- By Gabe Voorhees

“In the spring of the year, when kings normally go out to war, David sent Joab and the Israelite army to fight the Ammonites. They destroyed the Ammonite army and laid siege to the city of Rabbah. However, David stayed behind in Jerusalem. Late one afternoon…

- By Gabe Voorhees

There’s a story about Jonathan that has always stayed with me.

In 1 Samuel 13, King Saul and his son Jonathan are leading Israel’s army. The odds are stacked against them—oppressed and outnumbered by the Philistines, Israel’s warriors are hiding in holes or have defected, now fighting alongside the…

- By Gabe Voorhees

In ancient times, armor was the go-to defense. And in Ephesians, Paul urges us to “put on the full armor of God.”

It’s interesting, though—David, on his way…

- By Gabe Voorhees

I’m not someone who flies off the handle easily, but I’ve got my moments—trust me. There are a few things that can get a slow burn going right…

- By Gabe Voorhees

How do we gain strength?

I’m not talking about physical endurance—though that matters too. I’m talking about internal energy. That drive in your gut. The spiritual grit that keeps you moving when life gets…

- By Gabe Voorhees

Have you ever realized how prophetic your life is? I’m not just talking about spiritual gifts or standing at the front of a church declaring destiny. I mean the everyday choices we …

- By Gabe Voorhees

The only things we have to offer God—like Abraham.

“And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering and laid it on Isaac his son. And he took in his hand the fire and the knife. So they went both of them together.”

—Genesis 22:6 (ESV)

Everywhere I go these days in the church I hear people talking about the five fold ministry and the majority of the time the conversation ends up going in the direction of everyone trying to figure out which one of the five they are…

Have you ever heard you Pastor say “we need to obey our leaders, after all God put them in place.”? Although the mantra sounds good and theological unfortunately it is far from the truth. To avoid a long theological dissertation of how the scriptures are interpreted lets simplify it to say…

Everyone loves stories of the underdog coming out on top. There is nothing quite as exhilarating as watching your favourite sports team lighting it up in the fading moments of the game only to make a comeback and take the victory…

I sat in the drive thru line up at Starbucks, it was just like any other Wednesday except it wasn’t. As I waited in line for my turn at the drive thru I looked up hearing a commotion coming from the car in front of me. I saw a middle aged women dressed in ragged clothing with tears streaming down her face pleading with...

Jesus' chief priority was to bring the kingdom of heaven to manifest on the earth.  To only speak those things that He heard the Father speaking and to do only those things He saw the Father doing.  Jesus cultivated a lifestyle of ...