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New Hallmarks of Christianity in the Kingdom Age

21 May

For many reasons we believe that we’re currently crossing an epic historical threshold into a new Biblical age.  From both secular and Biblical history, we can clearly see that each age has its uniquely God-ordained emphasis and graces.  So, what does this newly emerging age hold for us?

In a pointed prophetic word, God said, “I will change the understanding and expression of Christianity on earth in one generation” (Mike Bickle – 1982).  Everyone will have to evaluate the veracity and the possible outworking of this statement.  But if you believe it to be true, what could possibly be substantial enough to make people have a different ‘understanding and expression’ of Christianity?  It has to be more than polished preachers, glitzier media, shorter meetings… OR even more prayer, healings, miracles and a few more resurrections from the dead.  Here are just a few inspiring possibilities which would definitely change everyone’s perceptions!

  1. Victory over death the final enemy… immortality of the saints (I Cor 15:26)
    1. “And now He has revealed this grace through the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, who has abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel… “ – II Tim 1:10
    2. “For the perishable must clothe itself with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality.  When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: “Death has been swallowed up in victory.” “Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?” – 1 Cor 15:53-55
    3. “To those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor and immortality, He will give eternal life.” – Rms 2:7
  1. Our corporate gatherings meet in Heavenly places – Heaven is manifested in open-eyed awareness of Heavenly surroundings
    1. The first corporate ascension: “Then Moses went up with Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel, and they saw the God of Israel. And there was under His feet as it were a paved work of sapphire stone, and it was like the very heavens in its clarity…  they saw Him, and they ate and drank.” – Ex 24:9-11
    2. Other passages: Isa 2:2-3, Mic 4:1-2, Lk 9:28-35, Heb 12:23-23
  1. Our corporate gatherings physically travel across the earth
    1. “Then they willingly received Him into the boat, and immediately the boat was at the land where they were going.” – Jn 6:21
    2. Ladies of the Golden Candlestick – whole intercessory group ‘left’ for days and came back with artifacts
  1. Participation of the saints in manifested form in our gatherings – guest speaking, encouraging, exhorting
    1. Jesus the Pattern Son, modeled how this works on the Mt of Transfiguration – Lk 9:28-31-35
    2. Sadhu Sundar Singh reports in ‘The Mystery of the Maharishi of Mt Kalish‘ that a 300-year-old Christian saint visits and intercedes for people around the world
    3. Chris Reed prophesied in 11/21 – John the Revelator is alive in Turkey and will help people understand his book – Revelations (see video)
    4. Possible church announcement: “Next week Abraham will be speaking to our gathering.” (or Elijah, David, John the Baptist, etc)
  1. Participation of angels manifested among us – with open-eyed awareness
    1. Large army of angels appear to the Shepherds heralding that “a Savior is born in Bethlehem” – Lk 2:8-15
    2. “For He shall give His angels charge over you…“ – Ps 91:11
    3. “There were many lamps (possibly angels) in the upper room where they were gathered together.” – Acts 20:8
    4.  Consider various angelic options: Heb 1:7, Acts 2:2-3, II Kng 2:11, II Kng 6:17
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Ready for a mind bender?

4 May

Many POWERFUL revelations have been restored to the body of Christ in just the last century or so.  Here are some highlights.

Rediscovery of ‘the just shall live by faith’ – 1517
Baptism of the Holy Spirit – 1905 approx
Assurance of salvation by faith – 19xxs
Healing by ‘faith healers’ — 1940-50s
Prophets/Evangelists give words of knowledge – 1950-60s
Shepherds/Pastors find their voice again – 1960s

Teachers made the Word come alive – 1970s
Everyone can heal – 1970-80s
Everyone can prophesy – 1980-90s
Apostles reemerge in the earth – 1990s
Supernatural provision available – 2000s
The revelation of the Kingdom of God – 20xxs

Church begins functioning outside of the building – 2000s
God’s good identity is better than we thought – 2010s
Our new Kainos identity is better than we thought – 2010s
Learning to enter rest and have the faith OF God – 2010s
Access to the Heavenly realm – including angels and many other Heavenly realities!! – 20xxs

Can you believe this?  These are powerful!!!!  Jesus secured ALL of these at the Cross… and they were believed and practiced in the Early Church.  Sadly, we ‘lost’ them over the last 2000 years.  BUT they are being restored – IN OUR DAY!! Thank You, Lord!!

So what makes us think that this amazing restoration process would stop now?  Have we exhausted the full scope of Biblical realities that there are to rediscover?  Now that we’ve come this far, is this where God stops opening up the things we lost?  Hmm.

So, what’s left to be restored?  Well, there are still many realities, but here’s one to bend your mind.

Let’s go way back to the Cross where Jesus secured the possibility and right for us to rediscover and experience all of the previous points.  Well, another biggie is that He also conquered death at the Cross!  So, is it possible that just like the saints contended for each of the items in the list above, God is now waiting for believers to contend for victory over death and the full manifestation of everlasting life IN THE BODY!?

For the perishable must clothe itself with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality. When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: “Death has been swallowed up in victory.” “Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?” – 1 Cor 15:53-55

O boy!  Now that seed has been sown, we’ll have w ait for Holy Spirit to do His work!  This is SO much fun.

Think about it, we’re living in a day where ‘Life and Life more abundantly’ is more real than at any other time in ALL of history!!  And it’s only going to get better and better!  Wow, Wow, Wow!!  What a God!!!

For more on this topic.

–MLH

What if: Our words short-circuit our faith?

25 Apr

So many questions…

If we “ARE seated with Christ IN Heavenly places”… if we already “WERE raised”… if we “ARE hidden with Christ IN God”… if we “ARE blessed with all spiritual blessings IN the Heavenly places”… if we “ARE IN Christ”, etc… then, how relevant are words like: PORTAL, VEIL and THIN PLACE?

And let’s include a couple of common prayers, such as: “O Lord, that You’d come down” and “Let’s invite the Lord to come to our service today.”

But wait!  Didn’t Jesus already come down… 2000 years ago!!  And didn’t He obliterate the veil 2000 years ago?  And don’t we already have Christ the hope of Glory living IN us NOW?

Then, do these words and phrases create faith for now… or do they promote a mentality of distance and delay… distance from God… and delay before we can experience union with Him?

The truth is, those words and phrases were power packed for us, back in the day.  They’ve inspired us and put wind in our sails for many years.  But we’ve grown in our understanding, and now it seems that there may be some incongruency between our  vocabulary and Scripture.

Is it possible that the best narrative and revelation that we had yesterday, isn’t appropriate for today?  Is it possible that holding onto yesterday’s vocabulary could be creating an unbiblical reality in our minds and thereby preventing our faith from having experiential union and oneness with Him today?  And if our outdated vocabulary prevents us from experiencing union and oneness with Him, could we also be short circuiting our faith for walking in our inheritances?

What if we updated our vocabulary to reflect the union that Scripture says we have with God NOW?  What if we simply agreed with God’s word regarding our positioning with Him now, despite what we’ve been taught… or what we feel like?  Would that create a difference in our faith… would it mandate a change in the vocabulary of our prayers… and would it manifest in better experiential realities?

As good as they were in their day, PORTAL, VEIL and THIN PLACE (and related concepts) might have to be filed in the archives. 

Just musing….

Video – ‘No more willy-nilly auto-pilot mode!’ – 10mins

-MLH

Got Oil?

20 Apr

So how do we get oil?  Simple and sweet.  To get oil we need two things:

1. Surrender – to Him
2. Face-time – with Him

And why is oil important?  Because it’s the mysterious and powerful ingredient in anyone’s life that makes them otherworldly… Heavenly.  Without oil we lack empowerment… we’re only perfunctory or ‘mechanical’ and sound ‘hollow’.

Jesus thought that having oil was important enough that He often declared ‘time-out’ from the ministry mode in order to get oil by spending alone time with His Father.

“But Jesus Himself would often slip away to the wilderness and pray.” – Lk 5:16

Matt 15:29, Mk 1:35, 3:13, 6:46, 14:13, Lk 4:42, Lk 6:12, 22:39

Oil is obtained by intimate engaging with God.  The depth and length of time, determine how much oil is accrued.  No one can give away oil… because it’s impossible to give your history in God to someone else.  But a wonderful thing about oil is that it is attractive and effective.  Dry hearts know they need it… and desire is awakened when they are around someone with oil.  Our oil can ‘awaken’ the oil in others.  So, although you can’t give it away, it is wonderfully contagious!

Two evidences that one has oil 

Spiritual: A ‘stirring’ occurs when our soul and spirit touches His Spirit (Isa 66:2)

  1. The brain and intellect are superseded by a deeply spiritual knowing or encounter
  2. The brain observes, but the experience is not primarily brain-based
  3. The exchange is not of knowledge, data or facts… it is a spiritual experience
  4. Note: Brain-based processing alone, will rob the heart of full engagement

Natural: Tears (common but not mandatory) and/or contagious joy

  1. The intersecting of our soul and spirit with His Spirit creates an overflow of our soul
  2. Tears and joy can ‘guide us’ into what we should more frequently give ourselves to
  3. These encounter times are where Life from Heaven infuses our being
  4. We’re empowered with His pleasure and affirmation to ‘do exploits’ (Dan 11:32)

Example: The disciples had spent enough time with Jesus that they carried this mysterious substance which shifted the people’s thinking.

“… and they recognized that they had been with Jesus” – Acts 4:13

Among many distinctives that God may adorn us with, maybe the most attractive and effective one is the possession of oil.

Video available – 4mins

Unfiltered Love

16 Apr

Mary Magdalene’s extravagant anointing of Jesus

When Jesus spoke those kind words to her, a soft winsome light had filled her darkness.  For the first time in her life, she felt loved – no strings attached!  From His kind love-filled eyes, healing flowed into her bruised soul.  The tyranny of her dark past gave way to the irresistible transforming power of His tender love.  Like a fragile fragrant flower blossoming in Springtime, real love awakened in her.

Now, with only one man on her mind… and only one thing in mind… she pressed into this man-filled room to waste her love on just one Man.  Bleary eyed and delirious in love, not another soul in the world mattered… not even the nay-sayers could dissuade her.  Even their embarrassment over her unfiltered love, was of no concern.  With total abandonment she emptied her costly oil over Him.  The mixing of her unique fragrance and His fragrance… her unceasing tears and the costly perfume… created a highly intoxicating aroma which had never existed on earth or in Heaven… before or since.  The flood gates had burst open and waves of affection flowed unstoppable, resulting in a most wonderful messiness.  All she needed now was an occasional look into His eyes to enjoy His loving approval and affirmation.  There were no fears, no insecurities now.  Perfect love had driven all fears far away.  This ecstatic exchange was love on display in its purist form!

And only when love had had its fill, did she haltingly slip from the room to drunkenly find her way back home – healed, happy and whole – having loved well and having been loved by Love Himself.

So what was Jesus’ response?  He boldly declared, “This love… her love… will be written about as the epitome of love, for the rest of time!” 

Their love exchange was now indelibly inscribed upon both of their hearts… and upon the hearts of all those who pursue the same. – Luke 7:36-50

Angel of Courage

12 Jan

Stories to Inspire
Angel sightings and angel engagements are on the rise.  Heaven is releasing a greater grace for us saints to engage with our angelic partners.  Approximately 300 mentions of angels in Scripture give many examples of the partnership of angels and saints.  So, should the ‘former house’ have a greater experience than the ‘latter house’?  Of course not!

Jesus said, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.”  Which means that if we are born again, WE CAN SEE!  As someone models this for us and as we are trained, our faith begins to rise to walk in our God-given inheritance.  Sometimes, all we need is for someone to tell us that we can!!!

You can see! We all can see! It’s our inheritance.
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Angel of Courage!

Recently, I was at a celebration-of-life service for a long-time friend Dennis.  His son Pat, had promised his dad that he would sing and play a certain song at the funeral.  But Pat was so flustered that he messed up royally on the guitar.  Frustrated he stopped, turned aside and was about to give up completely.  Everything was awkwardly silent for a few moments.

As a father, I felt compassion and was compelled to ‘come alongside’ him so that he didn’t walk away defeated.  I instantly engaged an angel to impart courage and strength for him to press on.  In just a few moments, Pat regained his resolve and sang the rest of the song a cappella.

As I stayed engaged in the Spirit with Pat, I wondered if I could see the angel with my eyes open.  So, I focused my attention on that part of the stage and sure enough there was an angel who wrapped his arms/robes around him and held him.   It was a glowing soft apparition about 5-7’ wide and about 7-8’ tall.  The angel stayed with him the whole time.

Several times, I checked to make sure I was really seeing this angel and even though the outline wasn’t crisp and clearly defined, it was unmistakably an angel.  I’ve ‘seen’ many angels with my eyes closed, but I’ve only seen them a few times with my eyes open.

This graphic is constructed of an actual but trimmed picture of Pat singing during the funeral.  The angel wings around him are photo-shopped in a way that portrays something very close to what I saw. 

Later that evening, I messaged Pat the above account.  He was grateful… and replied with the following…

FB Message from Pat
“I just want you to know that I could feel it.  I had a friend with me that came to honor my dad.  Last night after I walked off stage, he told me with the biggest smile I’ve ever seen on his face…  “Dude… when you put your head down weeping, I thought you were going to quit for sure.  Then, when you looked up and started singing a cappella, it sounded like the voice of an angel.  It was the most powerful experience I’ve ever seen and the hairs stood up on my arms.  God was with you and I think He touched me too.”

“I’ve never heard my friend talk like that.  Thank you for sharing this Mark, thank you for serving with and loving my dad.  Thank you and Debbie for being there and for your prayer.” – PD

Interesting note
My friend who passed away, was the principal of Dominion Christian School where in 1989, the school was visited with a very unusual and powerful move of God.  Many of the children saw and engaged with angels and were escorted to and through Heaven… some great stories!  How appropriate to have angels in attendance at the celebration of his life! – MLH

For more stories like this, click here: Stories to Inspire

DPM Update – 2023 Jan – Happy New Year

5 Jan

Happy New Year 2023!

Dear Friends,

A brand new year has dawned upon us!
With that in mind, try this verse: “The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.” – Ps 4:18 Now, that sounds like a good place for a “Hallelujah”, right there! 🙂

Debbie and I are still very much engaged with the ministry of touching people with our Father’s love.  

This year we’ve ministered four times in CA… MN, WI and Nashville a couple of times,  and TX and Chicago.  We hosted four 3-day Gatherings; in CA, TN and MO… along with many day-trips around MO & KS.

Our hearts are happy, inspired and more intimate with our Father’s Presence than ever before.  Truly!

The newest member to our tribe
Last month, our daughter Lydia and her husband Chris had their fourth child – Isabella Marie.  Our 10th Grand was born in the car traveling over 100 mph on the way to the hospital.  Whew!!  She was not going to wait another minute! Mommy and baby are doing quite well.  Here are a couple pictures



















Widows and orphans
Along with all the ‘normal’ ministry, we haven’t forgotten to help the poor, the widows and orphans – in keeping with James 1:27. (“Pure religion… is to look after orphans and widows in their distress”)  Over the years, DPM has contributed to the poor in multiple countries, including: Kenya, Philippines, Honduras, Guatemala, Cuba, Israel, Mozambique, Myanmar (Burma) and the USA.  In an ongoing venture DPM has built eight widows’ homes in Kenya through Love Mercy, a ministry of long-time trusted friends, Noel & Mieke Alexander.  More homes are presently being built.  Click here for more details

Some of our benevolence focus’

  1. Kenya – building homes for widows and their children in Kiungani, Kipsaina and Endebess  
  2. Myanmar(Burma) – helping children’s homes who are encountering very real persecution and even martyrdom
  3. Honduras – partnering with Impact Min Intl (IMI) building the City of Refuge in El Motalal Comayagua

Widows’ homes – before and after pics

A new song
Here’s a late Christmas gift for you… a song I wrote which rallies around our greater inheritance and emerging Heavenly realities.   Click here to listen: Heaven Is Here

Influencers/leaders

Over the years I’ve heard several leaders express the following sentiment, so I’m not sure who to attribute it to.  But here is my version of this powerful truth!

       “If you want the body of Christ to be somewhere in five years, write songs about it now.” – MLH

So, this song heralds an abbreviated essence of what has gripped our hearts in recent years and where we believe many of Jesus’ people will be walking in the near future.  It’s been our great pleasure to find many others on a similar journey… and together, we’re experiencing some amazing discoveries.  This reality is Biblical.  It’s inspiring.  It’s for real!  And it’s for us… NOW!

My ‘dream’
Heaven Is Here is produced to sound like a stadium full of people singing with abandon… like a ‘dream’ of mine:  Imagine that the mindset of a whole society of believers is gripped with the revolutionary awareness of our residency in Heaven – NOW!  No distance, no delay… exactly what Jesus said of Himself (“the Son of Man who IS in Heaven” – Jn 3:13 NJKV).   Heaven is here, Heaven is now!

This powerful revelation is so pervasive, gripping and effectual that stadiums are filled with men and women caught up in ecstatic joy and wonderment.  Football stadiums have never seen such a fever as the overflowing jubilation of saints experiencing this greater reality of our salvation.  Our bodies and souls are discovering oneness with our spirit man – which is in the Heavenlies (Eph 2:6, Col 3:1-3).  Now, our spirit, soul and body are integrated and in sync with one another… and together, they are brought into Heavenly oneness with our Father, Jesus and Holy Spirit. 

In this vibrant reality (which is an integral part of our inheritance) there are limitless Heavenly frontiers on all sides, waiting to be possessed.  This is life and life more abundantly!

For reference
Lk 17:24, Jn 3:13, Jn 10:9, I Cor 6:17, II Cor 5:17, Eph 2:6, Col 3:1-4, Heb 12:22-23, I John 4:17, Rev 4:1 and more…


Strategic God
Don’t you just love how God establishes our paths and brings us together in the just the right place and time?!  He’s the best!  You watch, we’ll hang out with each other again this year and tell more stories of the goodness of God in each of our lives.  And that’s a good thought right there!

Love and blessings
May your heart be happy and full, your vision clear, your words be anointed, your hands empowered, your efforts fruitful and your eternal rewards great!!

Our love and blessings to you and yours!  ❤❤
Mark & Debbie

Stay in touch!
Please feel free to contact us for friendship or ministry.   Here are a few ways to connect

DPM web: www.DPMkc.org
ALC web: www.ALC.one
Email: hendrickson@dpmkc.org
Itinerary: www.alc.one/calendar
Facebook: www.facebook.com/marklhen
Beyond the Map blog: www.marklhen.wordpress.com
Video channel: www.youtube.com/c/MarkHendrickson-DPM-ALC

Heaven Is Here, Heaven is Now

28 Dec

A brand new song
This song expresses, in thumbnail fashion, the essence of what has gripped our hearts in recent years.  And to our great pleasure, we’ve found many others on a similar journey… and together, we’ve experienced some amazing discoveries.  This reality is Biblical.  It’s inspiring.  It’s for real!  And it’s for us… NOW! 

Influencers/leaders
Over the years I’ve heard several leaders express the following sentiment, so I’m not sure who to attribute it to.  But here is my version of this powerful truth!

“If you want the body of Christ to be somewhere in 5 years, write songs about it now.” – MLH

My ‘dream’
Imagine that the mindset of a whole society of believers is gripped with the revolutionary awareness of our residency in Heaven – NOW!  No distance, no delay.  Heaven is here… Heaven is now!

This powerful revelation is so pervasive and so gripping, that stadiums are filled with men and women caught up in ecstatic joy and wonderment.  Football stadiums have never had such a fever as the overflowing jubilation of saints experiencing this greater reality of their salvation.  Their bodies and souls are being brought into oneness with their spirit man – which is in the Heavenlies.  Our spirit, soul and body are now integrated… in sync with one another… and together, they are brought into oneness with our Father, Jesus and Holy Spirit.  And in this limitless vibrant reality (which is an integral part of our inheritance) there are Heavenly frontiers on all sides waiting to be possessed.  This is life and life more abundantly!

Click here: Heaven Is Here

For reference: John 3:13, John 10:9, I Cor 6:17, II Cor 5:17, Eph 2:6, Col 3:1-4, Heb 12:22-23, I John 4:17, Rev 4:1 and more…

As Mario Bros says: “Here we goooooo!”   Enjoy!

Takin’ it to the streets – 54th St Grill

18 Nov

Stories to Inspireangel

Heaven is waiting to be invited, engaged, activated.  Really!  Jesus said He could have called for thousands of angels (Matt 26:53).  (He didn’t because that would have foiled His ultimate mission at the Cross.)  Abraham bargained with angels, Manoah inquired of an angel, Jacob wrestled an angel for a blessing, Zechariah told an angel what to do, Mary questioned an angel, etc. 

Wouldn’t it be disappointing if we tried to tough it out alone, only to find out that we had the hosts of Heaven waiting for our signal to bring us into triumph? 

In this next story, angels were solicited and engaged over this business, which yielded a rather dramatic outcome.  What a blessing to discover all the Biblical possibilities we have with all of the Heavenly hosts… and learn the Heavenly protocols to engage them!  We’re going to get good at partnering with Heaven!
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Takin’ it to the streets – 54th St Grill

A few years ago, my friend Walt and I were looking for ways to invade and impact the business world with Kingdom realities.  We knew an assistant manager of the local 54th St Grill and asked him for permission to come in every Tues morning before they opened so that we could pray over the building and for the business and staff, etc.  He agreed and we prayed for about an hour each Tuesday morn.  We aggressively engaged angelic ministry and assistance over the whole operation.  The assistant manager and manager listened in from time to time.  After about 6 weeks, it sort of felt like our assignment was over so we notified the manager that we were finished. 

A few days after that, there was a bank robbery in downtown Kansas City.  The thieves drove their get-away car south through Grandview, MO and past 54th St Grill.  For some ‘strange’ reason they decided to stop and rob the restaurant on their way by.  They entered the store with guns drawn and were in the process of robbing the store.  But just at that time, as the Lord would have it, a police officer spotted the get-away car, entered the store and quickly, without incident, stopped the robbery, apprehended the criminals… and recouped the stolen bank money, too.

Afterwards the manager excitedly exclaimed, “The reason that robbery got foiled is because Mark & Walt have been releasing angels over this restaurant for the last 6 weeks!  It was because of those angels!” 

Angels are waiting to be invited into our lives and into Kingdom activity and to minister to all that pertains to us.  Don’t let them get bored! – MLH

“Are they not all ministering spirits sent forth to minister for those who will inherit salvation?” – Heb 1:14

Holy Spirit surprise – travel in the Spirit

15 Nov

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Holy Spirit prays powerful prayers through us (Rms 8:26). And His prayers are always:
             
              Perfect prayers
              Powerful prayers
              Timely prayers
              In alignment with Father’s will
              Always gets answers to all of His prayers

And Paul says, “I will pray with the spirit, and I will also pray with the understanding. I will sing with the spirit, and I will also sing with the understanding.” – I Cor 14:15

Have you ever asked Holy Spirit what He’s praying through you when you’re praying in tongues?  Try it next time.  You might get a most wonderful surprise like we did.  
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Holy Spirit surprise – travel in the Spirit

I was in a prayer meeting.  We were all praying in tongues.  I suggested that we ask Holy Spirit what He was praying through us and then ask if we could participate with Him.  Within a minute or so, and without warning or any lead-up ‘thought trail’, I found myself ‘flying’ over Northern San Diego County – Vista and then Carlsbad, CA.  I ended up about 150 feet above RC’s house.  I could see the ocean in the distance and I could see down inside his house… but I didn’t ‘go in’.  I was aware of the essence of the ‘burden’ that I was praying in tongues, but didn’t say anything in English.  That lasted a few minutes and then the encounter ended. 

At the end of the prayer meeting I told the group about my very vivid experience and informed them that the tickets were already purchased tickets for my wife and I to travel to SD County in two weeks.  After that point my ‘flying’ encounter got completely ‘sealed off’ to me.  I didn’t even think about it once, until near the end of this story.

My wife and I traveled to SD.  Without any thought of my spiritual ‘flying’ encounter, I called up my friend RC, and invited him and his wife out to dinner.  RC said, “Come over to the house, we’ll talk and then go to dinner afterwards.”  We did… and we had an amazing time.  (In retrospect I realize that our conversation touched the essence of what I prayed about in the encounter.)  We went out to dinner and had two hours of a super good time.  Debbie and I remarked when we drove away, that was probably the most meaningful time we’ve ever had with them. 

Two days later, I was riding in a car with another friend MH, who said, “Isn’t that where RC lives?”  At that moment, the ‘flying’ encounter that I had with Holy Spirit in the prayer meeting two weeks before, suddenly reappeared from my memory.  I quickly exclaimed, “MH, I came here in the Spirit two weeks ago and in our recent time with RC and his wife, we ‘lived out’ essentially everything that I encountered two weeks ago.  Wow!  It all unfolded like the encounter.”

We were both amazed!  Two weeks ahead of time, Holy Spirit had taken me to set some things in place and in motion.  Then He sealed it up, so that memory wouldn’t guide me.  Then two weeks later, after the great time of fellowship was over, God unlocked my memory so that I recalled the encounter and could see the power of traveling in the Spirit and traveling in time. 

Wow! Wow! Wow!  This ‘above the line’ world is so fascinating and captivating.  More Lord! – MLH