by John Garfield | February 21, 2021 | Greatest Hits, Kingly Mindset
These are the top two reasons for saying no to finding out what God wrote in your heart. I’m too busy, my business is going great. I already know my purpose, nothing needed here. And the unstated one, “Talking about the desires of my heart feels too intrusive.”...
by John Garfield | June 9, 2019 | Blog, Courts & Council, Kingly Mindset
Knowing your identity has been all the rage for the last few years because “who we are” is the foundation for what we believe and do. Although it is true, it’s not the whole story. Who you are (identity) is partly shaped by what you actually do. The theological and...
by John Garfield | March 23, 2019 | Blog, Politics
In my travels to, and prayer for, Europe over the last several years I’ve seen the spiritual influence of serfdom and wrote about it, From Serfs to Surplus. That generational pull is also present in America and causes us to surrender our freedom for ideologies like...
by John Garfield | December 31, 2018 | Courts & Council
Yesterday, in the course of a conversation with a friend about business and life and reformation, I mentioned courts and council as great kingdom tools. This morning the Lord tweaked me and said, “The council is not just a tool, it’s your home.” The highlight of 2018...
by John Garfield | July 22, 2018 | Blog, Courts & Council, Greatest Hits
The video is here and Part 2. I attended Harold Eberle’s Worldcast conference that included a round-table discussion which was interactive, respectful and healthy. We touched on some fair questions that deserve answers. I asked most of them myself in the past and now...
by John Garfield | April 7, 2018 | Blog, Creativity, Greatest Hits, Kingdom Corporations
The video is here. The age of Kingdom includes some exciting developments in the way God speaks to us. Historically our evangelical heritage was very cerebral, and truth centered. Sound doctrine is important, not just for doctrine’s sake but because it influences our...
by John Garfield | March 4, 2018 | Courts & Council, Greatest Hits, Kingdom Corporations
The video is here. Most of us were raised with a concept that God is High, Holy and He resides in heaven to sovereignly reign over ant-like people who continually struggle with problems. Since I viewed God as distant, I never fully grasped the impact of these concepts...
by John Garfield | January 3, 2018 | Blog, Greatest Hits, Kingdom Corporations
The video is here. Here’s the 2018 drill… Be an early adopter of those who are both priest and king; Operate in wisdom and revelation; Be part of both a praying ecclesia and a vocational mountain; Set things in order in both heaven and earth (Prophetic...
by John Garfield | April 29, 2012 | Blog, Dreams, Initiative
Kings share one common phenomenon, particularly in this present hour: we are all contending for our inheritance and pursuing a dream. Servants content themselves with the blessed hope of heaven. Kings are focused on building the Kingdom here and now. That Kingdom...