Simple Prayers Get Big Results

A question I am often asked goes something like this, “Why does God need our prayers anyway?” Have you ever wondered why God seems so intent on having us pray for every single thing? Is He not sovereign and merciful and willing to take care of everything, whether or not his people ask Him each time?

Taking a Firm Stand in Prayer

To be effective in praying for the complex situations in the world today—particularly in places like, say, the Middle East or in the volatile political arenas of many nations—we need men and women of consecration and excellence, like biblical Daniel.

Dreaming with God

Did You Know That the Stars Speak?

They did in Abraham’s day! The creator of the universe gave a direct and amazing word to one of his friends. He told him to go out and count the number of stars that lit up the sky at night. Imagine, counting the stars at night!

Praying with Watchman’s Eyes: The Power of Prophetic Intercession

Prophetic intercession is near and dear to my heart. I love the way God nudges me to pray about something so that He can intervene. I have seen so many amazing answers to prophetic prayer! Such prayers strike the mark much more often than those I invent out of my own limited heart and mind.

A Personal Health and Ministry Update

“He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed, miracles that cannot be counted.”
Job 5:7 NIV

Watch and Pray

 God’s Calendar Contains Divine Appointments

Praying to Hear God’s Voice

 (The following is an excerpt from Chapter One: Our Need to Hear God from the book The Beginner’s Guide to Hearing God’s Voice. To learn more on this subject, get this practical book from our EN Resource Center.)

Hearing God’s Voice through Journaling

Have you ever gotten amazing revelation from the Lord, but over time you forgot what He said? There are three very important steps in properly discerning revelation: receiving, properly interpreting, and then applying it with appropriate action! But often there is a breakdown keeping us from seeing the fulfillment of what was spoken.

Values Anchored Believers

Recently I had a dream in which I heard the following, “We have had Purpose Driven Lives and now we have Presence Motivated People. But what we need for the days that are ahead are Values Anchored Believers.”  I can always tell when it is truly the voice of the Holy Spirit speaking. The content is way beyond what I could ever conceive or articulate on my own.

Properly Discerning the Times

“Of the sons of Issachar, men who understood the times, with knowledge of what Israel should do.”

1 Chronicles 12:32

Things are currently moving at a fast speed! Realignment is occurring in people’s lives much like chiropractic adjustments.

Prayer Changes Things!

Are you ready to make a difference? The recipe for enduring change is simple. It is spelled P-R-A-Y! Yes, prayer changes things and history belongs to the intercessor!

Word of the Lord for 2017 and Beyond – Apostolic Council of Prophetic Elders

Recently I participated in the 18th annual gathering of the Apostolic Council of Prophetic Elders (ACPE) in Dallas, TX. This group includes established international and national prophetic leaders such as Cindy & Mike Jacobs, Bishop Bill Hamon, Stacey Campbell, Sharon Stone, Rick & Patti Ridings, Will Ford, Beth Alves, Harry Jackson, Jr. and others.

The Majestic Voice of God

Then I turned to see the voice that was speaking with me. And having turned I saw seven golden lampstands; and in the middle of the lampstands I saw one like a son of man, clothed in a robe reaching to the feet, and girded across His chest with a golden sash. His head and His hair were white like white wool, like snow; and His eyes were like a flame of fire.

When You Are Up Against a Wall

Have you ever “hit the wall” with no seeming way forward? How do you keep getting back up again when it appears to be set back after set back? Well, I have been in this place multiple times and I seem to be there once again. Right now, many people are “Up Against the Wall.”

Waiting or Warring: Contending for Prophetic Promises

When God has given a prophetic promise, how are we to respond? Are we to wait for Him to bring it about in His divine timing, or are we to war for that which He has promised to see it speedily brought forth? This is not really a trick question. Hopefully you will agree that the answer is – BOTH!

Coming into the Light!

Can you imagine, after Adam and Eve had known God, and He knew them, how quickly the spiritual climate changed? As a result of their disobedience, they experienced instantaneous barriers to their intimacy with Him. Walls shot up. After their sin, they plucked leaves off the nearest bush as quickly as they could and sewed coverings for themselves. They were hiding from the Lord their Creator for the first time in their lives.

The Best Position in Prayer: Seated with Christ

In recent months a revelatory perspective concerning prayer and intercession has deeply penetrated me. The principle of Praying from Victory and Not Towards It rests upon my heart and soul. I cannot get away from it.

Why Is the Gift of Prophecy So Important?

It may surprise you to know that people who have been given the gift of prophecy do not necessarily predict future events. In fact, most of the time, they don’t. And most of us who prophesy have never considered wearing a John-the-Baptist-style hairy shirt! Despite popular depictions of prophets as solitary wilderness-dwellers, today’s prophets are distinct and unique members of the body of Christ

We Need to Grow in Discerning of Spirits

The gift of discerning of spirits is greatly needed for the times in which we live. Since not all supernatural activity comes from the Holy Spirit, sometimes it can be hard to tell where it originates. But someone who can penetrate deeply with the gift of discerning of spirits can tell the difference between supernatural activity from the Holy Spirit and that from another source.

10 Essential Principles of Divine Guidance

“But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth; for He will not speak on His own initiative, but whatever He hears, He will speak; and He will disclose to you what is to come.”

John 16:13 NASV

How to Overcome Satan’s 4 Favorite Tactics

You have to run over the devil before he runs over you. You are standing on a battlefield (a different one from the one you were standing on last year at this time). You may be standing in the middle of an army or you may be standing all alone.

Whole Women Lead Well

Years ago by the providence of God I found myself facing circumstances that confronted my ultra-conservative belief systems – including the mindset that “Women Belong in the Kitchen.” The resulting radical shift eventually led me to become a coach, advocate, and champion for women in ministry and leadership. What a story of transformation it has been!

Which Will It Be: A Culture of Fear or Faith?

In today’s global society with violence escalating, rampant shootings, riots, tumultuous economic times, wars and rumors of wars happening on an almost daily basis, we have some basic choices to make. What guides me? What directs you? Fear or Faith? Which way will our nations head?

Beautiful Dreamers – Compassion Acts Transitions Forward

From the Desk of James W. Goll

Greetings to You in Jesus’ Great Name!

It’s a time of strategic transition at EN as we follow the Lamb’s leadership in this ministry. He is truly streamlining us into excellence and raising up powerful leaders to carry that which we are releasing.

I Urge You to Pray!

I urge that entreaties and prayers, petitions and thanksgivings, be made on behalf of all men, for kings and all who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity. This is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. 

It’s Time to Ask for Revival Rain!

Ask rain from the LORD at the time of the spring rain – The LORD who makes the storm clouds; And He will give them showers of rain, vegetation in the field to each man. Zechariah 10:1

“I Will Restore Pentecost!”

This past April 9, 2016, Lou Engle and scores of other leaders merged together in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum for The Call Azusa Now to celebrate the historic 110th anniversary of the Azusa Street Revival of Los Angeles.

3 Trends of the Holy Spirit

“The wind blows where it wishes and you hear the sound of it, but do not know where it comes from and where it is going; so is everyone who is born of the Spirit.”

John 3:8 NASV

Prayer Storming Heaven into Earth

The global prayer movement is experiencing a transitional time in history. We are shifting from a petitioning approach to decreeing by faith that a true global awakening is now upon us for Jesus Christ’s sake. It is imperative that unbelief and the slumbering spirit of passivity that lingers upon the body of Christ be broken off so that we can arise into the fullness of our divine destiny.

The World Is at a Tipping Point

The body of Christ, the nations of the earth, and the United States of America are currently at a tipping point. This is a strategic time when the scales of justice shift from one direction or point of view to another. At these critical moments, things change in a society or nation for good or for evil. One thing is for sure; they never remain the same.

James Goll Health Update

Greetings to You in Jesus Great Name!

Observing the Seasons of Life

“There is an appointed time for everything. And there is a time for every event under heaven…” Ecclesiastes 3:1

Haman Is on the Loose Again

It’s Time to Lock Our Shields in Prayer

“For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s family will perish. And who knows but that you have come to royal position for such a time as this?”

Esther 4:14

It’s Time for the Convergence of the Ages

Jesus did His first public miracle at the wedding of Canna of Galilee (see John 2:1-11). He took the ordinary and made it extraordinary. He took the natural and made it supernatural. He took a crisis and brought forth a solution. He made a potential mess into a message.

God’s Original W.W.W. – The Pathway to His Glory

Do you remember the time before we had a plethora of digital devices instantly giving us the world’s knowledge right at our fingertips? We actually used to talk to one another instead of to devices. We relied on others to read and interpret oversized road maps to us for directions instead of a GPS telling us where to go and what lane to get into.

5 Prophetic Insights for 2016

As believers in Jesus Christ, you and I can walk in and release a supernatural, prophetic river of life (see John 7:38). It is already flowing through us. The reality of the new creation is this: When a person is born again, the Spirit of Jesus comes and takes up residence inside.

Let God Put a Dream in Your Heart

Do you have a dream you believe is from the Lord that has yet to come to pass? Perhaps you have even lost hope that it will ever happen. The process involved in dream fulfillment can cause even the stoutest of souls to lose heart at times. But make no mistake, the process begins and ends with God.

No Matter What Comes, God Is Good

When the storms of life come, there is nothing more important than what we truly believe. It is one thing to accept a propositional truth in our minds. It is quite another to live from that place when trials and difficulties test the bedrock of those beliefs. These are our true core values.

Effective Prayers of 7 Modern-Day Prophets

Do you want to pray a perfect prayer that the Father cannot refuse? Pray the Word of God. I asked Cindy Jacobs, Patricia King, Stacey Campbell, Lou Engle, Mickey Robinson and Beth Alves which scriptures they pray regularly, and they served up a gold mine that I couldn’t help but pass on to you.

Invoking the Power of the Blessing

We are blessed to be a blessing! We are to proclaim blessings over our families, churches, cities and nations. Some of you may say, “My parents never spoke words of blessing to me. Nobody has ever given me any prophetic words. I don’t know what my blessings are.” Be encouraged. Below I show you seven powerful and obtainable blessings that each one of us can receive from our Heavenly Father.

Surrendering Your Senses to the Holy Spirit

As light and darkness continue to polarize and grow into maturity in the world around us, it is imperative that we learn to discern the spiritual source of the inputs to which we are daily being exposed. This is actually one of the gifts of the Holy Spirit – and we can become more accurate in this gift through practice and fully submitting our bodies with its five senses to God.

Bringing Heaven to Earth Through Agreement

What is the prayer of agreement? It is more than simply clasping hands and saying, “Brother, let’s agree on this together.” The prayer of agreement is more than what we simply verbalize. It has to do with our heart’s attitude. We must first agree with God, and his command to love one another.

Scriptural Declarations: Israel & the Middle East

It is imperative that we stand with God, and stand with the Jewish people in this hour. Not only does scripture provide 7 Clear Demarcations and Declarations regarding Israel and His plan for salvation which I outline below, it also shows us how we are to respond in Proclamation, Praise and Prayer!

7 Declarations for 5776 & Beyond

Biblical Basis for the Voice of the Lord:

God still speaks today! Are you listening? What are you hearing?

While we agree that the canon of scripture is closed, we believe that Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever. What He did before He continues to do. One of these ongoing activities is that of “communication.” The Holy Spirit wants to speak to each of us personally.

Celebrating the Hebrew New Year 5776

We have now entered into the Hebrew New Year of 5776! The Ten Days of Awe is a time when many prophetic believers receive revelation for the new year. Below I highlight some of the things the Lord has been speaking to me – including the coming harvest, increased hunger for the Word, dreams fulfilled, and harvesters released.

Compassion Compels Us to Action

Thus has the Lord of hosts spoken: Execute true judgement and show mercy and kindness and tender compassion, every man to his brother. And oppress not the widow or the fatherless, the temporary resident or the poor, and let none of you devise or imagine, or think evil against his brother in your heart (Zechariah 7:9-10).

The Role of Dreams in Christian History

Dreams have had a profound role in the Christian church since it’s beginning. Last month I explained how understanding dreams is rooted in Hebraic history, and today I’m going to expand on that to show the rich heritage of dream language and revelation bequeathed to the Christian church throughout its history.

Praying from Victory Not Towards It!

If you missed Part 1 of the teaching on Praying from a Victorious Perspective, click here to read the article. This topic continues to rest upon my heart and soul and I continue to give it much prayerful thought. So hold on to your seat as I unpack another layer of my musings.

Understanding Your Dreams Is Rooted in Hebraic History

Most Christians today are virtually ignorant of the rich heritage of dream language and revelation bequeathed to them by the church throughout its history. Actually, this legacy is older than the church. Christian dream language, like the church itself, has its roots in ancient Judaism. With such a long history, why is this important dimension of Christian experience either unknown or dismissed by so many believers?

Angelic Intervention Through Intercession

While there is great diversity among the angelic host, each category of angels has a specific assignment and distinct attributes. But there are three primary functions listed in the scriptures concerning all the angelic hosts.

How to Grow in Divine Revelation

God desires that everyone comes to the knowledge of the truth (1 Timothy 2:4). So let’s look at 12 powerful principles that will help you continue to grow in the spirit of revelation (Ephesians 1:17-19) as a prophetic lifestyle.