God is Not a Theory (S5)
S5E17 Paradigm Breaking from a Man Raised from the Dead, Part 2
April 25, 2024
This week, Ken and Grant picked up their conversation with Ed Loughran from "S5E10 - Paradigm-Breaking from a Man Raised from the Dead." Ed pastors a church in the Chicago area. He is a Christian Lawyer who practiced law for several years before answering the call into pastoral ministry. Ed is functional globally in the gifts of prophecy and has been raised from the dead three times. He is truly a paradigm-breaking individual, so get ready for change. Our upcoming IGNITION conference follows from last year’s FUSION conference to explore how we become God's partners in building a SUSTAINABLE MOVE of God in our generation. Join us in Nashville for Kingdom IGNITION! Registration is open. Click here for more information! https://kingdomignition.org We long for your Faith to be encouraged and the fire of the Holy Spirit to ignite in your life by hearing these testimonies. We look forward to what God has in store for all of us living and working in His Kingdom as we prove to our world that "God is not a Theory." Thanks for watching God is Not a Theory, a podcast of Orbis Ministries. For more information, visit http://orbisministries.org If you'd like to hear more from Ken or join the Orbis Ministries community, you can download the free Orbis Ministries mobile app here: https://get.theapp.co/kjwz. Check out Ken's book, On the Road with the Holy Spirit here: https://orbisministries.org/product/on-the-road-with-the-holy-spirit Partner with Orbis Financially: http://tinyurl.com/yfe3974h Check out the Orbis School of Ministry at https://orbissm.com, or email our Registrar, Jo McKay, at mailto:jo@orbisminstries.org Upcoming Orbis Ministries overseas ministry trips are posted behind the registration/login portal under the “Train” - “Join an International Ministry Trip” link on http://orbisministries.org Do you want to join Ken's private God is not a Theory discussion group on Facebook? Please send a Facebook Direct Message to Bryan Orbis ALONG WITH a Friend Request asking to be added. If you'd like to receive Ken's monthly prayer letter, please go to http://orbisministries.org and scroll down to the bottom right for "Prayer Letter Signup." “When I died, there was nothing painful. I was immediately standing next to Jesus and in His presence.” - Ed Loughran “When I died, I only remember my encounter in heaven, but the testimony from my kids about my wife that she was going after it in prayer. She was taking on the enemy and the spirit of death. She was ferocious.” - Ed Loughran “A type of confidence and boldness comes with the gift of Faith.” - Ken Fish. “I would instead be embarrassed for a little while, and God release the gift session.” - Ed Loughran “If you go after the kingdom of God, there are ways in which God brings humility.” - Ed Loughran “I don't want the church domesticated.” - Ed Loughran “What would happen if the church didn't want to live for the esteem and approval of men?” - Ed Loughran “Sometimes, faith is a little bit brash, a bit gutsy, and bold. We're talking about a level of assertive faith.” - Ken Fish “We often settle for lesser things because we are unwilling to take significant risks.” - Ed Loughran “I would instead look foolish and see the power of God come.” - Ed Loughran “It was just me and Jesus. The colors were almost alive. The colors had flavor and feel.” - Ed Loughran “Language is symbolic logic.” - Ken Fish “We need to be less impressed with how wide the church can go and more focused on how many generations we can impact.” - Ed Loughran “I want to do those things that would make the world poorer if I didn't do them.” - Ed Loughran “Jesus is worth dying for.” - Ed Loughran “Courage is costly.” - Ed Loughran
S5E16 Intimacy with and Hearing from God
April 18, 2024 • Madeline C Henners, Ken Fish
This week, Ken and Grant sat down with Dr. Madeline C. Henners. Dr. Henners directs the Contextual Ministries program at United Theological Ministries, emphasizing spiritual disciplines, discipleship, accountability, ministerial theology, and the doctrine of God. Madeline also serves as the Director of the Internal Review Board of Human Subject Research for the DMin program. Areas of interest for Madeline include spiritual formation, supernatural ministry, charismatic awakening, and church renewal. https://united.edu/faculty-directory/madeline-carrasco-henners We long for your faith to be encouraged and the fire of the Holy Spirit to ignite in your life by hearing these discussions. We look forward to what God has in store for all of us living and working in His Kingdom as we prove to our world that "God is not a Theory." Check out Ken's book, On the Road with the Holy Spirit here: https://orbisministries.org/product/on-the-road-with-the-holy-spirit Partner with Orbis Financially: http://tinyurl.com/yfe3974h Check out the Orbis School of Ministry at https://orbissm.com, or email our Registrar, Jo McKay, at mailto:jo@orbisminstries.org Upcoming Orbis Ministries overseas ministry trips are posted behind the registration/login portal under the Events tab-Ministry Trips link on http://orbisministries.org Do you want to join Ken's private God is not a Theory discussion group on Facebook? Please send a Facebook Direct Message to Bryan Orbis ALONG WITH a Friend Request asking to be added. If you'd like to receive Ken's monthly prayer letter, please go to http://orbisministries.org and scroll down to the bottom right for "Prayer Letter Signup". "I love it when we negotiate with God. We always lose, but you know."- Ken Fish "If you and God have different points of view, you are wrong and need to surrender quickly." - Ken Fish "Things like personality traits or cultural traits that are not surrender can become stumbling blocks for us." - Dr. Madeline C. Henners "The truth is Jesus and He existed before anything was created." - Dr. Madeline C. Henners "Once you trust the scriptures, then you want to see it happen." - Dr. Madeline C. Henners "Many ways we read scripture are practically cessationist or deism. We believe that God started it, but we don't see God moving because we are not asking Him to move." - Dr. Madeline C. Henners "Many people know how to pray but don't know how to listen." - Dr. Madeline C. Henners "If we have low expectations that God will move, waiting on the Lord will have a very low purpose." - Dr. Madeline C. Henners
S5E15 IGNITION Conference
April 11, 2024 • Ken Fish, Grant Pemberton
This week, Ken and Grant sat down and discussed the upcoming IGNITION conference. Ken recaps present-day testimonies from the 2023 Fusion conference. Ken was unsure Orbis would host another conference in 2024, but the Lord has spoken. The IGNITION conference follows the FUSION conference to explore how we become God's partners in building a SUSTAINABLE MOVE of God in our generation. Join us in Nashville for Kingdom IGNITION! We long for your faith to be encouraged and the fire of the Holy Spirit to ignite in your life by hearing these testimonies. We look forward to what God has in store for all of us living and working in His Kingdom as we prove to our world that "God is not a Theory." Check out Ken's book, On the Road with the Holy Spirit. Partner with Orbis Financially: http://tinyurl.com/yfe3974h Check out the Orbis School of Ministry at https://orbissm.com, or email our Registrar, Jo McKay, at mailto:jo@orbisminstries.org Upcoming Orbis Ministries overseas ministry trips are posted behind the registration/login portal under the Events tab-Ministry Trips link on http://orbisministries.org Do you want to join Ken's private God is not a Theory discussion group on Facebook? Please send a Facebook Direct Message to Bryan Orbis ALONG WITH a Friend Request asking to be added. If you'd like to receive Ken's monthly prayer letter, please go to http://orbisministries.org and scroll down to the bottom right for "Prayer Letter Signup". "We are still receiving testimony today of people being more active from the Fusion conference last year." - Ken Fish "There are times when securing a word from the Lord and getting the mind of the Lord is not an ingenious process." - Ken Fish "Sometimes the Lord speaks to us by dropping a word into our spirit or giving us a thought that we just can't shake." - Ken Fish "What happened in Fusion would release like a shockwave and ultimately affect every church in America" - compensation for the five words Ken received at Fusion. "It's one thing to be led by the Spirit, but sometimes you have to plan" - Ken Fish "If the natural speaks of the supernatural, we are at a breakthrough moment, and God is releasing immense power into the church, alongside prophecy." - Ken Fish
S5E14 Fireside Chat: IHOPKC
April 4, 2024 • Ken Fish, Grant Pemberton
Ken and Grant discuss many events that have transpired at IHOPKC (International House of Prayer-Kansas City). Many of the people involved have been guests on the GINAT podcast. Ken has also participated in mystery events with IHOP leaders from time to time. Although this is a complex subject layered with a long history, Ken feels impressed to speak about IHOP. We long for your faith to be encouraged and the fire of the Holy Spirit to ignite in your life by hearing these discussions. We look forward to what God has in store for all of us living and working in His Kingdom as we prove to our world that "God is not a Theory." Check out Ken's book, On the Road with the Holy Spirit at https://orbisministries.org/product/on-the-road-with-the-holy-spirit Partner with Orbis Ministries financially: http://tinyurl.com/yfe3974h Check out the Orbis School of Ministry at https://orbissm.com, or email our Registrar, Jo McKay, at mailto:jo@orbisminstries.org Upcoming Orbis Ministries overseas ministry trips are posted behind the registration/login portal under the Events tab-Ministry Trips link on http://orbisministries.org Do you want to join Ken's private God is not a Theory discussion group on Facebook? Please send a Facebook Direct Message to Bryan Orbis ALONG WITH a Friend Request asking to be added. If you'd like to receive Ken's monthly prayer letter, please go to http://orbisministries.org and scroll down to the bottom right for "Prayer Letter Signup". "We don't want to acknowledge that victimization occurred at IHOP." - Ken Fish "I concluded that Mike would never return to ministry." - Ken Fish "When the 'love bank' as they refer to in marriage counseling, or the trust reservoir goes dry, it takes a very long time to build it back up." - Ken Fish "We have to be scrupulous about how we live, knowing that it isn't always easy and that temptation is real; if we aren't going to do that, I don't know how we are ever going to present any sort of witness to the World." -Ken Fish "God can heal, and people do not need to be ruined for life." - Ken Fish "Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God." -J ames1:19-20 (ESV) "Fleeing is preferable to failing." - Ken Fish How should we think like a Christian and pray in these times? 1. Pray for healing for those who were victimized because God can heal! 2. We should pray for mercy for those who have made the mistakes. 3. We have to pray for our hearts to remain soft and guarded so we do not fall away from our faith. 4. If you find yourself in a situation of temptation - FLEE! Cut the lines and run.
S5E13 Evangelism - it's not a Christian Cake Walk
March 28, 2024 • Winston Wu
Ken and Grant will talk with Winston Wu, a Christian light in the marketplace who works in financial services. Ken and Winston have been friends for around ten years. Winston started his relationship with Jesus at age 10, and he has a long legacy of believers on his mother's side. Winston followed Jesus for a couple of years after his salvation, and like many of us, he drifted. During the 2008 financial crisis, some new friends returned him to Jesus. Winston left his job in finance to become an entrepreneur - all while honoring Jesus in the particularly cutthroat environment of Wall Street. Check out Ken's book, On the Road with the Holy Spirit. Partner with Orbis Financially: http://tinyurl.com/yfe3974h Check out the Orbis School of Ministry at https://orbissm.com, or email our Registrar, Jo McKay, at mailto:jo@orbisminstries.org Upcoming Orbis Ministries overseas ministry trips are posted behind the registration/login portal under the Events tab-Ministry Trips link on http://orbisministries.org Do you want to join Ken's private God is not a Theory discussion group on Facebook? Please send a Facebook Direct Message to Bryan Orbis ALONG WITH a Friend Request asking to be added. If you'd like to receive Ken's monthly prayer letter, please go to http://orbisministries.org and scroll down to the bottom right for "Prayer Letter Signup". hemisphere noun hemi·sphere ˈhe-mə-ˌsfir plural hemispheres 1: a half of the celestial sphere as divided into two halves by the horizon (see HORIZON sense 1b), the celestial equator, or the ecliptic "KKR is one of the most significant and most prestigious private equity firms." - Winston Wu "God is in relationships and will work through our relational connections." - Ken Fish "Sometimes we are God's solution." - Ken Fish "I just speak to my non-Christian friends like they are Christians." - Winston Wu "People kind of forget about the crazy things we talk to them about at work when we share the gospel with them." - Winston Wu "Traditional evangelism sometimes has too much Christian language." - Winston Wu "We keep living out kingdom values, especially when facing strong headwinds." Ken Fish "We have to be open to the possibility that what we think will happen might not happen." - Ken Fish
S5E12 From the Pit of Depression to Deliverance to Deliverance Ministry
March 21, 2024 • Jo McKay, Ken Fish
In this week's episode, Ken and Grant will talk with Jo McKay, the registrar of the Orbis School of Ministry. Everyone who knows Jo loves her. In a youth group meeting, Jo was saved and filled with the Holy Spirit. She felt the call to the missions field and become a midwife. Jo tells her story of how the Lord moved her from depression to deliverance, and now she works in deliverance ministry. We long for your faith to be encouraged and the fire of the Holy Spirit to ignite in your life by hearing these testimonies. We look forward to what God has in store for all of us living and working in His Kingdom as we prove to our world that "God is not a Theory." Do you want to join Ken's private God is not a Theory discussion group on Facebook? Please send a Facebook Direct Message to Bryan Orbis ALONG WITH a Friend Request asking to be added. 'We need to honor those among us, even if sometimes they are different than us" - Ken Fish "We were building the bridge as we walked across it." - Jo McKay "We have over 18,000 people who have enrolled in the school." - Jo McKay "This is more than just buying a class; it is an immersive experience in the community." - Grant Pemberton
S5E11 The Kingdom of God Breakthroughs in Germany
March 14, 2024 • Ken Fish, Grant Pemberton
In this week's episode, Ken and Grant discuss Ken's latest ministry trip to Germany. Ken gives us a report on deliverance from sexual bondage, witchcraft, and communism. Each stop had its unique ministry opportunity. Everywhere we went, the LORD moved marvelously. We long for your Faith to be encouraged and the fire of the Holy Spirit to ignite in your life by hearing these testimonies. We look forward to what God has in store for all of us living and working in His Kingdom as we prove to our world that "God is not a Theory." "It is difficult to do Deliverance when dealing with an interpreter and time restraints." - Ken Fish "Do we see substantive and transformative freedom?" - Ken Fish "Yes, there is deliverance happening, but there is also pastoral care, inner healing, and discipleship taking place alongside deliverance." - Grant Pemberton "Communism and Nazism are immoral because they oppress and enslave people." - Ken Fish "There is some Spiritual resurgence happening in Europe." - Ken Fish Spirit of Communism or Marxism or Nazism 1) Digestive problems 2) Mental Health problems typically tied to demonic activities 3) Racism
S5E10 Paradigm-Breaking (from a Man raised from the Dead)
March 7, 2024 • Ed Loughran, Ken Fish
This week, Ken speaks with Ed Loughran. Ed pastors a church in the Chicago area. Ed is a Christian Lawyer; he practiced law for several years before answering the call into pastoral ministry. Ed is functional globally in gifts of prophecy, and he has been raised from the dead three times. Ed is truly a paradigm-breaking individual, so get ready for change. We long for your Faith to be encouraged and the fire of the Holy Spirit to ignite in your life by hearing these testimonies. We look forward to what God has in store for all of us living and working in His Kingdom as we prove to our world that "God is not a Theory." Partner with Orbis Financially: http://tinyurl.com/yfe3974h Check out the Orbis School of Ministry at https://orbissm.com, or email our Registrar, Jo McKay, at mailto:jo@orbisminstries.org Upcoming Orbis Ministries overseas ministry trips are posted behind the registration/login portal under the Events tab-Ministry Trips link on http://orbisministries.org If you would like to join Ken’s private Facebook “God is not a Theory” (GINAT) discussion group dedicated to ministry in the current, active gifts of the Holy Spirit ministry, please send a Facebook Direct Message to Bryan Orbis ALONG WITH a Friend Request asking to be added. If you’d like to receive Ken’s monthly prayer letter, please go to http://orbisministries.org and scroll down to the bottom right for “Prayer Letter Signup”. "I realized that God wanted my whole life."- Ed Loughran "So often the church wants to isolate from bad things and not engage." - Ed Loughran "I knew I had to keep my heart tender before God above all else." - Ed Loughran "We can bring influence wherever we are." - Ed Loughran "I want to be a part of culture transforming revival. I don't want neat but something transformative." - Ed Loughran "If you can bloom in Nazareth, you can bloom anywhere." - Ed Loughran 'There is nothing more impacting than speaking the heart and blessing of the Father's heart." - Ed Loughran "It is okay to be who God created you to be," said Ed Loughran "You can't wait for the Kingdom to fall on your head. You have to perceive it is out there and go after it." - Ken Fish "Some people are so criminally minded, they only understand force." - Ed Loughran "The problem we have in the public square is that Christians have left hard assignments and have forfeited their toughness." - Ken Fish "As we become domesticated, we try to domesticate our God." - Ed Loughran What did you learn when you went to heaven? 1. I learned how to redefine success. 2. God's timeless, ecstatic presence surrounded me and taught me not to settle. 3. God affectionately danced over me in intense love. Were you told anything by anyone of the Trinity of what is to come? 1. I went to heaven in 2012 and saw a coming anarchy. 2. The Father wants to release His affection on the earth. 3. Re-emphasizing Jesus in salvation through reformation 4. Re-emphasizing the Holy Spirit 5. You don't have to surrender one person of the Trinity for another because the Trinity is infinitely relational. "Because of our sinful nature, we fight the affection of God." - Ed Loughran "The work we do on earth is important." - Ed Loughran "I think Paul is being paid spiritual residuals on the Bible." - Ed Loughran
S5E9 On-the-road Update from Romania
February 29, 2024 • Ken Fish, Grant Pemberton • Micah 4:4
This week, Grant interviews Ken about his current ministry trip to Romania. The team's scheduled R&R was canceled due to the need for ministry time, and each prayer ministry session ranged from two to five hours long for the investment into the lives of others. Ken and Grant discuss the structure of an Orbis Ministries trip because rather than being mini-vacations, they are actual working trips, albeit with a bit of sightseeing thrown in. We long for your Faith to be encouraged and the fire of the Holy Spirit to ignite in your life by hearing these testimonies. We look forward to what God has in store for all of us living and working in His Kingdom as we prove to our world that "God is not a Theory." Partner with Orbis Financially: http://tinyurl.com/yfe3974h Check out the Orbis School of Ministry at https://orbissm.com, or email our Registrar, Jo McKay, at mailto:jo@orbisminstries.org "Effective prayer takes time" - Grant Pemberton "Most thinking Christians should be radically opposed to communism. It does nothing but enslave and impoverish people. Furthermore, it bankrupts people morally and spiritually" - Ken Fish BOOK SUGGESTION: Capitalism and Freedom by Milton Friedman BOOK SUGGESTION: Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes "…but they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree, and no one shall make them afraid, for the mouth of the Lord of hosts has spoken." Micah 4:4 "A government big enough to give you everything you want, is a government big enough to take away everything that you have." – attributed occasionally to Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and others "I don't endorse the concept of self-deliverance. There are times of sovereign deliverance when the Spirit of God comes on people and sets them free of demons. This does happen but is not the norm." - Ken Fish The biblical model for deliverance is Jesus or one of the disciples casting demons out of people. There is no place in the scriptures - not a single place where it says, 'Go cast demons out of yourself' or 'Teach others how to cast demons out of themselves.' " - Ken Fish Joining Ken’s private Facebook discussion group: If you would like to join Ken’s private Facebook “God is not a Theory” (GINAT) discussion group dedicated to ministry in the current, active gifts of the Holy Spirit ministry, please send a Facebook Direct Message to Bryan Orbis ALONG WITH a Friend Request asking to be added. If you’d like to receive Ken’s monthly prayer letter, please go to http://orbisministries.org and scroll down to the bottom right for “Prayer Letter Signup”.
S5E8 Persecuted, Chained and Jailed for 412 days in America for being a Christian
February 22, 2024 • Torben Sondergaard, Ken Fish
This week, Ken and Grant speak with Torben Sondergaard. Torben went through a fiery trial of Faith and dealt with our government in the USA and his government back home in Denmark. Torben has a message to prepare the church for what is coming. Torben's story is so compiling and electrifying you don't want to miss this episode. Check out Torben Sondergaard's website http://www.torbensondergaard.com We long for your Faith to be encouraged and the fire of the Holy Spirit to ignite in your life by hearing these testimonies. We look forward to what God has in store for all of us living and working in His Kingdom as we prove to our world that "God is not a Theory." "We are all supposed to be national security threats to the enemy of this world." - Torben Sondergaard "When people don't know the Bible, they won't know the God of the Bible. Then they will make a god out of their personal dictates." - Ken Fish "Out of 6,000,000 people in Denmark, there are 5,000 Pentecostals and 2,000 Baptists." - Torben Sondergaard "When I first got saved, everyone was against me. My family was against me. My father was against me, but I LOVED JESUS."- Torben Sondergaard "Martine Luther did not reform the Catholic Church back to the book of Acts." - Torben Sondergaard "It (persecution) is painful, but God is Faithful." - Torben Sondergaard "Jesus needed Judas to go to the cross. In the same way, we all need a Judas to go to our cross so we can become more like our Lord Jesus." - Torben Sondergaard "If Faith comes by hearing, and hearing the word of God, Fear comes from hearing the other news from the enemy of the world." - Torben Sondergaard "Persecution cannot be stopped. It is a train that is coming. We can be prepared." - Torben Sondergaard "We need to start training the church to be the church in good times and in bad times" - Torben Sondergaard
S5E7 Seven Tenets of the New Reformation - PART 3
February 15, 2024 • Ken Fish
This week, Ken and Grant wrap up their discussion of the modern-day reformation. They unpacked the remainder of the seven tenets to help us define what it means. We long for your faith to be encouraged and the fire of the Holy Spirit to ignite in your life by hearing these testimonies. Live up to the Holy Spirit's potential in you and prove to your world that God Is Not a Theory. Tenets of the Modern Reformation: 1. Heartfelt Spirituality-Salvation is by Faith alone. 2. The Bible is the Center of all Things -The Bible governs our thinking, believing, and leadership. -The Bible is a benchmark for what's in-bounds and out-of-bounds, not only doctrinally but also behaviorally. -What does the Bible call for? -What's normative in the Bible, and are we doing it? -The Bible is over church tradition. 3. No More Financial Excess -Removing ties to conflicts of interest. -We can't demand anything from the Lord, but we can ask. -People cannot be viewed as a means to an end, but we are to view people as made in the image of God. -No more manipulation. 4. No More Sexual Excess 5. The Christianity We Articulate Needs to be Consistent with Historic Christianity -Fight for our historic forms of Faith. -How was the Faith practiced? -Continue to lift up the supremacy of Scripture as we keep our eye on tradition. 6. The Priesthood of all Believers -The Holy Spirit is distributed to each one. -The gifts of the Holy Spirit are distributed to each one. -Everyone can be involved in ministering or ministry. -We need to get away from the idea that everything is pastor-centric. -It is equipping the saints for the work of ministry. -There is still order and roles to play within the church. 7. The Lack of Political Entanglements -The church did not have much political power in the first 300 years of existence. -In the first 300 years, the church participated in the political process, which is not the same as holding political power. -We can't forcibly bring down the Kingdom of God. -We absolutely do want Christians in politics, with the idea that they will lead righteously and justly. -How we lead has to be consistent with the things of God. -We can't legitimize immorality. -Every time the church gets involved in politics, it becomes corrupt because it begins to side with its own self-interest rather than siding with God. -We need to vote as Christians. "God wants His church back." - Lonnie Frisbee “The seven we listed are not exhaustive but foundational tents of reformation.” - Ken Fish “We need to move away from the pastor doing all the ministry to the church doing all the ministry." - Grant Pemberton Constantine’s conversation is in 312 A.D., Christian emperors still promoted Ancient Roman Gods for another 75 to 100 years after his conversion. “Just people act justly. Righteous people live righteously.” - Ken Fish “If we are Christian people, we should not be able to be bought.” - Ken Fish “We need to bring the righteousness of God wherever we exist.” - Ken Fish
S5E6 Seven Tenets of the New Reformation - PART 2
February 8, 2024 • Ken Fish, Grant Pemberton
This week, Ken and Grant continue their discussion on the New Reformation. They unpack the first two tenants of seven to help us define Reformation. We look forward to what God has in store for all of us living and working in His Kingdom. Seven Tenants of the New Reformation: 1. Heartfelt Spirituality-Salvation is by Faith alone. 2. The Bible is the Center of all Things -The Bible governs our thinking, believing, and leadership. -The Bible is a benchmark for what's in-bounds and out-of-bounds, not only doctrinally but also behaviorally. -What does the Bible call for? -What's normative in the Bible, and are we doing it? -The Bible is over church tradition. 3. No More Financial Excess -Removing ties to conflicts of interest. -We can't demand anything from the Lord, but we can ask. -People cannot be viewed as a means to an end, but we are to view people as made in the image of God. -No more manipulation. 4. No More Sexual Excess 5. The Christianity We Articulate Needs to be Consistent with Historic Christianity -Fight for our historic forms of Faith. -How was the Faith practiced? -Continue to lift up the supremacy of Scripture as we keep our eye on tradition. 6. The Priesthood of all Believers -The Holy Spirit is distributed to each one. -The gifts of the Holy Spirit are distributed to each one. -Everyone can be involved in ministering or ministry. -We need to get away from the idea that everything is pastor-centric. -It is equipping the saints for the work of ministry. -There is still order and roles to play within the church. 7. The Lack of Political Entanglements -The church did not have much political power in the first 300 years of existence. -In the first 300 years, the church participated in the political process, which is not the same as holding political power. -We can't forcibly bring down the Kingdom of God. -We absolutely do want Christians in politics, with the idea that they will lead righteously and justly. -How we lead has to be consistent with the things of God. -We can't legitimize immorality. -Every time the church gets involved in politics, it becomes corrupt because it begins to side with its own self-interest rather than siding with God. -We need to vote as Christians. "There is no place in the spiritual where male on male, female on female, or in that manner cross-dressing is spoken about in a favorable manner." - Ken Fish "All of us are called to refrain from sexual relations outside of the bounds of marriage." - Ken Fish "The Bible is over church tradition." - Ken Fish "Salvation comes through Faith in Christ alone, AND there is a clear understanding that a believer's life is to change." - Ken Fish "One of our values at Orbis is that we do not manipulate people." - Ken Fish "Be careful demanding things from a Holy God." - Grant Pemberton "We don't use dreams and vision to write doctrine; that's where we draw the line." - Ken Fish "This is that" https://www.amazon.com/this-that-experiences-writings-mcpherson/dp/1534896058/ref=sr_1_2?crid=35l1bguzga2wc&keywords=amy+simple+mcpherson&qid=1707366424&sprefix=this+is+that+by+amy+sim%2caps%2c389&sr=8-2 "I have heard you quote more Latin this hour than my entire life." - Grant Pemberton
S5E5 Seven Tenets of the New Reformation - PART 1
February 1, 2024 • Ken Fish, Grant Pemberton
This week, Ken and Grant discuss the New Reformation. They unpack the first two tenets of seven to help us define Reformation. We look forward to what God has in store for all of us living and working in His Kingdom. Support Orbis Ministries by Becoming a Financial Partner: http://tinyurl.com/4fumnmtw Tune into Episode 5 of Season 5 of God is Not A Theory. We long for your faith to be encouraged and the fire of the Holy Spirit to ignite in your life by hearing these testimonies. Live up to the Holy Spirit's potential in you and prove to your world that God Is Not a Theory. "The first great reformation was led by Martin Luther over 500 years ago." - Ken Fish "I have been saying for the last 30 years that at least the Western Church needs a reformation." - Ken Fish These are the key questions we are asking when we talk about Reformation: What do we want to do? Where do we want to go? How might we seek to call the Church to repentance? What are the new Wine Skins? "The Son of God Goes Forth for War" - https://opmen.spotify.com/track/220ohwpoadhk342kssbanr?si=wovi6kqzt4wwai8s2tg95ghttp://spotify.com/track/220ohwpoadhk342kssbanr?si=wovi6kqzt4wwai8s2tg95g "All the core doctrines of the church stayed, but the packaging shifted in the 1960s." - Ken Fish. Jay Hudson Taylor, God's Man In China: https://www.amazon.com/hudson-taylor-gods-man-china/dp/0802442250/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1ma3c2wnmzw8c&keywords=jay+hudson+taylor+gods+man+in+china&qid=1706709511&sprefix=jay+hudson+taylor+gods+man+in+china%2caps%2c531&sr=8-1 "How do we express the faith in cultural norms and forms that people in our time can associate with very readily?" - Ken Fish "The other side of Reformation is looking at what might be wrong with the Church right now." - Ken Fish "We must bring the Church back to a Holy Standard for a Biblical norm." - Ken Fish "There has never been a move of Jesus where the Bible wasn't central." - Ken Fish "God gave us the written Word so it wouldn't be changed over time." - Ken Fish Tenets of the New Reformation: 1. Heartfelt Spirituality 2. The Bible is the center of things 3. The Bible governs our thinking, believing, and leadership. 4. The Bible is a benchmark for what's in-bound and out-of-bounds, not only doctrinally but also behaviorally. 5. What does the Bible call for? 6. What's normative in the Bible, and are we doing it? ”Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it. For since the message declared by angels proved to be reliable, and every transgression or disobedience received a just retribution, how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was declared at first by the Lord, and it was attested to us by those who heard, while God also bore witness by signs and wonders and various miracles and by gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to his will.“ Hebrews 2:1-4 ESV https://bible.com/bible/59/heb.2.1-4.esv How to Read a Book - https://www.amazon.com/how-read-book-classic-intelligent/dp/0671212095/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1ddmejo199tnc&keywords=how+to+read+a+book+by+mortimer+adler&qid=1706713952&sprefix=how+to+read+a+book%2caps%2c451&sr=8-1 Recommended ESV Study Bible - https://www.amazon.com/s?crid=1z70h44jxugpu&k=esv+study+bible&ref=nb_sb_noss_1&sprefix=esv+study+bible%2caps%2c419 "Remember when using a study Bible: the text of the notes is not the same as the text of Scripture." - Ken Fish
S5E4 What do we mean by Reformation? PART 1
January 25, 2024 • Ken Fish, Grant Pemberton
This week, Ken and Grant discussed the New Apostolic Reformation, also known as the NAR. We look forward to what God has in store for all of us living and working in His Kingdom. P.S. There is a power surge at the location where Ken is filming, so at 34 minutes in, the video changes to his iPad. Support Orbis Ministries by Becoming a Financial Partner: http://tinyurl.com/4fumnmtw "Trying to grasp the NAR is like catching a jellyfish because it is not clearly defined in a box." - Ken Fish "John Wimber would have said, 'Peter Wagner is my boss or my Spiritual oversight, but he would use the word Apostle because John didn't use language like that.'" - Ken Fish "Peter Wagner believed in an ongoing prophetic revelation but never suggested rewriting the Scripture or opening the canon." - Ken Fish "If we are being honest and fair about it, neither signs nor wonder or the prophetic side of it (ministry) is out of step with what we consider to be historic Pentecostalism; those have been very much a part of the Pentecostal movement." - Ken Fish "The difference between a Pentecostal and a neo-Pentecostal is a neo-Pentecostal, on average, is more educated." - Ken Fish "The term '5-fold ministry' comes from the Book of Ephesians chapter 4." - Ken Fish "I am NOT saying that what happened in Kansas City with the Kansas City prophets was a new Naioth." - Ken Fish "In the prophetic movement, there was not a belief that those prophesying were on the same level as the prophesying of old or that the canon should be reopened." - Ken Fish Joseph Mattera and Michael Brown NAR Article: https://narandchristiannationalism.com/#statement Michae Brown GINAT Episode: https://open.http://spotify.com/episode/3dncvzwjgyxi7cn4pnvatp?si=tptgbxuys926eftwykiyhw Joseph Mattera GINAT Episode: https://open.http://spotify.com/episode/6pkcjmnlrms6qmprvpksoe?si=ypbefxijtaykisudb1-f5g "Keep going hard for Jesus." - Ken Fish "Be open to new wine skins." - Ken Fish
S5E3 All Things Orbis - for your development in Kingdom living
January 18, 2024 • Ken Fish, Grant Pemberton
This week, Ken and Grant discuss all things Orbis. Join us as we kick off season 5 of God is Not a Theory (GINAT). We look forward to what God has in store for all of us living and working in His Kingdom. Support Orbis Ministries by Becoming a Financial Partner: http://tinyurl.com/4fumnmtw Do you want to join the GINAT Facebook group? Search for God is Not a Theory Send a Facebook message to Bryan Orbis. Send the podcast an email at mailto:podcast@orbisministries.org Orbis Prayer Ministry Network: https://orbisministries.org/orbis-prayer-network Orbis School of Ministry - https://orbissm.com "Ken operates 95% differently than people who travel and minister." - Grant Pemberton "We will get to see the Lord encounter people and see them get healed and set free." - Grant Pemberton "We want people to learn how to talk about their faith in a normal way that looks like what went on in the Bible and leads to converts." - Ken Fish "It may be Kingdom work, but it is still work." - John Wimber "You can follow someone's level of discipleship based on the level of time, money, and energy they are giving to purposes of the Kingdom." - Ken Fish