God Is Not A Theory

  This week, Ken and Grant speak with evangelist. Torben Søndergaard, founder of the ministry The Last Reformation. Torben brings a compelling story of the fiery trial of faith at the hands of the governments of the United States and his home country Denmark as a message to prepare the church for what is coming. Check out Torben Søndergaard’s website www.torbensondergaard.com   We long for your faith to be encouraged and the fire of the Holy Spirit to ignite in your life by hearing these testimonies. We look forward to what God has in store for all of us living and working in His kingdom as we prove to our world that "God is not a Theory."   Thanks for watching God is not a Theory, a podcast of Orbis Ministries. For more information, visit orbisministries.org. If you'd like to hear more from Ken or join the Orbis Ministries community, you can download the free Orbis Ministries Mobile App here: https://get.theapp.co/kjwz.   Partner with Orbis Financially: http://tinyurl.com/yfe3974h   Check out the Orbis School of Ministry at https://orbissm.com, or email our Registrar, Jo McKay at jo@orbisminstries.org    "We are all supposed to be national security threats to the enemy of this world." - Torben Søndergaard   "When people don't know the Bible, they won't know the God of the Bible. Then they will make a god out of their personal dictates." - Ken Fish    "Out of 6,000,000 people in Denmark, there are 5,000 Pentecostals and 2,000 Baptist" - Torben Søndergaard   "When I first got saved, everyone was against me. My family was against me. My father was against me, but I LOVED JESUS."- Torben Søndergaard   "Martine Luther did not reform the Catholic Church back to the book of Acts" - Torben Søndergaard   "It (persecution) is painful, but God is faithful." - Torben Søndergaard   "Jesus needed Judas to go to the cross. In the same way, we all need a Judas to go to our cross so we can become more like our Lord Jesus." - Torben Søndergaard   "If faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God, fear comes from hearing the other news from the enemy of the world." - Torben Søndergaard   "Persecution cannot be stopped. It is a train that is coming. We can be prepared." - Torben Søndergaard   "We need to start training the church to be the church in good times and in bad times" - Torben Søndergaard  

S5E7 - 7 Tenets of Reformation, Part 3 This week, Ken and Grant wrap up their discussion of the modern (or whatever we call it) reformation. They unpacked the remainder of the seven tenets to help us define what it means. We long for your faith to be encouraged and the fire of the Holy Spirit to ignite in your life by hearing these testimonies. Live up to the Holy Spirit's potential in you and prove to your world that God Is Not a Theory. We long for your faith to be encouraged and the fire of the Holy Spirit to ignite in your life by hearing these testimonies. We look forward to what God has in store for all of us living and working in His Kingdom as we prove to our world that “God is not a Theory.” Thanks for watching to God Is Not A Theory, a podcast of Orbis Ministries. For more information, visit orbisministries.org. If you'd like to hear more from Ken or join the Orbis Ministries community, you can download the free Orbis Ministries Mobile App here: https://get.theapp.co/kjwz. Partner with Orbis Financially: http://tinyurl.com/yfe3974h Check out the Orbis School of Ministry at https://orbissm.com,  or email our Registrar, Jo McKay at jo@orbisminstries.org  “The seven we listed are not exhaustive but foundational tents of reformation.” - Ken Fish  “We need to move away from the pastor doing all the ministry to the church doing all the ministry." - Grant Pemberton Constantine’s conversation is in 312 A.D., Christian emperors still promoted Ancient Roman Gods for another 75 to 100 years after his conversion.  “Just people act justly. Righteous people live righteously.” - Ken Fish  “If we are Christian people, we should not be able to be bought.” - Ken Fish  “We need to bring the righteousness of God wherever we exist.” - Ken Fish  Tenets of the Modern Reformation:1. Heartfelt Spirituality-Salvation is by Faith alone.2. The Bible is the Center of all Things-The Bible governs our thinking, believing, and leadership.-The Bible is a benchmark for what's in-bounds and out-of-bounds, not only doctrinally but also behaviorally.-What does the Bible call for?-What's normative in the Bible, and are we doing it?-The Bible is over church tradition.3. No More Financial Excess-Removing ties to conflicts of interest.-We can't demand anything from the Lord, but we can ask.-People cannot be viewed as a means to an end, but we are to view people as made in the image of God.-No more manipulation.4. No More Sexual Excess5. The Christianity We Articulate Needs to be Consistent with Historic Christianity-Fight for our historic forms of Faith.-How was the Faith practiced?-Continue to lift up the supremacy of Scripture as we keep our eye on tradition.6. The Priesthood of all Believers-The Holy Spirit is distributed to each one.-The gifts of the Holy Spirit are distributed to each one.-Everyone can be involved in ministering or ministry.-We need to get away from the idea that everything is pastor-centric.-It is equipping the saints for the work of ministry.-There is still order and roles to play within the church.7. The Lack of Political Entanglements-The church did not have much political power in the first 300 years of existence.-In the first 300 years, the church participated in the political process, which is not the same as holding political power.-We can't forcibly bring down the Kingdom of God.-We absolutely do want Christians in politics, with the idea that they will lead righteously and justly.-How we lead has to be consistent with the things of God.-We can't legitimize immorality.-Every time the church gets involved in politics, it becomes corrupt because it begins to side with its own self-interest rather than siding with God.-We need to vote as Christians. "God wants His church back." - Lonnie Frisbee 

This week, Ken and Grant discuss Reformation. They unpack the first two tenants of seven to help us define Reformation. We look forward to what God has in store for all of us living and working in His Kingdom.  Tune into Episode 6 of Season 5 of God is Not A Theory. We long for your Faith to be encouraged and the fire of the Holy Spirit to ignite in your life by hearing these testimonies. Live up to the Holy Spirit's potential in you and prove to your world that God Is Not a Theory.  Thanks for listening to God Is Not A Theory, a podcast of Orbis Ministries. For more information, visit orbisministries.org (http://orbisministries.org/). If you'd like to hear more from Ken or join the Orbis Ministries community, you can download the free Orbis Ministries Mobile App here: https://get.theapp.co/kjwz (https://get.theapp.co/kjwz) Partner with Orbis Financially http://tinyurl.com/yfe3974h   Tenets of Reformation:  Heartfelt Spirituality  Salvation by Faith alone  The Bible is the center of things  The Bible governs our thinking, believing, and leadership. The Bible is a benchmark for what's in bounds and out of bounds, not only doctrinally but also behaviorally.  What does the Bible call for?  What's normative in the Bible, and are we doing it?  The Bible is over church tradition. No more Financial Excess  Removing ties to conflicts of interest.  We can't demand anything from the Lord, but we can ask.  People can not be viewed as a means to the end, but we are to view people as made in the image of God.  No more manipulation.  No more Sexual Excess  The Christianity we articulate needs to be consistent with historic Christianity  Fight for our historic forms of Faith.  How was the Faith practiced?  Continue to lift up the supremacy of Scripture as we keep our eye on tradition.   "There is no place in the spiritual where male on male, female on female, or in that manner cross-dressing is spoken about in a favorable manner." - Ken Fish  "All of us are called to refrain from sexual relations outside of the bounds of marriage." - Ken Fish  "The Bible is over church tradition." - Ken Fish  "Salvation comes through Faith in Christ alone, AND there is a clear understanding that a believer's life is to change." - Ken Fish "One of our values at Orbis is that we do not manipulate people." - Ken Fish   "Be careful demanding things from a Holy God." - Grant Pemberton  "We don't use dreams and vision to write doctrine; that's where we draw the line." - Ken Fish  "This is that" https://www.amazon.com/This-That-Experiences-Writings-McPherson/dp/1534896058/ref=sr_1_2?crid=35L1BGUZGA2WC&keywords=amy+simple+mcpherson&qid=1707366424&sprefix=This+is+that+by+Amy+sim%2Caps%2C389&sr=8-2 "I have heard you quote more Latin this hour than my entire life." - Grant Pemberton 

This week, Ken and Grant discuss the New Reformation. They unpack the first two Tenets of seven to help us define Reformation. We look forward to what God has in store for all of us living and working in His Kingdom.  Tune into Episode 5 of Season 5 of God is Not A Theory. We long for your faith to be encouraged and the fire of the Holy Spirit to ignite in your life by hearing these testimonies. Live up to the Holy Spirit's potential in you and prove to your world that God Is Not a Theory.  Thanks for listening to God Is Not A Theory, a podcast of Orbis Ministries. For more information, visit orbisministries.org (http://orbisministries.org/). If you'd like to hear more from Ken or join the Orbis Ministries community, you can download the free Orbis Ministries Mobile App here: https://get.theapp.co/kjwz (https://get.theapp.co/kjwz) Partner with Orbis Financially http://tinyurl.com/yfe3974h "The first great reformation was led by Martin Luther over 500 years ago." - Ken Fish.  "I have been saying for the last 30 years that at least the Western church needs a reformation." - Ken Fish.  These are the key questions we are asking when we talk about Reformation:  What do we want to do?  Where do we want to go?  How might we seek to call the church to repentance?  What are the new Wine Skins?  "The Son of God Goes Forth for War" - https://open.spotify.com/track/220OHWPoaDhK342kssBaNR?si=WOVI6kqZT4WWai8s2Tg95g  "All the core doctrines of the church stayed, but the packaging shifted in the 1960s." - Ken Fish.  Jay Hudson Taylor, God's Man In China: https://www.amazon.com/Hudson-Taylor-Gods-Man-China/dp/0802442250/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1MA3C2WNMZW8C&keywords=Jay+Hudson+Taylor+Gods+man+In+China&qid=1706709511&sprefix=jay+hudson+taylor+gods+man+in+china%2Caps%2C531&sr=8-1 "How do we express the faith in cultural norms and forms that people in our time can associate with very readily?" - Ken Fish  "The other side of Reformation is looking at what might be wrong with the church right now." - Ken Fish.  "We must bring the church back to a Holy Standard for a Biblical norm." - Ken Fish.  "There has never been a move of Jesus where the Bible wasn't central." - Ken Fish.   "God gave us the written Word so it wouldn't be changed over time." - Ken Fish.   Tenets of the New Reformation:  Heartfelt Spirituality  The Bible is the center of things  The Bible governs our thinking, believing, and leadership. The Bible is a benchmark for what's in bounds and out of bounds, not only doctrinally but also behaviorally.  What does the Bible call for?  What's normative in the Bible, and are we doing it?  ”Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it. For since the message declared by angels proved to be reliable, and every transgression or disobedience received a just retribution, how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was declared at first by the Lord, and it was attested to us by those who heard, while God also bore witness by signs and wonders and various miracles and by gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to his will.“ ‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭2‬:‭1‬-‭4‬ ‭ESV‬‬ https://bible.com/bible/59/heb.2.1-4.ESV How to Read a Book - https://www.amazon.com/How-Read-Book-Classic-Intelligent/dp/0671212095/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1DDMEJO199TNC&keywords=how+to+read+a+book+by+mortimer+adler&qid=1706713952&sprefix=How+to+read+a+book%2Caps%2C451&sr=8-1 Recommended ESV Study Bible - https://www.amazon.com/s?k=ESV+Study+Bible&crid=1Z70H44JXUGPU&sprefix=esv+study+bible%2Caps%2C419&ref=nb_sb_noss_1 "Remember when using a study Bible: the text of the notes is not the same as the text of Scripture." - Ken Fish. 

This week, Ken and Grant discussed the New Apostolic Reformation, also known as the NAR. We look forward to what God has in store for all of us living and working in His Kingdom.  P.S. There is a power surge at the location where Ken is filming, so at 34 minutes in, the video changes to his iPad.  Tune into Episode 3 of Season 5 of God is Not A Theory. We long for your faith to be encouraged and the fire of the Holy Spirit to ignite in your life by hearing these testimonies. Live up to the Holy Spirit's potential in you and prove to your world that God Is Not a Theory.  Thanks for listening to God Is Not A Theory, a podcast of Orbis Ministries. For more information, visit orbisministries.org (http://orbisministries.org/). If you'd like to hear more from Ken or join the Orbis Ministries community, you can download the free Orbis Ministries Mobile App here: https://get.theapp.co/kjwz (https://get.theapp.co/kjwz) Partner with Orbis Financially  http://tinyurl.com/yfe3974h "Trying to grasp the NAR is like catching a jellyfish because it is not clearly defined in a box." - Ken Fish "John Wimber would have said, "Peter Wagner is my boss or my Spiritual oversight, but he would use the word Apostle because John didn't use language like that." - Ken Fish  "Peter Wagner believed in an ongoing prophetic revelation but never suggested rewriting scripture or opening the canon." - Ken Fish "If we are being honest and fair about it, neither signs nor wonder or the prophetic side of it (Ministry) is out of step with what we consider to be historic Pentecostalism; those have been very much a part of the Pentecostal movement." - Ken Fish  "The difference between a Pentecostal and a neo-Pentecostal is a neo-Pentecostal, on average, is more educated." - Ken Fish  "The term 5-fold ministry comes from the Book of Ephesians chapter 4." - Ken Fish  "I am NOT saying that what happened in Kansas City with the Kansas City prophets was a new Naioth." - Ken Fish  "In the prophetic movement, there was not a belief that those prophesying were on the same level as the prophesying of old or that the canon should be reopened." - Ken Fish  Joseph Mattera and Michael Brown NAR Article: https://narandchristiannationalism.com/#statement Michae Brown GINAT Episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3DncvZWJgYXI7CN4pNVAtP?si=TpTGBxuYS926eFTwYKiYHw  Joseph Mattera GINAT Episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6PkCjMNLrms6qMprVPKsoe?si=ypBEFXIjTaykIsudb1-F5g "Keep going hard for Jesus." - Ken Fish  "Be open to new wine skins." - Ken Fish 

This week, Ken and Grant discuss all things Orbis. Join us as we kick off season 5 of God is Not a Theory. We look forward to what God has in store for all of us living and working in His Kingdom.  Tune into Episode 2 of Season 5 of God is Not A Theory. We long for your faith to be encouraged and the fire of the Holy Spirit to ignite in your life by hearing these testimonies. Live up to the Holy Spirit's potential in you and prove to your world that God Is Not a Theory.  Thanks for listening to God Is Not A Theory, a podcast of Orbis Ministries. For more information, visit orbisministries.org (http://orbisministries.org/). If you'd like to hear more from Ken or join the Orbis Ministries community, you can download the free Orbis Ministries Mobile App here: https://get.theapp.co/kjwz (https://get.theapp.co/kjwz) Support Orbis Ministries by Becoming a Financial Partner: ⁠⁠⁠ http://tinyurl.com/bdcr8z4p Do you want to join the GINAT Facebook group?  Search for God is Not a Theory  Send a Facebook message to Bryan Orbis.   Orbis prayer Network: https://orbisministries.org/orbis-prayer-network/ Orbis School of Ministry - https://orbissm.com/  "Ken operates 95% differently than people who travel and minister." - Grant Pemberton  "We will get to see the lord encounter people and see them get healed and set free." - Grant Pemberton  We want people to learn how to talk about their faith in a normal way that looks like what went on in the Bible and leads to converts. - Ken Fish  Send the podcast an email at podcast@orbisministries.org Download the Orbis Ministries app from the Apple or Google Play store.  "It may be Kingdom work, but it is still work." - John Wimber  "You can follow someone's level of discipleship based on the level of time, money, and energy they are giving to purposes of the Kingdom." - Ken Fish 

This week, Ken and Grant speak with Urie Hershberger. Urie Hershberger and Ken were introduced to each other by Joany Lynch. Urie is a Spirit-filled former Amish, and he runs a church in Ohio in the heart of Mennonite country called Freedom Fellowship. Urie Represents something the Lord is doing in the body of Christ, where the Lord is taking people out of traditional religious backgrounds and bringing them into a broader movement of the spirit. Tune into Episode 1 of Season 5 of God is Not A Theory. We long for your faith to be encouraged and the fire of the Holy Spirit to ignite in your life by hearing these testimonies. Live up to the Holy Spirit's potential in you and prove to your world that God Is Not a Theory. Thanks for listening to God Is Not A Theory, a podcast of Orbis Ministries. For more information, visit orbisministries.org (http://orbisministries.org/). If you'd like to hear more from Ken or join the Orbis Ministries community, you can download the free Orbis Ministries Mobile App here: https://get.theapp.co/kjwz (https://get.theapp.co/kjwz) Support Orbis Ministries by Becoming a Financial Partner: ⁠⁠⁠ http://tinyurl.com/bdcr8z4p Freedom Fellowship: https://www.wearefreedom.org/ What Got You Here? I won't get you there. https://www.amazon.com/What-Here-There-Marshall-Goldsmith/dp/B09Z2YY2BX/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1704958786&sr=8-1 The Making of a Leader: https://www.amazon.com/Making-Leader-Recognizing-Leadership-Development-ebook/dp/B00IDHWHUI/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1K2VLW5E2BYJ7&keywords=The+making+of+the+leaders&qid=1704959848&sprefix=the+making+of+the+leaders%2Caps%2C168&sr=8-1 "In January of 1986, Jesus came into my life and instantly set me free of drug Addiction." - Urie BeforeHershberger "You get things lined up with God, and he starts taking care of you." - Urie Hershberger 'The Lord taught me about the miraculous when the church did not." - Urie Hershberger "We try to meet them in the place of their hunger." - Urie Hershberger "Before you can be a father, you must be a son." - Urie Hershberger "Until someone is truly broken, God can not use them." - Ken Fish "The faster you die (to your will), the better you grow." - Ken Fish "The way you get favor is by honoring God first." - Ken Fish "Jesus loves people, and He wants them free. He wants them set freed, and He wants them healed." - Urie Hershberger "Kingdom work is still work." - Ken Fish "I don't see retirement in scripture. It is a Western concept but not a Kingdom concept." - Urie Hershberger

This week, Grant and ken are joined by Phil Mason. Phil, along with his wife Maria, is the senior leader of Tribe Byron Bay in Australia. **Ken will be with Phil & Maria Mason and Tribe Byron Bay on July 22-23 during his ministry trip to Australia. Thanks for listening to the God Is Not A Theory, a podcast of Orbis Ministries. For more information, go to orbisministries.org. If you’d like to hear more from Ken or join the Orbis Ministries community, you can download the free Orbis Ministries Mobile App here: https://get.theapp.co/kjwz Support Orbis Ministries by Becoming a Financial Partner: ⁠⁠⁠ http://tinyurl.com/bdcr8z4p

This week, Grant and Ken kick off a conversation with Jeffrey Fazl. This is part one of a two part conversation that will continue next week. Thanks for listening to the God Is Not A Theory, a podcast of Orbis Ministries. For more information, go to orbisministries.org. If you’d like to hear more from Ken or join the Orbis Ministries community, you can download the free Orbis Ministries Mobile App here: https://get.theapp.co/kjwz Support Orbis Ministries by Becoming a Financial Partner: ⁠⁠⁠ http://tinyurl.com/bdcr8z4p

This week, Jeffrey Fazl continues his discussion with Ken. Be sure to listen to the previous episode for part 1 of this conversation. Thanks for listening to the God Is Not A Theory, a podcast of Orbis Ministries. For more information, go to orbisministries.org. If you’d like to hear more from Ken or join the Orbis Ministries community, you can download the free Orbis Ministries Mobile App here: https://get.theapp.co/kjwz Support Orbis Ministries by Becoming a Financial Partner: ⁠⁠⁠ http://tinyurl.com/bdcr8z4p