saul Alinsky’s book Rules for Radicals. They continue to discuss Saul Alinsky’s book Rules for Radicals and his tactics that President Obama once taught for four years. The 11th tactic is “If you push a negative hard enough, it will push through and become a positive.” They continue to share that whatever anyone chooses to do is their own prerogative however in relation to the church this is an open discussion as to how and under whom do we as Christians organize. Greg shares a dream he received from the Lord regarding the beast economy discussed in Revelation 13:16. It has been said the organizers who use this tactic are bipolar. Bipolar is defined as characterized by opposite extremes, as two conflicting political philosophies. They further discuss the tower of Babel and how God said they would accomplish what they set their hearts to do because they spoke the same language, in essence they were unified. It’s important that you just don’t stand with anyone and if you are a Christian it is important for you to know where God stands. Organizers of the night push a negative long enough it can come to pass. Lucifer totally understands he needs a narrative. If you mislead God’s people and cause those to buy into the wrong narrative God will hold you accountable. Under this tactic a strategy has been implemented that caused the person lied to; to feel ashamed to call out the liar for lying. We must be willing to give up everything to be the Lord’s disciple and to stand on the right side with Him.

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Greg, John, and Pat discuss Got Love? Tired of being loved the way people say they are loving you? They discuss how previous generations were criticized for not expressing their love in words but only in deed. However, it appears that this generation has gone all the way to the opposite spectrum with accepting words and expressing words of love with very little to no demonstration of the love they profess to express. However, it’s not words that say I love you but actions. The question is: Got Love? Many are saying they love others but in essence they are just flattering them to get what they want to get from them. Love is a heart issue. The Bible says that out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks, Luke 6:45. They continue to discuss how love is viewed in the world compared to a biblical perspective of love. True love demands demonstration of the love one professes. Many in the church today are singing “love songs” to Jesus with no demonstration of that love in view of the 81% of Christians that are not reading their Bible according to George Barna and the Barna Group. Matthew 24: 12 tells us “ Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold.” Love grows cold when one is focused on themselves and not on others. They continue to discuss what love is and what it is not according to the word of God in 1 Corinthians 13:4-13 “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, and it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, and always perseveres. Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. For we know in part and we prophesy in part but when completeness comes, what is in part disappears. When I was a child, I talked like a child; I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood behind me. For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known. And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.” As the day of the Lord’s return draws closer we mustn’t forget the importance of walking and demonstrating love according to God’s word.

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John, Greg, and Pat discuss how the pendulum is swinging back to God’s way in terms of honoring the sanctity of life. There have been several laws passed in the United States, such as the “Baby Alive Bill” that passed in Florida that honors the life of babies. They further discuss how the Christian Post reported that Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa threatened to resign from his country’s leadership if abortion is made legal. Since Roe vs. Wade in 1973 there have been over 50 million abortions, sacrifices, and murders of innocent babies. Join us and many others who are praying a simple yet powerful prayer “Dear God end abortion send revival.” They continue to share that if you have had an abortion that God can and will forgive you. If you are contemplating an abortion there are other options and there is help available to assist you. You can avoid a later regret of aborting a baby today by seeking help.

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Greg, John, and Pat discuss the importance of speaking the truth in love and how it matters how we treat people. They mention two books written by Rick Joyner, The Call and The Torch and the Sword which are books that share prophetic insight for the church as well as sharing practical wisdom and the many spiritual implications of how we treat other people. It matters how we treat people. We don’t want to spend a lot of money towards reaching people for Christ so that when they come to the Lord we stop investing in them. We don’t want to treat the people we interact with in our public life better or differently than those in our own families. How we treat people is how we are treating Jesus. They continue to discuss how there should be no difference in how we speak and treat others. The Bible tells us in Matthew 25:40

'Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me” speaking of Jesus. However we treat people is exactly how we are treating Jesus. It matters how we treat people for everyone is created in the image of God.

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Greg, John, and Pat continue their discussion on Jesus our example; Jesus the great organizer. When Jesus ministered on earth he didn’t come to organize but to allow himself to be organized under the original supreme organizer God the Father. The Bible tells us that Jesus only did what he saw his father doing. Jesus spent time daily in prayer getting direction from the father. The Father “organized” his life. Even when Jesus stood before Pilate he truly understood who had the true authority and He is our example on how we should allow Him to “organize” us under Him.

Greg, John, Pat discuss how we can end up stolen, burnt, choked or fruitful. They discuss the parable of the sower in Mark 4:1-20 describing how the word of God is sown in the soil “hearts” of men and what happens. The word that is sown on the good soil is the one that produces thirty, sixty, and some a hundred times what was sown. The question is what is being sown in your garden. God has called us to bear fruit in our life that glorifies and brings honor to him. The word of God tells us in John 15 that everything in the kingdom gets the knife. If we don’t bear fruit we will eventually be cut off but also in order for us to bear more fruit in our lives we get pruned. Either way it is better to have a fruitful life for the Lord then to be stolen, burnt, or choked.

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Greg, John, and Pat continue to discuss the two kingdoms that exist and how Paul went from one who was doing the persecuting to the one who was now being persecuted. What changed? Paul changed who he was going to allow to organize him. He chose who he was going to align himself with. He had to choose what kingdom he was going to be a part of light or darkness. You are a slave to what you serve. Paul went from once being the person who stirred the crowd to be the person the crowd was stirred against. There is a progression that took place. For the believer the kingdom of God is within you. There is a battle going on between the kingdom of light and the kingdom of darkness. We must be about the father’s business and preach the gospel to all nations that many will leave the kingdom of darkness and come up and be organized by the King of the kingdom of light, Jesus.

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Color Blindness Advantage or Disadvantage; Seeking Justice for Roy Middlteon

Greg, John, and Pat discussed color blindness; seeking justice for Roy Middleton. They continue to discuss the results from the grand jury that met to review what happened when two Escambia County Sheriff Deputies shot an innocent man, Roy Middleton, while he was at home. According to WEARtv 3 on July 27th two deputies shot at Roy Middleton fifteen times. Two bullets struck Mr. Middleton and shattered his thigh. They continue to discuss that the grand jury found there was “insufficient” evidence proving that any criminal violations were committed by the deputies according to WEARtv 3 reporting. They continue to discuss how there are tons of good officers in the community and Greg shares from firsthand experience and knowledge since he was a deputy in the same county this tragic incident took place for ten years. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said that “Everything Hitler did was legal.” Just because it is legal doesn’t mean it is right. There is a difference between what is legal and what is moral. They continue to discuss the lack of response and the vacuum of silence that still exist over an innocent man who was shot at while he was standing in his car port.

Greg continues to share how God has already told us how to respond. He also shares how he is color blind and how this disadvantage has caused him to slow down and really look deeply into the colors and texture in essence to look deeper. Those who can see color move quickly and don’t take the time to look deeper. They think they know the color and make generalizations. This is often true when it comes to race. They continue to discuss the importance of going deeper than someone’s color but to look deeper into the context of their history. All men are created equal in the eyes of God and the same should be in the eyes of men. Dr. King said that men should be judged by the content of their character and not the color of their skin. Jesus clearly understood this. He wants us to walk in the same empathy Hebrews 4:15 talks about. Jesus understood what man was capable of because He walked for some time on earth as a man. They continue to discuss the importance of looking over someone’s life in context instead of momentary lapse in their actions that caused them to move out of character. It’s important not to throw Dr. King’s quote at people when they lose it and have a momentary lapse of character when they have for long periods of time walked in good character. We need to have this conversation because part of healing me is hearing me. When it comes to crime it can’t be about color.

As Christians we must step out of any area that causes us not to empathize with another race that is not like our own. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, "It is appalling that the most segregated hour of Christian America is eleven o'clock on Sunday morning." God tells us in his word to make disciples of all nations. The word, nations, in the Greek means “ethnos” which is the word where we get ethnic and ethnicity from. The Bible tells us in 1 John 4:20 “Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister is a liar. For whoever does not love their brother and sister, whom they have seen, cannot love God, whom they have not seen.” Greg continues to share his heart over what Roy Middleton is experiencing even today and how he continues to experience injustice. God alone is the one who can bring justice to this situation. He is just. Greg shares the letter he wrote Roy Middleton expressing to Roy how he felt about this tragedy and expressing empathy as well as his prayers. It’s time for this conversation to happen and it’s time for healing to come to the Gulf Coast and the rest of the nation.

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Greg, John, and Pat discuss how Jesus is the great organizer and what he has done and is doing in orchestrating his church the way she should go. They also discuss how Apostle Paul before his conversion when he was called Saul was organizing and persecuting Jesus when he persecuted the church. Satan has been at this for a while and we see Saul going after the church and wide spread persecution broke out but in the midst of this flood gate of persecution Saul had an encounter with Jesus, Acts 9. Such a bright light shined around Saul that it knocked him off of his horse and caused him to be blind for three days. Jesus himself asks Saul: “Saul, Saul why are you [organizing] persecuting Me?” At that one moment a man who was used by satan to organize the persecution of God’s church was now touched by God and was going to be used by God to spread His kingdom. In Saul’s case God touched a man who thought he was doing God a favor by persecuting his church. Saul was sincerely wrong but when God revealed himself to Saul he was completely changed. God had big plans for Saul, the organizer/ persecutor of the church was going to be used to write, inspired by God, most of the New Testament Bible. In fact Saul came to revelatory understanding that he was not only organizing for the wrong side but that the true and great organizer is Jesus himself. Jesus is the organizer of the church. However, throughout history and even today many have come and tried to organize his church. In Acts 20:29-32 “I know that after I leave, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock. Even from your own number men will arise and distort the truth in order to draw away disciples after them. So be on your guard! Remember that for three years I never stopped warning each of you night and day with tears. Now I commit you to God and to the word of his grace, which can build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified.” God the Father set up Jesus as the supreme, “great” organizer of the church in Colossians 1:15-20. The son of God is the image of the invisible God and God himself set Jesus to be the head of the church. Jesus gives gifts to the church to help him organize and orchestrate his church such as apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers according to Ephesians 4:11-12. When organizers rise up in any other name outside of Jesus they are going the way of Korah and are organizing a rebellion. We must follow the way of Jesus and submit to the orchestrating the “organizing” of Christ as the supreme leader of the church.

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