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Belonging House Fellowship

by Christ John Otto

Christ John Otto is the founder of Belonging House, an international fellowship of artists and creative people. Beth Charashim, the House of Artisans, is our Sunday online worshipping congregation. We are a community called to raise up an army of artists who will build Jesus a throne in the earth. Each week Christ John Otto teaches on the Big Ideas relevant to being a disciple of Jesus who is also a culture shaper.

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  1. I Will Live a Life of Generosity: Poverty and Living with Open Hands (12 I wills)

    Christ John Otto explores generosity as a sign of mature discipleship: knowing who you are in Christ, trusting the Father's goodness, and living with open hands. Stories of sacrificial hospitality, daily giving, and his own experience of provision challenge the poverty mindset that keeps artists...

  2. I Will Become: Christ in You, the Hope of Glory (Twelve I Wills)

    I will become more aware of Christ in me, the hope of glory. It sounds theological. It's not. It's the most practical of the Twelve I Wills. Many people think Christianity means believing the right things and then trying to live up to a moral standard. That's a recipe for failure, and adding a...

  3. I Will Go Low: Humility, Servanthood, and Trusting God to Raise You Up (Twelve I Wills)

    I will go low and become a servant and trust God to raise me up. Of all the Twelve I Wills, this is the one that sets Belonging House apart. Everyone else is promoting bigger, faster, harder. When Christ John Otto moved to Greater Boston in 2008, he asked God what He wanted him to do. The answer...

  4. I Will Pursue Excellence: Growing in Your Craft as a Christian Artist

    I will pursue excellence in my craft and continually grow and learn. That's the next of the Twelve I Wills, and it comes down to two words: don't settle. Excellence is not perfection. It is refusing to settle for less than the best. Christ John Otto starts with a morning of prayer in the...

  5. How to Hear God's Voice: A Simple Daily Listening Practice for Artists

    Listen to the Lord and do what he tells you. That single instruction is the heart of the Twelve I Wills, and it's where we move from spiritual values into practical ones — because artists and creative people work in the real world, with real things. In this episode I share two conversations from...

  6. I will Saturate, plus a bonus prophetic word for Rosh Hashanah

    This week Christ John Otto shares the prophetic word for 5787 on forgiveness and releasing loss to God. He then prays for healing. The teaching continues with our series on the Twelve I wills: I will saturate myself in the Bible, and let its story become my story. Christ John Otto teaches that...

  7. I Will Stay In Relationship

    Christ John Otto continues the Twelve I Wills series with a teaching on staying in relationship — the hardest one yet. He teaches from Ezekiel's call to warn the wandering, Paul's word in Romans to love one another, and Jesus in Matthew 18 on confronting sin and forgiveness. Otto admits he "herds...

  8. The Twelve I Wills: I will attend to the Breaking of the Bread

    Christ John Otto teaches from Acts 2:42 on the next I Will: I will attend to the breaking of the bread and the prayers. He traces the phrase from the road to Emmaus — where the disciples know Jesus the moment he breaks the bread — to the first church in Acts and Justin Martyr's account of Sunday...

  9. The Twelve I Wills: I Will Surrender

    This week Christ John Otto teaches from Isaiah's prophecy of the Key of David and Mary's fiat — "Let it be to me according to your word." Surrender, not conventional strategy, unlocks the impossible. He unpacks why knowing what God promised isn't enough — you have to surrender to God to get…

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  10. The Twelve I Wills: I Will Believe

    Blessed is she who believed that the word of the Lord would be fulfilled. In this opening message of a new series on the Twelve I Wills of Belonging House, Christ John Otto unpacks the Greek word *pisteuo* — believe. This is the simple, non-burdensome command at the heart of the New Testament:...

  11. No Easy Steps to Walk on Water

    Five easy steps on how to walk on water — if only. Right after the miracle of feeding the five thousand, Jesus sends his disciples into a storm he ordained himself. In this teaching on Matthew 14:22-33, Christ John Otto walks through Peter's cry to get out of the boat, why water in Scripture…

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  12. You Give Them Something to Eat

    It's the 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time, and the Gospel is the feeding of the five thousand — the one miracle told nearly word-for-word in all four Gospels, always in the same place: after John the Baptist's death, before Jesus walks on water. That's the turning point where Jesus's identity as...

  13. Zuzana Komendova — "Sitting at the Feet of a Teacher"

    In 2014, Zuzana Komendova prayed a simple prayer: Lord, give me a good teacher who will teach me everything. She was finishing a degree in jewellery and silversmithing in Slovakia, wounded by four years under an abusive professor, and hungry for someone she could actually learn from. She had no...

  14. Joseph Frost — "Growing in Servant Artistry"

    A stranger leaned against the wall next to Joseph Frost, said "you should think more about writing," and walked away. Joseph had been waiting to tear down sound equipment. He wasn't looking for a word from God. In this talk from Belonging House's Authentic Voices series, Joseph Frost —…

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  15. The Angel and the Army of Artists: 20 Years of Belonging House

    Twenty years ago today, a man with $100,000 in debt, a life-threatening diagnosis, and no kingdom worldview sat down at a piano in his living room — and an angel showed up. This is the founding story of Belonging House International. In this landmark 20th anniversary message, Christ John Otto...

  16. Hey Kool-Aid! How an Orphan Spirit Crashed Into Kingdom Life

    Arlene Brown just wanted to lurk. She had been reading Christ John Otto's Substack for months — picturing an elegant Englishman writing by candlelight in a London pub — and when she finally worked up the nerve to join a prayer meeting, she accidentally crashed a Sunday church service instead....

  17. From Bedridden to Healed: A Kingdom Worldview Changed Everything

    Val Davidson grew up in a forward-thinking Baptist church in Edinburgh, prayed over by her parents, shaped by community, and carrying a prophetic gift she didn't quite have language for. By the time she found Belonging House, she had lived through trauma, decades of faithful service — and a…

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  18. Trauma Trees & Kingdom Thinking: One Prayer That Rewired My Mind

    For over 52 years, Nancy Lane tried to make her faith work — seminary, Greek, Hebrew, Bible translations, Christian service. And for 52 years, something was missing. The information was in her head, but the love never made it to her heart. Then a trauma release prayer changed everything. In this...

  19. Jesus Is Alive: The Eucharist and the De-Museumification of Jesus

    What if the way you learned about Jesus made him feel like a painting on a wall — something beautiful to admire from a distance, but not alive, not present, not *now*? That's what growing up Reformed-Presbyterian looked like for me. I knew my TULIP. I could explain cessationism. But I couldn't...

  20. Pentecost: The Tower of Babel vs. The Holy Spirit

    What if the deepest spiritual resistance comes not from evil, but from our own ability? In this teaching on Pentecost, we explore three ancient rebellions—Eden, the hybrid race, and the Tower of Babel—and uncover why humans are always tempted to build in their own strength instead of surrendering...

  21. The Ascension of Jesus was not the end, it's the Point.

    Jesus ascended not to get out of here, but to fully accomplish his mission. His ascension into heaven is just as important as taking on flesh, dying on the cross, and rising from the tomb. *:first-child]:mt-0 [&_>*:last-child]:mb-0" data-renderer="lm"> Come under the roof Belonging House is a...

  22. Renouncing the Religious Spirit

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  23. The Greater Work of Letting Go

    In John 14 Jesus tells us that we will do the greater works. How this happens is described in Acts, when God chooses seven men full of the Holy Spirit to become deacons. *:first-child]:mt-0 [&_>*:last-child]:mb-0" data-renderer="lm"> Come under the roof Belonging House is a movement of artists…

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  24. The Shepherd Creates #artists #Jesus

    Jesus Christ is the good shepherd, the door for the sheep. His sheep here is his voice, and whenever he speaks he makes something new. The Shepherd is always creating. *:first-child]:mt-0 [&_>*:last-child]:mb-0" data-renderer="lm"> Come under the roof Belonging House is a movement of artists and...

  25. Uncreated Light #eucharist #artists #HolySpirit

    *:first-child]:mt-0 [&_>*:last-child]:mb-0" data-renderer="lm"> Come under the roof Belonging House is a movement of artists and creative people, now reaching thirty-eight nations, learning to listen to God together. We are not trying to survive the storm. We are the storm. p]:pt-0 [&>p]:mb-2...

  26. Shalom is Reality. #artists #christian

    *:first-child]:mt-0 [&_>*:last-child]:mb-0" data-renderer="lm"> Come under the roof Belonging House is a movement of artists and creative people, now reaching thirty-eight nations, learning to listen to God together. We are not trying to survive the storm. We are the storm. p]:pt-0 [&>p]:mb-2...

  27. Jesus is Risen in You #Easter #Resurrection

    *:first-child]:mt-0 [&_>*:last-child]:mb-0" data-renderer="lm"> Come under the roof Belonging House is a movement of artists and creative people, now reaching thirty-eight nations, learning to listen to God together. We are not trying to survive the storm. We are the storm. p]:pt-0 [&>p]:mb-2...

  28. Remember: Passover and Holy Week

    *:first-child]:mt-0 [&_>*:last-child]:mb-0" data-renderer="lm"> Come under the roof Belonging House is a movement of artists and creative people, now reaching thirty-eight nations, learning to listen to God together. We are not trying to survive the storm. We are the storm. p]:pt-0 [&>p]:mb-2...

  29. A Tale of Two Sisters #Resurrection

    *:first-child]:mt-0 [&_>*:last-child]:mb-0" data-renderer="lm"> Come under the roof Belonging House is a movement of artists and creative people, now reaching thirty-eight nations, learning to listen to God together. We are not trying to survive the storm. We are the storm. p]:pt-0 [&>p]:mb-2...

  30. Now I Can See

    *:first-child]:mt-0 [&_>*:last-child]:mb-0" data-renderer="lm"> Come under the roof Belonging House is a movement of artists and creative people, now reaching thirty-eight nations, learning to listen to God together. We are not trying to survive the storm. We are the storm. p]:pt-0 [&>p]:mb-2...

  31. Moving to Trust #Lent #SamaritanWoman

    *:first-child]:mt-0 [&_>*:last-child]:mb-0" data-renderer="lm"> Come under the roof Belonging House is a movement of artists and creative people, now reaching thirty-eight nations, learning to listen to God together. We are not trying to survive the storm. We are the storm. p]:pt-0 [&>p]:mb-2...

  32. Listen to Him #christian artists #lent #transfiguration

    *:first-child]:mt-0 [&_>*:last-child]:mb-0" data-renderer="lm"> Come under the roof Belonging House is a movement of artists and creative people, now reaching thirty-eight nations, learning to listen to God together. We are not trying to survive the storm. We are the storm. p]:pt-0 [&>p]:mb-2...

  33. How Do I Become Real? Jesus fulfills it all. #christianartists

    *:first-child]:mt-0 [&_>*:last-child]:mb-0" data-renderer="lm"> Come under the roof Belonging House is a movement of artists and creative people, now reaching thirty-eight nations, learning to listen to God together. We are not trying to survive the storm. We are the storm. p]:pt-0 [&>p]:mb-2...

  34. The Purpose of Light

    *:first-child]:mt-0 [&_>*:last-child]:mb-0" data-renderer="lm"> Come under the roof Belonging House is a movement of artists and creative people, now reaching thirty-eight nations, learning to listen to God together. We are not trying to survive the storm. We are the storm. p]:pt-0 [&>p]:mb-2...

  35. DO WHATEVER HE TELLS YOU . . . not more.

    *:first-child]:mt-0 [&_>*:last-child]:mb-0" data-renderer="lm"> Come under the roof Belonging House is a movement of artists and creative people, now reaching thirty-eight nations, learning to listen to God together. We are not trying to survive the storm. We are the storm. p]:pt-0 [&>p]:mb-2...

  36. The Call is an Act of Creation

    *:first-child]:mt-0 [&_>*:last-child]:mb-0" data-renderer="lm"> Come under the roof Belonging House is a movement of artists and creative people, now reaching thirty-eight nations, learning to listen to God together. We are not trying to survive the storm. We are the storm. p]:pt-0 [&>p]:mb-2...

  37. Illusion and Reality: Baptism in the Holy Spirit

    *:first-child]:mt-0 [&_>*:last-child]:mb-0" data-renderer="lm"> Come under the roof Belonging House is a movement of artists and creative people, now reaching thirty-eight nations, learning to listen to God together. We are not trying to survive the storm. We are the storm. p]:pt-0 [&>p]:mb-2...

  38. You Can Become a Whole Person

    *:first-child]:mt-0 [&_>*:last-child]:mb-0" data-renderer="lm"> Come under the roof Belonging House is a movement of artists and creative people, now reaching thirty-eight nations, learning to listen to God together. We are not trying to survive the storm. We are the storm. p]:pt-0 [&>p]:mb-2...

  39. You Are Sacred Space

    *:first-child]:mt-0 [&_>*:last-child]:mb-0" data-renderer="lm"> Come under the roof Belonging House is a movement of artists and creative people, now reaching thirty-eight nations, learning to listen to God together. We are not trying to survive the storm. We are the storm. p]:pt-0 [&>p]:mb-2...

  40. Christmas is the Miracle

    *:first-child]:mt-0 [&_>*:last-child]:mb-0" data-renderer="lm"> Come under the roof Belonging House is a movement of artists and creative people, now reaching thirty-eight nations, learning to listen to God together. We are not trying to survive the storm. We are the storm. p]:pt-0 [&>p]:mb-2...

  41. Faith and Reality

    *:first-child]:mt-0 [&_>*:last-child]:mb-0" data-renderer="lm"> Come under the roof Belonging House is a movement of artists and creative people, now reaching thirty-eight nations, learning to listen to God together. We are not trying to survive the storm. We are the storm. p]:pt-0 [&>p]:mb-2...

  42. Fulfillment: How to receive the answer to your prayer.

    *:first-child]:mt-0 [&_>*:last-child]:mb-0" data-renderer="lm"> Come under the roof Belonging House is a movement of artists and creative people, now reaching thirty-eight nations, learning to listen to God together. We are not trying to survive the storm. We are the storm. p]:pt-0 [&>p]:mb-2...

  43. Prepare the Way for the Lord

    *:first-child]:mt-0 [&_>*:last-child]:mb-0" data-renderer="lm"> Come under the roof Belonging House is a movement of artists and creative people, now reaching thirty-eight nations, learning to listen to God together. We are not trying to survive the storm. We are the storm. p]:pt-0 [&>p]:mb-2...

  44. What is and What will be: Processing the Prophetic

    *:first-child]:mt-0 [&_>*:last-child]:mb-0" data-renderer="lm"> Come under the roof Belonging House is a movement of artists and creative people, now reaching thirty-eight nations, learning to listen to God together. We are not trying to survive the storm. We are the storm. p]:pt-0 [&>p]:mb-2...

  45. Settle it in your mind today.

    *:first-child]:mt-0 [&_>*:last-child]:mb-0" data-renderer="lm"> Come under the roof Belonging House is a movement of artists and creative people, now reaching thirty-eight nations, learning to listen to God together. We are not trying to survive the storm. We are the storm. p]:pt-0 [&>p]:mb-2...

  46. The Harlot and the Glory

    *:first-child]:mt-0 [&_>*:last-child]:mb-0" data-renderer="lm"> Come under the roof Belonging House is a movement of artists and creative people, now reaching thirty-eight nations, learning to listen to God together. We are not trying to survive the storm. We are the storm. p]:pt-0 [&>p]:mb-2...

  47. Blessed with the Resources of Heaven

    *:first-child]:mt-0 [&_>*:last-child]:mb-0" data-renderer="lm"> Come under the roof Belonging House is a movement of artists and creative people, now reaching thirty-eight nations, learning to listen to God together. We are not trying to survive the storm. We are the storm. p]:pt-0 [&>p]:mb-2...

  48. Pride, Jezebel, and Leviathan: Spiritual Warfare for Artists

    *:first-child]:mt-0 [&_>*:last-child]:mb-0" data-renderer="lm"> Come under the roof Belonging House is a movement of artists and creative people, now reaching thirty-eight nations, learning to listen to God together. We are not trying to survive the storm. We are the storm. p]:pt-0 [&>p]:mb-2...

  49. Do Not Touch the Glory

    *:first-child]:mt-0 [&_>*:last-child]:mb-0" data-renderer="lm"> Come under the roof Belonging House is a movement of artists and creative people, now reaching thirty-eight nations, learning to listen to God together. We are not trying to survive the storm. We are the storm. p]:pt-0 [&>p]:mb-2...

  50. Witchcraft and Power Over People: Spiritual Warfare for Artists

    *:first-child]:mt-0 [&_>*:last-child]:mb-0" data-renderer="lm"> Come under the roof Belonging House is a movement of artists and creative people, now reaching thirty-eight nations, learning to listen to God together. We are not trying to survive the storm. We are the storm. p]:pt-0 [&>p]:mb-2...

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Christ John Otto is the founder of Belonging House, an international fellowship of artists and creative people. Beth Charashim, the House of Artisans, is our Sunday online worshipping congregation. We are a community called to raise up an army of artists who will build Jesus a throne in the earth. Each week Christ John Otto teaches on the Big Ideas relevant to being a disciple of Jesus who is also a culture shaper.

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