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Monday May 16, 2022
Monday May 16, 2022
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Wake the Faith up Slayer… This is Garth Heckman with the David Alliance and you can reach me at
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Focus and Control Joe B
**this conference is not going to teach you to make a million dollars, or launch an online store or how to better yourself or get thin or strong… MORE IMPORTANT!
Hey your son or daughter ever get picked on by another kid? Do you or your sons a daughters get picked on verbally? What to do? THE WAR IS COMING, ARE YOUR KIDS READY?
REGISTER NOW VIA EMAIL OR LOOK FOR OUR UPCOMING QR CODE ON OUR MEDIA… THIS WILL FILL UP FAST!
July 9th - Saturday - A Father Daughter/Son conference called PROTECTOR! Speakers on how to protect your son and daughter Emotionally, physically, sexually, socially and spiritually. Ages 10 and up if you feel your student is mature enough. Price $100 per family. At HillSpring Church New prague south of the Twin Cities
Just landed a speaker who will challenge you how to keep your kids safe from human trafficking… you say well my kid will never fall into that… oh not so fast. You obviously don’t know what you are talking about… so get ready to sign up!
5 Fallacies a day - Day 2
Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest you be like him yourself.
A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing his opinion.
If a wise man has an argument with a fool, the fool only rages and laughs, and there is no quiet.
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.
A fool's lips walk into a fight, and his mouth invites a beating.
The key to understanding a fair fight is stick to the topic at hand and stick to what scripture says -
If people don’t want to fight fair - or argue fair - then walk away. Don’t engage.
and here are 5 ways people try to trick you to do just the opposite.
- Red herring A red herring is an emotionally charged issue brought up to divert attention from something the manipulator wants to avoid.
Why do we need to tax the rich even more? Well if you had ever grown up with your moms newest boyfriend stealing your stuff, and your to poor buy groceries… I was suicidal the whole time growing up. You want kids to kill themselves just so the rich can get richer?
- Shifting the burden of proof Manipulators know that having to prove an argument true makes their job more difficult; so they try to shift that burden to their opponent.
I have actually seen Christians do this. they get into a debate or argument with an atheist and they say “well prove there is no God… if you can’t actually prove there is no God then I guess there is one”.
Well that sounds logical at first… but it’s not. There is a God because of many reasons- but not because you can’t prove there is not a God. You don’t prove things out of a void.
- Slippery slope This implies that the end result of today's actions could be something terrible.
If I give you a raise you will have extra money and you will use it for drugs and alcohol And we all know you have a problem with that… and then your parents blame me for you throwing your life away.
- Spin Spin doctors use the media to positively represent their own viewpoints and encourage criticism of others. For example, after a political debate, each side rallies to declare their version of the outcome, hoping to spin the desired perception their way.
If you have ever seen the CNN and Fox news coverage of a presidential debate your swear they both saw different debates. They spin whatever comes their way to make it look in their favor.
Bill Cosby tells a joke about his father coming up stairs and yelling at he and his brother… quit jumping on the bed. If I come up here again you all getting a whooping. Sure enough they are jumping on the bed again… their Dad comes up and says alright you all getting a whopping. Bill says it wasn’t us… his dad laughs and said well then who was it. Bill said. a man climbed through the window and jumped on the bed and then ran off. His Dad said “Your room ain’t got no window…. Bill replies… uh, he brought it with him.
Spinning the facts for your advantage….
- Straw man "You say you want to reform the criminal justice system. What, do you want to free all the criminals?" We do this all the time: take an argument we disagree with and mischaracterize it so it looks weak or extreme, thus making our own side appear more reasonable.
Again this is classic abortion drivel. So you want all the women who are raped and get pregnant to miss school or lose their jobs.
Look we can disagree and still love those we disagree with. When we realize that satan has blinded the minds of those who do not see scripture as truth.
Friday May 13, 2022
Friday May 13, 2022
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Wake the Faith up Slayer… This is Garth Heckman with the David Alliance and you can reach me at
Brought to you by wellbuiltbody.com Gym Apparel for men and women that rocks and shocks and ain’t for everybody - but just might be for you. wellbuiltbody.com
Focus and Control Joe B
**this conference is not going to teach you to make a million dollars, or launch an online store or how to better yourself or get thin or strong… MORE IMPORTANT!
Hey your son or daughter ever get picked on by another kid? Do you or your sons a daughters get picked on verbally? What to do? THE WAR IS COMING, ARE YOUR KIDS READY?
REGISTER NOW VIA EMAIL OR LOOK FOR OUR UPCOMING QR CODE ON OUR MEDIA… THIS WILL FILL UP FAST!
July 9th - Saturday - A Father Daughter/Son conference called PROTECTOR! Speakers on how to protect your son and daughter Emotionally, physically, sexually, socially and spiritually. Ages 10 and up if you feel your student is mature enough. Price $100 per family. At HillSpring Church New prague south of the Twin Cities
Just landed a speaker who will challenge you how to keep your kids safe from human trafficking… you say well my kid will never fall into that… oh not so fast. You obviously don’t know what you are talking about… so get ready to sign up!
5 Fallacies a day - Day 2
Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest you be like him yourself.
A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing his opinion.
If a wise man has an argument with a fool, the fool only rages and laughs, and there is no quiet.
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.
A fool's lips walk into a fight, and his mouth invites a beating.
The key to understanding a fair fight is stick to the topic at hand and stick to what scripture says -
If people don’t want to fight fair - or argue fair - then walk away. Don’t engage.
and here are 5 ways people try to trick you to do just the opposite.
This year there is going to be 2.6 million weddings in the US alone. and all I can think about is… wow that is a lot of fighting coming down the pipe!
- Ignoring the evidence Traditionally called apiorism. We often ignore things we don't want to consider for fear they will produce more work or further confusion.
So Ben Carson was recently quoted as saying “if it is just a fetus, than why are we harvesting human tissue and organs from it?” Proabortionists will just say “well thats not the point OR it doesn’t matter what you call it…
Most people who argue or debate you will do so out of ignoring the facts. If is your job to continue to point out the facts.
- Loaded label or definition Loaded labels or definitions use words that evaluate or have different connotations.
Again a classic is we have redefined killing an unborn child from Murder to abortion and now to pro- choice.
Most big businesses and politicians are highly skilled at that. Careful that you don’t fall for a reasonably labeled extreme.
- Non sequitur Translated as “it does not follow,” non sequitur refers to any claim that doesn’t follow from its premises or is supported by irrelevant premises.
YOu can’t give me a ticket, I never get tickets. OR You can’t possibly say the President is suffering from dementia… we have never elected a president with dementia.
- Poisoning the well Arguers poison the well by discrediting an opponent or opposing view in advance.
They can’t possibly tell me how to build wealth… all their wealth came from their rich daddy.
I can’t possible believe in Christianity… the Christians I know are the most hypocritical and stuck people.
- Post hoc, ergo propter hoc Meaning “after this, therefore because of this,” this fallacy happens when a sequential relationship is mistaken for a causal relationship. “Cramming for a test really helps; I crammed for my psychology test and got an A.”
The best way to pay off your debts is to play the lottery… I bought a couple tickets and paid off my whole school loan.
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.
The Fear of the Lord… i.e. I want to make sure I make him look good.
And when that is my motive, he will use me and guide me in discussions, debates or arguments.
Wednesday May 11, 2022
Wednesday May 11, 2022
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Wake the Faith up Slayer… This is Garth Heckman with the David Alliance and you can reach me at
Brought to you by wellbuiltbody.com Gym Apparel for men and women that rocks and shocks and ain’t for everybody - but just might be for you. wellbuiltbody.com
Hey your son or daughter ever get picked on by another kid? Do you or your sons a daughters get picked on verbally? What to do? THE WAR IS COMING, ARE YOUR KIDS READY?
REGISTER NOW VIA EMAIL OR LOOK FOR OUR UPCOMING QR CODE ON OUR MEDIA… THIS WILL FILL UP FAST!
July 9th - Saturday - A Father Daughter/Son conference called PROTECTOR! Speakers on how to protect your son and daughter Emotionally, physically, sexually, socially and spiritually. Ages 10 and up if you feel your student is mature enough. Price $100 per family. At HillSpring Church New prague south of the Twin Cities
Just landed a speaker who will challenge you how to keep your kids safe from human trafficking… you say well my kid will never fall into that… oh not so fast. You obviously don’t know what you are talking about… so get ready to sign up!
5 Fallacies a day - Day 1
Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest you be like him yourself.
A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing his opinion.
If a wise man has an argument with a fool, the fool only rages and laughs, and there is no quiet.
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.
A fool's lips walk into a fight, and his mouth invites a beating.
The key to understanding a fair fight is stick to the topic at hand and stick to what scripture says - and here are 5 ways people try to trick you to do just the opposite.
- Ad hominem This trick, literally translated as “to the man,” subtly or overtly distorts a person's character, destroying their credibility no matter how valid their argument is. “How can you believe what they believe, they bomb abortion clinics, they made fun of my Mother, they don’t even have a job”
- Appeal to authority Traditionally called Argumentum ad Verecundiam. People often listen to someone famous or powerful, even to a celebrity who has no connection with what's being endorsed.
You might hear or see it like this… Well Brad Pitt thanks God for blessing him and says he loves God and he thinks abortion is right”
All that matters is what God thinks and by that I mean what he says in his word.
- Appeal to fear This trick causes your audience to fear others and seek your protection. "Politician X will take away your freedom of speech!"
Well if you don’t believe in climate change your kids will starve, freeze or burn up from the heat… thats what Bill Gates says! You better recycle like me and drive a hybrid and not use anything plastic.
- Appeal to pity (or sympathy) "I know I made a poor decision. But let's just look at how hard this is." This allows manipulators to avoid responsibility for something.
I am not saying abortion is right or the best choice… but she was raped, she is in college, her boyfriend took off…
We can empathize and still stick to Gods word in a loving and accepting way.
- Appeal to popular passions Traditionally called Argumentum ad Populum. This trick implies that the manipulator shares the same views as the audience. "I know you'll all agree with this, ladies and gentlemen."
This might be thrown at you like this… well we all know God forgives right? And boy am I glad he does, we all mess up… who here hasn’t messed up. Right, see all the hands up in the air…so I can live with people committing crimes to promote an issue, they are just like us. we all have our own sins and we all need forgiveness.
Tuesday May 10, 2022
Tuesday May 10, 2022
Wake the Faith up Slayer… This is Garth Heckman with the David Alliance and you can reach me at
Brought to you by wellbuiltbody.com Gym Apparel for men and women that rocks and shocks and ain’t for everybody - but just might be for you. wellbuiltbody.com
Hey your son or daughter ever get picked on by another kid? Do you or your sons a daughters get picked on verbally? What to do? THE WAR IS COMING, ARE YOUR KIDS READY?
REGISTER NOW VIA EMAIL OR LOOK FOR OUR UPCOMING QR CODE ON OUR MEDIA… THIS WILL FILL UP FAST!
July 9th - Saturday - A Father Daughter/Son conference called PROTECTOR! Speakers on how to protect your son and daughter Emotionally, physically, sexually, socially and spiritually. Ages 10 and up if you feel your student is mature enough. Price $100 per family. At HillSpring Church New prague south of the Twin Cities
Just landed a speaker who will challenge you how to keep your kids safe from human trafficking… you say well my kid will never fall into that… oh not so fast. You obviously don’t know what you are talking about… so get ready to sign up!
Who is the most important Herman you know? I know Mike Herman, I know Tony Herman… there is Herman Bang… he is not real famous but he’s got a cool last name… Of course… Herman Munster… but today we will talk about Hermen Neutics… no not Mr. Neutics…. just hermeneutics
#1
Why should we believe you!
Where do my answers come from
**Always from the Bible!
Hermeneutics the study of the methodological principles of interpretation of the Bible or literary texts.
Rule #1 Find out what it meant to the original audience.
What did it mean to them in that context.
What it meant to them is what it means to us.
Rule #2 Check it with the whole counsel of God. Does it stand up to the rest of scripture.
No scripture in context will contradict other areas of scripture.
CLASSIC - Rev. 3:16 But you are neither hot nor cold but lukewarm so I will spew you out of my mouth.
God does not want you against him when checking the whole counsel of God.
AND #1 PRINCIPLE - you must study the context it was written in and find out what it meant to that audience.
Rule #3 You never define scripture or theology through the silence of scripture.
“Jesus never said homosexuality is wrong”
Well he actually did -
Do we throw out all of Pauls writings? Peters, James, Lukes etc…because they say a lot of things Jesus did not say.
In the context of Homosexuality and what Christ said is this:
Matthew 19:4-6 Jesus defines marriage
Context:
The 2 most outrageous things Jesus said was
- He was the son of God - infuriated the Jews
- Sex should be between a man and woman in marriage.
Thus he did not have to say no sex with animals, neighbors, prostitutes, unmarried people etc…
Monday May 09, 2022
Monday May 09, 2022
Wake the Faith up Slayer… This is Garth Heckman with the David Alliance and you can reach me at
Brought to you by wellbuiltbody.com Gym Apparel for men and women that rocks and shocks and ain’t for everybody - but just might be for you. wellbuiltbody.com
July 9th - Saturday - A Father Daughter/Son conference called PROTECTOR! Speakers on how to protect your son and daughter Emotionally, physically, sexually, socially and spiritually. Ages 10 and up if you feel your student is mature enough. Price $100 per family. At HillSpring Church New prague south of the Twin Cities
Just landed a speaker who will challenge you how to keep your kids safe from human trafficking… you say well my kid will never fall into that… oh not so fast. You obviously don’t know what you are talking about… so get ready to sign up!
Using “DO YOU BELIVE WOMEN SHOULD PREACH - BECAUSE PAUL SAYS THEY SHOULDN’T!
First of all we were discussing or even debating a totally different topic… and she came at me with this. Now I believe what she meant to ask me was do I believe women should be senior pastors… and I do not… why? I just don’t see it clearly in scripture… that is not to say women can’t be pastors, or evangelists, or prophets or worship leaders or teachers etc… In fact we see these positions filled by women in scripture. My question is this: What does Paul mean when he says women should be silent in the church.
Lets look at the actual verse.
1 Cor. 14:34 Women should remain silent in the churches. They are not allowed to speak, but must be in submission, as the law says.
GK: (gynaikes) (sigatōsan) (en) (tais) (ekklēsiais) (autais)
(epitrepetai) (lalein) (alla) (hypotassesthōsan) (kathōs) (ho) (nomos) (legei)
Why read it in the greek? Because it is very telling. Paul uses a word for speak in the greek…
speak: Gk Lahleo - speak or talk
In all other places when Paul is talking about Preaching he uses the word: euaggelizó
So Paul is not stating that women should not preach nor that they should not have places of ministry in the church…
the woman who threw this out was actually using it as a Red Herring - this is one of the 21 flaws in debates.. and we are going to cover these in the next few days…
THIS IS A RED HERRING (ONE OF THE 21 FALLACIES USED IN DEBATE OR ARGUMENTS)
- Red herring A red herring is an emotionally charged issue brought up to divert attention from the subjec
But still why Did paul say this?
First rule in hermeneutics is to understand the context… and then we will look at the word Submission.
the context is Corinth was a city that had the temple of Diana which offered 6000 prostitutes as priests… and your worship involved sex with prostitutes that again were called priests… I bet most men did not miss church back in those days… right?
So when many of these women came to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ they flooded the churches and CAME from a situation where they were used to being in charge, speaking up and were not used to the formal understanding of how a church service was run… and along with all the other shenanigans that were going on in the church - and it was messed up! Paul was trying to restore order in church so people could worship. Remember Jesus with the whip in the temple… it was not so much that they were selling animals, it was that they kept the non jews from having a place to worship.
So paul says you must submit…. hypotassesthōsan
This word is not a harsh word like sit, stay, shake hands… you know like you wold use with your dog. It simply means abide by the guidelines that are expected of you. Look you must Submit at the convenience store- there are certain guidelines that the clerk must abide by, there are certain guidelines you must abide by… it is the simple understanding of protocol. So Paul says this… Women please abide by the rules or the protocol of the pastor so that we can maintain an atmosphere of worship and teaching.
so what’s today about Garth? Simply put, are you creating an atmosphere wherever you are at that gives people the ability to worship. You might be out of line by your language, or you dress, or your attitude or even your spiritual lukewarmness.
Be the person who creates an atmosphere of worship!
Friday May 06, 2022
Friday May 06, 2022
Wake the Faith up Slayer… This is Garth Heckman with the David Alliance and you can reach me at
Brought to you by wellbuiltbody.com Gym Apparel for men and women that rocks and shocks and ain’t for everybody - but just might be for you. wellbuiltbody.com
July 9th - Saturday - A Father Daughter/Son conference called PROTECTOR! Speakers on how to protect your son and daughter Emotionally, physically, sexually, socially and spiritually. Ages 10 and up if you feel your student is mature enough. Price $100 per family. At HillSpring Church New prague south of the Twin Cities
Just landed a speaker who will challenge you how to keep your kids safe from human trafficking… you say well my kid will never fall into that… oh not so fast. You obviously don’t know what you are talking about… so get ready to sign up!
Ever been fatigued?
Compassion fatigue – too many things to care about so we tune out all of them.
Compassion international – sponsor a child
Sara McGlaughlin – animals
Aids –
Give to the Ukrainian people
Save the planet
Childrens hospital
Special Olympics
Red Cross
Salvation Army – kettle drive
I think our faith sometimes gets fatigued as well.
Sure God can Move mountains
Sure God can heal
Sure God can do miracles
But just not for me! Its only for a special few.
Gary Palermo came to our church and had a huge revival. People were getting saved, people were getting healed, he was giving words of wisdom and prophecies.
It was supposed to be one week and it turned into 6.
One particular night we got done with worship and Gary came forward and said those who believe God is here to heal them come up right now! You have 60 seconds… A few people maybe 16 out of 600 came forward. He went down the line and prayed for each one and each one got healed. When he was done everyone was expecting him to preach like he did so many nights in a row – He prayed and dismissed. Afterwards there were people who were mad, they came for healing but did not go forward. They were hoping for a build up or to be called out of the crowd and to be healed.
When I asked him that night over a late night supper what was up he said they were the only ones who truly believed tonight for their healing.
If I brought someone up here right now who needed healing of ruptured discs in their back – and I asked you do you think God can heal this person
I think we would say yes
Will he?
Probably not!
We see a story in the gospels of this type of faith!
Mark 9:20-25
20So they brought him. When the spirit saw Jesus, it immediately threw the boy into a convulsion. He fell to the ground and rolled around, foaming at the mouth.
21Jesus asked the boy's father, "How long has he been like this?"
"From childhood," he answered. 22"It has often thrown him into fire or water to kill him. But if you can do anything, take pity on us and help us."
23" 'If you can'?" said Jesus. "Everything is possible for him who believes."
24Immediately the boy's father exclaimed, "I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!"
I believe – Pistis – I trust you, I believe in you
Unbelief – But I don’t believe
25When Jesus saw that a crowd was running to the scene, he rebuked the evil[a] spirit. "You deaf and mute spirit," he said, "I command you, come out of him and never enter him again."
Are you like this?
I know God can help my finances – but he probably wont
I know God can help my marriage – but he probably wont
I know God can save my daughter – but he probably wont
I know God can get me a better job - But he probably wont
I know God can heal me but he probably wont
How do we crossover from I know to I believe!
- It is not second hand faith!
Faith does not come by seeing: In this same chapter Peter James and John had just seen Jesus and Moses and Elijah
2. It’s not just authority - They were given that by Christ and were sent out and even used their power and authority.
Luke 10:19 I have given you all authority and power!
This is an action
v. The right, the option to use your power
But what is the difference this time when they come back and have seen God move?
It’s revealed in your secret place.
Thursday May 05, 2022
Thursday May 05, 2022
Wake the Faith up Slayer… This is Garth Heckman with the David Alliance and you can reach me at
Brought to you by wellbuiltbody.com Gym Apparel for men and women that rocks and shocks and ain’t for everybody - but just might be for you. wellbuiltbody.com
July 9th - Saturday - A Father Daughter/Son conference called PROTECTOR! Speakers on how to protect your son and daughter Emotionally, physically, sexually, socially and spiritually. Ages 10 and up if you feel your student is mature enough. Price $100 per family. At HillSpring Church New prague south of the Twin Cities
Just landed a speaker who will challenge you how to keep your kids safe from human trafficking… you say well my kid will never fall into that… oh not so fast. You obviously don’t know what you are talking about… so get ready to sign up!
One rule
Canceling plans last minute
Looking down on you because of what you wear or do
Tailing me to close when I am driving
Spam calls
If you gossip your tongue gets removed by pliers
No Axe body spray in the mens locker room… or should I say boys locker room.
Quit calling top 40 country music - music~!
no smoking or vaping outside your own closet.
If you have a cat you must name it after an old Norwegian demi God… like Gundervansleichen and not popsicle toes
The rich must share their cars and shoes…not their money, just cars and shoes
No yoga pants unless you actually do yoga
No grunting with weights unless its over 600lbs
No complaining unless you actually had a major body part removed
Its ok to be alone, especially if you are hiding from the police
When out to dinner, turn off your phone
Make healthcare free so when I over eat, have obesity problems, diabetes, cavities, congenital heart failure don’t exercise and most other things that are my fault from poor choices - make it so I make you pay.
Get rid of the dewey decimal problem
You never have to study geometry in high school
Are we supposed to keep rules?
Are we supposed to make new ones?
Are we to break rules?
Now Garth lets be reasonable here…
“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.”
― George Bernard Shaw, Man and Superman
HAVE YOU EVER HEARD THIS; Please just be reasonable?
Sure, you can follow that lead if you want… but what about people like
Martin Luther King Jr. - Take your place black man
Susan B Anthony - shut up your a woman
Michael Dell - you can’t sell computers you made out of your bathroom.
Jesus Christ
Johnathan Kanter writes:
Ultimately, it wasn’t the fact that Christ preached His ministry that broke the rules; it was the nature of what He spoke about and the fact that He declared Himself God (“Before Abraham was made, I Am.” St John 8:58). Jesus’ teachings centered around rejecting the Talmudic laws of the Pharisees and fulfilling the original Jewish faith as clarified by Him and the apostles He taught (the first Bishops and Popes). Still, many saw His words as subversive and against the doctrinal teachings of the Talmud and the extreme social regulations of pharisaical Judaism, dominant at the time.
hey I got an idea, lets break some rules, lets be incredibly unreasonable. Don’t share your opinion if it is offensive… lets break that rule - but break it in love.
Don’t share your faith with someone who has a different faith? Yeah lets break that rule as well
Don’t pray for people in public places. Break it and break it loud
Don’t witness in public places… people aren’t responsive to cold call witnessing like at the mall or on the street…. uhm break that one boldly
Don’t speak out on social issues that might offend people… break break break
Don’t love all people at all times no matter what? Again this should be broken, smashed and put back together just to break it again.
I would be so bold as to say, if you are trying to share the Gospel in love- its a free for all. Break the rules above and beyond. Never be reasonable with the gospel… because the gospel itself is unreasonable
Paul said to some it is like perfume, to others it smells like Poop. The gospel is based on the unreasonable. A God sends his son, who lives a sinless life, and loves us so much that allows us to kill him to forgive us? Soooo unreasonable… and yet so amazing.
Lets all be a little unreasonable today.
Wednesday May 04, 2022
Wednesday May 04, 2022
Wake the Faith up Slayer… This is Garth Heckman with the David Alliance and you can reach me at
Brought to you by wellbuiltbody.com Gym Apparel for men and women that rocks and shocks and ain’t for everybody - but just might be for you. wellbuiltbody.com
July 9th - Saturday - A Father Daughter/Son conference called PROTECTOR! Speakers on how to protect your son and daughter Emotionally, physically, sexually, socially and spiritually. Ages 10 and up if you feel your student is mature enough. Price $100 per family. At HillSpring Church New prague south of the Twin Cities
Just landed a speaker who will challenge you how to keep your kids safe from human trafficking… you say well my kid will never fall into that… oh not so fast. You obviously don’t know what you are talking about… so get ready to sign up!
Pound the Rock!
I love NBA basketball… huge fan. My son is a sports writer for all Chicago sports teams but his passion is writing for the Bulls and the Bears… he got that from me - and no I don’t consider it child abuse LOL. There are many teams that stand out but one of the great ones is the San Antonio Spurs of the NBA. With five NBA titles since 1999, 22 overall division titles, having won at least 50 games for 18 consecutive seasons, and having missed the playoffs only 5 times in their history, the Spurs and their coach Gregg Popovich make it look easy… but the truth is they have just learned the secret of pounding the rock!
As Daniel Coyle tells us in his fantastic new book The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups, when you walk into the Spurs facility, you see a giant rock and hammer. Then you see the following quote, written in the five native languages of Spurs players, adorning the walls:
“When nothing seems to help, I go look at a stonecutter hammering away at his rock perhaps a hundred times without as much as a crack showing in it. Yet at the hundred and first blow it will split in two, and I know it was not that blow that did it, but all that had gone before.” – Jacob Riis
I love this idea… and in todays world we have so many haters that get upset with people that are willing to keep pounding the rock. it bothers me when people feel like life is unfair.. boo hoo, they have everything and I don’t. Well guess what- they were willing to pound the rock again and again and again and again and again and again….If you are not willing to pound the rock then don’t be upset at your results and don’t be bitter about others who do.
The same is true in how we see others in their Christian walk… those who seem to have levels of faith that are beyond what we have… they seem to overcome sins that still entangle us, they seem to get their prayers answered and we don’t…. Here is my question.
Are you willing to take your faith - regardless of what level it is at, and just keep pushing it and testing it, and using it, and no matter how many times it fails, you just keep pounding that rock.
2 Kings 13 is a little of the same idea but it is about pounding the arrows.
Pound the arrows
Jehoash king of Israel Comes to Elisha before he is about to die. He is worried about the Arameans who were at war with Israel. Elisha had his shoot an arrow of victory out the window towards the East which is in the direction of their enemies. Then he said Take the arrows from my hand and beat the ground. King Joash beat the ground 3 times. Elisha was ticked and said you should have beaten it many more times. you will have victory but only 3 times. The understanding here is that the King had a short sided vision as to what God can do. A limited faith mindset. Elisha was mad at his short sidedness.
I love Todd Whites testimony about pushing in to be used by God in the supernatural. he is praying for months for people to get healed. He comes home every day to tell his wife about all the people who did not get healed that day when he prayed for them. She is genuinely mad at him. He prays for so many people over the course of 6 months he loses count of how many people and how many prayers did not get answered…. and then one day at work God gives him a word of knowledge and over a stranger and he prays for him and he is healed… and the flood gates open.
Would you have given up after a few days of praying for the sick? Yeah you would have… because you already have. You prayed for a few people for a few things and it didn’t happen and you blew it off with excuses like “it’s not my gift, only pastors can do that, I have to much sin in my life, it wasn’t Gods will etc…”
But the truth is we just were short sided like The king of Israel. We hoped for a little and we were not willing to push in. I would pound that ground until those arrows disintegrated. When the king was pounding the arrows it looked like Israel was going to be defeated by the Arameans. he was hoping for a few victories… God wants so much more for us.
Listen to me today people - don’t doubt God and his power… strike the ground repeatedly! Keep striking… keep praying, keep pushing, keep believing and keep pursuing God and what he has promised - regardless of wether or not that rock cracks… it may take a thousand blows… then a 1000 blows it is!
Tuesday May 03, 2022
Tuesday May 03, 2022
Wake the Faith up Slayer… This is Garth Heckman with the David Alliance and you can reach me at
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July 9th - Saturday - A Father Daughter/Son conference called PROTECTOR! Speakers on how to protect your son and daughter Emotionally, physically, sexually, socially and spiritually. Ages 10 and up if you feel your student is mature enough. Price $100 per family. At HillSpring Church New prague south of the Twin Cities
Just landed a speaker who will challenge you how to keep your kids safe from human trafficking… you say well my kid will never fall into that… oh not so fast. You obviously don’t know what you are talking about… so get ready to sign up!
And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things, at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.
Eph. 3:20
20 Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, 21 to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.
First never doubt his power. If you have a hard time coming up with stories of his power in your life… simply go out at night in the dark and look up into the stars. He is an awesome God. And then begin to ask him to reveal is love and his amazing power to you. His power changed your life, it transformed you, it forgave you your sins, it prepared heaven for you. His power is available to you… push in! PUSH Pray until something Happens!
Second if you want to give God the glory or make God look good it is always available to you. WE don’t seek Gods power just for our goal list, our relationships, our needs wants and desires. No, first and foremost I want his power to do his work and make him look good.. When you want to move in the supernatural, in the super powerful and in the “without measure” realm begin to work for God on Gods priorities…. want to know his priorities? First read the life of Jesus and secondly pray and ask him. You will quickly find out what he wants YOU to do for HIM!
Finally, his power is without measure… it is without end. So use it. If you were heading to Niagara Falls and you started digging through your kitchen for a glass or container to capture the Niagra Falls in…i.e. all of Niagra falls- you would be considered insane.Here is a clue - its not a cup you want, its a hose. His power is infinite and eternal. So plug into it for all areas of your life. Make every area of your life based on Gods priorities and then turn the hose on… stay plugged into him. Seek his continual infilling.
Monday May 02, 2022
Monday May 02, 2022
Wake the Faith up Slayer… This is Garth Heckman with the David Alliance and you can reach me at
Brought to you by wellbuiltbody.com Gym Apparel for men and women that rocks and shocks and ain’t for everybody - but just might be for you. wellbuiltbody.com
July 9th - Saturday - A Father Daughter/Son conference called PROTECTOR! Speakers on how to protect your son and daughter Emotionally, physically, sexually, socially and spiritually. Ages 10 and up if you feel your student is mature enough. Price $100 per family. At HillSpring Church New prague south of the Twin Cities
Just landed a speaker who will challenge you how to keep your kids safe from human trafficking… you say well my kid will never fall into that… oh not so fast. You obviously don’t know what you are talking about… so get ready to sign up!
Q 3 Is anger a sin? YES and NO
Jesus got angry… but he did not sin.
Ps. 7:11 God is angry every day
Mark 3:5 Jesus Got angry at the Pharisees because they said it was a sin to heal on the sabbath.
John 2:13-18 Jesus was angered in the temple
Anger is related to the “fight, flight, or freeze” response of the sympathetic nervous system; it prepares humans to fight. By the way I would add “fight flight, freeze or fit” response. meaning we throw fits and get even more angry but do nothing about it.
If our anger leads to sin (wether in thought or deed) it is a sin… we need to take it to God and ask him to forgive us and help us.
If our anger is in fact hating what God hates, but still does not cause us to do what God would do… then we risk it becoming fleshly anger and sinful.
But if our anger leads us to fight for justice or fight for the needs of others or fight for what God says is holy… well then its a good thing.
Dave Jenkins said “Our outrage as Christians should lead to bringing others into a loving relationship with Christ.”
Godly anger asks us to do what God would do. Which is usually not what our flesh wants to do.
We know the saying “WWJD” what would Jesus do… but I bet most of us never, and I mean never ask that when we are angry, ticked off and outraged.
Anger will either point you to God and his actions or point you to your own feelings and actions… one is a sin the other is freeing and empowering.
When God clear the temple… there are two things you need to know.
He cleared it out not because they were selling animals… and in fact selling animals was a way to help those who came from far distances to buy animals to sacrifice. It was of service to worshippers. But over time they went from selling animals on the outside of the temple to the inside. This area where they were selling them was set aside for non jews to worship God. But the jews set it up as a market to make money off of people- and in fact take away a place for non jews to worship.
It made Jesus angry that someone came in between God and his worshippers. (we serve a jealous God)
Secondly when it says that Jesus cleared out the temple with a whip, it was actually more like a broom. oh sure you could whip people with it, but it typically was used as a broom. But Jesus was so angry he grabbed what was at hand and in anger cleared the temple.
If you are angry, and you are mad because something is unjust and keeping others from knowing God, then ask God to help you do something about it and know that he may use you and what ever is at hand to change the world. Are you so angry that is moves you? Then make sure it moves you closer to God.