I have set the Lord continually before me; Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken. Psalm 16:8
Let me clarify from the outset that I feel compassion for any of you that struggle with debilitating anxiety, as I have been in those shoes. Occasionally, the suggestions and symptoms of anxiety try to rear their ugly head in my life. That being said, I’m absolutely tired of accepting ongoing anxiety as the normal…
Let me be clear, God doesn’t need your attention. He’s not insecure and attention-starved, hopelessly craving our validation. And yet, He has created us to live with our attention fixed on Him. This is not for His benefit; it’s because He knows that our attention fixed on Him is what’s best for us. He knows…
I consider it one of my greatest privileges to feed people the Word of God. I believe hearing the Word of God preached is vital to faith, and I never want to downplay the value of preaching. Though it is crucial, the hearing of good preaching can never replace the value of learning to feed…
Jesus, as He went about fulfilling the prophecy of Isaiah with signs and wonders such as the lame walking and the blind seeing, encounters John the Baptist’s low point in faith. Things were not going the way John envisioned, and yet Jesus pointed him back to the reality that the promised Kingdom was unfolding before…
When I was in high school, a new kid moved to town that was very shy and non-confrontational. Though he obviously had a given name, some kids in the school decided that it was not going to be his name, and called him a completely different name. Those kids had so effectively spread the news…
In the Spring of 2020, I shared a word of knowledge during a Sunday service close to the beginning of worship. Initially, there was no response, and I thought I had missed it. Towards the end of worship, a woman got up to share that she had experienced issues and pain from hip dysplasia since…
In August of 2018, I had a word of knowledge for the pancreas and endocrine problems. A family member of one of our church people was visiting the church that Sunday. She’s a type 1 diabetic and has progressively been having more problems and declining health. She had been having many problems that appeared to…
grantbraatenI am a Pastor, Author, and Teacher based out of Kansas City, MO. I am passionate about the message of the Kingdom, Grace, Healing and the renewing of the mind. I have been following God since age 18 when I was radically transformed and inserted into revival. I have learned some hard lessons and seen…
grantbraatenI am a Pastor, Author, and Teacher based out of Kansas City, MO. I am passionate about the message of the Kingdom, Grace, Healing and the renewing of the mind. I have been following God since age 18 when I was radically transformed and inserted into revival. I have learned some hard lessons and seen…
grantbraatenI am a Pastor, Author, and Teacher based out of Kansas City, MO. I am passionate about the message of the Kingdom, Grace, Healing and the renewing of the mind. I have been following God since age 18 when I was radically transformed and inserted into revival. I have learned some hard lessons and seen…