Shameless Audacity in Sons

(Intro Video) What if being God’s friend, receiving His grace, and knowing His promises still isn’t enough? Luke 11 begins with Lord Teach us to Pray. In verse 8, Jesus introduces Shameless Audacity! Sons don’t just wait for Father to do it all. They hear His Living Words, embrace His purpose as their own, and boldly contend for His Kingdom; they co-labor with Him, fearlessly. I want that!

 

When Friendship Isn’t Enough

I am the friend of God, empowered by grace, and in possession of gifts – it’s not enough!
Courageous doesn’t describe servants or friends; it’s the fire in sons who ascend and see.

Lu 11:8 – even though he will not get up and give you the bread because of friendship
yet because of your shameless audacity  (Anaideia – shamelessness)
he will surely get up and give you as much as you need.

Get it? Jesus used the same word for friend in John 15:15, I no longer call you servants… but friends. He’s willing to share everything with us, but until we start co-laboring as sons, friendship isn’t enough! Information isn’t enough!

It’s not your friendship, humility, holiness, history, spirituality, or religion that moves God’s heart. It’s something called shameless audacity that arises from Living Words not selfish ambition or soulish lethargy. It’s the different spirit that caused Caleb to confront Israel’s unbelief with great courage (Num 14:24). Sons are on the same page with Father; totally willing to contend for His cause because now it’s their cause too. They have seen what Father is doing; their hearts are on fire.

The passivity in the grace movement is centered on What God will do, when Father is really focused on What He is doing through his Sons and Daughters with a focus on Reformation of Nations, not just revival in churches. There is a seismic shift:

From – salvation by grace and waiting for Heaven (in church)

To – Sonship, Greater Works, and experiencing Reformation on Earth NOW! (in every mountain)

Grace will immediately accuse and confuse “Shameless Audacity” with presumption, pride, and arrogance. There are plenty of examples of soulish self-promotion in Business and the Church; you don’t have to look far. But sons are shamelessly audacious because they are on the same page with their Father. “And” Father is shamelessly generous in giving them everything they need.

 

The Heritage of Sons and Daughters

Sons have a different Spirit because they have cashed three checks that are part of their Heritage from Father.

#1).  Clarity on Father’s purpose. Father shows sons what He’s doing in the Council. Sons aren’t begging a distant Father for answers, it’s Council conversations that deal with mid-course corrections routinely. It’s a way of life being present in the Council and sharing our hearts.

Jn 5:20 – Father loves the son and shows him all he does

Jn 15:15 – Everything I learned from my Father I have made known to you

#2).  The Nations, the Earth, and His Kingdom on Earth are the big picture heritage of Sons.

Ps 2:8 – Ask me, and I will make the nations your inheritance,
the ends of the earth your possession.

Ps 115:16 – The heavens, even the heavens, are Jehovah’s;
but the earth He has given to the sons of men.

Lu 12:32 – your Father has been pleased to give you the kingdom.  

#3).  Authority over all the power of the enemy. Sons don’t just war against flesh and blood, they deal with the spirit behind the evil with Weapons-Not-of-This-World having authority over all the power of the enemy (Lu 10:19). It’s not a fair fight! Communion isn’t a ritual; it’s way of life.

Rom 8:28 – And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him,
who have been called according to his purpose (Showbread, communion)

Drink the cup (Freedom via Courts)  Refute accusations/Strongholds via Cross, Jesus

Eat the Bread (Purpose via Council)  Do the works that lead to Reformation

The trademark of sonship is people so in touch with what Father is doing they volunteer to co-labor with Him, even contend through the resistance in Spiritual Warfare. They are Shamelessly Audacious. Servants and Sons take a pass on the untidiness of Spiritual Warfare; Sons volunteer because they have Weapons-Not-of-This-World in the Courts of Heaven.

 

Contending has three Components

Asking, seeking, and Knocking are part of Jesus lesson on prayer in Luke 11. We’ve been using them as begging techniques for a distant God. They are really conversational topics that happen in the Council. Sons are willing and invited to ask questions and make requests, to seek alternatives and discover new realities, and knock on the doors of new possibilities; all part of conversations with Father, Jesus and the 7 Spirits. We’re also inviting Father into our hearts without boundaries or closets. Nothing is hidden; transparency is the relational norm in the Council and the Kingdom  (Heb 4:13, Lu 8:17).

Those conversations accomplish three things:

#1).  Strategic co-laboring to do what Father is doing; see it in Heaven and do it on Earth.

#2).  Overcoming in Warfare with Weapons-Not-of-This-World (Ascension to Courts and Council)

#3).  Mid-course Corrections (Spiritual agility to keep in step with the conversations)

 

Creating the Business Culture for Shameless Audacity

Somehow David took broke and broken people into the cave of Adullam and turned them into mighty men (1Sam 22:1-2). We can do the same:

#1).  The Kingdom purpose of our business is clear, prophetically compelling, and in writing. It’s a purpose with legs of its own; self-propelled by the Spirit of Truth – it’s contagious! It draws mighty men to join us.

#2).  Our business is compelling because it has created space for our staff to have a role. We’re choosing them and calling them based on what Father has prophetically written in their hearts. We’re prophetically lighting the fuse on God’s rockets that propel our business.

#3).  We’re contending for Father’s heart and business purpose. There is plenty of warfare and problems but we’re winning because we use Weapons-Not-of-This-World. We’re strategic about the spirit behind our obstacles in the Courts of Heaven and the Council. We don’t get bogged down battling flesh and blood with intellectualism and integrity – because it doesn’t work!

We can help you implement this vision and these steps in your business. It starts with a conversation.

The blog was inspired by two Council Sessions you will enjoy:

• 2026-11-11 Council – Shameless Audacity
• 2026-11-12 Council – Because of Friendship

 

Take the Next Step:

Progression to Sonship – Your Kingdom purpose and redemptive stories form the basis for your personal identity, purpose, value creation, and your business offer. Becoming your authentic self is the Father’s non-religious key to flow and fruit in business and life. We offer practical and prophetic coaching to help you get there, flowing with your Father (co-laboring) instead of fighting circumstances and resistance alone. Is this You?

Read the book and Zoom with John for an overview of our process in Kingdom Business Coaching.

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Co-Labor With Us and Father

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Ps 2:7 –  I will proclaim the LORD’s decree: He said to me,
“You are my son; today I have become your father.
8)    Ask me, and I will make the nations your inheritance,
the ends of the earth your possession.

Co-laboring – I have been to Poland ~15 times, Ukraine twice, and Russia once mostly doing business/Sonship conferences in churches. I confess a love for Polish people. I met Dima in Ukraine around 2010. He and Julia were pastoring and have since moved to Estonia. He has several thousand Slavic people on WhatsApp in Russian. He translated some of our material for his Slavic audience:

• • Dima Gladkov – https://sogministry.com
  • Translated Website – https://consultingjohngarfield.eu/
  • Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/ReleasingKingsRu
  • Blog Articles – https://consultingjohngarfield.eu/stati/

Although all this work is all from Dima, we both see what God is doing His work in Russia and in Slavic people everywhere. We are just doing it with him, free from any cultural strongholds. It’s fun!

All this to say that Sons and Daughters can do what Father is doing in the Nations, Co-labor with Him. So can you!

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