God Is Not A Theory God Is Not A Theory

This week, Ken and Grant spoke with Derek Morphew. Derek is one of the leading voices in the Kingdom of God and one of the keynote speakers at our upcoming IGNITION conference. Derek was educated at Michaelhouse High School in Natal, South Africa, where he was converted to Christ through the ministry of Michael Cassidy, a well-known South African Evangelist. He then did his theological training at Rhodes University, where he majored in Biblical Studies and Systematic Theology (BA cum laude), after which he obtained his PhD in the field of New Testament Studies at the University of Cape Town. His career has gone through three stages: pastor and church planter, coach and overseer to pastors and churches, and developer of educational systems. He was the primary developer of Vineyard Bible Institute, has been the formative influence in Vineyard International Publishing, and, after working for Vineyard Leadership Institute for a brief spell, has been responsible for the academic development of Vineyard Institute. He has published thirteen works, available on Amazon.com, and has written numerous unpublished manuscripts for educational and training purposes. Check out Derek's books here.Our Orbis Ministries IGNITION conference will occur in Nashville, TN, from October 3 to 5. Register today at kingdomignition.orgFor more information on the Travel Less Grant Match to keep Ken's travel down in 2024, send an email to bryan@orbisministries.orgCheck 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/yfe3974hAre you interested in learning about Holy Spirit-led ministry? Visit Orbis School of Ministry at https://orbissm.com or email our Registrar, Jo McKay, at jo@orbisminstries.orgUpcoming Orbis Ministries overseas ministry trips are posted behind the registration/login portal under the Train-Join an International Ministry Trip link on 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 to be added to it.If you'd like to receive Ken's monthly prayer letter, please go to orbisministries.org and scroll down to the bottom right for "Prayer Letter Signup."Check out the Orbis School of Ministry Classes on the Kingdom of God https://orbissm.com/p/discovering-the-kingdom-of-god

"Derek Morphew is walking in the footsteps of past theologians who wrote about the Kingdom of God." - Ken Fish"The Kingdom of God is all about Jesus." - Derek Morphew‘For the kingdom to come, the will of God is to be done on earth as it's done in heaven.’ - Derek Morphew"It's a necessity to rediscover the gospel of the kingdom before the end can come." - Ken Fish"God communicates to us through story. The big story of scripture is creation to new creation, and the new creation is the Kingdom of God." - Derek Morphew‘We are being invited to God's unfolding story of the world.’ - Ken Fish"We have hope because the new world has already happened in the life and ministry of Jesus." - Ken Fish"We have ‘gentile-ized’ the gospel and have been drawn away from the Hebraic concepts of our faith." - Ken Fish"We are coming up to a conference called IGNITION, building a sustainable move of God. We want a move of God that is sustainable and could potentially go 300 to 400 years if Jesus tarries. We want to get back to original biblical foundations because if we do that, we will have tracks to run on that will literally shake a civilization and transform a society." - Ken Fish"To operate in the prophetic is to operate in the charismatic gifts." - Derek Morphew 

This week, Ken and Grant spoke with Sarma Velamuri. Sarma has one of the most interesting stories you have ever heard. He was born in India in the Brahman caste and had a supernatural conversion to Christianity. He is a cutting-edge medical doctor who left the day-to-day practice to become the CEO of a new tech start-up.Our Orbis Ministries IGNITION conference will occur in Nashville, TN, from October 3 to 5. Register today at kingdomignition.org

For more information on the Travel Grant Match to keep Ken's travel down in 2024, send an email to bryan@orbisministries.org

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/yfe3974hAre you interested in learning about Holy Spirit-led ministry? Visit Orbis School of Ministry at https://orbissm.com or email our Registrar, Jo McKay, at jo@orbisminstries.orgUpcoming Orbis Ministries overseas ministry trips are posted behind the registration/login portal under the Train-Join an International Ministry Trip link on 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 to be added to it.If you'd like to receive Ken's monthly prayer letter, please go to orbisministries.org and scroll down to the bottom right for "Prayer Letter Signup.""Hindus do not have a problem with accepting Jesus as God. They have a problem with the exclusivity of Jesus." - Sarma Velamuri"I am a Christian because I can't help it, like Peter; I am stuck because Jesus has the words of life." - Sarma Velamuri"He (God) gives us His Holy Spirit so He can tell us what He is up to." - Sarma Velamuri"Are you in the Kingdom? Are you tapped into Jesus?" - Sarma Velamuri"So I lay hands on him. I pray for him. He gets delivered right there from the spirit. It just goes. And he's like, it's gone." - Sarma Velamuri"This guy on stage points at me and says, you're a devil worshipper." - Sarma Velamuri"I would not recommend joining a conventional yoga class unless you are in a place in your faith where, actually, there's no situation in which I would like to recommend you join a yoga class." - Sarma Velamuri

 

 

This week, Ken and Grant spoke with Jack Deere and discussed the inerrancy, infallibility, and inspiration of scripture. Jack is a returning guest on GINAT and a world-renowned theologian and speaker. He was one of our speakers at last year’s FUSION conference and will join us again at the upcoming IGNITION conference in Nashville, TN, from October 3 to 5. Register today by clicking here.Check out Ken's book, On the Road with the Holy Spirit.Partner with Orbis FinanciallyAre you interested in Holy Spirit-led ministry? Visit Orbis School of Ministry at https://orbissm.com or email our Registrar, Jo McKay, at jo@orbisminstries.orgUpcoming Orbis Ministries overseas ministry trips are posted behind the registration/login portal under the Train-Join an International Ministry Trip link on 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 orbisministries.org and scroll down to the bottom right for "Prayer Letter Signup"."If you want to attack Christianity, one of the best ways to do it is to attack the authority of scripture" - Jack Deere"Scripture says it, and that's the finale." - Jack Deere“Our job is to give everyone a chance to read the Word of God and experience it.” - Jack Deere"Inerrant is [refers to] the manuscript. Infallible is [refers to] the teaching." - Ken Fish"Inspiration deals with the source of scripture." - Jack Deere"It is the Word of God or it’s not. If It’s the Word of God, I don't get to sit on judgment on it; it sits on judgment on me." - Jack Deere"We must be squared away on our understanding of inspiration, inerrancy, and infallibility in order to have sustainability in our faith.” - Ken Fish‘If you do not have a consistent view of scripture, you are vulnerable to someone taking portions of scripture out of your life or losing something important Jesus said.’ - Jack Deere

Click here to read "Top 5 Heresies Among American Evangelicals." 

‘If we allow the scripture to mean anything we want it to mean, we won't have anything.’ - Ken FishEven in Our Darkness: A Story of Beauty in a Broken Life by Jack Deere

‘The only way we were going to make it through the death of our son was by God.’ - Jack Deere"Suffering is a part of life, not the next life, but this life, and nobody has suffered more than God." - Jack Deere"If we are leading people, we do them a great disservice if we don’t teach about suffering." - Jack Deere"If we start playing fast and loose with His word, almost by definition, on some level, we are undercutting His name and glory."  - Ken Fish Connect with Jack Deere on Facebook

 

This week, Ken and Grant spoke with Jeffrey Tyner. Jeff and his wife, Jenni, have been married for over twenty years and have four children. Jeff has nearly twenty years of experience in the oil and gas business. He is the President of Tyner Energy, an exploration company active in the Permian Basin of West Texas. His adventures include real estate and, most recently, media. He is the Executive Producer of Send Proof, a feature-length documentary exploring medical evidence for miraculous healing. He also works with DEI DOX to produce Miraculous: Stories of Divine Intervention. Jeff has pursued revival since his days as a student at Texas A&M, where he led grass-roots prayer gatherings on campus, and has pursued the goal of Word and Spirit since that time. In addition to serving on the board of CCN, Jeff directs the annual Remnant Radio Conference.



Learn more about Jeff's project MIRACULOUS. 



The IGNITION conference will occur in Nashville, TN, from October 3 to 5. Register today by clicking here.





Check out Ken's book, On the Road with the Holy Spirit.



Partner with Orbis Financially



Are you interested in Holy Spirit-led ministry? Visit Orbis School of Ministry at https://orbissm.com or email our Registrar, Jo McKay, at 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 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.



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"When you grow up in the church, you think of sinners as other people." - Jeffrey Tyner. 



"Somebody lost their belt a long time ago, and I am not sure America has a Bible belt anymore." - Ken Fish. 



"It's easy to make up your mind about a group of people when you've met one." - Jeffrey Tyner.



"You don't need to have been someone who was down and out or homeless to be born again and saved." - Ken Fish. 



"If God did it for that person, then maybe He would do it for me now." - Jeffrey Tyner. 



"When I hear testimonies, it makes me hungry to step out and experience the same thing." - Jeffrey Tyner. 



"If the stories in the Bible are true, this changes everything." - Ken Fish. 



"If you are going to go for it where it is going to cost you something, you can not do it on your own." - Jeffrey Tyner.



"Asking for the Holy Spirit is a prayer that God will say yes to." - Jeffrey Tyner.

This week, Ken and Grant spoke with our special guest, Putty Putman. Putty might be the most frequent guest on the God is Not a Theory podcast. Putty will be one of the speakers at the IGNITION conference, which will take place in Nashville, TN, from October 3 to 5. Register today by clicking here.



Check out Ken's book, On the Road with the Holy Spirit.



Partner with Orbis Financially



Are you interested in Holy Spirit-led ministry? Visit Orbis School of Ministry at https://orbissm.com or email our Registrar, Jo McKay, at 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 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 orbisministries.org and scroll down to the bottom right for "Prayer Letter Signup".



"When you build an empowering culture. People will do stuff." - Putty Putman. 



"I would rather you do something and not do it perfectly than debate whether or not you should do it." - Putty Putman.



"Juses is incredibly empowering." - Putty Putman. 



"IGNITION is when you cross a threshold of power, not just being present but being productive." - Putty Putman. 



"How do we learn to be a people where the presence of God can rest and the power of God can be active?" - Putty Putman 



"Are we organized and designed to empower people?" Ken Fish 



"We must be willing to live with a mess." - Ken Fish. 



"There must be an intergeneration aspect to the next move of God" - Ken Fish. 



"If Jesus is lord of all, then Jesus is Lord of the lab." Putty Putman 



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This week, Ken and Grant spoke with our special guest, Ken Williams. Ken Williams is a great thinker and proactive leader of the Changed Movement. 



Today, Ken Williams consults with individuals, churches, and organizations about issues of sexual purity and navigating LGBTQ issues, and he is a public advocate for men and women to have rights, freedoms, and counseling to leave an LGBTQ life behind if they so choose. He has been a pastor since 2006; he is co-founder of CHANGED Movement; he is co-founder of  Equipped to Love, a ministry that serves those impacted by LGBTQ; he serves Moral Revolution as an author, lecturer, and minister; and he holds a B.S. in Marketing/Finance. His greatest joys are my beautiful wife and our four incredible children.



You can find my online discipleship journey, Finding You: An Identity-Based Journey Out of Homosexuality and Into All Things New, or my book, The Journey OUT.



Check out Ken's book, On the Road with the Holy Spirit.



Partner with Orbis Financially



Are you interested in Holy Spirit-led ministry? Visit Orbis School of Ministry at https://orbissm.com or email our Registrar, Jo McKay, at 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 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 orbisministries.org and scroll down to the bottom right for "Prayer Letter Signup".



"Our biggest concern is equipping the church to navigate LGBTQ issues." Ken Williams 



"Everything I believe I am has everything to do with what I believe and how I will behave." - Ken Williams



"I don't think the sexual revolution did anyone good" - Ken Fish



"Surrendering is the only way I see people make it through." - Ken Williams



"We have to become whole and wholesome" - Ken Fish



"If the Lord is asking me for something, He is wanting to give me something better." Ken Williams