Author: HoW Team

“But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” Acts 1:8

After Jesus had resurrected and appeared to several disciples He told them something very significant about what was to come: there was going to be an outpouring of the Holy Spirit. Not only that, there would be clear evidence of His coming because the disciples would receive power. 

Every natural phenomenon is accompanied by evidence. When it rains no matter how lightly the ground will get wet. When there’s fire items closest to the flames will typically get burnt. When there’s an earthquake there will be shakings. In the same way when there’s an outpouring of the Holy Spirit thee is evidence. But what does that evidence look like and how will it enable us to be witnesses to Jesus?

We’re taking a deeper dive into this, trusting that the Holy Spirit Himself will guide us as we proceed on this journey. Click here to download the series.

“Ears to hear and eyes to see— both are gifts from the Lord.” Proverbs 20:12 

“And He said, “Go, and tell this people: ‘Keep on hearing, but do not understand; Keep on seeing, but do not perceive.’” Isaiah 6:9

Life is all about perspective, we will always respond to situations based on what and how we see and hear. The Bible tells us that not all eyes can see and not all ears can hear. This doesn’t speak to our natural eyes and ears but our capacity to see what God is showing us and hear what He’s saying by the power of the Holy Spirit.

“whose minds the god of this age has blinded, who do not believe, lest the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine on them.” II Corinthians 4:4

Because the enemy understands the power of perception, he goes to great lengths to distort our vision and our hearing so we respond in error to whatever God is saying or doing. This series we are bringing clarity to critical areas that will help refocus our sight and refine our hearing so we perceive with accuracy and alignment with God’s agenda. Click here to download the study.

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take.” Proverbs 3:5-6

Where we are today is largely a product of the decisions we have made (good or bad) over time. This means that the key catalyst for transformation in our lives isn’t a change of the date on the calendar but the decisions we make.

If we want the coming year to be different, we must be ready to do things differently.

This series we are looking at 7 key decisions that will determine our success in the seasons to come, trusting that the Holy Spirit will bring wisdom, understanding, clarity and transformation as we go on this journey. Click here to download the series.

“being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ;” Philippians 1:6

Seems it was just a few days ago we were saying Happy New Year and making plans for the year. Now we’re in the last quarter of the year and for some of us it may look like very little of what we planned has materialised. It’s easy at this point for doubt, fear and hopelessness to start creeping in. But that’s just a tactic of the enemy to take our eyes off the faithfulness of God. 

So long as God is the author of the dream/vision/plan we can be confident He is committed to seeing it through. This series we’re looking at a few examples of how God has proven His faithfulness even in the midst of impossible circumstances. Our prayer is that as we go through this series the Lord will encourage us and help us shift our focus from what He’s yet to do as He reminds us of what He’s already done. If He’s faithful to one He’s faithful to all. Click here to download the series.

‘For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven.’ Ecclesiastes 3:1

It’s God’s desire that all His children go from glory to glory and God in His wisdom has designed our growth to occur across seasons. By His design all our seasons are interconnected however transitions across seasons aren’t automatic. Whether we do anything about it or not times and seasons will pass, but transitions must be intentional and a key to successfully transitioning across seasons is to steward the current season we’re in well.

This series we are looking into 5 areas we need to focus on to help us understand how to steward our seasons well trusting that the Holy Spirit will grant us revelation, insight and understanding so we always go from glory to glory. Click here to download the study.

‘For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, Nor from the south. But God is the judge: He putteth down one, and setteth up another.’ Psalm 75:6-7

“When Joshua was near the town of Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with sword in hand. Joshua went up to him and demanded, “Are you friend or foe?” “Neither one,” he replied. “I am the commander of the Lord’s army…” Joshua 5:13-14

“Each year Elkanah would travel to Shiloh to worship and sacrifice to the Lord of Heaven’s Armies at the Tabernacle…” 1 Samuel 1:3

“Then all this assembly shall know that the Lord does not save with sword and spear; for the battle is the Lord’s, and He will give you into our hands.” I Samuel 17:47

The names of God reveal different aspects of His nature to us and this series the name we are focusing on is Jehovah Sabaoth, the Lord of Heaven’s armies. This name tells us two things about God. One is that He is not stranger to war. Being made in His image and likeness means that we also have a warrior nature inbuilt within us, so battles shouldn’t scare us.

Two is that He has an entire heavenly army at His disposal which is always in operation on our behalf, even though we don’t see them with our natural eyes. Our understanding of how to deploy them or not will be seen in the results of of our lives.

This series as we dig deeper into exploring some of the Lord’s battles, our prayer is that the Holy Spirit will open our eyes to see the resources available to us and give us understanding of how to navigate the natural knowing we are backed by Jehovah Sabaoth. Click Here to download the study.

‘For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, Nor from the south. But God is the judge: He putteth down one, and setteth up another.’ Psalm 75:6-7

As believers trusting God for promotion in the marketplace, it’s important that we know that God’s kingdom is extremely organized and structured. Just like business organisations, God also has a promotion system with eligibility criteria that anyone seeking promotion from God has to fulfil.

His criteria is not changeable for anyone so unlike people who may change promotion policies to suit people, God does not change His policies or His principles. A question to ask ourselves therefore is what is God’s criteria is and what are His principles for promotion.

This series we’re doing a study of people God promoted and drawing out the key principles we can learn from them. May the Lord give us understanding as He opens our eyes to how to align with His principles. Click here to download the study.

‘For although we live in the natural realm, we don’t wage a military campaign employing human weapons, using manipulation to achieve our aims. Instead, our spiritual weapons are energized with divine power to effectively dismantle the defenses behind which people hide.’ 2 Corinthians 10:3-4 (TPT)

Life is full of battles. Some of us are currently in one right now, others just entering and some are ending. Jesus Himself told us that we would have many things to contend with on this side of eternity, so this shouldn’t surprise us. Thankfully He didn’t leave us without hope. By winning the victory over the enemy and the kingdom of darkness, Jesus positioned us to always war from a position of having the upper hand. He also gave us several strategies for ensuring consistent victory.

This series we will go through 6 strategies, using 2 Corinthians 10:3-6 as our anchor scripture. Our prayer is that as we go through the series, the Holy Spirit will strengthen us and equip us to live a life of total victory. Click here to download the series.

‘So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; It shall not return to Me void, but it shall accomplish what I please, and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.’ Isaiah 55:11

‘For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.’ Hebrews 4:12

‘Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.’ Proverbs 18:21

The Lord has stated that His word will not return to Him void but will accomplish what He pleases. God’s word is alive and active, which means it can move and impact your spirit, soul and body. But if you do not read it, you will not know what is available to you. Beyond reading, you must also speak the word to transform and make an impact in your life.

When we speak God’s word, we shape lives, environments or destinies. So it’s important to know what to say and when. In this study we will look at some of the transformational declarations we should be speaking into our lives. Click here to download the study

“Once Jesus was in a certain place praying. As he finished, one of his disciples came to him and said, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.” Luke 11:1

The disciples of Jesus asked him to teach them to pray the same way John the Baptist taught his disciples to pray which means there’s something about prayer that can be learned. Prayer is an important channel for connecting to divinity which is why the Bible places so much emphasis on it. Jesus Himself said we always ought to pray and not faint. Which means that if we are not praying we are fainting and prayer is like oxygen for a believer.

Since prayer is so vital, we’re trusting that the Holy Spirit will use this to teach us how to pray. What are the elements and principles of prayer? What are the lessons we can learn from the prayer life of Jesus and other key examples in the Bible?

We trust that as we go through the series the Holy Spirit will ignite in us a hunger for prayer and equip us with the capacity to pray. Click here to download the study