In this conversation, Corey Russell, Jon Tyson, and Lee Cummings discuss the current challenges and future vision for the church, particularly focusing on cultivating a spirit-filled, prevailing church that embodies the revelation of Jesus and the crucified life.
In part 2 of this conversation, Lee Cummings and Russell B Johnson share how we're called to be authentic representatives of Christ, not just in name, but in action. They remind us that the church exists primarily to glorify Jesus, not just to reach people. When we focus on ministering to Christ first, everything else falls into place.
In part 1 of this conversation, Lee Cummings and Russell B Johnson discuss Russell's shift from politics to starting a church in the Pacific Northwest, covering the challenges and unexpected blessings along the way. They share the need for unwavering faith and commitment, especially during difficult times, to truly transform and succeed in ministry.
In this conversation, Lee and Jane discuss the challenges of dealing with personal pain and disappointment with God while maintaining a leadership role in ministry. In Jane sharing her story, she emphasizes the importance of honest wrestling with God, maintaining faith through difficult times, and finding healthy ways to process emotions and experiences.
In this special episode of SPIRIT + TRUTH, Jane joins the podcast to discuss her journey through chronic illness, personal pain, the challenges of ministry, and the impact on their lives and faith.
In this engaging conversation, Lee Cummings and Corey Russell dive into the transformative power of prayer, revival, and the essential role of grounding faith in the Word of God. They discuss current spiritual challenges in the church and the pressing need for a renewed focus on the presence and authority of Jesus Christ.
In this episode of SPIRIT + TRUTH, Lee Cummings sits down with Dr. R.T. Kendall for an unforgettable conversation on what God is looking for in a next great revival.
In this special episode of SPIRIT + TRUTH, Lee Cummings talks with Jon Tyson, Pastor of Church of the City New York, about the history and impact of revivals. They discuss the Hebrides Revival and the recent Asbury outpouring, while revealing that God comes where He's wanted.
In this episode of SPIRIT + TRUTH, Lee Cummings shares his thoughts on the dangers of celebrity culture within the church and calls for humility and a renewed focus on servant leadership to counteract the idolatrous tendencies infiltrating churches across the nation.
In this episode of SPIRIT + TRUTH, Lee Cummings discusses the need for rejecting divisive "movements" within the church, while arguing for a unified and holistic approach that prioritizes integration and cooperation over isolation and pride in specific ministry emphases.
In this episode of SPIRIT + TRUTH, host Lee Cummings continues his “9.5 Theses” and urges the church to embrace a renewed dependence on the Holy Spirit, emphasizing the necessity of His presence, power, and gifts in addressing contemporary cultural challenges and revitalizing Christian faith and practice.
“The Gospel is something that we're not to be ashamed of. Why? Because the Gospel in and of itself, is the message of Jesus Christ and Him crucified, the message that Jesus died for the third day, and that we are saved by grace through faith in Jesus's finished work and His resurrection. This is the essence of the message that we've been entrusted with.”
“I think we need to grapple with Jesus' definition of His house. This isn’t our definition or an expression or style. Jesus said that My house will be marked by My name and will be a house of prayer.”
“One minute in the presence of the Lord can do what a thousand sermons could never do. You can’t manufacture it. You can just host it.”
“The enemy's key tactic and key strategy against the church in the last days, the days we're in, all the way up to the return of the Lord, has everything to do with deception.”
“In the last days, we want the bride of Christ to be ready for His return. This is a pivotal hour, and we want you to be ready.”
“Praying leaders beget praying churches which beget moves of God, and I think right now he's working on a new breed of leaders, the Davids, who will prioritize that first thing.”
“We've learned how to minister to everyone but God. We have mastered every ministry – youth, marriage, family, finance, children, the lost, the homeless, and I love it all – but I feel like the primary and first-order ministry is the ministry to God.”
“For those who are studying this (anti-semitism) from a secular perspective, there's just this glaring mystery that they can't answer. And unless we have a spiritual view of these things, unless we recognize the fact that there is a very real malevolent, dark presence or being that we call the devil or Satan, there's no way to explain it.”
“It's not just that people are ignorant about the role of the Jewish people, they're ignorant of the Bible, because the Bible basically is the Jewish people, and so if they don't read it as a history book and as a book with specific promises to the Jewish people, they're reading it as just a devotional.”
"And that's what I believe the church in the West needs to grapple with: our lack of heart, our indifference, and our lack of concern. We need to repent of that and allow the heart that Jesus has for them to get grafted back into us and let our heart begin to increase for the Jewish people to pray, to provoke, to proclaim, and to provide for the nation of Israel."
"It's time for us to have an Oppenheimer moment where we call the leaders of our generation at one of the most pivotal times in human history and we gather together collectively around the values of the book of Acts and we say we're going to be a praying and a worshiping church in our generation, because we believe that there are certain things that will only happen when we turn our attention to the place of prayer."