The word Contending I believe is a now word for the Body of Christ imperative for advancing the Kingdom of God in this hour of instability. God has been awakening our spirits to rise up to contend for our breakthrough, for the dreams He has given us, for our families, for communities, cities, and nations, and for His will and purposes to come forth.

All the signs are pointing to the truth that we are THE LAST-DAY GENERATION and THE LAST-DAY ARMY OF GOD—the Vanguard that pierces the darkness and breaks open the doors to the kingdom reign of God on earth!

God charged the First Generation of warriors, His First Army, to go, conquer, and occupy the Promised Land for the Kingdom of God—ultimately to carry the Ark of His Presence up to the prepared Throne in Jerusalem. We are now re-enacting this procession!

What is God saying regarding Giants in the Land, and of the conquest of Egypt and Pharoah? These topics appear to relate to our present time prophetically as they have been coming up often in the prophetic arena (If you haven’t already, please read my Dream of Giants in the Land). When God moved His people to possess the Promised Land, scripture shows that there were giants in the land. Could this be happening again today? We are looking at these things in the context of the Issachar anointing who: had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do!

Recently I had an extremely powerful dream of Storms and Giants. It was colossal, full of color, and emotion. Everything in it was enormous and overwhelming. It impacted me with a sense of awe. I was stunned by what I had just experienced when I woke up. After much prayer with the Lord, I concluded it was a significant dream, important for the hour.

For many, Communion is something that we have become very familiar with and do occasionally at church to remember Christ. It is good to remember Christ, however, God’s intention in Communion is surpassing and beyond this level of thinking and attitude.

The EVERLASTING COVENANT represented in the Sure Mercies of David that God promised to Israel was the NEW COVENANT confirmed in the Blood of Jesus—Son of David—the Root and Offspring of David. Why is Israel a Nation Today? The answer is COVENANT. Why is Israel prospering today? The answer is COVENANT. Why does Israel win its wars? The answer again is COVENANT! God is not a man that He should lie. He is faithful to His Word. He promises never to forsake us, to be our rearguard, and to go before us to prepare our way… as we prepare His! This is an important message to equip the saint to become mobilized and move out as an army at this time. The Goliath Beast System is coming for our cities and it is time to rise up, move out and go on the offensive!

A word was recently released by Dutch Sheets at Tim Sheets' Church, that there would come a great shaking in September and that we had three months to prepare. I believe the Lord is releasing this Series to equip us to become prepared. It reflects the life and heart of David important to stand against the Goliath system of the times! These are important strategies the saints must have in place to stand in the times and not be shaken.

It’s important in this season of accelerated warfare for churches to reexamine their values and foundations to ensure that they are modeled after Kingdom. And answer the questions: Are they strong enough to withstand the coming challenges? Are there any places of agreement with satanic principles embedded within? Is the priority to build and grow church or is it to advance the Kingdom of God? Are people’s weaknesses being catered to or are they being equipped to stand in strength anchored in the Word of truth? Are the saints understanding the challenges that lie ahead of us and being built up in their faith to withstand the trials of the hour? These are issues that must be faced squarely, without apology and without fear.

In our last Series, A Defining Moment of History, we ended with an understanding of the Headstone generation in Union with Christ now rising to complete His Work. This is a Stone modeled after David who will be used By God to take down the Goliath Beast of this Age! God is releasing strategies to take our positions and the power to fulfill our assignments!

God will do His part when His people rise up to do their part! His part is to produce Glory, Presence & Power. Our part is what this series is about. God has given His people the mandate of the Great Commission, to disciple nations. Embedded within this mandate is the assignment to transform culture and establish Kingdom systems built on the precepts of God.

CULTURE DEFINITION: Culture is an umbrella term that encompasses the social behavior, institutions, and norms found in human societies, as well as the knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, customs, capabilities, and habits of the individuals in these groups (Wikipedia)

As we can clearly see, cultures are sinking to the lowest levels of depravity and require a complete overhaul. The work of transformation is founded on the understanding that we are preparing our world for the coming Kingdom and its King. Societies must be transformed and rebuilt on Kingdom value systems. The enemy through the emerging Fourth Beast system has been very successful in CHANGING THE TIMES by changing its laws!

Dan 7:23-27 “…The fourth beast shall be A fourth kingdom on earth, Which shall be different from all other kingdoms, And shall devour the whole earth, Trample it and break it in pieces…. He shall speak pompous words against the Most High, Shall persecute the saints of the Most High, And shall intend to change times and law. Then the saints shall be given into his hand For a time and times and half a time. 'But the court shall be seated, And they shall take away his dominion, To consume and destroy it forever. Then the kingdom and dominion, And the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven, Shall be given to the people, the saints of the Most High. His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, And all dominions shall serve and obey Him.'

Satanic systems and culture are being aggressively pushed and are quickly becoming deeply entrenched in our world. OUR JOB IS TO PENETRATE AND PERMEATE THE WORLD WITH KINGDOM CULTURE AND THE PRECEPTS OF GOD. How do we do that? This series highlights five strategies that not only ensure victory for believers personally, but they will also work to transform our communities and cities.

We are on the edge of storms being released on the Earth. God is releasing a people to stand and represent the Kingdom of God in this time! He is releasing the strategies that will cause us to stand and be victorious in this hour. This recording is full of important keys that all work together in understanding the dynamics of building Him an Altar and should be examined very closely.