God Is Not A Theory

This week, Ken and Grant talk with Justin Allen about the importance of “iron sharpening iron” relationships. In 2022 Justin founded Times and Seasons LLC, which is a company that encompasses coaching, consulting, and publishing. Times and Seasons exists to implement the prophetic in multiple spheres of influence. Justin will be one of our speakers at the Fusion Conference 10/18/2023 - 10/21/2023. We want to see the work of the Lord accelerated so miracles become more common.  Register for the IN PERSON Fusion Conference here:  https://subspla.sh/r93gqpw/  OR Register for the LIVESTREAM Fusion Conference here: https://shorturl.at/hjqx8 Support Orbis Ministries by Becoming a Financial Partner: ⁠⁠⁠http://tinyurl.com/bdcr8z4p⁠ Thanks for listening to the God Is Not A Theory, a podcast of Orbis Ministries. For more information, visit orbisministries.org (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 (https://get.theapp.co/kjwz) 

This week, Ken speaks with Derek Morphew. Derek recounts amazing testimonies of God moving in revival and renewal in South Africa in the 70s and 80s. He also tells Ken about his grassroots mentorship. We long for your faith to be encouraged and the fire of the Holy Spirit to be ignited in your life in the hearing of these testimonies.  Live up to the Holy Spirit potential in you and prove to your world that God Is Not a Theory. Support Orbis Ministries by Becoming a Financial Partner: ⁠⁠⁠http://tinyurl.com/bdcr8z4p⁠ Thanks for listening to the God Is Not A Theory, a podcast of Orbis Ministries. For more information, visit orbisministries.org (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 (https://get.theapp.co/kjwz)

This week, Ken and Grant speak with Michael Rowntree. They explore the question, “How do you lead a church to the deeper things of the Holy Spirit?”  We long for your faith to be encouraged and the fire of the Holy Spirit to be ignited in your life in the hearing of these testimonies.  Live up to the Holy Spirit potential in you and prove to your world that God Is Not a Theory.  Support Orbis Ministries by Becoming a Financial Partner: ⁠⁠⁠http://tinyurl.com/bdcr8z4p⁠ Thanks for listening to God Is Not A Theory, a podcast of Orbis Ministries. For more information, visit orbisministries.org (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 (https://get.theapp.co/kjwz) To hear more from Michael Rowntree, check out https://theremnantradio.com/ (https://theremnantradio.com/)

This week, Ken and Grant speak with Craig Keener. They discuss the importance of Biblical literacy and the role of the teacher gift in the church. Craig S. Keener (Ph.D., Duke University) is a Professor of Biblical Studies at Asbury Theological Seminary. He is the author of thirty-four books, with some 1.4 million copies in circulation. We long for your faith to be encouraged and the fire of the Holy Spirit to be ignited in your life in the hearing of these testimonies.  Live up to the Holy Spirit potential in you and prove to your world that God Is Not a Theory. Support Orbis Ministries by Becoming a Financial Partner: ⁠⁠⁠http://tinyurl.com/bdcr8z4p⁠ Thanks for listening to God Is Not A Theory, a podcast of Orbis Ministries. For more information, visit orbisministries.org (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 (https://get.theapp.co/kjwz) To hear more from Craig, check out https://www.amazon.com/stores/Craig-S.-Keener/author/B000APBKEK?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true 

This week, Ken speaks with Avner Boskey, a long-time friend of Ken and a resident of Israel.  Avner is a Biblical scholar who illuminates a historical perspective on the current conflict in the Middle East, as well as a look into the future. We long for your faith to be encouraged and the fire of the Holy Spirit to be ignited in your life in the hearing of these testimonies.  Live up to the Holy Spirit's potential in you and prove to your world that God Is Not a Theory.  Support Orbis Ministries by Becoming a Financial Partner: ⁠⁠⁠⁠http://tinyurl.com/bdcr8z4p⁠⁠⁠ Thanks for listening to God Is Not A Theory, a podcast of Orbis Ministries. For more information, visit orbisministries.org (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 (https://get.theapp.co/kjwz)

This week, Ken and Grant talk with Ken's longtime friend, Rip Wahlberg. Rip is a former pastor, author, business owner, grandfather, and father. Rip tells us how the Holy Spirit walked him and his family through the tragic drowning of his 4-year-old son, Aiden. Rip's life is about pursuing God's book and story.  Tune into episode 47 in Season 4 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.  Support Orbis Ministries by Becoming a Financial Partner: ⁠⁠http://tinyurl.com/bdcr8z4p⁠ Thanks for listening to God Is Not A Theory, a podcast of Orbis Ministries. For more information, visit orbisministries.org (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 (https://get.theapp.co/kjwz) Purchase Rip's book: https://www.amazon.com/Shattered-Rip-Wahlberg/dp/1489749489/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2WR90INEOHZ2V&keywords=rip+wahlberg+shattered&qid=1700699820&sprefix=Rip+Wa%2Caps%2C157&sr=8-1  Connect with Rip on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/discoveringgodpod or message Rip on Facebook.   Don't miss the upcoming Prophets Training at Jesus Center with Emma Stark. The conference dates are Nov 29 - Dec 1. For your reference, here's the link: https://prophetstraining.com/ Quote: 12:22s "I'm holding him (Aiden, their son). His eyes are closed. He looks like he is sleeping. He is pink. He is perfect. He is just beautiful.  Quote 17m30s Out: "We don't need to hide the pain, not embrace, but to address it." - Rip Wahlberg Quote: 18m33s: God does not ask us to go fast through our pain, but we prolong our pain and issues in our life by avoiding it." - Rip Wahlberg Quote: 20m52s: "God said to Rip, 'I saw you. I saw you, you did. And I am so proud of you.'" - Rip Wahlberg Quote: 23m36s "The worst thing we can do is what I (Rip) calls, 'Speaking truth to people's pain.'" - Rip Wahlberg, see Proverbs 25:20 and the book of Job.  Quote: 29m49s "It (pain) feels permanent, and that's the lie." - Rip Wahlberg Quote 35m35s "I don't think God cares if your grief comes out messy." - Rip Wahlberg Quote 51m45: "How much of our language today is directed towards Him (God)." - Rip Wahlberg   56m10s Rip prays a prayer over those who are walking through grief.

This week, Ken speaks with Avner Boskey. Avner Boskey is Ken's long-time friend and a resident of Israel. Avner is a Biblical scholar who illuminates a historical perspective on the current conflict in the Middle East and a look into the future. Tune into Episode 53 in Season 4 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. Thanks for listening to God Is Not A Theory, a podcast of Orbis Ministries. For more information, visit orbisministries.org (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 (https://get.theapp.co/kjwz) Support Orbis Ministries by Becoming a Financial Partner: ⁠⁠⁠ http://tinyurl.com/bdcr8z4p Anguis of the Jews: https://www.amazon.com/Anguish-Jews-Twenty-Three-Centuries-Antisemitism/dp/0809143240/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2K11FDYKMMGNH&keywords=the+anguish+of+the+jews&qid=1704346291&sprefix=The+anguish+of+the+%2Caps%2C155&sr=8-1 Our Hands Are Stained With Blood: https://www.amazon.com/Our-Hands-Are-Stained-Blood/dp/B084H36X1M/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1OMLYLK3FLAI2&keywords=our+hands+are+stained+with+blood+michael+brown+2019&qid=1704346345&sprefix=Our+hands+are+stained+with+Bloo%2Caps%2C182&sr=8-1 "What is the Bible is a Prophecy about the Jewish people?"- Avner Boskey "Replacement theology has been a poison that has caused us to ignore the meaning of scripture." - Avner Boskey "We seek nothing less than the reconversion of the West to Christianity." - Ken Fish "We want to see the power of the resurrection, but we do not want to see the reality of the crucifixion." - Avner Boskey

This week, Ken and Grant talk with Sam Storms. Sam recently retired from the Senior Pastor position at Bridgeway Church in Oklahoma City, OK. He is a significant figure in the body of Christ, operating as a bridge between the Evangelical and Charismatic tribes. Check out Sam' ministry, Enjoying God Ministries at https://www.samstorms.org. Tune into Episode 52 in Season 4 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. Thanks for listening to God Is Not A Theory, a podcast of Orbis Ministries. For more information, visit orbisministries.org (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 (https://get.theapp.co/kjwz) Click here for all of our end-of-year givers: http://tinyurl.com/yfe3974h 'I know beyond a shadow of a doubt the Lord was calling me into full-time ministry." Sam Storms "I was not a friend of the Holy Spirit, even though He was a friend to me." Sam Storms "We would have a rhythm of the church once a week." - Ken Fish "We read the Bible every day." - Ken Fish "The foundation of morality is laid down in the Christian home." - John Admas. "The reason I was a cessationist was because of the arguments my professors gave me, and I never actually looked into the Bible to see if they were valid." - Sam Storms "The only question is 'What does the Word of God say?'" - Sam Storms "11th Evangelical commandment: Thou shall not do at all what others do poorly." - Sam Storms "My commitment to the Scripture does not quench the Spirit nor does my hunger for the Spirit diminish or water down my commitment to the Scriptures." Sam Storms "Love is not always easy." - Ken Fish "You can not expect your church to shift into things of the Spirit if you do not model it in the Scriptures." -Sam Storms "Overcome the barrier of what people think of you and become more concerned about what God thinks of you." Sam Storms NAR means New Apostolic Reformation "We can believe that the Bible says the Apostolic office is still active today without being a part of NAR." - Sam Storms "Although I believe in Apostles, I do not believe they carry a unilateral power and special revelatory experience that others do not have." - Sam Storms Here is Michael Brown's article on the NAR: https://stream.org/an-honest-question-for-the-critics-of-nar-the-new-apostolic-reformation/

This week, Ken and Grant talked with Michael Miller, one of the founders of Remenant Radio. Michael and Ken have traveled together on ministry trips, and Ken has spoken at Michael's Church. Michael grew up with a Jewish mother and a Mormon Father. When he was 15, someone handed him a Bible, which he thought was a book of ancient spells; he was fascinated by Jesus and decided to follow Him.   Tune into episode 50 in Season 4 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.  Thanks for listening to God Is Not A Theory, a podcast of Orbis Ministries. For more information, visit orbisministries.org (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 (https://get.theapp.co/kjwz) Support Orbis Ministries by Becoming a Financial Partner: ⁠http://tinyurl.com/bdcr8z4p⁠ Check out the Remnant Radio podcast here: https://theremnantradio.com.  Fired from the NAR (NAR stands for the New Apostolic Reformation) Remnant Radio episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0L2bV6mkSyW94YXFWzeOSx?si=sFtZuGCCTVWQVDdAkYkCHQ "I came to the conclusion that the gifts are for us today based on the scriptures, but then I had an encounter. I needed someone who spoke my language." - Michael Miller  "Jack Deere Prophesied that I would get fired from my job at Young Life because of my relationship with him. A month later, I was called into the office excited about Young Life." - Michael Miller "I have nothing but great things to say about Young Life or even my exit. It was just the Lord moving me where He had me." - Michael Miller  "You know your someone's pastor if you can tell them 'NO.'" - John Wimber    "Harsh or blunt, if you can take the critique, you will grow." - Michael Miller  "We prefer Biblical theology over systematic theology." - Ken Fish "Biblical Theology lets the Bible speak for itself." Ken Fish  "We are trying to see the church reformed. We are trying to see the church come alive. We want to move away from all the weird and dead stuff." - Ken Fish  "We do not want to fall to the peril of what amounts to yellow journalism - losing a grasp on the truth to gain more followers or money." - Ken Fish  "Follow up with people who have vanished from your church community." - Ken Fish  Christian Universalism: Effectively, everyone will come to believe in Christ.  Skeletons in God's Closet: https://www.amazon.com/Skeletons-Gods-Closet-Surprise-Judgment/dp/0529100819/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3149G8GCBK933&keywords=skeletons+in+god%27s+closet&qid=1703142901&sprefix=skeletons+in+gods+closet%2Caps%2C200&sr=8-1 Rules for Radicals https://www.amazon.com/Rules-Radicals-Practical-Primer-Realistic/dp/0679721134/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1XPLB3VKVM1W7&keywords=Rules+for+Radicals&qid=1703142997&sprefix=rules+for+radicals%2Caps%2C171&sr=8-1 GINAT S3E39 - The Doctrine of Hell https://youtu.be/bdKNCj4GuGY?si=pzZNkz20LDsL1iaW

This week, Ken and Grant talk with Ron Cantor, the president of www.shelanutv.com, Israel's exclusive 24/7 Hebrew-speaking gospel television station. Ron and Ken discuss the importance of recovering our Hebrew roots and what it's like living in Israel. Tune into episode 50 in Season 4 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.  Support Orbis Ministries by Becoming a Financial Partner: ⁠⁠http://tinyurl.com/bdcr8z4p⁠ Thanks for listening to God Is Not A Theory, a podcast of Orbis Ministries. For more information, visit orbisministries.org (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 (https://get.theapp.co/kjwz) "Identity Theft" - https://www.roncantor.com/product-page/identity-theft-reloaded-e-book-1 Partner with Messiah Mandate https://www.roncantor.com/messiahsmandate  Shelanu means "OURS."  "Psalm 120 has been a point of intercession for me." - Ken Fish "We want to see God's peace on the earth." - Ken Fish  "A rocket hitting your car turns it into shrapnel." - Ron Cantor   "We prefer peace. There is no Israeli I know who does not want peace with Palestinians." - Ron Cantor  "The job of Israeli soldiers is to come home one day." - Ron Cantor   "What gives me hope is the prophecies, Yeshua is coming back." - Ron Cantor