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Tuesday, May 29, 2012

The History of Hebron

The Hebron Concept Today’s Focus: The History of Hebron Scripture: Genesis 29:34; Numbers 3:15-19; 4:2-4, 2 Samuel 5:1-3 Greetings Sons of God: This will be a scripturally in-depth set of messages but I need to show you the significance of Hebron. Let’s start with who, what or where is Hebron? Numbers 3:15,17: Number the children of Levi after the house of their fathers, by their families: every male from a month old and upward shalt thou number them. 17-And these were the sons of Levi by their names; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari Numbers 3:19: And the sons of Kohath by their families; Amram, and Izehar, Hebron, and Uzziel. Now when we look at this we see that Hebron was a person. He was the grandson of Levi and the son of Kohath. Now, the name Kohath should sound familiar. Remember in our series on the Ark of the Covenant it would be that the Kohatities would be the only family that can carry the Ark of the Covenant. Now to get an eternal picture. We know that God locks up principals and eternal truths in names. So lets look at the names of Levi, Kohath and Hebron because we know that the sum of the previous resides in the present. In other words we are a product of history. Levi Genesis 29:34: And she (Leah) conceived again, and bare a son; and said now this time will my husband be JOINED UNTO ME, because I have born him three sons: therefore was his name called Levi The name Levi means “One-Flesh or Joined” Kohath Numbers 4:2-4: Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, after their families, by the house of their fathers, from thirty years old and upward even until 50 years old, all that enter into the host, to do the work in the TABERNACLE OF THE CONGREGATION. This shall be the service of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation, about the most holy things The name Kohath means “Congregation or Assembly” Hebron 2 Samuel 5:1,3: Then came ALL OF THE TRIBES OF ISRAEL to David unto Hebron, and spake, saying, behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh. 3-So ALL THE ELDERS OF ISRAEL CAME TO THE KING TO HEBRON; and king David made a league with them in Hebron before the Lord and they anointed David king over Israel. The name Hebron means “Alliance, Joining, Consolidation”. As we see that Hebron was also the name of a city. It is one of the 48 Levitical cities because we know that the Levites were not given a land inheritance. Their inheritance was God Himself. We know also it was a refugee city. Refugee cities were places that people who may have un-intentionally committed a crime can flee to and wait to go before the congregation to be judged. In the next message we will examine the grace of Levi and how it is passed down to Hebron and how it plays a vital role in the Body of Christ. Peace, Love and Grace from the Father, Calvin Calhoun, Jr.

Friday, May 25, 2012

The Inheritance of Caleb

The Hebron Concept Today’s Focus: The Inheritance of Caleb Scripture: Joshua 14 and 15 Greetings Sons of God: In a subsequent teaching series we will examine the spirit of Caleb because there is so much to gleam from this story of Caleb but for the sake of staying with our teaching series, we will discuss the inheritance of Caleb. Now after Joshua and Israel had conquered and possessed Canaan, the land was divided as an inheritance but let’s look at the inheritance of Caleb. Now I recommend reading the entire chapters 14 and 15 of Joshua for an in-depth look but let’s get what we need to draw the picture. Joshua 14:12-14: Now therefore give me this mountain, whereof the Lord spake in that day; for thou heardest in that day how the Anakims were there and that the cities were great and fenced: if so be the Lord will be with me, then I shall be able to drive them out, as the Lord said. And Joshua blessed him, AND GAVE UNTO CALEB THE SON OF JEPHUNNEH HEBRON FOR AN INHERITANCE. HEBRON THEREFORE BECAME THE INHERITANCE OF CALEB THE SON OF JEPHUNNEH THE KENEZITE UNTO THIS DAY, BECAUSE THAT HE WHOLLY FOLLOWED THE LORD GOD OF ISRAEL. Now understand that Caleb was the leader of the tribe of Judah. Hence the tribe of Judah inherited Hebron. Now notice that in the scripture, the reason Caleb and his tribe would inherit Hebron was because Caleb WHOLLY FOLLOWED the Lord. We know that Judah is the tribe that our Lord, Jesus Christ came through. Hence Judah is the apostolic tribe. The greatest expression of relationships are formed in an apostolic culture. It is within the apostolic culture that we lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters. Within the apostolic culture we put the highest value on relationships and these relationships or alliances are forged in this place called Hebron. Now let me show you a small glimpse into how special Caleb was and why the Lord blessed him with Hebron. Caleb was the servant of Joshua who was one of the 12 sent to spy out the land of Canaan. It was Caleb who would stand against the report of the 10 and declare that the land is ours to posses. It would also be Caleb who would drive out the rest of the nations in Canaan. Joshua did not drive out all the nations but Caleb did exactly what the Lord said. It is in submission and obedience to the Lord that in that position of humility and worship that the Lord forges alliances within the Body of Christ to build the corporate Body in the earth. In the next message we will go in depth and understand more about Hebron. Peace, Love and Grace from the Father, Calvin Calhoun, Jr.

Thursday, May 24, 2012

Importance of Proper Covenant Relationships

Voice of a Father Today’s Focus: Importance of Proper Covenant Relationships Scripture: Genesis 27:46-28:1 Greetings Sons of God: Please pay close attention to this message because it is very easy to get into the wrong relationship and in turn delay or even lose the purposes that God has for you because you are in the wrong covenant. Let’s look at this scripture: Genesis 27:46-28:1: And Rebekah said to Isaac, I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth: If Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these which are the daughters of the land, what good shall my life do me? And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him and charged him and said unto him, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan. Here is a crucial point that I will state here and bring out in a subsequent message: You cannot move from the household of your parents until you receive patriarchal instruction from your father. Now, please keep that in mind. Now why is Rebekah concerned about the women of Heth. Well we know that these are the daughters of Canaan and if they are the daughters of Canaan then they are not daughters connected to eternal destiny and cannot perpetuate the legacy that has been handed down from Abraham, to Isaac, to Jacob. If her son, Jacob gets into the wrong covenant or marriage then everything that has been been handed down and perpetuate from Abraham could be lost and all that they have worked for will be for nought. The wrong seed, wrong covenant, wrong marriage will invalidate everything that God has handed down to you because then you cannot perpetuate the legacy handed down from your father because you are now unequally yoked. For the Body of Christ, when seasons change, relationships change. We must learn to move the from the House of Saul to the House of David. We must learn to move from the ministry of John to the ministry of Jesus Christ. We must migrate to Hebron which is a place of consolidated relationships in the Spirit. These relationships are vastly different from the natural relationships we have. These relationships will help build and unite the Body of Christ. In the next message we will look at Joshua and Caleb and see the importance of Hebron. Peace, Love and Grace from the Father, Calvin Calhoun, Jr.

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Covenant Relationships in Death

Voice of a Father Today’s Focus: Covenant Relationships in Death Scripture: Genesis 49:30-33 Greetings Sons of God: As dark as the title of this message may sound it is still a crucial biblical principal that we must recognize and understand. Abraham in coming into Canaan and bought a cave in Hebron in a particular place called Machpelah. The word Machpelah means “double-cave”. Abraham bought this cave so that he can bury his family there. Now we know in our natural society that families buy plots so that when they die, they are buried together. Well we know that this concept comes from this very scripture of Abraham desiring to bury his family in this cave of Machpelah. Now who is buried in this cave? Genesis 49:30-33: In the cave that is in the field of Machpelah which is before Mamre ,in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field of Ephron the Hittite for a possession of a buryingplace. There they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife; there they buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife, and there I buried Leah. Jacob is speaking here and of course after this Jacob dies and is buried in the same cave with his family. Notice that Rachel was not buried here. She was not buried here because she was not truly connected to divine destiny. But what is the point in all of this. Yeah, ok, I see that family is buried one place but what does that have to do with the Body of Christ today? The dead laid the path that we are following today. We are the custodians of the seed passed on from our ancestors. But most of all covenants are established in death. By Abraham choosing to bury the family together God was showing an eternal concept that even in death we choose to be linked to our covenant partners. This means in as much as we put high value on life, we need to put high value on life in death. Think about this, though Abraham is not on this earth physically, yet he still lives with the Father right now. We are linked to him (Galatians 3:26-29) because we are heirs of the promise and the seed of Abraham. So even in death we are still liked to our covenant partners. Now this brings us to another point. You can never celebrate the future without remembering the past. We should celebrate the lives of those who have gone on before and who have laid down their lives so that we can perpetuate the legacy and the Will of the Father in the Earth until the Lord comes. Think about this! We celebrate David, Joshua, Abraham, Moses and all these biblical people and their lives because they have laid a path and given us an example to follow that we may perpetuate the culture of the Father in bringing the lost sons of promise back into righteous rule. However, this cannot happen until we put the highest premium on people and relationships. Peace, Love and Grace from the Father, Calvin Calhoun, Jr.

Monday, May 21, 2012

Beware of Soulties

The Hebron Concept Today’s Focus: Abraham and Lot: Beware of Soulties Scripture: Genesis 13 Greetings Sons of God: Now when we examine this story which many of us have read many times, there are some crucial concepts we must understand about proper relationships within the Body of Christ. This is why we should never, ever discount the Old testament from our studies, even though we are a New Testament church. God locked up a wealth of knowledge and information in the Old Testament that the Spirit is revealing today. Now we know that Lot is Abraham’s nephew biologically an in this chapter we see that there was strife between Abraham’s herdsmen and Lot’s herdsmen. Now I want to show you this scripture: Genesis 13:8: And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; FOR WE ARE BRETHERN. Now Abram saw Lot, not as his nephew but as a fellow brother. The question is, how did Lot see Abram? Well, Lot saw Abram as his uncle. But here is the crucial part, He never saw Abram as a father carrying the promise. He saw him as his uncle. Now in loving fashion, Abram decided to separate from Lot and let Lot choose which direction he wanted to go (Genesis 13:9). Now Lot chose the plain of Jordan toward the east which was well watered, but also it was in the same direction of Sodom and Gomorrah. Now the separation of Lot from Abraham was crucial and shows us a very, very crucial concept in understanding proper relationships. If we are to ever come to Hebron, the place of alliance and joining, these relationships that the Father joins us in cannot be and will not be sentimental attachments. No soulties allowed here. When Lot chose the direction of the east toward Sodom and Gomorrhea it reflected what was in his heart. In other words, Lot separated himself from the promise by separating himself from being in covenant relationship with Abram. Now here is the big picture! Genesis 13:14 states that AFTER ABRAM SEPARATED HIMSELF FROM LOT, the Lord spoke to Abram and showed him the land that He would give for an everlasting possession. After the Lord spoke to Abram he removed his tent and dwelt in a special place and here it is: Genesis 13:18: Then Abram removed his tent and came and dwelt in the plain of Mamre, WHICH IS IN HEBRON, and built there an altar unto the Lord. Now after the soultie was broken from Abram through Lot, now Abram comes to the land called Hebron. In Hebron, relationships are defined and soulties are destroyed. In the next message we want to continue to look at Abraham and how important this place called Hebron is. Peace, Love and Grace from the Father, Calvin Calhoun, Jr.

Sunday, May 20, 2012

New Teaching Series: The Hebron Concept

The Hebron Concept Today’s Focus: Introduction Scripture: Acts 2:1 Greetings Sons of God: Now as you look at the title, one may ask, what in the world are we going to talk about now? Well if you have been following us over the past year or so, you know this will be a vital concept to the maturity of the House of God and advancement of the Kingdom. One of the beautiful things the Lord did and is still doing is that when the Lord names a place or gives names, that name carries an eternal meaning. The word Hebron means “Place of Joining or to unite, to associate, place of alliance, place of coming together of people to a corporate unity”. When you study the journey of the children of Israel to Jerusalem you must know and understand before they could get to Jerusalem or Zion, they must come to this place called Hebron. Hebron is one of the most important places or in the spirit, positions we must come into because at Hebron there is a high premium put on the relationships between people. Before the church was empowered in Acts 2, the apostles were in a Hebron position and let me show you. Acts 2:1: And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, THEY WERE ALL WITH ONE ACCORD IN ONE PLACE. To be on one accord is to have the same mind but be also united in the spirit in a certain way that all people “joined together” within that place have the same mind and that mind is the mind of Christ. As we study in this series you will see that Hebron is a very powerful place and position in Scripture and for the Body of Christ. Let me just say that these alliances that must be formed cannot be formed along denominational lines or the lines based upon man’s interpretation of Scripture. These alliances can only be formed by the Spirit. Now this is vital to say, before we come to Hebron certain things must happen. We will discuss these things a little later because we will not enter Hebron in the state that we are in currently in. Few reach this position because they understand the importance of relationships and understand how the Father desires to be in covenant relationships with His sons. You cannot reach the Hebron position carrying your denominational biases. These biases only fracture and split the Body along man’s interpretation of the Word. Hebron is a place of uniting and joining, not a place of splitting and dividing. In the upcoming messages we will study this place called Hebron and learn the importance of putting the highest value on people. God did not come to die for animals and plants. He came to die for people. In this season we must put the highest premium on people, even if they are the worst in the Earth we are still commanded to love. So let’s get started and we will start in the next message with Abraham. Peace, Love and Grace from the Father, Calvin Calhoun, Jr.

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Samuel and the Voice

Voice of a Father Today’s Focus: Samuel and the Voice Scripture: 1 Samuel 3:1-16 Greetings Sons of God: Now many of us have heard this story but I want to point out a fundamental concept of how the voice of the father works with the sons. Here we have Eli and Samuel. Now we know that Eli is not the biological father of Samuel. The scripture said that Samuel ministered unto the Lord before Eli. Eli is a picture of a spiritual father and Samuel was his son. Now you may ask how can we prove this? We will see in scripture. Now we know that the voice of the Lord called out to Samuel three times that night but notice this: When the voice of the Lord called for Samuel, he ran to Eli! Now we know it is the voice of the Lord because we are reading it but to Samuel it was the voice of Eli. Hence, Eli realizes that the Lord is calling the young Samuel (1 Samuel 3:8). Eli gives Samuel counsel to ask the Lord to speak to His servant the next time He calls. And when the Lord speaks to Samuel again, Samuel replies to the Lord. In other words, it was by Eli that Samuel would get connected to the Lord. However all of this was prompted by the voice of the Lord. Now let’s prove that Eli viewed Samuel as a son and then we will draw the big picture. 1 Samuel 3:16: Then Eli called Samuel and said, SAMUEL, MY SON. AND HE ANSWERED HERE AM I. Now here is the big picture! Eli represents the spiritual father and Samuel represents the son. When the voice of the Father spoke to Samuel, He recognized that voice as being the same voice of his spiritual father. It would be Eli understanding that Samuel is hearing the voice of the Father that He would connect Him with the voice so that He can serve the Lord. It is your spiritual fathers responsibility to re-connect you with the voice of the Father. Spiritual fathers as not called to manipulate, rule, or control you. They are called to watch over your soul, revive it and bring you back into relationship with the spirit and re-connect you once again to the heavenly Father. Is that not what the ultimate goal is, to get the soul to submit back to blindly following the spirit. The Father does this once again through the Father/Son model. These spiritual fathers are mature sons God has raised to help bring the Body of Christ to maturity. When these fathers speak they speak the Word of the Lord to the sons, imparting grace and helping the sons re-connect to the Father through discipleship and teaching the sons how to submit their soul to the spirit and hear the voice of the Father. It is the Father/Son Model that the Father is speaking (Hebrews 1:1,2). It is the intimate relationship that the Father desires and He does it through the venue of Son. Peace, Love and Grace from the Father, Calvin Calhoun, Jr.

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Elijah and the Voice

Voice of a Father Today’s Focus: Elijah and the Voice Scripture: 1 Kings 17; Proverbs 18:21 Greetings Sons of God: Now this story encompass the entire chapter of 1 Kings 17 so we will quote and point out scriptures as we look at the story. Here we have the prophet Elijah in the city of Zarephath (vs 10). He came to the gate of the city and there was a widow woman there. We know that Elijah asks the woman to make a cake for him and the woman explains that she only had a little meal and oil left for her and her son. Now Elijah tells her to fear not but go do as he has said for this reason: 1 Kings 17:14: For thus SAITH the Lord God of Israel, the barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that the Lord sendeth rain upon the earth. Not upon the word of Elijah but this is what the Lord said! It is the voice of the Lord speaking through Elijah. Now the woman goes and does all according to what Elijah said and this is the result: 1 Kings 17:16: And the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail, ACCORDING TO THE WORD OF THE LORD, WHICH HE SPAKE BY ELIJAH. Now we see after this the woman’s son falls sick and dies (vs 17). The woman questions Elijah why did he come? Did he come to bring her sin to rememberance and to kill her son? So Elijah carries the boy to an upper room and lays him on the bed. And does this and please pay attention to what the Scriptures say: 1 Kings 17:21,22: And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried unto the Lord, and said, O Lord my God, I pray thee, let this child’s soul come into him again. And the LORD HEARD THE VOICE OF ELIJAH; and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived. Now let me explain the Lord hearing the voice of Elijah is not the fact that Elijah had any power of himself, but it was the fact that when the Lord heard the voice of Elijah, He heard His voice echoing in Elijah and honored the request. Our goal when we pray is to pray the Will of the Father so that when the Lord hears our prayers, He hears His voice echoing from us and then the Will of God is brought to the earth. Finally, the after the Lord heard the voice of Elijah, the soul of the boy returned to him. It is the voice that raised the boy. There is life-giving power in the voice of the Lord. Now this scripture should now take on a more powerful meaning: Proverbs 18:21: Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof. In the next message we will look at another example of the power of the voice of the father. Peace, Love and Grace from the Father, Calvin Calhoun, Jr.

Power of the Voice

Voice of a Father Today’s Focus: Power of the Voice Scripture: John 5:24-25; Romans 10:13,14; Deuteronomy 8:3 Greetings Sons of God: In the last message we saw how Elijah spoke and the soul of the boy who was dead was returned to him. We also concluded that it is the voice of the Father that gives life. Now let’s look at these two scriptures to drive that point home. John 5:24: Verily, Verily I say unto you, He that HEARETH MY WORD, and believeth on Him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation, but is passed from death unto life. Let’s start here. Jesus is speaking and He states that anyone who hears His Word. Once again there is a premium that Jesus puts on listening and having a trained ear. Now, Jesus continues to state that anyone that believeth on the Father that sent Jesus has everlasting life. Now we see the fundamental way that salvation is extended and received but this is Jesus so how does this happen today? The same way! It is the word of the Lord spoken by the one He has sent. Check this out! Romans 10:13,14: For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. How then shall they call on Him in whom THEY HAVE NOT BELIEVED? And how shall they believe in Him of whom THEY HAVE NOT HEARD? AND HOW SHALL THEY HEAR WITHOUT A PREACHER? And how shall they preach, except they be SENT? As it is written, how beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things! Notice all of the capitalized words of emphasis: Believe, Heard, Hear, Preacher, Sent. In order to receive salvation, God must send His preacher to share with you the gospel of peace. By His representative speaking His Word and the person HEARING THE WORD AND BELIEVES IT, they receive salvation. Now let’s bring it home: John 5:25: Verily, verily I say unto you, the hour is coming and NOW IS, when the dead shall hear the VOICE OF THE SON OF GOD: they that HEAR SHALL LIVE. Hence it is by hear the voice of the Son of God that we live. Man do not live by bread alone but by ever WORD that proceeds OUT OF THE MOUTH of God (Deuteronomy 8:3). It is by the voice of the Lord that we live because His very voice raises the dead and gives life. In the next message we want to look at a unique story in Scripture to show you the importance of the voice of the father in this season. Peace, Love and Grace from the Father, Calvin Calhoun, Jr.

Monday, May 14, 2012

The Wilderness Experience

Voice of a Father Today’s Focus: Father/Son Model Part 3: The Wilderness Experience Scripture: Matthew 3:3; Matthew 3:17-4:1 Greetings Sons of God: Matthew 3:3: For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah saying, the VOICE OF ONE CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. Matthew 3:17-4:1: And lo A VOICE from heaven saying, This is my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased. Then was Jesus led up of the spirit INTO THE WILDERNESS to be tempted of the devil. Now I also want to show you after the children of Israel were delivered from the land of Egypt they were led into the wilderness of Sinai. Now this is not a coincidence. It is in the wilderness that God matures the sons. Funny, if you examine our past 2 teaching series you will see most of the teaching and maturing comes from the wilderness. Many of the scriptures in Deuteronomy say this: “If you obey my voice”. John the Baptist is matured by the Spirit in the wilderness because He is preaching out from the wilderness. Then we look at Jesus Christ. After the Son is given at the baptism, Jesus, Spiritual Israel is lead in the wilderness. Notice also in Matthew 4, Jesus is fasting! Why? To sacrifice the desires of the flesh to hear the Father. In the wilderness, Jesus being tempted was so that He overcame all the temptations of the enemy and pass all the trials that physical Israel failed. Notice in all of the temptations Jesus speaks what He hears the Father says and in obeying the Father, He overcomes every situation and temptation. It is in the wilderness and through the Baptism of fire that the Father transitions you dependence from soul to spirit. It is in the wilderness that the child becomes strong in the spirit. The voice of the Father produces wisdom and turns children from disobedience. Now as the Lord speaks to the fathers, the fathers are to instruct the sons and in training the sons they develop a personal relationship with the voice of the Father. This all happens and begins in the wilderness. Before God will present His people or leaders before the people they must ALL go through the wilderness. The wilderness is not necessarily a physical place but a place in your life where it is you are learning, not only the word of God but also the voice of the Father. In the next message we will examine Elijah the prophet and show you the power of the Voice. Peace, Love and Grace from the Father, Calvin Calhoun, Jr.

Thursday, May 10, 2012

One Voice

Voice of a Father Today’s Focus: Father/Son Model Part 2: One Voice Scripture: Matthew 3:1,3; Romans 7:22,23 Greetings Sons of God: Now in the beginning as we have said earlier in this series God spoke to Adam Spirit to spirit. So Adam heard one clear distinct voice. The reason why was because the soul of Adam would blindly follow and submit itself to the spirit. Now after the fall we know that things changed and now the soul became the dominant viewpoint to reality instead of the spirit. Mankind would now reason within themselves how they would meet their provision and protection. The voice of the soul was very dominant and the only way God would speak to His people would be through a prophet. Now Jesus came and restored the connection to all those call Him Lord. Now we have a problem and the Lord has a solution. When one is born again of the Spirit we still have a problem. The problem is a voice-recognition problem. This voice recognition problem causes many problems to believers and depending on the voice that the person yields to, the flesh manifests that decision. Romans 7:22,23: For I delight in the law of God after the inward man: But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members. Let me state this for the record, the soul is not evil, but can be influenced by evil forces. Even within itself the soul can act independent of God and yields to protect itself and figure things out within itself. Now this is the problem, you have your soul wanting to do what it wants to do and you have the spirit wanting to do the Will of God. This is the war within your members. Jesus Himself had to overcome this war in the garden of Gethsemane when He said my SOUL is sorrowful, my FLESH is weak, BUT THE SPIRIT IS WILLING. How does God deal with this problem? He sends mature sons, spiritual fathers, to watch over your soul. Spiritual fathers do not father or watch over your spirit for God is the Father of your spirit. Your biological father is the father of your flesh. The role of the spiritual father is to watch over your soul and help you to silence and submit your soul so that you can hear one clear voice, the voice of the Father. Through their maturity they teach and show the character of the Father in teaching you how you can hear God through submission of the will of self and self-ambition. Let me show you this powerful picture that we read but many miss. Matthew 3:1-3: In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, and saying repent ye: for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand. For this is he that is spoken of by the prophet Isaiah saying, THE VOICE OF ONE crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make His paths straight. Notice it says the voice of ONE! One voice, the voice of the Father was crying in the wilderness. So let’s take another step back and understand the importance of the voice of the Father and the wilderness experience in the next message. Peace, Love and Grace from the Father, Calvin Calhoun, Jr.

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

The Father/Son Model Part 1

Voice of a Father Today’s Focus: The Father/Son Model Part 1 Scripture: Joel 2:28; Malachi 4:5,6; Luke 1:17 Greetings Sons of God: The father/son model is the way the Father desires to interact and have a relationship with His sons. In the early days of Adam, God would speak to Adam in the cool of the day and His voice would usher in His presence and there Adam and God had an intimate relationship and Adam would come to understand His role in the earth to bring righteous rule, the Kingdom of God, the culture of the Father to the earth and reflect the glory of God in the Earth as His sons, representatives, ambassadors and agents. Now we know that Adam and Eve sinned and through that sin, that intimate connection was severed and God instituted the Prophet/Father/Son model of speech. In other words, God would speak through a prophet to the fathers and the fathers to the sons. But this was not the original way, the original way was father/son. Now let’s prove that this is the model because before God does anything within the age of man, He speaks it and then at the Father’s season and exact time, His Word then is made manifest. Let me show you: Joel 2:28: And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and daughters shall prophesy, and your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions: And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit. Malachi 4:5,6: Behold I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord: And he shall turn the hearts of the fathers to the children and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse. These are two scriptures that I want to show you and both of them shows how the Father will reconcile and restore the breach that sin caused to restore the House of God back in the Earth and bring us back to our original purpose. First, God must revive our spirit and restore the connection back to Him. He does this by the pouring out of His Spirit, (Holy Spirit) into our flesh. In pouring out His Spirit into our flesh, He revives the spirit within man and restores the connection so that He may talk to His sons, Spirit to spirit. Now the other scripture, Malachi. In Malachi, the Lord says that He will send the spirit of Elijah before the coming of the day of the Lord and he shall turn the HEARTS OF THE FATHERS TO THE CHILDREN AND THE CHILDREN TO THE FATHERS. Now the Old testament ends with this particular prophecy and picks up with Zacharias, John the Baptist’s father, in Luke 1 and the Lord restating the same prophecy in verse 17. So in the coming of the Lord the hearts of the fathers must be turned to the sons and the sons to the fathers to make ready a people for the Lord. Now if this does not happen the scriptures say this: “Lest I come and smite the earth with a curse” In the restoration of the father/son model, God can fellowship with mankind once again, Spirit to spirit. Now in the next message, we want to further understand the father/son model and how the Spirit of Elijah turns the hearts of the fathers to the sons. Peace, Love and Grace from the Father, Calvin Calhoun, Jr.

Monday, May 7, 2012

Languages of a Father

Voice of a Father Today’s Focus: Languages of a Father Scripture: Hebrews 1:1,2; Romans 1:20 Greetings Sons of God: Romans 1:20: For the invisible things of Him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse; Now this is a critical eternal concept that the Lord has placed in my heart to share with you so you can understand how the Father speaks to the sons in various ways. In the above scripture we simply see that to understand the various things about God and the Godhead. He has structured and infused eternal concepts and characteristics in the things that are made in creation. In the infinite wisdom of God, He understood that mankind would fall and be subject to a different perception of reality. The perception of reality from the soul is limited and the viewpoint is only from the five major senses which allow us to interact with the natural world. Now when mankind fell because of disobedience the Father could no longer speak to the sons Spirit to spirit. We know that eternal communication is Spirit to spirit. But because of disobedience that connection was severed and the Father now had to speak to mankind in a particular way and this way would be the way until Christ came. Let me show you this in scripture. Hebrews 1:1,2: God, who at sundry times and in diver’s manners spake in times past unto the fathers by the prophets, Hath in these last days spoken unto us by His Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds; Now this is loaded so let’s start to break it apart. First, God at sundry times and in diver’s manners spoke in past times unto the fathers by the prophets. Now since God could not speak to man Spirit to spirit, it would be by the grace and agency of the prophetic that God would speak to the FATHERS. Do we see this! God is speaking to the heads of households but because of the particular time of man, God would speak through a prophet to the fathers. Hence the prophetic was used to convey the message of God to the fathers in the direction, commandments and statutes of the Lord. Now the scripture goes on to say in these last days. When did the last days begin? Acts 2. So now, God is speaking to us by Son. Now why is this so important to understand? The Father has always desired to speak to His son, Spirit to spirit. This is an intimate relationship that the Father had with Adam and Jesus Christ, the Son of God came to restore that communication. Now if this is the intimate relationship that the Father desires to have with the sons then there must be a model in the earth that the Father will speak to the sons. In the next message we will examine that model because we cannot have this intimate relationship with the Father unless this model is restored to the Body of Christ. Peace, Love and Grace from the Father, Calvin Calhoun, Jr.

Thursday, May 3, 2012

Two Reactions, One Voice

Voice of a Father Today’s Focus: Two Reactions, One Voice Scripture: Genesis 3:7,8 Greetings Sons of God: Genesis 3:7,8: And the eyes of them both were opened and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons. And they heard the voice of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God amongst the trees of the garden. Now I am bringing this same scripture because I want to show you the contrast in mentality and viewpoint man had with the voice of the Lord. Now before the fall, the voice of the Lord would walk in the garden in the cool of the day and fellowship with His sons. However everything changed after the fall. We know the fall is represented by man’s disobedience in the garden. We also know that the eyes of their soul was opened and mankind was separated from their Father and they became orphans or fatherless. Now we know that the culture of the orphan is characterized by one who seeks their own provision and protection. In addition with all of that something else was ushered in that was never a part of Adam and Eve and that is fear. Let me show you how unique this is. The same voice that they welcomed and loved and fellowshipped with in the cool of the day, they now fear. The scripture in Genesis 3:7,8 states that when they heard the voice of the Lord they hid themselves. Fear was never a part of Adam and Eve but now because they have obtained a knowledge that the Father never wanted them to obtained. All they knew was good because all they knew was the Father. Hence when we fall out of relationship with the Father, fear will set in. And when we fall out of relationship with the Father, religion begins to set in. In other words we try to perform in order to be in the good grace of God. We do rituals in order to please God and all of it is in the attempt to get back what was lost, the relationship with the voice of the Lord. Now if Adam and Eve lost the connection and relationship with the voice of the Lord that ushers in His presence then what do we think Jesus came to do. He came to restore the breach and reconcile us back to the Father so that we can have fellowship once again with the voice of the Father and bring His rulership, His Kingdom from heaven to earth. In the next message we will see how the Father spoke to his people through the ages of man. This you do not want to miss. Peace, Love and Grace from the Father, Calvin Calhoun, Jr.

Intimacy with the Voice

Voice of a Father Today’s Focus: Intimacy with the Voice Scripture: Genesis 3 Greetings Sons of God: Now I want to start with the end, take us back to the beginning and bring us back to this scripture to show this concept. Genesis 3:7,8: And the eyes of them both were opened and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons. And they heard the voice of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God amongst the trees of the garden. Now we know that God created man from the dust of the ground, breathed the breath of life into him and he became a living soul. We know also that Adam was the son of God. Now the important thing that we want to bring out is how the relationship between man and the Father existed. We know that man had the Holy Spirit within him fellowshipping with his spirit. We know that the Lord commanded Adam not to touch or eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Now let’s stop here! If the Lord, who is Spirit, commanded Adam on what He expected from Adam, then Adam had a unique relationship with the Father in order to carry out His commandments. Well since God was invisible then Adam had fellowship with the voice of the Father. God would meet with Adam in the cool of the day. Now let’s look at our scripture at the beginning. In Genesis 3:8 it says that they heard the voice of the Lord God walking in the garden. So the major concept that we need to understand is: The voice of the Lord ushers in the presence of the Lord. The scripture says the voice was walking and they hid themselves from the presence of the Lord. Now many in the faith have been trained to use their eyes more than their ears. We have been trained to believe it if we see it. However in the House and Kingdom of God we must train our ears first and then our eyes. The words our ears hear will manifest the very things before our eyes. In the next message we will look at two different reactions to the same voice by mankind. Peace, Love and Grace from the Father, Calvin Calhoun, Jr.

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

New Teaching Series: The Voice of a Father

Voice of a Father Today’s Focus: Introduction Scripture: John 10:24-27; John 14:15 Greetings Sons of God: John 10:24-27: Then came the Jews round about Him and said unto Him, How long dost thou make us to doubt? If thou be the Christ, tell us plainly. Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not: because ye are not of my sheep as I said unto you. My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: In this passage we see the Jews asking Jesus to tell them plainly whether He is the Christ. Of course discerning their hearts and intentions, he knew that they were not in a place to receive such a direct answer. Jesus starts by telling them that He told them. So the first thing that God does is informs us by His voice and His words. Now the Jews did not believe His words and then Jesus pointed to the works and how they spoke of who He is and yet they still did not believe. Now Jesus lays out this declaration that their problem is that they ARE NOT OF HIS SHEEP. Now Jesus is talking about the Jews, is He not? Now Jesus draws a contrast between them and His sheep. The contrast is His sheep HEAR HIS VOICE, HE KNOWS THEM (RELATIONSHIP) AND THEY FOLLOW HIM. Now notice that the Lord makes the first point that they are His sheep. The use of the pronoun “his” denotes ownership or Lordship. Because Jesus Christ is Lord and we are His sheep, He owns us. Now the next vital concept He points to is the fact that they HEAR HIS VOICE. There is so much time spent on preaching and not enough time spent on training the ears of the sons to hear the Father. This entire series will be focused on showing and teaching us about the importance of the voice of the Father. The importance of this is the fact that this is the way the sheep or the sons of God will walk and follow Christ, by His voice. Let me show you the importance of why we need to have an intimate relationship with the Father. John 14:15: If you love me, keep my commandments. The only way you can show love to the Father is through your obedience to the voice of the Father by which He gives His commandments. This is why we need to study this concept and understand that from the very beginning it was all about the Father having a relationship with His sons and He would do this by His voice ushering in His presence. In the next message we will go back to the beginning and show this concept and then build our series to show that we need to be training our ears more than our eyes. Peace, Love and Grace from the Father, Calvin Calhoun, Jr.