dedicated to launching Jesus followers into their God designed life mission.
About Me
- Dan Lamos Kingdom Building Ministries & Eastgate House of Prayer
- Husband to my best friend, Linda; Dad to three artistic and amazing children... John, Jeremy and Sarah, Plan A Coach with Kingdom Building Ministries and Missionary with Eastgate House of Prayer.
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
God "up close" today... Help on "How to make a difference..."
Most of us really "get" the reality that God sends us every day into our ordinary routine to be the "light of the world". But how? How do you "jump over the edge" to become a world changer by just being yourself in God. The following link will take you to an amazing source of help... Help for passing on what you have...
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Wake up before you miss the best part!!
All around us young men and women are waking up to their story in God. It is unrehearsed... it is unpredictable... it is beautiful in it's vast range of wild colors and shapes and twisting plot lines. And it all pretty much comes down to... "God I can't do this anymore"! Help me, please!!
It has been said that "All religion is the human pursuit of God. But, the beauty of the gospel of Jesus is that God has been pursuing us for a relationship from the very beginning."
God's relentless pursuit of you will come in ways that are as beautifully unique as you are. My son, Jeremy (featured in the video above) and I were talking recently and one of us said, "We talk all the time about how Jesus is the only way to have a deep friendship with the Father. But, maybe we need see the rest of the picture that the only way the Father couold truly have a deep friendship with us was through Jesus." Just look at the price He paid so that we could be united forever in His kingdom! Whether you are making a mess of your life through empty wins or devastating losses... whatever you are running so hard to find... why don't you just slow down and let Him catch you and wake you up to your story in Him?
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Just who do you think you are?
Does it surprise you that that Jesus left His mission to save the world in the hands of a small group of people? I believe that He knew what He was doing. The Holy Spirit arrived in power about a month and a half after Jesus left the earth to return to His Father. Trusting that the Holy Spirit would inspire, empower and keep them connected they picked up on Jesus' vision of their culture... that the world around them was full of people who were like "sheep without a shepherd." Somehow they believed Jesus when He told them they were the light of the world. They were designed to lead others to really "get" that Jesus was the Shepherd their culture needed. What about us? You and I were designed by God to lead. I'm not talking about leading churches or businesses or organizations. I'm talking about embracing the fact that you are a God-designed leader in our culture. People all around you need you to lead. The question is where are you leading them? My prayer for us is that we will own our destiny as leaders and show those around us what it is like to know Jesus Christ and live in true freedom. The freedom that religion can't offer. May we have the courage to flesh out a faith journey that trusts Jesus presence and His ways in every unpredictable situation. He is ready to help us and I believe our best days are yet to come.
Monday, June 6, 2011
Awake at four o'clock in the morning!!
It was not a normal night for him. In fact, it was probably the most terrifying, life-altering night of his life!
Here is his story; "...the boat was far out to sea when the wind came up against them and they were battered by the waves. At about four o'clock in the morning, Jesus came toward them walking on the water. They were scared out of their wits. "A ghost!" they said, crying out in terror. But Jesus was quick to comfort them. "Courage, it's me. Don't be afraid." Peter, suddenly bold, said, "Master, if it's really you, call me to come to you on the water." He said, "Come ahead." Jumping out of the boat, Peter walked on the water to Jesus. But when he looked down at the waves churning beneath his feet, he lost his nerve and started to sink. He cried, "Master, save me!" Jesus didn't hesitate. He reached down and grabbed his hand. Then he said, "Faint-heart, what got into you?" The two of them climbed into the boat, and the wind died down. The disciples in the boat, having watched the whole thing, worshiped Jesus, saying, "This is it! You are God's Son for sure!" (Matt 14 TM)
Incredible experience for Peter! "How long did this encounter last, anyway"? We view it now in imaginary slow motion. What an emotional ride it must have been! He went from believing in a ghost hovering over the water to trusting it was really Jesus. Next, for some bizarre reason he yelled out; "If it's really you, call to me to come out on the water." What!? Had he lost his mind? Well... no, he was just being Peter. And there he was... walking on the water while all of his speechless friends in the boat were looking on. Pretty Crazy! Rising to leadership... taking a risk... jumping off the cliff... But, then came failure and he sank.
How could he have fallen so fast? He stopped looking at Jesus. That's the problem. He lost his focus. We know now that he took his focus away from Jesus to the threats of the storm around him. Just like us many times, just when he was feeling awesome about himself, Peter found himself up against an impossible wall where all he could do is cry, "Help God!!"
Jesus shines in this story as a blazing light of hope for us. He knows we are going to fail in many ways, but he still loves it when we jump over the edge risking everything for Him! Don’t get discouraged and give up when you get in over your head in wild abandonment to His worldwide mission. If you will stay humble and let out your desperate cry… "Help!" He won't let you down.
Throw off all of your discouragement and fear. Launch out of the boat and grab your real mission with Jesus. Rip a page from Peter’s story and jump over the edge!
Here is his story; "...the boat was far out to sea when the wind came up against them and they were battered by the waves. At about four o'clock in the morning, Jesus came toward them walking on the water. They were scared out of their wits. "A ghost!" they said, crying out in terror. But Jesus was quick to comfort them. "Courage, it's me. Don't be afraid." Peter, suddenly bold, said, "Master, if it's really you, call me to come to you on the water." He said, "Come ahead." Jumping out of the boat, Peter walked on the water to Jesus. But when he looked down at the waves churning beneath his feet, he lost his nerve and started to sink. He cried, "Master, save me!" Jesus didn't hesitate. He reached down and grabbed his hand. Then he said, "Faint-heart, what got into you?" The two of them climbed into the boat, and the wind died down. The disciples in the boat, having watched the whole thing, worshiped Jesus, saying, "This is it! You are God's Son for sure!" (Matt 14 TM)
Incredible experience for Peter! "How long did this encounter last, anyway"? We view it now in imaginary slow motion. What an emotional ride it must have been! He went from believing in a ghost hovering over the water to trusting it was really Jesus. Next, for some bizarre reason he yelled out; "If it's really you, call to me to come out on the water." What!? Had he lost his mind? Well... no, he was just being Peter. And there he was... walking on the water while all of his speechless friends in the boat were looking on. Pretty Crazy! Rising to leadership... taking a risk... jumping off the cliff... But, then came failure and he sank.
How could he have fallen so fast? He stopped looking at Jesus. That's the problem. He lost his focus. We know now that he took his focus away from Jesus to the threats of the storm around him. Just like us many times, just when he was feeling awesome about himself, Peter found himself up against an impossible wall where all he could do is cry, "Help God!!"
Jesus shines in this story as a blazing light of hope for us. He knows we are going to fail in many ways, but he still loves it when we jump over the edge risking everything for Him! Don’t get discouraged and give up when you get in over your head in wild abandonment to His worldwide mission. If you will stay humble and let out your desperate cry… "Help!" He won't let you down.
Throw off all of your discouragement and fear. Launch out of the boat and grab your real mission with Jesus. Rip a page from Peter’s story and jump over the edge!
Sunday, May 8, 2011
What do you hear the voice of the Lord saying?
Did anyone notice when you crawled out of bed this morning? I have a friend who likes to say, "The kingdom of darkness gets nervous when any Jesus follower wakes up". We are the light of the world according to Jesus. He noticed and he longs to show you his heart in the middle of your "normal" life.
In Matt 9:35-38, we read that Jesus was walking in the middle of the same streets and the same crowds as everyone else. But, he saw things differently. While everyone else just saw the usual things, Jesus saw the crowds in a unique way and felt deeply for them. He saw that they were lost, directionless, wandering around like sheep with no shepherd!
With a heart burning with urgency and deep compassion for the people, He turned and told his followers to open their eyes to what He was seeing. Then He told them to pray for laborers. He is calling us to the same mission.
His first priority for us is to love Him by actually seeing people through His eyes. As we allow Him to get our attention, we will be overwhelmed by what is "really" going on around us. We will begin to sense that He is actually saying something and He wants us to listen. The massive heartbeat of the Father is to be up close with every person we will see today.
It reminds me of the prophet Isaiah and his encounter with God in Isaiah 6. As he was going through his daily routine of serving as a priest in God's temple, the Holy Spirit grabbed his attention and Isaiah had an intense vision of the glory of the Lord. Isaiah desperately cried out for mercy and God sent an angel to purify his lips so that he would be clean. Then something revolutionary happened at the core of Isaiah's being.
In Isaiah 6:8 it says; Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!".
How long had God been saying this? Was Isaiah hearing the passionate heartbeat of God in a way that he had never heard it before?
What about you? As you get up out of bed and live out that same old daily grind, God is trying to get your attention. Whatever you do, don't turn away from Him because you feel unworthy and afraid. Isaiah felt the same way. But he stayed in God's presence. He experienced the Fathers heart for people as he heard what the Spirit was saying.
What do you hear the voice of the Lord saying? When you experience His deep love for people you will be swept up in His mission. He is still asking "Who will go"? Let's rise up and ask the Lord for laborers and with burning hearts cry out, "Here we are, Father! Send us!"
In Matt 9:35-38, we read that Jesus was walking in the middle of the same streets and the same crowds as everyone else. But, he saw things differently. While everyone else just saw the usual things, Jesus saw the crowds in a unique way and felt deeply for them. He saw that they were lost, directionless, wandering around like sheep with no shepherd!
With a heart burning with urgency and deep compassion for the people, He turned and told his followers to open their eyes to what He was seeing. Then He told them to pray for laborers. He is calling us to the same mission.
His first priority for us is to love Him by actually seeing people through His eyes. As we allow Him to get our attention, we will be overwhelmed by what is "really" going on around us. We will begin to sense that He is actually saying something and He wants us to listen. The massive heartbeat of the Father is to be up close with every person we will see today.
It reminds me of the prophet Isaiah and his encounter with God in Isaiah 6. As he was going through his daily routine of serving as a priest in God's temple, the Holy Spirit grabbed his attention and Isaiah had an intense vision of the glory of the Lord. Isaiah desperately cried out for mercy and God sent an angel to purify his lips so that he would be clean. Then something revolutionary happened at the core of Isaiah's being.
In Isaiah 6:8 it says; Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!".
How long had God been saying this? Was Isaiah hearing the passionate heartbeat of God in a way that he had never heard it before?
What about you? As you get up out of bed and live out that same old daily grind, God is trying to get your attention. Whatever you do, don't turn away from Him because you feel unworthy and afraid. Isaiah felt the same way. But he stayed in God's presence. He experienced the Fathers heart for people as he heard what the Spirit was saying.
What do you hear the voice of the Lord saying? When you experience His deep love for people you will be swept up in His mission. He is still asking "Who will go"? Let's rise up and ask the Lord for laborers and with burning hearts cry out, "Here we are, Father! Send us!"
Saturday, May 7, 2011
Joining with my young adult son in a life changing experience
The following is a letter from my son John asking for partnership and support as he joins "The Experience" this summer. He is responding to God's call on his life to see a kingdom laborer movement rise up in Canada. Hope you are challenged and encouraged as you read...
"Over the last two years of my life, God has been opening my eyes to a calling that I believe He is putting on my heart for this world. There are hearts, young and old, that are longing for something more, longing for something different. I want to be a part of building God’s Kingdom to reach and welcome these people into God’s reality for this world. Our mission as followers of Christ is to build God’s Kingdom with Christ. We are Kingdom Builders. That is our call, this is my call.
This coming summer, there is an opportunity for me to start on a one year journey with an ministry organization called “Kingdom Building Ministries”. I would travel to Denver, Colorado and join in with 15 to 20 young adults across the United States, to take part in an intense discipleship program, called “The Experience”. I will be working with a trainer, one-on-one, who will be discipling, encouraging, and praying with me. The next stage involves going to Haiti and the Dominican Republic to take part in multi-cultural ministry and I will be continuing to grow with my discipleship trainer as well as the group of young adults. After this we join in on a teen camp called “Deep Camp” where we become a councilors and work with teens and start our own discipleship relationships. After this we enter the stage called the “wandering” stage. During this time we will be traveling through the states encountering different ministry opportunities that are meant to stretch us and open my our to the world that is in front of us and to see it through God’s eyes. Next, we head back to Denver where we take time and just reflect on everything we have just experienced and let ourselves dream with God. What is it that He’s calling us into? How are we to change this world? How are we to be Kingdom Builders? This is a dreaming stage. Lastly, we prepare to head home. The discipleship trainer and I set goals and plans for the next year at home. My trainer will be checking on me weekly and working through everything I experienced during the summer. We will be regularly praying together and seeing what God is doing through everything that happened during “The Experience.”
I feel, more than I have anything else, that THIS is where God wants me this summer. I believe that this is the next step in my journey. God has been opening my eyes and my heart to a new world, but to take this next step into my call, I believe “The Experience” needs to happen. This is what I am asking you to pray about.
“The Experience” does require a cost. For me to take part in the entire program it will cost me $5,000. This total needs to be in by May 21st and I am far from that $5,000 goal. I will need at least $800 of that my May 6th to book my plane ticket to Haiti and Dominican Republic. You can also pledge a certain amount of money over a period of four months, May through August, instead of a set amount at one time. I am asking that you search God’s heart on this and if He’s putting it on your heart to support me on this, please follow that call. This is going to be a time of discovery and direction that I feel like I have been searching for a long time.
More importantly, I need prayer. I have been on a journey for the last two years of asking and pleading for God to show me His heart for this world and where He has me in His plan. I believe I have found where He wants me, but I need to continue seeking His heart and discovering what it means for me to be a Kingdom Builder.
I cannot wait to share with you what God has done in my heart this summer when I return in August. I believe God can do miracles and I believe God will provide. Thank you for entering this journey with me and discovering what it means for all of us to be Kingdom Builders and show this world the love and hope God has called us to share.
If God is putting it on your heart to give financially or to be praying with me for this you can connect me at john.lamos@hotmail.com as well as call my cell phone at 1-506-608-8927. As well, a tax deductible receipt will be provided for all financial gifts."
John Lamos
403 Hampton Road
Quispamsis, New Brunswick
E2E 4V5
john.lamos@hotmail.com
1-506-608-8927
"Over the last two years of my life, God has been opening my eyes to a calling that I believe He is putting on my heart for this world. There are hearts, young and old, that are longing for something more, longing for something different. I want to be a part of building God’s Kingdom to reach and welcome these people into God’s reality for this world. Our mission as followers of Christ is to build God’s Kingdom with Christ. We are Kingdom Builders. That is our call, this is my call.
This coming summer, there is an opportunity for me to start on a one year journey with an ministry organization called “Kingdom Building Ministries”. I would travel to Denver, Colorado and join in with 15 to 20 young adults across the United States, to take part in an intense discipleship program, called “The Experience”. I will be working with a trainer, one-on-one, who will be discipling, encouraging, and praying with me. The next stage involves going to Haiti and the Dominican Republic to take part in multi-cultural ministry and I will be continuing to grow with my discipleship trainer as well as the group of young adults. After this we join in on a teen camp called “Deep Camp” where we become a councilors and work with teens and start our own discipleship relationships. After this we enter the stage called the “wandering” stage. During this time we will be traveling through the states encountering different ministry opportunities that are meant to stretch us and open my our to the world that is in front of us and to see it through God’s eyes. Next, we head back to Denver where we take time and just reflect on everything we have just experienced and let ourselves dream with God. What is it that He’s calling us into? How are we to change this world? How are we to be Kingdom Builders? This is a dreaming stage. Lastly, we prepare to head home. The discipleship trainer and I set goals and plans for the next year at home. My trainer will be checking on me weekly and working through everything I experienced during the summer. We will be regularly praying together and seeing what God is doing through everything that happened during “The Experience.”
I feel, more than I have anything else, that THIS is where God wants me this summer. I believe that this is the next step in my journey. God has been opening my eyes and my heart to a new world, but to take this next step into my call, I believe “The Experience” needs to happen. This is what I am asking you to pray about.
“The Experience” does require a cost. For me to take part in the entire program it will cost me $5,000. This total needs to be in by May 21st and I am far from that $5,000 goal. I will need at least $800 of that my May 6th to book my plane ticket to Haiti and Dominican Republic. You can also pledge a certain amount of money over a period of four months, May through August, instead of a set amount at one time. I am asking that you search God’s heart on this and if He’s putting it on your heart to support me on this, please follow that call. This is going to be a time of discovery and direction that I feel like I have been searching for a long time.
More importantly, I need prayer. I have been on a journey for the last two years of asking and pleading for God to show me His heart for this world and where He has me in His plan. I believe I have found where He wants me, but I need to continue seeking His heart and discovering what it means for me to be a Kingdom Builder.
I cannot wait to share with you what God has done in my heart this summer when I return in August. I believe God can do miracles and I believe God will provide. Thank you for entering this journey with me and discovering what it means for all of us to be Kingdom Builders and show this world the love and hope God has called us to share.
If God is putting it on your heart to give financially or to be praying with me for this you can connect me at john.lamos@hotmail.com as well as call my cell phone at 1-506-608-8927. As well, a tax deductible receipt will be provided for all financial gifts."
John Lamos
403 Hampton Road
Quispamsis, New Brunswick
E2E 4V5
john.lamos@hotmail.com
1-506-608-8927
Friday, April 29, 2011
What do you hear the voice of the Lord saying?
Every day we mingle with crowds of people. Instinctively we know that every person is dealing with their own set of challenges. And we are painfully aware sometimes that we are in the midst of the fight ourselves. But, how often do we forget that the Spirit of the Lord is right there with us every day?
In Matt 9:35-38, we read that Jesus was walking in the middle of the same streets and the same crowds as everyone else. But, he saw things differently. While everyone else just saw the usual things, Jesus saw the crowds in a unique way and felt deeply for them. He saw that they were lost, directionless, wandering around like sheep with no shepherd!
As his heart quickly filled up with urgency and deep compassion for the people, He turned and called his followers to open their eyes to see things from His perspective. Then He told them to pray for laborers.
He is calling us to the same mission. As we follow the Holy Spirit today our first priority is to love God by actually seeing people through His eyes. He wants to change the way we see them.
As we allow Him to get our attention, we will be overwhelmed by what is "really" going on around us. We will begin to sense that He is actually saying something and He wants us to listen. The massive heartbeat of the Father is to be up close with every person we will see today.
It reminds me of the prophet Isaiah. You can read about his encounter with God in Isaiah 6. As he was going through his daily routine of service as a priest in God's temple, the Holy Spirit grabbed his attention and Isaiah had an intense vision of the glory of the Lord.
Isaiah cried out for mercy and you can read there that God had an angel come and purify his lips so that he would be clean. Then something revolutionary happened at the core of Isaiah's being.
In Isaiah 6:8 it says; Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?"
And I said, "Here am I. Send me!". How long had God been saying this? Was Isaiah hearing the passionate heartbeat of God in a way that he has never heard it before?
What about you? As you get up out of bed and live out that same old daily grind, God is trying to get your attention. Whatever you do, don't turn away from
Him because you feel unworthy and afraid. Isaiah felt the same way. But he stayed in God's presence. He experienced the Fathers heart for people as he heard what the Spirit was saying.
What do you hear the voice of the Lord saying? When you experience the His burning heart for all of us your own heart will be swept up in His mission. Will you pray with me as we hear His voice asking "Who will go"? Will you join with Jesus and ask the Father for laborers? Most of all, we pray, "Here we are, Father! Send us!"
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In Matt 9:35-38, we read that Jesus was walking in the middle of the same streets and the same crowds as everyone else. But, he saw things differently. While everyone else just saw the usual things, Jesus saw the crowds in a unique way and felt deeply for them. He saw that they were lost, directionless, wandering around like sheep with no shepherd!
As his heart quickly filled up with urgency and deep compassion for the people, He turned and called his followers to open their eyes to see things from His perspective. Then He told them to pray for laborers.
He is calling us to the same mission. As we follow the Holy Spirit today our first priority is to love God by actually seeing people through His eyes. He wants to change the way we see them.
As we allow Him to get our attention, we will be overwhelmed by what is "really" going on around us. We will begin to sense that He is actually saying something and He wants us to listen. The massive heartbeat of the Father is to be up close with every person we will see today.
It reminds me of the prophet Isaiah. You can read about his encounter with God in Isaiah 6. As he was going through his daily routine of service as a priest in God's temple, the Holy Spirit grabbed his attention and Isaiah had an intense vision of the glory of the Lord.
Isaiah cried out for mercy and you can read there that God had an angel come and purify his lips so that he would be clean. Then something revolutionary happened at the core of Isaiah's being.
In Isaiah 6:8 it says; Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?"
And I said, "Here am I. Send me!". How long had God been saying this? Was Isaiah hearing the passionate heartbeat of God in a way that he has never heard it before?
What about you? As you get up out of bed and live out that same old daily grind, God is trying to get your attention. Whatever you do, don't turn away from
Him because you feel unworthy and afraid. Isaiah felt the same way. But he stayed in God's presence. He experienced the Fathers heart for people as he heard what the Spirit was saying.
What do you hear the voice of the Lord saying? When you experience the His burning heart for all of us your own heart will be swept up in His mission. Will you pray with me as we hear His voice asking "Who will go"? Will you join with Jesus and ask the Father for laborers? Most of all, we pray, "Here we are, Father! Send us!"
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