Mentor's Tip # 1: The Power of Sanctified Time
NKJ Genesis 2:3 Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because in it He rested from all His work which God had created and made.
The more I study the Word of God, the more I am blown away by His wisdom. It could be said that God is the ultimate authority on time management and productivity. Only He could create and organize a universe in six days!
What I find interesting is that before God ever sanctified a place or a people, He sanctified a time. God pulled out His calendar and said to man: "You get the first six days in a week, but the seventh day I want you to spend it with Me." I guess the Lord knew how we can get sometimes. We get so busy in the mundane things of life that we easily forget the most important ones! Later on, after He redeemed His people from Egypt, He expanded His appointed times (divine appointments) to include His Feasts in which all males had to appear before Him in Jerusalem.
The point of all this is: God placed within our DNA the need to sanctify times for prayer, study and a host of other important things in our lives. What we do not schedule time for; we will never find time for. This is a Genesis Principle that seems to always work. We all have violated this principle to our own hurt. Now it is time to put this biblical Genesis Principle to work for you, instead of against you.
Step 1: Get a Daytimer or other type of scheduling system. You will find them at Wal-Mart, Staples or even many Drug Stores.
Step 2: Begin sanctifying time at the beginning of each week. Pull out your Daytimer and block out times for prayer and study. Consider these as "holy" times for you. These are times that you have appointments with God to either fellowship with Him or to learn from His Word.
Step 3: Be protective of those times. The enemy will do everything in his power to frustrate you and to keep you from your appointments. Refuse the tactics of the enemy and ask the Holy Spirit to give you the grace to keep and to use those times efficiently for the Kingdom of God. By the way, did you know that part of the anointing from the Holy Spirit is all about efficiency? Let's end this tip with looking at Acts 1:8 from the Amplified Bible:
AMP Acts 1:8 But you shall receive power [ability, efficiency, and might] when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you shall be My witnesses in Jerusalem and all Judea and Samaria and to the ends [the very bounds] of the earth.
Go forth and be efficient by the power of the Holy Spirit!
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Change in BLCS Phone Numbers
To solve some issues that we have been having with our phone service, the following changes will go into effect on Tuesday, April 22, 2008.
1. Main Phone Line: 417-859-0881 will remain unchanged.
2. Roll Over Line: 417-859-0882 will be disconnected and no longer used.
3. Our Fax Line will be changed to 417-468-2037. Please make note of the new fax number. It is a dedicated fax/data line. The old line (859-0883) will not work after the 22nd.
1. Main Phone Line: 417-859-0881 will remain unchanged.
2. Roll Over Line: 417-859-0882 will be disconnected and no longer used.
3. Our Fax Line will be changed to 417-468-2037. Please make note of the new fax number. It is a dedicated fax/data line. The old line (859-0883) will not work after the 22nd.
Monday, March 24, 2008
Complete New BLCS Website Up and Running
After a month of hard work, the BLCS website has been redesigned from scratch! A more modern look, logical design and now everything is easier to access when you need it. Check out the new site at:
http://www.biblical-life.com
http://www.biblical-life.com
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Biblical Life eJournal 12/11/2007
Biblical Life eJournal – News You Can Use
From the Desk of the Dr. Michael K. Lake, Chancellor – December 11, 2007
1. God is on the move!
I pray that this eJournal finds each of you in the blessings of the LORD. The LORD has been moving very sweetly in our local services by His Spirit. I believe He is speaking some things to us that need to be established in our walk for 2008. This past weekend I continued my series on “Growing in Grace” and began dealing with the second type of covenant found in the Word of God – the Salt Covenant. This covenant is a friendship covenant. A majority of believers never enter into this level of relationship with Jesus. We found last week that many of the promises of Jesus after John 15 are only for those that have become His friends. This can answer the question on why many believers try to stand on those promises and nothing happens. Their level of relationship does not match the promise they are trying to stand on. I also deal on steps we can take to begin entering into friendship with Jesus. Take time to download this powerful message and get it into your heart. It will be essential for 2008 and beyond!
www.biblicallifeassembly.org/library3.html
2. Have you chartered your course for 2008?
Let me tell you something that I have found to be true: “I never make advancements in any area of my life by accident.” The Word tells us:
Prov 24:3-4 TLB
Any enterprise is built by wise planning, becomes strong through common sense, and profits wonderfully by keeping abreast of the facts.
Failing to plan is a plan to fail! After the Holy Days, what are your plans? Have you planned and chartered your spiritual, educational, physical and family courses for 2008? If you haven’t, this time next year you will be in the exact same place (or worse) with a basket full of “I should haves.” Don’t make that mistake. Take time to pray and seek the face of God. “What do I need to do in 2008, Lord?” Then write them down, make a step by step plan and then take action. Work on it every day. Make 2008 full of 365 days of empowerment and advancement.
If starting (or continuing) your education for ministry is a part of your “action plan” for 2008, now is the best time to get your enrollment going and to get the materials in your hands to implement your plan! If you are already in ministry, do you know that you can take the cost of tuition and materials as a business deduction off your taxes. All the tuition you paid in 2007, all the books and tapes you purchase for your studies or to build you library can be used as business deductions – ministers, take advantage of this! Our current tuition special runs through December 19. It was extended past the end of November because we had so many ask us to. This is one of the better offers we have given in years.
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Biblical Life College & Seminary - New Fall Tuition Special
Determine to end the year right! Don’t let the enemy hold you back any longer from the education you need to fulfill your calling in the Lord.
These new and innovating tuition specials are designed to help you start NOW for the education you need to complete the work God has called you to. It is now high time to redeem the time. Don’t let the enemy convince you that one day you will begin your education and start the ministry. His job is to delay you and hold you back. I need for you to do two things:
1. Go to our school website and download the powerful message “Overcoming the Hindering Spirit” and prayerfully listen to it. Is a hindering spirit holding your back from the education you need? Is he working to stop or slow down the mission God has for you? If so, now is the time to learn how to overcome this spirit and move forward! The Body of Christ and the world needs your ministry. Here is the URL for this powerful message in MP3:
http://www.biblical-life.com/swrc
Simply right mouse click on the file and download it to your computer. You can play it in iTunes, MS Media Player or any other MP3 player. Listen to this message and get it down in your spirit. Now is not the time to hold back, we are entering a new season of divine spiritual advancement!
2. Use one of the innovative tuition specials below to get you up and running in the degree program you need to fulfill your mission.
Enrolling Using Plan B (Monthly Payment Plan): SCHOLARSHIP MATCHING FUNDS. Pay up to $200.00 down with your enrollment and you will receive matching funds toward your tuition. Your $100.00 becomes $200.00 or your $200.00 becomes $400.00! This option will also lower monthly payments. We will take your balance and divide it by the normal number of months as indicated in our catalog.
Enrolling Using Plan C (Full Tuition with Enrollment): All programs (except for the M.Div.) will receive 35% off. Any Master of Divinity Program (M.Div.) will receive an unbelievable 40% off! You won’t see discounts this good again for some time!
This special ends on November 30, 2007. Extended to December 19!
Current students can also use this special to pre-enroll into their next program. Contact Pastor Rodhouse to work out the details. (417-859-0881 or regblcs@centurytel.net)
3. Winter Break Begins December 20
We are closing down for a much needed vacation on December 20th. If you are wanting your enrollments processed or for us to ship needed materials for the month of December, please get your orders/enrollments into us as soon as possible. We are working hard to make sure all the grading is caught up, every enrollment processed and every order shipped before close of business on the 19th. Nothing is more rewarding than leaving the office for vacation time with one’s inbox completely empty. J
We will be back in the office on January 2, with our energy and commitment renewed for another year of serving the Body of Christ.
4. Yeshiva/Retreat on January 28-30 in Roanoke, VA
Our good friends at Restoration Fellowship International will be conducting a three day Yeshiva/Retreat at the Holiday Inn in Roanoke, VA. The theme of the Yeshiva is “Discovering Our Joshuas – Raising Up the Next Generation!” I know that Dr. John Looper, Dr. Karl Coke and myself are already lined up as facilitators for this powerful retreat. I encourage all those that can attend, mark your calendars for January 28-30. For more information on this Yeshiva/Retreat, please contact Dr. John Looper at:
Restoration Fellowship International
P.O. Box 5822
Cleveland, TN 37323-5833
E-Mail: Jlo2357327@aol.com
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The Biblical Life eJournals include news, special offers, teaching articles, access to free books in PDF format and free teachings in MP3 format. It is provided free to our students, graduates and friends. If you know someone that would like to receive our eJournal, have them e-mail us at blnews@fidmail.com and type “subscribe” in the subject line. We would be more than happy to include them in our mailings.
If for some reason you will like to be dropped from the list, simply e-mail us at blnews@fidmail.com and type “unsubscribe” in the subject line.
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Biblical Life College & Seminary (www.biblical-life.com)
Biblical Life Assembly (www.biblicallifeassembly.org)
P.O. Box 588, Marshfield, MO 65706
Dr. Michael K. Lake, Chancellor – drlake@centurytel.net
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From the Desk of the Dr. Michael K. Lake, Chancellor – December 11, 2007
1. God is on the move!
I pray that this eJournal finds each of you in the blessings of the LORD. The LORD has been moving very sweetly in our local services by His Spirit. I believe He is speaking some things to us that need to be established in our walk for 2008. This past weekend I continued my series on “Growing in Grace” and began dealing with the second type of covenant found in the Word of God – the Salt Covenant. This covenant is a friendship covenant. A majority of believers never enter into this level of relationship with Jesus. We found last week that many of the promises of Jesus after John 15 are only for those that have become His friends. This can answer the question on why many believers try to stand on those promises and nothing happens. Their level of relationship does not match the promise they are trying to stand on. I also deal on steps we can take to begin entering into friendship with Jesus. Take time to download this powerful message and get it into your heart. It will be essential for 2008 and beyond!
www.biblicallifeassembly.org/library3.html
2. Have you chartered your course for 2008?
Let me tell you something that I have found to be true: “I never make advancements in any area of my life by accident.” The Word tells us:
Prov 24:3-4 TLB
Any enterprise is built by wise planning, becomes strong through common sense, and profits wonderfully by keeping abreast of the facts.
Failing to plan is a plan to fail! After the Holy Days, what are your plans? Have you planned and chartered your spiritual, educational, physical and family courses for 2008? If you haven’t, this time next year you will be in the exact same place (or worse) with a basket full of “I should haves.” Don’t make that mistake. Take time to pray and seek the face of God. “What do I need to do in 2008, Lord?” Then write them down, make a step by step plan and then take action. Work on it every day. Make 2008 full of 365 days of empowerment and advancement.
If starting (or continuing) your education for ministry is a part of your “action plan” for 2008, now is the best time to get your enrollment going and to get the materials in your hands to implement your plan! If you are already in ministry, do you know that you can take the cost of tuition and materials as a business deduction off your taxes. All the tuition you paid in 2007, all the books and tapes you purchase for your studies or to build you library can be used as business deductions – ministers, take advantage of this! Our current tuition special runs through December 19. It was extended past the end of November because we had so many ask us to. This is one of the better offers we have given in years.
=====================================
Biblical Life College & Seminary - New Fall Tuition Special
Determine to end the year right! Don’t let the enemy hold you back any longer from the education you need to fulfill your calling in the Lord.
These new and innovating tuition specials are designed to help you start NOW for the education you need to complete the work God has called you to. It is now high time to redeem the time. Don’t let the enemy convince you that one day you will begin your education and start the ministry. His job is to delay you and hold you back. I need for you to do two things:
1. Go to our school website and download the powerful message “Overcoming the Hindering Spirit” and prayerfully listen to it. Is a hindering spirit holding your back from the education you need? Is he working to stop or slow down the mission God has for you? If so, now is the time to learn how to overcome this spirit and move forward! The Body of Christ and the world needs your ministry. Here is the URL for this powerful message in MP3:
http://www.biblical-life.com/swrc
Simply right mouse click on the file and download it to your computer. You can play it in iTunes, MS Media Player or any other MP3 player. Listen to this message and get it down in your spirit. Now is not the time to hold back, we are entering a new season of divine spiritual advancement!
2. Use one of the innovative tuition specials below to get you up and running in the degree program you need to fulfill your mission.
Enrolling Using Plan B (Monthly Payment Plan): SCHOLARSHIP MATCHING FUNDS. Pay up to $200.00 down with your enrollment and you will receive matching funds toward your tuition. Your $100.00 becomes $200.00 or your $200.00 becomes $400.00! This option will also lower monthly payments. We will take your balance and divide it by the normal number of months as indicated in our catalog.
Enrolling Using Plan C (Full Tuition with Enrollment): All programs (except for the M.Div.) will receive 35% off. Any Master of Divinity Program (M.Div.) will receive an unbelievable 40% off! You won’t see discounts this good again for some time!
This special ends on November 30, 2007. Extended to December 19!
Current students can also use this special to pre-enroll into their next program. Contact Pastor Rodhouse to work out the details. (417-859-0881 or regblcs@centurytel.net)
3. Winter Break Begins December 20
We are closing down for a much needed vacation on December 20th. If you are wanting your enrollments processed or for us to ship needed materials for the month of December, please get your orders/enrollments into us as soon as possible. We are working hard to make sure all the grading is caught up, every enrollment processed and every order shipped before close of business on the 19th. Nothing is more rewarding than leaving the office for vacation time with one’s inbox completely empty. J
We will be back in the office on January 2, with our energy and commitment renewed for another year of serving the Body of Christ.
4. Yeshiva/Retreat on January 28-30 in Roanoke, VA
Our good friends at Restoration Fellowship International will be conducting a three day Yeshiva/Retreat at the Holiday Inn in Roanoke, VA. The theme of the Yeshiva is “Discovering Our Joshuas – Raising Up the Next Generation!” I know that Dr. John Looper, Dr. Karl Coke and myself are already lined up as facilitators for this powerful retreat. I encourage all those that can attend, mark your calendars for January 28-30. For more information on this Yeshiva/Retreat, please contact Dr. John Looper at:
Restoration Fellowship International
P.O. Box 5822
Cleveland, TN 37323-5833
E-Mail: Jlo2357327@aol.com
=====================================================
The Biblical Life eJournals include news, special offers, teaching articles, access to free books in PDF format and free teachings in MP3 format. It is provided free to our students, graduates and friends. If you know someone that would like to receive our eJournal, have them e-mail us at blnews@fidmail.com and type “subscribe” in the subject line. We would be more than happy to include them in our mailings.
If for some reason you will like to be dropped from the list, simply e-mail us at blnews@fidmail.com and type “unsubscribe” in the subject line.
Remember, to successfully subscribe or unsubscribe, you need to send it directly for the e-mail address you want to use.
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Biblical Life College & Seminary (www.biblical-life.com)
Biblical Life Assembly (www.biblicallifeassembly.org)
P.O. Box 588, Marshfield, MO 65706
Dr. Michael K. Lake, Chancellor – drlake@centurytel.net
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Tuesday, December 04, 2007
Lessons from the Feast of Dedication
Biblical Life eJournal – News You Can Use
12/03/2007
1. Lessons from the Feast of Dedication (Hanukkah)
The average Christian will look at the Feast of Dedication and wonder if there is any spiritual significance to it and whether it applies to them. I would like to try to answer those questions in this short article by examining this overlooked Feast.
Antiochus IV Epiphanes was one of the four generals under Alexander the Great. When Alexander died in Babylon from being poisoned, the four generals divided up his kingdom. As Antiochus moved toward Egypt, he conquered the small Southern Kingdom of Israel known as Judah. All of this happened between the Book of Malachi and the Book of Matthew (i.e. the the Intertestamental Period.)
On December 25, 168 B.C., Antiochus entered the Temple in Jerusalem, sacrificed a pig on the altar and erected a statue of Zeus on the high altar, which had his own face engraved upon it. (Poor self-image was not a problem that Antiochus suffered from!). This act stopped all service to God in the Temple. [It should also be noted that the birthday of Zeus was the Winter Solstice – December 25, as is the birthday of all sun gods within paganism. The Winter Solstice always fell on December 25 under the old Julian calendar. It was not until 1582, when the Catholic Church established the Gregorian calendar, that it began falling around the 21st.]
During his reign, Antiochus was known for killing children that had been circumcised and executing families that did not eat swine’s flesh. This reign of terror continued for three years. [With the atrocities that happened during this reign of terror, one can understand the great debate among Jewish believers in accepting Gentiles into the Church without being circumcised. ]
I believe that God anointed and rose up Judah Maccabee and his family as a literal hammer in the hand of God (Maccabee means hammer) to drive Antiochus and his army from Judah. The victory was complete and the cleansing of the Temple began December 25, 165 B.C. – exactly three years later. (I believe there is even spiritual significance in the time period of “three” years – Jesus was in the grave three days!)
The miracle of the Feast of Dedication was that when they started to dedicate the Temple and began service unto the Almighty, the Menorah was once again lit. There was only enough oil for one day, and it took about eight days to properly manufacture the oil. God supernaturally sustained the oil in the Menorah for eight days. This again has great spiritual and biblical significance since eight is the number for new beginnings and the new birth.
Here are some things about the Feast of Dedication that relate to Jesus:
1. If the Maccabees had not exiled Antiochus from Judah and rededicated the Temple, Jesus would not have been able to minister in the Temple, nor would He have been able to be our Passover Lamb.
2. If you consider the following events in the Word of God, Jesus’ birth is calculated to be during the Feast of Dedication:
a. Zacharias (of the division of Aviyah) was serving in the Temple in the 4th month.
b. Gabriel appears to Zacharias and tells him that Elizabeth will bear him a son (John).
c. At the end of the 4th month, Zacharias returns home, and Elizabeth immediately conceives.
d. John is born 9 months later during the month of Nisan (March/April).
e. During the 6th month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, Mary is told she is going to bear a son and conceives Jesus by the Holy Spirit.
f. John was born 3 months later (Nisan – March/April) when Mary was in her 3d month.
g. Jesus is then born 6 months after the birth of John in September or October. This would be biblically and spiritually appropriate. Jesus was conceived during the Feast of Dedication (or Feast of Lights) – the Light of the World came into the World. Then Jesus was born during the Feast of Tabernacles – God has come to tabernacle with us.
3. Jesus celebrated the Feast of Dedication and also used the Feast to announce that He was the Light of the World.
What I feel that God is speaking during this Feast of Dedication:
Antiochus is a type and shadow of the world system. This system has defiled much within the Body of Christ and has erected things within all of our lives that are not of God and are hindering us from offering true spiritual service to Almighty God. The eight days of the Feast of Dedication need to be a time that we, like the Maccabees of old, become a hammer in the hand of a holy God to eradicate those things that do not belong in our lives and are hindering our service to Him.
In our own congregation, I have anointed and commissioned every male to rise up in the power and anointing of the Holy Spirit to pray over and dedicate his household to the service of Messiah. Yes, it is a time of celebration, but it is also a time of renewal, spiritual warfare, and bringing divine order to our homes for the year to come.
The Feast of Dedication begins at sundown on Tuesday, December 4. Invest in yourself and in your family by spending special times in prayer for yourself, your family, your ministry and your community. Anoint each member of your family; pray that divine order would be established and that their divine destinies would be released. Do this every day for eight days and let God establish a new beginning for you, your family and your ministry. Keep a journal of the things that the Holy Spirit shows you during this time and make sure that you follow up on each of them! It takes dedication and determination to come into divine order and to maintain it in your life. The world does not want you to move to this new level, and it will do all it can to stop or distract you! The blessings and victories of this new level are worth every minute of warfare required to establish them!
The staff and faculty of Biblical Life pray that you and your family will have a joyous Feast of Dedication.
2. Feast of Dedication Sermon Available for Download
You can download the message I ministered on the Feast of Dedication at our Church website in MP3 format:
http://www.biblicallifeassembly.org/library3.htm
3. The November Tuition Special Extended to December 19!
We know that as many begin to establish divine order in their lives that continuing their education with Biblical Life will be a vital part of it. We are therefore extending the matching funds offer and the discount under Plan C through December 19; so you still have time to take advantage of this great offer!
http://www.biblical-life.com/tuition_special.htm
4. Winter Break is Quickly Approaching
Our offices will be closed from December 20 through January 1. This is the time that we take to rest and seek the Lord for the upcoming year. This next year will be a year of establishing divine order, walking in the Kingdom of God at a new level and seeing a new beginning in many areas. We want to make sure you are right on target with the Lord and have taken the time to clearly hear His voice for the upcoming year!
Our offices will reopen at 9:00am on January 2, 2008.
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The Biblical Life eJournals include news, special offers, teaching articles, access to free books in PDF format and free teachings in MP3 format. It is provided free to our students, graduates and friends. If you know someone that would like to receive our eJournal, have them e-mail us at blnews@fidmail.com and type “subscribe” in the subject line. We would be more than happy to include them in our mailings.
If for some reason you will like to be dropped from the list, simply e-mail us at blnews@fidmail.com and type “unsubscribe” in the subject line.
Remember, to successfully subscribe or unsubscribe, you need to send it directly for the e-mail address you want to use.
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Biblical Life College & Seminary (www.biblical-life.com)
Biblical Life Assembly (www.biblicallifeassembly.org)
P.O. Box 588, Marshfield, MO 65706
Dr. Michael K. Lake, Chancellor – drlake@centurytel.net
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Thursday, November 15, 2007
Biblical Life eJournal 11-15-2007
Biblical Life eJournal
News You Can Use - November 15, 2007
1. Summary of Last Week’s Seminar in CT.
I want to take all of those that came to new Leadership Empowerment Seminar in the New England area. It was a time of seeing old friends and students and making new friends. We had such a powerful time. My only regret is that we did not record the sessions. We had several question and answer periods that were extremely powerful and insightful.
One of the topics covered were how to reactivate men into true biblical leadership while maintaining and enriching women in ministry. The insights given by all were invaluable! If they had been recorded, I would purchase a set just to review all the comments during those impromptu yeshivas!
I am planning on returning to Sanctuary of Faith and Glory on April 24-27 of 2008 for their annual Ministers’ Conference. Hope to see you all there!
2. Benefits of Subscribing to the eJournal
Here is a benefit of subscribing to the Biblical Life eJournal. As you know, I am teaching a new course on “Kingdom Authority and Warfare.” This powerful series will not be posted on the web and will only be available to students of BLCS.
I am providing a web link below that will allow you to download session four in MP3 format. This was a powerful session that I know will be a blessing to you.
http://www.biblical-life.com/ejournal/mp3/kaw04.mp3
Save this file to your computer. You can play it using Windows Media Player or iTunes.
3. Take Advantage of the Current Tuition Special
The matching scholarship and discount offers available to the end of November are about the best we have ever offered. If you are serious about furthering your education, now is the best time to move forward and enroll. Use the link below to review and use the current special:
http://www.biblical-life.com/tuition_special.htm
4. A Weekly Dose of Biblical Life
One of the best kept secrets of the Internet is our congregational website. Although some parts of it are still in development, it is loaded with teachings in MP3 format. In fact, every week our messages are posted in MP3 for free download. We have reduced the quality just a tad to make them more downloadable. Most of the files are between 8 and 15 megs.
Check out this site each Tuesday for the previous weekend’s message:
http://www.biblicallifeassembly.org/library3.htm
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The Biblical Life eJournals include news, special offers, teaching articles, access to free books in PDF format and free teachings in MP3 format. It is provided free to our students, graduates and friends. If you know someone that would like to receive our eJournal, have them e-mail us at blnews@fidmail.com and type “subscribe” in the subject line. We would be more than happy to include them in our mailings.
If for some reason you will like to be dropped from the list, simply e-mail us at blnews@fidmail.com and type “unsubscribe” in the subject line.
Remember, to successfully subscribe or unsubscribe, you need to send it directly for the e-mail address you want to use.
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Biblical Life College & Seminary (www.biblical-life.com)
Biblical Life Assembly (www.biblicallifeassembly.org)
P.O. Box 588, Marshfield, MO 65706
Dr. Michael K. Lake, Chancellor – drlake@centurytel.net
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News You Can Use - November 15, 2007
1. Summary of Last Week’s Seminar in CT.
I want to take all of those that came to new Leadership Empowerment Seminar in the New England area. It was a time of seeing old friends and students and making new friends. We had such a powerful time. My only regret is that we did not record the sessions. We had several question and answer periods that were extremely powerful and insightful.
One of the topics covered were how to reactivate men into true biblical leadership while maintaining and enriching women in ministry. The insights given by all were invaluable! If they had been recorded, I would purchase a set just to review all the comments during those impromptu yeshivas!
I am planning on returning to Sanctuary of Faith and Glory on April 24-27 of 2008 for their annual Ministers’ Conference. Hope to see you all there!
2. Benefits of Subscribing to the eJournal
Here is a benefit of subscribing to the Biblical Life eJournal. As you know, I am teaching a new course on “Kingdom Authority and Warfare.” This powerful series will not be posted on the web and will only be available to students of BLCS.
I am providing a web link below that will allow you to download session four in MP3 format. This was a powerful session that I know will be a blessing to you.
http://www.biblical-life.com/ejournal/mp3/kaw04.mp3
Save this file to your computer. You can play it using Windows Media Player or iTunes.
3. Take Advantage of the Current Tuition Special
The matching scholarship and discount offers available to the end of November are about the best we have ever offered. If you are serious about furthering your education, now is the best time to move forward and enroll. Use the link below to review and use the current special:
http://www.biblical-life.com/tuition_special.htm
4. A Weekly Dose of Biblical Life
One of the best kept secrets of the Internet is our congregational website. Although some parts of it are still in development, it is loaded with teachings in MP3 format. In fact, every week our messages are posted in MP3 for free download. We have reduced the quality just a tad to make them more downloadable. Most of the files are between 8 and 15 megs.
Check out this site each Tuesday for the previous weekend’s message:
http://www.biblicallifeassembly.org/library3.htm
======================================================================
The Biblical Life eJournals include news, special offers, teaching articles, access to free books in PDF format and free teachings in MP3 format. It is provided free to our students, graduates and friends. If you know someone that would like to receive our eJournal, have them e-mail us at blnews@fidmail.com and type “subscribe” in the subject line. We would be more than happy to include them in our mailings.
If for some reason you will like to be dropped from the list, simply e-mail us at blnews@fidmail.com and type “unsubscribe” in the subject line.
Remember, to successfully subscribe or unsubscribe, you need to send it directly for the e-mail address you want to use.
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Biblical Life College & Seminary (www.biblical-life.com)
Biblical Life Assembly (www.biblicallifeassembly.org)
P.O. Box 588, Marshfield, MO 65706
Dr. Michael K. Lake, Chancellor – drlake@centurytel.net
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Thursday, October 18, 2007
Special Message from Dr. Lake
A Special Message from Michael K. Lake, Th.D.
Chancellor of Biblical Life College & Seminary and the Bishop/Apostle of Biblical Life Assembly.
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Dear Students, Graduates, Ministers and Friends:
Over the past month God has been speaking some powerful messages to my heart. I have been sharing them with my local congregation and at several national conventions. Here is a list of a few:
Cultivating Your Harvest: How our attitude is just as important as the seed we plant for a spiritual harvest.
The King’s Strategies: We can no longer afford to operate on a “wing and a prayer.” The King of the Universe has Kingdom strategies for us to gain victory in our lives. As we learn to flow with His strategies, we will see a greater level of authority and victory in our lives.
Overcoming a Hindering Spirit and a Buffeting Spirit: These are two major spirits that the enemy is using to hinder and frustrate true ministers of the Gospel today. Learn how they operate and how to overcome them.
The Shift to Come: Like in the days of Eli and Samuel, we have part of the priesthood that is polluted. For God to move us into the next level, He must judge the “Sons of Eli” so that He can release the Samuel Ministries into the Body. Learn what God is getting ready to do in the Body of Christ and why.
No, this is not a sales e-mail to get you to purchase these messages. You can download them for free in MP3 format at our Church Website. (http://www.biblicallifeassembly.org/library3.htm) Take time today to visit our church website and download these important messages. Listen to them and allow God to speak to your heart.
What I am soliciting is your prayers and for you to begin fasting with me. God is getting ready to birth something into the Body. I sense in my spirit that it is something we all need badly and that it is wrapped in great victory for all who will seek His face.
I am currently working on two projects: (1) A new and powerful article for “Tactics on Overcoming a Spirit of Hindrance” that goes far beyond the message I delivered and (2) a new course on Spiritual Warfare that will equip believers with a new level of understanding of both the field of battle and the weapons given to us by God. I ask that you would continue to lift me up in prayer. I am seeking a new level of grace to write these truths instead of just preaching them from the pulpit. It is more time consuming and demanding, but I believe it is the next level for our ministry here at Biblical Life. I need the grace to move into this new medium of ministry. I sense in my spirit it is paramount, not just for Biblical Life, but for the Body of Christ.
Friends, I am asking you to do something more costly than to sending us a love gift. I am asking that you would stand with me in prayer and fasting. America and all the believers in America are at a critical point in history. I want with all my heart to see Biblical Life become a catalyst for transformation and true spiritual advancement for all of the Body. Will you stand with me? Will you pray with me? I believe as you do, God is going to bless you and open new and powerful truths into your lives!
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Dr. Michael K. Lake
Biblical Life College & Seminary
http://www.biblical-life.com
Biblical Life Assembly
http://www.biblicallifeassembly.org
Chancellor of Biblical Life College & Seminary and the Bishop/Apostle of Biblical Life Assembly.
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Dear Students, Graduates, Ministers and Friends:
Over the past month God has been speaking some powerful messages to my heart. I have been sharing them with my local congregation and at several national conventions. Here is a list of a few:
Cultivating Your Harvest: How our attitude is just as important as the seed we plant for a spiritual harvest.
The King’s Strategies: We can no longer afford to operate on a “wing and a prayer.” The King of the Universe has Kingdom strategies for us to gain victory in our lives. As we learn to flow with His strategies, we will see a greater level of authority and victory in our lives.
Overcoming a Hindering Spirit and a Buffeting Spirit: These are two major spirits that the enemy is using to hinder and frustrate true ministers of the Gospel today. Learn how they operate and how to overcome them.
The Shift to Come: Like in the days of Eli and Samuel, we have part of the priesthood that is polluted. For God to move us into the next level, He must judge the “Sons of Eli” so that He can release the Samuel Ministries into the Body. Learn what God is getting ready to do in the Body of Christ and why.
No, this is not a sales e-mail to get you to purchase these messages. You can download them for free in MP3 format at our Church Website. (http://www.biblicallifeassembly.org/library3.htm) Take time today to visit our church website and download these important messages. Listen to them and allow God to speak to your heart.
What I am soliciting is your prayers and for you to begin fasting with me. God is getting ready to birth something into the Body. I sense in my spirit that it is something we all need badly and that it is wrapped in great victory for all who will seek His face.
I am currently working on two projects: (1) A new and powerful article for “Tactics on Overcoming a Spirit of Hindrance” that goes far beyond the message I delivered and (2) a new course on Spiritual Warfare that will equip believers with a new level of understanding of both the field of battle and the weapons given to us by God. I ask that you would continue to lift me up in prayer. I am seeking a new level of grace to write these truths instead of just preaching them from the pulpit. It is more time consuming and demanding, but I believe it is the next level for our ministry here at Biblical Life. I need the grace to move into this new medium of ministry. I sense in my spirit it is paramount, not just for Biblical Life, but for the Body of Christ.
Friends, I am asking you to do something more costly than to sending us a love gift. I am asking that you would stand with me in prayer and fasting. America and all the believers in America are at a critical point in history. I want with all my heart to see Biblical Life become a catalyst for transformation and true spiritual advancement for all of the Body. Will you stand with me? Will you pray with me? I believe as you do, God is going to bless you and open new and powerful truths into your lives!
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Dr. Michael K. Lake
Biblical Life College & Seminary
http://www.biblical-life.com
Biblical Life Assembly
http://www.biblicallifeassembly.org
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