Ecclesiastes says our lives pass quickly and we can hardly see a reason behind it all... BUT JESUS answers the question Ecclesiastes asks and revealed that we are here because we are meant to be stewards of all God has entrusted to us.

We have been empowered by the Government of Heaven to live as citizens of God's Kingdom while dwelling bodily in a strange land. It is critical to understand this isn't our home so that we are not confused by the hostility we experience as aliens in a foreign territory. We have His Word, presence and Spirit as our embassy and stronghold where we find the support we need from the authority that counts.

Friendship with God is a level of intimacy with The Lord that is rare in the bible, and it is clear that not everyone who "serves" God is in a place of friendship with Him. People who were friends of God saw massive change as a direct result of the fruit of their lives. JESUS MODELS it, He OFFERS it, and He expects us to LIVE in it.

John 15 reveals that any lasting fruitfulness ONLY comes from connectedness with Jesus. Those who have done mighty things in the Kingdom of God are those who have made Him their ultimate priority.

“To the degree that we are united to the heart of Jesus, God will bring fruit into our lives. To the degree that we are in love with Him, we will be fruitful. We cannot make revival happen. But we can become so hungry for God; we become a prisoner of love. And these prisoners of love, these harvesters, will so carry His glorious presence, the hungry can no longer resist anymore.” Heidi Baker

Giants of faith are never "SELF-FORMED." It is totally the opposite. It is those who recognize that they have desperate need of God's help and presence who are qualified for powerful service in the Kingdom. “When I sometimes feel like a zero, I flee to Jesus. He is the number ONE. And when we stand next to each other we make ten. Jesus puts value into every zero. But take Jesus away, and we are worthless once more” Reinhard Bonnke

When we are willing to be faithful with what God has entrusted to us, and to be obedient with the smaller things, we will see His strength exercised in the middle of our weakness, and we will see fruitfulness in the middle of famine.

The bible tells us that rivers of living water (eternal life) flowed from within Jesus, and that they flow within us now as believers. It is up to us to unstop the wellspring of the Holy Spirit within us and remove the "earth" from hindering the flow of living water.

As the heat gets turned up both in our personal lives and on a global scale, it is essential that we: 1) Acknowledge the season, 2) Resist the rut, 3) Get God's Word on it, 4) Come into agreement with God, 5) GO ALL IN.

"Perfect love casts out fear." Pastor Les provides four practical focus points from the Word of God that equip us to live without fear as we move into the future.

Joy is more than a feeling, it is a fruit of the spirit, and it is ESSENTIAL in sustaining us through the inevitable challenges of life. The joy of the Lord is our strength, and without it, we are already defeated.