Mark's Virkler's How-To for Spirit-Anointed Living Podcast

Will I need to go through the great tribulation, or will I be raptured out before it begins?When I first became a Christian at age 15, I was hungry to read about the future and heaven. This appears to be common among many believers. I have even gone so far as to set a few dates for when the Lord was coming back. He missed them all, so I have stopped trying. Read more here.Support the show

Do you feel it in the air? There is a change. Light is shining ever more brightly day by day. Wickedness is being exposed and cast down. Revival is in the air! Read more here.Support the show

The Christian internet is alive with judgment and accusation of Christians against Christians, making one wonder, "Who needs the devil, the accuser (Rev. 12:10), when he has so many helpers?"Read more here.Support the show

Kenneth Hagin, father of the Faith Movement, wrote a final book three years before he died called The Midas Touch. I just finished reading it. In it, he corrects financial abuses he sees in the faith message that relate to the "prosperity gospel." Read more here.Support the show

You and I, the Church, have the responsibility to carry Christ’s light into our nations (Matt. 5:16). The Bible is clear, "When the righteous increase, the people rejoice, But when a wicked man rules, people groan" (Prov. 29:2). Over 100 nations now offer the opportunity to vote for righteous leaders, and to participate in helping others make wise decisions. So VOTE! Currently only 60% of Christians vote.Read more here.Support the show

Part 1 can be viewed here: The American System compared to Capitalism, Socialism, and Communism.The Bible does not directly name or endorse any modern economic system (capitalism, the American System, socialism, or communism). These are 19th–20th century ideas. Instead, the Bible gives timeless principles about work, ownership, wealth, poverty, justice, and generosity.Read more here.Support the show

With the rise of socialism, it is wise for us to seek to define it as clearly as we can and compare it to other economic models. We should also ask, "Does the Bible endorse any specific economic model? Read more here.Support the show

Question I was emailed: We always get beautiful visions and dreams about our ministry and our family and so many promises at times, and they always look real. Sometimes it would seem as if our breakthrough is just minutes away and then it gets pushed into the future, and we end up not receiving it. What could be the problem?Read more here.Support the show

Question: I just read Mark Virkler's blog regarding apple cider vinegar and he mentioned he used muscle testing. It seems that a lot of Christians believe muscle testing is 'New Age' or 'energy medicine,' which they interpret as being 'New Age.' Could you please clarify your thoughts about muscle testing? D.Read more here.Support the show

God reminds me to live in a singularity of focus and to remain positive.Mark, you do not need to know the specifics of the evils perpetrated every day. It is extensive and exhaustive. It is vile. It is revolting. You do not need to learn about it all. You need to pray for righteousness to be lifted up and wickedness to be removed.Read more here.Support the show

Loice Njanja had just experienced the death of her 26-year-old daughter, which precipitated the greatest pain, grief, and sorrow of her life. How could she ever be whole again? Her prayers for healing had not provided the result she believed God would provide. Her grief was fused to her damaged theology. She had lost confidence in the goodness and protection that she believed God provided for His children.Read more here.Support the show

A picture is worth a thousand words. I can say I am the righteousness of God in Christ, or I can see it!Read more here.Support the show

As someone who always likes to learn new things, I have been exploring the amazing new world of AI. Today I turned to Grok to see what it had to say about a question I had been pondering. I found its response surprisingly insightful, so I wanted to share it with you, along with what the Lord had to say about the same question in my journaling.Read more here.Support the show

God speaks: Conversations with Me make My Church CONTAGIOUS! In a world reeling with negativity, hopelessness, and despair, it is My Church that gets to model faith, hope, love, joy, peace, and bring light into their darkness.Read more here.Support the show

The Question Nobody Wants to Talk About. What do you do when God has told you that you are healed — and the symptoms are still there?I have lived inside that question. And I want to walk through it honestly, because it is one of the most common questions I receive from sincere, Bible-believing Christians, and I do not think our standard answers serve us well.Read more here.Support the show

What if the most powerful prayers you will ever pray are not the ones you speak, but the ones you see?I learned this in a hospital bed.Read more here.Support the show

Here is a thought that might surprise you: the accuser of the brethren is also in the transformation business. In Part 1, we saw that the Spirit transforms us as we behold His glory. In Part 2, we saw that the mind is transformed by the renewing revelation of the Holy Spirit. Both of those are good transformations — from glory to glory.Read more here.Support the show

If you read Part 1, you saw how transformation happens while you look — eyes of the heart open, gazing at Jesus in your situation, saying "Yes, Lord" to what He shows you.  Now let's look at the one verse that explains what is being transformed. And I promise — it will change the way you read every book on Christian living you've ever picked up.Read more here.Support the show

Is it just me, or does the Christian life sometimes feel like pushing a boulder uphill? You pray. You try. You read your Bible. You show up. And somehow the boulder rolls back down before breakfast.You are not alone. And — good news — you are not stuck. There is a better way, and it is hiding in plain sight inside three New Testament verses with the word transform in them.Read more here.Support the show

The following is two-way journaling handed in from a Christian Leadership University student taking the course, “Naturally Supernatural.”Lord, speak to me about the Law of the Spirit of Life in Christ Jesus. How have I been using it? Have I failed to use it?Read more here.Support the show

I am wired more as a thinker and theologian, rather than an intuitive seer. If I were to use words common to some, I would say, "I lean more left-brain, while my wife leans more right-brain." I prefer to think things through, while Patti prefers being intuitive and sensing her heart for the right solution.Read more here.Support the show

"If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit" (Gal. 5:25). Is that hard to do? Or easy? Is it critical? Is it the difference between an anointed Christian life and what Hebrews 6:1 calls "dead works"? Let's see.Read more here.Support the show

The situation we find ourselves in.Can you define “woman” or a “man.” Is it right to punish evil doers? Is it okay for a nation to have boarders? The inability to get clear, biblical answers to even the most basic questions is hard to understand.Some believe only their denomination is going to heaven. Some take relish in slandering others. Some have minds filled with perversion and evil.Probably all of us have tainted thinking in one form or another. I’ve held a few of the above beliefs in my earlier years.How does this happen? Is it possible to restore such a person? Let’s see what the Bible says.Read more here.Support the show

I have sung "Sweet Hour of Prayer" all my life. And it has left me with a quiet question: is a one-minute morning greeting with the Lord a desecration? Should I feel guilty for greeting Him in the morning, sharing a quick "I love You," and then heading into my day?May I suggest: a one-minute morning greeting is more than fine. It is a beautiful place to start.Read more here.Support the show

Something extraordinary is happening in our nation — and I do not say that lightly. Two things, happening at the same time, that have not converged in our lifetime. Let me tell you about both, and then let me ask you to do something specific before July 12th.Read more here.Support the show

What if the most powerful prayer you've never prayed is the one your mind can't even form?For years, I didn't think speaking in tongues was for me. I had been taught that the gifts of the Spirit were a first-century phenomenon — that the book of Acts was a transitional book, that the supernatural had faded, and that modern believers should just stick to "the Word."I accepted it. And I dried up spiritually.Then, God began restoring what had been stolen.Read more.Support the show

I have told the story often of a woman in my church in 1979 coming to me with her journaling, which said in essence, “the elder’s wife is a witch. She will not repent. I am going to kill her. You will marry this elder.”That journaling was NOT from God.Read more here.Support the show

Barb Greenan shares in one minute how Christian Leadership University and Communion With God transformed her life!Read more here: https://www.cwgministries.org/blogs/clu-1-minute-testimony-barb-greenanSupport the show

Roger Miller, my co-elder at Pioneer Christian Fellowship, a church I founded and pastored 40+ years ago, spoke the above sentence to me when I was expressing to him how pessimistic I was about things.He calmly said, “Leadership is automatically transferred to those who remain optimistic.” The statement pierced my heart as a prophetic word, as the Lord made me realize I could never be an effective pastor of a church or a leader in society unless I changed from pessimism to optimism! I repented on the spot and decided to change.  That statement is now a beautifully framed graphic that sits on the desk in my office.Read more here.Support the show

The following question was emailed to me" "What does Jesus really look like? Do I see in my heart 'the picture of Jesus' drawn by the artist, but that is the artist’s impression of Jesus. Is there anyone who really knows what Jesus literally looks like? Or can I imagine Jesus as a cross that is shining with light, or a very bright light shining down from the skies, or a bright shining silhouette of a man? If I picture Jesus as the Lion of Judah and I use images of a lion from a Christian website, am I not making those website images as idols? Kindly clarify, thank you."Great question! As a reminder, the New Testament does say, "Fixing our eyes on Jesus" (Heb. 12:2), and "Behold I am with you always" (Matt. 28:20 NKJV). It goes on to say that Jesus is "the image of the invisible God (Col. 1:15). This means that when I see Jesus, He is showing me God in action. Cool!So how do I work out this whole idea of beholding Jesus, of fixing my eyes on Jesus?Read more here.Support the show

Have you ever sat across from someone and just known they weren't being real with you? Something felt off — the words sounded right, but your spirit sensed a disconnect. That's because human beings are remarkably sensitive to authenticity. We can detect the gap between what someone says and who they really are. And the opposite is just as true: when someone speaks from a genuinely honest place, trust flows naturally.Read more here.Support the show

Part 1 is at this link. How are your communication skills? Have you taken a course on how to be an excellent communicator? Have you journaled, asking the Lord specific questions about how you can improve your communication style?Read more here.Support the show

If you are the CEO of a business, or pastor of a congregation, or parent of a home, praying for those whom you are responsible for becomes a key activity. Let’s discover some good prayers that can release God's anointing.Read more here.Support the show

Creative Prayer is the devotional style I have used most often over the last 35 years.The key components of Creative Prayer are:Passion – Immersion – Revelation – CreativityRead more here.Support the show

Get your prayers answered by removing satan’s legal rights and power! Removing curses as you intercede.You can apply this template to releasing your own destiny or when interceding for others, for nations or upcoming calamities the Lord is revealing. Invisible spiritual barriers which hinder God’s promises are contributed to by curses and sins which must be dealt with (Deut. 28:15-68). Yes, Jesus has redeemed us from the curse of the Law (Gal. 3:13). Now we must personally apply that which He jurisdictionally purchased for us.Read more here.Support the show

Question: I have some problems with soaking. First of all, what is it exactly? Why would I want to do it, and how? I don’t even know how to slow down to receive from God, I just fall asleep! So for me soaking seems like a distant impossibility and doesn't even really make sense. Can you help?Read more here.Support the show

Discover and experience truth through a combination of Scripture, revelation by the Holy Spirit, and the sharing of revelations with others who are exploring this topic alongside you. Your coach for these sessions will be Dr. Don Paprockyj, a Spirit-anointed counselor for years, who has applied these prayers and seen many healed, including himself.Read more here.Support the show

So what if I have a child or spouse, or boss or government official or friend who is acting out and not behaving themselves properly or living up to their God-given potential? What do I do? Or maybe I am in a situation which I consider terrible. How am I to respond?Read more here.Support the show

Can you list twelve things Jesus accomplished for you on the cross? The cross is the central event in history!“For by one offering [sacrifice] He [Jesus] has perfected forever those who are being sanctified.” (Hebrews 10:14 NKJV)According to the above verse, the perfection is already completed in the spirit world. It endures, even while we are in the process of working out our soul’s salvation (Phil. 2:12,13).Read more here.Support the show

When a person has wandered away from the Lord and been enticed by false lovers, you can pray a hedge of thorns be placed before them to block them and protect them on their way.Read more here.Support the show

Removing a besetting sin – Prayer WorksheetRemove false identification, contributing emotions & restore an organ.Read more here.Support the show

I listened as the man on the phone shared the years of stress in his relationship with his "jealous" wife. According to him, she was fearful that if he even glanced at a woman, he was going to have an affair with her. I counseled him that both of them needed to go through Prayers that Heal the Heart. He agreed, but said when he suggested it, she backed away. I recommended binding the demons within her so that she was free to make her own decision, without the influence of controlling spirits. He asked, "Can you provide guidance so I know how to do that?" Here is my instruction to him.Read more here.Support the show

God desires to encounter us through "The Tabernacle Experience." This includes seven steps of preparation as we come before Him to receive from Him. More than 50 chapters of Scripture are devoted to the tabernacle. That is more than Matthew and Mark put together! The tabernacle is important to God!Read more here.Support the show

How can I enter a Bible story most deeply and experience revelation truth from it?As a small group you may corporately enter the Bible scene, becoming one of the characters, and experiencing it in the first person. A way of doing this is to sit in a small circle holding hands, with eyes closed. You then go around the circle, numerous times, with each person fixing their eyes and hearts on the scene, tuning to the flow of the Holy Spirit and sharing what they are experiencing. Keep your sharing down to 1 - 2 minutes each time around the circle. Read more here.Support the show

My attitude toward marketing had always been "yuck". I told the Lord that I hated marketing. The Lord spoke to me: "I want to teach you to LOVE MARKETING, and to become good at it. For you will become good at what you love." Read more hereSupport the show

"The biggest advancement I have ever experienced in my spiritual growth." - Nicholas Webb shares in one minute how Christian Leadership University and Communion With God transformed his life.Read more here.Support the show

So what about those days when you can't get through and hear the Lord's voice? Don't despair. We have some really good answers. The first step is to utilize The Tabernacle Experience, which is God's ordained pattern for approaching Him. Then, if you still feel like you have not gotten through, He has provided a "fine-tuning dial."Read more here.Support the show

One of the things I am is a businessman, so some days it is proper and needful to journal about my business, making sure everything is on track, and seeing what God wants to say specifically about the various aspects of my business/ministry.Read more here.Support the show

Everyone needs a reason to get up in the morning. Some ambition, some goal, some task to do, something to create.How to get discouraged (If I know the steps... I can avoid taking them)If I just look around at the problems in the world, I will get depressed.I acknowledge that there will always be problems. There will always be evil, sin, dishonesty, lying, and immorality. It has been so since the fall of Adam.I sometimes want to suggest to God that He change the rules and simply wipe evil off the face of the planet. However, He reminds me He is God. He sets the rules, and I am to respond with “Yes, Lord.”Read more here.Support the show

How do you feel about money? 1) Yuck! I hate it because there is never enough. 2) I am neutral about it. 3) I love money! What is your emotional stance toward money?Read more here.Support the show