dennis j adams

In the twilight of your dreams revelation comes. Deep thoughts that can only be promoted from the heart and creativity of God. Wondrous moments of deep revelations that stir the inner most being of your own creativity. Often during these moments I just want to be released into the revelation and the goodness that I sense.

As the Lord continues to release the depth of His riches into the heart that is receptive He continues to be pleased with the response: Yes, Lord yes! Twilight is a momentary time in our hearts between activities and worldly responses. It is that sensational space of time that equips us to be able to hear God clearly and respond honestly to His presence.

At this moment. listen, envision, embrace and go forth with the fresh revelation from God. It is God speaking to you and revealing Himself to you! How awesome is that? Hunger, seek after, ask for this moment in the twilight of your dreams. He desires to bless you from His own creativity and resources.

It is when that twilight time embraces you that your heart and mind is clear and wide open to the spiritual presence of the One True God.  Wait on the Lord and be renewed through His presence and take what He gives you and be alive in the twilight of your dreams.

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Dennis

Not against flesh and blood but against my own “self”.  I have been in a horrific wrestling match lately. The enemy has unleashed, all hell, it seems, against me! My “self” just wants to go back to the earlier years, before Christ, and handle this the “street” way.  I so reminded of the spiritual warfare that I face here in this wicked city called Santa Cruz. (dubbed by many as Satan Cruz) Yes, everyone thinks it is just a community, a beach town, a cool place to retire or get lost in! NOT! It is a haven for evil, a farm for demonic growth, a darkness that dwells and lurks deep in the shadows.  We must be on the vortex of a new revelation or breakthrough. I can put it simply like this: I have a spiritual machete and I have been whacking away at the evil brush and thick darkness. I was led one way and then another and BAM, I hit a nest of dark, secluded, and empirical nest of demonic forces.

I will be victorious, but scars I will carry for the good of the found souls in a darkness that deep black seems to be bright white when compared to the depth of darkness I have gone into.

Pray, pray, pray! I cannot stop now! The cries are to loud and the passion is to strong!

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Dennis

For several years my heart has been focused on the care for the outcasts of society.  I asked my self why I do this and come to the same conclusion each time: This is where Jesus found me, as an outcast. The Church never found me nor did it care too but He did. Today as I serve poor, intolerable people in the streets of Santa Cruz, CA I see myself before Christ and I also see them after Christ.  It really is not an easy ministry when you get cussed out and threatened, but the ministry Jesus had was not easy either!

I was cleaning out the “new” church that I am “fixing” from years of church abuse and I saw a book about to be thrown away. The name of the book is: The Caring Church by Dr. Oliver McMahan. I stopped the person from throwing it into the trash and suggested that they read the book! What I really believe everyone reading this blog should realize that it was almost prophetic what happened. (I know, how can something be almost prophetic?) Here is a book written by a a man who has detailed the position the Church should be in on the subject of “Care” yet it was being thrown away in the trash. It seems to me that the Church has often thrown away what really needs to be attended to.

As I was gardening today I realized just how important the matter of caring is. There are so many hurting people in church today!

I look at churches that are really alive in worship and active in the Word and I see a caring church. When I see churches with people who refuse to worship and pray I see a church that is uncared for and not really caring for the hurting. They are inward, confused, and very dysfunctional.

Kathy and I have come to some really important decisions in our ministry: One of those is we do not want to tolerate dead churches anymore. We want to be around life and worship. We are headed into that with the new church we are serving right now. The church we have in Santa Cruz is already there and it continues to be a rockin’ ministry for Jesus. Everyone that visits and sees what God is doing in Santa Cruz, states this: “AWESOME!”

I really believe that God is AWESOME and He is really COOL in everything that He does! Try caring for the hurting and see just how COOL God can be!

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Dennis

Soon and very soon we are going to see the….

The General Assembly is so close I can smell the after shave and the hear the “Hey doc’s” all around me.  I won’t be there this year but prayer will be on my agenda (as always) that week.  So much is being discussed.  Check out all the hoopla here and see just what is up!  Great stuff1 Passionate guys like Travis Johnson and John Stone with a hoard of others blogging are prayerfully going to help turn this denomination toward a future with hope and some 21st Century ingredients.

I have written many blogs on this denomination and been part of some great discussions.  I have served for over 30 years in the CoG and have great moments and also some not so great moments.  My hope is that when the “elephants” that are going there to turn this denomination into a 21st Century Church that will regain that harvest and restore hope to the present congregation’s across this nation and internationally, will not turn from the mouse! I know that was a long sentence.

I really wish I could be there to help them along with this hardy task that they have taken on!  I am assured that there are many who will “vote” with them! (At least I hope so!)  So many change their approach when they get around the “mouse that roars”.  I hope that women can get ordained and that same gender can be treated as an equal in church.  Wow, can you believe that in the day we live words like this are even being spoken?  Come on, this stuff should have been decided on years ago!

I hope that this denomination comes to grip with the needed changes.  I applaud the young men (and old guys) of our “used to be movement” for all the research and courage for speaking, writing and blogging to the issues that are so important to all of our futures that care about the CoG.

We need to get on track and follow what the Holy Spirit is saying to our hearts!

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Dennis (Godfather to this change)

Today, I am so exhausted from doing so much that I wonder just who I am in the “mix” of this Kingdom work! I have been letting down my time for blogging and simply put, I have been to tired to write deep stuff! My heart is sore from missing God so much and my mind is weary from doing four things at once, literally! I hope that all the “stuff” will bring a harvest of souls for the King to be stoked about.  Actually, I sense that I am fighting one of the biggest fights in spiritual warfare ever!  Tonight, I really felt the enemy attacking so I just stood there in the power of His might.  CeCe Winans new CD “Thy Kingdom Come” is great! She has a song on it called “It Ain’t Over”. You no what, not to coin a phrase, but, it ain’t over yet.

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Dennis

For a moment think about who you are. So many people go through life wandering for identity and never finding one. Here are two thought to ponder this week:

1. Many people put on a facade in this world to find out that they cannot be who they desire to be. 
2. The ability to become who you are is to come out from the “dark” and step into the light.

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Dennis

What is the difference between the Church and the secular society that claims “an open Jesus”. That is, a “Jesus” that just understands the maters of life and will not ever be judging the soul as He has been “taught” by many to judge. Sort of a “marshmallow” savior that is so soft that one can just lean in and be comforted but never challenged to be like the “real” Christ of the Gospels. It really matters when you come into a relationship with God. He has brought every solution to every problem. The conduit for for this absolute “set free” attitude is Jesus’ purpose and placement in and on this earth. He came to set us free from the “stuff” that we are so readily to carry around. The solution to the incorrigible attitudes that we confront daily, from the morning mirror to the evening “wink”. These attitudes feed off the secular, carnal, adeptness that comes from being overburdened by a problem. Each human being takes the approach of independence from God as the problem or confrontational aspirations bring an effectual response from the inner-man. However, man is not created to last in such a battle when the Lord puts His mercy as a “weight” on the heart which controls the inner-man and the will. The immediate creative response which is uncovered by mercy is to place the solution as a oil upon a wound. Knowing this brings out the “attitude” of change and the tilling of the heart’s fallow ground to receive the “seeds” of the Word of God. The difference is simple, secular response to a holy God is a matter of time and strength compared to the “hunger” of a person’s heart that responds to the burden and weight of mercy.

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Dennis

The beginning of all blessing must come by the premier activity of “belief”.  I really like the fact that Hebrews 11:6 just puts it all into perspective:

But without faith it is impossible to please and be satisfactory to Him. For whoever would come near to God must [necessarily] believe that God exists and that He is the rewarder of those who earnestly and diligently seek Him [out].

We truly serve the God of solutions. We praise the God of possibilities. We worship the God of promise(s). We are living in a day of great turmoil and absolute doubt of a caring God who is the answer to life’s difficulties. That same God is willing through grace to abolish all doubt by activating the miraculous through those who would just believe.

Ponder for a moment that your ears would hear the solution and not problem. Ponder also, that you do not have the answer to your problem but you could find the solution through a relationship with a Holy God! Ponder now that even though life’s difficulties may arise at the most inopportune time you would have the faith to be the overcomer and have the “more than conqueror attitude”.

When you look into the Word of God you will find that every difficulty had a solution from the Creator of the heavens and the earth. From the moment of Adams and Eve’s fall in the garden to the moment that is passing you by right now God has the solution for your difficulty.  He is able, yes, exceedingly abundantly more than able to take care of all that we ask or think! (Ephesians 3:20).

I really like the story of Abraham who was as dead and Sarah had a womb that was dry, yet, God spoke to him about being a father of many nations with descendants! Instead of denying that miracle he embraced the God of miracles and believed! He grew strong in faith and gave glory to God! He gave respect to the promise of God! (Romans 4:17-21).

Now activate your faith and believe right now that God will perform in you that which He has promised.

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Dennis

Looking into the future through the promises of God can be very exciting and refreshing. Keeping focused on what He has planned for you is deeply important for your success as you move forward! Everyone has a dream, hope, purpose and destiny. Yet, so many act as though they are never going anywhere on a road that offers destination into the Throne of Grace.  The detours that some may take will, in time, cause failure and jealousy of others.  Knowing what God has planned is the “key” to never taking the detour that the enemy places on the road of your destiny. How can anyone keep this from happening? The answer is simple, yet it takes a pursuant faith and trust in God. The likelihood of falling short of the promise becomes “nil” when you spend time in prayer. Asking the Lord each day to direct your steps and give wisdom to your thoughts and words. If there is a moment of question or concern: Stop! Ask, wait and be renewed in your destiny. The Lord desires only the best for you and the depth of your life’s path. I really do like the scripture in Isaiah 40:31

But those who wait for the Lord [who expect, look for, and hope in Him] shall change and renew their strength and power; they shall lift their wings and mount up [close to God] as eagles [mount up to the sun]; they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint or become tired. 

Take a moment today and reflect on your path and future. Ask the Lord to make any adjustments that need to be made. Keep your eyes upon Him. Cast every care upon Him today! He cares for you and the blessed future He has for you.

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Dennis

All scriptures used in this blog article are The Amplified Bible, containing the Amplified Old Testament and the Amplified New Testament. 1987. La Habra, CA: The Lockman Foundation.

Today, I just sat there and felt the powerful anointing of God just grow all over me! Wow, it is great to know Him as Lord and Master! The power of the Lord is touching lives everywhere on this earth. The refreshing of my weary spirit was beyond the understanding of my mind. My will just surrendered to His presence. When the direction came to me for what He wanted, I just new to “go forward” into the future of hope and blessings. The inner vision He gave me of the demonic power that is holding people, His Church, in the past. It is an ugly demonic being with claws on both the hands and feet which have gripped the Church and the past in traditions and religious expectancies. This ugly, gross, demonic spirit won’t let the Church move into the future blessings. He told me to spiritually jump on its back and break the power by His anointing. So I did just that! I jumped and I jumped till I felt it break! Just do it! Jump on the back of the demonic power that is holding back your church from moving into what God has shown you. The devil wants to hold you in the past, but God wants you to move into the future with Him. Philippians 3:13-14; Jeremiah 29:11: Exodus 14:15; Luke 9:62

Jump on the back of that demonic power and break its back and keep jumping till the anointing falls on you and your church!

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Dennis