A high value with the Creator is clarity. We could say he's Hi-Def ... infinitely Hi-Def. And so how can we live an intentional, proactive life, moving toward a preferred future in harmony with God? We can cultivate gratitude and an abundant mindset as we set goals for a new season. As we pray, listen, and prepare, we position ourselves for a new season of optimal living. We learn to balance the creative tension between fully living in the Now Moment and yet leaning forward into The New. See the...
Jan 15, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 49
"[The Father] made us alive together with Christ ... and raised us up with Him, and seated us with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus" (Ephesians 2:5-6). In Christ, we die to ourselves as a False King. And we are raised as Vice-Regents in the Kingdom of God! A Grand Narrative is at play -- a marred Creation is moving toward the New Creation. The Father is putting all things right in Christ. See the show notes page for this episode at JesusSmart.com ----more---- And the True Church (Ekkle...
Jan 09, 2019•37 min•Ep. 48
If you're a child of God through Christ, you cannot be defeated! God is a winner in every situation. Nothing frustrates his purpose. Christ was born as an indestructible king ... the demonized Herod soon discovered this. As we're obedient to the Word, and keep in step with the Holy Spirit, we always experience the triumph of Christ. The DNA of Christ and his kingdom simply cannot lose. 6 of 6 in the Christmas series See the show notes page for this episode at JesusSmart.com ----more---- JESUS SM...
Dec 31, 2018•20 min•Ep. 47
Advent is not just the anticipation of celebrating Christ’s birth each December. Advent is advancing each day. Each year. Each century. The real truth of Advent is that Christ coming into our world pronounces a sentence of doom upon all darkness. The incarnation is an existential threat to the Serpent of Old and his kingdom. Christmas has set in motion a powerful process which is transforming everything ... and this comes right down into our personal lives! 5 of 6 in the Christmas series ----mor...
Dec 24, 2018•16 min•Ep. 46
Can it be that what you believe and say shapes your future and can release Heaven's Design into the earth? It sure seems so when we consider the experience of Zacharias, the priest and father of John, the forerunner of Christ. It's the nature of things and how they work -- our heart-state and words affect things. The call is to align with Higher Design. 4 of 6 in the Christmas series See the show notes page for this episode at JesusSmart.com ----more---- JESUS SMART: THE PODCAST Click to receive...
Dec 18, 2018•19 min•Ep. 45
Our hearts are limitless. The beautiful and good things we desire in life are signs pointing us to Someone and Something -- the Creator and His Dream. These wonderful things seem to be stirred each Christmastime. It’s an opportunity to more closely harmonize with The Design for our lives. The weeks and months to come can be different. Much different. 2 of 6 in the Christmas series See the show notes page for this episode at JesusSmart.com ----more---- JESUS SMART: THE PODCAST Click to receive th...
Dec 05, 2018•18 min•Ep. 44
Disruptive Innovation is a concept from the business world—something new and innovative disrupts what has been and introduces something never seen. The Ultimate Disruptive Innovation was birthed in a little town outside Jerusalem roughly 2000 years ago. Disruptive Innovation has big-scale potential for us. And my Friend, the Christmas Dynamic is Ultimate Disruptive Innovation. 1 of 6 in the Christmas series Show notes page at JesusSmart.com ----more---- JESUS SMART: THE PODCAST Click to receive ...
Nov 30, 2018•12 min•Ep. 43
A beginner’s mind is a beautiful mind. It’s the mind of a child — questing, questioning, welcoming, learning. It is supple and receptive. This is an Encore Episode. See the show notes page for this episode at JesusSmart.com . “Beginner’s mind” is a concept that comes from Zen Buddhism. I’m not a Buddhist, but this particular concept resonates with me. It’s a mindset, an approach to life that is open, boundless, limitless and infinitely wealthy. Interestingly, Jesus spoke of becoming a child agai...
Nov 27, 2018•7 min•Ep. 42
You’re designed for narrative -- your Personal Life Story and the Big Story that’s shaping and moving everything. The Grand Narrative is the loving rule and reign of God. Jesus has come to put things back in order, restoring us as Vice-Regents under God as King. You’re going to hear from Matt Raines. Get ready for this. The 5 acts of the Kingdom Story ... nuanced and subtle, and yet writ large across time and space. And in Christ, your life is written into the Big Story on the Big Stage. ----mor...
Nov 13, 2018•31 min•Ep. 41
I can live a better life on the outside if I invest in my life on the inside. We live from the inside-out . . . our internals shape and sustain our externals. When I’m in a higher internal state, I sense renewed hope. Fresh energy seems to ignite. At times, my body can be energized. New ideas show up. I start imagining potentials -- both near and far. My faith is strengthened. I feel more authoritative. Like anything can happen. Are there things I can do to achieve a higher internal state? ----m...
Nov 09, 2018•13 min•Ep. 40
You’re called to do more than just consume content ... you’re called to create it. And by so doing, you engage the Narrative Wars. False narratives live in television programming, film, video, audio, music, curricula and education, writing, public policy and law, and more. Upstream from the Narrative Wars are the Worldview Wars. In the 2nd half of this conversation, Joshua and I discuss content and the war of the worldviews, and how even in the Church, many believers are compromised. See episode...
Nov 06, 2018•56 min•Ep. 39
Question for us: Has Christianity degraded as a movement from the powerful, uncomplicated, and original to the overly-complex and institutional … what Paul referred to as a form with no power? The core DNA element of Apostolic Christianity is the Gospel of the Kingdom. What is “Good News (the Gospel)”? The Good News is the announcement of the Caesar Christ -- Christ as King, God as King. This implies conflict. ----more---- See the show notes page for this episode at JesusSmart.com A Few Takeaway...
Oct 31, 2018•15 min•Ep. 38
Many of you have heard about American Pastor Andrew Brunson who was imprisoned in Turkey for 2 years. Pastor Andrew and his wife Norine served in Turkey for more than 2 decades where they established Izmir Resurrection Church . They openly shared Christ and also helped Syrian refugees – some of them Kurds. In 2016, there was a failed coup attempt against the president, and in the crackdown which ensued, Pastor Brunson was falsely accused of being a CIA agent and plotting with Kurdish terrorists....
Oct 25, 2018•38 min•Ep. 37
I was at a massive pumpkin festival of all places when I sat down on a tour bus for a few minutes with Brent Keilen. He's the Director of FRCAction, the legislative affiliate of Family Research Council in Washington, DC. We discussed the vital significance of Christ-followers engaging the political space with consistent prayer, political participation, and standing strong for the values of faith, family, and freedom. It's more than the political space though -- we're called to be salt and light ...
Oct 21, 2018•12 min•Ep. 36
Give no ground to the devil. The Adversary gains advantage against us when we give him ground. “I will no longer talk much with you, for the ruler of this world is coming, and he has nothing in Me” (John 14:30 NKJV). There was no anger in Jesus … no lust, bitterness, disobedience, or anything not in harmony with the Father’s design. The devil had no ground against Jesus. The devil cannot overcome us unless we give him the ground to do so. ----more---- See the show notes page for this episode at ...
Oct 18, 2018•9 min•Ep. 35
It's like being in the Matrix and taking the red pill. You want the truth, no matter what. You begin to realize what's going on and now you want the brutal truth about reality and the freedom it unleashes. You're ready to make a mark with your Life Voice ... Joshua Faltot and I found ourselves relaxing on adirondack chairs on a late summer night. The only thing lacking were pipes. You know, we fancy ourselves after the order of C.S. Lewis, Tolkien, and some friends, in a corner of an English pub...
Oct 16, 2018•36 min•Ep. 34
She struggled with trauma as a child, adolescent, and young adult. It came to a point where she felt … and these are her words ... “Like some people are born to be stepped on.” But she discovered healing and restoration. And now with empathy, gifts of healing, and creativity, Tammy Heidenreich moves toward pain and suffering, bringing the compassionate touch from the Father Above -- the Artist of All who touches the earth with Brushstrokes from Heaven. ----more---- See the show notes page for th...
Oct 09, 2018•52 min•Ep. 33
The DNA of the Church is Apostolic Christianity . DNA contains genetic information. When it's turned on, that information is expressed. One of the key aspects of Apostolic DNA is an emphasis upon the Word or Kingdom teaching. "They were continually devoting themselves to the apostles' teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer" (Acts 2:42 NASB). Authoritative teaching is an outflow of Jesus' Great Commission in Matthew 28: "... teaching them to observe all that I commande...
Oct 04, 2018•11 min•Ep. 32
A six year-old boy can't take watching his stepdad mercilessly beat his mom. He drives a knife into his chest. A young girl, trafficked for the lust of men. Rescued. Only to be sexually abused as a foster child. A young boy. Drugged. Penetrated by his uncle. Then wakes up in a dog house ... an actual dog house. Dr. Gary Brewster has worked with these individuals and many more. Jesus cleanses, heals, and gives them a "new name" -- everything changes as they experience their new identity. Catch Pa...
Oct 02, 2018•32 min•Ep. 31
Jesus offers you a white stone with a new name on it. No one knows this name but Jesus and you. It's a unique destiny -- a singular purpose which no one has but you. In Christ, you're clean and qualified to live out your design. Your destiny. Your assignment. Do you believe there are "habitations" which Jesus has prepared for you ... spaces and places for you to express your best life? Now and in the new heavens and earth? It's all there for you. ----more---- See the show notes page for this epi...
Sep 25, 2018•34 min•Ep. 30
DNA contains genetic information or instructions. In a healthy organism, the DNA gets "turned on" and expressed. The design of the DNA will manifest unless there is a mutation or disease which suppresses the accurate expression of the DNA. In the history of Christianity, error and negative dynamics have been introduced which have worked against "Apostolic Christianity." But many believe that the Holy Spirit is restoring what Jesus envisions throughout the world today. Takeaways: Thank God that y...
Sep 20, 2018•9 min•Ep. 29
Following Jesus means that every area of our life is developed to a high level -- to bring God glory, to fully participate in Heaven's Story. But we have to be intentional about it. It's a process of faith and obedience. Following Jesus is holistic. Everything can be transformed. The old falls away. He makes all things new. ----more---- See the show notes page for this episode at JesusSmart.com Ken Roberts is a speaker, trainer, author, and coach – assisting people in their personal growth and s...
Sep 18, 2018•48 min•Ep. 28
We all want to make a difference, a contribution, right? But too many of us struggle with this. How can we get an accurate read on where we’re at? And beyond this, how can we get unstuck and advance into our purpose and destiny? Ken Roberts is a speaker, trainer, author, and coach – assisting people in their personal growth and spiritual development. This episode is for everyone ... yet Ken and I believe that Christ-followers should be the most creative and purposeful people on the planet! ----m...
Sep 11, 2018•33 min•Ep. 27
Apostolic Christ-Followers prioritize ministering TO the King. Then they minister FOR the King. Our representation of the King is sourced and sustained in our ministering to the King in worship, prayer, and fasting. The experience of early Christians at the church in Antioch (Acts 13:1-3) is a pattern and precedent for us today. The Antioch Ekklesia activated and powered the missionary journeys of Paul. ----more---- See the show notes page for this episode at JesusSmart.com JESUS SMART: THE PODC...
Sep 06, 2018•15 min•Ep. 26
This is an Encore Episode, a replay of the very first episode of the Jesus Smart: The Podcast. Is there a "Kingdom insurrection" underway among Jesus-followers? Frank Viola has a strong conviction we may be in the beginning stages of an insurgence -- a resurrection insurrection within the Church to reclaim the Gospel of the Kingdom. ----more---- See the show notes page for this episode at JesusSmart.com TAKE A FRESH LOOK AT WHAT JESUS SAID Explore what Jesus said again. And what he modeled in th...
Sep 04, 2018•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 25
I had the opportunity to sit down with Ivan and Desaray Shores to talk about how to stop cheating and not have an affair. Desaray wrote "Letters to My Lover: Journey of an Adulterous Woman." It's vulnerable. Gritty. It's a true-life story of desperation, passion, infidelity, and heartbreak. But it doesn't stop there. It's a testimony of redemption and a quest for higher life-design. ----more---- See the show notes page for this episode at JesusSmart.com Visit Desaray's site at DesarayShores.com ...
Aug 28, 2018•58 min•Ep. 24
Force multipliers exponentially increase impact. This is Part 5 in the series Apostolic Christ Followers. Seeking the Lord via the Word and prayer is the most creative thing we can do -- it is a prime Kingdom Force Multiplier. And there are others too! Become excellent in those things which yield the most return. ----more---- See the show notes page for this episode at JesusSmart.com EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS Force multipliers (force multiplication) comes from military science. Force multipliers are fa...
Aug 24, 2018•14 min•Ep. 23
Troy Thompson wants you to win -- he wants you to find your lane out there and do your Kingdom thing. It's beyond attending church. Even serving in church. It's finding your place in Jesus' Kingdom realm. And making your Kingdom contribution in our Father's world. ----more---- See the show notes page for this episode at JesusSmart.com EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS There's a royal anointing in you if you're born again as Jesus taught. You must live in harmony with that anointing or you're going to be frustr...
Aug 21, 2018•47 min•Ep. 22
Kingdom power and fruitfulness = exponential power. Kingdom reality lives on an exponential plane. Linear growth is a +1 progression ... 1 becomes 2 becomes 3 becomes 4 and so on. Exponential growth is a compound doubling ... 1 becomes 2 becomes 4 becomes 8 and so on. If you take 30 linear steps, say 3 feet or a meter, you end up 30 meters away. If you take 30 exponential steps you end up a billion meters away. That distance can go around the Earth 26 times. The is the power of exponentials! ---...
Aug 16, 2018•9 min•Ep. 21
Marriage and family life are not for the faint of heart ... but the beauty and benefits are next level. What you’re about to hear is a conversation with Willie and Rachel Scott, founders of Better Than Blended, an organization which resources and equips blended families. There’s something here for everyone. Be sure to catch episode 18 for the first half of this conversation. ----more---- See the show notes page for this episode at JesusSmart.com EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS Optimize the high-leverage outc...
Aug 14, 2018•36 min•Ep. 20
